Days gone by July 18

On July 18, 1947, President Truman signed the Presidential Succession Act, which placed the speaker of the House and the Senate president pro tempore next in the line of succession after the vice president.

10 years ago in the C-P: The Apostolic Holiness Church Youth Department has announced that the total pledges for the 1998 Sheaves for Christ Walk-a-thon more than doubled its goal with a total pledge offering of over $5,000.

Today’s Birthdays: Former South African President Nelson Mandela is 90. Former Sen. John Glenn, D-Ohio, is 87. Skating champion and commentator Dick Button is 79. Movie director Paul Verhoeven is 70. Singer Brian Auger is 69. Singer Dion DiMucci is 69.

Thought for Today: “While we read history we make history.” — George William Curtis, American author-editor (1824-1892).