Washington Angle Acheson Vinson Job Switch Talk
Washington politicos discuss a possible swap between Dean Acheson secretary of state and Fred M. Vinson chief justice with Acheson moving to the Supreme Court and Vinson taking the state post. President Truman's nod and 1952 nomination fate loom large in the chatter.
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Prince Seized As Smuggler In Liechtenstein Case
LOERBACH Germany December 30 Prince Hans von Liechtenstein 40 cousin of the ruler of Liechtenstein held on 120000 bail on charges of smuggling 10000 to 20000 Swiss watches into Germany. He could be released pending trial next month if funds are produced or if Prince Francis Joseph II intervenes. Watches valued at 250000 by authorities. He admitted guilt in principle but denied financial motive and refused other explanations.
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Woman's Creation Theory Startles Astronomers at Hubin Talk
Vera Cooper Hubin of Cornell University, a graduate student, presented a mathematical theory claiming the center and size of the universe can be located from motions of 108 galaxy clusters. Her model posits a 7 billion light year diameter wheel with Earth near the rim and the Milky Way moving 500 miles per second. Astronomers questioned the data, but she defended the effort as worthwhile.
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Israeli Envoy Seeks Polish Asylum in Warsaw Protest
Israeli minister to Warsaw Barzilay, who recently resigned, asks Poland for asylum along with three other legation members. The action protests Israel's support of American aggression in Korea. Other named members are Azriel Akhmani Pinchas Dagan and Israel Kopyt.
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Earliest Easter in Half of 20th Century March 25 1951
Easter 1951 on March 25 marks the earliest observance in the second half of the 20th century, with the next earlier date not until 2008. The article explains the movable feast, the Nicene rule after the Paschal full moon, and historical patterns across centuries.
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Adler Planetarium & Astronomical Museum
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Russians Claim Alaska Was Stolen by United States
A Belgrade to Stockholm dispatch reports Soviet leaders deem Alaska stolen when Russia sold it under Alexander II about four decades earlier and plan to regain the Arctic territory. The claim comes from a former Yugoslav finance minister, Zujo vich, who says high Soviet officials shared the view in Moscow.
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Richmond Fire Lt Saves Home From Blaze at Hull Street
Richmond Virginia Fire Company 17 Lt P S Horton assessed the scene and led his engines to 2708 Hull Street, arriving in time to save his own home from a fire.
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