Israel Rebuffs Big Four Talks as Nasser Presses War
Israel rejects a regional offsite conference while Egypt’s Nasser vows inevitable war if Israel stays beyond the June 1967 borders. Moshe Dayan warns the summer will be critical amid border clashes and renewed Arab pressure. A Palm Sunday procession goes ahead in Jerusalem with tight security as UN studies the Jordanian raid.
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Soviet Union blames Czechoslovakia for Prague office wreck
Moscow accuses Prague leaders of orchestrating nationalist protests after Czechoslovakia beat Russia in hockey. Pravda names Josef Smrkovsky as participant in the outburst and cites vandalism at a Soviet airline office on Wenceslas Square. Tass later published the article in full.
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Wilson Still Waiting for Ojukwu Reply on Talks in Africa
Prime Minister Wilson left for Addis Ababa after four days in Nigeria still awaiting a response from Biafran leader Odumegwu Ojukwu to his invitation. He planned meetings with Emperor Haile Selassie and OAU officials while in Ethiopia and may meet Ojukwu there or en route home. Wilson sought relief aid for civilians and explained Britain backs the federal authorities in the Nigeria conflict.
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Yahya Khan Declared President of Pakistan
Gen. Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan was proclaimed president to serve until a new constitution is drawn. The 52-year-old army chief assumed martial law leadership after Ayub Khan’s resignation ending a decade of rule amid four months of violence. Legal experts say Yahya must hold the title to assure stable leadership while elections are prepared.
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No News Friday Holiday Publishing Schedule
The News will not publish on Good Friday April 4 1969. Advertisers should file Saturday April 5 deadlines by Wednesday April 2. Monday April 7 deadlines are Thursday April 3. The News TV Guide appears in Thursday's paper.
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BOAC strike grounds half its jet fleet worldwide
A pilots strike at British Overseas Airways Corp grounded more than half the fleet, with 24 of 51 planes in Britain and 10 more idle abroad. 17 planes remained to be grounded on reaching destinations as negotiations remained stalled.
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Canadian Weekend Toll Reports Dozens Dead Across Country
The Canadian Press notes at least 58 people died accidentally in Canada over the weekend, with 49 deaths in traffic incidents. In Paris a 30-year-old Martinique woman died by self immolation in a street, reportedly driven by foreign civil war obsessions. Air Canada shop mechanics nationwide plan a strike vote this week seeking a 20 percent wage rise. In Switzerland a rockslide near Siebnen killed six.
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State funeral underway for Eisenhower in Washington
Crowds gathered as a brief state funeral and three days of mourning marked the return of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the Capitol for an Episcopalian service after a horseshoe caisson procession. Leaders including De Gaulle Trudeau and Mountbatten attended as delegations from Russia and other Communist nations joined in tribute.
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Quakes Shake Capitals in Middle East and Africa
A string of earthquakes rattled Cairo and Tel Aviv with brief tremors causing alarms and shelter runs. The report notes a prior deadly Ethiopian quake that left 300 homeless near Serdo after a weekend event, linking regional seismic activity across continents.
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Canada weighs NATO membership as cabinet delays decision
Ottawa reports indicate no final ruling on joining NATO after two days of cabinet talks. Prime Minister Trudeau said a decision could come by Wednesday and be announced to Parliament, with a target before April 10. Canada currently contributes a six squadron air division and a mechanized brigade with nuclear capability in Germany.
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