Word: churches
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...article, the Rev. Neil G. McCluskey argues for Government aid to parochial schools in providing for bus transportation, textbooks and health services. He contends that these services can be extended without violating church-state separation. But if the U.S. Government started to buy textbooks, provide transportation and maintain health services, then the trend would be to throw more and more parochial-school expenses on the Government. Thus it would provide a way for state-supported religious institutions, hence a fusion of church and state. MAX G. PHILLIPS Berrien Springs, Mich...
...dump him as a political liability. The day before, Republican National Chairman Thruston Morton had dropped a blackjack hint that Benson ought to "step down" for " the good of the party (TIME, Dec. 21). In G.O.P. inner councils there had even been discussion of the possibilities of persuading the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints to call Mormon Apostle Benson back home to Salt Lake City for church duty...
...Senate committee records as favoring 'civil rights' and anti-South force legislation during 1957 and 1959." Among them: Amalgamated Meat Cutters and Butcher Workmen of North America, American Veterans Committee, Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith, N.A.A.C.P., Catholic Interracial Council, the Protestant Episcopal Church, Improved Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, the Methodist Church, United Automobile Workers, and Young Women's Christian Association...
...children this week there were few toys, little tinsel-only one Christmas tree (at the church) in the whole community. But the 300 Negroes of Teviston had a promise of bounty that seemed greater than all the growing things in the green valley: fresh water that would run to every house in Teviston from the deep well on the empty lot. And standing over the well like a monument, was the gift (sold at half price by one company, installed at no charge by another) that they had given to each other-the pride of the new Teviston Water District...
...Anna Gould, $15,000,000, Count Boni de Castellane, who spent her money on other women, abused and struck her. ¶Lilian May, $1,000,000, Lord Bagot, who stopped her from taking her child to church...