Pope’s Birth Control Edict Sparks Vatican “Storm”
Vatican sources report the papal document reaffirms traditional church teaching on birth control and rejects major changes while noting possible minor adjustments based on medical advances. It recalls Pius XI and XII positions, condemns restricting intercourse without justification, and notes John XXIII’s commission and Paul VI’s expansion to 60 members including lay experts.
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Kennedy Influence On Democratic Ticket Draws Mixed Reaction
A Harris Poll analyzes how adding Ed Kennedy to a Humphrey ticket would affect voter groups. Kennedy strengthens some blocs but fails to win over independents and educated voters, while McCarthy shows different crossovers.
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Czech Reform Leaders Head to Secret Soviet Meeting
The 11 member Czech Presidium left Prague for a critical confrontation with the Soviet Politburo at a secret Czechoslovak site. They defend their democratization program and urge calm actions to sustain talks as Soviet warnings grow. CTK announced the departure.
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Wary Republicans Draft 1968 Platform at Miami Beach
GOP platform writers in Miami Beach begin work on the 1968 campaign theme with nine governors and congress members guiding the draft under Dirksen. Key issues include Vietnam and urban aid, while Rockefeller and Nixon proposals indicate differing approaches to ending the war and funding cities.
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Nixon and rivals vie for votes amid national campaign rhetoric
Former officials foresee Nixon winning on the first ballot while Eugene J. McCarthy offers expansive urban renewal plans and a universal minimum income. Ronald Reagan denies a bid for delegates while George Wallace campaigns. the Dirksen committee prepares a broad platform with 180 witnesses and 280 statements.
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William Lamb Dies After Long Illness
William Marion Lamb aged 46 died yesterday at 5 30 p m from an incurable lung disease at his sister’s Las Vegas home 1348 Kashman Pr Las Vegas The Las Vegas area rancher was brother to Clark County Sheriff Ralph Lamb and Clark County Commission chairman Darwin Lamb and State Senator Floyd Lamb He is survived by three sons a daughter and Leila his wife along with siblings Marian Irma Fae Myrtle Wanda Sheldon Phil Larry and others Funeral arrangements were pending
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Taxis Operating Normally In Vegas
Despite grim predictions of strikes and violence in the Las Vegas taxicab sector cabs operated normally last night as officials watched the July 31 contract expiration between the Teamsters Union drivers and five leading cab companies. Wage disputes and cab cap numbers were the main issues fueling the volatile situation.
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Howard Hughes? Robber targets local laborer in downtown theft
Howard A. Hughes, a laborer of 1405 Deroge Street, reported being robbed of $45 after a downtown casino encounter that moved ten blocks away. The assailant allegedly stuck a weapon in his back during the theft.
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Reds Mass for Da Nang Drive in An Hoa Valley Action
South Vietnamese troops and U S advisers battled Viet Cong in the An Hoa valley near Da Nang, with 48 Communists killed in eight hours and up to 3,000 suspected infiltrators reported by U S intelligence. Allied losses were not recorded.
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Time Scoops Pope on Critical Edict
Time Magazine reports the Pope rejected artificial birth control as a means to family harmony and education. The encyclical denounces even the rhythm method and signals potential reform opposition from liberal Catholic supporters in Rome.
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Dusk To Dawn Curfew Extended In Michigan
Grand Rapids police reported 57 arrests over two unrest nights in the Negro section on the Southeast Side. About 28 fires were set with $100,000 damage to a lumber yard. Two men with pistols were jailed and 8 rounds found. a white Army lieutenant colonel suffered skull fractures in an assault.
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Six Persons Shot as Riots Hit Gary Broadway Looting
Six people were shot amid white riots and looting along a five block stretch on Gary's Broadway. Fires broke out as liquor and furniture stores were hit. Firefighter Eugene Craffey was wounded in the thigh, while Charles King, Gary's human relations commissioner, was shot in the elbow while disarming the shooter and later released from hospital.
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