Synod delegates favor papal consults before major rulings
In Vatican City AP report delegates to the Roman Catholic synod largely favor asking Pope Paul VI to consult bishops before major doctrine and morality rulings. A majority also support bishops meeting in Rome at least biennially to advise the Pope while final decisions remain with the Pope and Vatican bureaucracy.
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Matican City
Schaol
Rome
Vatican
Paul VI
Man Curia
Francis X. Murphy
Vietnam War Battles and Casualties Update
Report covers heavy fighting near Saigon with 46 enemy killed and 2 Americans dead when an OV10 Bronco was shot down. 1st Air Cavalry engaged in a 300 minute battle resulting in 5 American and 14 enemy deaths. additional clashes caused 2 American deaths and 7 wounded. Marines to withdraw. Thieu rejects immediate unilateral cease fire but open to negotiations. Saigon USO Club fire causes damage with no casualties.
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1St Army
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U.S. Navy
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Nixon
Thien
Brandt coalition wins 254 seats in West German vote
Bonn allies Brandt and Walter Scheel win 254 seats from 224 for the Social Democrats and Free Democrats form a governing majority, while Kiesinger's Christian Democrats decline. Brandt aims to set a policy plan for the Bundestag, pursue monetary revaluation and Western European unification, and move toward closer East European ties.
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Walter Scheel
Christian Democrats
Kiesinger
West Germany
Scheel
Bundestag
Bonn
Hurricane Laurie Triggers Louisiana Evacuation and Closures
Emergency measures spread along the Gulf Coast as Laurie neared. Red Cross reports 3,300 people sought shelter Monday night into Tuesday along the Louisiana coast while many others moved inland. Major plants and refineries such as Ingalls Shipbuilding in Pascagoula and Standard Oil’s refinery curtailed operations. Offshore rigs shut down and schools across several Louisiana parishes closed. Civil Defense officials kept watch, with emergency procedures checked but ready.
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Standard Oil Co
Weightlessness a Factor in Biosatellite Monkey Decline
Biosatellite 3 researchers led by Dr. W. Ross Adey say weightlessness contributed to the monkey's deterioration due to fluid shifts and circulatory changes. Some scientists warn confinement may have been more factors than gravity, with NASA officials noting heart deconditioning in cramped Gemini flights but not in Apollo craft. Final Biosatellite report pending. news conference planned for Wednesday in NASA Washington headquarters.
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National Aeronautics and Space
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Manned Spacecraft, Center
Houston
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America
Biosatellite 3
W. Ross Adey
University of California
Los Angeles
NASA
Washington,d.c
Fage One Curfew Hearing Details Kirby Brothers Case
Witnesses testified that Vincent and Lee Kirby and Clinton Cline, the assistant jailer, fought in the prisoner registration office near the county jail on Sept 12. Vincent was charged with illegally shooting firecrackers, Lee with interfering with officers. Cline was acquitted of assault against the Kirbys, but Judge John C. Clifford convicted Lee Kirby of interfering with officers and assaulting Cline.
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Clinton Cline
Vincent Kirby
Lee
Cline
John C. Clifford
State District Court
Lee Kirby
Kerouac Dies Age 47 Beats Pioneer of Open Road Tales
AP report from St. Petersburg says Jack Kerouac died at 47 after a gastric hemorrhage. Stella Kerouac, his wife, cited heavy drinking in recent days and Kerouac’s loneliness. He rose to prominence with On the Road and The Dharma Bums, shaping the Beat generation and inspiring later hippie culture.
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Stella
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New York City
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Kerouac
Jacki McClintock
St. Petersburg Times
Allen Ginsberg
America
Ginsberg
Upstate
New York
Mexico City
Pan American jet hijacked with 36 aboard to Cuba
A Pan American Airlines Boeing 720 with 36 people aboard was hijacked en route from Mexico City to Miami and diverted to Havana. Passengers included Florida State Senator Tom Slade and two Peruvian delegates to a Interpol General Assembly. The hijacker, described as a 17 year old, demanded the plane be steered to Cuba and briefly spoke with Slade before the aircraft returned to Miami.
