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Newspaper
Long Beach Press Telegram
Location
Long Beach, California, United States of America
Date
Feb 10, 1954
Page
6
In Vatican City the ailing Pope Pius XII, confined to his apartment for 20 days with a serious stomach ailment, is reported to be improving. The Vatican press office says he now tolerates some semi liquid nourishment orally and can talk about his apartment. Previously he struggled to retain liquids and could only sit up briefly each day.
Well informed sources report the Red Army tested atomic artillery during maneuvers in the European USSR. U.S. officials note Russia may have developed atomic shells, though it remains unclear if tests included an actual explosion. The 868th U.S. Field Artillery Battalion arrived in Bremerhaven last October with six 280 millimeter atomic Annie cannons and was later demonstrated to reporters.
Mabel Paige aged 74 died at home from a heart attack. A vaudeville and film actress, she began on stage at age four and spent about 70 years in character roles across pictures and television. She was the daughter of Frank and Doris Paige Roberts.
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