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Death Attributed To mplica s After Two Strokes Pontiff Passed In A 'Saintly Manner,' Aide Announces At Summer Palace Editorial-Page b-2 _CASTEL GANDOLFO, Italy, Oct. 9 (Thursday) ®- f'.ms XII, f?r 19 troubled years the "pope·of pea e," died today m the papal summer castre alongside Lake Albano. · • * Page of Pictures-Page 8 By FRANK BR'GTTO

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Piu ever d By All Cree Bishop Says Pope Pius XII was revered by people ot all creeds as a man of "true greatness," the Most Rev. Charles •. Buddy, bishop of the San D i e g o Catholic Diocese, aid I a t night in a statement foll ing the pontiff's death. Bishop Buddy's statement : "A far-reaching and zealous apostolate distinguishes ·th e life of Pope Pius XII. From the day he was ordained a priest in Rome, through the years that followed, and even amidst his elevation to t h e highest dignity, he remained ever the priest of J e s u s Christ. "In a sublime pontificate, Pope Pius XII made his bril- lant Intellectual endowments his heart of paternal love: the heritage of mankind. "Because of a special talent for languages, this brilliant p o n tiff acquired Intimate knowledge of peoples through- out the world. "During his airplane tour In the fall of 1936, he visited every section of the United States, including California, He expressed sincere admi- 1 ration for the American people and their institutions. Often he commented on the great vitality of this nation. "In every clime, Catholics, and non-Catholics held him in reverence and affection. In honoring him, people, irre- spective of creed, paid tri• bute to true greatness. "May I bespeak the prayers of all our citizens for th e happy repose of ms soul." "His 19 years in the chair of Peter enriched society. In season a nd out of s eason during the heart . rending years of World War II con• stantly he pleaded for peace built on justice and charity.

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A crucifix lay on his chest and a rosary in his hands In I the final hours. Two strokes, developing into a grave condition of the heart

ntlnu<'d frokn l' ge a-1) /ter a nine- )' pe iod ol ourning. i , aliaul e I I, grie\·cd by ye ol• war ,in , the on• slautlit · or rnrnmunist athc- L m f111ally w ,e way after a period o! more h n 12 hours n which docto1 despaired o! av ghw1. ERIOUSLY II L T\HCI, In 953 and 19:,4 his s lamina had overcome serious ill• ne ses, but this time his age ~d the two strokes affecting his cu-culatory s~ stem were too heavy a burden. le had spent a strenuous summer at this papal estate, Last week he had a recu r- rence of g'.'stritis and hiccups, accompaniments of the ill- ness that took him to the trge or d ath In December, Thj! pope showed some im• provement and last Friday warmly welcomed Francis Cardinal pc an , heading a pilgrimage of 600 New Yorkers. !Do ors continued to urge him to res t and asked l11m to conscr ·e his streng th by not talkin" at one aud i. ence He (Ontinued a ctive, howe,·er, at1d held an audi- ence Sunday SUDDl,:NLl WEAKENS hat night. Whtie being treated for his stomach ail• ment, he suddenly weakened. The iirst stroke came Mon- day morning. S 1 o w 1 y he rallied. He emerged from a coma and 1 shook of! partial paralysis. Medical bulletins refle~ted hi progress But another stroke ) ester- day 47 hours after the first, wiped out. the gams. A few hours later the physicians re- ported: "The pope is sufferiflg grave cardiac pulmonary col. lapse," This meant he could not longer breathe cffcrtivcly due to a breakdown of the func- tions of the heart and its cir- - culatory system, with in• volvement of the lungs. He lapsed Into unconscious. ness as the sun set last night.

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The Vatican radio s a I d death occurred at 3:52 a.m. (6 :52 p.m. San Diego time, Wednesday). The announcement of death was made by a Jesuit priest, the Rev. Francesco Pellegri- no, who had broadcast devel- opments from an ante-cha m- ber of the pope's death room for the past two days. RING REMOVED He said: "With souls p_ro- foundly saddened we give you now, at 3:56 a.m. the fol- lowing a nnouncement: The holy father, Pius XII, is dead. Pius XII, the man most es- ed and venerated in the worl one of the greatest pontl s of the century, passed away in saintly manner at ~5 today."

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POPE PIUS XII e tern Leaders ay High Trib Eisenhower, Cardinal McIntyre Join World In Mourning Death Of Pontiff Compiled from th• San Diego Union 1 1 Wire Sen'lces /\. Leaders of a ddened Western world last night a,na to paid tribute to Pope Pius XII, the "pope of peace." Word of the death reached 1 President Ei ilhower at the

White House before the Pres- ident retired for the night. The President aid: "The world poorer be- cause of the death of Pope Pius XII. His was a full lite of devotion to God and serv,( Ice to his fellow men.... "Without fear or favor, he consistently championed the cause of a just peace among the nations of the earth. A man of profound vision, he kept pace with a rapidly changing universe, yet never lost sight of mankind's eter- nal destiny..." James Francis Cardinal McIntyre said in Los Ange- les : "Our grief can find consol- ation only as we reflect on the thanksgiving due to Al- mighty God for his prodigi- ous career that has brought to our era such supreme con- solation and blessing." Cardinal McIntyre said he had not completed arrange- :i;nents tor his trip to Rome but anticipated flying to Vat- ican City "in two or three days," Vice President Nixon said in Philadelphia: "The wisdom of his coun- sel will guide statesmen for years to come. Millions of all (Continued on a-2, Col. 3)

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Sublime Pontifica e Lauded by Bish p His Hohneas Pope Pius XII ,. I endov ...rnenls .hi· h t · mad. Phis brilliant int fl ·tu · · , s ear of paternal J kind," the Most Reverend Bisho ove, the heritair of Man- day night afl•r the Holy Fathp .sa1dd in a stateme t Wedn I H . E er s cath. , is xcellency said: A far-rearhing and z 1 hfe of Pope Pm• XI . I F ea ous apostolate distmguish~ the • rom the day he wa d · priest in Rome, through th a or amect a young amidst his elevation to the : . year,~ tha.t followed, and

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