Religion: Billy in Moscow

"This is the first time in years that I have gone to a country just as a tourist," said the tall, blond American. The tourist: Billy Graham. The country: Russia.

The usual crowds of admirers and autograph hunters were missing when Billy landed at Moscow's airport. In his party: boyhood pal and associate Grady Wilson, his male secretary and two U.S. businessmen—Printing Tycoon William Jones of Los Angeles, who had persuaded Graham to take the trip, and Charlotte (N.C.) Department Store Owner Henderson Belk, who was taking Bible instruction from Billy en route. Sightseeing with American reporters and an Intourist guide, Billy...

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