Royal Wedding Sparks Nationwide Joy in Japan
Tokyo reports sweeping celebrations as Crown Prince Akihito wed Michiko Shoda in a pomp-filled ceremony. Millions filled streets and theaters with parades and picnics, the couple later moved to their residence. A lone unemployed youth sparked a disturbance by throwing stones along the processional route.
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Akahito
Michiko Shoda
Imperial Household Building
Tokyo
Emperor Hirohito
Empress Nagakoi
Akihite
Yokyo
Impérial” Palace
Sv Oe 4
Kensetsu Nakayama
al Stone
Akihito
Salvaged Bomb Blast Fatal to 34 People
A salvaged bomb exploded near Dagupan in Pangasinan Province killing 34 and injuring many. Police fear fatalities may rise as fragments caused many injuries while workers reportedly dismantled a sunken ship for its explosive in Lingayen Bay. The blast, described by News Service, occurred as fishermen and bystanders gathered around the site.
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Umanila
Lingayen Bay
Dagupan
Pangasinin
Asphalt Blast Kills Crew in Brazilian Shipwreck
An explosion of asphalt aboard the Brazilian freighter Urubatan at the Port of Sheus destroyed the vessel and killed four crew members. The blast left the ship in flames and disrupted port operations as authorities investigated the incident.
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Salvador
Brazil
Sheus
Where to Find It Americas seven spacemen story teaser
The notice previews features across the paper with page indicators for Beach Combing, Hal Boyle, Bridge, Classifieds, comics, crossword, death notices, editorials, financials, shipping table, sports, theaters, tides, temperatures, TV radio, Wilson, and women sections.
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America
Hal Boyle
Wilson
Princess Margaret and Brigitte Bardot Race Limousines in London
Princess Margaret and Brigitte Bardot rode in rival limousines speeding through London traffic on a Thursday night. The two beautiful women sat in the back, reportedly unfazed by speeds near 80 mph as they sprinted toward a royal film event. Bardot recalled a past introduction at a royal performance in London two years earlier.
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London
Princess Margaret
Brigitte Bardot
Brigitte
Windsor Castle
Paris
Steel Leaders Propose One Year Contract Renewal
Pittsburgh based top steel producers urged United Steelworkers to extend the current wage and benefits contract for one year to curb inflation and foreign competition. USW President David J. McDonald rejected the proposal, stating it would be premature without executive board and wage policy committee meetings. The industry letter, signed by four negotiators, argued continuation would stabilize production and help customers purchase steel during a period of economic adjustment.
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Pittsburgh
United Steelworkers
USW
David J. McDonald
McDonald
New York
Safe Deposit
Louis Landi
East Harlem
Landi
Frank Jusso
Landslide Threatens French Village of Lesting
A massive mountain slide near Decazeville France advances four inches per minute and has buried a main road dammed a river and killed horses. About a million cubic yards of earth have covered Lesting forcing evacuation of all 60 villagers, mostly coal miners. The slide began Thursday.
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Decazeville
France
Lesting
Steel leaders sign letter on employment and schedules
The letter was signed by R. Conrad Cooper and R. H. Larry of U.S. Steel, H. C. Lamb of Republic, and John H. Morse of Bethlehem. McDonald in recent months has talked of a reduced work schedule to create jobs for steelworkers. Continued on Pg. A-8, Col. 3.
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R. Conrad Cooper
R. H. Larry
U.S. Steel
H.C. Lamb
Republic
John H. Morse
Bethlehem
McDonald
Southland Evening Newspaper Edition Highlight
The Long Beach edition dated Friday April 10 1989 presents the Southland’s finest evening newspaper with classifieds section. It repeats the masthead and price ten cents, including the offices contact number HE 2-5958 and telephone HE 5-116.
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Southland
Long Beach
Calif
Lethal Drama Over Island Drama Believed in Cuba Flight
Six Haitian rebels killed the plane pilot and forced a copilot to fly to eastern Cuba. Among 32 aboard was American George Salling. The pilot Eberle Guilbaud died in a brief struggle. Rebels landed at Santiago, Cuba, seeking political asylum for seven rebels. The Duvalier regime had canceled Haitians exit visas six weeks earlier to curb Cuba based training. Continued on Pg A-8.
