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...Stick of Dynamite." To Soul Singer Ben Branch, who was to perform at a Claiborne Temple rally later that evening, King made a special request: "I want you to sing that song Precious Lord *for me-sing it real pretty." When Chauffeur Solomon Jones naggingly advised King to don his topcoat against the evening's chill, the muscular Atlantan grinned and allowed: "O.K., I will...
...Lead, lead, lead me on to the Land, Oh, oh, oh, take my hand, Precious Lord, And lead your child on home...
With Schweitzer's full approval, the central bankers of the U.S. and six other leading industrial nations revised a key part of the world's monetary rules. They agreed to stop buying and selling gold, and to use their remaining store of the precious metal only to settle debts between nations. Thus out of their hastily called weekend meeting was born a two-tier pricing system for gold. For central-bank exchanges of gold and dollars, the familiar $35-per-oz. price continues. For speculators, hoarders and industrial users, the price was freed to find its own level...
...Newton, family and friends of Mrs. Faith Deertag gathered for her funeral. Husband Axel told reporters she died happily. "When we learned she had only minutes to live," Deer-tag recalled, "Faith turned to me and said, 'My death will not have been in vain if only this precious heart of mine can beat for another living creature...
...Yale win was marred by the ungentlemanly conduct of the Blue spectators. When a Yale player kicked the ball over the goal in the final period to give the Bulldogs a slim lead, the partisan New Haven crowd pranced onto the field and used up 20 minutes of precious playing time carrying the Yale players around on their shoulders. Although football has changed considerably since these early times, the Yalies--sadly-have...