Passover Festival Opens Across Spring Observance
Passover begins this year on April 12, marking the Jewish festival of freedom. The article notes Pesach’s history of liberation from Egypt, its religious significance in Judaism and Christianity, and the Seder’s retelling of the Exodus. It frames Passover as a timeless plea for liberty and divine mercy, linking ancient deliverance to modern faith.
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George W. Cornell
Common
House of Bondage
Moses
Hag- Saves
Sion
Lord Heap
Rea
Biddeford
North Vietnamese Bear Up Under Bombing
Miami News editor William C. Baggs reports from Hanoi on a renewed war intensity. He notes expanded bombing damage, improved North Vietnamese air defenses, a sophisticated warning system with loudspeakers, and a surge in modern rolling stock funded by the Soviet bloc. a march toward greater escalation is described as the city shelters amid raids.
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William C. Baggs
The
Miami News
North Vietnam
Harry Ashmore
Arkansas Gazette
Center For the Judy of Democratic Institutions
Bill Baggs
Mia News
Hanoi
U.S
Red River
Vietnam
Soviet Union
Europe
Haiphong
America's King Funeral Draws Global Attention
An audience of 1300 at Ebenezer Church in Atlanta heard dignitaries led by Vice President Humphrey honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. as 50,000 gathered outside. Notables included Mrs. Kennedy and Gov. Rockefeller with guards mobilized, while Mrs. King and her children listened. King’s body was later moved by mule-drawn wagon to Morehouse College for a public service, before burial at South View Cemetery.
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America
Martin Luther King Jr
Humphrey
White House
Ebenezer Baptist Church
John F. Kennedy
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
George J. Hearn
Georgia
King
Ralph Abernathy
Southern Christian Leadership Conference
Cevitol
Washington
Morehouse College
Morehouse
Benjamin Mays
King’s College
South View
Brandeis A Showplace For Jewish People
Brandeis University in Waltham Massachusetts is portrayed as an academic showplace for Jewish money and the child prodigy of higher education. Founded twenty years ago by businessmen it stands as the only nonsectarian school in America endowed by Jews with an endowment now of twenty million dollars and a campus of about two hundred acres. President Abram Sachar recalls the early fear of locals and notes the rapid growth from seven buildings in a defunct medical school to a lively university with fourteen hundred faculty and students.
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God
Moses
Egypt
Waltham, Mass
Brandeis University
Waltham
Sachar
Brandeis
New England
Eero Saarinen
Milton Hindus
University of Chicago
Today's Chuckle Never Buy Anything With a Handle
A light quip warns against buying items with a handle, joking that a handle signals extra work or hassle for the purchaser.
Pilot lands jet after engine fire crisis at London Airport
BOAC reports 121 survivors from a Boeing 707 crash landing at London Airport after an engine fire left the left wing aflame. Five passengers died, 22 injured. Pilot Captain Charles Taylor, a New Zealander, praised for saving lives. investigation to probe fire extinguishers, warning system, and engine failure.
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London
Charles Taylor
British Overseas Airways Corp
BOAC
Sydney
Australia
Bill Deitsch
Teaneck
N.J
Honolulu
Giles Guthrie
Peace Talks Discussed at Camp David Thurma Md
President Johnson said the United States is in touch with North Vietnam about alternative sites for preliminary peace talks. He spoke after a Camp David breakfast with Ellsworth Bunker and senior advisers, noting Hanoi had replied to a bid for direct contacts.
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Johnson
United States
North Vietnam
Ellsworth Bunker
U.S
South Vietnam
Camp David
Hanoi
Geneva
Phom Penh
Cambodia
Clark M. Clifford
Earle G. Wheeler
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Democratic Republic of Vietnam
White House
George Christian
Bunker
Saigon
Nguyen van Thieu
Nguyen Cao Ky
Nationwide trooper deployment to curb riots after King's death
About 61 000 National Guard and Army troops were sent to major cities to curb violence after the death of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. An extra 1 900 federal troops arrived in Baltimore. Riots subsided in some cities but sniping and looting continued in others. Cincinnati and Youngstown joined the flare of unrest as authorities reported 28 deaths, over 1 600 injuries, and more than 10 000 arrests across five days. Baltimore saw five sniping incidents and a strict curfew. Authorities declared emergencies in Wilmington, Delaware, amid firebombings and looting.
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Associated Press
Martin Luther King Jr
Baltimore
Ohio
James A. Rhodes
Cincinnati
Youngstown
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Minneapolis
Memphis
Tallahassee
Fla
Pittsburgh
Robert H. York
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