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Died. Asa A. Allen, 59, fire-breathing evangelist and faith healer; of an as yet undetermined cause; in San Francisco. Only days before his death, Allen mailed letters and made radio broadcasts refuting rumors that he was dead. Many of those letters arrived after his actual death; now Allen's associates are left with the problem of informing his followers of the final truth...
...resembling equanimity. Last month, when Msgr. James M. Murray left the priesthood after 28 years in order to marry, he explained to relatives that he "had entered the church by the front door and was leaving by the front door." Thereupon he mounted the pulpit of St. John the Evangelist Church in San Francisco at noon Mass one Sunday and told his congregation all about his decision. Archbishop Joseph McGucken even made a farewell statement of appreciation for his services to the church...
However, Andre Kole-a magician-evangelist touring colleges for the Campus. Crusade for Christ-said that Christ will soon return and enter Jerusalem amid war, famine, earthquake, and widespread use of drugs...
...aiming for high fashion in the '70s might start thinking about a double-breasted suit in gold lame, or even scuffed white bucks. The Fashion Foundation of America has named Pianist Liberace, famous for the former, and Evangelist Billy Graham, who frequently sports the latter, to its annual list of America's best-dressed men. Heading the list of winners in 15 highly redundant categories was Spiro Agnew, who bumped his boss Richard Nixon as best-dressed statesman. Tailors and designers admired his "sincerity" in dress. Other winners included Barry Goldwater, Ed Sullivan, and Britain's Prince...
...Demara, now 47, has had previous, if less official roles as Trappist monk and Skid Row evangelist. ··· Country music's Woodward Maurice ("Tex") Ritter (Hillbilly Heaven, Boll Weevil) threw a ten-gallon hat into the ring and announced his designs on the U.S. Senate seat held by Tennessee Democrat Albert Gore. The old cowboy would be no Capitol Hillbilly: he has a degree in political science from the University of Texas and once studied law at Northwestern. As for the campaign, Tex says firmly: "I'll discuss the issues. Of course, I'll always...