Good Friday in Jerusalem amid sand storm and high security
Thousands of Christian pilgrims carried heavy crosses through a sand storm in the Good Friday procession along the Via Dolorosa. Jewish soldiers watched from rooftops as security peaked due to Arab rioting fears, yet no major disturbances occurred. The crowd gathered at the Church of the Holy Sepulcher while pilots and airfields adjusted to unsettled weather and Passover celebrations continued nearby.
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Luke
Jesus
Egypt
Levi Yitzhak Raninowitz
Israel
Ben-Gurion International
Regular schedule for Daylight Saving Time returns
Washington reports the annual DST timetable with 1966 Uniform Time Act rules resuming from the last Sunday in April to the last Sunday in October. Proposals for extended DST faced Congressional blockage, with public debate spurred by energy concerns, safety, and crime rate impacts.
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Washington
Congress
Senate Commerce Committee
Department of Transportation
Arafat Returns With New Syrian Peace Plan in Lebanon Fighting
In Beirut heavy fighting persists as Yasir Arafat arrives from Damascus with a new Syrian peace proposal. Police report 219 killed and 341 wounded in 36 hours, with 34 bodies recovered, figures noted as incomplete. The plan seeks Syrian troop withdrawal and a multi faction coordinating committee.
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Beirut
Lebanon
Yasir Arafat
Damascus
Arafat
Ford signs $1.94 billion jobs bill with flu immunization aim
President Ford signs a broad bill allocating 1.94 billion dollars for job programs and a 135 million dollar nationwide swine flu immunization drive. The package also funds FDA drug listings, postal service concerns, and foreign policy actions with Greece and Turkey amid base agreements.
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Washington
Ford
MAAC seeks endowment pledges to keep cultural center alive
The Old Methodist Church in Monroe aims to become a premier cultural center with memorial endowments and a Roll of Honor for donors. MAAC leaders lead workshops, tours, and a busy 1976 calendar including music, art fairs, and Bicentennial programs funded by grants and community events.
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Old Methodist Church
Monroe
Green County
Monroe Arts and Activities Center
MAAC
Edwin Rufenacht
Commercial & Savings Bank
Richard W. Wolf
UW Extension Arts
Wolf
Frank
Peg) Stiles
Elvehjem Art Center
Madison
Carl Sandburg
U.S.A
Robert
Nancy) Faith
Roy
Jeannette) Gempeler
Eleanor Brennan
Hariette) Trumpy
Will
Mary) Ward
Paul
Arlene) Paul
American Heritage Ensemble
Paula
John Schuetze
11Th St
14Th Ave
LaVerne R. Long
Joseph G. Urban
Alvin
Lucy) Kubly
Wisconsin hit by six tornadoes in Julylike storms
The Associated Press reports Wisconsin faced summerlike weather with six tornadoes causing farm and building damage in Columbia and Dodge counties. A funnel cloud near Doylestown toppled a corn crib and shed, while a tornado in Dodge County damaged a silo and tore a tavern roof. Temperatures rose into the 70s with more storms forecast into tonight and Saturday.
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Associated Press
Wisconsin
National Weather Service
Columbia
Dodge
Doylestown
Columbia County
Dodge County
Burnett
Gulf of Mexico
Painful tax mistake hits Madison official
Madison a tense revelation unfolds as Revenue Secretary David Adamany discovers an elementary error in his own income tax return. His aide Daniel Smith had prepared a corrected calculation and billed the chief, prompting comments on the audit and the cost of the error.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Unemployment Compensation Advisory Council
Patrick Lucey
Lucey
Paul E. Hassett
Hassett
Advisory Council
State Revenue
David Adamany
Adamany
Daniel Smith
Smith
Drilling Rig Sinks Killing Thirteen In Gulf Capsule
Coast Guard reports 13 men died after an 18 foot survivor capsule capsized in 15 foot seas and 50 mph winds. Navy divers found bodies inside the flooded capsule as tugs and the Lexington stood by. The Ocean Express crew of 36 aboard the63 rig sank 40 miles east of Corpus Christi while being moved between drilling spots.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Gulf of Mexico
Coast Guard
Dave Schipra
New Orleans
Ocean Express
Navy
Lexington
Naval Medical Center
Ocean Drilling and Exploration Co
Marathon Oil Co
Rockport
Ocean Drilling
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Food and Drug Administration
FDA
Postal Service
Turkey
United States
Greece
Henry A. Kissinger
Dimitrios Bitsios
Elmo R. Zumwalt Jr
Naval Operations
Adm
Hyman G. Rickover
Zumwalt
Rickover
Mississippi
Redwood
City
Calif
Patricia Hearst
Donald Bowles
Rome
Milan
Italy
Old Methodist
New Glarus
Millard Tschudy
Anne Lambert
Elvehjem
Rudolph L
Sue) Reger
Nancy Mayland
Polly Ekeberg
Sandra Neupert
Robert Schmidt
Schmidt
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