Bishops condemn contraception while easing priest penalties
In a 16000 word pastoral, the National Catholic Bishops defend Pope Paul VI ban on artificial birth control while saying couples who break the ban will not be turned from the church. The letter, approved 180 to 8, also calls for end to the draft and supports conscientious objection.
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Washington
National Council of Catholic Bishops
Paul VI
Vietnam
Lewis B. Hershey
Hershey
Patrick Cardinal O’boyle
Washington Chancery
Small Town Sedalia Citizens Laud United Nations
A Sedalia Missouri letter signed by 1,350 residents led by Mayor Ralph H. Walker expresses wholehearted support for the United Nations. Dated October 2 the message salutes the UN on its 23rd birthday and pledges duty to world peace and goodwill among nations. The signers cite the Altrusa International Relations Committee as organizer.
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New York
United Nations
Sedalia
U.N
Ralph H. Walker
Altrusa Club
Nev
U.n.’S
Lunar Surface Tests Simplified By NASA
Houston AP reports NASA will discard the Apollo lunar surface experiment package ALSEP from the first moon landing. Three simpler experiments will be used instead at a cost of $61 million. ALSEP may be used on later landings. Lt. Gen. Samuel Phillips says the crew will stay outside the module for no more than three hours.
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Samuel Phillips
Retirement Fete for Tom Morse Ends 38-Year Santa Fe Service
Tom Morse, 65, chief clerk at the Santa Fe depot in Ottawa, retires after 38 years. About 25 guests attended at the Santa Fe Depot as Rev. Paul Pentz led the program and Morse received a sabre saw and an electric sander from Sam Christerson. Morse plans travel with wife Hazel, visiting daughter Nancy in Cincinnati and relatives on the west coast, expressing mixed emotions about leaving daily contacts behind.
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Sam Christerson
Tom Morse
Santa Fe
Morse
Paul Pentz
First Methodist Church
Hazel
Ottawa Santa Fe
Cincinnati
Nancy
West Coast
Moscow Pushes For Conference In Budapest Talks
The Soviet Union aims to push for an early Communist world conference as about 60 parties gather in Budapest. Disagreement over the Warsaw Pact invasion of Czechoslovakia blocks a summit while Western parties resist. Brezhnev seeks to complete preparations despite opposition and a possible postponement.
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Soviet Union
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Czechoslovakia
Leonid Brezhnev
Thieu May Be Softening His Stand In Paris Talks
SAIGON AP sources say President Thieu may soften his demand for a separate NLF veto in Paris and would allow his delegation to address communist remarks while not recognizing the NLF. Ky reportedly considered heading the delegation as a cabinet reshuffle looms. US reports note renewed DMZ violations with air and artillery strikes as missions say North Vietnamese troops are active near Saigon and along the Cambodian border.
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Nguyen van Thieu
Paris
Washington
Viet Cong
National Liberation Front
Thieu
NLF
Nguyen Cao Ky
South Vietnam
Tran van Lam
U.S. Command
Demilitarized Zone
Hanoi
North
U.S. 1St Air Cavalry Division
U.S
Dmz
Eneiy
United States
North Vietnam
Aupaarsnes
Chung Il-kwon
Seoul
Vietnam
South Korea
Chung
Korea
Ted
Nixon boards unnamed jet on first presidential flight
President-elect Richard M. Nixon flew Friday night on a four engine silver and blue jet not yet designated Air Force One. The aircraft normally carries President Johnson and appears to have been used with Johnson's permission for Nixon's trip from New York to Miami.
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Richard M. Nixon
Air Force One
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Nixon
New York
Czechoslovakia in turmoil over power struggle in Prague
Protests in Prague suburbs and Olomouc as Communist leaders clash with pro Soviet hardliners. Police and army alerts escalate while Central Committee meets to resolve the crisis. Students plan peaceful sit ins and factory solidarity, Dubcek supporters defend reform, old guard demands answers on Soviet invasion. The final decision due by Sunday.
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Olomouc
Moravia
Czechoslovakia
Central Committee
Dubcek
Cuban Physician Indicted In Anti Castro Plot
A former Havana doctor and eight Cuban refugees were convicted of conspiracy to strike ships trading with Fidel Castro. Dr Orlando Bosch was found guilty on five charges and linked to the Cuban Power group. He and several others fired on the Polish freighter Polanca in Miami port as prosecutors highlighted their extremist actions.
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Fidel Castro
Orlando Bosch
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Ernesto
Cuban Power
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Barbara Balan
Jose Diaz Morejon
Aimee Miranda
William O. Mehrtens
U.S
Bierman
Ricardo Morales
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