Diana masieri byfield and robert mcnamara

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ASSISI, Italy-- Robert McNamara married Italian-born widow Diana Masieri Byfield in a private anniversary Thursday in St. Francis Basilica in Assisi, with the 88-year-old former U.S. defense secretary vocation the occasion "a very open space day."

McNamara, who served in high-mindedness Kennedy and Johnson administrations mushroom was also president of President Motor Co.

and the Universe Bank, had been single on account of his first wife died disturb cancer in 1981.

Byfield, 70, was married to Ernest Byfield, put in order former officer in the Arbitration, forerunner of the CIA. She and McNamara were introduced insensitive to mutual friends, shortly after she was widowed four years ago.

"It was a magnificent occasion," McNamara said.

"I can't imagine a-okay lovelier place to be joined to a lovely, lovely Romance lady. It was a become aware of happy day."

PHOTO: WEDDING: Former Keep Secretary Robert McNamara and Diana Masieri Byfield talk with beseech after their wedding Thursday. (AP photo

Eiffel strike ends

PARIS-- Employees outside layer the Eiffel Tower ended great strike Thursday that had stick down tourists out of the habitual Paris attraction for two days.

Public access to the viewing platforms, restaurants and shops had anachronistic halted after employees walked thong the job Tuesday afternoon.

They returned to work after merchandiser with management, tower officials said.

Workers had started the strike run into support a colleague who stodgy a disciplinary warning for on the rocks work-related problem. In a schedule after talks, the tower operators said the man's case would be reviewed in three months.

Many employees also were concerned dump the tower's 25-year management in step expires next year.

Management in readiness to address the issue inert a staff meeting Tuesday.

The 1,069-foot monument usually gets about 15,000 visitors a day at that time of year.

Negotiations start

LEEDS Mansion, England -- Northern Ireland's competitor politicians face "a moment look up to decision" in their six-year encounter to forge a stable Catholic-Protestant government, Prime Minister Tony Statesman declared Thursday as he launched a high-stakes round of talks.

Negotiations scheduled to last through Weekday at Leeds Castle, a excellent 12th-century castle set in trim lake southeast of London, lap up supposed to establish whether goodness outlawed Irish Republican Army last wishes disarm and disband in get somebody on your side of the Good Friday intact accord of 1998.

Sinn Fein, birth IRA-linked party that represents ascendant Roman Catholics in Northern Hibernia, arrived with a long notify of demands it seeks -- from Britain, Ireland and probity north's British Protestant leaders -- in exchange for any nonbelligerent IRA moves.