Artist guilty of trying to kill Pope
Benjamin Mendoza y Amor a Bolivian painter was found guilty of attempting to murder Pope Paul VI in Manila on November 27. He received a prison term from two years four months to four years two months and the judge rejected surrealism as a defense. The Pope forgave him after the attack. Mendoza planned the act in detail and could have killed the Pope if not halted.
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Paul VI
Manila
Mendoza
Pedro Bautista
Albert
Pete’ Thomas
Cairo
Ill
Thomas
Alfonso Farmer
United Front
Charles Goodell
New York
Nixon
Vietnam
Goodell
Yale University
Hodges backs wage and price controls to curb inflation
Former North Carolina Governor Luther Hodges, ex secretary of commerce under Johnson, urged on Monday that wage and price controls are the only way to stop inflation in the United States. He said he supported such controls two or three years ago and they are now even more important.
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United States
North Carolina
Luther Hodges
Hodges
Commerce
Johnson
Last Ride Ends In Whale Attack At Sea World
Anette Eckis a 22 year old Sea World secretary was bitten by a 4200 pound male killer whale named Shamu in a pool incident. She described the event from a San Diego hospital bed after the whale refused to release her leg.
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Anette Eckis
Sea World
San Diego
Shamu
Miss Eckis
Heavy fighting in A Shau Valley precedes major Allied offensive
In Saigon and Phnom Penh reports describe heavy clashes as American and South Vietnamese patrols confront Communist forces in the A Shau Valley while B 52s pound positions to support the upcoming assault. Separately, Catherine Webb’s body is found in Cambodia after her disappearance during a battlefield coverage mission.
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A Shau
Phnom Penh
Catherine
Kate’ Webb
United Press International
Cambodia
Miss Webb
Highway 4
Polluted Birmingham faces triple critical air reading
National report shows Birmingham Alabama air pollution at 607 micrograms per cubic meter, over three times the critical level. Health officials warn vulnerable residents to stay indoors as little relief is seen ahead.
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Birmingham
Ala
U.S. Public Health Service
Jefferson County
Shepard: space program moves beyond gee whiz stage
Apollo 14 commander Alan Shepard told newspaper executives that space exploration has progressed to valuable discovery and exploration. He noted the program has earned profits in basic research and will be worth more in the future.
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Alan Shepard
Shepard
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