Preparations for Papal Conclave Begin at St Peter's
Hundreds prayed at the tomb of Pope John Paul I as work on the tomb and adjacent conclave areas continued. Voting is set to begin October 15 with cardinals predicting a longer conclave after the Aug 26 election of Albino Luciani.
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Argentina
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Naples
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Palermo
Sicily
Giuseppe Siri
Genoa
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Beirut Christians face ongoing Syrian bombardment amid siege
In Beirut the Christian district bombardment by Syria continues through the night with reports of 1 000 dead or wounded in seven days since September 27. Trucks said to carry bodies fled the city while power and communications failed and a blackout heightened civilian misery. Escaping residents and fears of famine worsen the crisis as Christian militiamen fight to defend bridges toward Jounieh and outlying towns.
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Callaghan defers election over southern Africa clash
Prime Minister James Callaghan did not call a general election this month amid tension over white rule in southern Africa. Cabinet minister Michael Foot warned the coming weeks may see a climax to the confrontation, voiced at a Labour Party conference gathering of left wingers.
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FBI arrests two in bizarre plot headline
FBI says two men Edward J. Mendenhall and Kurtis J. Schmidt were arrested in St. Louis on charges of conspiring to steal the U S S Kepang based in New London Conn. A third suspect James W. Cosgrove is being sought. The plan involved seizing the submarine killing its crew and firing a nuclear missile at an East Coast city before delivering the sub to a buyer.
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Polish-Jewish writer Isaac Singer wins Nobel Prize
The 1978 Nobel Prize for Literature went to Isaac Bashevis Singer, a Polish-Jewish writer living in New York. Singer, 74, writes in Yiddish and was praised for his narrative art rooted in Polish-Jewish tradition, bringing universal human conditions to life.
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Sweden
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New York
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Yasar Kemal
Wallace extradition papers sent for Liuzzo slaying case
Gov. George Wallace signed and mailed extradition papers to Georgia Gov. George Busbee to return Gary Thomas Rowe to Alabama for trial in the 1965 murder of civil rights worker Viola Gregg Liuzzo. Rowe, the FBI informant inside the Ku Klux Klan, was indicted by a Lowndes County Grand Jury two weeks earlier.
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Ala
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Alabama
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Lowndes County
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Selma
Belov Dies at 26, Soviet Basketball Star in Moscow
Alexander Belov, famed 6 foot 7 center and hero of the 1972 Olympic gold in Munich, died in Moscow after a brief illness. He helped the Soviet Union win the iconic 51 50 final against the United States and also played on the 1974 world champion team and 1969 1971 European champions. Funeral details were not released.
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Tammy Wynette abducted by gunman fled after release
Nashville singer Tammy Wynette, bruised and bound with pantyhose, was found staggering at a rural drive after being released by a masked gunman. Investigators say she was abducted at a Nashville shopping center, driven about 80 miles in a yellow Cadillac, then freed near Giles County at Janette Young's home.
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