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May 12, 1952

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Historical Context for May 12, 1952

In 1952, the world population was approximately 2,584,086,339 people[โ€ ]

Notable Births

Domingos Maubere

1952Domingos Maubere, East Timorese Catholic priest and activist (died 2025)[โ€ ]

Domingos da Silva Soares, popularly known as Padre Maubere or Amu Du, was an East Timorese Roman Catholic priest, activist, and independence leader. Born in Letefoho in what was then Portuguese Timor, he attended seminary in Portugal and was ordained in 1978. In 1980, he returned to East Timor and became involved in the resistance against the Indonesian occupation (1975โ€“1999), often supporting the guerrillas and coordinating with the movement's leaders. As a pastor in Timor-Leste, he served in parishes in Ossu, Letefoho, Ermera, Suai, and Becora, Dili.

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NEWS ON GEN. DODD WITHHELD BY ARMY AS INQUIRY STARTS; Officer Freed by Red Captives at Koje Reports to Van Fleet on His Incarceration TANK THREAT IS DESCRIBED News Man Who Visited Island Declares Massing of Armor Cowed the Prisoners ARMY HIDES NEWS ON D'ODD'S SEIZURE

By Murray Schumachspecial To the New York Times

data on Dodd seizure and release terms withheld; press conf with Dodd cancelled; Colson accord with Communists pledged treatment of POWs and adm of camp in accordance with Geneva Conv; Van Fleet reptdly ordered to maintain secrecy; questions Dodd; Dodd reptdly sent to Tokyo for questioning; reptdly to be transferred from Korea; illus on arrival, Seoul

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Spanish Decry U. S. Catholic View; Religious Freedom Labeled 'Error'; U. S. CATHOLIC VIEW CRITICIZED IN SPAIN

By Camille M. Cianfarraspecial To the New York Times

RC Ch organ Ecclesia charges 2 US Cath pubs oppose papal teachings in eds on Prot situation and Segura lr; backs Spanish Bishops '48 Conf 'instructions' on attitude an Prots; denies lack of religious freedom; cites encyclicals on ch-state relations; America (pub) ed Rev Hartnett upholds eds; notes opposing views on issue

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TRIESTE WARNING IS SOUNDED BY TITO; Yugoslavia Will Defend Herself Against Wider Rule Given to Italy by West, He Says TRIESTE WARNING IS SOUNDED BY TITO

By M. S. Handlerspecial To the New York Times

Tito says Govt will defend self against pact; charges Ital peace treaty violated; claims all Zone A outside Trieste itself; holds he will discuss its future only if it becomes free city; charges Ital and Vatican policies aimed at worsening ties; protests staged, Belgrade

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