Easter Observances Worldwide Highlight Resurrection Celebrations
Christians worldwide prepare for Easter with sunrise services and parades from St Peter’s Basilica to local churches. Roman Catholics hold the Blessing of the Fire in Rome while millions observe in Western and Eastern churches, with large gatherings in Cincinnati, Denver, and Lawton.
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St. Peter's Basilica
Vatican City
Norman Vincent Peale
Protes
Tant Council
Christ
Viking Princess Fire Leaves Two Dead Off Cuba
A Greek cargo ship towed the burning Viking Princess after rescuing 494 of 496 aboard as passengers praised the crew. The vessel burned after engine trouble sparked a blaze in the engine room and remained alight while being towed toward Guantanamo Bay.
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Miami
Fla
Cuba
Coast Guard
Cook Inlet
Otto Thoresen
Stanley Thea
Navy
U.S. Navy
Guantanamo Bay
Moses Goodman
Surfside
Upstate Couple Thanks Rescue Crew After Viking Princess Escape
In a Miami call to their attorney, Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Epstein of Plattsburgh praised the Cap Nord crew that rescued them from the ill fated Viking Princess voyage. The Epsteins said they escaped with only the clothes on their backs and noted their son Leonard Jr. attends Boston University. Epstein is founder and president of Plattsburgh Salvage & Metal Co. and his wife serves as vice president.
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Plattsburgh
N.Y
New York
Leonard Epstein
Miami
George Taylor
Florida
Epstein
Plattsburgh Salvage & Metal Co
Judge Bans Coffee In Chambers In Tacoma Court
Judge Horace Geer on the Tacoma Superior Court orders no coffee for opposing attorneys during recesses. He says it is improper and such socializing leaves clients.
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Tacoma
Wash
Horace Geer
Superior Court
Judge Geer
Visiting student killed in car crash near Geneva
George R. Parks, 21, of Park Ridge Illinois a visiting student from Denison University died when his car skidded about 220 feet struck a tree and broke in half on a two lane road about one mile south of Geneva New York He was visiting a friend at John Pratt's home at the time
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Geneva
N.Y
George R. Parks
Park Ridge
Ill
John Pratt
Parks
Denison University
Ohio
South
Aldine Ave
Annual Auto Show Opens In New York
The eight day New York auto show opens at the Coliseum with three floors of high fashion motors. Exhibits include show cars, vivid color ranges, and mechanical displays such as a half split MG on a rotating platform. Safety emphasis is limited and firms discuss current 1966 safety equipment.
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New York
U.S. Senate
Dodge Division
Chrysler Corp
Los Angeles
Volkswagen
Ford
Couple Repays for Kindness By Giving Fortune to Charity
Bertha Ponton recalls her Swiss born parents Gottfried and Mrs Fuchs who built a dairy business in Pierce County. After decades of thrift they left a $4 million estate to be distributed annually to local worthy causes through a foundation. Mrs Fuchs died at 86 with Heaus band aged 80.
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Tacoma
Wasn
Bertha Ponton
Gottfried Fuchs
Pierce County
Fuchs
Heausband
Easter Bells Resound Over Palestine Hills
In Jerusalem the bells rang as Easter celebrations began. Pilgrims prayed before the Church of the Holy Sepulcher while crowds from around the world filled the city. Eastern and Western Christians and visitors from Islamic nations gathered in a unified Easter observance.
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Jerusalem
Palestine
Church of the Holy Sepulcher
Britain seeks UN action to halt Rhodesia oil shipments
Britain warned the United Nations Security Council that the oil embargo against Rhodesia could fail unless force is authorized to stop oil shipments. Lord Caradon urged quick action to empower Britain to seize the Joanna V and halt any vessel bound for Rhodesia, with Beira as the target port.
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United Nations, N.Y
Britain
U.N. Security Council
Rhodesia
Lord Caradon
Council
Moussa Leo Keita
Mali
Caradon
Manuela
Beira
Mozambique
Jewish Groups Hear Javits At Demonstration
About 15,000 Jewish demonstrators march to the Soviet Mission to the United Nations urging an end to persecution of Jews in the Soviet Union. Senator Jacob K. Javits of New York addresses the rally led by the New York Youth Conference for Soviet Jewry. Rabbi Jacob Goldberg chairs the conference urging Jewish people in Russia to speak out.
