U.S. Ping Pong Team Welcomed by China Newsmen Gain Access
AP dispatch reports three American newsmen and the U.S. table tennis team granted entry to the People's Republic, first such access since 1949. Roderick, a 56 year old AP correspondent, and colleagues crossed from Hong Kong, traveling to Canton and Peking for the tour amid cautious optimism for broader people to people contact despite ongoing political tensions. The group, including NBC, Time Life, and CBC reporters, noted cheerful exchanges, a Maoist backdrop, and a welcoming reception from Li Ching chuan and the All China Sports Federation as the team prepared to play.
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Associated Press
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U.S
Roderick
Tokyo
Peking
People’s Republic
America
Chiang Kai‘Shek
U.s.-China
Hong Kong
John Rich
Jack Reynolds
National Broadcasting Co
Hiromasa Camanaka
Masaaki Shiihara
John Saar
Frank Fischbeck
Time
All-China Sports Federation
Li Ching-chuan
Sports Federation
Graham Steenhoven
Detroit
Everglades Fire Threat Pushes Florida Drought to 20-Year Low
In South Florida the drought worsens with thousands of Everglades fires darkening the sky from Lake Okeechobee to Key West. Officials warn peat soil could ignite as water tables drop below sea level and wildlife flock to sloughs for survival. park closures and warnings to fishermen and boaters follow.
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Everglades
Florida
Miami
South Florida
Lake Okeechobee
Key West
Tom Huser
Central and South Florida
Dale Engquist
Pope Paul VI Says Man's Cause Is Secure
Pope Paul VI in St. Peter's Square declares man’s cause is not only secure but advancing toward world unity while denouncing new wars, armaments, revolutions, social strife, and internal church doctrinal and disciplinary currents.
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Vatican City
Paul VI
St. Peter's Square
Five Jail Escapees Captured in Honolulu Manhunt
Police halted a six-man escape plot with a late Sunday raid in Kahala arresting three inmates from a murder case. Four hours later another escapee was detained near a highway, while a fifth surrendered near an underpass. One fugitive, Edward Hose III, remained at large. Police backed by roadblocks and heavy armed patrols pursued the group.
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Honolulu
Kahala
Keapuka
Kealoha
William C. Brown
Sixteen Die On New York State Roads Easter Weekend
The Associated Press reports sixteen people died on New York State highways over Easter weekend. Four non traffic related deaths raise the total to twenty. A two car crash on the Bear Mountain Parkway Sunday evening killed Naomi Baxter 54 of Garrison Richard Dole 61 of Greenley Quebec resident and Michele Brown 18 of Peekskill with another teenager critically injured.
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Associated Press
New York
Bear Mountain Parkway
Naomi Baxter
Garrison
Richard Dole
Greenley
Quebec
Michele Brown
Peekskill
Still Eternally Dirty- Long Campaign to Clean Up Rome Ends
ROME AP six week drive to clean Rome ended with no change as officials plastered posters urging cleanliness and 100000 Easter visitors left litter. Mayor Clelio Da Roma says only residents can clean Rome while Romans remain incorrigible litterbugs. Citizens recall ongoing trash issues from New Year to carnival confetti and tickets discarded by bus riders.
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Rome
Paese Sera
Clelio da
Bomb Hits South African Consulate Office in New York
An explosion believed to be a pipe bomb ripped through the South African Consulate General’s 14th floor office on Madison Avenue near 60th Street in New York. The blast damaged walls, an elevator, ceiling, and furnishings. no one was in the room. Police Bomb Section investigated after the 10:37 a.m. report.
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New York
Madison Avenue
60Th Street
Associated Press
Black Revolution
Rochester man dies from Jan crash injuries
Saul Meteyer, 46, of Rochester, died Sunday at General Hospital from injuries suffered in a January 12 collision east of Rochester involving his truck and a tractor trailer.
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Rochester, N.Y
Saul Meteyer
Rochester
General Hospital
Here
U S Adapts New Tactics To Offset Troops Cutback
Saigon report says American troop strength in Vietnam fell below 300000 for the first time in 40 years as of last Thursday with a total of 296500. Pentagon details outline a mobile reaction force after May 1 and continued support to Vietnamese allies while North Vietnamese forces ambushed a US helicopter near Da Nang, killing one crewman and wounding two others in a search and rescue operation.
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Saigon
South Vietnam
U.S
Vietnam
Coast Guard
Nixon
Michael S. Davison
U.S. 2Nd Field Force
da Nang
11Th Brigade
Americal Division
U. S
China backs Pakistan if India attacks amid Pakistan revolt
Premier Chou Enlai of China told President Yahya Khan that the Chinese government and people would support Pakistan against any Indian aggression. The statement, carried by Radio Pakistan, follows India’s denial of crossing into East Pakistan and reiterates China’s stance that Pakistan's civil war is an internal matter to be resolved by Pakistan without foreign interference.
