Presbyterians Alter Divorce Rules In Union Move
The Presbyterian Church in the U S A approved changes to its divorce policy allowing remarriage after a year only with penitence and intent to form a lasting, loving marriage. The rule no longer mentions the innocent party and the assembly also backed cooperative plans with two other branches toward union and shared initiatives.
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New York
Presbyterian Church
General Assembly
U. S
Ember United Presbyterian
Delegates Selected In Three GOP Primaries Amid Clashes
In three states GOP delegates choose supporters of Eisenhower Taft and Anderson clash over a Minneapolis GOP national committeeman race while Thye shifts to Eisenhower. In South Dakota 14 delegates vote June 3 Taft campaigns there Delaware Democrats prepare an unpledged delegation. Pennsylvania delegation to meet with Gov Fine chosen as chairman.
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Elmer Anderson
Eisenhower
Minneapolis
Rey Dunn
Tait
George E. Etzell
Anderson
Washington
Edward Thye
Minnesota
Thye
Harold Stassen
South Dakota
Taft
Delaware
Penn
Pennsylvania
Robert A. Taft
Ohio
Dwight D. Elserthower
John & Fine
Associated Press
Hisenhower
Estes Kefauver
Tennessee
W. Averell Harriman
Sen
Richard Russell
Georgia
Bitter Campaign Closes in Italy
Rome reports the final day of a bitter municipal election campaign with violence rising in the south including knifings and fights. Tomorrow voting will occur in Rome, Naples and about 2400 Italian cities as Graziani and De Gasperi address large crowds amid a tense political climate.
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Rome
Italy
Naples
Colosseum
Rodolfo Graziani
Mussolini
Alcide de Gasperi
Piazza del Papalo
Christian Democrat
Malaya Red Leader Ambushed and Slain
A British patrol in Kuala Lumpur Malaya on May 24 killed district Communist leader Lol Pin who carried a $13 000 price on his head and two of his comrades. A fourth member escaped. His brother Long Pin, the Red military commander in Selangor, was killed in an ambush on April 26.
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Kuala Lumpur
Malaya
Lol Pin
Selangor
Long Pin
Proximity to Police No Bar to Bandits
Two gunmen waylaid a payroll messenger across the street from New York City's police headquarters yesterday and escaped with 1200 dollars. The bold robbery occurred despite the proximity to law enforcement and highlights security vulnerabilities in the payroll delivery system.
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New York
New York City
French Balk Delays German Treaty Signing in Paris
In a shock move Paris delays the EDC pact as Schuman receives last instructions. The plan would bind 48 million Germans to a 1 million strong European force, with 400 000 Germans integrated into the defense core. Soviet road closures spark Berlin fears while Britain protests. West German states largely reject Monday school and flag closures as Adenauer faces a public stance over the treaty.
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Schuman
Paris
Germany
Free Europe
Rhine
Russia
West Germany
West Berlin
British High Commission
Berlin
Adenauer
North Rhine-Westphalia
Rhineland-Palatinate
Adenhauer
Christian Democrats
Bremen
Hamburg
Sitdown Talks Drift Amid Sailors Pay Pact News
Sailors gather in San Francisco at noon to discuss the October pact now extending via Wage Stabilization Board measures. Base pay ranges from $228 to $360 monthly with boosts of $29.50 to $79 previously in effect. A luxury liner sailed from Los Angeles toward Hawaii amid delay due to jurisdictional disputes.
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San Francisco
Los Angeles
Wage Stabilization Board
SUP
PMC
Hawaii
Truce Team Lets Reds Bite Nails In Korea
MUNSAN Korea May 24 CBI The Allied Korean truce team relaxed at travel horse shoes and volleyball today and hoped the Reds would ease their stand on the prisoner issue when negotiations resume Tuesday The U N delegation proposed a three day recess Friday and North Korean Gen Nam IL accepted Brig Gen William P Nuckols said if Nam analyzes it all maybe he'll realize there is not more room for negotiations April 28 the Allies made their final proposal on the prisoner question They seek the 70 000 returned prisoners while Nam asks for return of all 169 000 interned by the Allies
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Munsan
Korea
CBI
U. N
Nam IL
Nam I
William P. Nuckols
Nam
Californian Dies Millionaire Leaves Legacy in Will
The will of Benjamin Bloom, born in Healdsburg Sonoma County who became a Salvadoran citizen and amassed a $9,000,000 fortune, was filed for probate in Superior Court. Bloom died December 31, 1951 at 78, leaving $80,000 yearly to his San Salvador widow $46,000 to his New York sister Fannie Mugen and a similar sum to servant Anna Marie Pietsch. The bulk of the estate goes to the Benjamin Bloom Foundation to improve life in El Salvador as a sign of his affection for the republic.
