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The Vanguard (Vol. 17 [27], No. 5), June 1980, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

Turning back a proposal from its board of pensions, the executive council of the Lutheran Church in America has declined to settle the issue of health plan coverage of seriously handicapped children.

Earlier the LCA's Court of Adjudication had ruled that the handicapped adopted children could be excluded from the church body's Ministerial Health Benefits Plan only if all seriously handicapped persons were-spouses, natural children, the ministers themselves

The Vanguard (Vol. 27, No. 10), Dec 1980, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

Susan Ruehle and Charles Ruehle were named directors of the Lutheran Human Relations Association of America (LHRAA) by the Association's board of directors at the board's special meeting, December 13, in Philadelphia.

Susan and Charles Ruehle were elected to the Association's top professional staff position after interviews with three candidates from among the almost 40 persons who applied for the job.

The Vanguard (Vol. 27, No. 3), Apr 1980, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

"It is a fact that the poor carry the greatest fiscal burden of inappropriate energy decisions."

This concern for the economically disadvantaged and the developing countries takes up a major section of a newly recently released statement, ''Nuclear Energy-Problems and Promises." The American Lutheran Church's Office of Research and Analysis is sending the study resource to its almost 5000 congregations ''to stimulate thinking, promote discussion, and motivate informed Christian response.''

School District Performance In Erie County & Buffalo, New York: The Socio-Spatial Dimensions Of Educational Quality, Jeffrey Ewell

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

The educational quality of Erie County and Buffalo, New York, as represented by school district performance was examined and the relationship between school district performance and the social environment was analyzed. Socioeconomic status, social stability and race were all found to be strongly correlated to school district performance. Within Erie County, Buffalo has the poorest school performance levels while Snyder and Williamsville, two high status suburban districts, have the highest school performance levels. The overall spatial pattern of school district performance based on the PEP test results for 1974 reveal a strong correspondence between school district performance and the social …

Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley

Masters Theses & Specialist Projects

Disparity in sentencing felons based on racial considerations has long has been considered a problem for civil libertarians and scholars alike. Examining data gathered in Kentucky, this thesis addresses this issue through the application of recently developed methodological techniques. Utilizing an index of sentencing equality, this study shows that while differences do exist in black and white offender offense characteristics, these differences do not account for the variations in sentences rendered in cases of white as opposed to black felons. This exploratory research reviews and critiques previous research and provides evidence which should prove useful in resolving the problem of …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 36, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Armstrong, Bryan. John Minton Given Right to Appoint Lawyers
• Judd, Alan. Candidates Submitted to Board of Regents
• Galloway, Amy. Academic Council Lifts Ban on re-numbering of Courses
• MacDonald, Margaret. Students May Elect Interhall Council Head
• George, Tommy. Marion Wingo Leads Third-place Finish
• Without Barby Shields, Toppers Sputter
• Kentucky, Morehead Beat Western
• Cable TV Requires Budgeting
• Klarer, Ann. Wants Parking
• Chou, Nee-Yin. Sorry for Article
• Tapper, Kris. Proud of Victory
• Young, Monte. Race Relations Improved, Affirmative Action Officer Says – Jim Tomes
• Hancock, Catherine. Grant Applicants …

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 10), Dec 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

A national assembly to address women's concern and an inter-Lutheran commission on women will have to wait-or perhaps remain just a fond dream.

hat's because of action taken at the regular fall meeting of the church body presidents and top executives who govern the Lutheran Council in USA. The meeting indicated that a proposal from the standing committee of the Council's Division for Mission and ministry (DMM) represented "new work" that could not be pursued unless requested by the four church bodies in the Council.

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 6), July 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

"We see no theological rationale for revising the church's traditional teaching that homosexual erotic behavior violates God's intent."

That comment is part of a 16-page draft statement, "Human Sexuality and Sexual Behavior," approved in mid-June by the American Lutheran Church's Standing Committee for the Office of Research and Analysis (ORA). The statment's one-page treatment of homosexuality is actually a revision of a draft statement adopted by the ORA's standing committee in March 1977.

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 5), June 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

"No insurance company can write insurance on burning buildings and stay in business very long."

The burning buildings in this case are severely handicapped children, and the insurance company is the Lutheran Church in America's Board of Pensions.

Dr. Edwin Wang used this analogy to explain the LCA's decision, beginning in 1976, to deny health and pension plan coverage to children adopted by LCA professional church workers-if those children have pre-existing severe handicaps. Any severely handicapped person who wants to enter the ministry in the LCA would also be ineligible for health and pension coverage.

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 4), May 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

Winter clobbered the midwest with heavy snow and high winds even though Spring was supposed to be here. Yet 65 people from all across Wisconsin traveled to Madison for the March 24 conference of Lutheran Human Relations Association-Wisconsin (LHRAA-Wisconsin).

