European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1958, Darmstadt, Hesse Tuesday november 11, 1958 the stars and stripes Page 7 reign of archaic King James Bible seen coming to end new York up the 300 year reign of the King James Bible May be coming to an end. After holding first place in the esteem of English speaking protestants since the 17th Century an being translated into More than 1,000 tongues the King James Bible gradually is being replaced by a newer version of the scrip Tures the revised Standard ver Sion Rev the new Bible is written in 20th Century language and contains the fruits of research not available in the Days of King James i. The Rev prepared by a group of noted Bible scholars with the support of the National Council of churches was introduced Only six years ago. But it has sold at a rate of a million copies a year since then and some authorities say i would sell even better if editions were available for As Little As $1 per Are Complete King James Bible Selling today Lor As Little As 80 cents a Bible society spokes men predict that within a Genera Tion the new Bible will have sup planted the King James version As the Standard source of biblical quotations sermons and revised Standard is being used More and More in churches said miss Margaret t. Hills Bible scholar and chief librarian of the american Bible National Council of churches reports the Rev is being used increasingly for Bible study and in pulpits. New hymnals contain the Rev texts instead of verses from the King James version the coun cil took the King James Bible a generation to be accepted miss Hills pointed out. People brought up on the 16th Century Geneva Bible thought that was the Waythe Bible should be. They said the King James version denied the divinity of King James version took hold and now we have the revise Standard version which Many older persons Don t like. They Are saying it denies the divinity of Christ. History is repeating itself and the Rev will replace the King should be revisions As language changes and new discoveries Are made. New revisions have come out More often in other languages than in one great impel vis to the Rev was the discovery of ancient. Bib Lical manuscripts never before available to scholars. The Manu scripts enabled the More precise wording of the scriptures. This was combined with the abandon ment of the King James version language which was modern in the 17th Century but is archaic Hills said that hundreds of different versions of the Bible have been produced in he English speaking world. She is engaged i compiling a bibliography of scrip Tures translated in the . Alone and she has found hundreds. Some of them were translated by individuals with special ideas they wanted to get across. Some were produced by groups such As the famous goodspeed Bible turned a University of Chicago commit tee in modern languages in 194 ?. One of the most recent individual works is the new Testa ment in modern English trans lated in narrative style by j. B. Phillips a noted and widely read Bible scholar. His translation was designed to supplement the More formal scriptures. Miss Hills said she doubted that the Rev would last without Revi Sion As Long As the King James version. Bibles should change with the times and with scholarly developments she said and a 0 years is too Long for one to reign supreme at. The rate the world is changing nowadays. Jets for Pacific held threat to asian airlines Seattle a Jet air travel across the Pacific by the Spring of1960 May bring the end to a num Ber of asian National airlines which cannot afford the luxurious air Craft nor meet its Competition. This is the opinion of a number of Colombo plan officials from Cey Lon and in Lynesia who took time off from committee meetings towing Oshop at the nearby Boeing air plane co s vast Renton wash.,Assembly Plant for Jet transports. It is Here that several Hundred million dollars Worth of 707 Jet transports such As pan american world airways is now flying across the Atlantic and the glistening air Force kc135 Jet tankers Are on As Sembly line production schedules. While marvelling at the huge Craft capable of 600-Mph cruising speeds a Ceylon Delegate said already we Are discussing the coming of Jet planes to Asia. I think it will Lead some of our National carriers to abandon International flights. Can build airports the underdeveloped countries cannot afford to buy the Jet air liners but we can afford to build first class airports to this official whose opinion was shared by others said that As the big jets become a fixture on the Pacific run passengers will shun travel on the slower conventional propeller aircraft of the smaller National airlines. Quantas Imperial airways corp., the australian airline is due to receive the first deliveries of trans Pacific jets and inaugurate flight sin about 18 months Boeing officials said. Pan american is due to follow closely after the first australian flights. Cuts time in third it is estimated that a flight by Jet transports from Tokyo to san Francisco in the new air age will take nine hours 27 minutes com pared with 24 hours or More now. Quantas ordered seven of the intermediate Range 707 jets on sept. 6, 1956. Air India ordered three of the larger intercontinental Range Boeing 707s one week earlier for flights to London. Prices for the big jets Range from$4 million to $5.5 million each. Japan is reported by Boeing officials to be considering the Purchase of a number of the Shorter Range intermediate 707s. The intercontinental 707 is the big boy of a family of Jet trans ports. It has a Wing Span of 142 feet 5 inches a length of 152 feet11 inches and a cruising Speed of 605 Mph. It flies at altitudes of30,000-40,000 feet with a Range of More than 4,500 Miles. Other foreign airlines due to receive Boeing 707s include Luft Hansa German airlines British overseas airways corp., air France Cubana airlines Vareign airlines of Brazil and South african airways. Hurrying Kadet cavalry 4f 2-ton satellite bid predicted next month Cocoa Fla. Up the Cocoa Tribune said the air Force will attempt to launch a 4,000-Pound reconnaissance satellite