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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1968
Page
1
Iowa Methodist Bishop James S. Thomas was reappointed to lead about 320000 United Methodists in Iowa for four more years after his selection at the North Central Jurisdictional Conference in Peoria Illinois. He has led Iowa since 1964.
Viet Cong infiltrators attacked Tuy Hoa air base on the central coast of South Vietnam and destroyed six million dollars worth of planes. Nine Viet Cong were killed, one American wounded, as crews battled fires from rocket and satchel charges.
Miami Beach AP report notes Nelson Rockefeller's aggressive campaign to deny Nixon the first ballot Republican nomination. As platform hearings begin, delegates show mounting doubt about Nixon's November viability and some suggest a dark horse like Mayor John Lindsay could surface during extended balloting.
In Gary Indiana Mayor Hatcher lifted the curfew as calm returned after a weekend of violence that injured six and led to 170 arrests. Police said youth gang dissension sparked the disorders with the Kangaroos and Sin Cit Disciples named amid heightened volatility.
Sunday incidents left six people injured including a firefighter wounded by sniper fire while battling a blaze. Police with rifles and shotguns regained control after looting and sniper fire near a Gary area, tied to arrests of two Negro Sin City Disciples members during a rape probe involving a Gary white woman. Separately in Tampa a four day-old Siamese twin died after a five-hour separation operation. the surviving infant remained in an incubator. Autopsy ordered for the second infant.
Prague AP reports leaders of the Czechoslovak and Soviet Communist parties opened talks near the Soviet border aboard a Moscow delegation special train at Cierna. Forty Czechoslovak leaders including Alexander Dubcek arrived by plane, then by sleeper train. Brezhnev and Kosygin led the Soviet delegation. a strong police cordon protected the parked train and border area.
Vatican City AP reports Pope Paul VI banned the contraceptive pill and all mechanical and chemical means of birth control for Roman Catholics worldwide. He also said the rhythm method should not be regular practice, stating every marital act must be open to life. The decision rejects the majority commission’s easing proposal and foresees ongoing controversy.
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