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TUESDAY, MARCH 10, 1970 ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH 3A i i i Li i- i mm mr ms i mmv, m' 11 i i n. aw Churches Study Plan To Unite Gateway Unit Backs Transit By CHARLES M. BUNCE Post-Dispatch Religion Editor Delegates to the Consultation on Church Union formally received yesterday the Plan of Union for combining nine Protestant denominations into a new church. The delegates stood, and cheered loudly for the commission that had prepared the plan, and then they immediately began finding fault with it.

Plan Study fmM '011 a Wreckace of the Foam Products Corp. buil Firemen responding to five alarms pre 'en'ed ihe fire from spreading. (Post-Dispatch Photograph by Louis Phillips) Penrose Street, which was destroyed by fire early today. Fire Destroys Plant: 3 Men Seen Leaving Site jiicinq, 5165 ly through the one-story factory. Capt.

Chris W. Burke of Engine Co. 24, responding to the first alarm, saw the extent of the blaze as his truck approached the building. He radioed for assistance. "The southeast corner of the building and a parked tractor-trailer were burning when we drove up," Burke said.

Battalion Chief Elsworth Mc-Coll turned in the subsequent a.m. The building and its contents were destroyed. Police were investigating the report of men leaving the scene before the fire was discovered. Harold C. McGinnis, head of the firm, has not completed an estimate of loss.

The firm manufactured foam-plastic insulation for the construction industry and for refrigerator manufacturers. More than 200 delegates, alternates and observer-consultants are attending the eighth annual meeting of the consultation this week at the Sheraton-Jefferson Hotel. The Rev. Dr. William A.

Ben-field, pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, Charleston, W. is chairman of the plan of union commission. He presented the proposed plan to the consultation as "the basis for our considerations." Ovation When he completed his report, the assembly gave him an ovation which lasted several minutes. Their applause was not taken by anyone to indicate that all of the 1 a or even a majority of them, approve of the specific details of the plan. Many of them do not.

Members of the commission have spent more than two months in official sessions, and have spent many additional hours in studying and writing. "This is a most generous contribution of time and talent on the part of the men and women who have large commitments in their professional and vocational pursuits and on whom additionally large demands are constantly being made," the Rev. Dr. BenfieM said. The commission expects that many revisions of the plan will be made during the St.

Louis meeting, and other revisions will be made in the next two years by the constituent churches. Additional Steps "We of the Plan of Union Commission know, perhaps more realistically than anyone, that the task of preparing the plan of union has not been completed. There are additional steps to be taken, and we must begin taking them in St. Louis," the chairman said. The Rev.

Dr. i 1 is chairman of the delegation from the Presbyterian Church U. S. (Southern) in the consultation. He will be a candidate for moderator of the General Assembly of his denomination, which meets in Memphis in June.

"We have come a long way on the path to church union, but we still have a long way to go," United Methodist Bishop What's A Nditie? Ask 'Cocu-Nhts' The Consultation on Church Union, meeting here tq Review a plan to unite nine ina-jor Protestant denominations, is commonly referred to by delegates as COCU. The acronym fits the new proposed name, The Church, of Christ Uniting. Several delegates objected to the proposed in a gerund. A Presbyterian delegate said that if name were adopted members of the new church might be known as "Cocu-nuts." i James K. Mathews, Boston, told the delegates yesterday.

Bishop Mathews is completing a two-year term as chairman of the consultation. "We have managed to cbme this far to the point of writing a Plan of Union andave still have all the participants who have been with us' along the way. Not only but we confidently look forward'-with the expectation that some denominations will join with -us before the new church is finally formed," Bishop Mathews said. About 50 representatives of other Protestant churches' are present for the meeting here. There are also representatives from the Roman Catholic.

'and Eastern Orthodox Line By Line Reviews Immediately after the Plaivof Union was formally presented by the Rev. Dr. Benfield, the consultation divided in. 12 seminar groups to 148-page plan line by The first feed-back seminars came last night during a general session of the del-1 egates. Many of them object name, Church of Christ Ijnitipg, suggested by the commission.

