Seminary students protest firings of priests in San Antonio
Nearly all 161 student priests at Catholic Assumption seminary wrote to Pope Paul VI in anguish over Archbishop Lucey firing four top administrators. They, plus 127 signers of a Rome and Washington letter, protest what they call inaction after 51 priests urged official channels only. A candlelight vigil and threats of an economic boycott followed Lucey’s dismissal amid a larger clash over church authority.
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San Antonio
Catholic Assumption Seminary
Paul VI
Robert Lucey
Lucey
Louis Michalski
Raymond Henke
Msgr
Roy Rihn
Walden
Pope Paul
Rome
Washington
Vatican
Lucey Thursday
Our Church
St. Paul
Association of Lay Involvement
Shortage Found in Center Point Mayor Funds Audit
A special audit of Center Point Mayor Tom Neenan reveals 2799 dollars unaccounted and due. State Auditor Lloyd Smith released the audit Thursday. county attorney is studying it for possible criminal action. The audit, tied to Linn county, followed unpaid fines from 1966 and 1967 reported only on July 15, 1968.
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Center Point
Tom Neenan
Lloyd Smith
Neenan
Linn
Attorney General’s Office
Highway Patrol
Ramon Novarro Slain in Rome
Ramon Novarro aged 69 a famed silent and early talking film star known for Ben Hur was found slain in his Rome home. Police said the nude body showed massive head injuries with a ransacked scene suggesting possible robbery.
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Hollywood
UPI
Ramon Novarro
Novarro
Robert Houghton
Houghton
Navarro
Jose Ramon Gil Samaniegos
Durango
Mexico
Today's Chuckle Fanatic: A Man Who Won't Change Mind
A light quip notes a man who cannot alter his mind or shift the subject, delivering a dry line about stubbornness and fixed focus. The caption implies a humor column theme centered on obstinacy.
Republican Foils Demo Machine in Tulsa Campaign
U S Senate candidate Henry Bellmon, campaigning in a Tulsa factory, paused behind a woman at an automatic drilling machine. As he began to introduce himself, the machine malfunctioned and the woman remarked that it had never done that before, then said she was going to vote for him.
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Tulsa
Henry Bellmon
U.S. Senate
Bellmon
Thieu Insists on Reciprocity Before Bombing Halt
In Saigon President Nguyen Van Thieu told troops the North Vietnamese must show reciprocity before any bombing pause. He rejected U S terms, saying Hanoi had not agreed and pledged to continue the fight until a clear step toward peace is taken.
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Saigon
U.S
North Vietnam
Nguyen van Thieu
Thieu
U. S
Hanoi
U.S. Combat Losses Hit Tallies in Vietnam Week
AP reports U.S. losses in Saigon with 109 American combat deaths in the past week and 717 wounded, 253 of whom were hospitalized.
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Saigon
War Leader Urges Resolve to Achieve Peace and Independence
In a speech the leader urged strong support to overcome obstacles and pressures on the path to true peace and to safeguard independence and liberty. A Tokyo dispatch cites Viet Cong calls for de escalation amid reports of a U S bombing halt before the presidential election. The leader warned Hanoi must show goodwill and talk directly. until then no unconditional bombing halt is accepted.
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Tokyo
Wilfred Burchett
South Vietnam
U. S
Burchett
Hanoi
U.S
Thien
Dope Peddlers Arrested in Coordinated Raids
Undercover trooper buys narcotics over six months, leading to pre-dawn raids in New Brunswick and nearby towns. More than 150 officers nab over 40 alleged door to door sellers of heroin and other drugs, with 21 heroin packets seized. Authorities stressed no syndicate link found.
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New Brunswick
N.J
George Kell
Rutgers University
Kell
Navy locates parts of USS Scorpion deep in Atlantic
Adm. Thomas Moorer said pieces of the hull of the nuclear submarine USS Scorpion were found about 400 miles southwest of the Azores in more than 10,000 feet of water. The submarine with 99 crew disappeared May 21 en route from the Mediterranean to Norfolk.
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Washington
Navy
Atlantic
Adm
Thomas Moorer
Naval Operations
Azores
Navy Oceanographic
Mediterranean Sea
Norfolk
Moorer
Humphrey Proposes Paid Government Work for Students
Hubert Humphrey called for paying students and granting academic credit for political and governmental work. He spoke at Fairleigh Dickinson University where hecklers demanded his ouster, but he urged supporters to drown them out and signaled a White House program modeled on national merit fellowships.
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Newark
Hubert Humphrey
Fairleigh Dickinson University
Humphrey
Nixon calls for bipartisan backing of popular vote winner
Dick Nixon urged Hubert Humphrey to pledge support for the candidate who wins the national popular vote if the election goes to the house. An AP survey shows no clear path to the presidency in the house for either party, with 16 delegations still undecided. Nixon planned a Madison Square Garden rally with Spiro Agnew after visiting Cleveland. He warned that a Humphrey victory via a divided house would bring four years of division. He also pledged to push private home ownership in blighted areas and private condominiums for low income families if elected.
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New York
Richard Nixon
Hubert Humphrey
Associated Press
George Wallace
Wallace
Nixon
Cleveland
Spiro Agnew
Iowa
ABC
Humphrey
White House
America
German Defense Clerk Found Dead by Own Action
Gerhard Boehm a 61 year old senior defense ministry clerk who had been missing since October 21 was found dead Thursday. An autopsy was ordered. His body was recovered floating in the Rhine about ten miles north of Bonn. He worked in the administrative and legal section and had no access to classified papers.
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Bonn
Defense Ministry
Gerhard Boehm
Rhine
Boehm
Soviets Put Squeeze On Czechs Economy
Prague sources report the Soviet Union pressed Czechoslovakia to boost heavy industry for Soviet needs and raise trade with the Soviet bloc to 85 percent. They warned of a $300 million loan linked to a heavy industry push, strengthening dependency on Soviet materials.
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Prague
UPI
Soviet Union
Kremlin
Czechoslovakia
Moscow
Josef Hamouz
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