Monday, March 01, 1999

• America’s will to battle drug abuse debated after DEA head’s pe

  by Don Hinkle, posted Monday, March 01, 1999 (25 years ago)

  NASHVILLE, Tenn. (BP)--Americans have the will to win the war against illegal drugs despite a contrary opinion expressed by one of the government’s top drug enforcement officials, say evangelical leaders focusing on the problem.

  “Americans have the will, but they need someone to inspire them to take action,” said Ted Stone, a Southern Baptist minister who has drawn attention to the nation’s drug problem by twice walking coast to coast -- more than 3,500 miles each time... Read More

• Vietnam vet goes from ‘tunnel rat’ to ‘point man’

  by Dave Parker, posted Monday, March 01, 1999 (25 years ago)

  ENID, Okla. (BP)--Soldiers came upon the tunnel while looking for Viet Cong soldiers. It was one of many crisscrossing the Vietnamese countryside.

  During the 16 years the United States was involved in the Vietnam War, American soldiers noticed that Viet Cong soldiers would attack them and then seemingly disappear in the jungles. Soon, they discovered an intricate tunnel system.

  The tunnels were used for supplying food and weapons to, and as an escape route for, Viet Cong soldiers. There we... Read More

• Teens join hands to declare their True Love Waits pledge

  by Judy Woodward Bates, posted Monday, March 01, 1999 (25 years ago)

  FLORENCE, Ala. (BP)--Despite bitter cold temperatures and an icy wind, hundreds of young people formed a human chain across O’Neal Bridge in Florence, Ala., Feb. 13 to signify their shared commitments to sexual purity.

  “You know,” said Florence Police Chief Rick Singleton, “as a police officer, I usually run into young people when they’re on the wrong side (of the law),” he told the crowd of youth from Colbert and Lauderdale counties. “Life is a serie... Read More

• Seminary’s ‘Valley of Decision’ known for marriage propos

  by Bryan Cribb, posted Monday, March 01, 1999 (25 years ago)

  LOUISVILLE, Ky. (BP)--The couple strolled down the hill. Noticeably silent, Rob Plummer held a Bible in one hand and Chandi Millet’s hand in the other. Unbeknownst to her, he carried a small box as well.

  Plummer and Millet knew the path. They had walked that way before -- between the Boyce Centennial Library and the Carver Building at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Ky. The serene valley allowed quiet talks and peaceful walks. Yet, that night a hint of tension touch... Read More

• Volunteer says Kenyans’ new faith overshadows auto accident travails

  by Connie Davis, posted Monday, March 01, 1999 (25 years ago)

  WHITE HOUSE, Tenn. (BP)--It was the last day of a 12-day missions trip to Kenya, Africa. Three members of the Bruce family -- Leslie Bruce, pastor of First Baptist Church, White House, Tenn.; his wife, Phyllis; and their daughter, Lee Anne Bruce, a member of Forest Hills Baptist Church in Nashville -- were riding in a van when it was struck from behind and collided with a truck.

  Phyllis and Lee Anne Bruce, who were sitting in the front seat, sustained injuries. It took an hour to extract Phyl... Read More