Third World Opposition Curtails Synod Action
The worldwide bishops synod ended without recommending opening non ordained ministries to women due to Third World prelates opposition. Pope John Paul II praised the ideas on women and youth while urging a formal presentation. A Vatican official said Africa led the blocked proposals, with U.S. bishops noting the principle remained in the final document.
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Vatican City
Worldwide Bishops’ Synod
John Paul II
St. Peter’s Basilica
U.S
Joseph Bernardin
Chicago
John May
St. Louis
U.S. Bishops’ Conference
Vatican
Africa
Meese Faces Grand Jury In Wedtech Inquiry
Attorney General Edwin Meese III appears unlikely to be indicted as a federal grand jury probes his ties to Wedtech Corp. Investigators found no proof he benefited financially and no evidence he shared inquiry details with Wedtech or Wallach. Meese had invested 55,000 with a Wallach-connected adviser who later joined Wedtech.
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Washington
Edwin Meese III
Meese
Wedtech Corp
Wedtech
Justice Department
U.S
Rudolph Giuliani
New York
Wallach
W. Franklyn Chinn
South Bronx
N.Y
Missed Iranian missile strikes Baghdad and civilians killed
An Iranian surface to surface missile hit central Baghdad early today killing unspecified civilians and damaging homes. Iran claimed the strike targeted Iraq's air force command as part of ongoing city warfare fears.
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Baghdad
Iraq
Iran
Baghdad Radio
Cyprus
Islamic Republic
Air Force Command
IRNA
Fars
Lawrence woman recounts Himalayan snow ordeal in Tibet
Emily Hill, 19, of Lawrence Kansas, describes being stranded with 200 travelers in three buses along the Tibet Nepal border after a October blizzard. She and companions trekked 60 miles to Katmandu in three days, rationing barley flour and enduring frostbitten feet.
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Lawrence
Kan
Tibet
Emily Hill
U.S
Katmandu
Miss Hill
Stephen
Marcia Hill
Wdaf-Tv
Today Show
Tibet-Nepal
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Pentagon
Fred Hoffman
Franklin County
Board of County
Kansas
Charles W. Mavity, Jr
Merle Haas
Earl Sink
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Dartmouth College
Walmart
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