Millions Celebrate Easter Across The Nation In Observances
The Associated Press reports millions will mark Easter in churches and public ceremonies nationwide. Highlights include sunrise services at Hollywood Bowl with Ezra Taft Benson, gatherings in Lawton Oklahoma, Monument Circle Indianapolis, and a White House egg roll delayed to Monday. President Eisenhower and Mrs. Eisenhower spend the weekend at Gettysburg.
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Latter-Day Saints Church
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains
Lawton
Boston
Naval
Moundsville
Ala
Indianapolis
Monument Circle
Sierra Madre
Youth For Christ Movement
Eisenhower
Gettysburg
White House
Radio City Music Hall
Protestant Council
Illinois
Bald Knob Hill
Alto Pass
Colorado Springs
Denver
Colo
Mt. Rubidoux
Riverside
John Wesley Lord
Cathedral of the Pines
Rindge
N.H
Dover Business Block Destroyed by Major Dover Fire
A two story business block in Dover suffered about 100000 dollars in losses after a fire originating in a cellar under Dacris Restaurant swept through ground floor shops and second floor offices. Cause undetermined. Deputy Chief Gilpatrick reported. Special Officer Murphy was rescued during the blaze. Easter lilies for shipment and several neighboring businesses were heavily damaged.
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Fred Gilpatrick
William Murphy
Maine House Fire Toll Reaches Thirty Three
Maine faces 33 house fire deaths this year with human error as the leading cause. Fires from wood burning stoves account for many multideath incidents, often at night in rural frame homes distant from fire departments. Flynn urges stove cleaning and careful operation to prevent tragedies.
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Maine
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Joseph A. P. Flynn
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Easton
Ashland
Lisbon
Camden
van Buren
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Crash Kills 1 Teacher Hurts 4 In New Hampshire
In Hollis New Hampshire a fatal automobile crash claimed the life of teacher Mrs Lucien Fortier 55 and injured four others all Milford residents. The school board met in emergency session and voted to close schools next week for spring vacation to allow substitutes for the five victims.
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Milford
Community women and men pictured in seniors group shot
Marjorie Keefe leads a class photo with students Terry Ross Alan Kimball Glenn Goggins Kevin Sullivan Jonathan Gagnon Larry Poulin Bruce McAlevey John Boyd Ann Warren Deborah Stackpole Judy Harriman Susan Jurgiewich Rebecca Kimball Jane Polackwich in front row. Back row includes Wayne Whitney Robert Phillips Alan Antoine Richard Pike and Leo Pomerleau.
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Terry Ross
Alan Kimball
Glenn Goggins
Kevin Sullivan
Jonathan Gagnon
Larry Poulin
Bruce McAlevey
John Boyd
Ann Warren
Deborah Stackpole
Judy Harriman
Susan Jurgiewich
Rebecca Kimball
Jane Polackwich
Wayne Whitney
Robert Phillips
Alan Antoine
Richard Pike
Leo Pomerleau
Iraqi Premier Kassem Pressured Over West Ties
Iraqi leaders face pressure from domestic Communists and regional actors amid reports that Gen. Abdul Karim Kassem shifts toward neutrality with the West while leaning on the Soviet Union for aid. Baghdad moves to seize an American hospital in Amara as part of internal purges led by Col. Fadhil Abas Mahdawi.
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Lebanon
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Circus Beats Scientists In Putting Man On Moon
The Ringling Bros. Barnum & Bailey circus staged a night of spectacle at Madison Square Garden claiming a space race victory. A midget launcher and acts by Paul Jung dazzled 13,500 fans as jugglers, rope walkers, aerial stunts and the Dior Sisters wowed the crowd. Harold Alzana, injured previously, performed with a limp while new acts included 32 lady pirates and electric sword duels above the arena.
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Madison Square Garden
Paul Jung
Lou Jacobs
Edmundo Zacchini
Harold Alzana
Alzana
Trenton
N. J
Dior
Kansas mother of the year mixup ends after wrong letter
Mrs. Krueger of Washington Kansas believed she was Kansas Mother of the Year after receiving a congratulatory letter. The error came from New York headquarters where routine welcome letters go to new members and a second letter congratulating a Kansas recipient was prepared but not issued. The committee chair explained the mixup and that no nomination had been made.
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Kan
Nellie Krueger
Kansas
Topeka Daily Capital
Krueger
Daniel A. Poling
New York
American Mother Committee
Oklahoma City University claims phone booth stuffing record
Oklahoma City University students crowded into a city radio station booth for a showy record attempt led by Chuck Boyles with 33 Lambda Chi Alpha brothers inside. Critics note several participants had only limbs inside and the claim may be challenged by a smaller earlier record set by Modest California Junior College with 32 scholars in a booth.
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Oklahoma City University
Chuck Boyles
Lambda Chi Alpha Fraternity
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Calif
Grant Withers Dies By Own Action In Hollywood
Hollywood actor Grant Withers is found dead in his apartment from an overdose of sleeping tablets. The 55 year old, with notes explaining his act, left a troubled record including five marriages and prior overdoses amid financial woes.
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Calif
Grant Withers
Loretta Young
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Yuma
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