Easter Scenes Across World Mark Ecumenical Tone
The world Easter scene centers on Rome with Pope Paul VI presiding over the Good Friday cross procession and Easter vigil in St. Peter’s. Jerusalem observes Easter amid Israeli rule with Way of the Cross on the Via Dolorosa. Other sites include Starved Rock Illinois Judeo Christian mass and Colgate University sit ins. In New York Central Park Yippies plan a can goods display for the Poor People’s March. Dr Martin Luther King Jr preaches at Ebenezer Baptist in Atlanta.
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United States
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Starved Rock State Park
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Chicago
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Jacques Marquette
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Marquette
Father Donnelly
Colgate University
Donald Berry
Berry
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Youth International Party
Washington
Atlanta
Martin Luther King, Jr
Ebenezer Baptist Church
Mary Costa
Pope Appears Tired as Health Concerns Rise
Observers report the pope's weary look and slowed pace fueling worry over his health. Officials declined comment while Catholic observers note the strain visible in public appearances.
Pope Paul VI Seen Fatigued After Holy Week
Vatican reports and Italian papers note Pope Paul VI looks tired after a taxing Holy Week. He walked part of the Way of the Cross and has slowed his public speaking since his prostate operation last November. Three doctors attended him during the ceremony as concern grows over his health at age 70.
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Paul VI
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Ely
Milan
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Pontiff
Fear of a disaster after Skull Valley sheep deaths in Utah
Tooele Valley Hospital chief Dr. Kelly H Gabler warns a misdirected contaminant from Dugway Proving Ground nerve gas tests could trigger a massive human disaster. He cites 6700 sheep deaths in Skull Valley and prevailing winds toward Tooele and Salt Lake City. Army admits spraying nerve gas on March 13. officials deny human health risk despite vet and state investigators linking deaths to the test.
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Johnson kin dwells in Vietnam with Air Force unit
Airman Patrick J. Nugent aged 24 arrived at Cam Ranh Bay base to work as an apprentice weapons mechanic. He is the son-in-law of President Johnson’s daughter and husband of Luci Johnson. Nugent previously landed at Tan Son Nhut with Ellsworth Bunker returning from talks in Saigon.
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Patrick J. Nugent
U. S
Cam Ranh Bay
South Vietnam
Nugent
Luci Johnson
Tan Son Nhut
Air Force
Ellsworth Bunker
Washington
Fires Rage in Vietnam Forests Amid Dry Season
About 80 forest fires sweep through U Minh forest in the Mekong Delta near Saigon as premonsoon dryness grips South Vietnam. U S Air Force spokesmen report the fires threaten Viet Cong sanctuaries and surrounding areas.
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U Minh
South Vietnam
Mekong
U. S. Air Force
Lurleen Wallace Leaves Hospital for Home Convalescence
Governor Lurleen Wallace is discharged from St. Margaret's after a six week stay for cancer surgery and related complications. She says her condition has improved and she will continue convalescence at home in Montgomery Alabama.
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Ala
Lurleen Wallace
St. Margaret’s Hospital
Passing Week Humorist on Limits of Laughter as Remedy
Bill Vaughan reflects on humor's limits as a universal cure amid social tensions from Vietnam to racial unrest. He compares humor to medicine and law, noting professionals cannot prescribe instant remedies and that true healing must come from within each person.
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Hitler
Charlie Chaplin
Vietnam
Hanoi charges U S delays peace talks amid protests
The North Vietnam foreign ministry accused the United States of deliberately delaying preliminary peace talks and demanded Washington halt unfavourable actions. Hanoi denounced U S stubbornness and cited airspace intrusions and intensified attacks on populated areas near the 20th parallel.
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Tex
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Quang Binh
Vinh Linh
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Son la
Yen Bai
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Hoa Binh
B 52 Bombers Strike Across South Vietnam Killing 200 Viet Cong
American B 52s hit positions from the Mekong Delta to Vinh Binh province in five missions. Ground forces report 200 Viet Cong bodies found after the attack, the largest single B 52 kill count in nearly three years. In other fighting the 196th Brigade loses 12 Americans and 29 wounded as 200 enemy troops engage near Tam Ky. South Korean troops also report 55 Viet Cong killed. Hanoi Radio notes a Khmer New Year cease fire in An Giang province with Khmer soldiers allowed to celebrate if unarmed.
