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Caption: CHICAGO, July 1--NEW CHURCH MODERATOR--Dr. Hollis F. Price, left, elected a moderator of the United Church of Christ today, accepts gavel from Dr. Gerhard W. Grauer of Chicago, the outgoing moderator. Dr. Price, 61, president of LeMoyne College in Memphis, Tenn., is the first Negro elevated to the position. He was chosen, without opposition, by the convention of representative of the denomination of 2,067,224 members.
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