Tulsa World
December 3, 2006
By BILL SHERMAN World Religion Writer

Alamo backer loses re-election

The town of Fouke, Ark., population under 1,000, has a new mayor after an election that some viewed as a referendum on the ministry of Tony Alamo.

Incumbent Mayor Cecil Smith, an Alamo supporter, lost to Terry Purvis, 216-148.

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Tusla World
December 3, 2006
by Bill Sherman

Storied evangelist still preaching
Tony Alamo continues to stir controversy from the Arkansas town he calls home.

A hidden corpse, a UFO sighting, an unpublished Beatles album worth millions, a global conspiracy involving popes and presidents, prison time for tax evasion.

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