Meatless Fridays End For U S Catholics Dec 2
The National Conference of Catholic Bishops freed about 45 million U S Catholics from mandatory Friday abstinence on most Fridays effective December 2. Exceptions remain for Ash Wednesday and Fridays in Lent while urging continued abstinence from fresh meat on those days.
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Washington
USS
National Conference of Catholic Bishops
U.S
France
Italy
Canada
Vatican Council
National Conference
Philip M. Hannan
New Orleans
Nicholas I
Woman Survives Crash Piercing by Pipe
Judith Parrott, 24, survived an accident after a 1 inch pipe rail pierced her car through the windshield and through her chest. Police rescue sawed the pipe and freed her. the pipe also passed through the seat. She was treated at Carney Hospital and expected to go home in four or five days.
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Boston
Judith Parrott
Carney Hospital
Blazing Raccoon Burns Church In Fort Smith
A raccoon with a burning fur coat sparked a grass fire that spread to the Enterprise Baptist Church, burning the building to the ground in Fort Smith Arkansas. Deputy Sheriff Carl Coneley said the animal emerged from a trash barrel with its coat on fire after burning debris was dumped into the container. The raccoon fled and its fate was unknown.
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Fort Smith, Ark
Enterprise Baptist Church
Carl C. Coneley
Rockefeller Mixes Rumba With Politics During Vacation
AP report from Virgin Islands details Governor Nelson Rockefeller meeting with Republican leaders and discussing 1968 ambitions while on vacation. He denies seeking the nomination, touts Javits, notes Reagan stance, and hints at future talks with Michigan and Pennsylvania governors. In Detroit, four major auto makers GM Ford Chrysler and American Motors cut production due to weak sales and lower profits.
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Virgin Gorda
Rockefeller
St. Croix
New York
Jacob K. Javits
Ronald Reagan
California
Reagan
Detroit
General Motors
Ford
Chrysler
American Motors
U. S
Frederic G. Donner
Lee A. Iacocca
Ford Motor Co
Fish remains popular after Friday meat ban in Catholic Church
In Upstate New York reactions to bishops lifting the Friday meat ban show many restaurant owners and fish sellers believe patrons will stay with fish. J Richard Childs of Jeans Foods Inc says fish remains in style and only a few will switch to meat, mainly those who buy frozen fish sticks.
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Albany
N.Y
J. Richard Childs
Syracuse
New York State
New Jersey
New York
U. S
Childs
The
Jeans Foods Inc
Associated Press
Open Trash Burning Rules Take Effect
State wide rules to curb open burning of domestic and commercial trash will start in January with stricter air pollution controls. Dr Hollis S Ingraham said the Air Pollution Control Board now has broader powers. The board was created by Gov Rockefeller in his Clean Air Program. Major open burning will be barred and burning prohibited during pollution alert periods.
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Albany
N.Y
Hollis S. Ingraham
Air Pollution Control Board
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ingraham
Washington
Dean Rusk
United States
Viet Nam
Rusk
North
South
Czechoslovakia
Vladimir Kazan-Komarek
Street fight breaks out after dances in Tonawanda
Police in Tonawanda and nearby Buffalo break up a crowd of about 500 youths after two Friday night dances. One teen seeks hospital care for facial cuts, another for a severe eye injury. Twenty arrests include Michael Diegelman and Charles Russo on assault and disorderly conduct charges.
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Buffalo
N.Y
Tonawanda
Delaware Avenue
Bernard Street
Cardinal O’hara High School
the Cave
Michael Diegelman
Kenmore
Charles Russo
Russo
Kenmore Mercy Hospital
Diegelman
Supersonic Air Force Jet Crashes in Wisconsin. Nine Dead
A Strategic Air Command B52 bomber crashed in a remote Wisconsin wooded area near Stone Lake minutes after in air refueling. All nine aboard are feared dead. The aircraft departed from Barksdale AFB on a routine training mission and communicated with checkpoints moments before contact was lost. Witnesses reported a massive explosion and scattered wreckage.
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Hayward
Wis
Wisconsin
Strategic Air Command
Stone Lake
Air Force
Barksdale Air Force Base
Barksdale
Duluth
Minn
Air Force Base
Roger Langhamm
Wisconsin Conservation Department
Langhamm
Weather Near Normal In Most U S Regions
The Associated Press reports the nation's weather pattern shows minor changes with cool conditions in the North Central while most other areas run near normal or above. Temperatures range from near zero to eight above in Hibbing and teens in the Upper Mississippi Valley. Rain and strong winds affect the Pacific Coast, with Cape Blanco Oregon recording over a half inch in six hours. Skies are clear from California to Florida with mild 60s and 70s in the Gulf States. Cooler trends in the East and South, slight warmth in the Central and Northern Plains into Minnesota and Iowa.
