Pope Pius denounces red persecution and calls for prayer
Pope Pius XII denounces persecution of the Catholic Church in Eastern regions, urging a crusade of prayer. He cites Bulgarian bishop Eugene Bossilkoff and three priests condemned to death, and criticizes both Oriental and Latin rite suppression while stressing papal authority over oriental churches.
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Pope
Bulgaria
Eugene Bossilkoff
Nicopolis
East
Europe
Oriental
Washington prepares for Eisenhower inauguration media access
The inaugural committee announced plans to accommodate at least twice as many newsmen as possible for pre swearing in events. It has issued credentials for about 3 200 media representatives from Europe, the Philippines and Japan and will triple screen applicants through publicity, security, and Washington correspondents organizations.
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Washington
Eisenhower
Europe
Philippines
Japan
Joseph C. McGarraghy
Martin Appeals Sentence To Kansas Supreme Court
William Merle Martin of Joplin Missouri appealed to the Kansas Supreme Court from a Johnson County District Court murder conviction and death sentence for slaying Deputy Sheriff Willard Carver. Judge John L. Kirkpatrick set the hang date for February 1. Charles W. Isgrigg, also of Joplin, received a life term for the same killing, with Martin facing 70 years for assault burglary and grand larceny to be served consecutively if the death sentence is commuted.
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Topeka
William Merle Martin
Joplin
Kansas Supreme Court
Johnson County
Martin
Willard Carver
John L. Kirkpatrick
Charles W. Isgrigg
Kansas
High Noon Tops New York Critics Best Film List
New York critics named High Noon the best film of 1952 with Fred Zinnemann praised as Best Director. Sir Ralph Richardson won Best Actor for Breaking Through the Sound Barrier. Shirley Booth earned Best Actress for Come Back, Little Sheba. Forbidden Games won Best Foreign Film.
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New York
New York Film Crit
Ralph Richardson
Shirley Booth
Fred Zinnemann
Postal Job Openings for Transportation Clerk Examinations
The U S Civil Service Commission announces postal transportation clerk exams for residents of listed states. Pay $1.71. written test required. age 18 to 50. men only eligible. applications due January 22, 1953 to Washington, D.C. or local post offices.
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United States Civil Service Commission
Pibetinis Postal Transporta
Ioehama
Arizona
California
Colorado
Georgia
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
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Maryland
Michigan
Minnesota
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Nebraska
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
South Dakota
Tennessee
Utah
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Commission
Denton
D.C
Bandit Giggled Into Buying a Ticket at Ringside Seat
A bandit giggled and bought a ticket near the ringside, then grabbed a seat and fled the scene. Police report a brief theft with minimal details and no injuries. Investigators review security footage for identification and chase.
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Bandit
Smith seeks ban on industry wide bargaining in labor law revision
Rep. Wint Smith of Kansas, on the House Labor Committee, urged adding a prohibition on industry wide bargaining if labor laws are revised. He argued such bargaining lets international unions dominate the field and cited John L. Lewis as an example. Smith also called for ending foreign aid and balancing the budget, urging fiscal restraint akin to Kansas farmers budgeting yearly.
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Washington
House Labor Committee
Wint Smith
R-Kas
John L. Lewis
United Mine Workers Union
Kansas
Smith
Congress
Kansas food institute to open at KU January 8 10
The first Kansas food institute, joint sponsored by the Kansas Restaurant Association, Kansas Hotel Association and KU, runs January 8 to 10 at Memorial Union. Speakers from Cornell and Denver universities teach meat cookery, gravies, bakery, menu planning, and service methods, with Kansas City and Fort Scott leaders hosting events.
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Kansas Food Institute
University of Kansas
Kansas Restaurant Association
Kansas Hotel Association
K.U
Jeremiah J. Wanderstock
Myrtie H. Ericson
Cornell University Hotel School
Matthew Bernatsky
Denver University
M. J
Mike” Getto
Lawrence
Eldridge
Institute
Christmas Gift Gun Kills Youngster in Clearwater
A accidental discharge from a .22 Christmas gift rifle fatally wounded 10 year old Chester E Southwood of Clearwater Kansas. He died at a Wichita hospital after being rushed by ambulance. Coroner Sam Smith said the report is incomplete, and the hunting companion’s name is not released.
