Practical jokers and a timeline of pranks across history
A wide survey traces practical jokes from Chaucer to modern times, detailing notable jokers like TS Eliot and Ulysses Grant, then shifts to India reprocessing spent nuclear fuel and the diplomaticrow over plutonium and enriched uranium, touching on Indira Gandhi, Pakistan, and US-India agreements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliot
Coolidge
Cleveland
Lincoln
Franklin Roosevelt
Lord Byron
Byron
Smyth
New Delhi
India
UPI
Tarapur
Trombay
ENDIA
U.S
Washington
Atomic Energy Ministry
Indira Gandhi
United States
Gandhi
Margaret Thatcher
Mrs Gandhi
Reagan
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Jerusalem welcomes Easter Passover pilgrims amid 28 year convergence
Jerusalem sees a vast influx of more than 100 000 pilgrims and tourists from the United States Europe Asia and Latin America for Easter and Passover rites on a rare 28 year overlap with Palm Sunday and Holy Week observances. Security authorities warned of potential terrorist threats while highlighting the citys central religious significance at the Wailing Wall and Church of the Holy Sepulcher. Thousands of Israeli Jews join the Seder amid a rare holiday rush with a reverse exodus noted for some Israelis traveling to Egypt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerusalem
United States
Europe
Asia
Latin America
Egypt
Indians Shut Out Brewers Again as Reds Legend Hits Milestone
Cleveland Indians blank Milwaukee 5-0 to complete a second straight shutout. Cincinnati pitcher Tom Seaver reaches 3 000 strikeouts, becoming the fifth hurler in baseball history to do so. C T Staff Writer Bob Jacob wraps his series on cable TV and high school sports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland Indians
Milwaukee Brewers
Cincinnati Reds
Tom Seaver
C-T
Bob Jacob
Private property tips in CT eight page supplement
The Connecticut section highlights an eight page supplement on private property with buying hints and maintenance tips. Cloudy conditions bring a chance of showers by evening with a high near 9. Showers and thunderstorms are likely tonight and Monday with a low tonight in the low to mid 40s and a Monday high in the low 50s.
Benefit Easter Seals Barmaids win top bartender contest
Lene Caire Debra Kolleda and Rosetta Acker finished first second and third in the 198 Easter Seals Society of Lorain County favorite bartender contestholders raised funds at Loram Palace Theatre March 28. The event featured 32 participating taverns and a one dollar per vote system. Proceeds totaled 237 of 536 contributed by patrons and members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lene Caire
Debra Kolleda
Rosetta Acker
Faster Seal Society of
Lorain County
Lorie
Debra
Rose
Easter Seal Society
Loram Palace Theatre
Lone
Also Mentioned on This Page
By Charles Leroux
Chicago Tribune
Mr. Lyon
Joker
Herbie Hind
Prince Albert
Allen Smith
Smith
Frank Tolbert
Jim Fixx
William Morrow & Co
Geoffrey Chaucer
Jonathan Swift
Earl of Sandwich
Salzburg
Germany
Hotfoot
Jack Dempsey
Eve Arden
Robert Benchley
Boston
Davenport
California
Dorothy Dennis
Col
Chester I. Dennis
Chester
Dorothy
Mrs. Dennis
Horace Norton
Norton College
Ulysses S. Grant
Grant
Norton
Chicago
Winstead Norton
Afghanistan
Thatcher
Lorain
John G. Kenney
Charlie
Janesnyder
Jane Bloom
Focal Taverns
Lorie Caire
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