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Page 8 Hie Ventura (Calif.) Comity Star.Pfee Saturday, Dec. 27, 1952 BLUEJACKETS PLAY SANTA CLAUS Clown Role in AF Renews Injured Aerilist's Nerve Chinese 'Practiced' On Him, Priest Says Theatre Bldg Dr. Paul A. Williams OPTOMETRIST 629 E. Main St Ph.

MI 1-5687 ALEXANDRINE ILL COPENHAGEN, Denmark. (U.R) Denmarks ailing 73-year-old Queen Mother Alexandrine was reported gradually losing strength today as a result of her recent, serious operation. months, Sateja now plans to go back into the circus life he loves -as a trapeze artist. Americans Injured In Korea Blaze now! better, forr' cos? heeling i V-vt- te v' it i 4 '-'Hr1 HONG KONG. (UJ9 Father Joseph Pter McGinn, a Philadelphia missionary expelled from China today, said the Communists told him at his public trial not to mind this, we just have to keep the people in practice.

The 54-year-old cleric said he was accused of mismanagement in the operation of a small dispensary and public day nursery in Linpaan, Kwangtung province. Hesaid-his trial was held in a market place packed with people and everytime he tried to make a statement in his own behalf, his face, was pushed into the ground by the Reds. The short, white-b a priest who has spent 27 years in China, said he was placed under house arrest Dec. 31, 1951. He was concivted on both "charges but was not sentenced to expulsion until Jan.

3, 1952. While in jail, he was not treated badly. On Christmas eve, the Communists told him he was be expelled. Father McGinn was escorted by four Red guards on the trip from Linpaan to the Sino-Hong Kong border. He wore a stand ard Communist workers uniform of blue cap, blue trousers and blue sweater.

During a delay at a Communist police station. Father Me Ginn said he had his pocket picked of Chinese money am ounting to about ten American dollars. LONDON: U.B A 30-year-old American air force sergeant spent a day of his Christmas leave in a clowns grotesque make-up bouncing around a London circus ring and said it was just like coming home. Sgt. Charles Sateja.

known as The Great Sateja," thrilled audiences all over America with his trapeze artistry more than five years ago as a member of the Singling Brothers show. One night in a small Alabama town, he slipped and plunged to the ground. No net. broke his fall and his injuries- put him in the hospital for many months. A year later, when he finally ventured on a trapeze again, he found he had lost his nerve.

He joined the air force and was sent to England. But he didnt forget his trapeze. Every chance he got he hung around circuses doing odd jobs in return for an opportunity to use the trapeze equipment Gradually his confidence began to return. He found he could lift himself higher and higher. With a weeks Christmas leave, Sateja came to London from his base at Sculthorpe, near Norwich and asked Jack Hylton, manager of one of Britains most famous circuses, for a days work.

There was no job for a trapeze artist, but there was an opening for a clown. And so Sateja, with the red nose and flaring costume of a circus clown, bounded through three strentious performances yesterday in the environment he loves. Its the biggest thrill Ive had since I came to England, he declared. Due for discharge within a few TAEGU. Korea.

(U.R) Four Americans were among seven persons injured last night when a fire swept through three blocks of buildings here. The blaze- left 2,000 Korean civilians homeless. The American soldiers, injured while fighting the blaze, were treated for minor cuts and bruis es. One Korean civilian was severely burned. For a time the midnight blaze threatened to engulf a 5th air force fuel dump it' was brought under control before reaching the supply base.

It was believed the fire started in a Taegu soap factory but its cause was undetermined. Mother of Year Dies at Son's Home LOUISVILLE. Ky. (U.R) Mrs. Emma Clarissa Clement, 78, only Negro ever chosen American mother of the year, died here last night at the home of a son.

Mrs. Clement, a civic and religious leader, was named mother of the year in 1946 by the American Mothers committee of the Golden Rule foundation in New York. She was the mother of seven children, including Dr. Rufus E. Clement, president of Atlanta university.

