Vatican II Opens With World Embrace and Massive Council
The Roman Catholic Church readies for the Second Vatican Council with Pope John XXIII presiding. Observers from Protestant groups attend, Greek Orthodox abstains, and 2 600 rulers of the church gather in St Peter's for a historic effort toward Christian unity amid pageantry and prayers.
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Istanbul
Rome
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Christian Unity
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Vatican II
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Italy
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Peter
Christ On Earth
Catholic Laymen Push for Bigger Role in Church Affairs
Indications are that Roman Catholic laymen seek a larger voice in church governance ahead of the Second Vatican Council opening in Rome. Leaders like Philip Scharper and John Walsh urge lay participation in councils, episcopal selections, and diocesan governance to strengthen collaboration between laity and clergy.
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America
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New York
John Walsh
Weston College
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Montreal
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Boston
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Monterrey-Fresno
Calif
Baton Rouge
Robert E. Tracy
Msgr
John Tracy Ellis
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Eucharist
Council
Youth shot in back as Plainview police hunt trio
Plainview officers probe a Tuesday night hijacking after Roy Alonzo, 15, was shot in the back in a park by three youths in a car. He was treated at Plainview Hospital. one youth demanded money and shoes before fleeing. Police chased a recently sold car linked to the suspects while the driver remains at large.
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Sheriff's Department
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Roy Alonzo
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Plainview Hospital
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Beard
Dallas Winner In New Court Test On Runways
Dallas won another round in its fight over Love Field runway expansion as U S District Judge Sarah Hughes refused a temporary injunction to block the Dallas Fifth Court of Civil Appeals from taking part in the case. Homeowners plan to appeal to the 5th U S Circuit after the ruling. The federal suit seeks to invalidate airport revenue bonds pending a public referendum.
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Love Field
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Dallas Court of Civil Appeals
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5Th
U.S. Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Kennedy Declares Mississippi Disaster Over Chlorine Tank Recovery
President Kennedy declared a major disaster area in Mississippi as crews prepare to raise four liquid chlorine tanks from a sunken barge in the Mississippi River near Natchez. Officials cooperate, with Barnett stating no emergency is expected from the salvage operation.
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Kennedy
Mississippi
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Mississippi River
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Barnett
Agriculture Meet Set for November 8 9 in Lubbock
The Texas Agricultural Workers Assn will hold its annual meeting in Lubbock on November 8 and 9 with registration at 9 a.m. and events starting at 10 a.m. at the Pioneer Hotel. Tours of local facilities will accompany the program, chaired by Dr. A W Young of Texas Tech. The event is one of the state’s largest gatherings of agricultural workers.
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Cotton Acreage Boost Sought for Supima Fiber
Rep. Joe Montoya and Rep. Tom Morris urged a rise in 1963 Supima cotton acreage from 100,293 to 164,000 acres. They pressed Agriculture Secretary Freeman to approve the larger allotment, noting demand exceeds current production and grows from a grower promotion drive.
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Washington
Joe Montoya
Tom Morris
New Mexico
Orville Freeman
West Texas
Desegregation Pace Varies by College Type in South
A Southern School News report shows desegregation policy more evident in white colleges. It states 146 of 234 white institutions in the region accept or enroll whites, while only 15 of 51 Negro schools will admit whites.
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South
Southern School News
Woman dies in bottle fuel explosion at Cool
AP reports Miss Ima Hillard about 50 died in a house trailer blast near Cool Texas six miles east of Mineral Wells Investigators traced the explosion to a bottled fuel stove odor and flammable vapors in the trailer authorities said
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Cool
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