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Wichita U
Chester E. Southwood
Clearwater
Kas
Sam Smith
Marion Southwood
Route 2
Wichita
Young Southwood
Toll for holiday deaths tops four day period
The National Safety Council and AP surveys predict 410 traffic fatalities in the four day New Year holiday. The count compares with 590 for the prior Christmas weekend and sets a new record, as previous four day Christmas totals reached 559 in 1936. President Ned W Dearborn urged personal responsibility to prevent accidents and ensure a safer celebration.
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Chicago
National Safety Council
Associated Press
Ned W. Dearborn
Council
U. S
Coelacanth Found in Indian Ocean Region
South African fish expert Prof J B Smith arrived in Durban with a crate said to hold a living coelacanth, a fish long thought extinct for 50 million years. The specimen, Jatimeria chalumnae, was collected by a fisherman after a 3,000 mile dash from the Camaro group between Madagascar and East Africa. Researchers hail the discovery as a major link in vertebrate evolution.
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Durban
South Africa
J.B. Smith
Camaro
Madagascar
Mother Dies of Polio in Wichita Hospital
Betty Jo Marley 26 mother of three, native of Bossington Kansas, died Monday in a Wichita hospital from polio. Her husband survives.
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Wichita US
Betty Jo Marley
Bossington
Kas
No New Year to Picture as a Husky Baby in Diapers
New Year 1953 is pictured as a mature man with concern over past deeds and future duties. The piece weighs global and national hopes, urging Americans to unite, plan wisely, and strive for peace amid enduring issues. It reflects on weathering change and the burden of lasting obligations.
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New York
America
China
Cyme
Spellman to Leave Korea for Yokohama Visit
Cardinal Spellman will leave Korea tomorrow for three appearances in Yokohama Japan. He has been in Korea since before Christmas visiting the U N and speaking with Communist prisoners of war at a hospital in Pusan.
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Seoul
Korea
Francis Cardinal Spellman
Yokoshama
Japan
New York
U.N. Ye
Chi Ti
Pusan
Chaplian to Speak Here at New Year's Service
Immanuel Lutheran church invites worshipers for a 10 a m New Year service on Thursday January 1 led by Rev Howard F E Mueller Kansas City based Protestant chaplain at University of Kansas Medical Center He previously served in Topeka and Lawrence and holds the Kansas District Lutheran Church Missouri Synod role The sermon will be Jesus words Lo I am with you always unto the end of the world.
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Immanuel Lutheran Church
Howard FE. Mueller
Kansas City
Mueller
University of Kansas Medical Center
Ile
Kansas
Lutheran Church
Missouri Synor
Topeka
Immanuel
Auto man builds homemade car in Spiritwood
Gerald Fontaine of Spiritwood, unable to buy a car, crafted a vehicle from a motorcycle engine, wheelbarrow wheels, sheet tin and coal. The improvised auto can reach 40 miles per hour and travels about 30 miles per gallon of gas.
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Spiritwood
Canada
Gerald Fontaine
Survivor of Fatal Explosion Gains Hopeful New Role
Shirley Bryant, 12, sole survivor of a December 17 fire that killed her parents Mr. and Mrs. John Hilton Bryant and six siblings in Crystal Hill Arkansas, receives support from the Shirley Bryant Fund in Little Rock. Donations near $9,000 include two $500 checks from a Chicago man and a Californian. Shirley, hospitalized and bandaged, has cared for younger siblings, and well-wishers hope she can now be a child.
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Shirley Bryant
John Hilton Bryant
Crystal Hill
Shirley
Little Rock
E. J. Risley
Commercial National Bank
Mothers Courage Defies Death to Birth Christmas Baby
Doctors praised Mrs. Mary Decelle of St. Albans for defying a sure death to deliver a healthy five pound seven ounce boy before dying of cancer. She left hospital to spend Christmas at home and returned December 26 for a caesarian section, dying shortly after. Dr. Walter Rath called her one of the most courageous women he had met.
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ST. Albans
Mary Decelle
Walter Rath
Decelle
Band Leader Fletcher Henderson Dies at 55
Fletcher Henderson, a prominent Negro bandleader with three decades in show business, died last night at Harlem Hospital after a long illness. The New York musician led a celebrated orchestra and helped shape early jazz sounds. He was 55 years old.
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New York
Fletcher Henderson
Harlem Hospital
Henderson
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