Senate approves 1.7 billion military construction bill
Senate approves 17 billion in military construction funds including 15 million for Safeguard ABM. Need-based allocations cover Offutt Neb and Ellsworth S.D. bases among others, with 12.7 million for ABM research on Kwajalein Island and 2.3 million for NORAD tied control center. No funds for Grand Forks or Malmstrom ABM sites.
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Panthers Leaders Die in Chicago Raid Prompt Calls for Probe
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People petitions U S officials to investigate the shooting deaths of Black Panther leaders Fred Hampton and Mark Clark during a police raid on Hampton's West Side apartment. Illinois officials consider jurisdiction limits while Maywood residents push for murder charges against involved officers. Illinois Senator Charles Chow requests a Justice Department special representative.
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Chicago
Richard J. Daley
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Illinois Attorney General's Office
Allen A. Freeman
Freeman
Maywood
Illinois
Fred Hampton
Hampton
West Side
Mark Clark
Peoria
Ill
Cook County
Charles Chow
U.S. Justice Department
Flags at half staff for Nebraska Vietnam casualty
Lincoln UPI report notes flags on the Capitol and governor's mansion will fly at half staff today to mourn Air Force Captain Wade A. Greer of Omaha. He is identified as Nebraska’s 329th Vietnam War fatality and husband of Pamela K. Greer.
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UPI
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Governor
Air Force
Wade A. Greer
Vietnam
Greer
Pamela K. Greer
Omaha
Nebraska
One-Room School Museum Piece at Chadron State College
Chadron State College will convert a donated 1924 one room schoolhouse into a local education museum reflecting Nebraska schooling changes. Located 10 miles southeast of Chadron, the former District 11 Dawes County building will sit south of the Hildreth Education Building as restoration begins.
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Chadron State College
Nebraska
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Hildyeth Education
First Greek Orthodox Church Founded in New Orleans 1804
The first Greek Orthodox Church in the United States was established in New Orleans, Ja., in 1804.
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United States
New Orleans, Ja
Sirhan on liquid diet hunger strike at San Quentin
Sirhan B. Sirhan, Kennedy killer, is on a liquid diet hunger strike at San Quentin Prison protesting tight Death Row security. Associate Warden James Park cites at least one concrete threat and notes Sirhan offered to sign a waiver limiting liability. Sirhan compares prison conditions to a Nazi camp and says he will not starve himself, subsisting on cocoa and coffee.
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Calif
UPI
Sirhan B. Sirhan
Robert F. Kennedy
James Park
Iummer
Sirhan
Resse
Park
Lewis Nelson
Hitler
Kopechne autopsy exhumation decision due Wednesday
Wilkes Barre Pa UPI Judge Berhard C Brominski will rule at 9 30 a m Wednesday on the request to exhumed and perform an autopsy on Mary Jo Kopechne the 28 year old secretary killed in the July car crash involving Senator Edward Kennedy. The ruling follows a two day hearing and years of legal action by Edmun Dinis and Miss Kopechne's parents who oppose another funeral. Miss Kopechne is buried in Larksville nearby.
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UPI
Berhard C. Brominski
Mary Jo. Kopechnne
Senabr M. Kennedy
Brominski
Massachusetts
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Dinis
Astenin
Miss Kopechne
Miss Kopech
Bob Hope Plans Christmas Tour Opens in West Berlin
Comedian Bob Hope will start his overseas Christmas tour with nine performances at Deutschland Hall in West Berlin on December 17. He leads a 36 member troupe that includes Romy Schneider Connie Stevens Miss World and Les Brown and his band for the Army.
Pacific surf floods Southern California coast
Shorefront homes and streets flooded for a second day in Ventura Surfside Colony and Seal Beach as giant swells from a Gulf of Alaska storm surge inland. Officials reported fewer damages than the previous day with 39 Rincon Beach homes damaged and residents building sandbag walls along a five block stretch.
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Calif
UPI
California
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Seal Beach
Rincon Beach
Weather Bureau
Gulf of Alaska
Pacifc
Hawaiian Islands
Burned for Bible translation of William Tyndale
William Tyndale, a 16th century English reformer, faced severe punishment for daring to publish a Bible translation. His work challenged church authority and sparked waves of controversy across England, marking a pivotal moment in religious reform and the democratization of scripture.
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William Tyndale
Public execution and burning cited in Bible English history
The Encyclopaedia Britannica notes that copies were burned and a man was publicly strangled and burned at the stake. The entry reflects harsh enforcement against Bible English translations during the period.
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Encyclopaedia Britannica
Houseguests of Mr and Mrs Cockson
Guests at the home of Mr and Mrs James Cockson included Mr and Mrs Dick Ludwig and their son from Denver Colorado visiting over the weekend.
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James Cockson
Dick Ludwig
Denver, Colo
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