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Jul 27, 2023
Liston Receiving Spiritual Counseling
July 27, 1963 - Heavyweight champion Sonny Liston has accepted the Rev. Edward P. Murphy (left) as his spiritual guide. Liston is not a...
Mar 26, 2023
Rescued Pilot and Passenger on Road to Recovery
Mar. 26, 1963 - Pilot Ralph Flores and Helen Klaben bounced back today from the effects of their seven-week ordeal in the sub-zero...
Feb 7, 2023
President Addresses Annual Prayer Breakfast
Feb. 7, 1963 - President Kennedy counseled leaders of the Government today to “pray for powers equal to your tasks.” Both perils and...
Feb 20, 2022
Parents of Colonel Glenn Say Prayers Have Been Answered
Feb. 20, 1962 - The parents of Lieut. Col. John Glenn Jr. (pictured in 1945), radiant and relieved that their long wait was over, said...
Oct 13, 2021
Young Diva Inspires Americans with Advertisement
Oct. 13, 1961 - Rosalind Elias, the Metropolitan Opera Company’s young mezzo-soprano who published an ad in The New York Times last...
Sep 10, 2021
Billy Graham to Youth: Only Marry People of Faith
Sept. 10, 1961 - Reverend Billy Graham said today that the U.S. had more unhappy marriages now than ever. Only social pressures and...
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