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Mexico City
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Merida
Mexico
Florida
Tom Slade
Jacksonville
Hank Shors
Deroi Slade
Slade
Juan Barletti
Artiboro Mejia
Barletti
Mejia
Corliss Mullins
Tom
Somali coup reshapes government after president's death
Somalia plunged into a political shift after the assassination of President Shermarke. Troops controlled Mogadishu as the National Assembly considers a new president. Acting President Muktar Mohamed Hussein is among leading candidates. Border claims and drought hardships were central issues as observers note public frustration with a stalled parliamentary system.
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Aden
Gulf of Aden
Somalia
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Somali Republic
Kenya
Ethiopia
France
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Egal
Shermarke
National Assembly
Muktar Mohamed Hussein
Hussein
Inflationary spillover from budget outlook discussed
An administration source warns the 1970 budget may shrink the expected surplus to under 2 billion dollars if Congress increases Nixon’s spending requests. A potential mini-recession in early 1970 could be followed by inflationary revival, with inflation psychology posing a challenge to dampening efforts. Without tax relief or investment credit repeal, the risks may worsen.
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Congress
Nixon
Berlin power plays shift after German election
Officials see Moscow warming toward Bonn since Germany’s election as Brandt may now sign the nuclear nonproliferation treaty. Moscow’s stance depends on Ulbricht’s leverage in the Kremlin, with the East German leader seen as aiming to block Bonn’s reconciliation with the Communist bloc.
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Brandt
Kiesinger
West Germany
West’ Germany
Walter Ulbricht
East Germany
Kremlin
Ulbricht
Liberal Democrat Overcomes Early Deficit in Atlanta Mayor Runoff
Liberal Democrat Sam Massell erased an early lead by Republican Rodney Cook to appear the winner in Atlanta's nonpartisan mayoral runoff. With 125 of 149 precincts reporting, Massell led 44,709 to 33,910 and held 52.83 percent to Cook's 47.16. Massell built strength in Black precincts while Cook led White areas, as turnout remained robust across a divided coalition of business interests and Black voters.
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Atlanta, Ga
Sam Massell
Rodney Cook
Massell
Cook
Horace E. Tate
Ivan Allen Jr
Courtroom echoes as expert witnesses argue Kopechne drowning
In a 14 minute recording Kennedy described diving to save Miss Kopechne but being forced back by the current. Toxicologist Firemuth supported drowning as the cause, noting pink stains and typical foam in drownings. Other experts questioned conclusiveness of autopsies while exhumation opponents urged against it.
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Miss Koopechne
Henry C. Fiiemuth
Baltimore
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Werner Spitz
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Kopechne
Flanagan
Firemuth
Spitz
Donald R. Mills
Dukes County
Mass
Joseph F. Spellman
Philadelphia
George Katas
Boston
Carl H. Wecht
Pittsburgh
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Kopechnes
Mary Jo Kopechne
Mary
Jo. Kopechne
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Damascus
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Coms Mando
Lebanon
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Helou
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Syria
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Amman
Beirut
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Chilean army mutiny led by Brig. Gen Viaux
Chile faces a military mutiny led by Brig. Gen Roberto Viaux Marambo who blocks barracks in Santiago after being retired from the 1st Army Division. He vows dialogue with President Frei while claiming 85 percent army backing. Government declares siege and disperses rebels as unions rally in support.
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Antofagasta
Viaux
Eduardo Frei Montalva
Christian Democratic
Chile
U.S
Peru
Bolivia
Santiago
Tacna
Tungay
Tacsa
Frei
Yungay
van Army
1St Division
Yun- Say
San Felipe
Nixon and Johnson clash over Vietnam veterans program report
A minority report opposing the measure is filed by Nixon and Sap No Republican on the committee while Donald E. Johnson, administrator of veterans affairs and chair of the President's advisory committee on the Vietnam Veteran, submits an interim report at the White House endorsing the program.
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Donald E. Johnson
Administrator of Veterans, Affairs
White House
Nixon
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