Behind the Wichita Mountains Easter Pageant 400 cast rehearse in darkness
The 52nd Easter Pageant requires extensive planning with over 400 cast in 65 scenes performed before dawn at the Holy City in the Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge. Rehearsals total five weeks at 3.5 hours each. Christ figure shared by three actors, and Judas must sprint 45 seconds across a long set in near total darkness.
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Wichita Mountains
Evermore
Wichita Mountains Wildlife Refuge
Wes Miller
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Ft. Worth
Cleburne
Tex
Miller
Christ
John Coady
L. A. Ellis
Thomas Stanton
Judas
Don Coady
Air Disaster Testimony Shapes Takeoff Clearance Question
Santa Cruz de Tenerife officials and aviation authorities clash over clearance for the Dutch jumbo to take off after a collision with a Pan Am jet that killed 575. Tower tapes and statements show the Dutch captain may not have clearance while survivors and wounded were moved to U S bases for care.
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Santa Cruz DE Tenerife
Canary Islands
Santa Cruz
Juan Linares
Z.A.V. van Zanten
Air Force
United States
McGuire Air Force Base
N.J
U.S
Pan American
KLM
Grace Periods End as Utilities Plan Shutoffs
An Associated Press survey shows thousands face electric and gas shutoffs as winter bills rise and moratoriums end by March 31. Utilities report overdue balances up 3 to 20 percent from last year and seek loans or grants from federal agencies to help the needy.
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Associated Press
Trator
New Hampshire
Division of Human Services
Senate
Connecticut
Ella Grasso
Rhode Island
Providence Gas Co
Joseph Garrahy
Talks Termed 'Businesslike' SALT Proposals Shelved In Moscow
In Moscow, talks between Cyrus Vance and Andrei Gromyko paused with no Soviet reply to US SALT plans. Carter called the session businesslike as Vance sought a framework for deeper talks by Thursday. The Vladivostok accord terms 2400 bombers and missiles, with 1320 missiles with multiple warheads, remain a focal point amid cruise missile disputes.
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Moscow
Soviet Union
Cyrus R. Vance
Andrei A. Gromyko
Vance
Carter
Gromyko
U.S
Ford
Brezhnev
Vladivostok
Tass
Gas Tanks Explode In Downtown Hennessey Fire
A morning blaze at Farmers Oil Supply in Hennessey Oklahoma ripped through above ground petroleum tanks. Firefighters from multiple towns battled the flames as evacuations occurred and several explosions were reported. Two firefighters were treated for minor burns. Traffic was diverted while the fire was brought under control.
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Hennessey
Okla
Kingfisher County
Farmers Oil Supply
Rick Bohnstedt
Farmers Cooperative Station
Dover
Kingfisher
Cres
Weather Outlook Through Wednesday
Mild conditions with fair to partly cloudy skies and westerly winds 7 to 15 mph. Tonight’s low in the low 40s, high Monday 68. By Wednesday high near 70, low tonight in the low 40s. Thursday through Saturday trends show warmer days with scattered thundershowers on Saturday.
Hot Line Instapoll Seeks Views on Marijuana Tax Plan
The Constitution staff runs Instapoll asking readers if they favor marijuana legalization and a new two percent sales tax for schools. Call 353-0620 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today through Wednesday to participate and ask Hot Line questions.
Carter's Son Eligible For Discharge Review
President ordered a Pentagon review to upgrade 432530 Vietnam era discharges. Jack Carter, 29, son of the president, held a general discharge after marijuana offenses at Navy Nuclear Power School in Idaho Falls. Review targets desertion drug abuse and related causes from 1964 to 1973, with six month eligibility and guidelines to follow.
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Washington
Pentagon
Jack Carter
Defense Department
Carter
Gerald R. Ford
Navy Nuclear Power School
Idaho Falls
Idaho
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Centerport
N.Y
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Oklahoma State University
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