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Charity Ball Tomorrow Thousands and thousands of friends of the exceptional and underprivileged children in the Diocese of Fall River will dance tomorrow night at Lincoln Park, Dartmouth, to the strains of the well-known Meyer Davis orchestra. The social set at the 15th. annual Bishop's Charity Ball will comprise couples from all sections of the 1,194-square miles of the diocese. There is every in-

dication that the gathering for financial support for three Nazcharity tomorrow night will be areth schools now being conthe largest in the history of the ducted in the diocese. The edu· outstanding Southeastern Mas- cational program for the exceptional children commenced in sachusetts Winter-time event. The presentation of 33 young the See City. The second Nazaladies from the various sections reth 'school later opened in Hyof the diocese to Bishop Connol- ,annis and more recently the ly will highlight the Charity third began operation in AttleBall, the principal source of the boro Falls. The underprivileged

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"We have recourse to public ~:,~ Silver JubOlee opinion, which in this emergency' .. becomes the expression of mankind's moral conscience. And we all know how great can be its power for good. We have our individual, personal duty to be good. That does not mean to be weak, but to be able to break the sad, logical chain of evil by patience and forgiveness. It means to love, that is, to be Christians." The Pope also said Christians have "another resource," that of Vol. 14, No.2, Jon. 8, 1970 faith joined to prayer. Price 10c $4.00 per Year "Prayer made with faith will never be disappointed." he said. Pope Paul ended his address with this prayer confessing mankind's guilt and pleading for peace.

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Survey Shows 1969 Good, Year For Aid to Nonpublic Sch~o~s WASHINGTON (NC)-The $un shone brightly on backers of state aid for nonpublic schools for the most part in 1969, despite the appearance of an occasional threatening cloud. Supporters of nonpublic school aid won major legislative victories in Connecticut, Rhode Island and Ohio and moved to within scoring distance in several other states as well. They also witnessed the upholding of pioneer school aid legislation in Pennsylvania, , where a federal panel dismissed a suit challenging the constitutionality of a 1968 state law which will provide nearly $10 million in state aid to nonpublic schools next year. Catholic and public school of· ficials in Philadelphia and New York State issued joint' statements pledging to work together to secure government and other sources of financial assistance to both private and public schools. If nonpublic school officials had cause to rejoice in these developments, their enthusiasm was somewhat tempered by the new stratagem unveiled by op-

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community," he said. "Even if this were not so, it would remain true that peace is everyone's duty. For peace has dominion . 'l't' 1 b . not In po I ICS a one ut In many lower spheres which in practice involve our personal responsibility even more. "Another reason is that peace has its active source in ideas, in minds, in moral attitudes even more than in outward action." He pointed to the role of a revenge-oriented notion of justice in preparing the way for war. He continued: "We must place at the foundation of our social psychology a hunger and thirst for justice, together with that seeking for peace which merits for us the title of children of God. It is no Utopia, it is progress . . . "Civilization has succeeded in banishing, at least in principle,

children benefit from numerous activities conducted by the diocese. The diocesan faithful"':" from Provincetown to Mansfieldhave annually indicated their appreciation of Bishop Connolly's efforts in behalf of the 'exceptional and underprivileged children by turning out in larger

numbers each year. It is probably the most eagerly awaited annual Winter-time social in all Eastern Massachusetts. The success of tomorrow night's ,social will be of particular benefit to the newest Nazareth school 'in the Greater Attleboro area. The school currently is housed in temporary quarters while a new building is being constructed on the grounds of Bishop Feehan High school. All three Nazareth schools are staffed by the Sisters of Mercy.

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PHILADELPHIA (NC) Religious vocations among men in the Philadelphia archdiocese increased 25 per cent in 1969 over, 1968, it was reported by Msgr. Edward J. Thompson, archdiocesan director of vocations. But religious vocaTurn to Page Eighteen

At a meeting attended by nearly 100 per cent of par.ents of children attending St. John Baptist' School, New Bedford, it was overwhelmingly decided to keep the school open, even in face of a projected $18,000 deficit in running expenses for the current acaof parents from St. John's, demic year. "Before the, tee" St. Mary's, South Dartmouth, meeting I was frustrated," and St. Lawrence, New Bedford, :;aid Sister Mary Eva, R.S.M., held several meetings, said Sisprincipal. "Now I am optimistic that the school will be able to continue; provided we lose nQ more Sisters from the faculty." At present, the school has 'a staff of five Sisters of Mercy and five lay people to serve its 355 children. The Monday night meeting was addressed by' Rev. Patrick O'Neill, Diocesan superintendent of schools, who sketched the overall dilemma of' Diocesan schools for the parents attending. After the meeting, said Sister Mary Eva, the superintendent said it was the most hopeful of its type that he had attended. Prepaiing for the session, an "emergency legislative commit-

Archbishop Stresses Seven Areas Of Concern in Catholic Education CINCINNATI (NC) - Archbishop Paul F. Leibold praised Cincinnati archdiocesan school prin· cipals for their help "in our basic office of teaching Christ" and promised to heed their suggestions "while in the process of

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ter Mary Eva. St. Mary's and St. Lawrence's have large numbers of children in St John's school, she explained. The ad hoc group will meet again tomorrow night to discuss fund-raising suggestions made at Monday's meeting. Among them are a "pledge system" for nonparishioners sending children to St. John's. A special budget envelope for school support will be distributed in St. John's behalf, beginning Sunday, said the principal. She noted, that parents are already beginning aid, saying that Tuesday morning she received a check for $800 from one father. "The children and parents are Tum to Page Two

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drawing up policies and making decisions." Addressing Religious in charge of elementary and high schools at separate meetings in Cincin· nati and Dayton, the archbishop also cited seven "areas of concern in our common efforts to develop quality education." The "areas of concern," which he described as "very critical are: The religion program - "that whole atmosphere that makes your school a Catholic schoo!." The teaching community, Religious and lay. Finances. Parents. "Our schools are their instruments in the fulfillment of their duty of educating their, children." Pastors. The relationship among pastors, principals and school boards "require a keen understanding as to where our roles lie." Children. "Here is the reason for our existence," the archbishop said, "the heart of our system, and so in all other areas we should be student-oriented." Public relations. Turn to Page Eighteen

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MEXIfO. CITY (NC) - More:' and dress from 0I1e another, than 1,000 ~atholic .educators '''Of more'· lasting. influence, '!1eeting .here were warned that' they also acquire.at least some unless they become' better iden-.. of their most fundamental ideas, :·tified with' the., goals·.;and, de- commitments and values.' Per. .. rnands.of the community, ,.forces .haps more now than at any time outside ~h~ schools v.:iIl frustrate . in history, it is no exaggeration t~eir efforts.··. : '. '. to speak of an '-identifiable . Father' C.. Albert· ){oob.. O.··.Y."ou~h culture, with its' own'spe~r~em., president of ';the 'U. S.·· ~cial fashions, goals and more, a National Catholic Educational' 'culture' which furthermore . Association' (NCEA)', told the.: seems to .tran'scend national. · 10th Inter-American' Congress of..:· bburtdarles to become truly in-.· '. Catholic 'Education' here that:' terriational." .' Christian' teachers: in' :flilfilling " Effective Tool comrriunity'needs: must give'· As a U. S. delegate, Father priority to the following con- .Koob joined others from 19 siderations: .' <;ountries in the Western Hemi· The school "is only one edu- ,,: sphere for the congress on Cath· 'cational 'agent among many" . olic education to discuss the and its effectiveness: wfll be problems their schools face in undermined if "the multiple in-. ' their communities. . fluences eXerted upon . students ,Dr. Jose de Vasconcelos'of by educational agents outside Brazil acknowledged the need the school" are .not· taken into for a 'radical change in approach account and methods ."so that the school . They must. identify accurately st~ps being a mere center of those agents of education-indio datly attendance and becomes institutions,' media, an effective tool for integration · viduals, movements:"'- and assess their of youth and thecommllnity." role and impact... In .his view( shared by other They must work for. "a true speakers, "the schools in Latin educational community within America must open their doors, society," imbued with deep re- !O the needs of :the,commu.nity In two· ways: the' 'school must spect for human dignity;~' '. Y th Cui' reflect· society and society must ~u '. ture 'c reflect the work of its schools." . MARIAN MEDAL RECiPIENTS: Dr. and Mrs. William B. MulThe MeXICO CIty congress ~as Chilean delegate Dr. Eugenio doon'of 87 Campbell Street, New Bedford, were Monday night sponsored by, the Inter-A~erlcan Leon Burgois told the' meeting of the Marian' Medal in St. Mary's Cathedral, Fall recipients Co~federation of Cathohc Eduthat he sees' il\ such interRiver. Bishop Connolly congratulates the dentist and his wife, cation, ~ead~uartered at Bogota, American gatherin&s an effort Columbia. , at exchanging views and experi· members of St. lawrence's parish. One of the more powerful ences in order to shape improveagents outside the school, the mel)ts and fresh approaches in U. S. .~ducator sa~d, is' the the' task of providing education ~ Effl·c~enc· "youth culture.",. . for' the youth of today. II

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,.: al influence upong young people, .' agalns~ ·the outlnoded forms' of o( peers," .he said..~·Chi\dren 'ac_educa~lOn, .and we· should 'not · quire m9des .of 'bellavior, sp,eech blame them;~' 'he said: ,... The congress was officially opened by Miguel Cardinal Mo§s Ordo Dario Miranda y Gomez of " f Mexico City and Prof. Jose A. FRIDAY- Mass (Ch olce 0 Cele· Villalon, chairman of the Mex. brant) Weekd y . a ican Confederation of Private , SATURDAY~Mass (Choice of Schqols. Celebrant.) Weekday The main subject of the con-' gress was "The SchOOl as an SUNDAY~Baptism'of Our Lord Educational Community." (First Sunday after Epiphany). Father Koob said that· "it is Feast. White. Mass Proper; essential that ·we make a paralGlory; Creed; Preface of leI effort to recreate a genuine .Epiphany. educational community marked MON ' by respect for human dignity and DAY-Mass (Choice of Cel- the unique needs of the individebrant.) Weekday* ual." . *It the Mass of the 1st Sun· "An educational system lackday after Epiphany (Mass ing a sense of community is. of preceding Sunday) is rather like a skeleton," he said. chosen, . the 'vestments He also warned that "societies should b~. green. must be constantly alert to the TUESDAY ~ Mass (Choice of values and the ideologies which Celebrant) Weekday are, in fact, inculcated by the . many and diverse educational WEDNESDAY-St. HiI~ry, Bish- . agents of the modern world." . . op, .Doctor of the Church. Op- . . . ' tional. White. . THURSDAY:"""Mass (Choice of Continued from Page One Celebra~~) Weekda~ very, cooperative,~'. she said, noting' however that state aid '11 h . . WI. ,~ve to be. forthcoming' on . . a long-range basis if the school is to .survive indefinitely. She Day of. Prayer ~dded th.at in ,her opinion anJan. II-St. L~wrence,New ,other ,avemle' of assistance : .might be "a reassessment of Bedford, . . values" in which v'-ealthier. par- . . St. Joseph, Fairhaven.. ishes would give. school aid to Holy Family; Taunton' .those located .in .less advantaged Jan. lS-Qur Lady 'of :'Moufit areas.. Such subsidies have been Carmel,·New .Bedford. . made in other Dioceses, she said. St. Patrick, Wareham. St. Anthony, Taunton. N~crologr

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'.: SANTl-i.- CLARA (NC) - Lay theologian William .l':J. Flanagan may be known some day' as "The Liberator" of Santa Clara. County - at least among the Catholic clergy. . His Marri!lge Preparation Center (MPC) has already freed many parish priests from much ted}ous paperwork and has given engaged couples a thorough look at their new vocation. . Moreover, it has brought joy to a surprisingly' large number of. invalidly married couples whose unions were legitimized thr:ough the center's efforts. , Flanagan, a 46-year,0Id for· mer Army Air Corps flight engineer, says that seeing these persons return to the sacraments after many years has been one of his 'chief rewards. Flanagan, a graduate of the institute of lay, theology at the University of San' Francisco, began the MPC in October, 1968. Its. services range from a lofty presentation of "The Place of Christianity in Your Marriage" to the painstaking business of tracing missing baptismal records. It also aims at "preparing well' the couple for 'marriage within the limited time avaliable while complying with the regulations of the (San Francisco) archdiocese." On Personal Basis During its first year the center handled over 300 referrals,' most of them mixed marriages. Most were new marriages. Prospective marriage couples are referred to the MPC from any of 10 parishes in the San Jose·Campbell-Milpitas area. To th~ center they bring the reqUIred records, such as baptismal and Confirmation certificates. Witnesses for the bride

and bridegroom complete the necessary forms. As an ecclesiastical notary, Flanagan is approved to take dispositions and record statements and promises of the marriage partners and witnesses. He set up the MPC as a service bureau aiming for efficiency by cutting down time. ~'If there's work to be done, we do it," he said. "It has been tremendous for liS," . said. Father William O'Keeffe of St. Lucy's Church, Campbell. . "It gives us time to know the couple on a personal, not secretarial basis."

