Plea for Peace as Pope Opens Ecumenical Council
Pope Paul VI opened the fourth session promising world peace and disclosed the creation of an Episcopal Synod to help govern the Roman Catholic Church. He said he might extend his New York stay and travel to the United Nations to deliver a peace message. The council, nearing completion after over three years, was addressed in Latin before about 2,500 prelates in St Peter's Basilica.
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Normally Staid House Kicks Up Legislative Heels
Washington report notes the House used an overnight session with 22 roll calls to delay action on four bills tied to FEPC enforcement, DuPont estate, arts funding, and federal pay raises. No bills passed. the marathon session produced a long record and four resolutions. The event highlighted partisan tensions and a potential DC self-government bill safeguard.
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Farm Bill Passage Expected Late Today
Washington sources say administration forces, aided by Vice President Humphrey, anticipate final Senate approval of the farm bill today after voting on multiple amendments. Key skirmishes center on minimum wheat sale prices and individual subsidy caps proposed by Mundt Carlson Brewster and Robertson, with the outcome shaping farmers' financial protections.
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Unity Sparks at Bennington GOP Caucus
A Bennington Republican caucus elected a 46 member town committee with six delegates to the county panel. Tensions rose when Thomas D. Cook Jr. criticized former House Speaker Franklin S. Billings Jr. over remarks about Richard Snelling. Cook urged party unity and an end to intra party warfare, but no action followed.
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Indians Claim Sialkot Victory in West Pakistan Fight
United Press International reports India claims victory near Sialkot after major tank battles with Pakistani forces, with both sides claiming success. Radio Pakistan acknowledgments and UN pleas for cease fire frame the high tension, while Bhutto vows to fight on Kashmir if needed.
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Thant
India
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Kashmir
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Rawalpindi
Norway ends 30 year Labor rule in national election
In Oslo four non Socialist parties form a coalition after election returns show 865,348 votes for the anti Labor bloc to 810,892 for Labor. Prime Minister Einar Gerhardsen concedes defeat and will resign to King Olav V, planning a caretaker government until parliament reconvenes. Per Borten of the Agrarian party is seen as likely successor amid inflation and state industry waste concerns.
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Search Parties Move Into Flooded Lowlands
New Orleans UPI reports searchers entered flooded delta lowlands to recover hurricane Betsy victims amid treacherous wildlife. Officials revise death toll to no more than 20 in Plaquemines Parish, as recovery and relief work continues across four states.
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Inside Tonight Letter on Welfare Baby Sparks Critique
A reader criticizes a welfare policy in a heated letter to the editor on page 4. An editorial on a junked car explosion also appears on page 4, with further political notes. Republicans report on county caucuses found on page 6. Arty Levin reappointed, swearing in again after Boxing Control Board move on page 9.
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Army Plans Attacks In Guerrilla's Backyard
The First Cavalry Division, a 20 000 man unit, will play a key role against Communist guerrillas in the central highlands of South Vietnam. The base near An Khe on Highway 19 was hacked out by hand, with 1 000 officers and men clearing the site and Montagnard workers later augmenting the camp.
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Williamsburg
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De Gaulle Threatens NATO Split If Demands Fail
Paris sources say President de Gaulle may demand an end to NATO's integrated command next year to force talks with allies. If rebuffed, he would push France to leave NATO by 1969, with action unlikely before the December 5 presidential election unless reelected.
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