Word: valdosta
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Last week, after 44-year-old Presbyterian McNeill had finished his Sunday sermon, the Rev. Frank C. King of Valdosta, Ga. rose to read the decision of a commission appointed by the Presbytery of Southwest Georgia to study reports of dissension within Pastor McNeill's church. The decision : Robert McNeill must go: "The interests of religion imperatively demand...
...congregation was stunned. Some women in the choir burst into tears. Several parishioners rose from their pews to denounce Commissioner King. "You have been listening to the wrong people," said one. "If we kick a Christian man and his family out like this, what hope have we?" asked another. Valdosta's King shook his head. Said he, with notable irrelevance: "The commission feels that the voice of the pulpit should be the voice of the congregation...
...peaceable-looking third-base rookie for the Valdosta (Ga.) Tigers was puzzled. Every time he came to bat, opposing pitchers seemed anxious to hit him in the head. He wondered if his manager had noticed. "Sure," said that helpful gentleman. "If I played against you I'd do the same thing. You just look like a guy who ought to be knocked down...
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...Former Acting Governor Melvin E. Thompson of Valdosta: amend the U.S. Constitution to give the states exclusive rights over the schools...