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Healdsburg
Call
Sonoma County
el Salvador
Benjamin Bloom
Central American
Bloom
San Salvador
Fannie Mugen
New York
Anna Marie Pietsch
San Francisco
Premature Baby Born Aboard USS Washington Reaches Hospital
Emily Rozelle, born at sea three months early on a U S Navy ship in the Atlantic, is rushed to Southampton General Hospital in an improvised incubator. Daughter of Air Force Lt. Leland Rozelle of Houston, she weighs 2 pounds 5 ounces and remains critical but improving after urgent oxygen support and round the clock care by Military Sea Transportation Service and Washington crew.
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Southampton
Eng
Emily Rebecca Rozelje
U. S. Navy
Atlantic
Southampton General Hospital
Air Force
Lel Jana
Leland E. Rozelle
Houston
Texas
Washington
Picr
Bluejacket
Military Sea Transportation Service
Scientist X Faces Perjury Charges in U.S. Case
MINNEAPOLIS Minn May 2 CE Joseph W Weinberg a bespectacled scientist known as Scientist X said he is innocent of accusations that he leaked atomic secrets to Russia He plans to plead not guilty to federal perjury charges for lying about being a Communist before the House Un American Activities Committee Weinberg who was arrested yesterday and released on 10000 bond faced three counts of perjury in an indictment handed down in Washington He pledged to hear the evidence against him and refused further questions as a warrant was expected to arrive next week.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Joseph W. Weinberg
Seientist XV
Russa
House un-American Activities Committee
Weinberg
U. S
C. L. Lundquist
Washington
Suit Over Contract Alleging Unpaid Services Rendered
Thula Ivy sues construction firm head How ard C. Stivers for 333,200 in a Superior Court filing dated today. Attorneys C Ransom Samuelsen Robert Wenke and Ray Heim burger represent Ivy. She says Stivers owed payment for duties as housekeeper and confidential secretary from June 15 1945 to Oct 14 1951 at Long Beach and Lindsay.
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Preach
Thula Ivy
Howard C. Stivers
C. Ransom Samuelsen
Robert Wenke
Ray 4. Heimburger
Ivy
Long Beach
Lindsay
Stivers
Warning on Torpedo Sales to Children
Los Angeles May 21. Fire department issues warning about dangerous explosive torpedo balls sold to children in the area. Fire Inspector Arthur Handley says these tracker balls, Japanese manufacture, are illegal in California and often wrapped in bright paper, risking serious injury if bitten.
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Los Angeles
Arthur Handley
California
Handley
Dodd Says He Guessed Wrong After Koje Island Incident
Gen Francis T Dodd says he is unhappy with the outcome after being stripped of brigadier status for the Koje Island kidnapping. He was seized by POW rebels on May 7 and released three days later after concessions by Col Charles F Colson.
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Seoul
Korea
Francis T. Dodd
Kose Island
Dodd
Bill Fitzgerald
The
Stars and Stripes
Army
Charles F. Colson
Koje
Colson
8Th Army
Brannan Probe Ends Three Day Senate Hearing
The Senate agriculture committee wrapped a three day inquiry into Agriculture Secretary Brannan and will decide next week whether to continue its probe. Key senators urged fuller investigations into irregularities in the government grain storage program while Brannan defended the department’s work as remarkably fine.
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Washington
Senate Agriculture Committee
Brannan
Trender
D.-La
Sen
Kem
R-Mo
Sen. Aiken
General Accounting Office
GAO
Congress
Agriculture Department
Joy Confirmed as Naval Academy Superintendent
Washington May 24 Vice Adm Charles T Joy longtime U N negotiator in Korean truce talks was confirmed as superintendent of the Naval Academy Senate approval came without objection. Other nominees approved included Vice Adm Robert P Briscoe to command Far East Naval Forces Capt Ira H Nunn as Navy JAG with rear admiral rank for four years Brig Gen John Stales Seybold as governor of the Canal Zone.