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New York
United Nations
Soviet Union
Jacob K. Javits
Russia
Buddhists Demand Elected Civilian Government in South Viet Nam
Buddhist leaders from all factions united against Premier Ky's military junta and called for an elected civilian government in a short time. They formed a Viet Nam Buddhist Forces leadership, urged nationwide contact, and pledged to stop separate anti government activities while directing the movement from Vien Hoa Dao in Saigon.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
Nguyen Cao Ky
Ton That Dinh
Dinh
Ngo Dinh Diem
Viet Nam
United Buddhist Church
Buddhist Church
Viet Nam Buddhist Forces
Thich Thien Minh
Thich Ho Giac
Vien Hoa Dao
U.S. nearly loses H-bomb during undersea recovery saga
The United States spent nine days in a high risk hunt for a 1.1 megaton H bomb off Spain before it was recovered from 2,900 feet depth in the Mediterranean. A nylon line failure toppled the device into the ravine, later found by the Alvin sub and Petrel lift. The operation involved 18 vessels and 3,200 men with costs running into millions.
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Washington
United States
Spain
Mediterranean
William S. Guest
Navy
Pentagon
Petrel
U. S. B52s Hit Viet Cong Center Northeast of Saigon
U S B52 bombers carried out a major assault on a Viet Cong communications center 35 miles northeast of Saigon. The planes dropped over half a million pounds of explosives in a flight designed to pierce underground bunkers.
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Saigon
South Viet Nam
D Zone
Air Force
No. 7
173Rd Airborne Brigade
1St Infantry Division
Rockefeller Confirms Run For Reelection In New York
Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller, in Harlem, confirmed plans to campaign for a third term this fall. He said he would not pursue the presidency again, noting he had tried for 1964 GOP nomination and will continue anti pollution and narcotics programs.
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New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Rockefeller
Harlem
Barry Goldwater
KKK Plans Delaware Rally With Light Bulb Substitution
The Ku Klux Klan announced a rally in Delaware tonight but a statewide ban on outside fires could stop a cross burning. A Klan spokesman said electric lights may be used as a substitute.
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Wilmington
Del
Ku Klux Klan
Delaware
GI Soldier on Leave Dies in NY Auto Crash
Army Pfc. Charles A. Mohl, 22, of West Sand Lake, on leave from Ft. Knox, Ky, was killed when his car left Route 150 in North Greenbush, flipped end over end, and landed upright at dawn.
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Troy
N.Y
Army
Charles A. Mohl
West Sand Lake
North Greenbush
Ft. Knox
Family Rejoices as Soldier Is Not Killed in Viet Nam
In Waddington New York Army Sgt Robert C Tiernan 23 was mistakenly reported killed in Viet Nam after initial notices cited a booby trap in April His wife Barbara Ann and his parents were told he was alive and recovering in Saigon hospital A mixup in initials caused the error and later telegrams confirmed he was only slightly wounded with progression toward recovery
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Waddington
N.Y
St. Lawrence River
Viet Nam
Army
Robert C. Tiernan
Maurice Tiernan
Barbara Ann
Newport News
Saigon
Doll
Tiernan
Barbara Kerekes
Eastwind Icebreaker Returns From Antarctic Voyage
The Coast Guard icebreaker Eastwind with about 200 crew members completed its 10th Antarctic mission and is back in port.
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Boston
Coast Guard
Antarctica
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory Reaches Near Earth Orbit
The Orbiting Astronomical Observatory, an experimental satellite at Cape Kennedy, achieved a near perfect 502 to 496 mile orbit after weather and mechanical delays. Ten telescopic eyes programmed to study stars galaxies and interstellar gases now relay data to ground control as NASA analyzes information from the mission. The launch follows an ill-fated Centaur rocket attempt, with ongoing data filtering efforts.
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Cape Kennedy
Fla
Orbiting Astronomical Observatory
OAO
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Centaur
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