Priest dies in blaze blamed on church arsonist
A 56 year old man, Gordon Earl Marais, was arrested in Manhattan on arson charges after church fires killed Father Thomas Smith at St. Vincent Ferrer and damaged two other churches. He allegedly identified as Zodiac and vowed to burn Catholic churches. Federal and local authorities pursued connections to prior incidents, with ties to a previous Washington custody release.
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New York
UPI
Washington
Gordon Earl Marais
Manhattan
West 42Nd Street
Marais
United Press International
New York Daily News
Secret Service
District of Columbia
California
Thomas Smith
Nixon Cleared On Home Improvements by Judiciary Panel
A UPI report notes a House Judiciary Committee staff review found no concrete proof Nixon approved taxpayer financed upgrades at San Clemente Galif and Key Biscayne. It cites prior GSA and Joint Taxation findings totaling about 17 million in federal spending and 92 000 in taxable income from improvements.
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UPI
House
Judiciary Committee
Nixon
Florida
California
San Clemente, Galif
Key Biscayne, Fla
General ‘Services Administration
Congress
Joint Committee On Taxation
Episcopal head says first women priests not to serve
The presiding bishop stated the Philadelphia ordination of 11 women was irregular and may be invalid as the four conducting bishops exceeded their authority. He warned diocesan bishops to restrict any deacons from priestly functions and said the move could trigger disciplinary actions.
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New York
UPI
Episcopal Church
John M. Allin
Philadelphia
Allin
Lyman C. Ogilby
Diocese of
Pennsylvania
Ogilby
Robert L. DeWitt
Edward R. Welles II
West Missouri
Daniel Corrigan
Antonio Ramos
Costa Rica
George Butler
Rosemont
Charles Osborn
The
American Church Union
DeWitt
House of Bishops
Suzanne Hiatt
Scout administration must answer race suit in Utah case
UPI reports the Boy Scouts of America must explain alleged discrimination against black scouts in Mormon church sponsored troops. A court scheduled a show cause hearing in Salt Lake City for Friday while a restraining order blocks preferential treatment by white Mormon scouts.
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Salt Lake City
UPI
Boy Scouts of America
U.S. District Court
Willis W. Ritter
Ritter
BSA
Church
Unregistered security sale charged by SEC
Heritage Trust Co of Phoenix is accused in a federal case of selling unregistered securities to more than 500 investors in 13 states since April 1972 and placing about 6 million dollars with land promotion and development firms. The SEC suit targets the company its president John Bromley and trust officer H D Wilbanks Jr. Bromley says informal settlement talks with SEC attorneys are under way.
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Phoenix
UPI) Heritage Trust Co
Securities and Exchange Commission
SEC
John Bromley
H.D. Wilbanks Jr
Heritage
Roll Call Report Steiger only way from state on to vote
Arizona members recorded on major roll call votes July 18 to 24. Key actions include House impeachment inquiry approval 346 40 with Steiger voting nay and Rhodes Udall Conlan yeas. strip mining substitute rejected 156 255 with Rhodes Steiger Conlan yeas Udall nay. reclaiming strip mines passed 213 193 with Rhodes Steiger Conlan yeas Udall nay. Senate home settlement costs passed 55 37 with Proxmire Brock Goldwater Fannin mixed. busing defeated 42 55 with Goldwater Fannin yeas. Food for Peace tabled 46 42 with Goldwater Fannin yeas.
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Washington
Arizona
Congress
John Rhodes
Morris Udall
John Conlan
Sam Steiger
House
Rhodes, Steiger
Conlan
Udall
Rhodes
Steiger
Conalh
Senate
Veterans Administration
Federal Housing Administration
Federal Regulatory Authority
Sen
William Proxmire
Dwisc
William Brock
R-Tenn
FHA
Barry Goldwater
Paul Fannin
South Vietnam
Cambodia
U.S
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St. Vincent Ferrer Church
65Th Street
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West Coast
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UPI Photo
Milwaukee
Mitchell
Scout Administration
Utah
NAACP
Mormon Church
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints
House Judiciary Committee
Robert McClory
R-Ill
Supreme Court
Goldwater
Fannin
Museum of
France
Green Acres
Hayden Road
McDowell Rd
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