Birth control ban tightened by Vatican bishops
At St Peter's Basilica the Ecumenical Council narrowly approved provisions to tighten the church ban on artificial birth control by margins of about two to one. It also denounced all forms of discrimination including sex race color and religion. Pope Paul VI may study relaxing the ban, with a commission formed but no immediate ruling expected before the council’s end.
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Vatican City
UPI
Ecumenical Council
Assembly
St. Peter's Basilica
Paul VI
Johnson To Limit Appearances
Washington says President Johnson will limit public appearances to the absolute minimum for the rest of 1965 to focus on the 1966 budget and proposals. Moyers notes he still recovers from the October gall bladder operation and will pace reading and staff discussions, with no announced engagements before Christmas. San Francisco National Bank, closed a year earlier for irregularities, has reopened as a bar run by new owners, using the old tellers cages for service.
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Washington
UPI
White House
T Cay
Johnson
Bill D. Moyers
Moyers
San Francisco
San Francisco National Bank
San Francisco National Bar
No Back Seat To Lock Up
Pittsfield man advertises a 1983 Chevrolet pickup with four speed transmission in good running condition priced at 100 dollars. The note explains the vehicle had no back seat to lock up while the owner travels for work, and a new owner later acquired the truck after 13 responses. call for older truck buyers.
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Pittsfield
Springfield Armory to be shut down within two years
The Springfield Armory, a munitions maker since the Revolutionary War, will close within two years, eliminating 2,300 jobs. The decision, based on a Booz Allen Hamilton study, moves small arms work to Rock Island and leaves advisory support for Springfield. Local officials voiced disappointment as the plan unfolds over an 214 year period.
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Mass
McNamara
Washington
Silvio Conte
R-Mass
Pittsfield
MccNamara
Conte
Springfield Armory
Rock Island
Department of Defense
Armory
Defense Department
Booz, Allen and Hamilton
New York
Boland
Booz
Office of Economic Adjustment
U.S
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Defense
Paul R. Ignatius
Wilson Powers to Curb Rhodesia in Emergency Move
London report: Prime Minister Harold Wilson acts under new emergency powers to strip Rhodesia of Commonwealth trading privileges and annul its parliament, aiming to keep Rhodesia as part of Britain while sanctions hit the white minority government led by Ian Smith. The decree comes without immediate votes and expires in 28 days unless approved by Parliament.
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Harold Wilson
Rhodesia
House of Commons
House of Lords
Wilson
Britain
Ment
Ian Smith
United Kingdom
United Nations
Smith
U.N
Bank of England
Zurich
Brussels
Vermont Official Calls for Lantern on Vehicle at Night
Vermont official James E. Malloy urges a legal change to require a tail light on wagons and hay rides at night. The 19th century rule allowing lanterns would be updated to reduce fire risk and improve road safety across Vermont.
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Vermont
Montpelier
James E. Malloy
Malloy
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Domino retrieval after child swallows piece at party
Dennis recovering after swallowing a domino at a Newport Isle of Wight gathering. The piece slipped from a game piece into his beer Monday, prompting medical retrieval.
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Isle of Wight
Ufd
Michael
Dennis
Three New Gang Slayings Baffle Boston Police
Police in Greater Boston faced a grim wave as three more gang related killings on Monday raised the total to 28 over 20 months. Victims include John B. O’Neil, 26, and Raymond Di Stasio, 33, found shot at a Revere cafe, with evidence suggesting close range executions and a broader network linked to a prior death at Boston Garden area. Officials pressed for stronger state crime detection bureaus and funding, while lawmakers urged action to bolster law enforcement capacity.
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Boston
John B. O'Neil
Revere
Raymond di Stasio
Robert A. Palladino
Winchester
John F. Fitzgerald
Boston Garden
Palladino
DiStasio
O'Neill
O'Neil
John M. Schackleford
Wilmington
Charlestown
Schackleford
Whitefield
N. H
Lynn
John A. Volpe
Garrett H. Byrne
Suffolk County
Legisature
Byrne
John F. X. Davoren
Milford
Mansfield To Meet Leaders In Moscow Visit
U S Senate leader Mike Mansfield arrives from Poland with four colleagues for talks in Moscow with top Soviet officials including Premier Kosygin and Foreign Minister Gromyko. The mission aims to observe facts and seek a Vietnam settlement, with Mansfield described as close to President Johnson on foreign policy.
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Mike Mansfield
U.S
Senate
Viet Nam
Mansfield
Poland
Alexei N. Kosygin
Andrei A. Gromyko
Johnson
Europe
Southeast Asia
Warsaw
Washington
Hanoi
Paris
Charles de Gaulle
Peking
Veterans of Ia Drang drive victory in Chu Pung battle
U S 1st Air Cavalry Division reports annihilating remnants of a North Vietnamese regiment on Chu Pung mountain slopes. About 849 NVA bodies counted, with estimates up to 1,300 dead. U S casualties described as the war’s heaviest to date. Heavy fighting continued as U S and Vietnamese forces defended Ia Drang Valley amid air strikes, MiGs overhead, and B52 raids in a multi day operation near Pleime and the Cambodian border.
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Saigon
APD
U. S
1St Air Cavalry Division
Chu
Ia Drang
South Viet Nam
1St Cavalry
Ta Drang
U.S
Plei Me
Viet Nam
Laos
Cambodia
North Viet Nam
Second Venus Launch Announced by Soviet Union
The Soviet Union announced a second space shot toward Venus, launching Venus 3 in a heliocentric orbit similar to Venus 2. Venus 2 aims for Venus by late February, with unspecified outcome. Venus 3 weighs about 2116 pounds and carries different instruments, following a near-planned course.
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Soviet
Moscow
Soviet Union
Venus
Tass
Venus 3
Venus 2
Outer Space
Festival Rezoning Action Postponed
Middletown Rhode Island AP reports the town council postponed a rezoning request for a 100 acre site bought Friday by George Wein, producer of the Newport jazz and folk festivals. Attorneys sought reclassification from residential use, but council delayed action to avoid binding the incoming council.
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Middletown
R.I
George Wein
Wein
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