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Washington
Charles T. Joy
U. N
Naval Academy
Senate
Annapolis
Robert P. Briscoe
Far East Naval Fores
Ira H. Nunn
Navy
John Stales Seybold
Canal Zone
Pianist Gustave Becker Celebrates 80th Concert Anniversary
New York May 24 Pianist Gustave Becker gave a recital in Steinway Hall the day after his 91st birthday marking the 80th anniversary of his first concert appearance. He performed works by his hometown and selections by Bach Beethoven and Chopin before an audience of over 100. Becker debuted in Richmond Texas the day after his 11th birthday and has since lived in New York States recent years.
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New York
Gustave Becker
Becker
Bach
Beethoven
Chopin
Steinway Hall
Richmond
Texas
Quirino and Perez Seek 1953 Philippine Presidency
Elpidio Quirino and Eugenio Perez announce they are available as presidential candidates for 1953. Both spoke Friday to directors of the Liberal Administration Party, of which Perez is president, outlining their leadership intentions and party backing.
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Walla
Elpidio Quirino
Eugenio Perez
Philippine House
Liberal F Administration Party
Perez
Obituaries from Santa Ana and Bellflower area deaths
Obituaries report Robert Lee Carter 23 of Santa Ana died in a Norwalk hospital from a traffic accident. Survived by widow Charlotte and daughter Lynn, with mother Ada Champlin. Funeral Monday 2 p.m. at White Funeral Home Chapel, interment Westminster Memorial Park. Also listed: Cora M Cooksey 78 of Bellflower died in Long Beach hospital. Survived by three daughters and three sons, with funeral held at White Funeral Home Flower Garden Chapel. interment Rose Hills Memorial Park. Bertha E Pool 70 of Holton Kansas died in Long Beach hospital while visiting. Survived by husband Owen H Pool and four daughters. funeral in Holton. Maria Guadelupe Castaneda, 3 months, Long Beach, died in Long Beach hospital. Services held at Sheelar McFadyen chapel. interment All Souls Cemetery. Ernest Wallace King, 28, Torrance, killed in motorcycle crash near Nor mande Avenue and East Road. Funeral held at Stone & Myers chapel. interment Roosevelt Memorial Cemetery. Surviving: father William Richard King, Kelso, Washington, and six sisters.
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Pool
Bertha E. Paot
Minnesota St
Holton
Kan
Long Beach
Galena
Owen H. Pool
Earl Green
Aoalton
Clinton Sauls
Jennie Kerr
J. H. Haines
Mottell’s Mortuary
Castaneda
Maria Guadelupe Castaneda
Fred Castaneda
Pacific Ave
Sheelar-McFadyen
All Souls Cemetery
AFL Creates Cleanup Unit to Hit Racketeers
The American Federation of Labor formed a three member committee to clean up racketeer infested union affiliates in New York City and other large cities. It marks a departure from its tradition of non interference in international unions. The probe targets reports of ex convict charters and professional organizers without bona fide attachment to unions.
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New York
American Federation of Labor
New York City
New York Times
The
Times
AFL
Rioting near Korean capitol leaves one dead and 143 hurt
In Pusan on May 7, rioters clashed with police and troops in front of the National Assembly. About 1500 youths attempted to storm the assembly demanding the ouster of 14 lawmakers opposing President Syngman Rhee. Three hours of fighting ended with police control.
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Pusan
Korea
National Assembly
Syngman Rhee
Collar Brings Woe
London on May 24 reported Sgt Harold Reeves 26 of the Scots Guards was charged with disobedience after refusing guard duty because his collar was too tight. He was court-martialed and demoted to private.
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London
Harold Reeves
Scots Guards
Shirley Temple Convalescent After Caesarean Birth
Washington May 24 UP Shirley Temple the former child star is recovering from complications after the birth of a son in Washington Navy Comdr Charles G Black says pleurisy and other difficulties followed a Caesarean delivery April 28 She will likely remain in the hospital about two more weeks The baby is reported fine Temple has a daughter Linda from a prior marriage to John Ager Jr
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Washington
Shirley Temple
Navy
Charles G. Black
Black
Miss Temple
Linda
John Ager Jr
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