Nixon weighs tactics as Carswell confirmation looms
The Nixon administration expands Senate lobbying for Supreme Court nominee G Harrold Carswell while denying a nationwide TV appeal. White House aides plan meetings with GOP senators to shore up support as opponents push to send the nomination back to the Judiciary Committee before the April 8 vote.
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Salt Lake City
Frank Moss
Utah
Howard W. Cannon
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Pope Paul VI Celebrates Easter With Peace Appeals
Pope Paul VI plans a full Easter schedule in Rome with blessing of the new fire at St. Peter's, Easter Vigil Mass, baptismal rites, and a papal Urbi et Orbi blessing. He will also attend Palm Sunday processions, Good Friday cross walk, and urge global peace amid a fresh controversy over the Shroud of Turin.
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Duomo
Striking Controllers Hamper Easter Travel Nationwide
PATCO called a general walkout drawing 3500 members, FAA reports 1000 absence rate. Major hubs like Chicago and Kansas City faced reduced capacity with few controllers at work, causing flight delays and rerouting of overflights. Secretary Volpe vowed safety would not be sacrificed as centers operated with supervisory staff.
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East
PATCO
Federal Aviation Administration
FAA
Kansas City
Kansas City Municipal
Secretary of Transportation
John A. Volpe
Chicago Control Center
Easter Celebrations Around the World Highlight New Liturgy
Christians observe Easter with sunrise services and new liturgy as Pope Paul VI gives Urbi Et Orbi blessing. U S parades on Fifth Avenue, Easter be in Central Park, yoga sunrise, and diverse services from Boston to Bethlehem feature brass choirs, egg hunts, and antiwar gestures.
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Manhattan
Central Park
Yogadonis
Atlanta
Stone Mountain
DeKalb County
Forms Delivered To Homes 1970 Census Starts
The Census Bureau launched the decennial count sending 62 million households forms. Most are four pages long and take about 15 minutes to complete. The short form has 23 questions and the long form 89.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Congress
Secretary of Commerce
Maurice Stans
South Vietnamese Deny Cross Border Raid Into Cambodia
Saigon officials rejected field reports of a two mile incursion into Cambodia with more than 50 enemy killed. A spokesman said ARVN troops did not cross the border and stayed within 200 yards of the line. US advisers and helicopters were not acknowledged as involved.
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Cambodia
ARVN
Army of the Republic of Vietnam
U.S
Mekong Delta
Khanh An
Chau Doc
South Vietnam
Locust Welcome in a Desert Commune Feature
A Sunday Enterprise feature explores a diverse group of men and women in the Arizona desert forming a new life their own family and commune. The piece notes a North Carolina woman among them as part of the story to be published this Sunday.
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Oil Firm Wins Rights to Santa Barbara Drilling
Humble Oil Co. received Army Corps of Engineers approval to begin exploratory drilling in the Santa Barbara Channel amid ongoing litigation and strong opposition from civic groups. The decision follows prior Interior Department approval but a moratorium on new channel operations. The 1969 Union Oil blowout that polluted vast ocean waters and beaches is cited as context for heightened concern over navigation and environmental impact.
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Army Corps of Engineers
Humble Oil Co
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Humble
Interior Department
Marvin Levine
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
Goo
Senate Interior Committee
Union Oil Co
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