Some delegates voiced the opinion that the proposed plan.fje-emphasizes the sacramentalna-ture of the church. Others suggested, that the proposed "new church lays too much stress.pn social-action aspects qf fjie Christian faith, and too little fpn the element or personal Symphony Given $100,000 Grant think information gained by this study would give us a leg up on selling a transportation system. Without it, we would have a good engineering plan, but not a good selling plan." The Interstate 70 i e-ment proposal was deferred after city and county representatives on the executive advisory committee argued that it was a short-term proposal that might conflict with long-range rapid transit plans to be announced this spring. They further because it called for i $195,000 on studies when most of the information needed to activate the proposal was known. Under the proposal, the council would have participated in the Department of Transportation's Urban Corridor Demonstration Program.

The national program, which is financed by a $2,000,000 appropriation, calls for improving the traffic flow in single corridors between suburbs and central business districts by a combination of highway, parking and bus system improvements. The Interstate 70 proposal called for using the reversible lanes as a semireserved lanes for busses, with limited access for automobiles; a freeway ramp control system, park and ride stations to serve the freeway express bus system and curb lanes reserved for busses in the downtown areas. Ray Patton, county planning director, objected to anything that would reduce the number of lanes available to automobiles on Interstate 70. Found Shot To Death Elmer Diepenbrock, 51- years old, was found shot to death last night in the kitchen of his home, 3619 North Fourteenth Street. The body was on the floor and a revolver was beside it.

Police said a note on the table indicated Diepenbrock intended to take his own life. In Brief PAY: Policemen yesterday ratified a one-year agreement reached by their union and East St. Louis last week. The agreement calls for a starting salary for patrolmen of $9420 a year, an increase of $1620 from last year. A longevity factor of 2.5 per cent for each five years of service was added to the pay schedule.

The agreement is essentially the same as one reached between the city and firemen earlier last week. STEINER'S HAS CLOTHES TO FIT YOU! You'll find king at regular si; its i size prices Iron A large brick building at 5165 Penrose Street, occupied by Foam Products was destroyed by fire early today. A watchman at a neighboring plant telephoned the first alarm. He reported that the fire occurred after the hurried departure of three men in an automobile. Five alarms brought 35 pieces of equipment and 130 firemen to the fire, which spread rapid- M.

J. Walsh Dies; Former Union Officer Funeral services for Michael J. Walsh, a former officer of the Carpenters Union in St. Louis, will be at 10 a.m. tomorrow at St.

Paul the Apostle Catholic Church in Pine Lawn, with burial in Calvary Cemetery. Mr. Walsh, 85 years old, died Saturday at Halls Ferry Memorial nursing home. He had been retired for 12 years. He was past president and business agent for the Local No.

73, and a 60-year member of the union. He was also a member of the Legion of 1000 Men. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Walsh, died four years ago. Surviving are a brother and two sisters; a son, John T.

Walsh, St. Louis, and a daughter, Mrs. Myles J. Kelly, Florissant, and three grandchildren. FUNERAL FLOWER 7' UP Phone PR.

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Louis Symphony Or-c a today was given a $100,000 grant by the National Endowment for the Arts. Announcement of the grant was made in Chicago by Miss Nancy Hanks, chairman of the endowment group. The money is to be matched in part by the orchestra and will be used to assist talented aspiring conductors. Nine conductors will spend four weeks in May and June studying with the St. Louis orchestra.

They will work under Walter Susskind, conductor of the St. Louis Symphony, attend rehearsals and concerts and conduct. The orchestra will be divided into two groups of 45 musicians each and will rehearse seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth century works. Visit our Ethan Allen Galleries of American Traditional Furniture. Largest Display in Missouri.

3 STORES TO SERVE YOV 10031 MANCHESTER RD. 1144 ST. CHARLES RD. LEMAY FERRY RD. The executive advisory committee of the East-West Gateway Co-ordinating Council recommended yesterday that the council seek $180,000 in federal funds for studies that could help sell a proposed rapid transit system to voters.

