Bordeaux Winegate scandal opens in France trial
In Bordeaux a fraud case unfolds with 18 defendants charged in a scheme to upgrade cheap Riviera wines and mislabel Bordeaux names like Saint Emilion and Medoc. Lionel Cruse vows to be "the Nixon of Bordeaux" as prosecutors allege doctored labels on 2 million bottles for over 4 million francs in profits.
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Three women ordained priests hold communion at Riverside
Three women clergy defied church ruling by celebrating Holy Communion at Riverside Church in New York. About 2,000 applauded as they consecrated elements at a decorated table, offering communion to all attendees. The event followed a dispute over their ordination by four bishops in Philadelphia last July.
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Officer shot with own gun by truck rider
Coursa County sheriff deputy Vern Swanson was shot in the leg with his service revolver after approaching a truck with its lights out. A passenger leveled a shotgun and disarmed him before the two suspects fled. Swanson was found by a passerby and taken to Colusa hospital in stable condition.
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Rockefeller support drops 11 percent in poll
Newsweek cited Gallup and Harris polls showing Rockefeller's confirmation support sliding from 55 to 31 percent and 48 to 4 percent opposed, with other questions revealing mixed views on gifts, Ford’s need for him, and independence voters opposing his future presidency by 64 to 21 percent.
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