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Newspaper

Las Vegas Sun

Location

Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America

Date

Oct 31, 1962

Page

6

Priest shoots burglar in rectory attack near Chicago Loop

Rev Stephen O'Donnell of St Patrick's Church shot knife wielding intruder Larry Vernon after he attacked two sisters, Bride Walsh and Peggy Walsh, in the rectory. Both women died or were injured. Vernon was wounded and captured by police.

Chicago UPI Stephen O'Donn St. Patrick's Rurch Larry Vernon San Antonio Tex West Coast Sright Peggy Father O'Donnell Daniel Holiman Ting Chicago's Loop Vernon Holihan Pegazy Joseph Gruber Shirley Cartson North Hollywood Calif

Grenade misses American officers in Saigon attack

In Saigon three U S officers narrowly escaped a hand grenade thrown by two men on a motorbike. The device bounced off an officer’s head and exploded in the street, creating an eight inch crater. Three bystanders were injured. A spokesman identified the officers as Captain Langhein Major Croft and Navy Lieutenant Pernaue.

Saigon South Viet Nam UPT U.S Langhein Croft Navy Pernaue

California Gubernatorial Race Grows Hot

The California gubernatorial contest enters its final week with Cuba crisis coverage shaping state priorities. Nixon links civil defense gaps to Brown leadership while Brown defends civil defense efforts and criticizes Nixon for political opportunism amid national concerns.

California San Francisco UPT Cuba Sacramento Valley Richard M. Nixon Sacramento Edmund G. Brown New York Brown Washington

Ecumenical Council Studies Communion Changes at Vatican

The Ecumenical Council discussed allowing both bread and wine in Roman Catholic Communion, a shift seen in Protestant churches. The briefing noted potential use at weddings and concerns over hygiene and spillage, with no broad decision expected.

Vatican City UPC Ecumenical Council Council Frederick R. McManus Catholic University Washington, D. C McManus

Mississippi students attack guards during Meredith demonstration

UPI reports a large crowd at the University of Mississippi hurled soft drink bottles eggs and firecrackers at soldiers guarding James H Meredith during a campus demonstration. The unrest spread from the cafeteria to Bax ter Hall dormitory with police and marshals pursuing scattered youths. No injuries or arrests were recorded and Dean Love noted prior housing opposition was overridden by justice authorities.

Oxford. Miss UPI University of Mississippi Soldier Guards James H. Meredith Meredith Baxter Hall U. S Burns Tatum Love Baxter Justice Department

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