Vatican and Lutheran Churches Plan First Contact Since Centuries
In Baltimore the Vatican and the Lutheran World Federation announce a joint seven member working group to meet soon for three days. They will discuss content scope and central theological issues for future dialogue between the Roman Catholic and Lutheran churches. Bishop Hermann Dietz Felbinger will lead the Lutheran delegation from Bavaria.
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Vatican
Lutheran World Federation
Geneva
Federation
U.S
World Council of Churches
Kurt Schmidt-Clausen
Vatican Secretariat
Hermann Dietz-Felbinger
Evangelical Lutheran Church In
Bavaria
Isleta Pueblo Leader Seeks Priest for Closed Church
Isleta pueblo governor Andy Abeita appeals to Franciscan order for a priest to reopen St. Augustine Church, shuttered after pastor Msgr. Fred Stadtmueller was handcuffed and removed. Archbishop James Davis and Cincinnati Franciscans defer action to Santa Fe. Abeita demands apology and return of the priest.
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Isleta
N.M
Andy Abeita
Isleta Pueblo
Albuquerque
Franciscan Fathers
Cincinnati
Ohio
Santa Fe
St. Augustine Church
New Mexico
James Peter Davis
Abeita
St. Augustine
Msgr
Fred Stadtmueller
Pueblo
Davis
Stadtmueller
Reservation
Machinists Near Agreement With Aerojet Officials
Negotiators for striking machinists at Aerojet General Corp plants in Sacramento and Azusa reached a tentative agreement with management after a month-long strike that idled 4500 workers in Sacramento and 1500 in Azusa. Sacramento Local 946 will vote Wednesday to accept. Azusa members will hear terms. The dispute centers on seniority, wages, and potential benefits cuts.
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Sacramento
Calif
Aerojet General Corp
Azusa
Aerospace Company
Jack Roberts
International Association of Machinists
San Francisco
Afl-Cio
Klan Probe Faces Delays as Flowers Seeks Hearings
In Alabama the House committee on Un-American Activities delays in hearings as Senator Flowers urges speed. He cites foot dragging and says Klan sympathizers hinder the probe while urging education on the group. In Sydney a 24 hour strike by 56,000 transport workers triggers the city first traffic jam on record.
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Sydney
Australia
Investigator Warns of Dangers as Klan Subversion Grows
Flowers, who has gathered intelligence from secret Klan contacts, warns the group uses civil rights rhetoric to hide its aims. He says threats have escalated since his probe began, with his wife receiving the strongest intimidation.
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Klan
Flowers
Betsy Ross Jailed for Drunkenness in Santa Monica
Betsy Ross, 51, celebrated the Fourth of July weekend but was jailed by police in Santa Monica for being drunk at a downtown intersection.
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Santa Monica
Calif
UPI
Betsy Ross
Manpower Training Committee Set Up by U.S. Chamber
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce announced it established a new manpower training committee to stimulate business interest in training and study employment problems nationwide. Chamber President Robert P. Gerholz said the panel would survey current training programs in schools private industry and government.
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Washington
UPI
U.S. Chamber of Commerce
Chamber
Robert P. Gerholz
Taxicabs Return to NYC Streets After Week-Long Strike
NYC taxis resume service after a week of stoppage led by AFL-CIO Taxi Drivers Organizing Committee seeking union recognition. Approximately 7,000 company cabs returned but demand was weak during a holiday weekend. 150 acts of violence and vandalism were reported. Both sides agreed to binding arbitration.
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New York
Afl-Cio
Spanish Burial Set For Robert Ruark
London report says American author Robert Ruark will have a private funeral at St. Mark's Church for London friends before his body is flown to Spain for burial at a Costa Brava resort. Palamos authorities ordered public honors and the Catholic Church will conduct services despite Ruark not being Catholic. Friends will escort the body from the Ritz Hotel in Barcelona to Palamos.
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London
UPS
Robert Ruark
Spain
St. Mark's Church
Alan Ritchie
Ruark
Barcelona
Palamos
Costa Brava
Ritz
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Nyc
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India
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