Film to be Shown at Marvin Chapel Watch Night Service
Colleen Townsend Evans, former Hollywood actor and LIFE cover girl, appears in the film Great Discovery to be shown at Marvin Chapel Community Church during the Watch Night Service on December 31 at 8:30 p.m. The program spotlights her transition from cinema to Christian service.
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Hollywood
Life Magazine
Marvin Chapel
Colleen Townsend
Sierra Madre Mountains
Glendale
Calif
Hollywood High
Utah
Twentieth Century-Fox
Jericho
LIFE
Fog Envelops London as Traffic Accidents Rise
Heavy fog blankets London and much of England through the night with dangerous ice on roads. Authorities blame fog and reckless driving for numerous highway accidents.
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London
England
Needlecraft Pattern Hints For Toaster Protection and Home Decor
Pattern 7216 offers a toaster protecting feature with color for kitchens and decorative appliques. Instructions include shutters, flowers, lazy daisy stitch and a remnant roof. 35 cents per pattern with extra 15 cents for first class mailings. Send name address and pattern number to Alice Brooks Winchester Evening Star New York.
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Alice Brooks
Winchester Evening Star
Needle Dept
P. O
Olda Station
New York
N. Y
Dear Abby Advice Columns Hit on Boarders and Appearance
Dear Abby letters discuss whether a man can be a boarder in a relationship, a fiancée who downplays appearance issues, returning a borrowed plate, and a note on forgiveness. The column offers practical, coy guidance and directs readers to send personal replies to Ab from Beverly Hills.
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Abby
Beverly , Calif
Church Membership Levels Off in U S
New York AP reports church membership growth slowed in the early 1960s with 63.4 percent of Americans or 117,946,002 belonging to churches in 1962, the same as 1961. Catholics up 2.3 percent to 23.6 percent. Protestants 34.9 percent with 64,929,941 members. Southern Baptists lead with 10,191,303 members, surpassing Methodists. Jews number 5,509,000 and Buddhists 60,000.
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New York
National Council of Churches
Southern Baptist Convention
Methodist Church
Japan to Deport Chi nese Defector Amid Ties Strain
Japan decided to deport Communist Chinese defector Chou Hung ching to Red China despite objections from Nationalist China. Chou, 44, sought asylum in Tokyo after being handed over by Russians. Nationalists allege pressure from Chinese sympathizers led to his change of mind. The case deepens Japan Nationalist ties and sparked diplomatic friction.
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Japan
Chou Hung-ching
Red China
China
Chou
Formosa
Justice Ministry
Peking
Taipei
U.S. State Department
United States
Foreign Office
State Department
Tsingfu F. Tsiang
Washington
U.S. Asst
Roger Hilsman
San Francisco
Hilsman
Johnson
County Revenue Offices Move Up to Second Floor
Frederick County moves the office of Commissioner of Revenue from the first floor to the second floor of the county building. Earl Bailey will relocate his office by Jan. 1, a space used by the revenue office for years. The clerk’s office also shifts its microfilm machine for deeds and records.
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Frederick County
Commissioner of Revenue
Earl Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Bailey
Drake University law dean Martin Tollefson dies at 69
Des Moines Iowa reports that Martin Tollefson, who led Drake University law school from 1946 to 1963, died Thursday after a battle with cancer.
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DES Moines Iowa
Martin Tollefson
Drake University Law School
Artist Marques Reitzel Dies in San Jose
San Jose California artist and former head of the San Jose State College art department Marques Reitzel, age 67, died Christmas morning after a long illness.
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San Jose, Calif
Kennedy family troops ski in Aspen for New Year
A large Kennedy group led by U S Attorney General Robert Kennedy and Senator Edward Kennedy plans a week in Aspen Colorado for skiing and will stay through New Year’s Day. Robert Merrill performs with cane after knee slip in New Rochelle.
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Kennedy
U.S
Engineer Discovers Hazard After Driving Into Hole
In Normandy England AP reports Engineer George Roinson drove his car to a road hole on Thursday to inspect danger. He found a real risk and acted on it.
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Normandy
England
George Roinson
Centenarian dies linked to Bell sounding experiments
Robert C. Burns of Krrmazoo Michigan died Thursday three weeks after his 100th birthday. As a boy he helped in some of Alexander Graham Bell s early experiments with sound.
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Krrmazoo, Mich
Robert C. Burns
Atecasider
Graham Bell
Republicans polling shows Nixon rising while Goldwater slips
A second AP survey of 1,361 Republican county chairmen after Kennedy's death shows Nixon gaining ground and Goldwater dropping from a historic lead. Goldwater remains the leading potential nominee while others like Lodge Rockefeller Scranton gain terse support.
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Barry Goldwater
Associated Press
Kennedy
Belman Morin
A.P
Richard M. Nixon
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Potentaal
Arizona
Nixon
Eisenhower
Founders to Replace Common Glory in Williamsburg Outdoor Drama
The Jamestown Corporation announces The Common Glory will not be shown this summer and The Founders, about Jamestown's founding, will stage instead. Glory may return in 1965 to join The Founders on alternate nights as the first outdoor repertory program. Both dramas by Paul Green have drawn large crowds since 1957.
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Ofit
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Newport News
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Lake Matoakai
Thomas Jefferson
Americas
Paul Green
Nathan J. Cohn Dies at 63 Former Columbia Pictures Sales Executive
Nathan J. Cohn a 63 year old sales executive for Columbia Pictures Corp died Thursday in Palm Springs California. He was a longtime industry figure with a career spanning several decades. He leaves behind a family and colleagues in the film industry.
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Palm Springs
Calif
Nathan J. Cohn
Columbia Pictures Corp
Kennedy consulted military men on posture and expansion plans
In Washington JFK regularly sought input from senior military advisers on how U S posture affected world affairs. Maj Gen Chester W Clifton says Kennedy was stunned to learn a 10 000 troop move in Southeast Asia would exhaust strategic reserves prompting him to expand from 11 to 16 combat ready divisions and boost airlift. GAO reports 247 5 million saved in 1963 and explains expenses were 42 7 million less. Kennedy grave guards will stay posted until visitor levels drop, with three on site and four directing traffic daily.
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Arlington National Cemetery
Linden Go Store Damaged by Christmas Night Fire
A Linden Go Store suffered severe damage from a Christmas night fire destroying fixtures and valued at $2,000. A fire spokesperson reported the loss. A trainee state trooper, George F. Houseman, is in training status with the State Police in Woodstock County awaiting basic school, starting Jan. 18. He will receive instructions from Trooper Howard C. Lucas during the interim and is living in Woodstock. He joined the force Dec. 16.
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Linden Go
Woodstock
George F. Houseman
Doah County
Howard C. Lucas
Victor Products leader Funkhouser retires at 75 in Hagerstown
The president and chairman of Victor Products Corp announces his retirement on his 75th birthday in Hagerstown. He is credited with rebuilding the company from a struggling debtor in the 1930s through World War II to a leading firm.
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Hagerstown
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