Hundreds Reported Killed in China's Western Provinces
AP reports from Peking say clashes in China's western provinces left hundreds dead or injured. Key figures include 200 pro Mao supporters drowned when anti Maoists rammed their ferry on the Yangtze near Chungking. Riots, executions, and water contamination claims add to the turmoil amid factional Maoist struggles.
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Wall
Peking
Mao Tsetung
Red Guard
Chengtu
Szechwan
Communist Party
Teng Hsiao-ping
Liu
Peking People’s Daily
Tsinghai
Tientsin
Cardinal Ritter Reflects on Golden Jubilee
Cardinal Ritter, 75, marking his golden jubilee as a priest, says in a television interview that the priesthood faces greater challenges today. He cites fewer young men choosing the priesthood and worries about distractions from science and modern life.
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St, Louis
Joseph Cardinal Ritter
O Oder
Cardinal Ritter
St. Louis
Pepys Diary Chronology 1660 to 1669 Chronicle
The Diary of Samuel Pepys records daily life in London from 1660 to 1669. Pepys details social events, weather, naval affairs, and personal reflections in a vivid first person account.
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Samuel Pepys
Stormy Election Reshapes GOP Women’s Group
Gladys O Donnell won the National Federation of Republican Women presidency 1910 to 1494 over Phyllis Schlafly who contends election irregularities. Schlafly hints at a breakaway rival federation while Schlafly backers form an American Federation of Republican Women. O Donnell seeks to unite moderates conservatives and liberals amid a volatile convention ending in uproar.
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Gladys O’donnell
National Federation of Republican Women
Phyllis Schlafly
Alton
Tll
GOP
Ray Bliss
O'Donnell
Long Beach
Calif
Schlafly
Sheraton Park Hotel
Brunnette
American Federation of Republican Women
National Federation
O’donnell
Pianist Hines Signs Life Contract With Cannery Club
Earl Fatha Hines, renowned jazz pianist, signs a life contract for 20 000 dollars annually. The Cannery owner Leonard V. Martin in San Francisco offers the deal, limiting work to 10 months per year while allowing outside tours during the remaining two months near Fisherman’s Wharf.
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San Francisco
Earl
Fatha) Hines
Leonard V. Martin
Cannery
Fisherman’s Wharf
Martin
Hines
Festival Float Winners Named At Grand Feature Parade
Out of town float winners in the Commercial Organizations Communities and Individuals category were Queen's Trophy WMAL TV Claire and Koco Washington Princesses Trophy Monroe College Grand Marshall's Trophy State of Hawaii and President's Trophy Shenandoah Caverns. Winners in the Non Commercial or Business Organizations of Individuals category were Queen's Trophy Martinsburg Berkeley Co Chamber of Commerce Princesses Trophy Edinburg Lions Club Grand Marshall's Trophy Front Royal Warren County Chamber of Commerce and President's Trophy Clarke County Lions Club.
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Wmal-Tv
Claire
Koco
Washington
Monroe College
State of Hawaii
Shenandoah Caverns
Martinsburg- Berkeley Co. Chamber of Commerce
Edinburg Lions
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