Catholics Use Birth Control at High Rates in U S Study
A national fertility study reports that over two thirds of white married Catholic women in the United States used artificial birth control in 1970, with 68 percent of respondents admitting non sanctioned methods. The study compares 1965 and 1955 baselines and notes a decline in desired family size among Catholic women.
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William Hines
Chicago Daily News Service
Washington
United States
Iic
Science
Charles F. Westoff
Princeton Universi
Ty and
Larry Bumpass
University of Washington
U. S
Bomb blasts kill 2 teens as cross border violence flares
Bellhurbet on main street and Clones near the border were hit by bombs. Geraldine Reilly, 15, and Patrick Stanley, 16, died in Bellhurbet while others were hurt as 14 cars were wrecked. Provisional count reports ongoing sectarian attacks across Northern Ireland with 680 deaths in over three years.
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Northern Ireland
Irish Republic
Republic
Bellhurbet
Dublin
Geraldine Reilly
Patrick Stanley
Clones
Armagh
Court upholds previous balance billing across state
Albany (UPI) Department stores may continue using the previous balance method of billing charge accounts after a Court of Appeals decision. The state’s highest court unanimously upheld the practice despite consumer groups’ challenge that the system can charge interest on amounts paid within a billing period.
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Albany
UPI
Court of Appeals
Truman Widow and Daughter Thank Supporters at Burial
Margaret and Bess Truman expressed gratitude for the sympathy after President Truman's burial at his presidential library. A memorial service will be held Jan. 5 in Washington. Flags will stay at half staff for 26 more days. The burial drew about 250 attendees in clear, mild weather. A separate Niagara Falls fire killed 59-year-old Job Giarditti in a 20-story frame building fire on Pine Avenue.
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Independence
Harry
Truman
Bes. Truman
Margaret. Daniel
M. Truman
Washington
National
Nixon
Randall. Jessee
White Frame
Trumans
Niagara Falls
UPI
Job Giarditti
Pine Avenue
Amtrak plans four fast Midwest passenger trains
Amtrak announces four high speed trains will run Chicago to Milwaukee and St. Louis to Chicago by next summer. The gas turbine powered four car sets, capable of 106 mph, will be leased from the French National Railways and Canadian National Railway built units.
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Washington
Amtrak
Midwest
Chicago
Lewis
Lutheran church council taps vice president to lead amid illness
The American Lutheran Church announced its gravely ill president Rev Dr Kent Knutson is unable to serve. The illness is an unusual central nervous system disorder with no known treatment. Vice President Rev Dr David Preus will assume duties during an undetermined period as Knutson, 48, remains hospitalized in Rochester Minnesota. The council, meeting by phone with 64 members from 18 districts, noted six-year terms for Knutson and Preus expire in 1976.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Church Council of the American Lutheran Church
ALC
Kent
Knutson
Drs. Knutson
Preus
David Preus
St. Mary's Hospital
Rochester
Mayo Clinic
Cannibalism Revelation Sparks cheers at Andes survivors’ return
Sixteen men from the Uruguayan rugby team crash on an Andes peak spoke at a Montevideo news conference after 70 days in extreme cold. Alfredo Delgado described eating dead colleagues to survive and likened it to intimate communion, while 600 attendees applauded.
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Andes
Chile
Delgado
Beef price dip offset by higher middleman margins
USDA data show November middleman charges averaging 45.7 cents per pound, the gap between consumer beef price and farmer share, while farm value slipped to 66.6 cents the lowest since January 1971. Live cattle prices rose since mid November, with Midwest markets near 32 dollars per 100 pounds and Omaha steers hitting near 40 dollars. Analysts warn middlemen may absorb costs or raise charges to maintain margins.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Midwest
Omaha
Neb
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