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...COCU-if it is not reversed at next year's meeting-could actually improve Presbyterian ecumenism in some other directions. The Rev. Matthew Welde of Norristown, Pa., who led the Philadelphia anti-COCU move, says that he and his supporters oppose "structural union" but would like to see wider "spiritual unity" in ecumenical contacts-including those with groups not now included in the COCU plan, such as the Roman Catholics, Lutherans, Baptists and Pentecostals. Also, the Presbyterians' plans to merge with the Presbyterian Church in the U.S. (Southern Presbyterians), another increasingly reluctant member...
Potential disagreements over investments, Bok said, first occurred to him on a much wider scale than the eventual focus on the Gulf stock. He admitted that he "might well have met with PALC more often in the Fall," but he maintains that "it is very hard to predict what effect it would
...first time, the Soviet Union is in the grip of a consumer revolution, a revolution that can no longer be ignored or satisfied by appeals for more sacrifices for Communism. Under Brezhnev, the Soviet citizen is aware of improving living standards. The average Russian family can buy a wider selection of clothing than ever before, and can eat plentifully, if plainly. Most Soviet workers now have enough surplus funds to save up for a movie camera, a refrigerator and a stereo set. Although Russia's housing shortage is still very acute, the waiting lists for apartments in the vast...
Sarcasm. One paper that switched stands was the Denver Post. Noting that "we have consistently supported President Nixon's efforts to wind down the war and bring home American troops," the Post concluded that "it is not worth risking a wider war in order to save Saigon. The President has gone too far, and we hope he can find a way back." The Boston Globe resorted to sarcasm: "We hope that as the crisis develops and we approach the brink of disaster, those on the other side will show as much feeling for basic humanity as the Administration...
...London, it jumped a record $1.90 per oz. Later it vaulted to a post-World War II high of $54-a full $16 above the price at which central banks value the metal as a monetary reserve. But this flurry was only partly caused by fears that a wider war over Viet Nam might further undermine the shaky world financial system. More than that, the buying excitement, which had been building for several weeks, was caused by worry over a simple supply-demand imbalance...