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Easter a World Wide Holy Day of Peace and Prayer
International tensions heighten Easter fervor as Orthodox and Catholic services draw crowds from Jerusalem to Rome and Korea to Czechoslovakia. Pilgrims gather at the Holy Sepulchre while UN forces chaplains hold outdoor services in Korea. In the Holy Land Arabs and Jews inch toward reconciliation as sheep dispute prompts cross border settlement. President Truman attends sunrise services with the First Lady at St. John's Episcopal Church.
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Pope Pius XII
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Israel
Holy Land
Jordan
California
Riverside
Forest Lawn Memorial Park
Pasadena
Chicago
Chicago Stadium
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St. John's Episcopal Church
Lafayette Square
White House
U. S
Alan G. Kirk
Ashington
Defense Department
Congress
South Korea
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