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Cuba
Haiti
George Salling
Eberle Guilbaud
Haitian Revolutionary Movement
Aux Cayes
Haitian
Pori
Au Prince
Negro Republic
Fidel Castro
Cusban
Hitian
Francois Duvalier
Atl
Duvalier
Ian Revolutionary Front
Louis DeJoie
Spaceman Carpenter of Garden Grove Chosen for Mercury Program
Rene Carpenter hails her husband Malcolm as born for the job as he becomes one of the first Mercury astronauts aboard the Hornet. The Garden Grove couple, with four children ages 2 to 9, will move to Langley in Virginia for two years of intensive training along with six other astronauts before advancing in the Mercury program.
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Navy
Malcolm S. Car
Garden Grove
Candace
Rene
Kristen
Mark Scott
Jay
Malcolm
Carepenter
Timmy Lane
Long Beach
Carpenter
Washington
Mercury
Langley Research Center
Virginia
Four Children Die in Pittsfield House Fire
A fire in a 12 room wood frame house in Pittsfield, Massachusetts, killed four children of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Pasquini. The mother, Maria Pasquini, leaped from a porch roof and was hospitalized with serious burns. The father was found dazed on the sidewalk, also hospitalized but not in serious condition. The victims are Linda 1, Deborah 2, Carol 6, and Perry 15. Mrs. Pasquini's mother Mrs. Mosca escaped with a lodger Remo Giacomoni also unharmed.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Perry Pasquini
Maria Pasquini
Pasquini
Linda
Deborah
Carol
Perry SI
Third Captive Flight of X15 Successful
Edwards Air Force Base Calif a test pilot crew soared the X15 to 8 24 today for a one hour 9 minute captive flight under a B52 carrier aircraft. The X15 perfected fuel systems and control during the mission while the rocket engine remained unpowered.
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Edwards Air Forge
Space Base
Calif
Scott Crossfield
Northam
Air Force
Charles C. Bock
Jale
John Allavne
Bluffs
Iowa
Strike Hits All of U S Rubber Co across the nation
About 26,000 U S Rubber Co production workers walked out at 18 plants nationwide after midnight as negotiators failed to reach agreement on fringe benefits including pensions insurance severance pay and a supplemental unemployment plan The union seeks benefits parity with the United Auto Workers Wages were not in dispute The strike affects plants in Los Angeles Santa Ana Chicago Mishawaka Indianapolis Washington Eau Claire Philadelphia Painesville Detroit Passaic North Bergen Woonsocket Providence Nashua and Chicopee Falls with 1400 striking in East Los Angeles and 200 at the Koy Jon foam plant in Santa Ana.
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New York
U. S.rubber Co
United Rubber Workers
United Auto Workers
U. 5
Rubber
Goodyear
Goodrich
Firestone
Los Angeles
Santa Ana
Calif
Chicago
Mishawaka
Indianapolis
Washington
Ind
Eau Claire
Wis
Philadelphia
Painesville
Ohio
Detroit
Passaic
North Bergen
Weather outlook with low clouds and sunny Saturday
Low clouds tonight and early Saturday give way to mostly sunny skies on Saturday. Temperature holds steady with little change. High by noon today is 72 degrees.
India Plane Shot Down by Pakistanis
Karachi reports say a twin-engine jet was shot down near Rawalpindi after refusing to land. New Delhi confirms an Indian Air Force Canberra jet missing on a routine flight, crew of two with fractured legs, sighted over Gujrat. Unofficial sources corroborate the downing of the Canberra with both crew safe but injured.
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Karachi
Pakistan
Air Force
Rawalpindi
New Delhi
Indian Defense Ministry
Defense Ministry
Gujrat
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Japan
Princess
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Col. Ay
U.S. Rubber Co
Malcolm Carpenter
India
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