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New Year Brings Added Efforts Against Cim'e in Washington WASHINGTON (NC)Stepped-up efforts in the fight against crime in the national capital are expected to be in the forefront of activities, federal and municipal, in the new year. These efforts will receive close attention throughout the nation. Congress will be working on anti-crime bills for Washington, including' those suggested by the Nixon administration. The Metropolitan Police Department. pursuing a new "discriminatory" personnel policy, is hopeful it can recruit enough men to fill its authorized complement of 4,625 policemen by June. The present strength of the District police force is about 3,900. In fact. the wheels already have started to move on Capitol Hill. This has been revealed by the complaint of the Department of Justice that the Senate Committee on the District of Columbia had revised too greatly the administration's bill on revision of court action involving juveniles. Time Limits The administration's bill would try under adult rules any person 16 years of age or older charged with a violent crime. The committee would try a 16year-old as an adult only where the youth had been involved in a previous serious crime. ,The department feels, too, that the committee's trying to impose too strict time limits in the trial of juvenile defendants. The committee would require any juvenile held in custody receive a hearing in 24 hours and a trial within 15 days. A Justice Department Spokesman asserted that the committee bill "fails to protect 'society from the alarming increase in the commission of violent felonies by older, sophisticated juveniles." Personnel Policy Meanwhile, the police department's new personnel policy, called "discriminatory" only because it is emphasizing the recruitment of new members from the inner city, is showing some hopeful signs, officials feel. Heretofore, the police department has been striving to recruit members all along the eastern seabord. Now it is making a strong effort to get new members from among local residents. The racial make-up of the Washington police force is about 30 per cent

A'sks 1970's Become Decade of Remedy BOSTON (NC)-The dawning 1970 decade "must be a time when nations will turn outlays for weapons into outlays for food, education, medicine, economic development - the vital ingredients for a viable peace," Richard Cardinal Cushing of Boston declared. "During the 70s, to dream will not be enough. Our dreams must be made real. The 60s was a decade of discovery. The 70s must be a decade of remedy," he said in a New Year statement. "We discovered that it is no longer valid to view war as "a continuation of politics by other means." We discovered that peace is an idea whose time has come. The hour is now for us to identify with' the sentiments voiced by the Prophet Isaiah: 'they shall turn their swords into plough-shares, and their spears into sickles. Nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shnll they Icarn war any morc.' "

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black and 70 per cent white, almost the reverse of the proportions in the city's population. In the fiscal year 1969, black appointees were 43 per cent of the 1,003 new policemen, while in the four calendar months ending with November, 54 per cent of the 466 new, recruits were black. This is the first time in the city's history that blacks have outnumbered whites in new additions to the police force. ,

SHOREVIEW (NC)-"The handwriting en the wall" helped people in Old Testament times to know God's

Ecumenical Service Marks Inauguration DETROIT (NC) - An unusual ecumenical service was held in an inner-City Catholic church in conjunction with the inauguration ceremonies of Mayor Roman S. Gribbs of Detroit. Leaders of major religious faiths took part in the service, which was described as the first of its kind held in a mayor's inauguration in this city. The service was held in St. Mary's church. Among the chief participants in the service were Father Joseph Gribbs, a veteran Maryknoll missioner in Latin America and brother of the mayor; the Rev, W.H. Crenshaw, president. Interdenominational Ministerial Alliance;" Dr. Robert L. Kincheloe, executive director, Metropolitan Detroit Council of Churches; Rabbi Richard C. Hertz of Temple Beth-EI; Father Thomas Rufin, president, Detroit Council of Eastern Orthodox Churches, and Sister Martitia of Christ the King parish, only woman participant in the service.

Quigley Appointed To PAVLAP'ost WASHINGTON (NC)-Thomas Quigley, 39, veteran in the lay volunteer movement work, took office as executive secretary of the Papal Volunteers for Latin America (PAVLA). Bishop Joseph L. Bernardin, U. S. Catholic Conference general secretary, said Quigley takes over the duties formerly performed by Father Raymond A. Kevane, who resigned as PAVLA national director last August and returned to the Sioux City, Iowa, diocese. Quigley has been director of the USCC foreign visitors division since 1963. PAVLA, which recruits, trains and assigns North American lay volunteers to mission service in Latin Americll, is part 'of the USCC Latin America d'ivision, directed by Father Louis M. Colonnese.

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FIRST BAPTISM: First child baptized at newest parish in Diocese, St. Julie Billiart at North Dartmouth, was Kimberly Ann Travers, shown being baptized by Rev. John F. Hogan, pastor. and with godparents, Michael Travers and Virginia Paull. Child is daughter of James and Carol (Schenk) Travers and father is history teacher at Dartmouth High School~

Long Suffering Mexican-Americans Maintain Belief In American Dream SAN ANTONIO (NC)-Despite centuries of injustice, MexicanAmericans maintain a stubborn belief in the American dream. They have, however, come to realize that trac;litional passivity in the face of intolerance must give way to united self-assertion. In this process, many are proudly accepting their "brownhood." Dr. Jorge Lara-Braud, director of the, Hispanic-~merican Insti- , tute in Austin, cited the emer~ence of what he called America's , second - largest minority group in a talk at Trinity University. Dr. Lara-Braud, who was born in Mexico but came to ,the U.S. 20 'years ago, spoke on "The Mexican-American's Quest for SoCial Justice." Stating that he had no license to be an advocate for MexicanAmericans-"and indeed there are some who wish I were not their advocate"-Dr. Lara-Braud said: "I confess that those whom I represent sometimes are much farther ahead -than my representation on their behalf. This is frustrating, and it only reminds me of how really modest my efforts can be." The 'important thing, he declared, "is that this long suffering minority, traditionally gentle and courteous, has lately developed an acute case of skepticism in utilizing the traditional means of redress." "It is amazing to me that this skepticism was not shown earlier," he said, "for the Mexi-

CHICAGO (NC)-John Cardinal Cody of Chicago, preaching Assists Unive~sity at the reopening of the renovated Holy Name cathedral. said Computer Education Christians must work to bring SAN FRANCISCO (NC)-The about the "total peace" of , University of San Francisco.has Christ. , received a $68,600 National Sci"What we seek is not merely ence Foundation grant for a a peaceful situation here or a project aimed at restructuring peaceful situation there, but the chemistry, physics, English and total peace that is implicit in ,business administration courses Christ," he said. to incorporate computers in Cardinal Cody declared that teaching and learning. "even in this sacred setting at "The object is to introduce this most sacred moment, we students to the use of computers remind ourselves that we are as an ingredient of learning along not truly 'at peace.' " with books, blackboards and lec"For while any man is at war, tures," said physicist James N. we are all at war. While any Haag, director of the univerman is hungry, we arc ~II hun- sity's computer science program. gry. While any man is treated The university has allocated unjustly, we all suffer in.iustice," $74,238 of its own funds for the he said. project.

can-American community in' the Southwest has not been great-, Iy benefitted by what w~ call legitimate means of redress." More AggressIve "It is now apparent," he said, "that the institutions of our society-having seldom responded with affirmative action as a result of gentle persuasion-:-are, in every', phase, going to have to be opposed by more. aggressive types of confrontations and frankly, it is up to institutional society to determine the style of confrontations." Dr. Lara-Braud said the process of radicalization" becomeS increasingly disturbing" for "those of us committed, to reason." But, he added, "seen against the backdrop of this present national mood-particularly the mood of minoritiesradicalization also becomes a necessary adjustment for the advocates in goals to be fulfilled and justice to be upheld." In view of this, he said, "the advocates must realize the seriousness of the situation "if for no other reason than to try to set in motion corrective measures through spirited dialogue rather than angry collision."

Troops Asked Latin Chant at Masses SAIGON (NC) - Sounds of Gregorian chant drifted ou~of two Army chapels in Vietnam at Christmastime. The men wanted the old-style Mass' with parts sung in Latin and they got it. ' Father (Lt. Col.) Edward J. Flatley, chaplain to a unit at Pleiku, said the request surprised him. Most' of his congregation is in the 19-21 age bracket. At Long Binh post near here, Father Maj. Alcuin Greenburg, O.S.B., had his choir practicing for a month after they made their request. But here, in Saigon a Midnight Christmas Mass that was filmed by a TV network had folk ~ing颅 ing with guitars. Father (Capt.) Donald Brosmer of Evansville, Ind. offered the Mass for the Fourth Transportation Command. A military Mass at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral here had brass and tympani accompaniment.

word,' according to the, Bible, while at St. OdHia's Church here in Minnesota, the writing on the wall helps parishioners communicate with God. . The church has been, using an overhead projector to flash the theme, ,text and, words to songs on the upper part of the sanctuary w,all. " , "The V91ume of the parishioners' singing and pr:aying at Sunday Mass' is twice as loud since we started," Father Leo Kapphahn, pastor, has observed. He said the projector has been used since October at the Sunday "Young' Americans" Mass "because songs used were always new, and,instead of parish,ioners looking down to sing, they could raise their heads." The' projector idea has worked out so well that it is now used at all S~nday Masses.

Columbian Ordinary Sees Social Gains BOGOTA (NC) - The Bishop who foun'ded the Golconda social reform movement has claimed that persecution of priests in the group will not necessarily push them into joining guerrilla bands, as was the case of, Father Camilo Torres, killed in 1966. Bishop Gerardo Valencia Cano, who heads the independent prelature of, Buenaventura, says he had 'not路 sought the 路release of four of the' Golconda priests from house arrest because he feels "t~at their imprisonment will bring about greater fruits." He was commenting on the arrest and detention of four militant Golconda' priests at Medellin: Father Rene Garcia and Luis Currea of Bogota. Manuel Alzate c5f Cali and Vicente Mejia of Medellin., They were released after 30 days of house arrest. Fathers Garcia, Currea and AIzate were later removed from their parish posts. Bishop Valencia called the arrests and' imprisonment "vHlainous manhandling and unjust."

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02722. ST. JOHN BAPTIST, ' CENTRAL VI~+~G~ Mrs. Antone, Viera' is chairman of a whist, to. be held at 8 Saturday night, Jan. 10 in the church hall. ST. JOSEPH, ' FAIRHAVEN'

Ne~ me~bers were" received into the Association. of the Sacred Hearts in .ceremonies held'Sunday, followed by entertainment by the "Pebbles of Sacred Hearts I\cademy;' Fall River. ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER Parish Youth Council members, will attend ,a pool, party· Slltur, ,day at, the YMCA., ",,' Women's Guild,.members plan a membership tea Sunday, Ja~. 11 at the home of Mrs. Anne Bronhard, ' guild president,' 85 East Main 'Street..' ", The parish council'will 'meet in the lower church following 7:15 Mass Tuesday evening, Jan. 13: ' Confirmation will be administered in the parish Sunday night, . March 15. All those 11 years and six months of age or older are eligible and should make arrangements at the'rectory., ,

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, AWARDS:. Mrs. Mary Full!!r, Buzzards Bay;, ¥iss 'Elizabeth Doran, Taunton. Rear: John C. Brooks, No. Dartmo,uth i , Andrew Banas, New Bedford; Albert K., Sylvia, Jr., Edgartown.

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GLASGOW (NC) ':":"S~Otl~hi:J;s;' Cat,hollcs, must. :enlis~, Prqtestant support in the com,ing 'struggle to preserve their, scho,ols, and, they may be surprised to learn how much support exists among Protestants, a .leading Catholic educator said, here. Father John Tracy, S.J., ,headmaster of St. Aloysius College here, said that the current threat to the Catholic schools is serious, as new educational policies are being, planned. " Sho'.V~ .Segregat.io~,. In Scotland, Catholic schools are built by the ,state. ,In recent In Northern States months, the . policy of, separate' WASHIf\fOTON, (NCr--:A gov; , ernment survey of racial isola- schooling for yatholic and nontion in the natio!'1's public grade Catholic children" as laid down the 1918 Education Act, has and high schools shows that in by become a controversial' issue in some respects segregation is al- Scotland and has been aired by most as extensive in northern the national press and television.' states as in southern ones. "Separate Catholic schools are According to a Department of a stumbling black to at least Health, Education and Welfare two groJ.1ps' of people," Father compilation, 27.6 per cent of Negro pupils in 32 northern and' Tracy commented. S~ortage of Teachers ,. western states attended predom"They create diffiCulties for inantly white, desegregated schools in the 1968-69 school planners and administrators, ' year. who have to make the most The figure in 11 southern' economical' use of the financial states was a not-too~far behind. resources 'at t,heir disposal; they )8.4 per cent. The nationwide are the main obstacle in the way one was 23.4 per cent. of the secular human,ists, who,

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Turning to the question of tacwimt' to see/rel'igious. educ~tion tics, I'ather Tracy declared: "It bani~h~d .. aitogether from the is my' co,nviCtion .that you w:ill schools." -, " "Unhappily,Catholic" schools 'be fightin~ not merely for the in Scotland are at present in a s:Urvival of Catholic schools, but positio'n 'of weakness; they are ' for the survival of Chrisian edusuffering from Ii grave shortage cation in any school, 'Catholic or Prote,stant. of teachers. "I think that those who are Help Protestants most anxious to see the aboli"You need have no ecumenical tion of Catholic ~chools are ex'ploiting the difficulties which scruples about resisting integrathese shortages have brought tion. It is certainly not a question, of scorning .the outstretched upon the, schools." , , . hand of friendship. -, " _., "There is no better way of C th U . e sit a 0 Ie nlv r y help,ing, 'sincere Pro~estants ;VVho believe in religious education in P'roduced' . " WASHINGTON(NC) _ "The the schools than by retaining our Catholic schools and the right Brilliant Dream," a 25-minute to teach religion in them." documentary film in color dealAnd he concluded by saying ing with the' present realities that many Protestants underand future hopes of the Catholic stand this. University of America, has been - Father Tracy recently took produced. The film takes its title from a part in the first official talks on remark made 80 years ago by 'education between the Catholic Bishop John, Lancaster Spalding Church and the Church of Scotland. The talks did not include of Peoria, Ill., when the univer- "separated-schooling" on the sity was founded. ,The film is agenda, but the question was narrated by Dr. Clarence Wal- discussed informally during some tori, the university's first layman of the sessions. president, and Ed McMahon, He was one of three delegates television personality and an' appointed by Glasgow archdioalumnus. cese to meet members of Glasgow Presbytery of the Church of Scotland to discuss aspects of "separated·schooling" in Glasgow. A report on, these talks is due to be issued in the new year.

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SAN FRANCISCO (NC) - A committee of the San Francisco archdiocesan Priests' Senate' has recommended that Father Eugene J. Boyle be allowed to continue his controversial social action seminar for seminarians of St. Patrick's College. but that the program not be held at Sacred Heart parish. The committee also called for "consultation and discussion of the philosophy. aims and methods of that program," with Archbishop Joseph T. McGucken, Father Boyle and the college faculty parti<;ipating, "so that the archbishop may give his approval to what is done." The recommendations climaxed a "thorough and impar,tial review" which the Priests' Senate's reserved affairs committee had made of the cancellationof the seminar. Archbishop McGucken had already endorsed the action of the senate in undertaking the review. Archbishop McGucken's can· 'cellation of the seminar had drawn strong criticism from the executive board of of the San Francisco Priests' Association and assorted lay groups. .Father Boyle is professor of soCial. ethics at St. Patrick's Semi!'1ary, director of· the archdiocesan social, justice' commissio'n 'and pastor o(Sacred Heart parish. His work with minority groups and his association with members of the Black Panther militant Negro organization have stirred considerable local controversy, but the precise reasons for the cancellation of the seminar were never made clear. At one point in the controversy, Archbishop McGucken did say he objected to the students commuting from Mountain View, where t,he seminary is located; to'San Francisco, .Ii dis: tance of 35 miles. Several'semi· narians had dropped out of the program.

