Unisphere and World Fairs Shape Lavish Exhibition Dreams
A survey of world expositions from 1851 to 1901 traces how each fair aimed to outdo the last with grand venues like the Crystal Palace in London and Paris Expositions Universelle. It notes innovations from the saxophone to the Ferris wheel and recalls McKinley’s assassination at Buffalo’s Pan American Exposition.
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London
Crystal Palace
Hyde Park
Paris
Ulysses S. Grant
Gallery of Art
George Westinghouse
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Tough New Vatican Policy Seen Towards Communism
Vatican policy under Pope Paul VI hardens against communism while urging Christian unity and dialogue with other Christians. In Good Friday and Easter speeches he condemns atheist regimes and calls for Catholics behind Iron Curtain to endure with faith, signaling a tougher stance than prior popes.
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Vatican
Paul
Pius XI
Loggia
St. Peter's Basilica
John XXII
John
Pius
Vietnam War to Cost U S One Million a Week Says McNamara
Washington reports Defense Secretary McNamara says U S efforts in South Vietnam will cost about one million dollars weekly as two international missions review the situation. The note cites Latin American sources and the Pan Am Canal region amid headlines on assasination investigations and poverty program staffing.
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Washington
Panama
Drake News
Panama Canal
Viet Nam
Nguyen
Panam Khanh
South Viet Nam
United States
Defense
Robert 8. McNamara
McNamara
Johnson
Iour
Sargent Shriver
Donald 8. Carmichael
Stouffer Foods Corp
Cleveland
Ohio
William T. Patrick Jr
Michigan Bell Telephone Co
Detroit
John Rubel
Litton Industries, Inc
Brentwood Heights
Calif
Daniel R. Wright
Center For the War On Poverty
Court Hears Arguments on Prince Edward County School War
The Supreme Court hears arguments that may signal the end of a five year legal fight over the shutdown public schools in Prince Edward County Virginia. Attorneys for Prince Edward County contend the closure harmed students and lawmakers face a constitutional challenge to the school system's actions.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Prince Edward
County
Virginia School Reopening Crisis Faces Supreme Court
General Robert Y Button warns the Supreme Court could amend the Constitution if it orders reopening of schools. County plans to comply or face closure. 1959 closures followed federal orders. Debates cover state and local tuition grants supporting private white schools amid the public school shutdown. The Justice Department and plaintiffs seek to bar tuition grants and keep public schools closed until Prince Edward schools reopen.
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Robert Y. Button
Supreme Court
Eit
Justice Department
Hot Springs Gambing Crackdown Shuts Illegal Casinos
Police begin enforcement after Gov Faubus orders the halt on illegal gambling in Hot Springs Arkansas. Casinos, roulette wheels, dice and slot machines are silent as officials assess permanent closure and economic impact on 28 377 residents and Oaklawn Park racing revenue.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Orval E. Faubus
Dan Wolf
Oaklawn Park
Easter Snowstorm Halts Easter Festivities in Chicago
A major Easter snowstorm blanketed the Chicago area with up to nine inches of accumulation and winds over 30 mph. Midway Airport recorded a record seven inches, surpassing 1920’s Easter high. Parades were canceled as people faced heavy drifting, limited visibility, and unseasonal cold.
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Chicago
Weather Bureau
Midway Airport
Ohio Valley
College Students Head North After Easter Vacation
Daytona Beach police report about 75 000 college students flocking to the city for Easter vacation. As crowds thin, several dozen arrests occur for disorderly conduct after a tanked party. Officers extend patrols and call in highway patrol reinforcements to restore order.
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Daytona Beach
Fla
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Thomas Edison
Phonograph
Sarah Bernhardt
McKinley
Temple of Music
By Lerne-Lelams
West 17Th
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International Come
Charge Hour Foundation
Organization of American States
International Jurists Commission
Presidential Commission
Charles B. Martell
Consult
Rim
Maryland
Conars
Iran
Government
Theegro
Virginia
Boyd Fogle
Bank
tgUulUl
General Electric
General Electric Company
Independent Service Agency
Americas
Miller’s Hardware
Loudoun ST
Jeffersonian Manor Convalesing Nursing Home
Charles Town, W. VA
Charles Town
C. A. Hehle
Train Jewelers
N. Loudoun St
Winchester
Bulova Transistor Radio
Lds
Jewel Men
Alberto
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