Weeping Pilgrim Statue Legend Prompts Reader Inquiries
Readers seek the full Fatima legend of the weeping Pilgrim statue and the unrevealed 1960s message linked to Fatima. The piece recounts the 1917-20 apparitions, the nun survivor, and the Pope’s non disclosure. It also covers US air mail history and local consumer concerns about a mobile home, hearing aid, and blindness resources.
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Weaping
Elmo Romagosa
Fatlan
Portugal
New Orleans
Archdiocesan
Nixon Defends War Policy Amid Bombing Debates
President Nixon argues against Democrat criticism, saying U S bombing may have damaged North Vietnam dikes while defending his restraint and pursuing a negotiated settlement. He asserts Republicans push for peace talks and warns against actions that could jeopardize negotiations while Congress debates foreign aid and prisoner release proposals.
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Gaylord Shaw
Associated Press
Washington
Waldkelm
U.S
Nixon
Hanoi
State Department
North Vietnam
Anyage
Oval Office
United Nalsons
Kurt Waldheim
Thomas
Eagleton
Congress
Waldheim
South Vietnam
Cams
Senate
Vietnam
United States
USN
House
Gi Jovern
Senate veteran Ellender dies casts pall on Capitol
Allen J. Ellender a longtime Louisiana conservative and Senate figure dies at Bethesda Naval Hospital after chest pains while in Washington for a vote. He led farm and agriculture bills, chaired the Appropriations Committee, and was lauded as a respected, workmanlike lawmaker who bridged party lines. He was 81 and survived by his wife and seven grandchildren.
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Vernon A. Guidry Jr
Associated Press
Washington
Allen
J. Ellender
Long
Louis
Siana
Cean
U.S. Senate
Aie
Bethesda Naval Hospital
Hyvard
Allen J. Ellender
tolJr
Senate
Bilender
Century
Nixom
Congressional
Spiro T
Ellender
United States Senate
Mike
Mansfield
Russell B. Long
Praem
Sen
Huey Long
Frank Ellender
Huey
Senate Ln
Roosevelt
New Deals
Veteran U S Adviser Killed In VC Ambush
In the Mekong Delta near Go Cong Province a veteran U S adviser, Rudolph Kaiser of Colorado Springs, 53, was killed while aiding South Vietnamese militia. The ambush involved rocket launchers and grenades after the unit probed reports of a Viet Cong battalion. Kaiser’s body was recovered. radio contact was lost during the clash. South Vietnamese rangers later swept Hoai An in Binh Dinh Province amid light resistance.
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Saigon
U.S
Vietnam
Mekong Delta
Rudolph Kaiser
Colorado Springs
Colo
Go Cong
Mtuiser
South Vietnam
Hoai An
Binh Dinh
Britain boosts troops in Northern Ireland clash with IRA
Britain moves 4000 more troops to Northern Ireland, raising overall strength to 21000 amid a new drive against IRA gunmen after last week’s Belfast bombing that killed nine and wounded 190. Reinforcements include three infantry battalions from Germany and focus near Londonderry, with speculation of an assault on the Bogside and Steggan quarters.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Britain
Republican
Germany
Tela
William
Whitelaw
Londonderry
IRA
Bogside
Steggan
Free
Senate approves speedier Trident submarine program
The Senate backed accelerating the Trident submarine project amid cost concerns. The $23.5 billion program aims for a 1978 first launch, with Sen. Lloyd Bentsen urging restraint on a $500 million funding cut that failed 47 to 39.
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John Lengel
Washington
Senate
Nixon
Lloyd Bentsen
D-Tex
Pentagon
Triden
Vietnam War Zone
John Stennis
Jhairman
Armed Services Committee
Stennis
Vice Adm
Hylan Rickover
Ashhe
Russia
U.S
Bentsen
Ladder as a stepping stone to higher aims in faith and science
A compact reflection cites Philippians 3 13 14 urging believers to forget the past and press toward the heavenly prize in Christ Jesus. It then quotes Thomas Huxley warning that a ladder serves only to lift one to the next rung, not to rest upon for long.
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Brethern
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