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Associated Press
North Central
Hibbing
Minnesota
Mississippi Valley
Pacific Coast
Cape Blanco
Ore
Ozarks
Kentucky
Great Lakes
Appalachians
California
Florida
Gulf States
Plains
Iowa
Syracuse Man Killed in Suburban Crash
Jack Caraher, 43, of Syracuse died when the car he rode in veered off a road in Camillus, plunged down an embankment. He worked for a personnel service firm.
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Syracuse
N.Y
Jack Caraher
Camillus
New Italian Statute on Names May Cause Birthday Problems
Rome reports a new Italian law lets parents give non Italian names, likely disrupting the name day birthday system. The piece notes many celebrate saints’ days rather than birthdays, with millions tied to specific dates for names like Antonio Giovanni Giuseppe and Maria.
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Rome
Abbie
Italy
Antonio
Anthony of Padua
St. Anthony
Francesco
St. Francis of
Jack
Jake
St. James
St. John
Buck
Buster
St. Bartholomew
St. Boniface
Cambodian Troops Cross Border In Vietnam Border Clash
Cambodian soldiers crossed into South Vietnam near Thanh Tri in Kien Tuong Province and fought a brief clash with Vietnamese militiamen. A Vietnamese spokesman said 50 Cambodians entered about 500 yards, kidnapped a civilian, and stole 14 cattle before returning to Cambodia.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Cambodia
U. S. 25Th Infantry Division
Plei Djereng
Central Highlands
Thanh Tri
Kien Tuong
Popular Forces
U.S
Dang van Quang
Delta
Nguyen van Manh
Johnson Leaves Hospital For Texas Ranch Recovery
President Johnson checks out of Bethesda Naval Hospital to rest and recover at his Texas ranch after a six day stay following throat growth removal and hernia repair. Doctors cleared the flight home and Congress reconvenes January 10 with no White House schedule requiring his return.
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Washington
Johnson
Texas
White House
George Christian
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Maryland
Andrews Air Force Base
Bethesda
Congress
Wilbur J. Gould
Taxi Firm Head Shot and Slain in Plattsburgh Quest
Ernest Rushford owner of Champlain Taxi Co. was found fatally shot in his cab near Physicians Hospital in Plattsburgh New York. Police and DA Thomas North say Rushford, 68, was shot at least five times likely in a robbery attempt. The weapon was small caliber and no motive or missing money confirmed.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
Ernest Rushford
Champlain Taxi Co
Physicians Hospital
Thomas R. North
Clinton County
Rushford
North
New York City
Tragedy as rice truck plunges into canal
Twelve people died when a rice harvest truck skidded into a canal near Vijayawada in Andhra State. Police reported the accident today.
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Madras
India
Vijayawada
Andhra
Delta jet with 94 aboard makes smooth emergency landing
A Delta Convair 880 carrying 94 people diverted to Carswell Air Force Base after a jammed right landing gear. Captain J D Irvin brought the craft down at 11 22 p m on a foam coated runway with little damage and all 88 passengers and crew responding calmly.
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Fort Worth
Delta
Edward Lumen
Houston
TV-Radio Actors Postpone Strike
New York reports that TV and radio performers delay an industry strike until at least midnight Sunday as talks continue. A temporary accord with CBS NBC ABC and Mutual under federal mediator Abraham Desser bars use of interim tapings if a strike occurs, following AFTRA members approving a strike as contracts expired.
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NEW York
Afl-Cio American Federation of Television and Radio Artists
Notre Dame
Michigan State University
Abraham Desser
AFTRA
CBS
NBC
ABC
Mutual Broadcasting System
Marks birthday with relief fund drive in India
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi celebrated her 49th birthday by inaugurating a drought relief fund for northeastern India. She made the first contribution of 1,000 rupees.
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New Delhi
India
Indira Gandhi
Gandhi
Port Jervis Fire Damages Four Buildings. Four Firemen Hurt
A wind driven downtown blaze in Port Jervis New York injured four firefighters and caused about 300000 dollars in damage. Four four story structures were damaged including two clothing stores a furniture shop and a Sears Roebuck outlet. The upper floors held storage and the fire drew about 150 Port Jervis firefighters with help from neighboring communities.
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Port Jervis
N.Y
Sears-Roebuck
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