Final Respects Paid By N. Y. Mourners
New York mourners gather at the 7th Regiment Armory to honor General Douglas MacArthur with religious services and a presidential tribute. The body lies in repose at Universal Funeral Chapel before burial in Norfolk, Virginia, after a Saint Pauls Church service.
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General MacArthur
Army
Douglas MacArthur
Washington
New York
Honor Guard
Coast Guard
Marine Corps
Raymond J. Crowley
Max Schenk
New York Board of Rabbis
Johnnre
Garrison
H. Davidson
Republic
7Th Regiment
Silk Stocking Regiment
Armory
Park Avenue
67Th Street
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Horace W. B. Donegan
Terence J. Finaly
St. Bartholomew's Episcopal Church
MacArthur
Navy
Air Force
Universal Funeral Chapel
Lexington Avenue
52Nd Street
Jean MacArthur
Arthur
West Point
Pacific
Congress
Capitol
MacArthur Memorial
Norfolk
St. Paul's Episcopal Church
Belgium doctors strike crowds hospitals in Brussels
Belgium faces a weeklong doctors strike with 10 000 physicians and 2000 dentists refusing home calls. Emergency beds fill corridors as civilians are sent to military facilities and private clinics are deemed unusable, sparking government stalemate over health reform and funding.
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Brussels
Belgium
Arthur Gilson
Gilson
West Germany
Theo Lefevre
Olen
Lefevre
Woman Is Wounded by Unloaded Rifle Accident
Mrs Margaret Louise McClintock 38 of 1701 Ninth Street was cleaning when she picked up an unloaded .22 caliber rifle. The gun discharged wounding her shoulder and passing through her body. She was taken to Cogdell Hospital by Bell Scale Ambulance. Her condition was described as good. Her son James 19 found her shortly after the incident.
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Margaret Louise Mclintock
Ninth Street
Mt Etna erupting spurs lava and ash over Sicily
Mt Etna, Europe’s highest volcano, erupted violently today sending molten rock and burning ash into the air. The eruption coated several communities with a rain of hot sand, but there was no immediate danger reported for residents along its slopes.
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Catania
Sicily
Mt. Etna
Europe
Etna
Texas grant funds Sour Lake water system upgrade
Washington AP reporting that the Community Facilities Administration awarded Sour Lake Texas a 7500 grant toward municipal water supply improvements with total project costs of 19000 dollars.
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Washington
Community Facilities Administration
Sour Lake, Tex
Greeks Turks Renew Bloodshed In Cyprus Feared Full War
In Nicosia Greek Cypriot police condemned an attempt to murder four Turkish Cypriots amid renewed clashes. Two Turks were killed, one wounded and one missing, with UN investigators probing the shooting described as an abominable crime. A cease fire had been arranged earlier at Kokkina and Pahy Ammos, but tensions linger.
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Hal McClure
Nicosia
Cyprus
Fazil Kuchuk
Kuchuk
U.N
Prem Singh Gyani
Husnu Hassan
Hassan
Famagusta
Kokkina
Pahy Ammos
Queen Juli ana and Bernhard start Texas stopover
The Netherlands royal party led by Queen Juli ana and Prince Bernhard arrives in Houston for a brief layover before a 10 day state visit to Mexico City. Security teams from the police and State Department run practice shuttle drills ahead of departure.
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Houston
Juliana
Bernhard
Netherlands
Mexico City
Asst
George Seber
State Department
City Vote Light In Local City Election
Light turnout in the city election with 31 ballots issued by noon at City Hall. Mayor candidate J. Mark McLaughlin leads, while Councilmen candidates include Jack Lawrence Place 2 H A Johnson Place 4 and Guy Sullivan Place 6. The council plans 7 30 pm meeting to canvass the returns after tonight’s April session.
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Snyder
City Hall
J. Mark McLaughlin
Jack Lawrence
H. A. Johnson
Guy Sullivan
Houston International Air
Houston
Report on Scurry County Child Welfare Unit first-year work
The Scurry County Child Welfare Unit summarized its first ten months of operation at the annual board meeting in Snyder. The report noted 31 leases involving 92 children and nine out-of-state cases, with Linda Salley new in county worker role and Fern Carll Duncan presenting the report. The unit ended the period with a $3927.39 balance from a $5300 budget, and a cinema presentation followed the meeting.
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Scurry County Child Welfare Unit
Snyders Savings and Loan Association
Fern Carll Duncan
Sweetwater
Allan Holmes
Linda Salley
Miss Salley
Mitchell County
Abilene
Snyder
Hardin-Simmons University
Snyder-Scurry County Health Unit
Twenty-sixth Street
Soviet Troops Withdrawn From Cuba Rumors Grow
Washington reports from informants and US officials indicate large scale Soviet troop withdrawals from Cuba. Estimates vary. officials say the number still in Cuba is uncertain, possibly around 4000, with a nine word State Department note stating most troops have been withdrawn.
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Washington
Soviet Union
Cuba
Moscow
Latin America
U.S
State Department
House Foreign Affairs Committee
Weather forecast for Texas regions faces chilly change
The forecast shows variable readings across the state with highs in the 40s to 50s and lows in the 20s to 40s. Northwest and Northeast Texas see colder conditions tonight while South Central and Southeast Texas expect cloudiness with showers ending tonight.
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Snyder
Texas
Harlingen Man Killed in Tx 107 Truck Crash
Harlingen resident Charles Rodger Aurelio aged 24 died when his pickup rolled over on Texas 107 near La Villa early today. The AP report notes the fatal single vehicle crash occurred in Hidalgo County.
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Edinburg
Charles Rodger Aurelio
Harlingen
Texas 107
la Villa
Coin Toss Decides Hermleigh School Board Tie
In Hermleigh voters chose three board members with Raymond E. Schwarz and Fred Campbell winning the first two spots. A tie for third between G. L. Wall and Arthur Lee Pieper, each with 66 votes, was settled by a coin toss won by Pieper. If no agreement had been reached, a new election would have been required.
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G. L. Wall
Arthur Lee Pieper
Pieper
Helmleigh
Raymond E. Schwarz
Fred Campbell
Campbell
Scurry County
California primary hints at Nixon Lodge contest
The California presidential primary May bring a shadow race between Henry Cabot Lodge and Richard Nixon though neither is on the ballot. The outcome hinges on Barry Goldwater and Nelson Rockefeller with Harold Stassen also on the ballot if Rockefeller wins. Goldwater could gain a convention edge, while he may back Nixon if denied the nomination.
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Henry Cabot Lodge
Richard M. Nixon
California
Lodge
U.S
South Viet Nam
Nixon
Barry Goldwater
R-Ariz
New York
Nelson A. Rockefeller
Ing
Minnesota
Harold E. Stassen
Rockefeller
Oregon
Goldwater
South Korea Premier Heads to MacArthur Funeral Rites
Premier Choi Doo Sun departs Seoul to attend the funeral of General of the Army Douglas MacArthur. He carries South Korea’s top honor, the Order of Merit for National Foundation, to be conferred on MacArthur.
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Seoul
South Korea
Choi Doo-Sun
Douglas MacArthur
Order of Merit For National Foundation
MacArthur
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