Lion Looses Across Ring as Circus Lion Roams Madison Square Garden
During a dress rehearsal at Madison Square Garden in New York about 2,000 spectators watched as Ponto the 800 pound Ringling Bros. lion escaped his cage and roamed the arena for about 10 minutes. Trainer Hans Naumann pursued with whip and pistol as the beast climbed toward a lobby crowd before a rubber wheeled cage contained the animal. No injuries were reported. The lion had never roared during the incident.
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Ponto
Madison Square Garden
New York
50Th Street
Ringling Bros.Barnum and Bailey Circus
Hans Naumann
Naumann
Soviets Probe Bristol Bay as Alaska Protests Rise
A large Soviet fishing fleet enters Bristol Bay waters marking the first Soviet presence in the region. U.S. officials and unions press for international fisheries control while the Navy monitors the activity. Bristol Bay closures worsen local tensions as Halibut season looms.
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Juneau
Alaska
Bristol Bay
North Pacific
Hugh J. Wade
Soviet Union
United States
Canada
Japan
Vancouver
B.C
United Fishermen and Allied Workers Union
U.S.S.R
Clinton Atkinson
Fish and Wildlife Service
Seattle
Bering Sea
U.S
Canadian International Pacific
Space Monkeys Train for Space Travel at Randolph AFB
Chattering Sam Space Jr. and a small group of monkeys are strapped into training devices at the School of Aviation Medicine at Randolph Field Texas. Scientists expect Sam and his colleagues to help solve physiological problems of space travel.
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Sam Space Jr
School O Aviation Medicine
Randolph Air Force Base
Tex
Sam
West Favors Gradual Unification Plan For Germany
The United States along with Britain and France backs a staged plan to unite West and East Germany. Aimed at creating a loose federation first and a German peace treaty later, it envisions limited German military power, gradual integration, and an all German government after free elections.
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Washington
Britain
France
West Germany
Soviet Union
Germany
East Germany
U.S.S.R
U.S
Nikita Khrushchev
Khrushchev
Purge of Iraqi Officials Reported by Exiled US Broadcaster
Beirut reporting American broadcaster Burdett described a vast purge in Iraq targeting army officers and government personnel. He claimed prisons were full and Premier Kassem had lost control while a party-line judiciary acted independently.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Iraq
Kassem
Burdett
Larry Collins
United Press International
Baghdad
William McHale
Time
Life Magazines
Dennis Fodor
Stan Carster
Associated Press
Erik Durshmied
Canadian Broadcasting Corp
Douglas Brown
London Daily Telegraph
United Arab Republic
Fayek Samirai
Cairo
Samirai
Istiqlal (Independence) Party
USAR
Exiled Venezuelan Ex-Dictator Plans Miami Stay Despite Order
Marcos Perez Jimenez, former dictator of Venezuela, says he will live in Miami Beach long term despite an April 15 departure order. An Immigration Service decision requiring Jimenez, his wife, and four children to leave next month is described as a formality by attorney David M. Walters. In Brazil, U S consul general announces invalidation of passports for Pittsburgh financiers Earle Belle and Mitchell Ostwind who face federal fraud and conspiracy indictments tied to Cornucopia Gold Mines while living abroad.
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Marcos Perez Jimenez
Venezuela
Miami Beach
Immigration Service
Jimenez
U.S
David M. Walters
Rio DE Janeiro
Brazil
Earle Belle
Mitchell Ostwind
Pittsburgh
Cornucopia Gold Mines, Inc
Bavarian Mystic Therese Neumann Barred Pilgrims Reach Farm
In Konnersreuth Germany Therese Neumann reportedly bled again from cruciform wounds prompting about 9000 pilgrims to be kept from her farmhouse. Local authorities restricted access amid the reported miracle.
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Konnersreuth
Germany
Therese Neumann
Christ On the Cross
Winter Storm Widespread Across Midwest And Northeast
A powerful storm blanketed the eastern half of the nation with heavy snow in Michigan Wisconsin and the Great Lakes region while northern New York saw significant falls. Strong winds and rain affected the south and mid Atlantic coast as rail service halted four westbound trains with 450 passengers held for safety.
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Plains
Lower
Michigan
Wisconsin
Midwest
Colorado
Nebraska
New York State
Minnesota
Iowa
la Crosse
Wis
Indiana
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Great Lakes
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Mississippi’ Valley
Atlantic
Illinois
Ohio
Appalachians
Alabama
Birmingham
Pelham
Tenn
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Child Witnesses Hatchery Miracle Near Miami
Four year old Janie Adler watched as a chick emerged at Mi ami International Hatcheries near Miami Florida during a pre Easter visit. The scene offered a simple lesson on life and growth as the chick hatched before her eyes.
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Janie Adler
Janie
Miami International Hatcheries
Miami
Fla
Weather forecast for Middletown Easter weekend
A cool Easter weekend is forecast for Middletown with clouds and light rain ending by late afternoon today. Highs around 53 to 60 degrees and lows near 30. Saturday and Sunday look fair and cool with milder Sunday. Rainfall total and other precise figures are uncertain in the report.
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Middletown
Easter student invasion hits Fort Lauderdale scene
About 20 000 college students flock to Fort Lauderdale each Easter for sun surf and sand. The pattern began in 1938, with city invitations reactivating after World War II. Police warn visitors to behave as pranks roll in, including a beer prank on firefighters and a bartender noting beer is the main drink.
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Fort Lauderdale
Ohio State
Tample Jar
Chief of Police
A Man’s Life Measured by Questions Asked
A humor piece notes a man’s life spans two decades of his mother asking his destination, four decades of his wife asking the same, and finally mourners asking where he went. The quip frames family inquiry as a running joke on life.
Dalai Lama Fled Lhasa During Tibetan Uprising
Maharaja Kumar of Sikkim said the Dalai Lama escaped from Lhasa as Chinese forces attacked the summer palace. He arrived in Tokyo for a Buddhist conference and cited official sources on the palace bombardment and the fate of Tibet's spiritual leader.
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Tokyo
Maharaja Kumar
Sikkim
Dali Lama
Maharaja
India
Tibet
Gangtok
Dalai Lama
Dial Lama
Rumors Swirl Over Chiefs Move Toward Sikkim and Assam
The maharaja contrasted Indian reports of Lhasa fighting subsiding with his claim that fighting around the capital was particularly violent on Tuesday. He said after taking the palace the Chinese shelled the Sera and Drapung monasteries on Lhasa's outskirts, home to about 12,000 student monks.
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Sikkim
Assam
India
Lhasa
Sera
Drapung
Kalimpong
Tibet
Tibetan Rebellion Reportes Shocks Kalimpong Monasteries Burn
A royal spokesperson cites Tuesday action as fires flare in two Tibetan monasteries near Kalimpong on the Sikkim border. He says Khampa rebels hold large Tibetan territories while Nationalist China votes arms, officers, and possible troops for Tibet and to inform the United Nations.
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Formosa
China
Chiang Kai-shek
Hick
Tibet
United Nations
Hong Kong
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