Millions Observe Good Friday Passover Worldwide
Millions mark Good Friday and Passover in Rome Jerusalem and across the globe. Pilgrims stream to sacred sites while Jews observe Passover seder rituals and unleavened bread symbolism. Pope Paul VI leads a sunset Way of the Cross in Rome as interfaith events unfold in Britain Germany and Moscow.
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Jerusalem
Christendom
Rome
Holy Land
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Israel
Paul VI
Basilica of
St Mary Major
Pope Paul
Colosseum
United States
Winchester
London
Jenry Viel
Church of England
Joseph Mullarkey
Portsmouth
Israel-Jordan
Qld
All. Zion
Mary
Les Dames de Zion
Moscow
Riots shut Seoul universities as police clash with students
About 6,000 student demonstrators fought riot police in Seoul in the fourth day of protests over a South Korea Japan peace treaty. Police beat back crowds with clubs and tear gas, arresting 475, while 54 officers and many students were injured.
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Seoul
South Korea
Chung Hee Park
Sunchon
Park
Japan
Korea
Tokyo
Buses Between Milan And Istanbul Opened By Joint Firm
A weekly Milan to Istanbul bus service via Yugoslavia and Bulgaria was launched by a Turkish Italian company. The 1300 mile route requires three days with overnight stops in Belgrade and Sofia and costs 75.70 dollars round trip.
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Milan
Italy
Istanbul
Yugoslavia
Bulgaria
Belgrade
Sofia
East Germans Meet Yemeni Delegation to Discuss Loans
A East German official delegation arrived in SANA to negotiate loan agreements with Yemen. President Abdullah Sallal said they discussed West German arms deliveries to Israel and West German relations with Arab states after meeting delegation chief Paul Scholz.
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Sana
Yemen
Abdullah Sallal
Paul Scholz
Israel
Casinos Thrive On The North Adriatic Coast
A report notes that casinos operate successfully at Opalija and Portorez along the north Adriatic coast attracting visitors with foreign passport checks and hard currency transactions. Local officials say the gaming sector remains robust amid regional tourism growth and currency demand.
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Opalija
Portorez
North Adriatic
Moon safety debated for Apollo landing by experts
Moon experts at NASA Goddard debated lunar surface strength after Ranger 7 8 and 9 photos. Opinions varied on load bearing, with estimates from one scientist of a ton per square foot and NASA's Semans noting a five to one safety margin, while Cornell's Gold warned of deep fine dust covering plains and craters.
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UPI
Ranger 9
Aon
Goddard Space Flight Center
Greenbelt
National Aeronautics and Space Adminstration
NASA
International Astronomical Union
Rangers
G. P. Kuiper
University of Arizona
Ewan Whitaker
Robert C. Semans Jr
Stamans
Thomas Gold
Cornell University
Gold
Easter home for Barbara Scully thanks to Johnson
Barbara Scully, 8, of San Diego, wrote to President Johnson after her Navy Lt. Cmdr. father Donald Scully was injured in the Saigon embassy bombing. A White House official said he would be sent home for Easter for hospitalization in the Philippines. Barbara’s mother said she was thrilled by the news.
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San Diego
Calif
UPS
Johnson
Barbara Scully
Barbara
Navy
Donald Scully
U.S
Saigon
Philippines
Hastor
France demands US close Tahiti consulate over tests
Paris instructed the United States to shutter its Papeete consulate, headquarters for forthcoming hydrogen bomb tests, in a move marking a Tahiti cold war dispute. The note said the prior principle agreement for a US consulate there had been cancelled with no explanation, affecting U S access to local rescue stations and sea life research.
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Paris
UPI
France
United States
Papeete
Tahiti Island
Tahiti
U.S
Princple
Pacific
Suva
Fiji Islands
Flood Routs More Flooding As Mississippi Rises
The Mississippi and tributaries flood new areas causing more evacuations across a 400 mile stretch from Minneapolis to Hannibal. About 30,000 to 43,000 displaced in Minnesota North Dakota and Wisconsin with 12 deaths and property damage above 20 million in Minnesota. Crest delayed to Tuesday with higher crests feared in Iowa and Illinois as cities near Rock Island Davenport brace for 20.5 feet on April 36.
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Associated Press
Red River
North Dakota
Mississippi
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Quiinois
Iowa
Missouri
Minneapolis
St. Paul
The
Weather Bureau
Rock Island
Moline
East Moline
Davenport
Sunday Closing Law Upheld in West Virginia
West Virginia Supreme Court unanimously upheld the Sunday closing law in a 48 page ruling by Judge Frank C. Laymond. The decision denied petitions seeking to halt proceedings against six individuals charged with violations. The blue laws tightened enforcement with a local option allowing four counties to opt out.
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Charleston
W. Va
UPID
State Supreme Court
West Virginia
Frank C. Laymond
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