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SAULtE STE. MARIE (NC)Catholic students at Lake Superior State College here in Michigan have formed their own parish council, encouraged by their Newman chaplain, Father James Menapace.

majority of them Catholic - because of tl)e Bishops' ban on attendance by Catholic students at Trinity College here in Dublin. The 'lecturers, all members of the Irish Federation of University Teachers, made their views plain in a 14-page statement that categorically described the ban as "an anachronism" and "a reo flection of the fears and suspicions of the past rather than of contemporary realities." Final Arbiter The original ban was imposed by the Synod of Maynooth (the forerunner of the present na· tional bishops' conference) in 1875, and repeated at various stages right up to the synod of 1956, which forbade "Catholic youth" to attend Trinity College and noted that only the Archbishop of Dublin is competent to decide the conditions on which dispensations can be granted. Trinity College was founded by Queen Elizabeth I of England in 1591, originally as a univer· sity closely connected with the Anglican Church. All religious tests in the col!ege, however" were finally removed in 1873. Since then the college has been playing an increasingly 'vital part in the life of the nation. Today, it has an estimated 1,400 Catholic students, many of whom have not bothered to seek the necessary permission.

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Father Menapace hopes the "parish for students" idea will ready the students for involvement in parish affairs after college. "Students are asking to be freer," he said. "They want more responsibilities. So we decided to adapt to what they'll face ,when they get out of school." The old concept of Newman Clubs "is slowly disappearin~," hI; said. "People enjoy getting together, but not in the old ways."

RECEive MARIAN MEDALS: Miss Grace Tay:or, Somerset; Miss Helen C. Crotty, ~all River; Miss Rosemary Dussault, Fall River. Rear: Char:es Gosselin, New Bedford. Manuel C. Hilario, Fall River.

Founded 23 years a~o as a two-year branch of Michigan Technological University, Lake Superior State College becomes Michigan's newest autonomous four-year colllege Jan. 1 by act of legislature.

Nuns National Assembly 'Near Formation Discuss Goals, Objectives, Structure In keeping with the tendency other phases of pastoral ministowards collegiality, NAWR t r y . " , ," NAWR ,also will' attempt to "will enable the woman Reliincrease Sisters' "awareness of 'gio ,to participate more effecthe social dimensions of Gospel tively in decision-making and so they will actively combat implementation processes at the racism, poverty, war, and all national and local levels of the Church." forms of human deprivation." Unity and co-operation among , A number of structures for the religious communities them- organization were proposed, but selves are other aims of NAWR, will be considered again at the which hopes ,to "facilitate shar- next task force meeting Feb. 20 ing of personnel, resources and to ~2 in St. Louis. research, thereby manifesting Sister Ethne Kennedy of Chithe unanimity of spirit which should ' characterize the Chris- c'ago, task force chairman,emphalliied the proposal for the tian community.'" national 'assembly for Religousis "far from secret." S~h@ol Integrati@n Newsletters on NAWR have o~@liinHi1nlMlfli5t Plot' been sent to 257 bishops, 152 JACKSON (NC)-Mississippi- vicars -for Religious, 696 Amerans were urged here to with- ican superiors overseas, and to draw their children from public the Sacred Congregation for Reschools rlither than let them at- ligious in Rome, Sister Ethne tend racially integrated classes. said. One thousand' persons 'attendShe expressed high hopes' that ing a rally of the newly formed NAWR "will get off the ground Southern ,National Party were next Spring," at the National told by former country music Meeting of Woman Religious in entertainer and announced 1971 Cleveland, April 17 to 19. "It gubernatorial candidate Jimmy will be now or never," she said. Swan that school integration is "part of a communist plot that dates bacj( to Lenin."

CHICAGO (NC)-The proposed National Assembly of Women Religious took a step towards final formation at a meeting here. Some 32 members of' the NAWR formation task force, representing areas from Maine to Oregon, spent a weekend outlining goals, objectives, and structure for the organization. According to a statement isPrelates Deplore sued at the close of the meeting, NAWR will aim to "contribute Mountin'g Violence to the formation and education SANTO DOMINGO (NC) of women Religious by interacAgainst a' background of vio- tion which will seek and comlence, the bishops of the Domini- municate a valid concept of can Republic have called on woman for modern society." their countrymen "to eliminate ' NAWR will also attempt to hatred." Resort to violence is creating "explore the role of the celibate "widespread confusion and great woman" in the modern Church tensions," a joint pastoral of the and "provide mutual encouragement and assistance in ongoing bishops stated. Since the political campaign renewal of religious life," the for the 1970 presidential elec- statement added. tions began a few months ago, In addition to such strictly ec15 persons have been killed in clesial aims, NAWR proposes to terrorist action and 30 wounded. study, evaluate, and establish The government, facing threats priorities regarding "areas in of a general strike from workers which women Religious are critand students, is moving to sus- ically needed - social service, pend certain civil rights. health, education welfare, and

Four bare walls and an altar board make up the chapel that students converted from an old army barracks. The "parish" liturgical committee, one of five , committees, is busy planning the decor of the chapel. Next step: raise the funds to execute the plan. With only a $25-a-week collection and the receipts from their snack bar pizza sales, the council won't have to worry about high finance. , Instead, they'll concentrate on "what the student can do to Christianize the campus at mosphere," Father Menapace said.

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VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI will probably receive a visit this Spring from Yugoslav President Josip Broz Tito, whose communist regime imprisoned the late Aloysius Cardinal Stepinac and ,hundreds of other churchmen. 1I1formed sources expect Tito to visit the Pope during a state visit to Rome. Italian President Giuseppe Saragat, during his state visit to Yugoslavia last Autumn, invited the Yugoslav president to visit him in the Italian capital. The ~ate of Tito's visit has not been officially announced, but the sources say he will almost certainly come in the Spring. The stated policy of the' Holy See is that the Pope does not refuse to receive any official personage who asks to see him.

Utter Freedom A noted civil-liberties lawyer and a long-time opponent of censorship, Morris Ernst, has declared' that he would not choose "to live in a society without limits to freedom." , He said, "I deeply resent the idea that the lowest common denominator, the most taw,dry magazine, pandering for profit, to use the Supreme court word, should be able to compete in the marketplace with no restraint." He called' the present "display of sex .and sadism both on the streets and on the stage as cheap." He has indicated that the big problem is where to draw the line but said that a line should be drawn. This is an impressive attitude coming from the man who has championed many literary works against censorship. ' Mr. Ernst said that in every one of his cases argued in court he has made it clear to the judge that "I would hate to live in a world with utter freedom" and by "utter freedom" he explained that he meant loose moral behavior standards concerning sex on stage and on the street. This attitude of Mr. Ernst is a far cry from the fare that is being dished up in many a stage and screen production now. The attitude of many now is to see just how far they can go and the results are disgusting and offensive to both tastes and morals. Perversion and violence and sex are being depicted in such minute and clinical, detail that it takes a strong stomach simply to peruse the ads for these presentations. Such "utter freedom"-as Mr. Ernst calls it-is indeed a distasteful world.

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PARIS (NC)-A unique kind of extraterritoriality covering the Holy Places of the three major religions in the Holy Land, coupled with' an international guarantee of protection, free access and freedom of worship, beeri proposed by Bishop The Pope ,s recent exhortation to the munition' has Bernardin. Collin, O.F.M., of manufacturers of the world to do all in their power to Digne, France, an, expert in the, , restrict the means of war received much more forceful legal problems connected. with ,notice from the, secular press than in the Catholic press... the Holy Places: . In. two ,articles appearing in The Holy Father is concerned that the big nations of ,the Paris daily Le Monde, Bish, op Collin rev,iewed past attempts the world are selling munitions to nations that are' emerg- to settle the problem of the Holy ing and developing - nations that need agricultural and Places and' offered his own solumanufacturing tools to support their peoples rather than tion. guns and tanks and ammunition. Bishop Collin recalled the peri• ods of relative peace that had He placed squarely on the shoulders of these larg'er existed when the Holy Land was under British administration governments their responsibilities 'on a global scale. Because following the First World War their actions in these matters can easily affect the peace of and when Israel and Jordan each the whole world. controlled some of the Holy Places after the 1948, IsraeliThe secular press rightfully called this one of the more Arab war. striking attempts by the Pope to insure world peace. His He noted that the United Nations, in 1947, had 'adopted a power is, after all, a moral power and his ,effectiveness is resolution setting up a ,separate largely in l1is searching out the essences of problems and body, under international conpresenting these in a world forum ,and with motives that trol, for Jerusalem and the'surrounding area. . d cannot be questlOne . The resolution, however, never

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S@lution The Holy See supported' the 1947 U. N. resolution and since that time has repeated its support for the internationalization of Jerusalem in numerous papal pronouncements, including three encyclicals of Pope Pius XII. In 1967, Pope Paul VI reiterated this position in a talk to the college of cardinals. The proposal for the interna· tionalization of Jerusalem is broader in scope than the, solution suggested by Bishop Collin. Bishop Collin maintained that the United Nations, despite its defects, is the only organization, with sufficient authority and prestige to apply and guarantee a solution to the problem of the Holy Places, ' ' He suggested that the UN set up a commission of jurists and others familiar with the problems of the Middle East and the Holy Places to consult all the interested parties in order to propose a solution that will be acceptable and therefore realizable.

,StII'e$$es Mothers', CkoMren's He@)lth ,NEW DELHI (NC)-Plans for a "material and. child feeding" program in 1970 were mapped at a conference here of officials of U.S. Catholic Relief Services in India. Also adopted by the year-end conference was a decentralization program under which Indian Church relief officials are to be given more authority in allocating CRS food assistance. ' . John P. Douglas, CRS program director for Kerala, Mysore and Goa, said the agency wants to give "the highest priority" in 1970 to nursing mothers and children under si~ in its feeding program. He pointed out that new mothers and young children are the most vulnerable to disease and malnutrition, yet very few institutions. that get CRS assistance feed them at present. '

Proposes Limitation On Sex Education'

TRENTON (NC) - As a joint legislative committee, looking into sex education in New Jersey public schools conduded pubilc hearings, members indicated two areas of possible legislation. Both stem from complaints by opponents of sex education during the public hearings. Proposals under consideration, it is understood, would limit sex ' education to junior and senior high schools and make participation voluntary. Sex education became contro!P'relates Support versial here more than a year Welfave Increase ago when a.' number of local DENVER (NC) - Archbishop school districts began setting up took effect because of the, 1948 without following war and its aftermath, and James V. Casey of Denver and programs Bishop Collin noted that its im- Bishop Charles A. Buswell of' guidelines established by the plementation would have posed Pueblo voiced their support of state department of education. an increase in the level of wel- Among other things, the guideproblems in regard to providing . for police, hygiene, social fare payments that is expected lines called for prior consultato cost ,Colorado an additional tion with parents and clergymen. legislation and other matters. $1.7 million. Archbishop Casey said he is DepOlrtment Shows PIOlIl'il NClItn@l'u:si OHnee suppprting the recommendation made by the Colorado Catholic Ecumenical Growth Fer ,lay .Apo§tl'o~@ll'~ DETROIT (NC) - Ten years Conference that would bring welPARIS (NC)-Plans for a na- fare payments from $191 to $235 ago the faculty of the theology tional office for the lay apostol- per month for a family of four. ~epartment at the University of ate in France are now being Detroit was made up exclusively "We are presenting this instudied by various movements of Jesuits. In 1970, the theology of the French Council of the Lay crease as an extremely worthy faCUlty includes' one Catholic cause," he said. "We are hopeApostolate (CFAL). • layman, three Protestant clerThe' permanent council of the ful that the public. will be of a gymen, a Hindu, several partmind to push for this increase. Frenchl bishops' conference We just want to present it to time Jewish instructors from a adopted the plan for the office the public and encourage them nearby Jewish college, in addiin principle at its recent meet- to consider it." tion to eight full-time Jesuits ing. ' ' Adding his support, Bishop and two non-Jesuit priests. According to the draft, the' Buswell said: "If the Church is "Ever since' Vatican II, tI\e national office of the laity is to to do what it is called to do, Catholic Church has become be essentially a liaison organiza- it should support the poor and much more open to other tion directed by a limited group it should support this need." churches, other religions," said of some 10 or so elected memFather Thomas W. Charbeneau bers. It is to maintain a pragS. J., ,department chairman. .lEveryonc's BUSHiness matic and provisional character; is no longer possible to study there are to be no statutes propThe whole world and every theology in a completely isolated erly so called, but a modus human being in it is everybody's way with one, given denominavivendi accepted by all. business.-Saroyan tional background."

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Prelates Deplore Marked Decline In Family Life SAN JUAN (NC) -

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Catholic bishops of Puerto Rico in a joint statement deplored the marked decline in Christian family life, rapid growth of immorality, continued unemployment especially among the young and the growing crisis within the Church. In the statement issued after their general meeting, the bish· ops announced a synod will be held in 1970 in which bishops, clergy, Religious and laity will participate. The statement stressed that a preparatory period will proceed the synod which will strive to cope with problems facing the Church throughout the island. Enumerating the problems engulfing Christian family life, the bishops pointed up the decline in marriages and the growing number of illegitimate births the increases in divorces and desertions; "sexual disorders born of a false notion of masculinity; accentuation' of hedonism and eroticism as a result of an asphixiating propaganda sponsored bv tnagazines, publications of all t!pes and some social communicl1tions media." Th~ statement said the bishops "feel it is of utmost importance to solve the problem of 65,000 youths under 25 years of age who are unemploved and do not go to any school." The bishops also noted there is a disproportion between salaries and the real conditions facing the family, plus serious housing probh'ms. Population Problems .

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India Diocese Loses Foreign F'ersonnel PALAI (NC)-An Indian bishop said here that his diocese has lest "almost all" its foreign p,ersonnel as a result of government moves against missionaries. . Only three priests and one Brother remain. Bishop Joseph Mittathani of Tezpur told NC News Service here. The bishop said the four have not yet received orders to leave the country, but added that' he does not know what is going to happen to them. Bishop Mittathani was consecrated only three months ago to succeed Italianborn Bishop Orestees Marengo. S.D. B., as the first Indian head of the five-year-old diocese. Located partly on the north bank of the Brahmaputra river, Tezpu.r had been singled out since 1967 for application of a government move aimed at clearing Assam state's strategic border lucas of all foreign Church personnel.