However, the committee recommended that the council defer action on a proposal to seek $195,000 in federal funds for studies that could lead to easing traffic congestion on Interstate 70. In view of the fact that this proposal must be submitted to the Department of Transportation by April 1, the committee's action probably killed the plan. The $180,000 rapid transit proposal is a scaled-down version of a proposed $581,750 study that was rejected this year by the Urban Mass Transit Administration. The main element dropped in the new proposal is the use of an urban performance model that could determine the impact of proposed rapid transit systems in neighborhoods. The proposed $180,000 study, which would take 14 to 16 months, would consist of three parts.

The first part, which would cost $120,000, would be a study of the socio-economic effects of a rapid transit system on the metropolitan area, particularly on land use, employment and travel costs. The second part, costing $50,000, would be a survey of community leaders and heads of special interest groups and some members of the public to determine their attitudes toward financing of a rapid transit system. The survey of the public was added to the proposal by Norman St. Louis planning director. The third part, i $10,000, would be helping the Bi-State Development Agency analyze the financing of a rapid transit system.

Eugene G. Moody, executive director of the council, said, "I Area News A meeting of opponents in the dispute over proposed construction of a Jack in the Box restaurant at Skinker and Delmar Boulevards has been arranged by Missouri Attorney General John C. Danforth. The meeting will be at 3 p.m. tomorrow at the Clayton law office of Courtney Goodman an for opponents of the construction.

Participants in the meeting will include Albert J. O'Brien, president of Ralston Purina Co. of St. Louis, and William Leck-ie, leader of Stop Jack in the Box, a group attempting to prevent a Ralston subsidiary from demolishing two buildings and replacing them with the restaurant. ANTILITTER DRIVE: In an attempt to keep their area beautiful, 37 members of the recently organized Cochran Concern Youth began a massive general cleanup of the Cochran housing complex over the weekend with Patrolman Floyd Penelton as the leader.

Called "Operation Keep Cochran Beautiful," it is intended to make playgrounds in the area safe for recreational purposes and keep parking lots free of broken bottles, Valdus Turner, chairman of the youth group said. Areas cleaned included basketball and baseball fields and north side parking lots. Arrow Meat and German Meat Companies donated hot dogs; and Plaza Bakery supplied bread. P. D.

George Paint gave 48 gallons of paint, for marking of the playgrounds and parking lots. BINGO IN CHURCHES: A proposal that the Missouri Constitution be changed to permit operation of gambling such as bingo and lotto games by churches and charitable organi zations was made last night by State Representative Earl L. Schlef Dellwood. Schlef told the Ladies Sodality of St. Sebastian Catholic School that the games should be permitted under licenses that would prohibit anyone outside the sponsoring organization from participating in the operation.

JUNIOR COLLEGE WAGES: A 6.2 per cent cost-of-living salary increase was proposed last night to the Junior College District Board of Trustees by Joseph P. Cosand, president of the district. If approved, the increase would be effective July 1 for faculty and administrative employes. The increase, which would cost $500,000 a year, represents the rise in the cost of living in 1969 as reported by the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Last year, the board tentatively agreed to a cost-of-living increase in the second vear of a two-vear sal ary program.

Cosand told the board that his estimated budget for the fiscal vear beginning July 1 was $17, 000,000, compared with $14,000, 000 for the current year. EAST ST. LOUIS POLICE OPEN TONIGHT alarms and directed firemen in fighting the spreading flames. "We formed a curtain of water around the fire, preventing the flames from reaching a large lumber storage shed and other factories on Penrose Street and Geraldine Avenue," Burke said. Firemen were sent to the roofs of other buildings to look for embers carried by the wind.

Firemen left the scene at 5:10 Each of the young conductors will rehearse with the full orchestra and will conduct in concerts open to the public. The St. Louis allotment was among $706,000 in grants to 12 symphonies and opera companies announced by Miss Hanks. She announced the awards at a meeting of the Music Educators National Conference at the Conrad Hilton Hotel in Chicago. Grants of $100,000 each went to the Cincinnati Symphony for establishment of an artist series in communities within a 75-mile radius of that city; to the San Francisco Symphony for a summer music workshop and a six-week series of autumn concerts in schools, and to the National Symphony in.

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