Pope cancels anniversary celebration over court ruling
Vatican City reports Pope Pius XII cancels March 12 anniversary services following a civil court conviction of Bishop Pietro Fiordelli of Prato on slander charges. The announcement cites bitterness and sadness in Italian church circles and prays for those involved in the Prato case. Fiordelli was fined for defaming two Italians, with costs also imposed.
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Five Killed In Plane Crashes In Southern California
LOS ANGELES UP five persons died in a weekend of plane crashes across Southern California. An Asronca Champion and a Cessna collided near Upland scattering wreckage and one plane crashed near a home. A separate San Fernando Valley collision killed four total, with three others injured in related incidents.
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Wrong Notions Charged On Students Returning From Abroad
Former prime minister Chouray Mohammed Ali urged the National Assembly against sending students to American colleges. He warned that youths return with inflated notions, claiming life is meaningless beside material comforts, and proposed sending students to Japan instead.
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Streamlined School System Plan Offered by Stanford Professor
Los Angeles dispatch reports Stanford University Professor Robert N. Bush urged major changes to U S schooling at the 26th Stanford Conference Luncheon. He proposed extending the school year to 11 months and the day to seven hours while cutting outdated physics and mathematics teaching, raising teacher pay, and making school buildings more flexible and economical to combat educational lag.
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Exposition On Space Proposed by California Legislators
Sacramento legislators propose state sponsorship for a statewide International Inter planetary Exposition. Sen. Hugh M Burns and Assemblyman Al Fred Miller say first in San Francisco and Los Angeles, then broader statewide tour over about a year. Exposition would feature exhibits of satellites space platforms missiles and other interplanetary defense program equipment.
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Pair Shoots Boy in Leg in Sacramento
A 15-year-old boy, Wayne Macarthur Tyner, was shot in the leg near Parkway Estates while playing with slingshots when two older teenagers opened fire during a planned “cowboys and Indians” game. He was to have surgery after the attack. the gunmen fled the scene.
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U N Fails in Efforts To Free Red Hostages
In Panmunjom the U N commission reported failure after a five hour session as Reds demanded firm recognition of Pyongyang regime before releasing two Americans and other hostages aboard a hijacked Korean airliner. The meeting included representatives from U N governments but not the commission.
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Fuchs hailed on Antarctic trek wind up
Sir Vivian Fuchs returns from a 2100 mile trans Antarctic trek to New Zealand base amid public acclaim. He is to be knighted in London after Queen Elizabeth II approves the honor. Hillary aided the final stage and praised the expedition while doubts over air travel persisted due to ice breakup.
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Gobs Nabbed In Escape Try At Treasure Island
SAN FRANCISCO. Two Navy prisoners faced escape charges after breaking out of the brig on Treasure Island and hiding for 34 hours. James A. Burley, 29, a fireman recruit, and Charles Champagne Jr., 18, a seaman apprentice, were reported missing at 7:45 p.m. muster Friday as 100 Marines with shotguns combed the base without success.
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Recreation in State Found Big Business in California
Sacramento reports that California recreation and park agencies now employ 1,250 people supervising activities. Since 1947, agencies have grown 9 0 percent to 25 0 percent, spending 56.5 million dollars last year, up from 15 million in 1947. State parks rose from 10 to 150 units and 8 50 0 to 605 000 acres, while national park attendance in California reached 969,000 last year, nearly double 1947. Mrs Robitt Brown of Los Angeles chairs the commission, with Staying Winkans as director of recreation.
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Guatemala appoints Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes as new president
Gen. Miguel Ydigoras Fuentes was sworn in as Guatemala's new president in a special congressional session. A fire later damaged a nearby home, with losses estimated at 7500 dollars for the building and 2000 dollars for the contents, while occupants were away.
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Venezuela Exile Return Sparks Large Rally In Caracas
Former Venezuelan leader Roque Gallegos returns from years in exile in Mexico to a welcome by about 7,000 supporters in Caracas. Police search for the chief of police’s car amid a history of coups and political turmoil following the 1948 military uprising. The report notes upheaval tied to former dictator Gen Marcos and mentions prison conditions and ongoing government concerns as teams and officials respond.
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