Thousands Retrace Way of the Cross in Jerusalem
Thousands gathered in the Old City of Jerusalem for the annual Good Friday Way of the Cross pil grimage tracing Christ's path from Pilate's courtyard to the tomb. Tensions between Israel and Jordan shadowed the event as Holy Week observances faced curtailment and war jitters reduced visitor numbers.
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Jerusalem
Jordan
Old City
Israel
Arab Jerusalem
St. Saviour’s
Cenacle
Christ
St. Mark's Church
Pontius Pilate
Calvary
Holy Sepulcher
Holy Sepulchre
Plenty of Work Left Congress Takes Off For Easter Holiday
Congress adjourned for a 10 day Easter recess with little major legislation passed in three months. When it returns April 9, issues include farm and social security reform, foreign aid, education, highways, and tax policy. The Senate debated natural gas controls and a farm bill, while the House cleared six appropriation bills. The farm bill showdown centers on rigid versus flexible price supports.
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Washington
Congress
House
Senate
Eisenhower
Senate House Committee
Ellender
D-La
Financial exchanges closed for Good Friday observance
Financial and commodity exchanges across the United States Canada and Europe were closed today in observance of Good Friday.
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New York
United States
Canada
Europe
Lent reflection on Good Friday and personal guilt
A sermon by Robert Dieffenbacher argues Good Friday exposes human guilt and indifference. It asks if the day remains symbolic or if readers must confront their own sins and search for compassion and religious action.
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Robert Dieffenbacher
NEA
Army sergeant goes to trial in murder of motor court owner
Fayetteville North Carolina Army sergeant James R B Collins 23 of Fort Bragg faces a first degree murder charge in the fatal shooting of Richard Earl Sanford operator of Siesta Motor Court Sanford a native of Ermine Kentucky testified he shot in self defense claiming Sanford advanced on him with a chair The defense contends it was a robbery attempt and Collins kept the .45 pistol in his car until lending it to a buddy and removing it before leaving the scene Capt Richard Pumphrey testified Collins admitted taking the weapon and shooting Sanford The prosecution introduced residents and officers statements on the defendant and his character
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Fayetteville
N.C
James RB. Collins
Ft. Bragg
Richard Earl Sanford
Ams Sanford
Siesta
Ermine
Sanford
Collins
Edward H. Costello
Richard Pumphrey
Pumphrey
O. K
Ee Henry Long
Long
Ollins
Summerset, Ky
Elizavethe
Offtheier
NAACP Activity Is Halted in Louisiana Court Action
State injunction blocks NAACP meetings in Baton Rouge under a 1924 law demanding yearly membership lists. Federal court action in New Orleans seeks halt to state case. lawyers argue civil rights are at issue while officials say records noncompliance prompted the move.
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Baton Rouge
Ku Klan
National Assn
Louisiana
Coleman Lindsey
NAACP
Secretary of State
New Orleans
U. S
J. Shelly Wright
Atty
Fred Leblanc
Lindsey
Robert L. Carter
New York
Explosions Rock Esso Patterson Tanker at Baytown Dock
A fiery blast tore a 12 by 30 foot hole in the Esso Patterson, a 10,000 ton tanker, at Humble Refinery docks Baytown Texas. Two crewmen were hospitalized while 42 crewmen mostly ashore escaped injury. The blast halted operations while nearby Esso Florence and Esso Linden were tugged to safety.
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Baytown
Tex
Esso Patterson
Houston Ship Canal
Houston
Texas City
Humble
Howard McCartney
Lowell
Mass
Jack I. Metro
Brooklyn
N.Y
McCartney
Metro
Donald Ayers
Hillsdale
Samuel P. McRoberts
Esso
Florence
Patterson
Linden
Mystery of a body and a web of bigamy in Kansas City
A body found under rocks remains unidentified after a series of related leads spread from Neosho Missouri to Baton Rouge Louisiana. Police tied the case to Lloyd A. Dicus a convicted bigamist with multiple marriages and flickering alibis involving Shirley Dicus and Shirley June. The case unravels amid ongoing farm bill conference shuffles in Washington with stepwise adjustments to parity and dairy supports.
