Auto Excommunication Decree Targets Communist Led Churches
Pope Pius XII ordered automatic excommunication for Catholics who undermine church authority or accept offices without Vatican approval. The decree, issued to counter Communist controlled churches, bars excommunicated individuals from sacraments and burial and ends priestly functions. the Vatican would lift the ban, not local authorities. The move is seen as a response to persecutions of clergy in Czechoslovakia Hungary Romania and other Soviet satellites.
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Cafe owners fined after marble table raid in Austin
Fines were paid Friday by two Austin cafe owners after a Tuesday city raid by detectives in which two one ball marble tables were seized. A. L. Jackson of Chick's Cafe 4115 Guadalupe Street and Mary Talley and Floyd Smith of The Tap 606 Maiden Lane paid $50 each in County Court at Law.
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Assessed Valuations Climb 11 Million Dollars Citywide
City Finance Director Joe Huffman released figures showing the assessed valuation of taxable property at 162 million dollars, up 11 million from last year and roughly double the 1946 level before a citywide revaluation. The figure reflects 66 1 3 percent of true value and excludes tax-free properties like schools churches and public buildings.
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Joe Huffman
Minister reports flying saucer as big as a B29 near Kingman
The Rev. Ross Vermillion, a former WWII pilot, and a Kingman area motorist watched a red light grow into a stationary white light on a saucer about 500 feet high near Calista, 10 miles west of Kingman. They observed red and white lights and strong acceleration when it sped away.
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75 Corners Reported In Need of Clearing
Police headquarters reported 75 calls this week from patrolmen about blind corners caused by shrubs trees and weeds. Chiefs office says follow up calls will request property owners to clear the corners.
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