Plane Skids to Safe Landing at Dallas Airport
A Braniff Airways Convair 340 carrying 41 aboard recovered from a nose gear jam after takeoff from Oklahoma City. Captain Mittendorf guided a two-wheel, near-silent landing at Love Field under light rain, with passengers calm and no injuries reported.
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Dallas
Tex
Braniff Airways
R. C. Mittendorf
Susie Brock
Bert Hathaway
Oklahoma City
Corpus Christi
San Antonio
Kansas City
Mittendorf
Braniff
Will Rogers Field
Love Field
Miss Bruck
Austin
University of Texas
Todays Chuckle: Financial Struggles Mentioned at Home
A humorous dialogue centers on a wife apologizing for their poverty as she names relatives who send money for rent, food, and clothing. The husband quips that two uncles fail to provide even a penny, highlighting the family’s financial strain.
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Jim
Jenny
World Awaits Joyous Easter Across Nations
Christians worldwide prepare for Easter as Pope Pius XII delivers a televised message in multiple languages. In the U S Eisenhower and family attend services while parades and sunrise ceremonies mark the holiday amid security concerns in Jerusalem. Cadillac Mountain in Maine offers a sunrise service as one of the nation's earliest.
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Jerusalem
Middle East
Rome
Pius XII
Fee
Europe
Vatican Radio
United States
Philadelphia
Richardson Dilworth
Mount Desert Island
Maine
New Rites Mark Holy Saturday Observances
Holy Saturday is observed worldwide with special services. Early Christians waited for the evening star to begin the Easter vigil and light lamps turning sorrow into joy. The blessing of Easter fire and paschal candle evolved from early liturgies to Heute rituals.
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New York
Jesus
St. Patrick
Ireland
Mayflower I Awaits Wind For New Voyage To New World
Plymouth England The Mayflower I waits in Plymouth Harbor for a fresh easterly wind to start a six week voyage to the new world Cmdr Alan Villiers says they will sail when conditions allow The crew of 32 men aims to replica the 1620 voyage with sail only and a modern backup for safety while a fragment of Plymouth Rock travels with them as a charm
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Plymouth
England
New World
Cmdr
Alan Villiers
Villiers
Mass
Plymouth Rock
Massachusetts
Teir
Indictments in Portland wiretap case draw multiple names
Portland officials and media figures face grand jury action over illegal wire recordings. William Langley sheriff deputy George Minnelly and Oregon Journal reporter Arthur Williams are charged with conspiracy and illicit tape acquisition. Separate trials continue for gambler Jim Elkins and Raymond Clark on wiretapping charges.
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Portland
Ore
Langsley
Minnelly
Williams
Langley
Portland Vice
Terry Schrunk
The
Oregon Journal
William W. Knight
Arden X. Pangborn
Rolla Crick
Doug Baker
Dist
Atty
Howard Lonergan
Clyde C.crosby
Teamster Union
Oregon
Knight
Pangborn
Ias
Clark
Eisenhowers and Humphreys Vacationing at Augusta
President Eisenhower and Secretary Humphrey, with wives, arrived at Augusta National Golf Club for Easter. they will stay at Mamie's cabin through next week and attend Easter services at Augusta Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church.
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Augusta
Eisenhower
Secretary of the Treasury
Humphrey
Augusta National Golf Club
Humphreys
Washington
Columbine
Eisenhovers
Mamie
Eisenhowers
Augustin Reid Memorial Presbyterian Church
Those Forty Days of Hope After the Crucifixion
A reflective notice on the dark period after Jesus' death describing the Gallilean martyr in the tomb and Marys mourning. Pilate guards keep watch while disciples fear for their fate and the world seems to lose hope before the promise of rising.
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Joseph
Pilate
Jesus
Brooklyn Subway Crash Injures Sixty Five in Tunnel
A Brooklyn subway collision left 65 injured when a moving train rear-ended a stalled one in a tunnel. Motormen Victor P. Britis and William A. Hoke were among those hurt. Hoke was trapped for over an hour. Firemen freed him as passengers escaped by emergency exits.