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India
Chou Eplai
Red China
Pakistan
Radio Pakistan
Chou
Agha Mohammed Yahya Khan
Yahya
East Pakistan
Airlines to raise domestic fares under CAB order
Washington AP reports the Civil Aeronautics Board approved fare hikes up to six percent to take effect early next month with a 50 day window to permit up to nine percent if no exceptions are filed. San Francisco AP notes teachers voted to return to classrooms after a strike, with 1,400 members ratifying a settlement between two organizations and the Unified School District. The district serves 89,000 pupils across 4,600 teachers.
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Washington
Civil Aeronautics Board
San Francisco
Riots in Bogside leave 10 British troops wounded
In Londonderry Northern Ireland Easter Day clashes with Catholic Bogside residents prompt British troops to shell crowds with rubber bullets. In Los Angeles an Easter rock festival ends in a melee injuring two and arresting 142. In Vienna seven dead as avalanches strike tourist groups over the Easter weekend.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Londonderry
Bogside
Los Angeles
North Vietnamese elect deputies to 420 seat National Assembly
North Vietnam announced a 95 to 97 percent turnout in its first general election since 1964. The official Vietnam News Agency said voters chose deputies to the fourth National Assembly from a slate of 29 candidates, with results not yet released.
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Tokyo
National Assembly
Nam
Fourth National Assembly
West Point Officer to Receive Conscientious Objector Discharge
West Point graduate First Lt. Louis P. Font, who argued the Vietnam War harmed the country, will be honorably discharged from the Army, an official said. Post information officer Joseph J. Hedley confirmed the discharge plan.
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FT. Meade, Md
West Point
Louis P. Font
Hin
United States
Joseph J. Hedley
Post
Fire damages St Marys Church in Rochester after candlelit altar blaze
A basement chapel fire at St Marys Roman Catholic Church in Rochester caused heavy smoke and heat damage to the main sanctuary, with stained glass shattered. No injuries were reported as parishioners were turned away after the fifth Mass. Priest John Steger aided saving the Eucharist with a breathing apparatus. Insurance covers losses. exact amount undisclosed.
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Rochester
N. Y
St. Mary's
John Steger
Gates-Chili
Dennis W. Hickey
Egyptians Reject Dayan's Permanent Cease-fire Plan
Egyptian officials rejected Israel Defense Minister Moshe Dayan's call for a permanent cease fire tied to a partial Sinai withdrawal. Cairo insisted Egyptian forces keep positions along the canal and referenced President Anwar Sadat's April 3 restatement demanding a phased withdrawal before full Egyptian sovereignty is restored. Dayan spoke in Tel Aviv and would not specify retreat distances, stressing any partial pullback must lead to a comprehensive settlement.
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Associated Press
Moshe Dayan
Israel
Suez Canal
Egypt
Cairo
Anwar Sadat
Sadat
Sinai
Sharmet Sheikh
Strait of
Tiran
Dayan
Aviv
Powell Quits Abyssinian Pastor Post for Bimini Home
Adam Clayton Powell, the 62 year old pastor who led Abyssinian Baptist Church since 1937, announced his resignation to make Bimini in the Bahamas his permanent home. He has lived there largely since losing the 1972 Democratic primary for New Yorks 18th District to Charles Rangel, ending 12 terms in Congress.
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Adam Clayton Powell
Abyssinian Baptist Church
Powell
Bimini
Bahamas
Charles Rangel
SUCO Student Among Peace Activists Arrested at Cathedral
A former Lutheran pastor and four other peace activists were arrested after an Easter Sunday protest at the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception in Syracuse. They allegedly disrupted Mass by walking the aisle and distributing leaflets. A 14-year-old was released to families and will face juvenile court. Suspects include Kenneth E. Sherman of Buffalo, Thomas M. Kennedy of Niagara Falls, Karen M. Gunderman of Pound Ridge, Daniel J. Parotte of Syracuse, and Christian C. Clark of Oswego. Bail set at 40 dollars for four. Kennedy released on recognizance.
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N.Y
Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Kenneth E. Sherman
Buffalo
Thomas M. Kennedy
Niagara Falls
Niagara University
Karen M. Gunderman
Pound Ridge
Westchester County
Daniel J. Parrotte
Christian C. Clark
State University College At
Oswego
Hollis Terrace
Pounghkeepsie
Kennedy
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