Pilgrims Walk Christ Way of Sorrow in Jerusalem Holy Week
Pilgrims from around the world followed Jesus along the Way of Sorrow in Jerusalem to Calvary. Holy Week rites including Good Friday prayers and services at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre marked by a Pontifical High Mass and the feet washing ceremony. The Cenacle remained inaccessible due to the Jerusalem border division between Israel and Jordan.
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Charlotte Faces New School Tiff
PORT CHARLOTTE The Charlotte County School Supt. W. B. Hancock faces a new controversy as board member James T. McCullough alleges Hancock took the keys to his office from James B. Lawless and two female staffers. Hancock denies the claim while Lawless declines comment. Auditors from the State Department of Education are updating Hancock’s books in Punta Gorda.
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Gorda
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Lee Young
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Severt
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J. T. Manning
Manning
Homer L. James
James
Collegians Quiet as Beach Night Access Discussed
Fort Lauderdale reports Good Friday quieting as about 15,000 college students vacationing there await possible nighttime beach access. Police resisted two nights of near riots while officials consider opening a beach section after dark to reduce unrest and provide daytime gathering space.
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Earthquake Slide Near Kiev Kills 145 in USSR
A landslide near Kiev, Russia, on March 13 killed 145 people and caused extensive damage worth millions. Pravda reports 143 hospitalized, 84 released by Thursday. The disaster ranks among the worst in Soviet history, striking near Babiy Yar, site of WWII mass killings.
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Conference Must Await Laos Peace
Washington officials said the United States will not convene any international conference to neutralize Southeast Asia’s Laos war until the shooting stops. A pause is needed before considering Soviet proposals to delay cease fire. Secretary Rusk returned from talks in New Delhi with Nehru and the Bangkok SEATO foreign ministers.
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Congress Takes 10 Day Springtime Breather
Congress ends the Easter vacation with Kennedy administration allies pleased by progress on his program. Lawmakers will not reconvene for at least ten days as the spring session slows for the holiday break.
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UPI
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Easter services span nation from Maine caves to San Diego decks
United Press International reports Christians nationwide plan Easter worship across diverse sites from Cadillac Mountain in Maine and Fort Hamilton in Brooklyn to McCormick Place in Chicago and the Cathedral of the Pines in New Hampshire. Services honor the dead with global stones. Kennedy contributes granite for the Altar of the Nations alongside Truman and Eisenhower stones.
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West blamed by Warsaw Pact as hotbed of war danger
The eight nation Communist alliance led by the Soviet bloc accused the West of an ongoing arms race and said they are strengthening defenses. They singled out West Germany as a major war danger while pledging peaceful coexistence and disarmament. The declaration came after Kremlin talks held in secrecy.
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Bryant Sees Quick Work Upon Goats
Governor Farris Bryant predicts quick agreement in the 1961 legislature on reapportionment and constitutional revision. He backs a plan with 45 senators and 103 to 107 house members and expects a regular 60 day session. He favors a professional highway commissioner to ensure road program continuity and agrees with interim roads chair Scott Kelly on the post but not on staggered terms.
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Detroit's Latest Two Wheel Dream Car Unveiled
Ford Motor Co introduces the Gyron, a delta shaped two wheel concept with gyroscope stability and a steering dial. Buick division of General Motors presents two production coupes priced around 2830 dollars. The Gyron seats two, has no steering wheel and features a console with a 10 button panel and built in computer assist.
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Cigarettes May Climb To New Peak
Washington officials forecast 1961 tobacco production on farms to rise from 1960 while cigarette output may reach a new high despite possible declines in overall farm production. The 1960 cigarette total was 507 billion. Per acre yields last year set new records, but overall output could fall if yields level off.
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UPI
Agriculture Department
Department
Peel Seeks New Trial After Jury Convicts
Peel plans to seek a new trial after being convicted in the Chillingworth murder case. Prosecutors advocate the death penalty. sentencing was postponed to April 14 with motions to follow on April 26. Peel faces life with possible parole after seven years under a rare Florida statute.
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D. C. Smith
Peel
Phil O’connell
Chillingworth
Marjorie
Imogene
Florida
Jet Explodes During Flight Killing 3 Aboard
A Dow Air Force Base spokesman said three crewmen were known dead after a strategic bomber exploded in flight during an aerial refueling mission. Two survivors were found. one walked seven miles to a farmhouse. The unidentifed third crewman was missing. The crash occurred near North Carolina Highway 8, six miles north of Denton, in a woods patch with farmhouses nearby. The jet carried no nuclear weapons. Maj Wilburn F. Minnich, 40, navigator from Des Plaines Illinois, and 1st Lt Gen C Farnham, 26, electronics warfare officer from Loveland Colorado, were identified among the survivors, both married with two children.
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Bombs Kill Evian Mayor Suppress Peace Talks
In Evian set for Algerian peace talks, Mayor Camille Bane was killed by two bombs. Algerian rebel government in exile warned talks would be canceled if France pressed parallel negotiations with rival groups.
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UPI
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Weather Eye: Florida Easter Weekend May Bring Showers
Florida forecast calls for cool and showery Easter weekend as a low pressure system approaches. Small craft warnings posted along the Gulf coast with widespread showers, partly cloudy through Saturday. Thunder showers possible this afternoon and tonight. High in the mid 80s, low around 65 to 70. Winds 20 to 30 mph shifting NW by Saturday. Tampa Bay area northward under small craft warnings. Homes priced from 16385 to 19906.
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