Albania Clergy Slain Under Torture in Communist Era
Fides news agency cites a refugee report: since 1944 at least 53 priests and seminarians including an archbishop and several bishops were shot or tortured to death in Albania. Archdioceses of Scutari Durazzo and Alessio, as well as Sapa, cited cases with numerous priests beaten, shot, tortured, or buried alive.
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Sapa
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Gjini
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Solons Reject Strict Dope Bill
The California Senate judiciary committee refused to approve a narcotics bill by Sen Jack B Tenney. It would make possession a felony with a two year minimum sentence and no parole. For selling to a minor or using a minor the minimum would be ten years and repeat offenses could mean life without parole.
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Senate Judiciary Committee
Jack B. Tenney
Los Angeles
Fire and Ambulance Transfers Across Coastal Streets
A chaotic scene unfolds as Long Beach Fire Department and ambulances respond to multiple calls along avenues and streets including Tenth Street Daisy Avenue Gaines Street Olive Avenue and Broadway. Fire crews report smoke and damage at several blocks while medics tend to injured or shaken residents.
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Artesia
Search Parties Comb Woodlands in Killings
SPRING VALLEY New York AP searching parties combed 150 acre woods behind a large institution for under privileged children in the sex killings of two five year old girls found dead in the snow. Police said the deed looks like that of a sex maniac with undressed victims and clothing reset.
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Esther Nagy
New York
Rockland County
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Esther
Marjorie Boudreau
Ramapo
Abel Stern
Marjorie Bou ‘Dreau
Stern
Arauars
Bridges Wins Supreme Court Review Of Perjury Conviction
Harry Bridges the west coast labor leader won a Supreme Court review of his 1950 perjury conspiracy conviction and loss of citizenship. Associates Henry Schmidt and J R Robertson face two years each for conspiring to defraud the United States at Bridges 1945 naturalization hearing. The high court also considered related rulings on civil service and labor cases.
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Washington
Harry Bridges
Supreme Court
Bridges
United States
High Court
Henry Schmidt
J. R. Robertson
Schmidt
Robertson
U. S
Act Change Agreement Near Taft Hartley Reforms
Senator Taft after a White House meeting said chances are good for a House Senate administration agreement on about 15 changes to the Taft Hartley labor law some substantial. He noted hearings should precede final draft and that a labor committee query likely remains. The 15 member advisory committee recessed Friday amid a procedural squabble, but Taft doubted a deadlock would block congressional action.
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Congress
U S Deleted Ships Said in China Trade
Senator McCarthy said the Senate Investigating committee was told that 45 ships with US mortgages have traded with Red China and 51 more with Iron Curtain fleets in Europe. He announced public hearings soon without a fixed date and noted 96 ships were sold by the Maritime Commission with $25 million in mortgages. nations include Greece Italy and France with voyages to China and Soviet bloc ports.
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McCarthy
R.wis
Senate
United States
Europe
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Greece
Italy
France
China
Warren's Future Plans Mystifying Sacramento Foes
Gov. Warren's vague postterm intentions fuel a political cold war with Republican rivals. Legislators mull 3000 bills as sessions run to June, while Klockstein's draw poker ban heads for action. Kilpatrick seeks higher aged aid, and a punchboard ban and post audit bill loom in committee.
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Tonger
Supreme Court
Assembly
Herbert Klockstein
Long Beach
Senate
Vernon Kilpatrick
Los Angeles
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Assembly Government Organization Committee
H. Alien ‘Smith
Glendale
Glenard Lipscomb
Tito's Journey to Britain Sparks Secret Departure
Belgrade announced President Tito, flanked by military and political aides, left secretly for a five day visit to Britain. The march 16 arrival was disclosed as his first trip abroad since 1947, following a path of previous goodwill missions to Bulgaria, Hungary and Romania and later fallout with Russia.
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Koca Popovic
Ales Bebler
Iffairs
Adm
Josip Carni
Communique Sa
Bulgaria
Hungary
Romania
Russia
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