Easter Sunrise Across Nation Unites Faiths in Joyful Observance
Ecumenical Easter events span the country with Orthodox and Catholic leaders sharing services in Hartford. Archbishops in New York urge unity. Pilgrims fill Holy Land and Moscow churches attend midnight Mass. President Johnson and Jacqueline Kennedy plan Easter weekends at Texas and Argentine ranches.
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Athenagoras I
North and South American
Hartford
Constitution Plaza
Johnson
Texas
Jacqueline Kennedy
Argentina
Vatican City
Pope Paul VI
Holy Land
Mandelbaum Gate
Israel
Jordan
Moscow
United States
Chicago
Joseph Kennedy
San Francisco
Cuba
Long Beach
California
National
Keokuk
Iowa
Balloon Is Too Much For Ship At Iwo Jima Passage
The World War II battleship New York, en route to Iwo Jima, sighted a large round silver object overhead. Officers, led by Rear Adm Kemp C. Christian, suspected an enemy balloon but the craft remained overhead as the ship pressed on despite a damaged propeller.
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United States
Five Children Die in Newark Fire Disaster
Five children died when a blaze destroyed 10 multiple family apartments in Newark. Authorities called the fire suspicious. A sanitation worker, Michael Cacavele, 53, collapsed and died of a heart attack while aiding cleanup. Six others remained hospitalized and hundreds fled the flames. The victims include Loretta Samuels, Gale Samuels, Marvin Samuels, Jeffrey Samuels, and Cindy Davis.
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Newark
N.J
Michael Cacavele
Britain Authorized to Use Force Over Rhodesia Oil Blockade
United Nations Security Council approves British resolution allowing force to stop tankers carrying oil to Rhodesia via Beira, Mozambique. Beira oil shipments deemed a threat to peace. Britain empowered to halt and seize vessels en route to Beira.
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UPI
Security Council
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Mozambique
Rhodesia
Mali
Soviet Union
Bulgaria
France
Uruguay
Uganda
Nigeria
Tan WD. Smith
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Portugal
Beira
Where The Streams Go Where The Streams Go
A descriptive text explains the High Plains drainage system in the Texas Panhandle and southern extension of the Rocky Mountains. It notes rivers such as the Red and Cimarron, their headwaters in New Mexico, and their contribution to the Mississippi, with a color map by George Turner showcased on page D-5 for future reference.
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Plains
Rocky Mountain
New Mexico
Cimarron
Tierra Blanca
Palo Duro
Deaf Smith County
Broadview
N.M
High Plains
Oklahoma
Mississippi
George Turner
Tri-State
Luna 10 detects intense electron flux near Moon orbit
Tass reported Luna 10 in lunar orbit found fluxes of electrons 70 to 100 times solar cosmic rays. Officials speculated the radiation could threaten lunar landers, while Tass attributed the electrons to Earth's magnetic tail with no detailed explanation.
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Moscow
UPI
Tass
Moon
Earth
Floodwaters Force Evacuations Along Red River Crest
Three Canadian communities Emerson St Jean Baptiste and Morris were evacuated as the Red River surged toward Lake Winnipeg The Manitoba information chief said dikes should hold but residents were moved to protect safety About 30000 people evacuated in Canada and 4500 in North Dakota and Minnesota as sandbags topped 10 million in southern Manitoba The crest was forecast for Winnipeg borders with Lake Winnipeg levels nearing 789 feet after peaking around 791 feet in some towns.
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Pembina
N.D
UPI
Red River
Norm Donagh
Manitoba
Emerson
St. Jean Baptiste
Morris
Lake Winnipeg
North Dakota
Minnesota
Donagh
Canada
Red
Winnipeg
Satellites travel westward in retrograde orbits
Three Air Force Orbiting Laboratory satellites launched Oct 5 and Mar 30 occupy retrograde orbits, routing opposite the global eastward traffic. Only such satellites share a westward path, crossing the space debris field since Sputnik 1. OVL-2 is first in the line, launched from Vandenberg.
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Washington
Air Force Office of Aerospace Research
Air Force
Pacific
Vandenberg Air Force Base
Calif
Buddhist leaders vow street demonstrations in Saigon
Buddhist hierarchy in Saigon declared monks would lead anti-government protests under the national Buddhist struggle force. The move followed Ky’s reshuffling of northern province commanders as U.S. evacuees rose by 595 amid intensified anti-U.S. rioting.
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Saigon
UPI
Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Thich Tam Chau
Bombers Silence Station in Saigon Area
Giant U S B52 bombers knocked out the Viet Cong main radio station in the Saigon area in a precise high level strike. The action targets a key Communist propaganda outlet amid rising anti government outbreaks in South Vietnam. In the ground war the Viet Cong avoided major combat.
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Saigon
UPS
South Viet Nam
Weather notes from Amarillo forecast
The daily bulletin notes clear to partly cloudy conditions with temperatures near 0 in the afternoon. The snippet references BOMBERS on page 2 and seems to contain incomplete phrasing from a 1966 Amarillo weather item.
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Amarillo
Gfternoon
Viking Princess Fire Aboard Caribbean Cruise Causes Two Deaths
Passengers report engine room trouble on the Viking Princess during a six day Caribbean voyage. A fire broke out after midnight forcing abandonment of ship near Guantanamo Bay. 494 aboard were rescued 25 treated. captain Otto Thoresen praised crew as the ship towed toward safety.
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Caribbean
Annette ‘Moore
Daytona Beach
Isabel Radima
Gettysburg
Aruba
William Sharp
Indianapolis
Otto Thoresen
Thoresen
U.S. Naval Base
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
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