Holy Thursday Services Fill Vatican City With Pilgrims
Roman Catholics and visitors flocked to St. Peter's and other Rome churches for Holy Thursday rites as Pope Pius XII blessed 20,000 in St. Peter's Square. Tenebrae services and Last Supper Masses marked Holy Week with a return of the washing of feet as urged by the Vatican decree.
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Siro-Antioch
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Quite a Trick at Raleigh Scout Dance Notice
A strange lost and found entry from Raleigh papers notes a pink strapless evening dress left behind after a scout dance at the State Union Building. The vague description mentions the item and its last known location. No other details are provided about the owner or disposition.
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Raleigh, N.C
Raleigh
State Union
Early budget estimates abandoned as too cautious
A Sylvia Porter report on the Fed budget appears on the Editorial Page, noting that today’s figures are already out of date. The piece is featured in the Her sid-Fosmal section, with accompanying notices on Amusements, Junior Set, Bridge, Radio-TV, Classified, and other features across pages 3, 14, 24-61.
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Sylvia Porter
Hersid-Fosmal
Radio-Tv
Can't Take Chance With That Shimmy Brantford Speeding Case
James Mulligan of Woodstock told Magistrate John T. Shillington he had to travel fast because his car shimmies at 82 miles an hour or less. Police pursued at 95 mph but overtook the car when it slowed to 70. Mulligan fined 100 dollars and license suspended for six months.
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Brantford
James Mulligan
Woodstock
John T. Shillington
Mulligan
Burns Kill Blind Boy at State School for the Blind
BATAVIA report: 15 year old Thomas Minotti, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank Minotti of Elmira, died after burns suffered when he turned on a hot water faucet while bathing. Principal Edward L Brayer notes students learn bath safety and that this is the first such incident in the school’s history.
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State School For
Offgcald
Pel
Thomas Minotti
Frank Minotti
Ebmira
Edward L. Brayer
Minotti
Knife throwing husband accused in court plea
Milwaukee district court heard Mrs. Geraldine Evans Jr assert that her husband, an amateur knife thrower, forced her to stand against a wall while he threw knives around her. The case raises allegations of dangerous conduct and endangerment within a domestic setting.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Geraldine Evans, Jr
U N Truce Chief Flies to Jordan Meeting With Arab Legion
Maj. Gen. E. L. M. Burns, head of the U N Palestine truce organization, flew to Amman to confer with Jordan officials including Maj. Gen. Radi Ainnab, commander of the Arab Legion. An informed source said Burns sought a meeting with Ainnab who followed Sir John Bagot Glubb.
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Jordan
E. L. M. Burns
U.N. Palestine Truce Organization
Radi
Ainnab
Arab Legion
Burns
John Bagot Glubb
North Dakota Nonpartisan League Joins Democratic Column
The North Dakota Nonpartisan League voted to endorse Democratic candidates for state offices and Congress, ending its longtime alliance with Republicans. Since 1915 the League ran candidates under the Republican banner, but a strong majority voted for the shift, expanding Democratic strength in a state long led by Republicans.
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Bismarck
North
Dakota
Nonpartisan League
Republican Party
Congress
League
North Dakota
What Lent Means to Me in World Observance
A Lenten message expresses that global participation in Lent could ease tensions, erase communism from memory, and urge self-denial of luxuries. It calls Lent a time for meditation and reflection on spiritual values, reappraising the past and future toward a life with the Creator.
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Thia
Five Missing After Philadelphia Grain Elevator Blast
Rescue workers hunted for five bodies believed buried under tonnes of rubble after a blast shattered two square miles in west Philadelphia. Fifty others were injured as a grain elevator and four silos collapsed, with glass and debris striking nearby buildings and a restaurant full of patrons. Names of missing include Edward Johnson and Dominic Malachi. several workers and locals described the shock and firefighting scenes.
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Philadelphia
West Philadelphia
Anthony Karneli
Margaret Connell
A. P. Tallent
Pennsylvania Railroad
Edward Johnson
Bayren Wel
Don
Arthur Harrell
John Reginak Trucking Co
Millville
N.J
Frank Morgan
Dominic Malachi
Railway Express Agency
Drexel Institute of Technology
Evening Bulletin
Pennsylvania
30Th St
Stevenson Attacks Kefauver in California Campaign
Stevenson lashed out at Senator Estes Kefauver in a California speech calling his rival’s appeal to Californians false and divisive. He urged party unity, vowed to campaign his way, and promised to shake hands with everyone in attendance as the California primary nears. Stevenson arrived in Los Angeles shortly after Kefauver finished a five day swing in southern California.
