Oral Roberts University era of growth and discipline
Seven years after its founding on 260 acres near Tulsa, Oral Roberts University has grown to about 1800 students with a national basketball reputation. The campus emphasizes a Christian lifestyle, strict off campus conduct, high faculty credentials, and a quiet, orderly culture under Oral Roberts's engaging leadership.
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Oral Roberts
Oral Roberts University
Tulsa
C.R.U
Roberts
Survival of America's Remaining Farm Families
A national critique argues U S farm numbers have fallen to 2.7 million farm families due to mechanization and corporate farming. It warns that a secret Agriculture Department recommendation to end price supports could push more farmers off the land and urges both parties and the President to defend rural heritage and oppose such moves.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Agriculture
Earl Butz
National Farmers Organization
Iowa
Department
Democratic Party
America
Pledge of Allegiance Highlighted by Red Skelton
A Washington Report recounts Red Skelton’s ceremonial Pledge of Allegiance observance marking America’s birth anniversary. It emphasizes liberty and justice as core ideals linked to the Founding Fathers and the ongoing pursuit to protect rights for all citizens.
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Veby
Amerpi
Edian
Red Skelton
Skelton
Theen
America
Skel
Looking Ahead to the Democratic Convention in Miami Beach
The article previews the 1972 Democratic National Convention in Miami Beach with delegates arriving amid battles over seating and platform planks. It notes antiwar protests led by McGovern supporters, possible street violence, and heightened police readiness as the GOP gathering nears in August. It also reflects on American independence and citizen duty.
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Miami Beach
Miami
U. S
Vietnam
Democratic National Committee
Daley
Chicago
Wallace
Washington
New York
West Coast
George McGovern
McCarthy
Jerry Rubins
David Dellingers
GOP
San Diego
Democratic Party
Dog Seeks Beloved Rock Returns After Year
Mr. Ed Kessing of Newtown, aided by Colonel Adams of Cincinnati Police, tracked his dog Rock through Kenton County Kentucky and Indiana to Cincinnati where the hound was found in the West End after a year apart.
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Ed Kessing
Main St
Newtown
Ray Hautz
Thomas J. Riley
Milford
Hautz
Mr. Riley
Edward Vogt, Jr
John Uhl
Monterey
Wash Good
John B. Rapp
Mrs Nott in Aston Bound Over for Grand Jury
The Courier reports Mrs. Fred Nott of Aston who claimed to have bought a dress from a peddler in 1896 and denied attending the Boston fair in 1895. Mayor Britton stated the law’s bias would force binding her over to the grand jury to show she never hooked the dress.
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Grand Jury
Mt. Crab
Sadie Ellis
Williamsburg
Squire Brittons
Fred Nott
Aston
Britton
Letters From Clermont Readers On Travel And State Event
Letters discuss an insider Lusitania tour offer in Portugal and a Buckeye Girls' State report with thanks to supporters. The page also carries poetry notices and memorial lines amid community notices and editorials from The Clermont Courier July 6, 1972.
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Clermont Courier
Portugal
Lusitania
Brazil
University of Cincinnati
Department of
U.S. Department of State
Galicia
Salamanca
Seville
Murray Graeme MacNicoll
P.O
Cincinnati
Ohio
Amy Pathe
U.C
Evolution of Presidential Nominations From Caucus to Conventions
A historical overview explains how U S presidential nominations grew from congressional caucuses to national nominating conventions. Early electors chose freely, caucuses drew criticism for limited participation, and Andrew Jackson in 1828 marked the shift to convention nominating. The rise of direct primaries further changed delegate selection this year.
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United States
George Washington
Washington
Congress
Andrew Jackson
Arti
Correction and quips travel across papers
A string of short, clipped lines from various papers includes a correction request for geography text, a playful remark about self-made men, and a note that two chief exports of Cuba are sugar and insults. The items also mention phrases on insurance costs with age and a reference to a Denver post.
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Cuba
Parson Jones Reflects on Vacation and Ten Suggestions Sermon
Parson Jones writes from his home state about a vacation spent observing changes in the landscape and traffic. He notes a church sermon that mocked the phrase ten commandments as ten suggestions and plans to preach on the commandments this Sunday.
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Church of Our Choice
Moses
Egypt
Sinia
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Editorial
Oral Roberts II
Washington Report
William Hi. Harsha Congress
Cth
Convention Hall
George S. Benson
Searcy
Arkansas
Afton
Batavia
Ed Shuds
Frank
Buckeye
American Legion Auxiliary Ang Department of
Edna Hamilton
Fenton Ave
Peach Blosson
Bonnie Elizabeth Parker
Robbins
Winter
Lily L. Randall
Times Star
Nook
John Paul Jones
Log
Bremerton
Wash
Post
Denver
Rotlight
Parson Jones
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