Four Americans Named Cardinals by Pope Paul VI
Pope Paul VI elevated 27 new cardinals including four Americans John J Krol Patrick L O Boyle John P Cody and Francis G Grennan. The U S now has nine cardinals the most ever as the Sacred College reaches 120 members.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
Sacred College of Cardinals
John Joseph Krol
Philadelphia
Patrick Louis O’ Boyle
Washington, D.C
John Patrick Cody
Chicago
Francis G. Grennan
United States
Paul
Albert Cardinal Meyer
Major Gasoline War Develops in Athens
Athens faces a fierce gasoline war as stations cut prices. Bee outlets advertise regular at 24.9 cents and premium at 27.9, while major oil stations range 27.9 to 29.9 per gallon. Several managers say prices will drop two more cents per gallon soon.
Train derailment sparks TNT fire in Spartanburg
A boxcar carrying 100000 pounds of TNT caught fire after a train derailment in Spartanburg County. Police ordered evacuations over a wide area as responders battled the blaze and secured the site. Further details on damages or injuries were not immediately available.
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Spartanburg
S.C
Chichester Returns From Globe Circumnavigation
Sir Francis Chichester, aged 65, ends a 28,500 mile solo voyage aboard Gipsy Moth IV. He completed 107 days outward to Sidney and 119 days home around Cape Horn. He looks forward to peace and the “delights of shore life” after the epic, solitary journey.
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Ganville J. Watt
Plymouth
England
Francis Chichester
Globe
Sidney
Australia
Cape Horn
Mariner
Israel Expected to Launch Sinai Land Assault
AP reports U S Navy officers foresee Israel invading the Sinai Peninsula if Egypt sinks a ship bound for Israel in the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel relies on mobile troops and oil from Elath, while Egypt maintains stronger Red Sea forces including submarines and PT boats.
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U.S. 6Th Fleet
Israel
Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
Gulf of Aqaba
Gulf
East Africa
Asia
U.S. Navy
Elath
Middle East
Gamal Abdel Nasser
Red Sea
Nasser vows no retreat from blockade amid Gaza strike
Arab mortar and machine guns from the Gaza Strip fired on farmers and soldiers inside Israel. An Israeli army spokesman said one Israeli was slightly wounded as firing ceased after about 40 minutes. Nasser announced he would not retreat from shipping blockade in the Gulf of Aqaba. Israel’s premier said the army is ready to fight aggression, including a blockade.
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Lebanon
Gaza Strip
Israel
Tel Aviv
Middle East
G. Abdel Nasser
Gulf of Aqaba
Levi Eshko
Gaza
Palestine Liberation Army
U.N
Egypt
Markets At A Glance in New York and Chicago
Stocks eased as market activity remained slack in New York. Wheat, corn and oats traded lower in Chicago with soybeans under liquidation. Butcher hogs held steady to 25 cents higher with about 5,500 receipts, top 25.25.
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New York
Chicago
Communists Shell Hue and Hit Hue Hotel
Communist gunners bombarded the central coast and Hue after a dawn attack. U S troops of the 3rd Brigade of the 25th Infantry engaged near Duc Pho, facing mortars and automatic fire. Four killed and 17 wounded in Hue, including a Polish Indian Canadian ICC member. hotel 80 percent destroyed but ICC members escaped. No American casualties reported. See COMMUNISTS On Page A-2.
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George McArthur
Saigon
U.S
Hue
Bomba Hue Hotel
International Control Commission
25Th Infantry Division
Duc Pho
Commission
Memorial Day Government Offices Remain Closed
State, county and local government offices will remain closed on Memorial Day. Essential services will continue with limited staff and emergency provisions in place.
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