Forgotten Mexican murals reveal martyrdom on Nagasaki hill
In Cuernavaca Cathedral a hidden pair of murals emerged during cleaning. The large depictions show a religious tragedy across Japan with crucifixions and beheadings near a site called Martyr's Mount near Nagasaki. Relman Morin reports from New York.
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Relman Morin
New York
Cuernavaca Mexico
Mexico
Japan
Nagasaki
Cuernavaca
Far East
Acapulco
Manila
Rare Currency Theft Leads to Arrests in Omaha
An anonymous tip triggered police to arrest Billie Ray Keegan and Jerry Lee Porter on Salina Kansas theft warrants for a rare currency collection worth thousands. Keegan, held for extradition, and Porter, nabbed after fleeing a downtown motel, face Kansas authorities. A woman with Porter and a young girl with Keegan were questioned or released.
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Salina
Kan
Billie Ray Keegan
Vancouver Wash
Jerry Lee Porter
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Keegan
Porter
Kansas
Union Pacific Plans Rock Island Offer Around Labor Day
Union Pacific Railroad said it will send its formal exchange offer to Rock Island stockholders around Labor Day and seek Interstate Commerce Commission approval. The bid rivals Chicago and Northwestern for Rock Island control and offers Rock Island common for a new Union Pacific preferred share convertible into 0.85 UP common. The offer includes a $1.80 per share dividend on the new preferred for three years.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Rock Island
Union Pacific
Interstate Commerce Commission
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
House Votes Pass Bill On Reapportionment Jurisdiction
Washington AP reports a Wednesday House roll call of 218 voting for a bill to strip federal courts of jurisdiction over legislative reapportionment. The roll call lists supporters Hull Ichord Edmondson Steed Wicker Hall Avery Cole Ellsworth Shriver Shubitz and Shubitz with Kansas Republicans and opposed by Bolling Karsten Randall Sullivan Jarman Curtis Belcher among Missouri and Oklahoma Democrats and Republicans.
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Hull and Ichord
Missouri
Albert Edmondson Steed
Wickersham
Oklahoma
Hall
Avery Cole
Ellsworth
Shriver
Shubitz
Kansas
Bolling
Karsten
Randall and Sullivan
Jarman
Curtis
Belcher
Today In History Highlights From 1964 AP List
Framed as a dated history rundown for Friday August 21 1964 the piece tallies major events by year from 1858 Lincoln Douglas debates to oil discovery in Titusville 1859 to 1941 and 1943 wartime milestones and notes recent political and disaster events including a 1963 Vietnamese martial law order and a 1963 Buddhist crackdown.
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Ottawa
Ill
Senate
Stephen Douglas
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Edward L. Drake
Titusville
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Russia
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Kiska
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Labor Party
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Britain
Red China
What Hasn't Happened Is What Stirs Political Pot
AP News Analyst notes that the upcoming conventions heighten interest not from actions but from what remains unresolved. Kennedy may run for New York Senate, Johnson's VP pick looms, and debates with Goldwater seem likely, signaling a rough campaign ahead.
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Robert F. Kennedy
Senate
New York
Johnson
Sen
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Kennedy
Goldwater
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