Pope Launches Catholic Year Begins Jubilee Visit
Pope Pius XII led 10 000 seminarists in a visit to Saint Peter's Basilica as the Catholic Church launches its 1950 holy year the great return and pardon. Catholic Action in Italy vowed intensified efforts to convert those outside the church including communists and atheists amid occasional clashes between church and communist factions.
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Holiday Toll Reaches Four Hundred Forty Four deaths
Chicago dispatch reports 444 people killed on roads and in accidents nationwide during the Christmas weekend. Texas leads with at least 60 deaths, California 44, New York 21 traffic fatalities, Illinois 19, and Ohio 18. Forty nine children among the toll, with 318 traffic deaths and 50 fire deaths. Forecast warned toll could rise. severe winter conditions from freezing rain and subzero temps hit Michigan and Minnesota areas.
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Texas
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Ohio
National Safety Council
Tucson Woman Hurt In Auto Casualty spree snarls city roads
A series of holiday traffic accidents left Mrs. Eleanor N. Birrell hospitalized with a serious head injury after a West Congress street collision. Companions and drivers faced reckless driving charges, with multiple injuries and hit and run incidents reported across Tucson.
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E. Fifth St
St. Mary's Hospital
West Congress Street
Mission Road
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Taylor
E. Adams Jr
Maurice J. Towney
S. Sixth Ave
Plane Forces Down In State In Phoenix
An American Airlines DC-6 with 49 aboard made an emergency landing in Phoenix on three engines after smoke appeared in engine number three seven minutes from Tucson. Airport crews described the emergency as routine as the aircraft landed safely with 44 passengers and five crew members continuing to Los Angeles.
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New York
Los Angeles
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Ex-wife of UGA dean faces murder charge after shooting
Kathleen Drewry, 45, is jailed on an open charge after allegedly shooting her estranged husband Dean John E. Drewry and his former secretary Miriam Thurmond, 28. Thurmond remained seriously ill with recovery hoped. if she dies, murder charges may follow.
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University of Georgia School of Journalism
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Miriam Thurmond
Thurmond
Athens
University of Georgia
Miss Thurmond
Tommy Huff
Dean Drewry
Noted Portugal Banker Missing Off Steamship
Brigadier Vasco Temudo Da Vera a 65 year old Portugese banker and general inspector of a Macao colonial bank was reported missing from the steamship Benguela returning from Cape Verde. He was last seen Christmas Eve and officials fear he fell overboard.
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Portugal
Vasco Temudo da Vera
Portugese
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Temudo
Cape Verde Islands
Macao
Bids Open for Arizona Children's Colony Construction
Phoenix officials announced bids for the initial construction at the Randolph site of the Arizona children's colony. The plan calls for six dormitory cottages, with work to begin January 5. The 19th Arizona legislature appropriated 497000 dollars for this first phase at the former state girls school.
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Arizona
Randolph
State School For Girls
Santa’s Smile Weather Lifts Tucson After Snow
The Old Pueblo enjoys a return to normal as unusual winter weather ends. Cold but clear conditions are forecast through Wednesday with possible balmy breezes later, though freezing temps persist in the early morning hours.
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Nineteen Utah Jail Inmates Freed. Thirteen Rearrested
Salt Lake City reports 19 inmates released on Christmas Eve pardons. Police say 13 are back in custody today, most for drunkenness offenses, some within hours of release.
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President Truman Dedicates Jackson Statue in Independence
President Truman unveiled a life sized bronze statue of Andrew Jackson donated by sculptor Charles Keck in Jackson County Independence Missouri. He recalled courthouse history and noted the red brick courthouse built for 350000 dollars. A portrait of Truman was installed in the county court chamber.
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Marine Corps Reserve
Kansas City
Radio Producer Edmund Kahn Dies in Chicago
Edmund Franklin Kahn 38 production manager at WGN died after a long illness in Chicago. He previously supervised production of Sky Blazers Gang Busters and Mr District Attorney.
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Edmund Franklin Kahn
WGN
Sky Blazers
Earthquake Strikes Japan and Mt Aso Erupts
A deadly quake shakes nine prefectures north of Tokyo with seven killed and three missing at Imaichi. Mt Aso on Kyushu erupts sending ash over wide areas while Tokyo reports tremors and transportation disruptions. American personnel escape harm. Medical aid arrives as residents seek shelter.
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Terrell
Tex
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Utsunomiya
Kumamoto
Nakadate
Fire Destroys Hyndman Town Core. One Woman Feared Dead
Fire swept Hyndman Pennsylvania razing the business district and more than twenty homes. Authorities believe Corrine Fisher may be the female victim found among debris as crews assess damages near the Maryland border. In a separate incident in Harrisburg area, Robert Jones was arrested for carrying a concealed weapon after a confrontation at the Sigma Nu fraternity house.
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Jones
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Sigma Nu
N. Tyndall Ave
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Hyndman
Paul Wise
Corrine Fisher
Cumberland, Md
Maryland
Pennsylvania
Red Cross
Helen Turner
May
Third Prisoner Sought as Two Captured in Escape Case
Sheriff deputies pursued 17-year-old John Wade Williams, last of the trio who fled Pima county jail. Earlier, Harry Robertson and Thomas Ryan surrendered at a trailer court on 34th Street after officers acted on a tip. Both prisoners, unarmed, offered no details on the escape.
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Pima County
34Th Street
East Second
Third Street
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Thomas H. Ryan
Jerome P. Martin
John Phoebus
Lester Moore
Martin
Robertson
Ryan
Phobus
Christmas Rifle Fatal to Mother in California
In Yuba City California December 26 a new rifle given by Mrs Ann Jacobs to her son 13 year old David exploded fatally wounding her. The coroner said the boy loaded the .22 caliber rifle on Christmas Eve as he planned to hunt crows on Christmas Day.
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Calif
U.P
A.nn Jacobs
Meridian
Sutter County
King Abdullah Visits Baghdad in Five Day Baghdad Trip
King Abdullah of Jordan departed Amman with ministers for Baghdad Iraq in a political mission. The entourage includes the interior and education ministers and he plans to stay about five days in the Iraqi capital.
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