Differences of Opinion Split Georgia Methodists on Merger
The North Georgia Methodists vote nearly two to one in favor of merging white and Negro churches while South Georgia Methodists reject merger by a large majority. Southern Baptists at their New Orleans convention oppose merging white and black congregations, and autonomy among churches is highlighted. The piece notes rising division as churches face integration amid modern social organization.
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North Georgia Methodists
South Georgia Methodists
Southern Baptists
New Orleans
Southern Baptist Convention
Goodrich
McLaren
Stem
Mudge
Rose
Guthrie
Alexander
Washington
Nixon
John Mitchell
Leonard Garment
Manhattan
Garment
Secretary of Treasury
David Kennedy
Secretary of Defense
David Packard
Right to Work Leads Mississippi in Growth, Study Says
The Mississippi Clarion-Ledger notes that Mississippi and 18 other Right-to-Work states with 28 percent of the population captured about 53 percent of the 2.25 million manufacturing jobs created from 1957 to 1968. It cites National Right-to-Work Committee studies and affirms principles supporting nonunion work choice and voluntary collective bargaining.
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Mississippi
National
United States
Economic Council-State Chamber of Commerce
Clarion- Ledger
Jackson
Miss
Clarion-Ledger
This Day in History June 20 Highlights 1969 Summary
On June 20 dates span 1789 French Revolution begins. 1632 Maryland granted to Lord Baltimore. 1837 Princess Victoria becomes Queen. 1863 West Virginia joins. 1867 Alaska purchase treaty proclaimed. 1898 Guam seized in Spanish American War. 1963 hot line agreed. 10 years ago NKorea accused of installations. 5 years ago UN Cyprus peace operation extended.
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Associated Press
Maryland
Lord Baltimore
Victoria
England
West Virginia
Andrew Johnson
Alaska
Russia
United States
Guam
Soviet Union
Washington
Moscow
North Korea
North
South Korea
U. N. Sevty Council
U. N
Cyprus
Viewpoint: Fortas Furor Fades Amid Ethics Lessons
Washington observers say the furor over Abe Fortas leaving the Supreme Court is fading while warning that appearances of conflict of interest can damage faith in government. The piece notes instances of officials and firms altering ties after appointments and discusses ethics standards and ongoing conflicts.
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Washington
Ave Fortas
Supreme Court
Fortas
Abe Fortas
Wolfson Foundation
Nixon
Richard Kreindienst
Vacation tales fill office chatter in summer
The piece catalogs common vacation types in New York offices during summer. It lampoons the Sports Bug, the Oddball, the Statistician, the Cheapskate, the Pilgrim Grandpa, the Narrow Escaper, the Big Time Operator, and the Boss, noting how each returns with stories or schemes while managers plan replacements.
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Smithsonian Institution
Washington, D.C
Statistician
Washington Monument
Overseas career guidance and job-search tips
Career Corner advises readers on finding overseas work through US employers, private firms, nonprofits, and government agencies. It lists resources including the Civil Service Commission, overseas directories, and a Patterson of guides, with cautions on country economics and age limits.
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Lain
Royal Tyepwrier Co
Joen Gereau
Jefferson
U.S
Peace Corps
U.S. Civil Service Commission
Washington, D.C
Arthur Liebers
Pilot Books
Fifth Ave
New York
N.Y
Juvenal L. Angel
World Trade Academy Press
Simor & Schuster, Inc
SEIBT
Germany
American Chamber of Commerce
London
U.S. Department of Commerce
Bureau of International Commerce
Washington, D. C
Community Spirit Shines as Dodge Service Manager Helps Disabled Driver
A Thomasville reader praises a Dodge dealer service manager who stopped after six to assist a disabled semi on U S 84 at U S 19. While drivers raged, the grease stained manager directed traffic until a local semi repair garage moved the truck. The writer commends civic spirit and notes sending copies to a radio station and Dodge regional office.
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U.S. 84
U.S. 19
Dodge
Thomasville
Dodge Service
May Day Slogans Reflect Tougher Soviet Tone
Washington correspondent Anatole Shub reports Soviet propaganda sales to Western media and cites Radio Liberty and the Institute for the Study of the USSR analyzing May Day slogans. They foresee intensified domestic crackdown and a tougher foreign policy stance, with no rise in living standards.
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Anatole Shub
Washington Post
Moscow
Novosti
Washington
Herb Klein
Nixon
Scotty Reston
New York Times
Arthur Burns
Daniel Patrick Moynihan
Shub
Soviet Union
Radio Liberty
Institute For the Study of
Ussr
Institute For the Study of the
Kremlin
Richard Nixon
U. S
Carpathian
Czechoslovakia
Christian Duevedl
Duevel
Ota Sik
Prague
Herman
Achminov
Central Committee
Europe
United States
Mgr. Duevel
Vietnam
North Vietnam
Paris
Cong
Saigon
Richard Allen
Czecho- Slovakia
Radio Liberty Institute For the Study of the
Mr. Allen
Clifford urges U.S. to withdraw all Vietnam troops by 1970
Former defense secretary Clifford tells Foreign Affairs that the United States should begin a 100000 troop withdrawal this year and complete all ground combat pullout by the end of 1970. He cites world changes and argues the South Vietnamese burden should grow as U.S. forces retreat.
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William N. Ryan
Associated Press
New York
Clark N. Clifford
United States
Vietnam
Clifford
Lyndon B. Johnson
Saigon
U. S
South Vietnam
Council On Foreign Relations
Pentagon
North Vietnam
Johnson
South
Nikita S. Khrushchev
Moscow
Indonesia
Communist Party
Southeast Asia
China
Nixon
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