Pope Pius XII Calls For Peace In Holy Year Address
In a 35 minute sermon to the Sacred College of Cardinals, Pope Pius XII denounces totalitarianism and urges rulers to pursue peace during the upcoming holy year. He envisions a great human family and calls for amnesty for war prisoners, end to class warfare, and a return of dissidents to the church. The Vatican notes St Peter’s tomb lies beneath the basilica as Rome readies the holy year while Communist presses decry it.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
Sacred College of Cardinals
St. Peter's Basilica
Europe
Asia
China
Rome
Tucsone
Vatican Palace
Church Hierarchy
Basilica
Peter
Prince of
Apostles
Vatican Basilica
Offers Of Job To Father Tops Flood Of Gifts To Family
Tucson readers respond to the La Reforma family facing eviction with offers of odd jobs and cash gifts. Mrs. E. D. Craig provides two days of work, while donors furnish food, clothing, toys, a turkey, and a dozen eggs. John R. Martinez arranges a truck driver job. total cash donations reach 197 dollars plus back rent from an anonymous donor.
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E. D. Craig
FE. Grant Rd
Howard Blackmore
Mountain
John Czeski
Rainbo Bakery
R. O. Neal
E. Seneca
W. J. McWilliams
Sixth Ave
Marion Larriva
Arizona Electric Center
Eddie Chesin
Chesin Construction Co
Tom Gregory
E. Seneca St
S. H. Hicks
Eighth St
F. M. Jackson
E. Lee
Charles Dienz
Arizona Inn
M. K. Farmer
N. Stone
Donald McClain
E. Edison
Alice Monteil
W. Saguaro
Larriva-Chesin “Dollar Club
Thomas Burrows
Country Club Road
Louis Marshall
S&s
Fourth Ave
John A. Wylie Jr
E. Cam
Gregory Hathaway
Palo Verde Ave
Archbishop’s spokesman on Pius XII appeal signals Catholic unity
A London spokesman for the Archbishop of Canterbury commented on Pope Pius XII's call for Christian unity in the Roman Catholic Church. He said the pope's appeal implies all churches must become Catholic and called it an old story, noting their attitude remains unchanged despite past rejections.
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London
Gertrude Bacon British Author Dies at 75
Gertrude Bacon a 75 year old British lecturer author and authority on wild flowers and astronomy died here last night in SWAY England.
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Gertrude Bacon
Sway
Eng
Notable arrests and deaths across regions in brief
Ralph Schwamb and Ted Gardner, both 27, received life sentences for the Long Beach physician murder after a robbery netting $53. James Camp, 14, found dead in Tehachapi mountains as snow melted. Hungary arrests Israel Jacobson on spying suspicions and bishops allow priests to swear loyalty. Union officials delay Southwestern Bell strike. government mediation pursued. Mountain States Telephone plans $32 million expansion across eight states and El Paso. London Labour official foresees imminent general election.
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Los Angeles
Ralph (Blackie) Schwamb
Ted Gardner
Long Beach
Calif
Donald B. Buge
Gardena
Phoenix
U.P
Mountain States Telephone & Telegraph Co
Arizona
Colorado
Wyoming
New Mexico
Utah
Idaho
Montana
el Paso
Tex
Rent Refunds Uncollectible for 515 Tenants Across Nation
The government reports 544.50 owed to William Wallace Braw and about 23 000 owed to 14 other formerly overcharged tenants. Many moved away without a forwarding address, making repayment impossible. One case, William Bran of 130 West 47th Street New York, tops the list, while Clifton Penrod of 1022 South Third Street Louisville Kentucky has 44 cents due. 514 others may claim refunds by contacting their local area rent office.
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Washington
William Wallace Braw
Bran
W. 47Th St
New York City
Clifton Penrod
S. Third St
Louisville
Landlady Who Robbed Blind Sent To Prison
Beatrice Ainsworth a 59 year old Phoenix widow began a 2 to 4 year sentence for stealing 5300 from an 83 year old blind boarder by forging blank checks signed by the renter. Her attorney told the judge that restitution was made and asked for leniency. The conviction followed a jury trial last month.
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Phoenix
Beatrice Ainsworth
Tear Gas Chases Benson Burglar
Two safe crackers at Foxworth Kilken Lumber Co. escaped after a tear gas charge discharged when the dial was removed. The gas was set to release automatically if the dial came off, surprising the burglars as they fled.
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Benson
Foxworth-Killen Lumber Co
Truman Flies Home In Rain From Washington to Missouri
President Truman, amid rain, flew from Washington to Missouri for Christmas, landing at Fairfax airport Kansas City and planning a quiet stay at Independence. He toured operations with his cabinet, declined Eisenhower as a candidate, and noted Lilienthal’s continued AEC chairmanship to Feb 15.
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Kansas City
Kas
Truman
Fairfax Airport
Washington
Missouri
Independence
National
Tucson
Marget
Mr. Truman
French Premier Bidault Faces Confidence Vote Over Taxes
Paris December 23 French Prime Minister Georges Bidault threatened fresh elections as rebellious deputies balk at proposed taxes. He requested a formal vote of confidence, a bold move that could force cabinet resignation if defeated. If Bidault loses parliament may elect a new government and trigger fresh elections.
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Paris
Georges Bidault
Bidault
Tucson Flier Among Plane Victims Returns From Visit
Staff Sgt. Billy G. Bristol of Tucson was killed in a flaming B-50 crash near Savannah Georgia. Bristol had just visited his ill father in Tucson before reporting back to duty and had been stationed at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base until three months ago. He left behind a wife and two young children Cheryl 3 and Roxanne 3 months. Bristol’s parents operate a dry cleaning plant on East Speedway. Nine of eleven dead were formerly stationed at Davis-Monthan. the bomber and crew had been transferred from Tucson to Chatham near Savannah last April 1.
