Easter Rites Begin
(NZ.P.A -Reuter—Copyright) VATICAN CITY, April 16. Pope John yesterday led the Roman Catholic world in the opening ceremonies of Holy Week when he blessed palms in St. Peter’s Bascilica at a solemn ceremony attended by about 15.000 Italians and foreign pilgrims. The Pontiff gave a palm to each of the 10 cardinals attending the ceremony and then led a procession inside the Basilica to commemorate Christ’s triumphal entry into Jerusalem.
Hovercraft Service. A hovercraft service between Hoylake, Cheshire, and Rhyl, Wales, is expected to start on July 20. It will run until mid-September. There will be six return trips dailytteix days a week. w
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Press, Volume CI, Issue 29800, 17 April 1962, Page 4
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