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...first things they did was to re-elect the Rev. John W. Behnken, 69, a veteran of 18 years in the job, as president of the Missouri Synod for another three years. Silver-haired President Behnken delivered an acceptance speech in which he spoke some pointed words about church union...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Religion: Union v. Unity | 6/29/1953 | See Source »

Tipped off last week that the Belo Horizonte peace ' movement planned a quiet meeting to re-elect the colonel as president, police called in army men and set a joint trap. When the colonel scurried in to join five former leaders of the outlawed Communist Party, the cops arrested the Reds and closed in on the colonel. Shouting "I will not leave here alive," he fell back. The cops, not too sure about collaring colonels, also fell back. For three hours they stood guard until the local garrison commander was finally found at an afternoon movie. "Remove...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BRAZIL: The Runaway Colonel | 2/23/1953 | See Source »

Deaf Ear. In Kansas City, Mo., after trustees sought an injunction barring the Rev. Fred Bruffett from the Gospel Tabernacle on the charge that he and friends had broken in to re-elect him minister, Bruffett huffed: "I have refused to accept a call from the Gospel Tabernacle...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Miscellany, Feb. 2, 1953 | 2/2/1953 | See Source »

...have just finished reading the Oct. 13 article about Senator John Williams, and it has made up the mind of this independently registered voter. If the voters of Delaware are foolish enough not to re-elect him, I suggest Ike draft him as his new head of the Bureau of Internal Revenue and/or Secretary of the Treasury next January . . . JOE SMITHHISLER Las Cruces...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters, Nov. 3, 1952 | 11/3/1952 | See Source »

...fifth straight week the Council failed to re-elect John B. Atkinson as City Manager. The Council did not make a motion on Atkinson, or even mention his name...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Council's Praise of Carlsen Incurs Local Group's Violent Opposition | 2/5/1952 | See Source »

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