Pope Delivers Christmas Blessing To 20000 In Vatican Square
Pope Pius XII gave Christmas Day benedictions at noon to about 20,000 worshipers in St. Peter’s Square, including many foreign visitors and U.S. service members on leave. He appeared at his window as the crowd cheered Viva Il Papa. The Vatican celebration followed the pope’s message calling for world unity in peace against Soviet threats.
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Pilgrims Flock to Jerusalem for Christmas Mass
About 1500 Christians crossed the Jordan border for the yearly pilgrimage to Bethlehem. They entered through Mandelbaum Gate into Jerusalem and attended a midnight mass at the Grotto of the Nativity. 200 missing at the last moment and 25 blocked by frontier guards. Masses were held at Mount Zion Nazareth and the Greek Orthodox church of the Annunciation.
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Ike Puts Big World Issues Aside Today
President Eisenhower spends Christmas with grandchildren at the White House. He plans a strictly family day centered on the second floor Christmas tree with Maj and Mrs John Eisenhower and Mrs Doud. Earlier, a separate car incident led to a drunken driving arrest. Tomorrow he resumes work at 9 a.m. and will discuss Hungarian refugees with officials and possibly seek more admissions beyond 21 500.
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Pope’s Favorite Christmas Tale Revealed by Vatican scribe
International News Service reports Pope Pius XII, a Third Order Franciscan, cherishes St Francis of Assisi’s Greccio Nativity scene. A citizen named Giovanni builds a live stable with cow and donkey, a child figure, and a candlelit scene that moves Francis to tears during the Nativity mass at Greccio.
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Thief Interferes With Christmas Knit in Los Angeles
Colleen Kennedy, composing a Christmas gift, was interrupted by a thief who seized her knitting box. Police questioned a suspect as Kennedy’s fiancé served as witness. The incident occurred after a mass, described by locals as a sentimental disruption of a holiday keepsake.
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Warsaw Mass Draws Throng
Warsaw reports the Cardinal Wyszinski presided Christmas Mass in St. Alexander Cathedral, the largest church gathering in Warsaw since the war. The newly rebuilt cathedral lacks seating yet the crowd knelt amid scaffolding. Young soldiers filled the space. The Cardinal avoided politics while his aide Bishop Choromansky praised Poland’s calmer climate since the bloodless reform that restored Gomulka to party power.
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Husband Kills Wife Then Self in Layton
In Layton Utah a disturbed husband shot his wife Iso bel Bennett 34 five times then killed himself Christmas Eve. The bodies were found in the Beanatis home with the wife in a bathroom and the husband in a hall near the gun. The couple lived alone with one daughter absent at the time. They had another married daughter.
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Market Held Up by Armed Robbers in San Francisco
Two men armed with a sawed-off shotgun robbed Mrs. Evelyn McClelland, owner of the McClelland Market, of 1700 dollars last night in San Francisco.
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Late Shopping Sales Lag in Christmas Retail Wave
Washington reports that late holiday shoppers delayed buying with no Christmas spirit and persistent rains keeping customers home. National Retail Day Goods Association president Talbott notes sales still may beat last year overall for 1956, with a shift to practical gifts and a flat week ending December 15 in department store data.
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Santa Claus Tours Iron Curtain Frontier
Santa Claus traveled by jeep along the iron curtain delivering toys and candy to West German youngsters and a cheer to GIs at border posts. The 14th armored cavalry regiment and 24th GI Santa Claus distributed meals to orphans and needy elders while Salvors watched for threats amid snow covered mountains and frontier villages. U S Air Force pilots shared dinner in their flight suits ready to scramble in F Bés and F 100s if needed.
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Two Killed By Algiers Bomb Attack
In Algiers Casbah and surrounding areas a second bomb attack by Algerian rebels killed two French civilians and wounded several others. Authorities said one attacker was killed when his homemade bomb exploded in a parked car window. another escaped. Nearby Pierreville saw seven assailants confront a 15 rebel band, wounding civilians. A 23-year-old French civilian was shot dead near Brimnendreus outside the city.
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Christmas in Moscow Upends Western Yuletide Traditions
In Moscow's Christmas season, much of Russia celebrates New Year instead, with Grandfather Frost replacing Santa. Orthodox Christmas lags by 18 days, while urban displays light up with trees, colors, and gifts for children.
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