Saint canonization rites mark first American male saint
Thousands of pilgrims in Rome begin three days of special services led by three American cardinals for the canonization of John Nepomucene Neumann. Pope Paul VI called Neumann a son of America as he praised the bishop of Philadelphia who cared for immigrants, the sick, and the poor.
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Paul VI
John Neumann
Philadelphia
U.S
Neumann
St. Peter's Square
Edward Magri
Associated Press
Vatican City
Rome
John Nepomucene Neumann
John Cardinal Carberry
St. Louis
St. Mary Major
John Cardinal Krol
Basilica of
St. John Lateran
Terence Cardinal Cooke
New York
St. Paul’s
America
Pope Paul
Pennsylvania
Eva Banassi
Kent Lenahan
River Hills youths flee forest fire in New Mexico rescue
Twenty four members of River Hills Methodist Church from Burnsville escaped an advancing forest fire while backpacking near Espanola and southeast of Los Alamos. They hiked about 20 miles to the Rio Grande where U S Forest Service crews evacuated them by raft to safety with no injuries.
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Burnsville, Minn
River Hills Methodist Church
Burnsville
New Mexico
McCurdy
Espanola
N. M
Los Alamos
Dave Bergen
U.S. Forest Service
Rio Grande River
Steinbrenner denies firing Billy Martin
NY Yankees owner George Steinbrenner told AP there is no firing of manager Billy Martin and that nothing is happening. Carter cites social value shifts as strain on families and government obstacles. Brezhnev arrives in Paris greeted by Giscard d Estaing with salute and high security. Girl Scout killings probe continues in Locust Grove Camp Scott area with clues scarce. Enterprise shuttle completes first manned flight atop a jumbo jet with NASA officials calling it a good passenger trip.
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Martin
Detroit
George Steinbrenner
New York Yankees
Billy Martin
Steinbrenner
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Brezhnev
Paris
Leonid Brezhnev
Soviet Union
Valery Giscard d
Edwards Air Force Base
Calif
NASA
Toll climbs as Minnesota traffic deaths reach record pace
The Associated Press reports twenty one people killed in Minnesota traffic accidents since Friday, raising the 1977 toll near last year's pace. Notable fatalities include Aaron Hammerlund in Medina, Louise Brambrink near Redby, and a two year old in West St. Paul. A string of collisions and single-vehicle crashes across counties left drivers, riders, and families mourning across Rice, Beltrami, Morrison, and other areas.
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Associated Press
Minnesota
New London
Aaron Hammerlund
Albert Hammerlund
Maple Plain
Medina
County Road 19
Louise V. Brambrink
Blackduck
Redby
Beltrami County
Phyllis A. Ieman
Ponemah
Grand Forks
N.C
West St. Paul
Melvin Krech
Leslie Krech
Pequot Lakes
Brainerd
Michael Peterson
Carol
Minnesota Patrol
Kirk Eugene Chapman
Flagstaff
Aziz
Minnesota 2
Bagley
Rice County
Rita Mogren
Faribault
Cannon City
Richard D. Erie
Alois Welinski
Little Falls
Amin is Missing After Weekend Assassination Attempt
The Nairobi Daily Nation reports Ugandan President Idi Amin is missing after a suspected assassination attempt near Entebbe. Ugandan officials deny the report while a man at Amin's home says he has not been seen since Friday and authorities search Murshison Falls area.
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Nairobi
Kenya
Idi Amin
Amin
Murchison Falls
Uganda
Nairobi Daily Nation
Bagitabire
Entebbe
Mustafa Adrisi
Adrisi
Califano attacks U S medical costs and reform call
Health Secretary Califano blasts the high cost and noncompetitive U S medical industry. He warns the AMA to reform or face stronger federal control while urging more cost awareness and preventive care. AMA officials counter that cost control is not the priority and warn against bureaucratic overreach.
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San Francisco
U.S
American Medical Association
AMA
Joseph Califano
Secretary of Health, Education and Welfare
United States
Califano
James Sammons
National Health Service
Sammons
Carter
Supreme Court rules states not required to pay for elective abortions
The Supreme Court ruled 6 3 that neither the Constitution nor federal law requires states to cover elective abortion costs when mothers lives are not endangered. Connecticut and Pennsylvania decisions were upheld as not violating the Social Security Act or equal protection. States may still choose to fund such aid.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Connecticut
Pennsylvania
High Court
Lewis F. Powell Jr
Warren E. Burger
Byron R. White
William H. Rehnquist
John Paul Stevens
Thurgood Marshall
William J. Brennan Jr
Harry A. Blackmun
Powell
Begin faces first Knesset confidence vote in new coalition
In Jerusalem, Menachem Begin seeks support for a 12 member cabinet formed with the National Religious party and Agudat Yisrael. The coalition holds 61 seats with two pledges, aiming for a bare majority in the five hour debate. Begin plans a Washington visit next month to meet President Carter amid pressure on territorial concessions. Dayan’s presence as foreign minister is seen as moderating, with no withdrawal from the West Bank while peace talks continue.
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Associated Press
Jerusalem
Menahem Begin
Knesset
Israel
Likud
Ephraim Katzir
National Religious Party
Agudat Yisrael
Begin
Washington
Carter
Labor
Labor Defense
Moshe Dayan
West Bank
Jordan River
Dayan
Man Hired After Short Ad Went Running
A low cost Herald want ad seeking someone to tear down and remove old farm buildings led to a man being hired after the ad ran for only one day. The notice promised good wages and the paper billed only for the day the ad appeared.
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Herald
Minnesota delegation backs abortion fund amendment
The Minnesota House delegation supported the House amendment to restrict federal funds for abortions by 41 votes, with 21-155 final. Oberstar and Vento joined Quie and Stangeland in the majority while Nolan opposed and Frenzel Hagedorn Fraser did not vote.
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Washington
Minnesota
House
James Oberstar
Bruce Vento
Albert Quie
Arlan Stangeland
Richard Nolan
William Frenzel
Tom Hagedorn
Donald Fraser
Nine year Alaska pipeline start marks end of long build
The start up of the trans Alaska pipeline marks the end of nine years of planning and construction for Alyeska Pipeline Service Co. Oil is set to flow at 2 p.m. EDT signaling 1.2 million barrels daily to Valdez. Officials emphasize efficiency and national significance of the event.
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Associated Press
Prudhoe Bay
Alaska
William Darch
Alyeska Pipeline Service Co
Arctic Ocean
Arctic Circle
Valdez
Prince William Sound
Alyeska
Pos
Bhutto Charges US Interference in Pakistan Politics
Prime Minister Bhutto accused the United States of meddling in Pakistani politics as his party faced protests and a potential October election. The Pakistan National Alliance blamed rigging after winning a March 7 parliament majority, with deadly violence and $500 million in losses.
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Lahore
Pakistan
Zulfikar Ali Bhutto
United States
Bhutto
Pakistan Peoples Party
U.S
Pakistan National Alliance
Central Intelligence Agency
Clear to partly cloudy with cool outlook
Weather forecast notes clear to partly cloudy skies tonight and Tuesday with continued cool temperatures. Lows expected in the lower 40s to lower 50s, while highs Tuesday rise into the mid 70s to around 80.
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Locust Grove
Okla
Mayes County
Minneapolis
Morrison County
John Harland
Wanamingo
Rochester
Minnesota 60
Cannon Falls
Robert Werner
Fridley
Trevor Bjorklund
Karen Boggs
Laporte
Walker
Susan Gladen
Hubbard
Roland Blank
Milroy
By Richard Saltus
Alyeska Pipeline
Alaska Pipeline
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Sible
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