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Kathryn Steffan
Tucson
la Reforma
The
Daily Citizen
Billy G. Bristol
Savannah
Old Pueblo
Bristol
Davis-Monthan Air Force Base
Cheryl
Roxanne
A. M. Bristol
E. Fifth St
East Speedway
Richard
Phillip
A. M. Jr
Florida
Navy Air Corps
United States Air Force
Waupun
Wis
Davis-Monthan
Anthony C. Colandro
James W. Johnson Jr
Chatham
Tucson Air Force Base
Air Force
Japan
Transit Strike Leaders Rapped in Cleveland
AFL leaders condemned the Cleveland transit strike as the city faced mass travel disruption. The Cleveland Federation of Labor disowned Local 268 over its 96 hour paid vacation walkout and urged AFL President Green to intervene with the international head Spraddling to end the dispute. The telegram accused officers of Local 268 of breaking agreements and failing to secure CFL sanction.
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Cleveland
AFL
William Green
Cleveland Federation of Labor
AFL Transit Union
Green
Thomas A. Burke
CFL
Dispatch
Abe Spraddling
Detroit
Transit Board
CF of L
John F. Burns
William Finegan
Thomas P. Meaney
Harry C. Lang
Robert Stack
Spraddling
Burke
Truman
Douglas to Leave Hospital for Arizona Trip
U S ambassador to Great Britain Lewis W. Douglas will leave Doctors hospital tomorrow after treatment. He plans to spend Christmas at Hastings on Hudson New York and then proceed next week to his Arizona home. The exact hospital discharge date remains undisclosed.
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New York
Lewis W. Douglas
U.S
Great Britain
Doctors Hospital
Edmund N. Goodman
Douglas
Hastings-on-Hudson
N. Y
Arizona
Arizona Patrolmen Will Get No Holiday
Phoenix December 23 report says 80 Arizona highway patrolmen will stay on duty over the Christmas holidays. Patrol Chief A G Walker announced traffic violators will be taken to the judge rather than home, with the entire force on duty.
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Phoenix
Arizona
A. G. Walker
One Christmas Card Serves For 17 Years
In Plainfield New Jersey James MacLaren, a Scottish native living in Warren township, and A J Cave of Red Bank have exchanged the same Christmas card for 17 years. MacLaren bought the card in 1932 for 15 cents and this year it is MacLaren’s turn to send. The card features a window with a changing message, and the two men who work near each other in New York City now deliver the card in person to each other’s offices each year.
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Plainfield
N. J
James MacLaren
A. J
MacLaren
Scotland
Warren Township
Cave
Red Bank
New York City
Snow Falls In Midwest For Yale Season
A cold December affected much of the midwest with subzero readings from the Dakotas to Illinois and light snow in the Great Lakes region. Temperatures rose toward springlike levels in parts of the east while the west faced sleet and icy roads causing fatalities and travel disruption.
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Associated Press
Midwest
Appalachian Mountains
Dakotas
Illinois
Mercury
Pembina
N. D
International Falls
Minn
Rockford
Bradford
Ill
Chicago
New York City
Times Square
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Boston
Philadelphia
Minnesota
North Dakota
Great Lakes
Ohio Valley
Montana
Pacific Northwest
Pacific Coast
California
Ilinois
Missouri
Weather forecast hints at warmer temps tonight and tomorrow
The weatherman projects mostly clear skies with slowly rising temperatures tonight and tomorrow. After recent cold snaps a maximum near 48 degrees was recorded yesterday and a low around 23 to 26 degrees noted earlier, with no cold wave seen heading this way.
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U. S
Weather Bureau
Arizona
Haven
Bomber crashes into Savannah river marsh near Chatham
A B-50 bomber from Chatham air base crashed seven miles above Savannah on a training flight to El Paso. Eleven airmen aboard are believed killed and bodies remain unrecovered in the marsh as rescue boats work at dawn.
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Savanna
Air Force
Chatham Air
Savannah
Newark
N. J
Sam Rahal
Savannah Red Cross Disaster Committee
E. S. Harrison
Chatham Field
J. A. Lyles
Savannah River
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Ronn
Pope
Unita
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San Xavier Rock & Sand Co
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E. Lee St
J. J. Normart
S. Third Ave
Peter Barrow
Tucson-Nogales
University of Arizona
Canterbury
Sears
Jefferson City
Southwestern Bell Telephone Co
Forrest Smith
Bakersfield
Tehachapi
James Camp
Budapest
Israel Jacobson
Jacobson
Hungary
American Joint Distribution Committee
United States
Labor Party
W. T. Potter
National Union of Railwaymen
NUR
Congress
State of the Union
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Eisenhower
Army
Lilienthal
David E. Lilienthal
Atomic Energy Commission
Charles S. Murphy
Clark M. Clifford
Clifford
St. Louisan
White House
Murphy
Wallace
N. C
Louis A. Johnson
United Mine Workers
Yale
Kansas
el Viento
Burns
Frederic E. Grant Org
Chatham Air Force Base
George W. Swearingen
Columbia
S. C
Andrew G. Walker
Norfolk
Rogers Hornsby Jr
Dawson
Robert W. Beckman
Birmingham
Ala
Anthony Colandro
Baltimore
Welch
W. Va
Leonard B. Hughes
Denison
Fred W. Cunningham
New Orleans
Manson L. Gregg
Box
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Garell W. Myers
Frankfort
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Tucson Bivd
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