Brazil approves divorce in Catholic nation amid cheers and prayer
In Brasilia the Brazilian Congress passed a Constitutional amendment 219-156 to allow divorce, replacing the clause marriages are indissoluble with dissoluble after three years of legal or five years of de facto separation. Final second vote expected as formality. Catholic majority country, 93 percent of 110 million Catholics.
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Commonwealth condemns Amin at summit closing
Commonwealth leaders end an eight day summit with a blistering denunciation of Ugandan President Idi Amin. In a closing statement they cited sustained disregard for life and massive human rights violations in Uganda.
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Soviets take conciliatory line at Belgrade security talks
Soviet chief delegate Yuly Vorontsov said the USSR came to do serious business and would seriously consider Western proposals on the conference agenda. Western diplomats called the remarks constructive but general as the 35 nation talks opened to set procedures for a full Helsinki review conference this fall. US envoy Albert W. Sherer Jr urged avoiding polemics and delays in fixing the agenda.
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Ray seen as ringleader in Brushy Mountain escape
Officials say James Earl Ray the confessed King killer was the apparent ringleader of last Friday's Brushy Mountain State Prison escape and first to scale the wall with cellmate Earl Hill Jr. Investigators rely on inmate discussions and diversions during the escape. The ladder was reportedly made from water pipes and used to bypass a 12 foot wall topped by 2300 volts. Ray remains in a maximum security cell as authorities review transfer options and Gov Blanton defies a federal order.
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General Starry Called Home Over Sino-Soviet War Remarks
Lt Gen Donn A Starry, scheduled to leave Germany for Ft Monroe and command of Army training schools, was ordered to Washington for an explanation after warning of a likely Sino Soviet conflict. The Pentagon acted as another top officer was questioned over similar remarks. Starry had planned a two week departure for a U S post.
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Brezhnev Becomes Chief of State in Kremlin Reshuffle
In a swift 15 minute session the Supreme Soviet unanimously relieved Nikolai Podgorny as president and elected Leonid Brezhnev as chief of state. Podgorny, 74, ends a 12 year term and has not appeared publicly since May 24. Brezhnev receives a one minute standing ovation and pledges to devote his strength to the motherland.
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America's first male saint canonized today
Pope Paul VI will canonize John Neumann, the 19th century bishop of Philadelphia, as America’s first male saint. The solemn ceremony in St. Peter's Square will honor a missionary who spread the parochial school system and ministered to German immigrants in upstate New York.
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Senate panel cuts eight water projects in compromise
A Senate public works subcommittee voted to drop eight water projects as part of a compromise to avoid a presidential veto of the $10.5 billion Public Works bill. The action, aimed at pleasing President Carter, included projects in Colorado, Oklahoma, Kentucky, Wisconsin, Missouri, Wyoming, and South Dakota.
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American reporter Toth freed to leave Soviet Union
Robert Toth of the Los Angeles Times told Western reporters that Soviet KGB officials said his questioning was finished and he could depart Moscow. After hours of interrogation at Lefortovo Prison, he was deemed a witness, not charged with espionage, and planned to leave Friday with his family, despite earlier detentions and a stay of questioning.
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