They heard the state's immediate past governor, Martin Schreiber, describe how "tax laws work to the advantage of those with more money." He pointed out, however, that ever since 1911 Wisconsin has been a leader in progressive, more equitable tax policies.

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 3), Apr 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

Richard Hatcher, mayor of Gary, Indiana, will be the speaker for the Saturday evening supper of the 1979 Human Relations Institute, July 27-29, at Valparaiso University.

Hatcher was one of the first black persons to be elected mayor of a major city. He is frequently mentioned for top posts in the Carter Administration but has chosen to fulfill his commitment to urban America as Gary's mayor.

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 8), Oct 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

In mid-September-coinciding with National Hispanic Week-church workers and lay people involved in Hispanic ministry met in Los Angeles for the Missouri Synod's second annual Hispanic conference.

The participants took advantage of their Southern California setting by hearing from one of the state's Representatives, Congressman Edward Roybal. They also visited the barrios and Lutheran congregations in the Los Angeles area.

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 9), Nov 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

More than eight million children in the U.S. have inadequate diets yet go to schools without breakfast programs. Half of those eligible for food stamps do not receive them. More than 25 million Americans exist on incomes lower than the poverty level (about $7000 for a family of four).

To demonstrate the needs of these hungry Americans, Bread for the World is targeting its 1979-80 "offering of letters" to encourage Congress to mandate a U.S. hunger survey. Bread for the World Director Arthur Simon feels the survey will benefit "the hidden poor who slip through the cracks between our various …

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 7), Sep 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

"The strength I see, the hope I have, is that we are here tonight."

With those words, LHRAA's immediate past president Robert Skare described how the 1979 Human Relations Institute was itself an embodiment of the weekend's theme-"People of Vision, People for Promise: developing Christian leadership for social justice in the 1980s."

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 2), Mar 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

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Fortunately, the annual conference of the National Indian Lutheran Board (NILB), was filled with exceptions. From Veronica Murdoch, executive director of the National Congress of American Indians, and from other respected Native Americans, they heard the bad news:

Indians are still feeling the sharp sting of racism and injustice. Poverty and despair have left lasting wounds. And the church and government seem to persist in their apathetic and inadequate response.

The Vanguard (Vol. 26, No. 1), Feb 1979, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

Just when many had come to think Custer was the name of a state park and the spirit of Native Americans caught in tourist attractions, the dust began to stir on reservations. American Indians, seemingly divided by tribal distinctions and geographic distances, were unanimously calling the country to account for its outrageous dealings with Indians over the years.

South Dakota became a focal point, and it was there in 1971 that Indians helped Lutherans develop a unique ministry in a structure called the National Indian Lutheran Board (NILB). NILB and other Lutherans were to play a key role as the …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 17, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Fish, Tim. Televised Game May Bring $73,000
• Malone, Roger. Performer’s Juggling, Tricks Entertain Crowds of Students – Don Lehn
• Judd, Alan. Regents Will Decide Minority Issue
• Stevens, Vickie. Continuing Education Provides Workshops
• Regents Should Appoint Minority Representative
• Attendance May Decide Future TV Coverage Here
• Zimmerman, Steven. Sets Writer Straight
• Jackson, Victor. Thanks Campaign Help
• Platt, Thomasine & Lynne Dixon. Criticizes Christy Vogt Letter
• Ealy, Cindy. Responds to Christy Vogt Letter
• Parson, David. Angry Over Concert
• Beshear, Tom. Advance Registration Set
• Heat on in All Campus …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 15, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Hancock, Catherine, Judd, Alan. Blacks Ask Committee Representation
• Young, Monte. Western Could Use Contacts to Hire Blacks, Teachers Say
• Eblen, Tom. Dero Downing Objects to Boundary
• Judd, Alan. 8 Running for Screening Position
• State Internships Available
• Associated Student Government Ducks Chance to Represent
• Armstrong, Bryan. In Exile: Homecoming Acts’ Top-40 Should Be Banned
• Buck, Sheila. Endorses Candidate – Daryl Hancock
• Harry, Gerry. Criticizes Associated Student Government
• Galloway, Amy. Between Giggles Campus Kids Say the Darndest Things
• Holman, Connie. Lab Aids Students with English Classes
• Fish, …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 13, Wku Student Affairs

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WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Young, Monte. Western Having Trouble Hiring Minority Teachers
• Judd, Alan. Alumni Named to Committee
• Malone, Roger. 50 Students Still Waiting for Grants
• Clerical Job Applicants Must Take Skills Test
• Hall Olympics Start Sunday
• Young, Monte. Use, Cost Limit Hours at Library
• Childers, Shawn. Lack of Cash Keeps Commuter on Road
• Baird, Nancy. Clarifies Position – Chi Omega
• Hancock, Connie. House for Greeks a Costly Reality
• Hancock, Catherine. Faculty, Student Women Back ERA, Support Candidates through Caucus
• Frederick, Elise. ‘How I’ Swings, But at Times Wobbles …

Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 54, No. 2, Wku Student Affairs

WKU Administration Documents

WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news. Articles in this issue:

• Judd, Alan. Patients to Pay to See Doctor
• Judge rules Against City in Lawsuit
• McCord, Tom, Judd, Alan. Self-abortion Hearing Set Today
• Darr, Terri. Operation ID Offers Added Security
• Chi Omega Issue Going to Board
• Fall Sports Special
• White, Don. ‘Next Year’ Is Now for Jimmy Feix, Tops
• Coaches like Tennessee Tech, Eastern Kentucky
• 3 Division I-A foes to Challenge Tops
• Morehead, Middle Tennessee State University Have Problems
• Fewer Injuries Are Expected on New Grass
• Illinois State, Eastern Tennessee State University Hope to Improve
• White, …

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 8), Oct 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

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In Iowa, elderly adults can now use food stamps to purchase meals in restaurants. This is especially helpful because many older persons have difficulty preparing their own meals.

This is just one of many innovations of Victor Preisser, Iowa's Commissioner for Social Services.

Preisser, who's created controversy by applying business management to the state's social services, was the speaker for the second annual state-wide meeting of the LHRAA State Council in Waverly, September 9.

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 7), Sep 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

Complete withdrawal of American Lutheran Church investments in firms with South African holdings was urged by the 10th annual national Conference on Inner City Ministry (CICM), June 15-18, in Minneapolis.

CICM's action came after presentations by the Rev. Mxolisi Ntlabati and the Rev. Joe Barndt. Pastor Ntlabati, exiled from his South African homeland, is currently serving Faith Memorial Lutheran Church in Detroit.

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 3), Apr 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

The board of directors of the Lutheran Human Relations Association of America (LHRAA), at its March 10-11 meeting, voted unanimously to endorse the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) and to "express dismay over those 15 states that have failed to ratify the amendment."

The LHRAA staff also indicated they would explore ways to conduct LHRAA meetings in states that have ratified ERA.

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 10), Dec 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

After 40 years of U.S. intervention and support of one of the most unjust and repressive dictatorship in Latin America, President Carter announced on Thursday, November 9, that he was suspending all economic aid to Nicaragua.

Terry Cannon, a New York journalist and I landed in Managua the following day. We had been sent by several organizations to investigate the situation since the bloody civil war, and arrived in the capital city in time to see President Anastasio Somoza's angry televised reply. He made it clear that he will neither resign nor hold a meaningful plebescite.

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 2), Mar 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

For the second year, the Wheat Ridge Foundation has granted $23,700 to the Lutheran Human Relations Association of America (LHRAA) to conduct two workshops for congregations in racially changing neighborhoods.

Last year's workshops involved seven midwest and seven west coast congregations. In the two week-long events - one in Chicago and one in Los Angeles - lay leaders and pastors developed skills to help their congregations minister more effectively in their changing communities (November 1977 and December 1977 VANGUARD).

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 6), July 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

Drawing a dozen or more dolls from a large bag, Marlene Cummins invited a group of children, aged two to 17, to gather around her.

She pointed out different features-racial and physical-in each doll. She then explained how individuals in their very differences enrich the lives of those they touch.

The occasion was LHRAA 's first retreat for transracial families, held in late May at St. Benedict Center in Madison, Wisconsin. The weekend gave the 33 participants-from Indiana. Illinois, and Wisconsin a chance to share their experiences, their problems, their wisdom.

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 1), Jan-Feb 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

"Severe food shortages have come to the people of Vietnam after more than a quarter century of war that greatly damaged agriculture, industry, communications, and the very fabric of society."

The special needs of Vietnam were described in those words by Eugene Thiemann, spokesperson for Lutheran World Relief (L WR).

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 9), Nov 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

For more than three decades, Namibia (formerly Southwest Africa) has waited for independence from South Africa. Again and again, the United Nations called for free elections and full independence.

In April of this year, South Africa finally seemed ready to end its racist, colonial domination of Namibia. In August, an international team of 50 persons traveled to South Namibia. Following their report to the U.N."s Security Council, free elections were to follow-including freedom fighters such as SWAPO (Southwest People's Organization).

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 5), June 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

"Ordained ministers of Christian denominations" may now perform weddings in Valparaiso University's chapel according to an "interim policy" outlined in early May by the school's Chapel Council.

The council is appointed by University President Albert Huegli and he chairs the council's meetings. This student-faculty-staff group recommends policy for the University's worship life, which is then implemented by the chapel's staff

The Vanguard (Vol. 25, No. 4), May 1978, Lutheran Human Relations Association Of America

The Vanguard

The American Lutheran Church's Committee on Racism concluded its three-year assignment in late February. Less than conclusive, however, are the committee's accomplishments.

Earl McGee, IBM affirmative action manager in Rochester, Minnesota, guided the 11-member committee (9 minority persons) through its two-fold task of a) identifying instances of racism and b) developing ways to combat racism.