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Brooklyn
New York
City Transit
Queens
Victor P
Britis
O'Brinns
William A. Hoke
Kings County Hospital
Daniel Rotunda
New Hyde Park
N. Y
Asst. Dist. Atty
Elliott Golden
Hoke
Pease N
Study Of Soviet Plan Promised By U S Officials
Washington officials promised a careful study of Russia's latest Middle East proposals and noted little chance of American agreement. The Soviet note urged four power action to neutralize the region by abandoning Baghdad Pact allies and cutting arms. Britain and France received new notes as talks with Nasser on Suez neared a U.N. report.
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Washington
State Department
Russia
Middle East
United States
Britain
France
Congress
Eisenhower
Nasser
Suez Canal
U.N. Security Council
James P. Richards
Second British Ship To Sail Canal Today
A second British vessel was due to pass the Suez Canal today as the first British merchantman since the invasion completed its voyage. The U S ship set to arrive next week. tolls by the President Jackson were paid under protest. French-flag ships boycott the reopened canal for now.
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Suez
Egypt
Suez Canal
U. S
State Department
Jackson
Red China
Rotterdam
Hong Kong
Man Leaves Jail To Give Sermon In Good Friday Service
A 38 year old part time minister was charged with petit larceny after pawning a typewriter taken from a downtown department store where he served as night porter. Police released him on bond to preach a Good Friday sermon.
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Columbus
Ohio
Transit Authority Chief Cites Human Error in Bed ford Stuyvesant Crash
General Manager Thomas J. McLernon stated after on site checks that the IND line collision resulted from man failure. The accident occurred in Bedford Stuyvesant near the Navy Yard, a short distance from the Williamsburg Bridge, between Bedford Nostrand Ave and Myrtle Willoughby Ave stations.
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Thomas J. McLernon
The
Transit Authority
Bedford-Stuyvesant
Brooklyn
Navy Yard
Williamsburg Bridge
Bedford-Nostrad Ave
Myrtle-Willoughby Ave. A
IND
Easter Bunny and Santa Visit Home to Welcome Vera Lee
In Media a suburban home hosts a rare reunion as the Easter bunny and Santa Claus meet 9 year old Vera Lee Zurzolo after her recovery from rheumatic fever at Children's Heart Hospital. Parents planned a surprise homecoming with a Christmas tree gifts and an Easter basket.
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Philadelphia
Santa Claus
Santa
Bunny
Vera Lee Zurzolo
Children’s Heart Hospital
Vera Lee
Choir singer slain as church shooting rocks Cove Arkansas
In Cove Arkansas after a Holy Week service Helen Griffith 20 was shot multiple times in the aisle. A 61 year old member Iman injured in the leg. A man Haskell Sullivan 25 killed himself in Oklahoma after the attack leaving a note claiming the crime. Reverend and other attendees describe a shocking scene.
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Arkansas
Iman
Haskell Sullivan
Nano Chito
Okla
Cove
McCurtain County
Sullivan
J. L. Sullivan
Miss Griffith
Helen
E. L. Blake
Jesus
Storms Strike Across Plains and Midwest Killing Six
Violent storms with winds rain and tornadoes hit the Southern Plains and Midwest. Six deaths reported in Wisconsin while Texas saw seven tornadoes and a Dallas area twister. Small tornadoes touched Nebraska and Kansas with no injuries or damage initially.
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Associated Press
Plains
Midwest
Wisconsin
Texas
Dallas
Dallas-Fort Worth
Culbertson
Neb
St. John
Kan
Nebraska
South Dakota
Mississippi Valley
Great Lakes Region
Southern Plains
Wild scene as Franciosa clashes with photographer at court
Actor Anthony Franciosa 28 and actress Shelly Winters 33 emerge from court after a Beverly Hills property dispute. Franciosa, charged with battery after threatening and kicking Herald-Express photographer William Walker 42, is arrested, later bonded at 250 dollars. He apologizes through a press agent.
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Los Angeles
Anthony Franciosa
Shelly Winters
Anthony
Clyde C. Triplett
Franciosa
Winters
Beverly Hills
Herald - Express
William Walker
Miss Winters
Walker
Beatrice
Reno
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Elkins and
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William Hoke
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