Question Posed is One Act Infidelity Grounds for Divorce
London reports Archbishop of Canterbury and Bishop of London debate whether a single act of adultery should be sufficient for divorce. Church leaders warn against easy dec ay and stress family stability while stressing forgiveness versus strict chastity. The article questions if one lapse should end a marriage and where divorce grounds begin.
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Jack Stepler
News London
London
Archbishop of Canterbury
Britain
Church of England
Dr. Wand
Fisher
Wand
Cabinet Fails to Pick New Senators
Ottawa reports indicate Prime Minister St Laurent did not name any Senate appointments at the December 22 cabinet meeting. With twenty vacancies and debate centered on tax policy and social bills, observers question whether action will wait until the New Year or be postponed. Possible non political appointees such as Dr Wilder Penfield or Percy Bengough are discussed, though long standing rules complicate selections.
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Reginald Hardy
News Ottawa Bureau
Ottawa
Senate
St. Laurent
Wilder G. Penfield
Montreal
Penfield
Percy Bengough
Trades and Labor Congress of Canada
Bengough
Eva Marie Saint Named Find of Year
Eva Marie Saint was named Hollywood's find of the year in Film Daily's critics poll. She was praised for On The Waterfront, which won most poll awards. Marlon Brando earned best actor for the same film, and Judy Garland was honored as actress of the year for A Star Is Born.
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New York
Eva Marie Saint
Hollywood
Film Daily
Miss Saint
Marlon Brando
Judy Garland
Boy Who Can’t Talk Finds Christmas Joy at Toronto Hospital
Iggy Crotty nine of St John’s Newfoundland enjoyed a festive Christmas in Toronto at the Hospital for Sick Children. He remains unable to speak and partially paralyzed after a May hit run near his home, has undergone two brain surgeries, started sitting up, and appeared on TV Christmas day. His family back in St John’s faced a lonely holiday awaiting his return.
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Toronto
Iggy Crotty
Iggy
St. John’s
Home of Friends
Leo Crotty
Crotty
Record Christmas Toll Climbs to 499 Deaths in U S
AP reports a nationwide Christmas holiday crash toll at a record 499 fatalities. The figure includes 379 traffic deaths across the United States, reflecting a deadly holiday period.
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Chicago
United States
Sates Council
Irmgard Pleads Guilty in Russian Info Case
Irmgard admitted passing information to the Russians and pleaded innocent to attempting to obtain specific data on U S military intelligence or battle section orders. The statement notes her link to a high ranking U S air force intelligence officer and her role as a close personal friend.
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U.S. Air Force
Irmgard
U. S
Ford UAW talks resume with province-wide bargaining in Windsor
Negotiations between Ford of Canada and the United Automobile Workers resume Tuesday in Windsor seeking province-wide bargaining on the strike that has idled Ford’s three Ontario plants and 8,000 employees since October 10.
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Ford of Canada
United Automobile
Windsor
Ford
Ontario
Christmas weekend toll tops 45 Canadians dead
The Canadian Press reports 45 Canadians died over the Christmas weekend, with 18 fewer deaths than last year and 51 fewer than 1952. Canada wide breakdown: Quebec 14, Ontario 12, Manitoba five, New Brunswick four, BC and Nova Scotia three each, Saskatchewan two, Alberta one, Newfoundland one, Prince Edward Island no fatalities.
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Quebec
Ontario
Manitoba
New Brunswick
British Columbia
Nova Scotia
Newfoundland
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Prince Edward Island
Christmas reunion for Mike Katsanevas in Salt Lake City
Mike Katsanevas, 66, a naval depot janitor, greeted six of his ten children as they stepped from a plane in Salt Lake City after a long separation. Co workers contributed 2500 dollars to cover fares and Senator Watkins aided immigration clearance. One child remaining in Greece plans to join later with another expected arrival.
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Salt Lake City
Utah
Mike Katsanevas
Mike
Naval
Isle of Crete
James
U.S
Korea
Kaliope
Manuel
Clearfield
Arthur V. Watkins
Rep
Atlens
George
iGreek Army
Ranchers and Hunters in Texas Feud Over Lost Dog
In Jasper Texas a gun battle between two ranchers and a group of hunters left Roy Muench dead and three wounded. Sheriff Mixon said 30 to 40 shots were fired after hunters confronted the ranchers about a missing deer dog. The incident, labeled murder by a Justice of the Peace, awaits further charges.
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Jasper
Tex
Thomas Mixon
Roy Muench
Beaumont
Sterling Garlington
Dolphin
Travis M. Ellis
Justice of the Peace
Tom B. Burch
Muench
Day of Destiny for France
France faces a decisive moment as Premier Mendes France signals West Germany’s entry into the Western alliance. A successful vote could sustain defense plans for Western Europe. failure would topple his government and complicate the allied strategy against Communist expansion.
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France
Paris
Western
Europe
Mild spell returns to Alberta and spreads to Saskatchewan
Mild weather returns to Alberta after a short Christmas cold snap and the warming trend will spread into Saskatchewan today.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Premier Blunt in Call Favor West Alliance
Paris AP reports Premier Mendes-France urged the National Assembly to back West Germany joining the North Atlantic alliance under London Paris terms. He warned defeat on any key vote could trigger a government crisis and split votes left him short of a solid majority.
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Pierre Mendes - France
West Germany
North Atlantic Alliance
Western European Union
National Assembly
Mendes-France
Premier Blunt
Call
Paris
Premiier Mendes-France
Western Defence Alliance
Brussels
France
Mende
Assembly
Western Alliance
Russia
Reuters
Committee of Conservatives
Queen’s Christmas Address Praises Unknown Heroes Worldwide
The Queen delivered her Christmas Day radio address from Sandringham praising ordinary citizens whose names are not household words. She highlighted faith, duty, and the unseen labor that supports progress, urging resilience among those in humbler circumstances. The broadcast included royal family attendance and reflections on science and national unity.
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Sandringham
Eng
Duke of Edinburgh
New Zealand
Prince Charles
Princess Anne
Homer
Elizabeth
Margaret
Duke
Duchess of Gloucester
Duchess of Kent
King George VI
George V
From ex convict to citizen Melvin Ellison’s Christmas gift
In Tacoma Washington Melvin Ellison a 50 year old former inmate who turned to Christianity and left crime received a full restoration of his civil rights from Governor Arthur Langlie. The notice allows him to vote for the first time in his life and marks a remarkable personal transformation. Ellison credits God for his change and describes it as a grand, constructive feeling as parole officials note his near death experience and subsequent reform. He now helps parolees via the Pierce County Parolees Funds Inc and advocates chapel funding and gate money for released inmates.
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Tacoma
Wash
Melvin Ellison
Arthur B. Langlie
Ellison
Pierce County Parole Board
Bar of Justice
Pierce County, Parolees Funds Inc
Washington
Oregon
Space Brothers Fail to Rendezvous in Earth Expectation
In Chicago Mrs. Dorothy Martin and followers sang Christmas carols on her lawn awaiting space brothers. Oak Park police said about 100 people gathered peacefully. others claimed a hostile mob blocked spacemen from appearing. A Martino associate said the crowd crowded the group, preventing any sighting or departure.
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Chicago
Dorothy Martin
Space Brothers
Oak Park
Martin
Charles A. Laughead
Michigan State College
East Lansing
Mich
Martino Group
Dave
Outer Space
Smilestones Boxer Awakens After Bout Misunderstanding
In a dressing room scene a boxer regains consciousness and learns his punch left a rival believing he was killed. The manager confirms the foe was briefly believed to be fatally struck, while the boxer's confusion rises.
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Cout
Byout
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