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COLUMBUS (NC)-Retirement for priests 70 years old, or over, has become mandatory in the Columbus diocese. Father Patrick Sorohan, chancellor, said the mandatory retirement age went into effect Jan. I, along with a' pension plan. Father Sorohan said some half-dozen priests - pastors and chaplains - over 70 will retire this year. However, he added, sbme men reaching the mandatory retirement age will prob· ably not leave until after the ordination of new priests in June. The retirement plan will provide a priest with a monthly pension of $360, plus social security benefits. Priests with 30 years of service may retire at the age of 60, with a reduced pension. . A bishop's committee studying the retirement plan for two years established the mandatory retirement ago.

~niversity Ombudsman Discusses Role 'Defender of Students' Rights' at Detroit DETROIT (NC) - The student government at the University of Detroit recently named Fred W. Shadrick, dean of student affairs, to act as ombudsman to help solve the student's problems. They defined the ombudsman they wanted as a "defender of student rights, the conscience of the campus, and a kind of door in a stone wall." Today there arc ombudsmen on about 40 college and university campuses throughout the United States. But at the University of Detroit the ombudsman is a man who ordinarily would be regarded as the capstone in the administration's stone wall. However, Shadrick changes offices when he puts on his ombudsman's hat, moving from his dean's quarters on the second floor in the, administration build" ing to the student union. Th~'ile he listens to ideas, talk and complaints 'about 811y facet of the" university faculty, administration, other students, physical plant or whatever. Looking back over his first 45 days in the work, Shadrick named three points which he believes are essential for a successful ombudsman: Have an office that is easily accessible to all. Be effective in being able to get answers to questions. Have the confidence of the university community. "I wOlild estimate that 1 have been 90 ,per· cent effective in solving the problems brought in," Shadrick said. '~The 10 per cent that went unsolved usually involved money. It seems that problems between individuals have been made easier to solve." Know System Asked if his position as dean of students affairs helped or hindered him in his new role as ombudsman, Shadrick quickly replied: ,The dean's position has been a help. No doubt about it. To be an effective ombudsman, you've got to know the 'system'; and as dean of students affairs, I'm supposed to ~te

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M·en Are G,etting Nervous As W,ome:n Ass·ert Rights By J_oseph and Marilyn Roderick

As. I spend N~w Year's Day watching Texas and Notre Dame play their hearts out, I can't help but tWnk' that mosl of us men have. it made. Now I relaize' that 'that kind of opening statement might make some men c'ry "Traitor" or worse, but. the just the' fact that I can't fact of the matter is that we cause button the waist of some of my . as men do not have the same slacks tells me as much as ·that . kind of pressures on us as darn old scale.

At least a five pound gain can our wives, ''''-.. ' There iS'reallyno need to go be expected over the holidays through the. usual' list of tradi, the experts tell us,' thus if· you tional \vome1;l's chores (cooking, gained less .than that you can washing, cleaning,' kids ,etc.). But consider· that you have' a great I think things have cl;tanged for deal of self-controL If you've the modern woman, while the gained more - don't open the man's responsibilities have re~' mouth for any ,reason' other than . talking! mained .rather ~nchanged. . Has to Sample. Women today. :have .' much higher: expectations for them· It· would take an iron will. 1970 RE'cIPIENTS: Joseph' Costa. Mattapoisett; Mrs. Palmira Aguiar, Fall River; Norman Pot~ selves than th~y did years ago': and the determi1;latiQn .of a saint. and are' living up to them. To- to resist all the' ,good ··things' to vi'n ," Fc.ill River. Rear: Paul Curr}·. New Bedford; AilYle St. Amand, Fall River; Wright ·Walker. day's' .woman 'is a mother,'. a . 'eat that pass' under' our noses' New Bedford. . wage-earner, a chauffeur,: a so- , dur:ing the' hoiidayseason;' 'and, . ' cial militant, a peace marcher if you like to cook you're really ..". ," . and w~at hav,e you. a dead duck (or maybe .I should . : : ~ "Not T~ :Far ";:' . say stuffed goose). Every' morsel. . . '. • J' Having made. this much of. an that I cook I just ha've'(o 'sample; ..' .MILWAyKEE (NC)-TeacherS open \avowal. to .the hoiisewife: and one sample leads to another Virginia Families Urge Court to End' .> • . though, I must admonish her· not barnia~nha,{r:c,ur-'e·tacm~~eps'l:e·i:n.I;'P;:'I'ntrt}lo' fflmes ,....... ',;... ~' ;:/ ';', Diial· School, System i. ! c, ... :', ";::",:: • in private. schools will, be· permitted to apply 'ior lifetim~ state y to.:go. too'. far with her fElIllinist ~oveme':'t. ,.Ro!>in Morg~n, be:. mouth t~,ey .go and'befo~?' you·':'··'·.WASHINGTON (NC)-Eleven port of. th~.·N~tio~~1 E;d,~~~tSi~~: certification .under·, a bill signed wa~e!:Wc appreciate q~rwomen can sa.y weight watchers . t.he y . rural familiesJrom. Ba~h County, Association" the Urban Coalition, by "Gov,'. Warren' Knowles of ". as women, but shudder to think have turned themselves mto Va., deep in. the heart. of Appa- and the Lawyers Committee .for Wisconsin,. . .. It provides for the acceptance of them 'losi'ng ~heil7'fe~ininjty, another layer of fat. ' . lachi~n country, ~ave" 'appealed Civil Rights Under Law. Former. There a~e some remedies we to the United. States Supreme Attorney General Ramsey Clark of teaching experience in private their, gentility, and' their innacence. can apply m order to be able to Court to end the "dual school entered a court brief on behalf schools toward fulfillment of reAcross the nation one reads of wear any bath.ing suit this. Sum- system" which they' say, . ha,s' of these organizations. Endorse. quirements for ~ertification. Pre, the concerns of columnists about mer-:-never mmd e~en trymg ,to has locked their ..~ounty into ments have also come from the viously, the law stipulated that the youth of America,. militant get ~nto last year s.. If you re poverty for generations. American Civil Liberties Union, before he could be "life" certiTheir target is not the more the AFL-CIO;'the United Auto' fied a teacher must have taught blacks, apllthetic' whites, ... etc:, hea?mg. for the resorts' soon but'l think one of our mostcru- you II need a.. crash program. familiar racially separate school Workers, and the Western Cen-, for three years - but the three cial problems has to do with tile .O~e, .of co?rse,n.s stopreating'but\ systems 'which':the' Court "out- ter on uiw and Po~erty; -. years h~d to. be il'\ the public ' . '. . continuatio'n of the present rela- thiS IS easier said than done, es· lawe'd in 1954 but another kirid A .favorable decision, could sch091 system.. Until he was life certified the tionship between men: and lheir pecially ~.'w~en· your: stoma'chl of separate s~h'doi' systern:'tne' have "nationwide implications/' wives, " SomehoW- I cannot pic- starts growh.ng--or. you can. go "separate" school system that· Rachlin said. "There, is scarcely educator was given only a tem· ture -myself welcoming my wife on a s,ens!ble. diet (Weight rural--:and urban-poor receive a school system in the country porary certification after he had completed a four-year approved home after a hard ~ay's work Watchers s IS Without a doubt across the land when their school which would not be affected." (her work) clae:! in an apron (my the bes~ I've ever seen): districts. are financially under- . Bath County, in southwestern training program. The law prevented many priIf neither of th~se Ideas .ap- nourshied by the state. Virginia, is one of the poorest in apron). The co-counsels for the Bath • the nation. Its only big asset is vate school lay ,teachets and SisThis may be taken facetiously, peals you could bide your time but I think for the first time and see. what image of feminity families are Erwin S Solomon the Homestead Hotel; which car. ters fram receiving life certificasince the Twenties, women have the seventies ar.~ go~ng ~? id~lize, a Hot Springs lawye~ who ini~ rics about 25 per cent of thc tion. The new law recognized that declared open warfate on their P~rhaps the T.wlggy figure _ tiated the court action and is county's tax load and takes on male counterparts. The Seven· ~J11 be. out and the hourglass paying the court costs from his many of the school dropouts as "teaching is a public function even though it is privately ties may go down in history as flgurc m and then we can all own funds and Carl Rachlin as- caddies and domestics. financed," Sister Mary Nora, the decade of the Amazon, un, sit back :and eat to our heart's sistant di~ector of the U~ban S.S.N.D., former head of the edless we men muster -our forces content! " . ;. Law Center at Fordham Univer- Reports Melkite-'Rite ucation department at Mount and defend our right to watch ..If you have a sweet t~othli~e sity in New York. . , Mary college, observed. football games, on New Year's- m~ne, then even on a diet you II Rachlin told NC News Service Catholics 'Near Million Sister Nora, now president of Day.' still . ~ave to ~plurg~ 'on desse~t that "Bath County is being A true test 'of our durability once m a while. ThiS d.essert .IS mangled" because the state's . BEIRUT (NC) - At the first the college, said she has worked . , New Year's so. goo d one sma II piece WI II contribution to the school sys- international congress of M.el- with other educators for three WI'II h ave. to await kite-rite Catholic priests' and and a half years to have the Day 1980. W I'II t he TV networks sa t IS fy ~o~. . . tem is "so inadequate." LuscIOUS . Aprico~ SqQ~res "The state has the responsibil- bishops held at Christ the King life certification requirements be showing' the Cotton and Rose Bowls or will'we have "Queen' 2/3 cup dned apncots ' ity for education under the con- monastery here, Patriarch Max- changed. They met with state JL' b' imos V. Hakim of Antioch anf D or a ay" as our holiday fare? 12 cup utter,or margarine, stitution," Rachlin said. "What nounced that current statistics officials and legislators and testified before the state educa. I n Ute ,Kitchen )' softened . the state' has done is pass the I For(lle ·past· three weeks 1 Y-!. cup granulated sugar buck" to the local authorities revea a worldwide membership tion committees. .. . . 1 1/3 'ft d II fl . of nearly a million persons in The delay was caused by a haven't 'even stepped on the cup Sl e a ~purpose our "If it's a rich county,. fine. If the Melkite-rite. fear on the part of some that Y2 teaspoon bakmg powder it's like Bath, it's terri.ble." ' scales because i know what 'l:I t I The overwhelming majority of going to see, a. number much 4 easpoon sa t The suit has received the' sup'· Melkites, although they are scat- . certain religious faiths, such as the Amish, who operate their hig.he.r th.an. any w.e.,ight I've read I cup packed. light brown· ' , . . , tcred throughout the world, before. Avoidance "of' the scale sugar . p . C. wen~ born either in 'Arabic- . own schools often taught by per· sons with little advanced formal doe~ri't JulI.. m.e.-in.t.o.I'.. a'n'y,•, f.alse. 2 eggs h ortuguese antas JL d . spe~king nations or are of Araeducation. would have their ~ense .of' security, ,t,hough,' be-. 12 cup c oppe walnuts B ' H ' D'·" b Y2 teaspoon vanilla extract oosts. ousmg .rive ian descent. Their services are teachers app~y for ,certification. confectioners' sl,1gar LISBON (NC) ...;.. .Portuguese conducted in Arabic or in anMissing Pilots! Wives ; 1) Cook apricots' as label di-. Caritas is intensifying its' cam- other vernacular language or, W~sting Time ·' ,'. W:' h C'" :d· . I' r<rcts; 'drain'and chOp finely;' paign for more and better hous-" as is customary with many EastM , eet . It.. or' ina' '2) In a large b~wl,. cream ~he' ing; particilarly·in Lisbon, where ern Christians,they 'frequently A great part of this life con· LOS ANGELES (NC)':""Wives butter and granulated sugar; stir housing is an acute problem. use both Arabic and the lan- sists of contemplating wbat we cannot cure.-Stevenson Early in 1969; together with guage of their new country. of .fqur"Americ~npilots·missing in Lcup of flour until crumbly; in Vietnam met here with James pack into greased 8" by 8" cake the Catholic Union of Industrial- • ..;,. _ Francis Cardinal McIntyre' prior pan. Bake' 25 minutes or u'ntil ists and Owners, Portuguese Car_ . . , . ; . itas-the Catholic Charities orto. their scheduled departure' on lightiy browned. a trip to several world capitals . 3) Meanwhile sift together the' ganization':""formed a housing asto,;ask help 'in lea.rnipg the; fate· -remaining ,U;J cup.flQur. baking sociation (PRODAC)·for. those of, their 1;J~sbandS. ';, . " . powder and salt. 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Avers Bargai:n Basement .Buys Not W,orth Effo,rt

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By Marilyn Roderick

For many years I've heard about the marvelous bargains that can be had if one only has the perseverance, energy, and sharp ,elbows needed to shop that world renowned bargain basement in nearby Boston. Reportedly· such a unique enterprise be bargains, the come ons that that tourist guides list it as would bring in the shopper only one of the "must-see" items to stay and spend her money on on any visitor's itinernary, it items that weren't bargains to has also been the secret source of supply of many well-dressed women's closets. I must admit that it has been a lon,g time since I ventured into ~he deep caverns of this bargain bonanza (the last time, I took Joe, who proceeded to become shell shocked oy the hordes of women, the spectacle of try-ons without the benefit of dressing rooms and the general air of turmoil that pervades the place) ,therefore it was with what I hoped was an open mind that I ventured back last week with n couple of female friends. Some Adventure It's an adventure, I must admit, but one that I could easily do without. Clothes are scattered every whlch-way_ Forty dollar dresses (marked down, of course) lie in piles where they have fallen off the counters and if no' kind soul picks them up, there they remain until some sweeper, I imagine, retrieves them. Some are so badly soiled that it would take a good cleaner a great deal of analysfs to get a them clean. Women take on a frenzied appearance as they pull and tug at racks of "bargains" in the unspoken hope that they will return home with a buy. One of my friends wanted to look at the fur jackets the store had advertised and quite innocently she and I walked over to this area only to be practically frisked by the eyes of a police glJard standing watch over them, plus a hawk-eyed female salesgirl. Suddenly I felt like a criminal and almost handed over my parcels to be searched for a stray mink or ermine. Needless to say, what further infuriated me about this was that the prices on those furs were no less than you'd find in a plush salon that would roll out the red carpet for the customer. The thought ran through my mind that the only bargains that were floating around in this underground emporium were those that the management wanted to

Ruling Favors Selective Conscientious Objection SAN FRANCISCO (NC) - A federal court judge ruled here that a section of the Selective Service Act restricting conscientious objector status to men who reject all ,wars on religious grounds is unconstitutional. The decision by Judge Stanley Weigel (Dec. 24) in effect upheld the contention that military service exemptions must be extended to selective conscientious objectors-men who object to service in some wars but not all. A similar ruling last April by a federal judge in Boston has been appealed to the U. S. Supreme Court by the Justice Department. It is expected that Judge Weigel's ruling will also he Ilppealed.

begin with. Reaffirmed Theory It reaffirmed my theory that the places to shop for bargains or "buys" are the expensive or medium range stores that truly do mark down merchandise almost in half, now, that's a good buy. However what's good about a $300 dress that has half its bugle beads missing and looks like a wet dishrag, but is selling for $110? Just how does one go about getting that item into wearable condition without a search for a specialty cleaner, a long session with some new bugle beads and a lot of alterations that may end up with the dress still looking like a bargain basement special and not a designer's original. Well, we're all entitled to our own philosophy, whether it be on clothes or religion, and I'm sure that many women who have shopped this basement with marvelous results will sit down, pen in hand, to take me to task, but for my own part I think I'll stay upstairs.

