Daylight Saving Time Begins Across Most States
The Associated Press reports 47 states switch from standard time to daylight saving time Sunday morning with clocks set forward at 2 a.m. Indiana counties split on time zones while Michigan Arizona and Hawaii exempt themselves. The Navajo Nation adopts DST except the Hopi Reservation remains on standard time.
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Weekend Forecast For Ohio Brings Sunny 70s Then Showers
A pleasant spring weekend is forecast for southwestern Ohio with sunny skies and temperatures in the 70s. Tonight and Sunday will be partly cloudy with little temperature change, a low near 50 tonight and highs in the 70s tomorrow. A cold front Sunday night brings a chance of showers and cooler temperatures by Monday.
China announces satellite launch amid Cold War tensions
Communist China claimed a 381 pound satellite was placed into orbit with a 68.5 degree inclination ranging from 273 to 1480 miles above Earth. It completes an orbit every 114 minutes and broadcasts The East Is Red. No launch site or rocket type disclosed. Japan recently joined US and USSR in space achievement.
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Port au Prince shelled as mutineers seize coast guard ships
Mutineers seized three coast guard vessels and fired on Port au Prince injuring a civilian as President Duvalier closed airports and blocked most communications. Ambassadors and officials described shelling of the capital and requests for U.S. air cover were denied.
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Israeli intercepts down Egyptian bombers over Sinai
Israeli airmen shot down two Egyptian bombers presumed Soviet built after a raid on El Arish. The Ilyushin 28 aircraft reportedly hit three buildings, killed 30 sheep, and one crewman was recovered. Israeli forces also hit guerrilla positions near the Dead Sea and targets in Syria and Egypt.
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Teamster Contract Not Final Reopen Talks If Chicago Drivers Get More
The Teamsters acting president said the tentative national contract will be renegotiated if Chicago truck drivers obtain a better deal. Chicago drivers seek a three year pact with $1.65 wage increases and $10 weekly fringe benefits, while the national settlement calls for $1.10 in wages.
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250 Year Old Milwaukee Woodlot Vandalized
Milwaukee County officials report hundreds of hardwood trees aged over two centuries were cut by a lumberman who claimed he bought them. The loss includes irreplaceable timber and esthetic value, with a $2,000 advance payment cited and sheriff's deputies posted to prevent shipments. Officials vow damage claims and stricter protections.
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Two Teens Killed in Brunswick Hit-Skip
Medina AP reports two Edwards Middle School eighth graders Karen Huttman and Patricia Goff were killed when struck by a hit-skip driver while returning home with groceries. The vehicle, whose headlamp was found nearby, was later located abandoned on Laurel Road about a mile from the scene.
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Pope says Sardinia visit cordial amid anarchist clash
Pope Paul VI criticized Italian papers for twisting his Sardinia trip as violent, insisting the visit was very cordial. In Cagliari, about 100 anarchists and police clashed as the pope left in an open limousine, injuring 14 officers and 10 demonstrators, with 21 men and 5 women arrested.
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