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...Prophet's 1,394th year to heaven, and the Malay Silat of Singapore were bursting with birthday fervor. The Silat are Moslem warriors who wear black sarongs and practice a karate-like form of combat. About 100 of them brought up the rear of a procession as it made its way last week from Singapore's rambling old cricket field through the center of town, when a Chinese traffic cop ordered them to tighten their ranks so as not to obstruct traffic. A few of the Silat knocked him flat, and in an instant the rest...
Giuseppe Sarto died at the age of 79 in August 1914, broken-hearted over the World War, which had just begun. This week, after a "process" lasting only 31 years, Giuseppe Sarto becomes the 4,394th known saint in the Roman Catholic calendar, the first Pope in 242 years to be canonized (the last: Pius V). It will be one of the most impressive Vatican occasions in years; though only recently recovered from serious illness, Pope Pius XII plans to officiate. Provision has been made for some 500,000 spectators in St. Peter's Square. From all over...
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