Mayor Orders Crosses In Christmas [?isplay LEWISTON (NC)-Lewiston's Mayor John D. Beliveau is a de· termined man, and as a result there were crosses in the Christ· mos decorations which adorned the city's fire department station. The crosses went up, as usual, when the decorations were first affixed. They came down when Louis Scolnik, attorney for the Maine branch of the American Civil Liberties Union, complained the display of crosses was "unconstitutional." The crosses went back up on the order of Mayor Beliveau, who also dispatched a stronglyworded letter to Scolnik remind,ing that the question had not been decided in the courts.

Says Catholic Schools Useful, Necessary VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Paul VI, claiming that he understands the objections to main· taining Catholic schools under today's difficult circumstances, nevertheless asserted that they are both useful and necessary. He said that only Catholic schools offer "the wealth and firmness of religious and pedagogical principles derived from Christ's divine magisterium." Pope Paul was speaking to 500 participants in a meeting of the Italian Federation of Institutes Dependent Upon Ecclesiastical Authority (FIDEA). Yet his words seemed to apply as well to the United States, where Catholic education is under severe financial strain and is un· der attack from persons who consider it unnecessary or divi· sive. Pope Paul cited the Second Vatican Council's Declaration on Christian Education: "The Catholic school preserves its im· mense importance in the circumstanccs of our times too."

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Jewish History PORTlAND (NC)-The Port· land diocese's office of education and :the Sisters of Mercy, in cooperation with B'nai B'rith, have inaugurated a project to in· struct 200 Catholic school teachers in Maine in the history and theology of the Jews. First of the courses was held here in Catherine McAuley High School and will be followed by another session Jan. 14 in Waterville. Principals in the project are Sis~er Mary de la Salle, history professor and former president of St. Joseph's College, ltorth Windham, Me., who deals with an historical account of Jews and their worship, and Rabbi David Berent of LeWiston, whose subject is J~wish theology. Joscph Dombeck, assistant director of the Catholic education office, said the projects are designed to further Christian· Jewish'dlalogues encouraged by Vatican Council II.

NEW YORK (NC)-The Na- era of human enrichment, cui· tional Catholic Office, for Motion ,tural and spiritual, for us all. Pictures said that a smaller num"There are, however, n'o shortber and percentage of movies cuts, computerized or other, to suitable for general audiences artistic achievement; its basic inwere produced in 1969 than in gredients must include a respect any 12-month period of the for man," the Catholic agency Catholic film rating offices's statement asserted. existence. The NCOMP added that dur- Approves, Federation ing the 'year a larger number of exploitation-directed films was Of Precious Blood produced. ' LAFAYETTE (NC)-Word has During the year, NCOMP re- been received at the Sisters ported, of 315 fillms reviewed, Adorers of the Precious Blood only 26, or 8.25 per cent received monastery here in Indiana that an A-I (general audience rating), the Vatican Congregation for while 40, or 12.70 per cent, were Religious and for Secular Ingiven a C (condemned) rating. stitutes has canonically estab"If NCOMP had applied the lished the federation of Ameri· same rigorous policy ,(concerning can monasteries of the Precious the employment of even insig- Blood. nificant nudi,ty in film treatThe decree of the Vatican con· ment) which had been in effect gregation climaxes work begun until October of 1968, the num- in 1961 with a meeting of the ber of C movies during the cur- American superiors. rent year would have been at During the years that followed, Build Bridges least double the present total," the study of plans for federating The greatest satisfaction we was directed by Sister Mary of the report stated. The appraisal was contained the Trinity of Portland, Ore., can get out of life comes from in the year end report of the with the advice of Father Thomas building bridges - making the Catholic agency's Catholic Film .Brockhaus, O.S.B., of Mount pathway of those who follow a Angel Abbey, St. Benedict, Ore.. a 'little less bumpy.-Feather Newsletter. In addition to the A-I and C who was appointed delegate of classified films, the office re- the Holy See by the Congrega· ported 47, or 14.92 per cent, tion for Religious on Oct. 9, were rated A-II (morally unob- 1968. jectionable for adults and adolescents; 126, or 40 per cent, AIII (morally unobjectionable for adults); 28, or 8.89 per cent, AIV (morally unobjectionable for adults with reservations), and 48, or 15.24 per cent, B (morally objectionable in part for all). 245 MAIN STREET The NCOMP said lack of FALMOUTH - 548.1918 moral and artistic qualities in 1969 movie making hurt the industry. It stated: "The family ,_ ~~A~D. O:T~N~ ~ro: and over-30 audience is staying home, not only because television is still free, but also be., cause they consider it idiotic to ON CAPE COD pay to be bored or offended." Their numbers will increase, NCOMP predicted. "As a new decade begins NCOMP can only wish the best of success to the motion picture 775-0700 industry, for in its hands is the medium that can create a new

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Support Mounts ,For School Aid In Maryland" BALTIMORE (NC}-Eight

more delegates have joined 42 others who are sponsoring the aid-to-nonpublic education bill in the next session of the Maryland legislature which starts Jan. 21. Delegate Gerald J. Curran of Baltimore, the bill's major spon· sor, pre-filed it in Annapolis after revisions were made. ' The, current number of backers, '50, is a little more than 'onethird of the 142 state delegates. Earlier the State Aid Group for Education (SAGE) an organization which is pushing the bill, warned representatives of 75 Baltimore archdiocesan parish "action committees" that the bill will fail unless Catholics are prepared to take every action nece~­ sary. It is generally conceded that Catholic apathy could be Ii determining fact~r in the bill's fate. Seek Further Support The parish representatives were attending a meeting organized by SAGE for all action committees which have so far been formed. SAGE asked a few;weeks prior to the meeting that, the committees, made up of key personnel informed on the sd\Ool-aid issue and that concerned 'Catholics will write to their delegates, In a related move. Msgr. William C. Newman, Baltimore Catholic education superintendent, met with Catholic schools ieaders of Wilmington and Washington to propose similar action committees for their areas. Both the Wilmington dIocese and' the Washington archdiocese have parishes and schoois located in Maryland:, The latest actions of SAGE have been part of its cO,ntinuing program to gather as ,much backing for the bill as' poss.ible to strengthen all, possible weak spots. Cite Conditions The revised bill asks for a minimum of $12 million worth of s~cular services annually to be financed out of general funds., The bill asks that "services provided shall consist of. the payment of the salaries of teachers engaged in the prese~tation of courses in mathematics, modern foreign languages, physical ' science and physical education and the loan of textbooks and instruction materials to students for use in the aforesaid .courses." Some eight conditions· which nonpublic schools receivl,ng aid would be required to meet in-' elude provisions ,that they 1:lave an open enrollment policy,' accepting students without .regard to race, religion or national origin, the use of textbooks and instructional materials approved by the State Department. of Education only; and that teachers being paid from state funds do not teach religious matter during the regular school day.

New Edition "La Salette," a, news periodical issued until now in French for friends of the Missioners of La Salette, will add an English language edition this week, according to anl')ouncement, made by Rev, Donald Jeffrey, M,S., editor. Father Jeffrey publishes the bulletin from La Salette Center of Light, Enfield, N. H. The first issue of the English edition will be dedicated to the Attleboro Center of Christian Living. Father Jeffrey was stationed in Attleboro until last yt'ar.

VISITS POOR: Pope Paul VI visits the family ot a recently widowed mother of five after the Pontiff hod offered Moss in the poverty-stricken parish of St. Agapito. The Holy See gave the widow a check for 300,000 lire ($1180). NC Photo '

Cites Monstrous Problem of R'ome Slums Pop'e Urges Mayo Ir Mobilize Forces VATICAN CITY (NC)-lJope The national government, Paul VI has been trying to Mayor Darida said, had respondawaken consciences, both per- ed favorably and was submitting sonal and public, to the "mon- its .proposals to parliament at its strous problem" of Rome's next crowds in, St. Peter's shantytowns. square that "social welfare, proHis Christmas visit to a slum gressive and offic!al, ca~not exon Rome's desolate east' side .onerate, anyone from doing prompted him to fire off a tele- something, even with limited gram" to" Rom'e's' Mayor Clelio" means and in an incomplete Darida, urging. hif!l to,. mobiliz~ .. , w~y, ,w~,~n t~e, need!"ncoye~ed "all forces"sincerely 'serisi.tive.to ' are still so grave and urgent. the lamentable problem of the Significant Effect ' slumdwellers." , The major's prompt reply so ' The following day Mayor Dariheartened Pope Paul that he da ~ame with hi~ .council to the held it in his hand like a trophy VatIcan for tradItIOnal year-end at his regular.. blessing of the gr~etings to the P~pe. Pope Paul crowds in St. Peter's Square t.!'te sel~ed the occasIon to recall following Sunday. theIr exchange of mess~ges, and What Mayor Darida had said asked: was that despite Rome's "well "Will they not· perhaps reknown financial difficulties" ~ awaken efficacious sentiments the city' ~offers are just about of social solidarity, of new resempty-he and his city council olutions, of unbending courage,' have done all in their power to of administrative skill for the find adequate housing for the solution cif the mopstrous probIe!" of giving shelter, s<;hools, city's slumdwellers. Opportunity for All , He, cited a public housing proCatholic, Anglican gram and city-sponsored attempts to find decent privately Prelates to Meet owned housing at low cost. But LONDON (NC)-Francois Carhe said the city itself is not in a position to solve the problem, dinal Marty of Paris will lead a and had called upon the national delegation of French bishops on a visit to Archbishop Michael government for help. Ramsey of Canterbury, England's Anglican Primate, from Feb. 17 to 20.

Buffalo Plans Adult Edlllcation I?rogr@Jlm

BUFFALO (NC) - A two-part adult religious education program, under the auspices of Bishop James McNulty of Buffalo, will be held at Walsh High School here, beginning Jan. 29. The program will consist first of a series of lectures, to be followed by course offerings in Scripture and theology. The program was announced jointly by Father Juvenal Lalor, O.F.M., I ector of Christ the King Seminary, and Father John M. Ryan, principal of Walsh. "In time of change the role of the laity has taken on a new importance," the announcement said. "This demands a well· informed laity. These cours'cs being offered are important for understanding of the Church of today."

church, work and breath to the influx of the poor." He also noted that Rome was about to celebrate the first cen· tEmary of its restoration as the capital of a reunited Itllly. Italy was united under the House of Savoy at the expense of papal lands, among others, and of the capital' of. the papal territories, Rome.,' Pope Paul, many of whose predecessors had ruled Rome .as temporal sovereign, said he hopes the "illustrious occasion" of the restoration' of Rome as capital of' Italy will 'have its most significant effect in bringing the basics of life to Rome's , slumdwellers.

Say Anti-Missioner Charges Unfair NEW DELHI (NC)-A study 'group on· Indian minorities has termed charges against Christian missionaries in the country unfu~

The propaganda against Christian missionaries, particularly foreign missionaries, is "far from true,". a panel named by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's faction of the ruling Congress party said in a report. It is ,unfair to say that most

BANGALORE (NC) - India's Jesuits are to meet here next year in a national conference that will climax moves since 1967 to reform the work of the Society in this country. Jesuits in InQia are best known for their network of schools and colleges. A countrywide survey recently came to the conclusion that they are ,over involved in educational activities at the expense of parochial work There are some 2,000 Jesuits in' India today-l,500 of them priests and the rest Brothers. Answering a query, a Jesuit spokesman said participation of Jesuit general Father Pedro Ar- , rupe at the meeting "cannot be ruled out." Father Arrupe has visited India twice since his election. The national' Jesuit survey, part of a global investigation ordered following the Vatican council, recommended that Jesuits in India turn more' and more to "direct apostolte." The full report of the survey is expected to be released shortly.

Bin Relaxes Curbs On Religious Houses HELSINKI (NC)-The Finnish government has introduced a bill in parliament calling. for the abolition of the current ban on convents and monasteries in this country. Until now only the Orthodox Church, which has equal rights with the Lutheran state c\1urch in Finland, has been permitted to have religious houses. An Orthodox monastery is located at New Valmo for monks and a convent is at' Lintula. Catholics have mot been permitted to crect religious houses. The government's' bill is based on the principle that the prohibition against the establishment or maintenance of religious orders, monasteries or convents constitutes a contradiction to the laws guaranteeing religious' freedom and is an obstacle to accord among the various religious denominations and communities in Finland. .

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of the Christian missionaries are "anti-national and prejudicial to Cardinal Marty will be accom- the security of the country," panied by Bishop Jacques De- said the committee headed by larue of Nanterre, member of Member of Parliament G. Ramathe Commission for Christian chandran. 365 NORTH FRONT STREET Unity of the French episcopate, The report said that, like MosNEW BEDFORD and Auxiliary Bishop Roger '\ lems, Indian Christians also feel 992.5534 Etchegaray of 'Paris, who is also a sense of being neglected by secretary general of the French the political leadership. Bishops' Conference. During the three-day visit the French cardinal will stay with John Cardinal Heenan of West-' luncheon - Dinner and minster; whose home in just across the River Thames about a mile from Archbishop Ram· sey's palace at Lambeth. 8 :30 to 11 :30 A.M. The French cardinal and his delegation will attend a reception at Lambeth Palace and evensong at Westminster Abbey, London's chief Anglican church. They will also attend an ccuRoutes 1 and 1A at Intersection mennical service at Notre' Dame of Route 123 - South Attleboro de France. London's French church.

