Easter in America Christians Greet Resurrection Day
Christians nationwide plan Easter observances across Protestant Catholic and Orthodox churches. President Kennedy and family may attend Palm Beach services at St Edwards or privately at Joseph Kennedy’s home. Weather Bureau predicts fine spring weather as millions join sunrise pageants and services from Holy City in Oklahoma to Hollywood Bowl in California.
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Easter Sunrise Services Across Nation Spark Interest
President Kennedy’s Easter quieting contrasts with fervent observances from Florida to Missouri. In Florida, the Miami Council of Churches plans a large sunrise service at Miami Stadium next week, expected to draw thousands. Moravian churches in Winston-Salem mark the 791st Sunrise Easter Service as crowds march to God’s Acre. In Missouri, cave services at Meramec Caverns and Quendale Cave attract motorists along Route 66, while Bald Knob in Illinois hosts a dawn service atop the hill with a 111 foot cross and worshipers from five states attending.
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Pilgrims Flock To Holy Land For Easter Observances
Thousands of Christians travel to Jerusalem for Eastertide rituals as Eastern and Western churches hold burial services on Good Friday and pilgrims retrace Christ’s path through the Streets of Sorrow. About 15,000 worshippers observed ceremonies at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre.
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Kennedy relaxes aboard Honey Fitz in 92 degree Easter cruise
The Kennedy party enjoyed a two hour Easter voyage aboard the navy-manned yacht Honey Fitz with relatives and friends. Kennedy arrived Thursday and is expected to fly back to Washington Wednesday. The cruise occurred in hot 92 degree weather.
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Wisconsin native Hans Egger dies in Minnesota crash
Hans Egger a former Wisconsinite and National Cash Register executive from Wausau Wisconsin was killed in Glyndon Minnesota when his car veered off the road crossed a creek and struck an embankment. Authorities say a heart attack may have preceded or followed the collision.
Cosmos 14 Satellite Launch by Soviet Union
The Tass news agency reports the Soviet Union launched Cosmos 14, an unmanned satellite with scientific gear to study outer space. It orbits Earth with perigee 164 miles and apogee 323.54 miles, rotation 92.2 minutes, and carries a 20,004 megacycle radio transmitter and telemetry systems.
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Lenten Message Emphasizes Faith Over Weapons and Money
Rev Gerald Nerenhausen of Zion Lutheran Church urges faith in God over reliance on self, weapons, or wealth. He cites the Cross as a symbol of Christian hope and quotes Christ's humility and obedience unto death to reinforce trust in Him.
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Tragic Appleton Truck Kills FiveYearOld Farm Victim
Francis Van Rossum five died after a pickup backed into a barn on the Joseph Uitenboek farm in Appleton Calumet County Coroner LeRoy Hughes said the vehicle passed over the child on Rt. 4 The boy born November 23 1958 is survived by his parents siblings and grandmothers Funeral services are set for Brettschneider Funeral Home and Holy Angels Church with viewing Sunday at the funeral home and rosary at 8 p.m.
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CAB orders rate inquiry into Atlantic Airlines groups
The Civil Aeronautics Board ordered an investigation into alleged illegal rate practices by North Atlantic airlines over objections of Vice Chairman Robert Murphy. The inquiry did not name carriers but targets foreign carriers previously accused of unauthorized rate undercutting.
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Skies Clear Over Ships Hunting Thresher Sub
Dark weather and gale winds hindered the search for the Thresher. Oceanographers will map the Atlantic seabed with echo sounding gear and use underwater television and the Trieste bathyscaphe to locate the hull. Navy officials promised 22 more attack submarines despite the disaster.
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Thresher Skipper Links Loss to Flooding Type Casualty
Cmdr Dean L. Axene testified at a court inquiry into the Thresher disaster that he believes the submarine loss with 129 men was associated with instantaneous floodings. He said there is no way to know exactly what happened in the Atlantic about 220 miles from Boston, but the incident likely involved flooding.
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Navy study adds to Thresher inquiry after overhaul
Secretary of the Navy Fred Korth said the Bureau of Ships is conducting a new structural design study separate from the Naval court of inquiry. The inquiry will probe the Thresher's structural integrity after its Portsmouth Navy Yard overhaul and subsequent test dives began Tuesday.
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Pearson Seeks Majority as Social Credit Rebels Back Bid
Liberal leader Lester B. Pearson gains crucial momentum with pledges from six Quebec Social Credit leaders and the prospect of more Liberal seats when the armed forces vote is released. The six rebels signed a document backing Pearson and a stable government, signaling a potential 133 vote majority, while reserving consent on nuclear weapons policy.
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Votes Outnumbered in Port Royal Town Council Race
PORT ROYAL VA AP residents face June 11 election with 12 candidates for seven council seats. Filing deadline is midnight tonight as qualified voters total reported.
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Rusk Says NATO Nuclear Force Defense Only
Washington notes Moscow protest over a multilateral NATO nuclear force, stressing defense of Western Europe with no offensive aim toward the Soviet Union. Rusk told Dobrynin a reply will be dispatched in days while raising Laos and Berlin issues and seeking greater movement for an international control commission and full withdrawal of North Vietnamese forces.
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Governor Signs Stock Tax Law in Wisconsin
Gov John W Reynolds signed a bill exempting from Wisconsin income tax General Motors shares received by Du Pont stock holders due to a federal order. The measure, approved by the Legislature, may cost about 400000 in taxes from roughly 2200 Du Pont shareholders.
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Britain Probes Security Break In Nuclear Secrets Leak
Scotland Yard opened an inquiry into who leaked Britain's nuclear survival plans to antiwar marchers. Pamphlets outlining safeguards in case of a nuclear attack were handed to 10,000 marchers from Aldermaston to London. The pamphlets sparked charges of security lapses involving the Conservative government.
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Husky Youth Admits Killing Pair on Boat
Roger Foster a 17 year old confessed killer of the Dream Girl charter boat crew, told Coast Guardsmen I murdered them and threw them overboard. He was brought to Key West by a Coast Guard cutter, then taken away by FBI and county officers. Foster said he aimed to reach Cuba to attack Castro after a prior suicide attempt in a Key West motel. The Dream Girl deck was splattered with blood and the boat was towed in after a wide search. The captain Douglas Trevor, 47, and son Edward Trevor, 22, were identified as victims. A note found in Foster's motel room said I think I am insane and Do not publicize my death. Authorities debated jurisdiction as the case continued.
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