YOUNGSTERS TREATED Blue jacket at the Point Mugu naval air missile test center play ed Santa Claus Thursday to dozens of little girls from the St. Vincents orphans home la Santa Barbara. In addition to Christmas dinner, the little guests received numerous gifts and attended a special movie at the center the aier. It was the seeond annual Christmas party given the children by the test center. New Payne "Compact" Duplex hoofs both iMm of partition wall Ono unit do os ho work of two I (pace I The new "Compact Duplex gives more comfort because of faster beat emulation due to new the thing for heating rooms, separated by a partition with a tingle unit, and Just adjoining wall without wasting one inch of floor DOCKERS THREATENED, Y.

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MI 3-3410 1718 E. Main St. NEW YORK. (U.PJ Rev. John M.

Corridan, New Yorks famous waterfront priest, said today that some longshoremen have been threatened with death as a result of testimony before the New York state crime com' mission. In a special story for the Ad vocate, official organ of the Roman Catholic church, Corri dan said some dock workers have been warned that bodies will be floating in the river when the investigation into "unbelievable conditions on the waterfront is over. Father Corridan, associate director of the St. Francis Xavier Labor school on' West 16th street called the metropolitan waterfront a "spiderweb of crime and corruption. He saw hope of a cleanup, however, because the average stevedore was fed up with racket-ridden unions.

Corridan said the defiance shown by leaders of the AFL International Longshoremens association at crime hearings erved wily to remind the rank-and-file members that well still be around when' all this blows over. Father Corridan recommended a five-point plan for improving conditions on the waterfront. He called for removal of the docks from city politics and Air Missile Center Gives Orphans Party Climaxing the Christmas celebrations at the naval air missile test center, 78 orphans from St Vincents home in Santa Bar-bara became adopted little sis- ters Thursday when 2,000 bluejackets gave them a spectacular party at Point Mugu. When the youngsters entered the station at 11:30 Christmas 'morning, they were first taken to the recreation center where tiey met Big Brothers who would escort them to a complete Christmas dinner, with roast turkey and trimmings. Following dinner, they were taken to the center theater for an hour of animated cartoons and 470 gifts were distributed.

The orphans also were presented a 21 -inch television set and $40 worth of phonograph records were added to the collection given them last yeari Sailors at the center contributed $1,123.90 to put on the second annual party. Volunteer Firemen Thwarted by Blaze HARVEYSBURG. O. (U.PJ Volunteer fire department officials tried to learn today the cause of a fire which broke out in their fire house and trapped most of their equipment. The firemen called to fight the flames last night could do little because their hose was burning.

However, with the help of the Waynesville fire department called from its station six miles away they were able to salvage some equipment, including a 50-year-old fire engine known as Old Neptune. A new fire truck was damaged heavily. Fire hose los? was estimated at about $500 and damage to the building at about $1,000. turning them over to the Port of New York authority, outlaw-ing of public loading concessions, registration of all longshoremen by a state or federal agency, inauguration of seniority rights among legitimate dock workers and elimination of the shape-up as a method of hiring. Mother Kills Tots, Attempts Suicide WESTMINSTER, Mass.

(U.R) A young, mother who asphyxiated her three children and hoped to die with them in their family automobile was in critical condition today. Mrs. Ruth Nikki, 28, left a note for her husband Urpo saying, Im sorry, darling. I cant go another day like this. I love you.

The 28-year-old paper mill worker found the note when he returned home for lunch yesterday and immediately went to the basement garage. He found her unconscious in the front seat of the car, hud died with Sally Ann, David, 4, and Thomas, 1. The children had taken their Christmas toys and candy into the car with them. They were pronounced dead after doctors worked over them at a hospital for more than an hour. Police said it was an apparent murder-suicide attempt.

Nikki said he could not explain the tragedy. He said he and his wife got along wonderfully and had just had a perfect Christmas. HEART ATTACKS MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. 0J.R5 A grocer and his wife both died of heart attacks in a per iod. of two minutes 73, collapsed and died while trying to move the body of his wife, Su san, who had just collapsed and died of a similar attack.

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