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Those who were well-acquainted with N. LaVerl Christensen remember him as a man who had a quiet, yet powerful influence over others. That was true in every facet of his life e from his job to his church activities to his civic associations. Active ‘ln may different organizations, Christensen had the ability to give his… Continue reading La Verl fondly reh1eh1b& FE&

August 12 marked the 20th anniver-sary of the infamous Berlin Wall which free nations can only view as a monument to tyranny and deprivation of liberty. First appearance as a chain link fence, the wall also was intended to prevent East Berliners from commuting to jobs in West Berlin. thus depleting the labor supply in… Continue reading Berlin Wall marks
20ih anniversary

ly N. LA VERL CRRISTENSEN Editor Emeritus When Eleanor Roosevelt died in lim Presidunt John F. Kennedy praised her as “one of the greatest ladies in American histnry” and Unlted Nations Secretary-General U Thant called her “the first lady of tfne world.” Today, the centennial of her birth on Oct 11, 1884, is a good… Continue reading She’aI Rather Light a Candle
Than Curse the Darkness…

ly N. LA VEM. CKMSTENSEN Herald Edltor Emerltns Five yurs ago Susan B. Antony, reformer and suffragette, ecame the first woman to be ictured on an American coin of eneral circulation. The “Anthony dollar” made its ebut with fanfare July Z, 1079 ut public acceptance never has een enthusiastic largely because I its confusing resemblance… Continue reading Susan B. Anfh0ny’s Fame Scars
Buf Her Dollar Cain Dicln’f Fly

ByN.taVerlChristeuseu Script league Newspapers “The dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.” When in 1959 Congress ordered a gold medal stnick in recognition of Dr. Robert H. Goddard’s pioneering research in Rocketry. those words were inscribed on one side. They were spoken by Goddard himself just after I.he tum… Continue reading G0ddurd’s life changed the course

“And for the support of this declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine providence, we mutually pledge to each other our lives. our fortunes, and our sacred honor,” If the British had doubts about the American colonists’ resolve for liberty, these closing words of the Declaration of independence must have dispelled them.… Continue reading Pledge Puts British On Notice

By N.L. CHRISTENSEN Herald Editor Emeritus Breathes there a loyal Brigham Young University fan who doesn’t experience a ift of tgairit. at the “clanging” of the ld ‘Y’ Bell? Tolling of the bell is a hallowed traditlon almost as old as the school itself. (Actually we should say “bells” slnce it is, known there have… Continue reading For Whom Does Bell Toll?