Pope Calls for racial harmony after King's death
Pope Paul VI urged 600 million Catholics to pray that Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s murder leads to victory over racial injustice in the United States. He spoke during Palm Sunday services and noted signs of progress toward peace in the U S and other war-torn regions. The pontiff wrote a memorial prayer and pressed Catholics to seek reconciliation and abolition of discrimination.
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Publicity era and fate of the nat sry diaens
Fragmentary notice from Los Angeles County, Oregon, dated the sixth, describing a city clerk or official action. Names and clear details are unreadable due to OCR corruption. This brief item signals forthcoming publicity or judicial procedure with limited readable elements.
U S Cavalry Reach Khe Sanh Defenses
U S 1st Cavalry Division troops, after arriving at Khe Sanh Sunday, joined Marines defending the fortress in a landmark moment of the siege. Pfc Juan Fordandi of Puerto Rico and Lance Cpl James Hellebuick from Michigan greeted each other amid cheers as a cavalryman sounded a bugle found in a pile near the barbed wire.
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Pegasus Ends Khe Sanh Op as Allied Gains Expand
Allied air and artillery forces report heavy fighting around Khe Sanh with 106 North Vietnamese killed south and east of the base and 160 more killed in a 24 hour sweep. The 1st Cavalry Division uncovers a huge haul of Communist arms including 20 000 bullets grenades and mortar shells. In Saigon the National Assembly rejects neutralism and any coalition with Communists and President Thieu says he has received a U S invitation for a state visit possibly in a month.
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Palm Sunday Procession Leads Largest Pilgrimage in Two Decades
Five thousand chanting Christians with palm fronds began Easter celebrations in Jerusalem with a Palm Sunday procession. The pilgrims sang Hosannah the Son of David and psalms in a dozen languages as they retraced Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem before the crucifixion.
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Public safety spree injures churchgoers and more deaths reported
An assailant at a storefront church in Indianapolis announced a shooting and fatally harmed his wife, sister, and a one year old girl as police used tear gas to subdue him. Other incidents include a Richmond explosion toll of 40 with 31 missing, a King era labor dispute in Memphis, a spring storm sweeping across the Midwest, and a Maryland prison guard stabbed by inmates.
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