Death of Pope Pius XII shocks world and Rome mourns
Pope Pius XII dies at 82 after 19 years as head of the Catholic Church. He will be laid in state at the Summer Palace near Rome before a nine day mourning period and a conclave to elect his successor. Cardinal Aloisi Masella named papal chamberlain as rites adapt to the death outside Rome.
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College of Cardinals
Secet
Benedetto Cardinal
Aloisi Masella
Rome
Eugenio Pacelli
Pius
Vatican City
President Leads Americans In Paying Tribute To Pope
President and leaders across the United States mourn Pope Pius XII after his death. Statements praise him as an informed foe of tyranny, a man of vision, and a champion of human dignity and peace. Various figures from politics and religion laud his efforts for interfaith harmony and relief for war victims.
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Pope
Associated Press
Eisenhower
Pius XII
Atecan
Nixon
Gardner C. Taylor
Protestant Council of
City of
New York
Maurice N. Eisendrath
Union of American Hebrew Congregations
Averell Harriman
Nelson A. Rockefeller
John F. Kennedy
Everett M. Dirksen
R-Ill
Jet-age holidays come closer with faster air travel
In the near future commercial jetliners will connect any U.S. point to Western Europe and the Pacific in hours. Paris will be five jet hours from New York, shrinking travel time dramatically. The article promises a detailed look at jetliners that are now a reality.
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United States
Europe
Pacific
Paris
New York
Family Weekly October Item Missing
Date ambiguous entry notes a weekly family section on October 12 with scant readable lines. The fragment lists no clear events, names, or organizations due to OCR gaps.
Islanders Endure Bombardment Amid Quemoy Shelter Rows
Civilians in Quemoy sleep in waterlogged ground shelters after a 44 day shelling campaign. Despite a cease-fire in the Formosa Strait, residents fear renewed Communist fire and plan to endure another night in the holes as Nationalist forces remain on alert.
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Nansan
Quemoy
Formosa Strait
Nationalist Defense Ministry
Publisher criticizes Billy Graham campaigns at Bob Jones University
Dr John R Rice editor of Sword of the Lord calls world wide evangelistic campaigns by Billy Graham disastrous and ecumenical He says Graham should not recruit liberals and modernists to sponsor campaigns and that these moves water down Bible Christianity and yield weak city impact.
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Greenville
S.C
John R. Rice
Bob Jones University
Billy Graham
Rice
Sword of the Lord
The
Greenville College
America
Graham
WMUU
Anysuch
U S Seeks Assembly Support On Nuclear Test End
United States presses for a U.N. Assembly resolution opposing Soviet and Indian calls to end nuclear tests immediately. Ambassador Henry Cabot Lodge cautions against actions jeopardizing Geneva talks starting Oct 31. American draft hopes for Geneva-parley success and a nuclear test freeze result.
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United Nations
N.Y
United States
U.N. Assembly
Assembly
Russia
Ans
Henry Cabot Lodge
U.N
Geneva
Dag Hammarskjold
Premier Rashid Karami Resigns Amid Lebanon Crisis
Beirut reports indicate opposition from Chamoun loyalists toppled Prime Minister Rashid Karami after 14 days in office. President Fuad Chehab considering a military government as Beirut tensions rise with sectarian clashes and security forces moving to separate Muslim and Christian sectors amid ongoing unrest.
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Lebanon
Camille Chamoun
Rashid Karami
Beirut
Fuad Chehab
Chehab
Karami
Christian Phalange
Washington
State Department
U.S
United States
Nasser
United Arab Republic
U.A.R
Saeb Salam
Balloon Falls Short Of Its Goal In Stratosphere Flight
The Air Force third Man High balloon mission ended about 12 hours before its 24 hour target. Lt. Clifton McClure, 25, descended from 99,600 feet after a calm launch over the Sacramento Mountains, with wind pushing him off course. He landed near Truth or Consequences and was flown to base hospital for a checkup. Air Force officials termed plans for future Man High tests still unsure.
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Alamogordo, N.M
Air Force
Earth
Clifton McClure
McClure
Shim
Sacramento Mountains
Tularosa
Joe Kittinger
David Simons Roe
Moon Flight Set for Saturday from Waterbury
Rep. James T. Patterson says the Air Force will try again Saturday to launch the Thor-Able moon rocket with infrared cameras to photograph the far side of the moon. He notes a 50-50 chance of success after August’s Cape Canaveral failure.
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Waterbury
Conn
James T. Patterson
R-Conn
Air Force
Patterson
House Armed Services Committee
Earth
Moon
Cape Canaveral
Fla
U S Leaves Next Move To Red China
U S officials say the next step in the Formosa crisis is up to Communist China. Wang Ping nan and Jacob Beam to meet in Warsaw may decide whether to extend or end hostilities. Hurricane Janice menaces Cape Hatteras with deadly waves and strong winds. 12 dead in the Greater Antilles and Bahamas.
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Washington
Formosa
China
U.S
Red
Wang Ping-nan
Jacob Beam
Warsaw
Red China
Formosa Strait
State Department
United States
Nationalist China
Miami
Fla
Janice
Cape Hatteras
N.C
Greater Antilles
Bahama Islands
Cuba
Miami Weather Bureau
Baltimore Man Held In N C Robberies
FBI says two North Carolina bank holdups totaling about 14837 were cleared with the arrest of Baltimore parole violator Charles Moran Askew. He and two relatives face charges in Ahoskie and Winton robberies and were held on bonds up to 50 000 while linked evidence is pursued.
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N.C
Paul Essex Whitely
FBI
Baltimore
Ahoskie
Winton
N. C
Charlotte
North Carolina
Charles Moran
Bank of Ahoskie
Tar Heel Bank & Trust Co
Askew
Moore
Federal Reformatory
Callicothe
Ohio
John Arthur Askew
Teresa
Paul Essex Whitley
Charles Askew
Raleigh
Whitly
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National Catholic Welfare Conference
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Patrick A. O'Boyle
Family Weekly
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Portland
City Hall
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