Cardinals locked in for papal election at Vatican
One hundred eleven cardinals gathered inside the Apostolic Palace after Mass in St Peter's to begin the conclave for a pope to lead the Roman Catholic Church. They entered the Sistine Chapel with a choir singing Veni Creator as 88 staff members followed to support the secret ballot process.
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Vatican City
Apostolic Palace
St Peter's Basilica
John Paul I
Sistine Chapel
Monsignor
Virgilio Noe
Vatican
John Paul
Snake eats brother as boa tragedy ends feeding pair
Gregg Sommers recounts how his two pet boas, Mingo and Rom, fought over a rat in their tank. Rom tightened around Mingo and began swallowing him, leaving Sommers devastated as the larger snake continued to eat. The incident occurred after Sommers, 18, fed the pair in their bedroom with both snakes about five feet long.
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Denver
Gregg Sommers
Sommers
Tax package faces final push as Carter eyes veto risks
In Washington the 95th Congress rushes to adjourn with tax and energy bills stalled in the Senate. Negotiators press to craft a White House acceptable package, including capital gains relief and a home sale exemption for those 55 and older, while related measures on airline regulation and Alaska land disposition loom. The House and Senate seek a final measure before adjournment amid veto threats and ongoing policy fights.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
House
White House
Congress
Senate House
Tellico
Tennessee
Poisoned Parasol and other spies in the news
A sweeping roundup of spy cases from London to New Jersey highlights the peril and intrigue of Cold War espionage. Incidents include the poisoned parasol murder of Bulgarian defector Georgi Markov in London, a Bulgarian BBC link, and multiple alleged defectors and informants tied to the CIA, KGB, and British intelligence.
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Washington
London
Paris
New Jersey
CIA
State Department
Vietnam
Chesapeake Bay
Los Angeles
Chicago
FBI
Georgi Markov
Scotland Yard
Vladimir Simeonov
British Broadcasting Corporation
Vladimir Kostov
Bulgarian Television and Radio Network
Arc de Triomphe
Shevchenko
U.S
Markov
Simeonovy
BBC
Jim Nevill
Teo Lirkoff
Consumer debt worries Miller at hot Springs meeting
In Hot Springs Virginia AP Miller warns that consumer and mortgage debt are rising and debt service is heavy. He says a recession would strain households and the economy would face problems. Reg Jones GE concurs debt is grave concern.
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Hot Springs
Federal Reserve
G William Miller
Miller
Reginald Jones
General Electric Co
Ford to refund $1.2 million yearly in repossession case
The FTC says Ford Motor Co and Ford Motor Credit will refund about $1.2 million annually to buyers in a 22 year-old case accusing repossession profiteering. The consent order requires future surpluses be paid within 45 days and covers 3,500 dealers with about 100,000 in refunds from May 1, 1974.
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Washington
Ford Motor Co
Federal Trade Commission
FTC
Ford
Ford Motor Credit Co
Bruce Carter
Gordon B. MacKenzie
General Motors Corp
Chrysler Corp
Consumer Credit
Chrysler
Miserable Weather Predicted With Rain Today and Tomorrow
The forecast calls for rain today tonight and tomorrow with highs in the low to mid 50s and lows around the upper 30s A 20 percent rain chance today rising to 30 percent tonight emphasizes wet conditions ahead.
Wood Badge tests adult Scouts in the Mound Builders area
Staff writer Joy Jones visits Camp Hook to observe a typical Wood Badge afternoon as adult Scouts undergo rigorous physical and mental skill testing. The feature appears on Page 31. Lorin Hollander may extend his April concert into a residency program with local schools coordinated by Middletonian Sondra Rossi. Mary Jo Klaber has the full story on Page 17. The Alamo is redesigned as an early poured concrete house in Franklin, remodeled from demolished structures, with story and photos on Page 53.
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Mound Builders Council
Joy Jones
Camp Hook
Lorin Hollander
Sondra Rossi
Hollander
Mary Jo Klaber
Franklin
James Stewart
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Dodgers
Arkady Shevchenko
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