Vatican tussle erupts in St Peter's Square over synod eve
Shouting cursing and scuffling broke out in St Peter's Square below Pope Paul II on the eve of the world synod of bishops. Dissident Italian laymen led a prayer vigil urging discussion of church problems including care for the poor. The scene showed a deep division in the church as shutters over the papal apartment stayed closed.
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Israeli Air Attacks Hit Egyptian Targets on Suez Gulf
Israeli warplanes attacked Egyptian military targets on the Suez Gulf claiming continued Egyptian aggression. Spokesman said planes returned safely while Cairo radio reported Egyptian antiaircraft fire drove off the raid. A military statement said Egyptian and Israeli gunners exchanged fire along the canal.
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US B52 Missions Drop in South Vietnam Scaledown
SAIGON AP The US Command has scaled down B52 bombing missions across South Vietnam in response to low enemy activity. The headquarters said 212 missions were flown in September averaging about seven daily, the lowest since April, with five or fewer missions on recent days. Spokesmen would not confirm political meaning or any shift to Laos infiltration routes.
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South Vietnam
Laos
Eight Die in Basement Apartment Fire in Los Angeles
Fire in the basement of a three story building trapped eight residents as flames swept upward through a central stairway. Ten people were injured as some leaped from windows in night attire. About 50 tenants in The Bromley survived.
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Los Angeles
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Snowstorm in Rockies Claims Five Lives and Rages
An autumn snowstorm across the Rocky Mountain states killed five people in Wyoming and Colorado since Friday. Rescue crews lifted over 50 hikers and travelers as 4 to 12 inches fell with higher drifts in gusty winds. more snow was expected to end by Monday.
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Football's Top 20 How They Fared
The AP top twenty college teams results from the latest week show Ohio State, Texas, Arkansas, Southern California, Penn State, and others posting wins. Notable upsets include Georgia losing to Mississippi and Oklahoma dropping to Texas.
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Court Spotlight Details Mizzell Case and Local Sentences
Judge Francis B. Nicholson is set to hear motions in the Mizzell manslaughter case as Ai ken County criminal court opens at 10 a.m. today. The day also features guilty pleas and varied sentences for armed robbery, accessory after the fact, housebreaking, larceny, and driving under suspension linked to incidents in July and August.
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Dolores Smith Priester
Tear Gas and Bayonets Halt 5000 Demonstrators at Ft Dix
Military police used tear gas and bayonets to disperse about 5000 protesters at Ft Dix New Jersey demanding the abolition of the stockade system withdrawal of troops from Vietnam and release of political prisoners and servicemen held after a June stockade disturbance. About 2000 entered the fort briefly before retreating and a rally continued on the field with 800 MPs on alert.
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Jury Calls for Expanded Road Patrols in Aiken County
The Aiken County Grand Jury recommends adding a second shift of South Carolina Highway Patrolmen to cover primary and secondary roads from midnight to 8 a.m. They also urge front end loader purchases for county trash dumps and reallocation of unused radios to county staff to save time and costs. The panel renews calls for a new courthouse site and notes praise for the recent ICU and Pediatric Wing updates and nurse training program.
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Aiken County Fair Opens With Ribbon Cutting
The first Jaycee Aiken County Fair launches this afternoon at the driving range south of Aiken on Whiskey Road. Mayors from Aiken New Ellenton and North Augusta join in the 5 p.m. opening ceremony with county leaders beauty queens and delegates in attendance.
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Dual Inductions At Aiken High School
Aiken High School held the semi annual National Honor Society and Beta Club inductions Friday. The combined ceremony marks the first time the programs were inducted together under a new assembly schedule. NHS inducted 21 seniors for character leadership service and scholarship. Beta Club welcomed 20 new members nominated by Beta Club and selected by faculty. Future inductions are planned for the second semester.
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Aiken High School
David Pillinger
Carl Copley
Deborah Sykes
Patricia Lynn Carroll
Marilyn Donnan
Gary Kendrick
Paul Dessauer
Dianne Moore
James Thomas
Mary Jane Dickson
Lynn Harrison
Pat Tatum
Kevin Johnson
Toni Lewis
Scott Elliott
Chris Coffey
Marilyn Lewis
Amy Payne
Laura Somers
Joyce Myrick
William Lindsey
John Winans
Ted Tewkes
Powell Ex-Companion Plans Bahamas Wedding
Corrine Huff former secretary to Rep. Adam Clayton Powell plans to marry Patrick Brown, a 25 year old Bahamian salvage boat captain, next weekend in a Bahamas ceremony reported by a Miami florist. The couple, both from Bimini, will have Huff's wedding arranged with flowers from W O Perry.
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Corrine A. Huff
Adam Clayton Powell
D-N.y
W. O. Perry
Miss Huff
Patrick Brown
Pro Football NFL scores roundup
NFL and AFL results list multiple games with final scores including Browns 27 Saints 17 Packers 28 Lions 17 Redskins 33 Cardinals 17 Giants 10 Steelers 7 Cowboys 24 Falcons 17 Vikings 31 Chicago 0 Bills 23 Patriots 16 Chargers 21 Dolphins 21 Jets 21 Bengals 7 Raiders 24 Broncos 14.
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Aiken City Council Set To Tackle Drainage And Bids
The Aiken City Council meets at 8 pm to address Kennedy Kolony drainage issues in the northwest district. They will hear a 1968 resurfacing report, award bids for a new fire truck and roofing, consider fuel oil for 1969 70, a 600000 gallon stand pipe roof, an ordinance on railroad crossing flaggers, and a storm drainage culvert under the Southern Railway at Rollingwood Road.
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Kennedy Kolony
Edgefield Road
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