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Refutes Cha rge Of 'Blackmail' .On School Aid

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DETROIT (NC)-The Detroit Association of Laymen, which opposes state aid to nonpublic schools, has ac-

ALLEPPEY (NC) - Kerala's leading pro-Peking communists ratified a decision by the party's Youth Fe<leration to confiscate the excess lands of individuals, churches, temples and other reo Iigious institutions here in India. Later, Illore than 100,000 communist volunteers, including thousands of men and women Red Guards in Viet Cong type uniforms, staged a mammoth public demonstration of their resolve to seize the lands. The ratification came at a two-day convention of pro-Peking peasants and 'peasant workers headed by parliament member A.K. Gopalan and former chief minister E.M.S. Namboodiripad. The convention declared that it would regard a Land Reform Bill, still pending enactment into law, as entering into force on Jan. I. Gopalan said his followers would seize the excess lands after that date. Originally framed when Namboodiripad's government was in office, the bill ~tipulates a ceiling on lands that can be legally owned in the state.

cused the Detroit archdiocese of "blackmail" for warning that many Catholic schools may have to close because of serious fi· nancial problems. In a letter, the DAL called on Auxiliary Bishop Thomas J. Gumbleton, vicar general, to ask the Michigan governor and legislature to separate the controversial issue of "parochaid"-aid to nonpublic schools-from the educational reform program. Central to the educational reform program proposed by Gov. William G. Milliken is a $1 billion state school aid bill, including $25 milliion in aid for nonpublic schools. The bill has been approved by the state Senate, with House action expected by about mid-February. Cites Financial Crisis John Cardinal Dearden recently announced that more than 130 parish schools in the Detroit archdiocese are in critical finanCial trouble and ordered an indepth study' to determine possible curtailments, consolidations and closings. AT HiSTORIA~S MEETING: Msgr. John Tracy, center, was a busy man at the annual meetBishop Gumbleton said the ing of American Historical Association in Washington. He turned over the presidency of the Amer- Board RelCommends archdiocese's anouncement of ican Catholic Historical Association to Professor Edward T. Gorgon, left, of the University of Wispossible school closings was not Tuition Increase consin, and the presidency of the American Society of Church Historians to Dr. Robert M. Grant, intended as a threat. EAST ORANGE (NC)-An inHe said the archdiocese had right, of the Federated Theological Faculty of the University of Chicago. NC Photo crease in tuition at high schools acted responsibly in disclosing of the Newark archdiocese has the financial crisis Catholic been recommended by the archschools face while parochald is dioecsan board of education. being considered. The board also suggested that "Think what would happen if the method of collecting tuition we did not say anything and payments be revised, after rethen next June we announced ceiving a report that the present we had to close the schools," LONDON (NC) - Reliable re- Anglican and Catholic Churches the view that canonization· would· method was contributing to the Bishop ,Gumbleton said·. ".Think ports here that Pope Paul VI has which he and the Pope had tried now "be most opportune. current deficit. of the turmoil which would re- agreed in principle to the canon- so much to' promote when they "The Holy Father needed no A specific recommendation on sult." ization of the beatified Forty met in Rome. in 1966. reminding that our martyrs gave the amount of the increase is Meanwhile a group opposed to Martyrs of England and Wales Archbishop Ramsey's memo- their lives also to defend the expected to be made in January, state aid for nonpublic schools have aroused ,new protests' on randum, which was published in authority of the Holy See," he at which time the new payment . filed suit in Ingham County Cir- the Anglican side that the move the Tablet for the first time, ac- said. method will be explained to pascuit Court in Lansing charging will harm inter-church relations. tually dated back to 1966 when Vatican sources are reported tors. eight state school districts with Archbishop Michael Ramsey of he was privately asked his views here to be in favor of canonizaTuition rates have not been illegally using state money 'for Canterbury; the Anglican pri- by Catholics promoting the mar- tion some time next year. The raised in the archdiocese in the church-related schools. martyrs' case is said to be al- past severa( years and are curmate, said through a spokesman tyrs' cause. According to newspaper re- most complete, apart from one rently at $300, with a $40 acthat he would "regret" the canPTA Opposed onizations. He believed that "the ports here, the primate's views or two formalities and to be tivity fee. The board's recomThe suit was filed by Michigan creation of such politically con- were considered by Anglican fully documented and approved mendation .would also permit Citizens to Advance Public Ed- troversial saints would be liable sources in Rome to have more by the Vatican Congregation of parish high schools to raise tuiucation (CAPE) on behalf of to reopen religious wounds con- relevance now than in 1966, if Rites. tion fees. some 50 organizations and indi- travening the spirit of forgive- only because of the religious viduals. v •••••••••••• ness in which the ecumenical passions reawakened in Britain' CAPE is composed of a dozen movement has made such prog- by recents events in Northern organizations opposed to state ress." Ireland. YOU CAN NOW EARN aid to nonpublic schools and is The 40 martyrs were all exeCase Almost Complete led by the Michigan Congress of cuted during the Protestant perA BIG Parents and Teachers. The cause of the English Marsecution of Catholics from 1535 "The religious beliefs, tradi- to 1681. They could nearly all tyrs has been on the Vatican's tions and practices prevailing in have saved their lives if they books since 1874, but a first each of the religiously affiliated had agreed to accept the Angli- hint that canonization might be schools involved are alien to the can Communion Service then immiment was given after a beliefs and religious convictions being imposed by the state in meeting in October between on Saving Certificate Passbook Accounts of the plaintiffs," the group said place of the Mass. That is the John Cardinal Heenan of Westin its suit. Minimum Deposit-$100 Maximum Deposit $30,000 crux of the Protestant opposi- minster and Pope Paul. It asked for the state to be tion. Cardinal Heenan said in a Dividends paidl!l and compounded quarterly barred permanently from aiding In November, Archbishop subsequent pastoral letter that any school district providing Ramsey wrote in the Tablet; he had discussed the subject and every dollar is insured in full. auxiliary services to non public British Catholic weekly: with the Pope and had expressed schools. NO NOTICE REQUIRIED FOR WITHDRAWAL More Relevance Now "I am increasingly convinced K of C Loya Ity Papal Envoy Visits that the canonization would be Pleases Pontiff harmful to the ecumenical cause Prisoners of War NEW HAVEN (NC) - Pope in England and that it would en. VATICAN CITY (NC) - The courage those emotions which Paul VI has found "warm consopapal envoy in Vietnam has vis- militate against the ecumenical lation" in the knowledge that he can count on the "staunch loyited North Vietnamese and Viet cause." Cong prisoners of war held in He added that such a canon- alty and active support" of many a camp outside Saigon. ization would retard the present Catholics, Archbishop Giovanni A communique of the Holy spirit of approach between the . Benelli, substitute papal secreSee's press office said Archbishtary of state, said in a message .op Henri Lemaitre, apostolic delto the Knights of Columbus. Future Planning egate in Vietnam, visited the The message, sent to Supreme Main Office: 41 Taunton Green, Taunton, Moss. Bien Hoa camp. The communiNobody can really guarantee Knight John W. McDevitt at the Branch Office: 1400 Fall River Ave., Seekonk. Moss. que said Archbishop Lemaitre the future. 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Fr· McAvoy Views Catholic Church in· United States

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By Rt. Rev. Msgr. John S. Kennedy The title of Father Thomas T. McAvoy's last book (he died in July, 1969, shortly after correcting the- page proofs) is something of a misnomer. It is called A History of the Catholic Church in the United States (University of Notre Dame Press. $14). But of New York. And a it does not even touch upon archbishop constructive critic was the gifted the Church's development convert Orestes Brownson, who in certain areas of the coun- faulted the enlarged Catholic try: for example, the Southwest. This is because Father McAvoy, long archivist and professor of history at Notre Drame, had in mind something other than what' his title suggests. His objective is really to try to show how and to what degree a largely immigrant Catholic population accommodated itself to the prev"lent Anglo-American tradition "without also accepting Protestantism in religion." He begins with the Catholic settlement in Maryland in 1634, noting that two previous attempts by English Catholics to establish themselves in the new world (1583 and 1605) ended in disaster or failure. He proceeds to sketch the poor, often persecuted lot of Catholics in the colonies previous to the Revolution. A great figure (how few they have been!) rises to prominence with the appointment of John Carroll as the first Catholic bishop in the infant nation in 1790. Archbishop Carroll This s.agacious and far-seeing churchman, of the Anglo-American aristocracy himself, well understood the temper of the country and its citizenry and sought to have the Church fit in, with no sacrifice of its identity or integrity. By the time that Carroll's 25year episcopate was over, there was marked growth in the American Church, and new dioceses had been established. ,But these sees were filled with men foreign born, some of them never having set foot here before their episcopal appointments, and they were plagued by the trustee problem. In 1820, an Irishman was named to the see of Charleston, South Carolina. He was John England, and he rivalled Carroll in stature if never in position. He established a newspaper, drew up a constitution for his diocese, and initiated a diocesan convention, with a house of clergy and a house of lay delegates, to meet each year. Nativism Problem Practically all of his remarkable work, well suited to the American scene and advantageous to the Church in such surroundings was abandoned or deliberately undone after his death. As the country expanded, and the Catholic numbers with it, attempts were made to give some form to the Catholic minority, but these were not successful. Immigration, welling in the middle of the nineteenth century, vastly and quickly 'increased the variegated Catholic population. This brought reaction in the form of Nativismfear and resentment of the newcomers by people longer established here. A champion of the beset Catholics was the fiery John Hughes,

body for what he considered the misuse of opportunity and resources. Best Organized Section A series of' provincial, then plenary, councils had, meanwhile, been struggling to meet the national needs of the Church and to legislate for it. These be'gan in 1829 and continued through 1884. In 1889 was held the first national congress of the Catholic laity, and it looked at first as if this organization might be an influential means of unity. But it and it successor organization, the American Federation of Catholic Societies, launched in 1901, came to little and petered out. Of great significance was the contest between progressives and conservatives in the hierarchy, in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the time of America's phenomenal burgeoning. He gives us faithful por-traits of Cardinal Gibbons and Archbishop 'John Ireland and concise accounts of the causes in which they were engaged, the opposition they met, the involvement of Rome, the travails of (;atholic University, the heresy-thatnever-was - Americanism. This is perhaps the best organized and most comprehensive section of the book, because richer research is available concerning it than concerning any other period. Social Work Probably the most original portion of the book is that dealing with the National Catholic War Conference, organized when the United States got into World War I . Largely responsible for this was a man now all but forgotten, Father John J. Burke, of the Paulists. Out of his initiative came not only the National Catholic Welfare Conference, but also a permanent school of social work, and a succession of pastorals which carried great weight: The first of the pastorals was that of 1919, in which the American bishops enunciated an imaginative and - apposite platform of Catholic endeavor, beneficial to the whole American society, which would be more or less followed for' the next quarter century. _ It, too, was the work of a man who has sunk into oblivion, Father Edward Pace, who died, superannuated, as vice rector of Catholic University. Catholic Schools In his closing chapters, Father McAvoy deals with Catholic experience and accomplishment in the years of depression, another world war, and the aggiornamento of the Vatican II era. As have others, he sees the election of John F. Kennedy a decade ago as signalizing the attainment of full citizenship and acceptance by American Catholics. But there is an ominous sentence in his very last paragraph: "There is still a lack of Catholic intellectuals and no real change in the status of the Catholic laymen." This volume is especially interesting for its compendious ac-

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Demonstrators Petition for F9rgiveness Sought to Disrupt Los Angeles Midnight Mass LOS ANGELES (NC)-James and five of the demonstrators propriate .officers of the governFrancis Cardinal McIntyre of arrested. One was charged with ment in behalf of all of the people," he said. "Preservation Los Angeles said he was "com- assault with a deadly weapon. Members of the group- said of law and ordell' and the Rrotecpletely disposed to hear with sympathy" a petition for for- they were protesting the "mil- tion of all of the people is the giveness for members of a mili- lions of dollars used to build the duty of the government. tant group who expressed regret church" and what they claimed "Under no circumstances for a violent demonstration out- were inadequate. efforts by the would we interfere with the'perside a Catholic church here on archdiocese to meet the needs of formance of duty by the police Christmas Eve. the Mexican-American comm\l- and the other officers of the "True sorrow, of course; car- ,nity. government in prosecuting perries with it the intention to" -Cruz wrote. to: Cardinal Mcln- sons charged with crimes." .amend a wrongful course or'-. tyre asking forgiveness for the) "The outbreak which led to conduct," the cardinal said. "I demonstration and requesting these charges put in great fear shall repeat my prayer of the that criminal charges against the and danger the faithful who Midnight Mass imploring God's demonstrators be dismissed. . gathered to celebrate the first forgiveness for those who are Cardinal McIntyre said in re- Mass of Christmas," Cardinal now sorry for their unfortunate ply' that "criminal charges are McIntyre wrote. "Those who action * * *" not brought by the individuals violated the law must answer Cardinal McIntyre's statements who are wronged or by-organi- for any crimes they may have were contained in a letter to zations such as the Church. committed against the people Richard Cruz, a spokesman for of this state." "If * * * laws are broken, the Catolicos por la Raza, whose charges are brought by the ap"We sincerely hope that this members fought with police occurrence will be a lesson to while attempting to disrupt the all of us of the danger of setting Christmas Midnight Mass at St. Sees Plan to Divert in action forces which we cannot Basil's church. . control," Cardinal McIntyre said. The police succeeded in stop- Di$a~der Aid Funds "Historically; our enemies at· ping the group from bringing its DETROIT (NC) - Charges of tempt to' put a wedge between demonstration inside the church, discriminatory treatment against our people and the loyalty they but five policemen wE;re injured blacks and poor people in the have to the leaders of their aftermath of Hurricane Camille faith. We ask that you consider were made here by Robert G. these factors in your future acPanel to Implement Clark, the first black to be tivities." elected to the Mississippi House Due Process in See of Representatives. DETROIT (NC)-John CardiClark charged that statenal Dearden of Detroit has appointed committees named to named a five-person Archdiocrebuild the Gulf Coast area, esan Conciliation Panel, 'a ·clerk hardest hit by the disastrous of the new Archdiocesan Office August storm, were planning to P~yant, of Conciliation, and two mem- use federal funds to create "a bers of a ten-person Provincial - Riviera" tourist attraction on Hyannis Arbitration Board for Michigan. the coast rather than redevelop All will be charged with im- the area according to the wishes 279 BarnlStable Road plementing a newly established of the people who lived th~re 775·0079 due process procedure for set- before the storm struck. +-'Hlto:!s '" . tling - disputes involving Church administration. Any Catholic - layman, nun, ~"I1I1I1I1I1I1I11I11I11I1I1I11I1I1I11I11I11I11II11I11II11I11I11"1II111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111111II11111111! Brother, priest-in the archdiocese with a grievance involving Church administration may ask = for conciliation and, if that fails, = == INC == for arbitration. ~ ~

