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...groups have long been in the process of merging-this is their third try -and have no essential doctrinal differences. But traditional loyalties are so strong that last week's delegates voted for the merger by only 161 to 124 (although in the complex polling setup, the vote of individual presbyteries was more solidly in favor). Said Dr. Robert W. Gibson, president of Monmouth College, Monmouth, Ill., and chairman of the committee working for the union: "The United Presbyterian Church, being made up of people who like to think for themselves, seldom moves in unison. [But] I am confident...
Concentration of Stupidity. But Charlie Wilson was ready for the lot. He was against a single-service setup because, as he told a news conference, he learned when he was president of General Motors that overcentralization does not make sense...
...office in Manhattan "compares with the William Morris Agency," predicted that the crusade would be the biggest "full-chorus, hallelujah, oldtime religion, monster revival" since Billy Sunday's invasion of New York in 1917. Figures supplied by Graham's advance men and those on Sunday's setup printed in the Nation, suggest that, except for vastly-higher costs today, the two evangelists' campaigns are similar in organization...
...Leading off second in a game with the Milwaukee Braves, Base Runner Hoak started for third when Cincinnati's Wally Post laced a grounder to short. Redleg Gus Bell, who had been holding first, took off for second. With his sharp infielder's eye, Hoak recognized the setup for an almost certain double play. With his sure infielder's hands he fielded the ball, tossed it to the Braves' astonished shortstop, Johnny Logan. "Hit" by a batted ball, Hoak was automatically out, but there was no double play; the other runners were safe...
...Ramo and Wooldridge were picked as members. The committee decided that the ICBM could be built, turned over its report to the Government which felt that it was too big a job for one company or for the Air Force to handle alone. What was needed was a unique setup-a new civilian technical group that could work under the Air Force and supervise the companies turning out the components for the missile. Ramo's and Wooldridge's new company seemed made to order for the big job. Today missile work accounts for about 50% ($13.4 million...