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LEADERS AT MAIN GERMAN CHURCH DAY RALLY

COLOGNE, Germany--Prominent West German political and religious

leaders participated in the main rally of the 12th German Evangelical

Church Day Congress (DEKT) in Cologne. Here, from left, are West

German Chancellor Ludwig Erhard; Dr. Kurt Scharf, chairman of the

Council of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKID), sponsor of the

Congress; and Mayor O. Burauen of Cologne. During the Congress,

Protestant and Catholic leaders emphasized the common bases of the

Christian faith and reaffirmed their determination to seek Christian

cooperation. Leaders of the Congress -- which met in a predominantly

Catholic city -- were given a reception by Josef Cardinal Frings,

Archbishop of Cologne.

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RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (KV-BER-8A-65-NAB)