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Wind swept fire destroys major part of Eastridge Center
A wind driven blaze last night swept through the Eastridge shopping center in Southeast Wichita, destroying a major portion of the complex and prompting emergency response. Local investigators will inspect for cause as property damage is assessed.
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Eastridge
U Thant Urges Early Site Accord For Talks
United Nations Secretary General U Thant returning from Europe urged prompt agreement on the location of preliminary peace talks between Hanoi and the United States. He warned that further delays would cause massive destruction and said talks could begin soon after his Paris contact with Ma Van Bo and discussions with Washington.
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Ma van Bo
Fire Destroys Jackson Hardware Store in Richmond
Flames destroyed the Jackson Hardware store around 7 30 in Richmond Missouri. Adjacent businesses Mattingly's Variety store Pointer's Jewelers Central Drug store and Alder Kirk Insurance were smoke damaged. Several apartments above were unoccupied for Easter holidays.
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Central Drug Store
Alder & Kirk Insurance Agency
Johnson Signs 28 Million Unemployment Bill in Texas
President Johnson signed a 28 million dollar appropriation to fund unemployment benefits for about 38 000 veterans and former federal employees during a trip through Texas.
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Austin
Tex
Texas
Johnson
Police Command Post Refreshing Call At Memorial Building
The Salvation Army emergency unit aided police and National Guardsmen on duty at Linwood and Paseo. Observers heard the unit ask for coffee as volunteers served 500 to 600 sandwiches per hour yesterday.
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U S 71 Crash Near Archie Claims Two Lives
A two car head on collision on U S 71 two and one half miles north of Archie kills Eddie L Kendrick 29 Adri an Missouri. Kendrick dies two hours after being taken to Baptist Memorial hospital in Kansas City Jerold D Wilkerson 36 Grandview Missouri suffers chest injuries admitted to Cass County Memorial hospital Harrisonville condition listed as fair.
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Star
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Eddie L. Kendrick
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Baptist
Losses From Chicago Violence Put At 9 Million
Insurance investigators estimate 9 million dollars in property damage from last weekend’s Chicago violence, two thirds insured, as federal troops return home and Illinois National Guard release proceeds. In Washington, about a third of regular Army forces in the District of Columbia will withdraw by nightfall after eight days of riot control duty.
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Illinois National Guard
Washington
District of Columbia
Weather outlook for Kansas City area cooler with showers
Tonight will be cool with northwesterly winds 10 to 25 mph and a low around 50. Tomorrow high 60 to 65 with scattered thunder showers ending in the morning. Precipitation chances 40 percent tonight, 30 percent tomorrow. River stage 5.5 feet, up 0.4. Relative humidity near 90 percent at 6 am, 73 percent by 1 pm. Barometer 29.92 in at 6 am, 29.89 in at 1 pm.
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Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Kansas City Curfew Enforced From 11 PM to 6 AM
Mayor Davis announced a curfew from 11 o clock tonight until 6 o clock tomorrow morning in Kansas City after a meeting with Chief C M Kelley and the police and National Guard staffs. Gov Warren E Hearnes had been consulted by telephone. The curfew marks the fifth straight night under curfew as authorities show confidence order is returning.
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C. M. Kelley
Police Department
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Warren E. Hearnes
Kansas
Ice Capades and Blues Night at Local Arenas
Ice Capades shows run today at 2:00 and 8:30 in Municipal Auditorium with an 8:30 show ending at 10:30 to fit an 11 PM curfew. The Kansas City Blues face the Fort Worth Wings at 8:00 in American Royal arena, with a typical 10:15 finish and curfew-safe return.
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Fort Worth Wings
Curfew Modified Across City As Officials Signal Return to Order
Mayor Davis announces a revised curfew with National Guard and police staff agreeing on changes. Taverns liquor stores close by 7 pm, service stations by 11 pm, and no owl service on transit. Kans City Kansas Grandview Independence and Baytown follow same rules. Governor's authority cited.
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