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July 20, 1963

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letter from vatican city

The Quick Conclave That Elected Pope Paul VI

Xavier Rynne reports on the election of Cardinal Montini as Pope Paul VI, in 1963, during the Second Vatican Council.

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a reporter at large

II-AN EDUCATION IN GEORGIA

REPORTER AT LARGE about the desegregation of the University of Georgia which took place in Jan., 1961 with the admission of Charlayne Hunter and Hamilton …

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