Pope sets October as global war prayer month
Pope Paul VI proclaimed October a month of worldwide prayer to end the Viet Nam war and named October 4 as a special observance day for Roman Catholics. He urged a redoubling of prayers, called on leaders to pursue peace, and announced he would preside at a St. Peter’s Basilica ceremony on the anniversary of his UN visit.
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British Cabinet Ministers Off For Rhodesian Talks
London reports two British ministers, Commonwealth Secretary Bowden and Attorney General Elwyn Jones, head to Rhodesia for another round of talks with the Rhodesian leadership. They seek a broadly based administration, release of nationalist leaders, constitutional talks for majority rule, a fair public opinion test, and no independence before broad consent, with a December 31 deadline set by the Commonwealth conference.
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Galena Tragedy Claims Quiet Joplin Youth
Rodney Gillespie, 18, of Joplin Missouri, died at St Johns hospital after a pickup truck collision one mile south of Galena on a county road near a public park. Four others were said to be in serious condition including passenger Michael Shepard 13 and truck driver Jerry Odum 18 with Bert Melton 18 and Misa Jerry Fisnell from Joplin. Police reported details were not immediately known.
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Impasse At Granada: Communication Broken
Grenada officials and Negro civil rights leaders have spent two days of violence and five days of tension with no effective dialogue. A high school football game led to a brief contact two weeks earlier, but leaders doubt negotiations will begin soon. Clergy and the school board president call for a cooling-off period to ease demonstrations and lift pickets.
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