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Kansas City
Shirley Dicus
Neosho
Lloyd A. Dicus
Shirley
Gretta June Cornish
Mozelle
Baton Rouge
Dicus
Betty Boyd Howard
Howard
Basil Boyd
Commerce
Oklo
Billie Dicus
Gainesville
Tex
Shirley Ann
Shirley June
Cornish
Eddie §. Gilliland
Oklahoma City
USIA Seeks Soviet Guilt for Stalin Era Purges
Vienna United States Information Agency launches pamphlet campaign to share blame with current Soviet leaders. Leaflets question Khrushchev Malenkov Bulganin roles during purges and reference Stalin era crimes and awards given to Khrushchev.
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Vienna
United States Information Agency
Soviet Union
U.S
Stalin
Man’s Overspending Marks Downfall When Outgo Exceeds Income
A proverbist notes that when a man spends more than he earns his upkeep becomes his downfall, signaling a warning about financial discipline and consequences.
State Fair Shows Strong Finances and Reinvestment
A 1955 unofficial audit of the North Carolina State Fair reports a gross profit of 61 690 67 with 51 350 60 reinvested into operations leaving a net profit of 10 340 07. Dr J S Dorton notes profits are used for improvements premiums and betterments and the cash premiums total 46 904 75. The operating fund ends at 110 988 71 versus 126 269 88 in 1954.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Dispute Over Formosa Red Trade With Communist China
Undersecretary Hoover and aid chief Hollister clashed over East West trade data. Hollister cites Formosa as importer of 1.3 million dollars of Communist China goods Jan–Aug 1955 while Hoover says no direct trade and that goods moved via Hong Kong. Hong Kong listed as importer and exporter in Hollister’s figures, highlighting a public disagreement on trade disclosures and national security considerations.
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Washington
Herbert Hoover Jr
John B. Hollister
Hoover
Senate Investigations Subcommittee
Nuen China
Hollister
Congress
Formosa
China
Hong Kong
Eisenhower
McClellan
D-Ark
Subcommittee
Soviet Bloc
Red China
Iceland Parliament debates US troop withdrawal
The Iceland Parliament approved a resolution calling for departure of U.S. troops, a move seen as political maneuver amid June 24 elections. Washington concerns rose about the NATO posting while Moscow-backed Reds seek gains to press for troop exit. Local sources say unity with U.S. servicemen remains, despite Moscow claims.
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Reykjavik
Iceland
U.S
North Atlantic
Washington
Moscow
Farmers Party
Arctic Circle
New York
Bodies recovered after Philadelphia granary blast search
Rescue squads found two of three missing men amid still smoking ruins of the Tidewater Mill and Elevator Co granary at 30th and Market Street. Harrell of Vineland New Jersey aged 35 and Byron Whilden 31 of Dorchester were identified as truck drivers. Edward Johnson a 3 year old Philadelphia laborer remained missing and presumed dead. Firemen fought the blaze as damages were estimated up to 3 million dollars with many injured and displaced residents across a ten block area.
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Philadelphia
Harrell
Vineland
N.J
Byron Whilden
Dorchester
Tidewater Mill and Elevator Co
30Th and
Market Street
Edward Johnson
Tidewater
Clonch Murder Case Heads to Guilty Verdict Request
Greensboro case involves Naomi Clonch 19 charged with second degree murder in the death of her 10 week old son from a fractured skull and brain hemorrhage. State alleges repeated beating over weeks. Clonch pleads innocent as trial goes to Guilford Superior Court jury.
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Greensboro
Guilford
Naomi Clonch
Clench
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Diet Teerstad
Georgi Malenkov
Taiwan
Hongng
State Department
82Nd Airborne Division
Thule
Greenland
Green- Whishees
Om Bragg
N. C
Tactical Air Command
Air Force
Iceland Action Political
Clonch
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