Triumphal Holy Land Tour Ends With Papal Return
Pope Paul VI, aged 66, returned to the Vatican in a torchlit procession after a historic Holy Land pilgrimage. He prayed at Bethlehem and Nazareth, met Patriarch Athenagoras I, and sent peace appeals to 224 world leaders. The trip marked a first papal visit to the Holy Land and aimed to heal the Catholic Orthodox Schism.
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Peaceful year for city casinos on the downtown alley deal
A reader laments Senate like bickering as the City Commission maintains a shaky peace over public alleys ceded to Fremont, Golden Nugget, Mint, and Horseshoe casinos. The piece details alley acquisitions behind the Fremont Hotel and Mint, sparking protests from the fire department and casino rivals.
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County Voters Weigh Bonds for Convention Center and Parks
County voters decide on a bond package to fund a convention center land purchase and park projects. If approved, about 12 million would buy 411 adjacent acres owned by Mrs. Dorothy Brown, with 5 million for center expansion and 1 million for countywide recreation facilities. Polls run 7 am to 7 pm per County Clerk Helen Scott Reed.
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Nazi guards face trial at Auschwitz war crimes tribunal
Emil Bednarek testified that tending 40 children during the camp's dormitory era was the hardest job and that the children often misbehaved as he faced accusations of beating prisoners and freezing them. Franz Lucas admitted little while describing role in selecting slave laborers and gas chamber victims. Gerhart Neubert recalled trouble after learning his wife was Jewish.
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Stolen Safe Held At Tropicana Country Club
Tropicana Country Club reports the theft of a small safe and about $5000 in contents. Manager Carl Barbalet filed the report around 5 30 am. Deputies located the safe later but the contents were missing.
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Fisher Waits as Taylor Divorce Rumors Circulate in Mexico
Eddie Fisher remained silent amid reports that Elizabeth Taylor had empowered Mexican attorneys to file divorce proceedings. Fisher said he knew nothing and would comment only after official word, while sources noted Taylor had granted power of attorney to several Mexican officials.
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New York Attorneys Meet Over Taylor Fisher Burton Divorce
In New York lawyers for Elizabeth Taylor Eddie Fisher and Richard Burton met to advance a divorce agreement between Taylor and Fisher to smooth Taylor's intended marriage to Burton. Aaron Frosch Burton's attorney declined further comment while other lawyers Nelson Rudin and Louis Nizer represented Taylor and Fisher respectively. Fisher had earlier denied Mexican reports that he would begin divorce proceedings against Taylor, saying Burton’s wife had already obtained a Mexican divorce and expressing hope Taylor would file.
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Labor Secretary seeks progress in railroad work rules dispute
Wirtz to meet with railroad management and five brotherhoods to push talks on secondary issues in the long running dispute that has threatened a nationwide rail strike. President Johnson drafts state of the union message to be delivered to Congress with business and labor leaders invited to the White House. West Berlin urges East Germans to extend border pass for Christmas reunions amid tensions over tunnel attempts. Auburn records first Black student Harold Alonzo Franklin attending classes without incident. Jefferson Davis, kidney transplant patient, dies two months after chimpanzee kidney operation. kidneys functioned until death but anti rejection drugs weakened his condition.
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Narco raid ends with four arrests and heroin seized
City detectives arrested Lester Foy Ernest Newman Harold Fairman and Jerry Davis after forcing entry at 204 Jefferson St They seized one ounce of pure uncut heroin with an estimated street value of 400 to 7 000 if sold in caps The four have prior narcotics records and were charged or held on related counts
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