Easter Observances Across the Nation Light Up Holy Day
Americans prepare for Easter with sunrise services on mountains and at cross landmarks from Bald Knob on Alto Pass to Mt. Davidson in San Francisco. Crowds estimate 40 000 at a Kan pageant. The First Family plans Easter at the LBJ ranch as Washington blooms draw crowds in the nation s capital.
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United Press International
Alto Pass
Ill
Bald Knob
San Francisco
Pers
Mt. Davidson
Lawton
Kan
LBJ
Texas
Johnson
Buddhists declare struggle against Ky as Saigon teeters
Buddhist leaders in South Vietnam issue a war communique demanding direct street marches and an elected government. In Da Nang and Hue clashes rise as U S Marines evacuate hundreds of civilians. Lt Gen Ton That Dinh named to command Da Nang and 1st Corps amid Buddhist pressure.
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UPI
Nguyen Cao Ky
United States
U.S
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Hue
Ton
Dinh
1St Corps
Nguyen van Chuan
Chuan
Nguyen Chang Thi
Viet Nam
Ngo Dinh Diem
Ngo Trong Anh
Nguyen Huu Co
Explosion rocks Berkeley Viet Nam Day Committee office
An early morning blast at 3 15 a m rocked the Berkeley Viet Nam Day Committee headquarters injuring three and damaging six buildings including nearby homes. Police say debris analysis is ongoing and no motive has been disclosed. VDC members were on the back porch when the blast occurred.
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Calif
UPI
Viet Nam Day Committee
VDC
U.S
San Francisco Bay Area
San Francisco
W. E. B. du Bois Club
University of California
Jack Weinberg
Weather Iowa Outlook Across Weekend
Iowa remains generally fair today tonight and Sunday with warmer conditions in the west. Light variable winds prevail today as temperatures rise from the 40s northeast to near 60 in the southwest. Lows tonight range from the 20s in the northeast to the 30s in the southwest and highs Sunday reach the mid 50s to low 60s across the state.
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Iowa
24 charges filed against driver in Davenport chase
Randolph Strum 24, of Rock Island Illinois was charged with 24 traffic counts after a Friday night pursuit through Davenport. Police say he ran a stop sign and drove the wrong way with lights out, later stalling on railroad tracks at Wolcott where a train demolished his car. The vehicle was valued at 4709 dollars. Earlier, he was arrested on a speeding charge in Bettendorf.
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Iowa
UPI
Rock Island
Randolph Strum
Scott County
Strum
Wolcott
Bettendorf
Plea Guilty in Iowa Mail Fraud Conspiracy Case
In Cedar Rapids Iowa Samuel Fulkerson Robert Holmes and Dr Carl Nelson pled guilty to two of 14 counts of mail fraud and conspiracy after previously pleading not guilty The trio allegedly sold vitamins and supplements based on a fake urine analysis Holmes allegedly ran the tests Fulkersons firm supplied the products Nelson traveled placing orders All three remain free on bond awaiting pre sentence investigation No sentencing date set
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Cedar Rapids
Iowa
UPI
Samuel Fulkerson
Robert Holmes
Flagstaff
Ariz
Carl Nelson
San Anatnio
Tex
Fulkerson
Holmes
Nelson
Fire-destroyed Viking Princess: Two Die on Caribbean Cruise
Norweigian Flagship Lines reports 496 aboard Viking Princess with two deaths from heart attacks during a Miami to Aruba Curacao cruise. Lifeboat drill credited with averting disaster as engine room fire forced abandonment off Cuba. Survivors rescued by Cap Norte within 90 minutes.
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Miami
UPI
Viking Princess
Ron Rubinow
Flagship Lines, Inc
Rubinow
Aruba
Guantanamo Bay
Cuba
Cap Norte
Thorensen
Peter Brooks
Harold Lewen
Brooks
Lewen
Iowa considers federal state coordinator post in government
Iowa officials propose creating a federal state coordinator role reporting to the state comptroller to track federal programs and matching funds. The job would inform the governor and comptroller about available funds and help determine program participation, given biennial legislature sessions and past department level decisions.
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Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Pope to lead Easter service at St Peter's vigil
Pope Paul VI plans to preside over the Holy Saturday vigil and Easter Mass in St. Peter's Basilica light the Lumen Christi candle, renew mourning into joy, as Rome bells ring and cardinals assist. Separately USDA warns picnic hams are misnamed cuts from hog shoulders.
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Vatican City
UPI
Paul VI
St. Peter's Basilica
Christ
Rome
Pope Paul
St. Peter’s Basilica
St. Peter's
Army to open three training centers boosting Viet Nam troop flow
Washington reports the Army will open Ft. Lewis Ft. Bragg and Ft. Campbell training centers with a combined capacity of 30 000 soldiers a month. Each center can admit 1 000 recruits weekly and run basic training for about 10 000 monthly. Air Force to extend basic training to six days and shorten course to four weeks.
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Army
Selective Service
Stargazer Satellite Begins Watch Over Space
Stargazer, a two ton unmanned observatory, circles Earth from Cape Kennedy as officials report normal systems with a navigation fix issue resolving. A planned Sunday sunshade deployment will reveal telescope views of distant stars once the craft clears atmospheric distortion.
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Cape Kennedy
UPS
Flying
United States
Greenbelt
Earth
Gooey plastic to deter pigeons on Parliament ledges
London authorities plan to spray ledges at the Houses of Parliament with a non harmful sticky jelly that yields under a birds claws. Pigeon experts say the goal is to make pigeons feel insecure and seek other roosting spots without harming them.
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London
UPI
Parliament
Lion Attacks Model During Auto Show Promo
At the New York Coliseum a 225-pound lion named Ludwig attacked model Nel Theobald 21, sinking teeth into her left thigh during a publicity stunt for the International Automobile Show. Three men restrained the animal, and a keeper freed the model as she was rushed to Roosevelt Hospital in satisfactory condition with injuries requiring further treatment.
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New York
UPI
Nel Theobald
Roosevelt Hospital
New York Coliseum
Theobald
Ludwig
Nell Theobald
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