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...view of the fact that the Rev. Billy Graham and many others are at present condemning the U.S. Supreme Court for its decision in the Schempp-Murray Lord's Prayer and Bible reading in the public school cases, I am wondering how these critics of the Supreme Court's decision would bring a prayer into the public schools that would satisfy the Lutheran Synods [Aug. 23], let alone the Catholics, Jews and many other religious groups in our society. When a single denomination, such as the Lutherans, finds it difficult to engage in joint prayer...
...Pennsylvania, a state law required that "at least ten verses from the Holy Bible shall be read, without comment, at the opening of each public school on each school day." Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Schempp, churchgoing Unitarians and at the time the parents of two high school pupils, sued in 1958 to block enforcement of that...
...schools; for about half of all the schoolchildren in the U.S., the school day begins with religious exercises that include Bible verses or the Lord's Prayer or both. Among those who will not be affected by the ruling are the children on whose behalf Mr. and Mrs. Schempp brought their suit: the two youngsters were graduated from Abington Senior High School, near Philadelphia, a few days before the court handed down its decision...
...Ridge for a couple of days, the pilots went out for records. Mehlhose, in a Hawk, took off from Rockfish Gap in a wind that nearly tore his wings off, soared up the Shenandoah Valley 71 mi. for a new U. S. distance record. (Old record: 66.7 mi., Martin Schempp, from Elmira.) Dick du Pont set out next day to go Mehlhose one better. Also starting from Rockfish Gap, he passed Mehlhose's landing place, kept on soaring, crossed the Maryland line, started to head into Pennsylvania when rain & fog forced him back to Frederick, Md. Distance...
Although barographs had yet to be calibrated for exact measurements, youthful John K. ("Jack") O'Meara of New York and Martin Hermann Schempp of Pittsburgh shone as individual stars. In their sailplanes both pilots soared 68 mi. into Pennsylvania, O'Meara landing in the midst of a Girl Scout camp. The previous U. S. airline distance record was 10.9 mi., held by famed Hawley Bowlus. The world record of 136.8 mi. is Germany's. For altitude O'Meara's apparent 5,000 ft. was surpassed by Schempp's 5,400 ft. (world record: Austria...