Italy tanker disaster off Sicily kills five crewmen
A violent explosion and fire aboard the Italian tanker Ugo Fiorelli five miles off Gela Sicily killed the captain Fino Donato aged 47 and four crewmen. The crew of 17 and a ship officer’s wife escaped by swimming to the sea as the tanker burst into flames. Two tugs recovered a body. three others died later in hospital from severe burns. Five others were in very serious condition at Gela hospitals.
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Caltanissetta
Sicily
Ugo Fiorelli
Gela
Fino Don
Ato
Rome
Taxi plan to foil attackers in Rio de Janeiro
Rio taxi drivers begin issuing 10,000 forms to be filled by drivers after picking up a passenger. The forms record the car licence number time and place and passenger ID card number and destination to hand to a policeman or petrol station attendant as a safety measure after 16 taxi driver murders this year.
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Rio DE Janeiro
Rio
Taxi Drivers Union
Nixon hints at Soviet talks amid campaign news conference
In San Antonio Nixon said there had been discussions of some kind of meeting with Soviet leaders before year end. He spoke after a two hour meeting with Johnson and advisers at the ranch, noting no plans for a Johnson Moscow trip but potential talks at various levels. Nixon criticized speculative reports on a trip and bomb pause.
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Texas
United States
Soviet Union
Richard Nixon
Nixon
Spiro Agnew
Maryland
Johnson
Wixon
Moscow
Russia
Ted
Paris
Humphrey
Agnew
Vietnam
North Vietnam
MP gets assurance on order in Greece
Australian Liberal MP William Bridges-Maxwell met Greek Prime Minister Papadopoulos in Athens for a one hour discussion on restoring parliamentary order after the 1967 army takeover. He noted the September 29 referendum on a draft constitution as a key first step and spoke with the Foreign Affairs under-secretary and officials.
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Greece
Athens
William Bridges - Maxwell
Robertson
Nsw
Bridges-Maxwell
Papadopoulos
Lima
Peru
Inter-parliamentary Union Conference
Forthcomet
Hridges-Maxwell
McGovern enters race for president
Senator George McGovern of South Dakota entered the Democratic presidential race aiming to end the Vietnam war. He signaled support for Kennedy's principles and acknowledged long odds, hoping to influence the nomination race between Humphrey and McCarthy and possibly accept a vice presidential role if he cannot win.
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Washington
George McGovern
South Dakota
Robert Kennedy
McGovern
Vietnam
Chicago
Humphrey
McCarthy
Minnesota
Nixon
Kennedy
Yarborough Endorses McCarthy For President
Senator Ralph Yarborough of Texas endorses Eugene McCarthy for the presidential nomination, saying McCarthy is the best man available to handle the duties of the President. He noted the Texas delegation favors McCarthy over Vice President Humphrey.
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Houston
NAP
Ralp Yarborough
Texas
Democratic Party
Eugene McCarthy
Humphrey
McCarthy
United States
Yarborough
Catholics Told to Obey Papal Contraception Edict
Mexico City archbishops and bishops urge faithful to accept the encyclical as a solemn teaching not to be disobeyed while noting its impact on limited private birth control programs. They acknowledge hardship for families and encourage responsible parenthood and conjugal love with support. In New York, Archbishop Cooke asks 1.87 million Catholics to receive the encyclical and recommends frequent reception of the sacraments to aid adherence.
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Mexico City
Roman Catholic Hierarchy
Mexico
Hut One
New York
Terence J. Cooke
Manhattan
Bronx
Staten Island
Hovercraft lead daring hover raid on Vietcong coast
AAP-Reuter report says British designed hovercraft with machine guns attacked Vietcong coastal villages near Hue. 42 Vietcong killed, 98 suspects detained as sampans, divers and troops were engaged. US Marines and South Vietnamese police pursued Vietcong along the coastline. In Da Nang area heavy fighting continued with over 100 North Vietnamese entrenched. B-52 strikes around Saigon dropped 600 tons of explosives on enemy bases and infil rail routes as operations intensified.
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Saigon
Hue
Vietnam
South Vietnam
da Nang
1St Marine Division
da Mang
Hau Nehia
Long An
Salgon
US Marine Charged With Five Murders In Vietnam
A 20 year old US Marine was charged with battlefield murder of five Vietnamese civilians near a village south of Da Nang. Lance Corporal Denzil R. Allen faces five murder counts while six other marines faced individual charges. Major General Carl A. Youngdale, commander of the 1st Marine Division, holds authority to review or order a court martial.
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DA Nang
Vietnam
Squ
Denzil R. Allen
Carl A. Youngdale
1St Marine Division
Abortion plan for India outlined by government
New Delhi reports the Indian Government aims to permit abortions on a limited basis. Family Planning Minister Satya Narain Sinha told MPs that abortions could be allowed for women at great risk to health if pregnancy continued. The plan seeks to reduce birth rate while addressing severe health concerns.
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New Delhi
Satya Narain Sinha
Priest Weds Divorced Mother in Los Angeles Ceremony
In Los Angeles a suspended Roman Catholic priest married Mary Ellen Wall, a 29 year old divorced mother and Seattle socialite, at a Presbyterian church with a Jewish rabbi witness. The Rev William H Pabay officiated, citing his views on church racial activism as a factor in the union.
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Los Angeles
William H. Pabay
Mary Ellen Wall
Davester
Seattle
William Kramer
Burbank
Bill Dubay
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