before Christmas with a combination fan intercontinental Atlas and part of a Titan Tribune a Tri weekly published in the heart of the Cape canaveral missile area said the two ton satellite would be sent up within 45 Days and would be called Story by reporter Doug Dederer said the huge satellite Pat Kerr of Savannah tcnn., tries her hand at grooming a Pony and publicizing the Kadet cavalry. Youngsters Martha aim Duncan and Donny Parris arc members of the Kadets a group formed by Savannah businessman Cecil Parris who provided 35 pot is for Gram mar school children to ride. United press International photo might bankrupt insurance companies cure of worst seen Blessing. Peril Philadelphia a the cure of cancer heart diseases and hardening of the arteries could easily be a major disaster for the country. This picture was drawn at to health annual meeting of the gerontological society in a banquet speech by or. A. I. Lansing the organization s outgoing president. Gerontology is the scientific study of old Pittsburgh biologist said cancer and cardiovascular diseases May not be conquered tomorrow or next year but conquered they will , he said neither the govern ment nor private organizations Are studying the financial and other implications of this to the . It is no exaggeration to Point out that the elimination of these degenerative diseases which at first glance might appear to be a Lessing could easily constitute a major they Are eliminated Lansing added the majority of the people in the . Will reach 80 to 100 years of age in Good insurance social Security and annuities Are now based Onul death at a much younger age he pointed out. Without some planning now for the inevitable lengthening of life lie said we could quickly see the Bonnke Utcy of our insurance companies and financial Embarrass ment of our Federal government there is a most urgent need Lansing said for establishment of commissions or councils to Analyse the Impact of advances or possible advances in Medicine on the Struc Ture of our population. Will we wait until the chaotic results of such advances will be on us before we plan or will we anticipate $500,000 target set in drive for warship memorial Honolulu a a Perma nent memorial Over the sunken battleship Ari Ona As a shining example of peace for the rest of the world is the goal of a half million Dollar fund raising drive. The drive will Start dec. 7, the17th anniversary of the attack in which japanese planes Sank the Arizona and damaged or sent to the Bottom 17 other . Navy vessels anchored at Pearl leading Ari on ans met with the Pacific War me Morial commission and reached Inal agreement on the drive. Ari Ona has set $100,000 As its Contri is no question in my mind that the Money will be raised said Patt Cline publisher of the Arizona daily Sun in Pacific dead Cline said he believed the me Morial should Honor not Only the1,102 dead still entombed within the sunken Battle Wagon but everyone who lost his life in the Pacific in world War should serve As a warning of the necessity for preparedness he intensive newspaper radio and television Campaign is planned in the week preceding dec. 7.an unexpected visitor at the meeting was rep. Torbert a Mas who was in Honolulu on a Stopover before go ing to the far East with a con Gressional inspection party. Mac Donald predicted the Ari Ona fund raising drive would get tremendous response More than 1,000 pounds heavier than Russia s sputnik Iii will scan closely installations of a de sense nature with a camera like device. It was reported earlier that the air Force s first venture into the satellite Field would be from Van Denberg air Force base calif., the new missile Center on the West coast. Polar orbit these reports said the satellite would be launched during de Cember or january and would be fired into an orbit that would take the new artificial Moon Over the North and South poles. It would be the first time . Has launched a satellite into such an orbit and from any other site than Cape sources on the West coast said recently that the launch ing Date depended on the most favourable conditions during the two month air Force has erected an Extension atop one of the four Atla service towers at canaveral but officials have declined to disclose the purpose of the new project. The Tribune said the sentry satellite s Mission would be to give our scientists and nation equal capabilities in charting As yet. Unknown russian Titan has not been tested but the Tribune said the inter Continental missile s second stage will be used As the satellite launching vehicle. The paper said the Atlas will be used As the rocket s first stage. Fashion designers tying up towels Kansas City a the aver age person probably in t thinking about what to take to the Beac next summer but fashion people result includes some Eye catching Beach towels. One of them on display at the Central states salesmen s Assn. Market Here has a memo wheel printed on it with a knotted Cord attached to the Penter of the wheel. The Cord May be placed on messages such As have gone for hot have gone for i am under the . Patrolman doubles As jewish Cantor new York a the hebrew prayer for the dead was delivered at mount Nebo Temple by a Cantor wearing a a weapon is a require ment of his Job. Besides being Cantor he is a new York City patrolman and possibly the first policeman Cantor anywhere. Five Hundred persons Many of them fellow officers followed patrolman Ian Cosman As he intoned the prayer. The occasion was the annual memorial service of the Shamrin society the police department s jewish organization. The service was for All officers who died during the last year regardless of religion. The officer tall and Well built at 39, was certified As a Cantor last month. He had studied for five years while on the Force. His musical background includes operatic roles at the City Center and recitals at town Hall. His police background includes 10 years of beat pounding in the Bedford Stuyvesant Section of Brooklyn his native a youth Cosman s interests were in music and in criminal Law. He joined the Forte for the experience but never managed to get to Law school