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Ad. Nai Stevenson
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Estes Kefauver
Stevenson
Kefauver
Democratic Party
California
Tlinois
T ‘O
Minnesota
Cypriot Rebels Exchange Prisoners At Border Clash
Cypriot rebels attacked a Britraeli Syrian border patrol near Famagusta injuring and killing. In the exchange, 46 prisoners were transferred between sides under UN truce supervision. Syria and Israel swapped prisoners as two British and Syrian officers and men were killed along with six soldiers. eight people were wounded.
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Cyprus
Banat Yaacub
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Syria
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U. N
Phten
Aros
Iian
Innocent Hanged and Icelandic Defense Shifts
A 1951 Iceland defense move by NATO allies splits Iceland Parliament over shifting protection. The resolution suggests a small battalion size force could defend Iceland if U S and NATO troops pull out, amid references to pressures from Moscow and New York and debates on defense treaties.
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Iceland
Ices
NATO
United States
Vienna
Austria
Moscow
New York
Defense Department
Washington
Lazlo Rajkner
Andin
Saxophone Bingo and Hungary Show Trial Echoes
Anson Jones faces a $30 dine for impaired driving after police chase at high speed during an all night ramession. Radio Budapest reports Hungary rehabilitated Rajk and four Communist colleagues, claiming their show trial was based on false charges amid Moscow aligned rhetoric. Rakosi’s speech suggests the confession was forged as Hungary tunes to Soviet line on Stalin era errors.
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Naxos
Matyas Rakosi
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Josef Stalin
Yugoslavia
Rakosi
Seabed Nep
Communist Party of Hungary
Russia
Stalin
Asso‘iates
Gabor Peter
Chnet
Paoitig
Sunny outlook ends snow spell with warm midweek rise
The forecast predicts sunny weather tomorrow with temperatures rising to 35 degrees by mid afternoon. Forecaster Dale Collins notes the sky-clearing pattern results from cold air under a storm system meeting warm air, ending the recent snow and bringing springlike warmth after today’s wintry mix.
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Dale Collins
Weather Bureau
Nehru Again Attacks Western Pacts in Parliament
New Delhi Indian Prime Minister Nehru delivered a sharp indictment of Baghdad Baghdad pact and SEATO accusing Western military alliances of pushing the world toward danger and blocking peace efforts. He said the pacts represent a wrong and dangerous approach to international problems.
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Nehru
Baghdad
Dey
McKay quits to run for Oregon Senate seat
Interior Secretary Douglas McKay resigns from President Eisenhower's cabinet effective April 15 to seek the Republican nomination for Oregon's U S Senate. In a White House exchange of letters, Eisenhower accepts McKay's resignation with profound personal regret and McKay says he plans to carry his issues to Oregon voters.
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INS
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Eisenhower
Senate
Oregon
White House
McKay
Erogreso
Mexico
Oreulficia
Passen- Zyers
Matul
Cratic
Wayne Morse
Gulf of Campeche
Authority
Ers
Virgilio Uribie
Campechiheaves
Yucatatti
Peninsula
Thel
Ignacio Ferrer
Ita
Campeche
Five children die in Casselman fire near Ottawa
Betty Talley aged 115 as asked how she has lived. Alfred Quesnel and four other children, all under seven, burned to death when a farm home near Casselman Ontario caught fire. The blaze swept through the dwelling killing the five youngsters as relatives described the tragedy.
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Nashville
Tenn
Ins
Casselman
Ont
Betty Talley
Plain
Alfred Quesnel
Yankees
Ottawa
Wainwright Settles Duck Hunting Case on Long Island
Rep. Stuyvesant Wainwright faced federal charges for illegal January duck hunting on Long Island. He chose a civil settlement instead of trial. Agents criticized his Mexican based complaint, noting ducks may head south but not that far.
Today’s Chuckle on Abstract Art Divides Opinions
An opinion piece notes a split over abstract art with readers arguing it’s either a waste of time or a valid form of paint driven expression. The author frames the debate as ongoing and subjective, reflecting broad public attitudes toward modern art.
Bridal gown for Margaret Truman to use 22 yards of tulle
Margaret Truman plans an April wedding in Independence Missouri to Clifton Daniel. Designer Micol Fontana refused full details but five seamstresses helped craft the gown. The ivory beige dress features 22 yards of tulle, lace, and matching silk slippers.
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Mns
Margaret Truman
Micol Fontana
Miss Truman
Clifton Daniel
Independence
Elena Mattacini
Italy
Elvira Carnevali
Fontana
Lena Barone
Maria Morgini
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