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Show Church Couldn't Build Only in Washington could it take a special act of the Peruvian Congress to rebuild Harry Truman's Tru-man's church, declares Pathfinder. But that is what Peruvian Embassy Em-bassy officials said they'd need before they could give up rights to an alley blocking construction of a new $1,000,000 Baptist church at 16th and O sts., to replace a 146-year-old structure. Dickering began three years ago for the alley, smack between the present church lot and four new lots the ' congregation bought. Seven property owners said "O. K." when asked to give up alley rights. The Peruvians said "man-ana." "man-ana." "Tomorrow" proved to be two ambassadors and one charge d'affaires d'af-faires later. Only last week could Rev. Edward Hughes Pruden, pastor, rejiort. to his flock that "the alley is ours." The Peruvians had given in. , ' |