Pilgrims Walk Way of Cross in Jerusalem Good Friday Observance
Pilgrims followed Jesus path to Calvary in Jerusalem as guards protected holy sites. Desert troops stood watch while Franciscan custodian Father Linus Cappello led pilgrims through the covered bazaars in the misty twilight amid rain and solemn prayers. A street robbery occurred nearby as a clerk and three employees surrendered cash during the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Paul VI
Colosseum
Forum
Calvary
Jerusalem
Jordan
Jesus
Nba
Aig
United ‘Nations
Israel
Evatts
Old Jerusalem
Hill Circle
Marinas
Columbia
Evaris
Arthur Buchanan
Robert Cafferty
Evarts
Linus
Cappiello
Holy Land
Congressmen Visit Hawaii and Thailand for Briefings
Rep. Donald Irwin and six colleagues stopped in Hawaii for Southeast Asia military briefings as part of a House Armed Services subcommittee. They then traveled to Thailand for more briefings and base inspections, with plans to proceed to Vietnam.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Honolulu
Hawaii
Donald Irwin
D-Conn
Thailand
House Armed Services Committee
U.S
Vietnam
Weather and Miss America engagement report
Mostly sunny with a warmer high in the mid to upper forties. Tonight will be fair with a low near 30s to mid 30s, partly sunny tomorrow with little temperature change and a near zero shower risk. Winds NW 10 to 15 mph. Also reports Miss America 1966 Debbie Bryant engaged to Rod Wilson, KU business graduate and first year law student, son of Charles and Irene Wilson of Paola Kansas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
Bridgeport
Asm.s
Kansas City
Debbie Bryant
University of Kansas
Rod Wilson
Charles Wilson
Paola
Kan
KU School of Business
Miss Bryant
School of ‘Liberal
Ifrene U Bryant
Mand Park
Newsboys Visit Lausanne on Parade Magazine Tour
A group of 101 U S newspaper boys arrived in Lausanne on a European tour sponsored by Parade Magazine. The youths were chosen from 250 000 for outstanding performance and citizenship. Ezra Dolan of Parade describes plans to tour Lausanne and nearby areas after a Geneva sightseeing day cut short by delayed takeoff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lausanne
Switzerland
UPI
U.S
Parade Magazine
Timothy’ F.”Donnelly
Bridgeport
Geneva
New York
Will
Easter Sunrise Services Around the Nation
Christians prepare for Easter with sunrise services from Bridgeport to Las Vegas and beyond. The 46th annual Lookout at Beardsley Park marks the day with music and the address by Joseph Bean of the University of Bridgeport. Across the country, outdoor sites from Mt Mansfield Vermont to Rockaway Beach Missouri host dramatic dawn observances as weather stays chilly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridgeport
Beardsley Park
Council of Churches of
Greater Bridgeport
Joseph Bean
University of Bridgeport
Winston-Salem
N.C
Las Vegas
Nev
Las Vegas Convention Center
Antonio Morelli
Strip
San Francisco
Christian Brotherhood
Mt. Mansfield
Vermont
Oklahoma
Wichita Mountains
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Civic Arena
Ft. Riley
Kan
California State Capitol
Sacramento
Grand Canyon
Mirror Lake
Yosemite National Park
Hollywood Bowl
Los Angeles
Red Rocks
Denver
Eugene
Ore
Rockaway Beach
Missouri
Rindge
N.H
Cathedral of the Pines
Reds Continue Mortar Attacks in Vietnam War Zone C
U.S. forces faced ongoing mortar assaults in War Zone C near the Cambodian border as 173rd Airborne and the 11th Armored Cavalry fought together in Operation Junction City. Sixty rounds hit U.S. units, three Americans died, and 18 were wounded amid earlier barrages. In the north, Marines clashed with North Vietnamese forces, reporting 54 enemy dead, five Marines killed, and 45 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Vietnam
U.S
North Vietnam
Dien Bien Phu
Haiphong
Hanoi
Saigon
173Rds Airborne Brigade
Lth Armored Cavalry Regiment
Junction City
Uncertain Easter Faces Tot Sent To Loan Firm
Daisy Ann Thompson, five, placed in a taxicab by her mother with a note to a Nashville loan firm, was taken to Century Finance Co and turned over to juvenile authorities after the company notified police. Social workers seek placement with Beatrice Clements, aunt of the mother, Wanda Thompson, as final actions proceed. The case highlights the mother’s debt and the loan firm’s involvement amid ongoing family custody questions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Daisy Ann Thompson
Martha Marsh
Metropolitan Juvenile Curt
Daisy Ann
Beatrice Clements
Clements
Wanda Lee Thompson
Century Finance Co
Nashville
Bill McMaster
Adventurers Start Trip To Find True North Pole
