Darshan Affects Indian politics as Gandhi grants petitioners access
Westerners fail to grasp it yet Indian politicians heed the Hindu practice of darshan where citizens meet high officials. Prime Minister Indira Gandhi alone grants morning darshan daily, weather permitting, outside her Delhi home with a shamiana and carpets. Residents bring complaints from evictions to temple repairs, and aides screen petitions then forward urgent notes to officials.
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Indira Ganedhi
Mrs Gandhi Displays Brusque Businesslike Demeanor
Mrs Gandhi moved along the line with a brisk, businesslike manner this morning, asking pointed questions as she proceeded. Her sharp style contrasted with a softer tone at other moments.
Barbs Question Litter Bugs Home Life After Park Depredations
After detailing littering in parks streets and buses the piece ponders the homes of those responsible. It probes behavior patterns and possible social factors behind anti social littering acts.
Bad Roads Prompt Early School Return in Wyoming County
About 125 Wyoming County children may return to classes sooner as Gov. Hulett Smith orders immediate repairs to the disputed road. State Road Commission crews will make extensive fixes to ensure a safe school bus route after parents protested sending students over the washed out, narrow stretch.
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Bad Mountain
W.va
Wyoming County
Hulett Smith
Charleston
Captain Says Luck Saved Passengers on Ferry Sinking
Captain Arnstein Dvergsnes credited luck for saving most of the 144 aboard the 2727 ton Norwegian ferry LINK. All were rescued. one died in hospital. The ship foundered in a fierce gale on the 80 mile run from Stransand Norway to Hirtshals Denmark.
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Rak
Arnstein Dvergsnes
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Stransand
Noray
Hirtshals
Utland
National Safety Council
St Augustine Pioneer of English Church Icon
St Augustine is noted as the apostle to the English nation and the first Archbishop of Canterbury, shaping early church leadership and mission in England. The statement highlights his foundational role in English Christianity and ecclesiastical hierarchy.
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St. Augustine
Canterbury
Richmond General Receives Italian Medical Honor
Maj. Gen. James W. Humphreys of Richmond Virginia, Air Force surgeon who removed a live grenade from a Vietnamese farmer, was awarded the Carlo Er Foundation gold medal in Milan. He said the honor reflects the Medical Corps fighting in Vietnam.
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Italy
James W. Humphreys
Richmond
Air Force
Carlo Er Foundation
Humphreys
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