named executive vice president of the College. Dr. Johnston, who succeeds Dr. Roy L. Aldrich, will assume the duties of his new office about September 1, 1968. Dr. Aldrich retired in June 1967; he had been president of the College since its founding in 1945. Scripture Press Publications, Wheat on, Illinois, has announced the ap pointment of E. D. Liden as Advertis ing and Sales Promotion Manager. Liden has held the position of Church Sales Manager for the organization since January of 1967. According to figures made avail able through the FBI’s Uniform Crime Reports and released by Attor ney General Ramsay Clark, serious crime in the United States continued its sharp upward trend recording a 17 percent rise nationally for the first three months of 1968 when compared to the same period in 1967. . . FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover pointed out that each crime classification used in the national Crime Index showed substantial increases. Crimes of violence as a group recorded an 18 percent increase with murder up 16 percent, forcible rape 19 percent, aggravated assault 13 percent and robbery 24 percent. Property crimes as a group climbed 16 percent with burglary up 15 percent, auto theft 17 percent and larceny $50 and over in value 19 percent. The Institute Evangelico America Latina has acquired a new three acre camr pus in Guatemala City. Affiliated with the Christian Nationals’ Evangelism Commission, Inc. (CNEC) the school is part of the organization’s 25-year- old program of Christian Outreach in 14 nations. The Institute was found ed by a native Guatemalan, Rev. Virgi- lio Zapata. EVANGELIST’S LIFE THREATENED A threaten ing phone call re vealed a plot to take the life of Latin American evangelist Luis Palau during the United Crusade in San Cristobal, Vene zuela, May 26-June 2. The agi tation of the Gospel in the provin cial capital city of 120,000 caused aggressive resistance on the part of the State Church leaders, de spite the full endorsement of the Governor and local civic officials. Cooperation o f the local authori- TH E KING'S BUSINESS
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