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Church Lea,ders To Head Seminar . NEW YORK (NC) ~ Half of was initiated by Dean Samuel J. the membership of the Episcopal Wylie, of the General TheologHouse of Bishops accepted in- ical Seminary here. The Belgian primate himself vitations to attend a special seminar here from March 10 to suggested that since he and Dr. 12 on "The Future of the Chris- Ramsey were to be togeth~r for the 75th anniversary of the tian Church." Leo Cardinal Suenens of Malines Conversations, between Malines-Brussels, Belgium and Roman Catholic and Anglican Anglican Archbishop Michael theologians, that they might Ramsey of Canterbury will head come to New York to be together at the seminar. the seminar. Father Terwilliger recounted' Details of the ·seminar, sessions of which will be closed, that in arranging the upcoming were disclosed in the current seminar,' he visited Cardinal Trinity Parish Newsletter, of Suenens and left carrying a copy Trinity Episcopal parish, by the of the cardinal's book inscribed Rev. Robert E. Terwilliger, di- with the remark: "In the Comrector of Trinity Institute. The munion of Hope.': During the session they had institute is sponsoring the event. planning Eighty-five Episcopal, bishops spoken informally of. Catholic. Anglican relations and "we had will attend. The idea of the visit of Cardi- both agreed that intercommunal Suenens, author of "Co- nion news is premature," he responsibility in the Church," said.

REPRESENTING ,MANY AREAS: Mrs. Mary Joseph, Truro; Miss Alice Joseph, Wellfleet; Mrs. Elmer Paul, New Bedford; Rear: Joseph Bleau, No. Dighton; Melvin Lewh, Taunton.

'$1000' Weekend' Is'.Father's Reaction

'To New Dioce$an.·ECHO Program By Patricia McGowan'

"That weekend was worth $1000 for what it did for my son!" That was the reaction of one father to ECHO, a new youth retreat program developed especially fo~ the Fall River Diocese, and already attracting outside attention. Other parents are equally Think for a moment. of the consequences your education enthusiastic, to say nothing o( their offspring. Organizers of ECHO are Rev. Thomas has m'ade In your life.' The profession, trade, business, or work Mayhew, assistant at 51. Joyou have could not be what It Is without your education. Your Interilljts, your circle of friends, your intelligent Involvement In with Christ, but the Diocesan seph's parish, North Digh. program seeks "to make the civic "issues, common everyday tasks-your outlook on lIfe,,ton, and 'Brother Loui~ Aftransition from the weekend exall reflect In someway your educational background. frica, faculty "member '. at perience ,to .the life. of Chri~tian . ':'" . 'True~ we may: regret'not.going-further, pursuing. anothel: field,

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Coyle High Scho'ol, Taunton. ECHO was'suggested as a name by Rev. John Oliveira, assistant at St. John Baptist, parish, New Bedford, and also active in the program. An acronym for Encountering Christ 'in Others, it was given added meaning in' connection with a quote from famed spiritual writer Abbot Marmion: Joy is the echo of God's life in us. . "During the weekend we try to achieve a life that will echo the life of God, in u's-a life of joy and grace:~ explains Father Mayhew. In Prison, . ,

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in ,his parish community more . realistic." Sense of Liturgy "The weekend tries to develop a sense of liturgy whereby the candidate can understand and feel .what the Church is doing in her Eucharistic and sacramental celebrations. ¢ ¢ .) Many of the things experienced may never be experienced in the parish celebration, but the point is that nothing will be experienced that under the proper circumstances could not be experienced." Talks during the ECHO week-' end are. given by priests, laymen and students who have' already made the weekend. Topics inelude the Church as a community of' love, the Open Generation, a discussion of Christian marriage by a married couple, and talks on the Church 'in the world and Christianity in action. Participants join in discussion of each talk and there are ample REV. THOMAS MAYHEW opportunities for small group meetings and conferences with opening ECHO to any qualified spiritual directors, if desired. youth.. There's a tendency, admits It is plaimed, too, to offer, Father Mayhew for discussions weekends for girls at the same to stretch into the wee nours, but he feels much good comes age level. What happens at ECHO? It of burning the midnight oil in has elements of Cursillo retreats this Way. . He thinks that involvement of . and the popular TEC (Teens Encounter Christ) weekends, but it Diocesan .priests in the program has important differences, says gives students "a new image of Father Mayhew. The Cursillo, he the priesthpod, since in ordinary explains, is for adults ready for circumstances, the opportunity a commitment to Christian ser- to know their own' priests vice, whereas ECHO reaches doesn't present itself with the hig\l school students "looking depth of a weekend experience . for a direction' and;by and large like ECHO." not ready for a commitment. Its Speakers Available aim is to let them experience deep Father Mayhew and those Christian living and to know who have worked with him on themselves and others a little ECHO are anxious to see the better: It tries i'o' make them program expand. "We see ECHO aware of their place in' the as a powerful tool of renewal in Church." the Diocese-one tool, not the Like TEC, ECHO is based on only one. Its continued success the living of the Paschal mys-' wiII depend in large measure on tery: 'dying, rising and living Turn to Page Fifteen

. 'or never realizing our pipe-dreams for ahy number of reasons. But whether we never reached eighth grade or have our doctorate, we can appredate our education and see how it has made a difference in our life. The value of education for ourselves and our children!' may cost us some sacrifice (some wise parents begin 'saving for their children's education while they are yet infants), but we know that the mind is the doorway always opening to us the fulness of life. One horrible tragedy of the poor In underdeveloped countries Is the privation of learning. Pope Paul has said that, "hunger for education Is no less debasing than hunger for food: an illiterate Is· a pers~n with an undernourished mind." One example:i.n Mexico 2 Y2 million children do not attend s<;hool. The statistics on illiteracy-worldwide cannot begin to express the urgent need for schools, teachers, books, nnd the differ, ence these can make for millions of children who, without education, become nothing but the sad remnants of poverty. Education at 'all levels and In every field Is one vital work of today's missionaries, The major precentage of funds· dlstributed by the Propagation of the Faith goes towards the malnten· ance of mission' schools, student centers, the training and housing of catechists, native clergy and religious teachers. . Missionaries know that education (in. its broadest sense) develops the whole man: his spiritual, intellectual, physical, and social well' being. Our education never ends for life is the continuing knowledge' of ourself, others, and God. And from knowledge comes love-the salvation .of man.. Statistics may not :nove you, but your own reflection on your education--on your life-should. We call on educators, professionals, tradesmen, businessmen,' workers, housewives, and students at every level to thank God for your eduactlon and to realize you can make the difference in the lives of many others. Because education has made the difference' In your life, please give $100 - $50 - or what you can - It may cost );ou a sacrifice, but the difference It can make for those less fortunate is priceless. Begin today • . . please send a donation . . • please MAKE A DIFFERENCE! ;"~,."""-'--'-,----~"'--,-,--"-,-""~",. ~

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By Barbara Ward As the two Great Powers confront each other at Helsinki and discuss an end to the arms race, the position is that America can destroy Russia 25 times over and Russia can destroy America five times over. The difference is not too important, since ir. America and Russia once is enough. Why, then, officials have learned to think automatmay they be on the point of ically of the other side as being adding another twist to the up to the most dreadful tricks. .

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ployment of the new multiple warheads (the so- c a'i led MIRVS.) together with the antimissile missile (the ABM systems) supposedly needed to cope with them, then, given a tentative estimate of four or five warheads to eac missile, America will be moving towards 100 times overkill while Russia more modestly reaches America's overkill capacity of today. This is not fantasy. This is what the new weapons systems would imply. They would cost another $30 to $40 billion on each side. They would leave both as unsafe as now simply because no conceivable ABM shield could keep out all the attacking weapons and because, in any case, the planet's system of air and water could not tolerate even a "first strike" without succumbing to fatal radiation and plague. Why Not? The obvious Gaurse of reason 'Cor both sides is to' go back" to, say, twice overkill on each side and introduce sufficient inspection to ensure enforcement. This would at once cut arms spending back by 20 per cent and prevent a rise of 50 per cent in the first half of the Seventies. Well, why not? What stands in the way of such obvious good sense? The answer is that a n'Jmber of major obstacles have to be overcome if the Helsinki talks are to move in the direction of greater sanity. The first is inertia induced by 20 years of a certain kind of military approach. Ever since the Cold War began to heat up in 1947-48, a large number of officers and

Plans School Lunch Program Expansion WASHINGTON (NC) - The Nixon administration has announced plans to nearly double the number of children taking part in the school lunch program by Thanksgiving, 1970 - from 3.4 million now to 6.6 million then. Harvard nutrition expert Jean Mayer, a White House consultant, said this would be done mainly by revising Agriculture Department regulations to permit participating schools to hire private food service companies. Private firms have generallY been excluded up to now, and this has kept the school lunch program out of schools which lack their own facilities for food preparation. Mayer indicated at a White House news conference that the administration was not much concerned about the cost of expanding the program. He said "6.6 million needy children will get free or reduced-price lunches hy Thanksgiving, 197o-and it will cost what it will cost."

An atmosphere of fear is always disturbing to good judgment and good sense. But it is particularly dangerous when the "tricks" include the full technological sophistication of nuclear and electronic science in our day. One can see how it works. America's Professor Strangelove thinks up 'a new supersonic bomber with a quadrupled nuclear delivery system. General Strangelove then suggests that clearly a comparable Professor must have thought it up in Russia. He therefore persuades SenCATHEDRAL SCIENE OF CEREMONiES: Mrs. Charles Mahan, Attleboro; Mrs, Roger Quentin, ator Strangelove and Congressman Strangelove and, indeed, New Bedford; Mrs. Frank Prohodtky, Mansfield. Rear: Roger Quintin, New Bedford; Edward President Strangelove. that un- Motyl, Man~field; Jacques J. leduc, Seekonk. less a large increase in such bombers and in the defense against such' bombers k secured at once,· tlte Russians will pull ahead and secure a "first strike" capacity which American cannot counter. ' No one knows whether Russia has such a potential; to imagine OTTAWA (NC) - Canada's in the ditch, as we pass by on find a job, or can't 'make ends it is enough. In the middle more than eight million Catholics the other side of the road," the meet even when they do find 1950's, a "bomber gap" was pos- were c urged to strive to achieve CCODP stated. work. And even middle-income tulated. Then President Kennedy during the 1970s a new definition The organization reminded familes can't keep up with living campaigned on a "missile gap." of peace-not simply the absence that the International Red Cross costs rising by five to six per When he reached office, he of war or violence, but "an end estimated that wars in the 20th cent every year." found there was no such thing to exploitation, the blossoming of century alone have already kill"Disc~imination against minorbut then agreed that America social, economic and political ed 90 million people; nations ity groups in education, jobs, must "stay ahead." Today, we justice; and the fullness of life spent some $2,000 billion on and housing is another ugly fact armaments, and 130 wars and of life in Canada today," the have an "anti-missile gap." The for all human beings." The goal was set in the na- conflicts on, five continents CCODP said. previous gaps never ,did materialize. America has five times tionwide observance of World caused damage several times Canada's Catholics were remore potential destructive power Day of Peace proclaimed by Pope . that amount, and speculated "If minded of Pope Paul VI's words Paul VI and encouraged by the the super powers start hurling in 1965 to the United Nations: than Russia. their nuclear weapons, far more "No more war! Never war Canadian hierarchy. Russia's Response than 90 million probably will be again!" the Catholic popTo condition But after each "gap" has been killed' in the first hours of the proclaimed by America Russia ulace for the observance, the Ca- next global war." nadian Catholic Organization for Too Refined has responded with some inCanada's record is nothing to Affected simplicity is refined creases. For instance, anti- Development and Peace, (CCO· cheer about, the CCODP stated. missile systems of a purely de- DP), with headquarters in Mon- The federal government spends imposture-Rochefoucauld treal, circulated countrywide mao fensive kind around big cities terial based on the theme "Build "six times as much for arms (it's began to be built after the People. Build Peace. This is your called 'defense') as it spends for American surge in missile con- business!" global development - $1.8 bilstruction in the early. 1960's. So lion versus $300 million," the or"Christianity's search for peace American'sEconomy King these anti-missile defenses are ganization asserted. F",· the Best Deal Come To now used as the argument for has not failed. It has simply not Cites Discrimination been seriously tried. We have MIRVs and ABMs in America. Broadway Rambler "There is the justice gap. This is the mechanism - fear seen peace as the absence of war, INC. while leaving millions of our While nations make war or and counter-fear, each rooted in RAYNHAM, Mass. on RI. 138 neighbors wounded and hungry waste their resources in a dangerthe knowledge of comparable 768 BROADWAY ous arms race, most of the huscientific sophistication on the CHARLES J. DUMAIS. Pres. man family struggles to stay other side. It is enough to alive. More than half the world's imagine a horrific new weapon children suffer from protein deContinued from Page Fourteen in order to know that the other side has the opportunity to the interest of the priests of the ficiency, which condemns them imagine something equivalently Diocese and their willingness to to a stunted adult life. A majorhorrendous. Since there is virtu- become involved, particularly in ity of men and women cannot read or write," the CCODP deally no limit to what the scien- the follow-up programs." clared. J. TESER, Prop. tific intelligence can think up Speakers are willing, he said, In Canada, blessed with fan· RESIDENTIAL and develop, out in the uninhib- to address parish groups such as INDUSTRIAL ited world of pure energy and CCDor CYO on the ECHO tastic natural resources and rich COMMERCIAL pure electronics, equally there is weekend, and there are still in technology, one family in 2531 Cedar SI., New Bedford no limit to an arms race based openings for the program sched- every four-five miillion people -live below the poverty line.' upon that intelligence. 993-3222 uled for the end of this· month. They're old, or crippled, or can't" .4 · , • ..." ,00'•• ,.".,..,.< Applicants can contact him at Only Check The sorcerer's apprentice un- St. Joseph's rectory, North leashes a power of research and , Dighton. He will be a spiritual director invention which upsets every equilibrium based upon' any par- and lay director for the weekend ticular contemporary insight of will be Donald Emond, Taunton, science. Tomorrow a new vision aided, among others, by Gordon -of more effective destruction Andrew and Pat McDermott, also of Taunton, and Walter -will have taken its place. ROUTE 6-belW'een Fall River and New Bedford It follows that the only check Lethin of Canton. Also Brother Affrica; Thomas can come from political decision One of South~rn New EnSJlol1d's Finest Facilities and moral vision. But here, we Coleman, Attleboro; John Welch encounter a new difficulty. Both and Joseph Scanlon, Raynham; political and moral insights are and Jack Flynn, Plainville. Now Available for Coyle students who will speak greatly impeded, on both sides, by powerful groups of planners include Bob O'Connell, Gary and producers who ha ve grown Galuski, Brian Eddy, and Franup during the, prolonged arms cis Emond; and there will also race and who now save strong be two collegians, Charles Ozug FOfl DETAILS, CALL MANAGER-636-2744 lOY 999.~984 vested interests in the continu- and Joseph .Janas, both of Fall ance of the status quo. River.