An American Canadian exploring party left Montreal aiming for the North Pole in mid April. Led by Ralph S. Plaisted the six week expedition will travel from Eureka Ellesmere Island across the arctic ice cap using motorized sleds. A Royal Canadian Air Force C130 ferried gear toward the goal with plans to establish base camp and collect scientific data and radar signals for submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
North Pole
Robert E. Peary
Thule
Greenland
Eureka
Ellesmere Island
Canada
Northwest ‘Territories
Arctic
Peary
The
Pole Lwas
Ralph S. Plaisted
St. Paul
Minn
Plaisted
U.S
Polar
Bridgeport and New Haven vie for Mohawk stop
Bridgeport and New Haven compete to be Mohawk Airlines next north south stop on the LaGuardia Toronto route. CAB left the choice to Mohawk, with May 1 service start date eyed. Bridgeport officials cite shared facilities with Allegheny and potential runway expansion as benefits, while Stratford opposition to longer roads is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Folsom
Bridgeport
New Haven
Mohawk Airlines
Utica
Mohawk
U.S. Civil Aeronautics Board
New York City
LaGuardia Field
Toronto
Canada
CAB
Stratford
Nicholas J. Mainiero
Bridgeport, Airport
Allegheny Airlines
Mainiero
William J. Hawkins
Bridgeport Area
Family Drown On Holiday Vacation In Mexico
Tecolutla, Mexico. A car packed with 17 from the Gregorio Osorio family plunged over a bank and sank in the Gulf during a heavy rainstorm, drowning 14 family members including four children. Three survivors remained in hospital in good condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tecolutla
Mexico
UPI
Gulf of Mexico
Gregorio Osorio
Tulancingo
Mexican Gulf Coast
State Mediation Sought In Fairfield Police Dispute
The Fairfield Police Benevolent Association asked the Connecticut Board of Mediation and Arbitration to initiate fact finding proceedings to resolve a contract dispute with the town. Attorney James F. Stapleton urged urgency due to May 1 budget adjus tments. He cited friction over holiday and vacation pay and a penal clause backing holiday pay for sick days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfield Police Benefit Association
Connecticut Board of Mediation
James F. Stapleton
State Board
Case tied to mystery in Danbury
FBI agents unearthed two skeletal remains on a rural chicken-farm site north of Lakewood as part of a two-year probe into Cosa Nostra activity in New York and New Jersey. The find ties to the 1963 Danbury wife disappearance of ex-con Teddy Delmar, with the Celsos held on $100,000 bond and linked to other mob linked cases. Police indicate more bodies may be buried. the investigation centers on underworld leaders and disappearances dating from 1960 to 1963.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carole Martin Jackson
N.J
FBI
Lakewood
Joseph Celso
Rose
Celsos
Angelo Sonnessa
Nutley
Celso
Cook Road
Sonnessa
Kenneth Later
New York City
New Jersey
Cosa Nostra
New York-New Jersey
Anthony
Tony Bender) Strallo
Fort Lee
Vincent
Immy) Squillante
New York
Strallo
Danbury
Barbara Delmar
Ken
Delmar
Nancy Sue Shelton
Vincent Pacelli
Pacelli
Las Vegas
Connecticut
Bridgeport Telegram
Fort Lauderdale Students Riot After Easter Break
A beach crowds rapid escalation in Fort Lauderdale led to a rampage as 30 students were arrested after looting trucks and clashing with police. Riot squads restored order within an hour as Good Friday services began and a Vietnam peace march was canceled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Lauderdale
Fla
Las Olas Boulevard
Vietnam
Record Setting Heat Bakes Great Plains
Record-setting heat hit the Great Plains with temperatures in the 80s across Iowa Kansas and Nebraska. Omaha reached 87 a new mark while Des Moines read 78 breaking a 57 year record amid dust storms and low visibility. Sioux Falls also set a record as gusty winds raised dust in drought battered regions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Press International
Great Plains
Iowa
Kansas
Nebraska
Omaha
Des Moines
Sioux Falls
S. D
Kan
Dust Bowl
Dodge City
Weather Bureau
Economic gains for Negro families in CT's four largest cities
A University of Connecticut study shows large declines in non white low income families in Hartford New Haven Bridgeport and Waterbury over six years. From 1960 to 1965 the share earning under 3000 dropped to 11 22 percent, while those over 5000 rose to 11 15 percent, amidst continued migration trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University
Irving L. Allen
J. David Colfax
Henry G. Stetler
Connecticut
Also Mentioned on This Page
City, Stratford
Irwin In
Saterday
Arthur Aulderheide
Duluth, Minn
Collins Radio
iCity
Vic
JAK
Fairfield
Abby
Saan
Crea
Jacoby
Bridge
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!