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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1946
Page
16
Pope Pius XI urged a holy union of Rome Italy and the Christian world to overcome hostility and defend the faith. Thousands cheered from St Peter's Square as soldiers moved through the crowd amid anti clerical tensions and recent editor excommunications.
Manila December 23 The U S Army authorized the payment of 25 million dollars to the Philippines as partial reimbursement for emergency currency issued during the war by Filipino guerrillas.
The body of William Robert Kirkland 86 died in a local hospital will be shipped to Slaton Texas for services and burial by Reilly's. He had lived in Arizona for 60 years and recently resided in Marana. Survived by daughter Mrs John Saunders four sons C W Kirkland Tucson A O Kirkland Slaton Tex L B Kirkland Los Angeles B T Kirkland Santa Paula Calif and L N Kirkland Duncan Ariz plus seven grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.
Deputies and two Tucson lawyers aid a needy Neditch family after the husband, Stanley Neditch, 40, was arrested on a Mobile warrant. The wife and two young children received $12 cash, groceries, and an oil heater with more donations planned to cover food and warmth. Neditch faces extradition to Alabama, with attorneys C T Reddington and Tobey La Vetter pursuing the case.
Washington December 23 AP Christmas holds hope of parole for about 160 conscientious objectors in federal prisons for draft act violations. Justice department said President Truman approved pre-Christmas paroles for about one third of 475 objectors remaining. Paroled group includes about 150 Jehovah Witness members and 10 others.
Twenty seven employees of the Pima county sheriff's office have bought Sheriff Ed I Echo a Christmas present. The three dimensional bronze plaque of a horse's head hangs above his desk with a bronze plate listing the donors and Christmas greetings. The sheriff is in California for the holidays and will see it on his return. The piece reflects the enduring appeal of horses to the sheriff.
A group of about 5,300 detainees and others faced prison terms for refusing military service. The article notes broad picketing actions and the protestors serving sentences as part of their stance.
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