Reth of Shilluk Faces Threats as Wife Theft Rises
In Southern Sudan the Shilluk king known as the Reth fears ritual murder amid reports of about 50 wives stolen over eight years. He continues to rule from Kodok near Fashoda with bodyguards, while acknowledging Western education and religion have weakened his divine authority. The tribal system ties the ruler to crops and cattle, and ceremonial murder is cited in folklore though now a criminal act.
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Kodok
Southern
Sudan
Reth
Beth
Anyanya
White Nile
Lake No
Kaka
Nyakang
France
Africa
Fashoda
Saigon claims big paratroop push into Quang Tri City
Saigon announced elements of a South Vietnamese paratroop task force backed by tanks had pushed into northern Quang Tri City and controlled about two thirds of the city. US field reports criticized the claim, noting no sizable South Vietnamese units in the city, while reconnaissance teams可能 operated there. Heavy fighting and air attacks continued as Marines closed in from the east and US warplanes bombed targets along the perimeter.
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George Esper
Associated Press
Saigon
Quang Tri
U. S
Dennis Neeld
de Viet
Viet
U. S. Navy
7Th Fleet
Holger Jensen
Dennis Neeled
Gail Farrow
Urbana
Ohio
Furrow
Tribal ruler’s European style house contrasts with round reed homes in Fashoda
The Shilluk Reth’s new residence in Fashoda departs from the traditional reed roundhouses of past kings. It sits on a non-mound site yet preserves the eight bindings on the reed fence. Tradition allows a son of a former king to challenge the current Reth in single combat, a challenge that, if successful, makes him the new Reth.
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Fashoda
Shilluk
Reth
Death of Patriarch Brings Greek Orthodox Gathering to Mourning
Houston AP reports shock and grief as Patriarch Athanagor dies prompting the American Greek Orthodox Church to halt its Clergy Laity Congress. Archbishop Iakovos and Basil Foussianes voice sorrow while mourners recall his 17 years guiding the church in the United States. He is described as loving and spiritually steadfast.
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Houston
Athanagoras I
America
Basil C. Foussianes
Detroit
Archdiocesan Council
Iakovos
Jesus
Wallace Returns To Campaign Trail After Hospital Stay
Wallace, wounded May 15 in Maryland, leaves Holy Cross Hospital in a wheelchair and heads toward Miami Beach for a renewed bid at the Democratic nomination. He thanks hospital staff, meets supporters, and plans brief speeches before continuing to Florida. Sen. McGovern visits Wallace for a social call as plans for a public welcome unfold. Elder Harold B. Lee expected to become president of the LDS Church after Joseph Fielding Smith Jr.’s death.
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Silver Spring
George C. Wallace
Alabama
Miami Beach
Wallace
Andrews Air Force Base
Air Force
Laurel
Holy Cross Hospital
Helen Marie
Cornelia
Peggy Sue
Lee
Joseph Schanno
Convention
Montgomery
Miami International Airport
George McGovern
Salt Lake City
Harold B. Lee
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
Joseph Fielding Smith Jr
Smith
Council of the Twelve
Kennedy Eyes First Refusal If McGovern Wins Nomination
In Miami Beach Edward Kennedy would likely receive first refusal on the vice presidential slot if George McGovern captures the Democratic nomination. Despite Kennedy’s claims he is unavailable, sources say the offer would be made as polls show he could strengthen a McGovern ticket. Delegates arrive as McGovern trails toward a first-ballot victory, with crucial California and Illinois delegations tied up in legal reviews before the convention opens.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Edward M. Kennedy
George McGovern
South Dakota
Kennedy
McGovern
California
Illinois
Chicago
Richard J. Daley
Warren E. Burger
Supreme Court
Associated Press
Four former Collins aides accuse kickback scheme
Four former Collins Dallas aides testified in federal court that they kicked back part of their pay at the request of former top aide George Haag. They said Haag told them Collins knew and in at least two cases required donations to defray constituency expenses as Haag faces mail fraud false statements and obstruction of justice charges.
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Peggy Simpson
AP Regional Service
Washington
Rep
James Collins
Dallas
Collins
George Haag
Haag
Collins Office
Michael D. Henning
Stanford University
Henning
Congressional
Noel Lee Reed
Dallas Negro Chamber of Commerce
Reed Peters
Holang
Vietnam
Ray Fortner
Cale
Rose
Fortner
Hage
Earl
Cablins
Cs Ns
FBI
John Girard
Preston State Bank
Jaguar
Sde
Bank forecloses or not may loom for Texas Book Depository
Nashville businessman Aubrey Mayhew who bought the Texas School Book Depository says he is six months behind on a 10 year mortgage. Republic National Bank says foreclosure is premature but may act if records show overdue payments. Mayhew plans to convert the building into a Kennedy Memorial Center with a library and cultural complex.
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Dallas
Nashville, Tenn
Texas School Book Depository
Warren Commission
Lee Harvey Oswald
John F. Kennedy
John Connally
Texas
D. Harold Byrd
Aubrey Mayhew
Republic National Bank
Mayhew
George Peters
Win Anderson
Kennedy
Senate confirms Bullock's post amid Texas spending push
The Texas Senate confirmed Bob Bullock as Secretary of State and other controversial nominees in a session that also set the stage for a swift review of the $4.1 billion FY 1973 appropriations bill. Gov. Preston Smith’s special session aims to finish the spending measure by July 13, with House leaders weighing a suspension of the 48 hour rule to pass the bill today. Several other nominees including members of the Water Rights Commission and Water Quality Board were approved amid tensions between Bullock and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, Crawford Martin, and party factions.
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Austin
Tex
Preston Smith
Senate
Bob Bullock
Rayford Price
House
Smith
L. C. Butler
Texas Vending Commission
Chet Brooks
Pasadena
Brooks
Butler
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Judy Cantry
University of Alabama
Birmingham Medical Center
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Hubert H. Humphrey
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Gilbert Seelmeyer
Jack Morgan
Raymond Williams
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Texas Water Rights Commission
J. Doug Toole
Texas Water Quality Board
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Larry Teaver
State Board of Insurance
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Willie Ulich
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Texas Air Control Board
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