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New Group Aids Former Clergy

U,,$Q C@'tholic Conference Divi$mon Works for UniverSial Peace WASHINGTON (NC) - The end of the violence-packed 1960s fused with a call to prayer by Pope Paul VI and other religious leaders for World Peace Day as the New Year dawned and the new decade began. . . There is uncertainty about the' 1970s-but there always is hope. War made great strides during the '60s. The civil war in Vietnam turned into a dark nightmare. The Middle Ea'st crisis flared as Arabs and Israelis tore at 'eac!l other. And more than a million Biafran children starved to death because of seemingly endless civil war in Nigeria. These major wars have been marked with cruel atrocities. Americans and Viet Cong alike have allegedly slaughtered innocent Vietnamese. Arabs' homes have been destroyed. And help has been largely refused in the effort to save Biafran children. Then there have been "unreported" wars in South America and other areas of Asia.

Msgr. Gremillion said at that, time that the commission will help the Church to see its role in promoting structures throughout the world ~y which wealthy nations can aid less developed countries. Presence of Church He said the commission was expected also to cooperate with and encourage existing international organizations that have this as their goal. In a statement issued at the conclusion of the commission's first plenary session in Vatican City, it was stated that the commission was "designed to represent in concrete form the presence of th~ Church in con- . temporary society." . In the United States, the USCC division promotes these ·goals. Msgr. Marvin Bordelon, BOOK AWM!D: Robert Brenalso a priest of the Alexandria tano, professor at the Univerdiocese, was named to head the sity of California at Berkeley, committee's secretariat in Wash- received the 1969 John Gilington, D. C. mary Shea Award.for his book, , Ideas for peace were not in- "Two Churchec;: ,England and novated by the USCC division, Italy in the Thirteenth Century." but given a helping hand. The The award b, made each year ideas World Justice and Peace helped to develop during the by· the American Catholic His-past decade may well become torical Association. NC Photo. accepted remedies in the wartorI) world dur~ng the '70s.

Lays Grouridworl.c . While war was making great . gains' during the past decade, major efforts toward peace were being born and may flourish in the upcoming decade. Pope Paul declared in the '60s that there should be no more war. His utterances might be heeded during the '70s. Fined f·or Creating The events of the last' decade caused the establishment of the Church Disturbance Division of World Justice and WASHINGTON (NC)---A GenPeace in the United States Cath- eral Sessions Court judge here olic Conference. Organized in upheld a District of Columbia 1968, the division is still at the law against creating a disturbbeginning of laying the neces- ance in church and levied $100 sary for a more peaceful world. fines on two men involved in an Its establishment' followed the incident at a· Catholic "church founding by' Pope Paul VI of the ...last August. Pontifical Commission for Judge W. Byron Sorrell imStudies on World Justice and Peace in a decree issued on Jan. posed" maximum fines on Alan ,G, 1967. Msgr. Joseph Gremillion, Mark Silbergeld and Paul J. a priest of the diocese of Alex- Riley, who were arrested Aug. andria, La., was named perma- 10 at Blessed Sacrament church nent ,secretary of the Commis- while passing out literature during Mass accusing the. parish sion. and theWashngton archdiocese ' . of racist policies. Plan to Introduce Silbergeld and Riley are members of the Center for Christian School Aid Bull Renewal, a group which has AUGUSTA (NC)---Legislation taken issue with the Washingto permit municipalities to sub- ton archdiocese on a number of sidize parochial schools in Maine matters . and has sponsored will be introduced during the various protests. January special session of the Judge Sorrell rejected the state legislature. The plan was approved by the ·.cll:\im of defense· attorney LanLegislative Committee which has don G. Dowdey that the law been surveying the impact upon against creating a disturbance in church-state the state's school situation re- church violates sulting from the closing of 13 separation. Dowdey said he parochial schools last June. The would appeal the ruling: proposed statute defines "non" public schools" as elementary Vietnam Blocks schools other than public ones,' . where a pupil may fulfill the Entry of Vusitoi's compulsory attendance require-. VIENNA (NC)---The Vatican ments ,of state law... . Rep. Louis Jalbert of Lewis- has been c.(;msistently. rebl.!ffed ton, research subcommittee in .itsefforts to send its offichairman, said the propo-sed law cials . into North Vietnam to would establish ,"strict standards meet· with 'the bishops there, a on what specific items' a non- member of· the Holy See's ado, public 'school .may be. reim~ ministrative staff told the press bursed.· These items,'" he said, here. , Archbishop. Sergio Pignedoli, are the salaries of teachers who handle only secular subjects and secretary 'of the Congregation cost of textbooks. for th.e Evangelization of Peoples, said he was one of those refused permission to enMass Option ter North Vietnam. He had tried NEW· ULM (NC)-';"'Bishop Al- in September, 1966. phonse Schladweiler has extend. Archbishop . Pignedoli ' also ed to every parish in the New told the Austrian Catholic news Ulm diocese the option of Sat- agency Kathpres that the bishurday evening Masses in fulfill- ops in North Vietnam have' been ment of the Sunday' Mass obli- hampered in their efforts to gation. Previously. the Saturday communicate with the Vatican. Mass option had been allowed Only in isolated instances,he in several resort area parishes in said; have they been allowed to the Minnesota ,dio~cse. submit messages to Rome.

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.WASHINGTON( NC)"':'" Joseph O'Donnell, . business manager of the National Catholic Educational Association, has been promoted to vice-president for 'business affairs. The appoirltment· was approved by the NCEA board of directors at Its semiannual meeting here. O'Donnell joined the' NCEA staff as convention and exposition manager in 1958. The annual NCEA convention has attracted as many as 25,000 delegates and 50::> exhibitors. He earlier served in executive positions with the Youth Department of the' United States Catholic, Conference. Noting that the new post was created by NCEA's recently updated constitution, Father C. AI- . bert Koob, O.Praem., NCEA president, advised the association's directors that "it is absolutely essential that a layman be given visibility in the NCEA." He added that O'Donnell's appointment will "assure continuity of leadership" for the association. . O'Donnell is a Washington na,tive and a 1952 cum laude graduate of the Catholic University of America. He. is a member of the American Society of Association Executives, the National Association of Exposition Managers, the .Ursuline Academy Advisory Board and the Sons of the American Revolution. He was national president of the Exposition Managers in 1966. A Bethesda Md., resident, 0'Donnell is married arid has eight children.

College. to Admit Men 'Students MILWAUKEE (NC)---Cardinal .Stritch College, a women's college since its founding in 1937, will become I;oeducational in the Fall of 1970. . The college is operated by the Sisters of St. Francis of Assisi. Though the college has awarded graduate degrees to male day students, degrees on the undergraduate level have been limited to women. Male students will now be admitted on both levels, ,but still on a non-resident basis.

LONDON -(NC)---A new national organization has been set up in Britain to help priests and Religious men' and women who give up their vocations. The organization calls itself Bearings for Reestablishment (Great Britain) and follows the pattern of Bearings for Reestablishment Inc. of America with which it is .seeking affiliation. Moving spirit behind the group is Norman St. John-Stevas, Catholic politician and journalist, who presided at a press conference announcing its establishment at the House of Commons. The group is a charitable trust seeking abollt $15,000 a year from the public to help counsel and re-settle former Re-

Iigious in satisfying roles as active lay Catholics. It will operate "with the support, financial and otherwise, of laymen and priests in the Church but outside the official structure of the Church," a statement said. Bearings hopes to cooperate with but remain independent of the Church authorities - who have already approved a scheme of their own, details of which are expected shortly.

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EDINBURGH (NC)-The Catholic Church and the Episcopal Church in Scotland have agreed to honor each other's baptism rite and to appoint liturgical commissions to draw up a common rite of baptism. Father James Quinn, S.J., of Edinburgh, consultor for the Vatican Secretariat for Promoting Christian Unity, has described the joint report on baptism as "an ecumenical landmark of wide importance. The' report will have an impact beyond the two churches immediately concerned." Very Rev. Provost A. I. M. Haggart of the Episcopal Church said: "We found ourselves talking the same language, with no emotional overtones. The report is a definite step forward. Agreement on baptism is a fundamen. tal pre-requisite for a continued growing together of the two churches." Common Text The report, prepared by a joint study group of 24 clergy and laymen, has been approved by the provincial synod of the Scottish Episcopal Church and by the Scottish Bishops' Conference. Both churches have recognized the reality of each other's baptism, unless there is proved indi"idual "eccentricity"on the part of the person administering the sacrament. " Liturgical commissions are to explore a common text for a common rite of baptism to be used separately in each church. Approval has been given for the preparation of a common certificate of baptism which can be used when either church requests th<; other to provide official evidence of baptism.

Eases Suspension Of Saigon Paper SAIGON (NC)-A daily newsper published here by Father Joseph Tran Du, under government suspension for prit:lting a cartoon 'satirizing the Vietnam army, will be back in circulation five days early. The Ministry of Information announced that the penaltv against the daily, Hoa Binh (Peace). had been reduced from 15 to 10 days. The offending cartoon showed a soldier embracing a girl and waving a sheaf of bank notes. Though Hoa Binh is edited by a priest, it is considered a political rather than a religious organ. In an unconnected action, the Ministry of Information also announced that Chanh Dao (Right Way), a daily published by the militant Buddhist.s of the An Quang pagoda would be closed pending prosecution. The ministry objected to an article that tended to cause dissension among national leaders and promote religious discrimination.

Tower of Pisa PISA (NC) - A government commission is studying some 3,000 suggestions from engineers and architects on how to stop the leaning tower of Pisa from leaning still more. The 796-yearold tower is said to move off the vertical at the rate of .04 of an inch per year. Federico Tornar, head of the Pisa Cathedral Foundation, said work to halt the tilting is exper.ted to stnrt in 1971.

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Cites SUJpport After Homily ATLANTA (NC) - A priest whose controversial homily on war caused some members of the congregation to walk out of church praised Archbishop Thomas A. Donnellan of Atlanta for the "very fair" approach" he adopted to, the ensuing controversy. Father John Stathas. assistant at St. Thomas More parish here. said he was called in by the archbishop after a delegation of the parishioners visited the prelate to express their concern over the homily. "He called me in to hear both sides and was very fair," Father Stathas stated. The priest said ,his homily traced the teaching of the MEDALISTS: Orland J. Souza, Mansfield; Mrs. John Welch, Raynham; Joseph C. Megan, Church on war through history Taunton. Rear: Lawrence PivorC'tto, Taunton; J::lhn Welch, Raynham; Laurence I.ynch, Fall River. and showed "the Church always has and always should address itself to the morality of war." He mentioned his view that the Vietnamese war is immoral but called this' an "adden'dum" to the main body of the homily. Some 20 persons walked out WASHINGTON (NC) - The tardation. The report assesses tention focused "on the extraor- of the two Masses at which Fr. decade Just ended saw t~e nation present programs in this field, dinarily high incidence of retard- Stathas preached. Father Stathas quoted Archas a whole discovering for the and maKes recommendations as to ation in poverty areas.'·' bishop Donellan as telling him a first ,time "the existence and directions "federal,: state and lo'Never Reached' But' it ,points out, among a priest has every right to' speak needs .of the mentally retarded." cal agencies, both public and Though some "dtamatic and his- private" should take in the 1970's' number of other things, that out on questions lof mora'i . contoric" 'accomplishments were to improve those programs. most mental retardation: "is dis- cern but that it should be made achieved in those 10 years, "they Among the accomplishments of covered three, four or five years clear the priest is speaking as are beginnings only." the last 10 years the report cites too late," and that most mild re- an individual and not as the ofThese are points made in MR- significant growth in concepts of tardation (which accounts for ficial voice of the Church, when 69, a third report by the Pres- farmly and community-based' ac- three-fourths of mental, retarda- the Church has not spoken out ideht's Committee on Mental Re- tivities for the retarded,and at- tion in the nation), "is identified on a particular issue. only during the school years, if Archbishop Donnellan could then." not be reached for comment. It says retarded mental development establishes itself in earli· cst childhood and can be most UniverSity Center effectively countered then. WINDSOR (NC) - When the the same religious mold? ,"Some five .million of the na- For Urban Affairs "It would mean a monolithic, tion's estimated six million menWindsor Star published an ediCINCINATI (NC) Xavier torial criticizing the request for single school system and no reli- tally retarded are never reached University here will establish a extension of Ontario's separate gious education would be pos- by any kind of service developed Center of University and Urban Catholic school system to the sible. How are you going to specifically to meet the need of Affairs, Father Paul L. O'Conend of high school, Bishop G. build a moral formation in a the retarded," the report asserts. nor, S.J., president, announced. Emmett Carter of London fired school where you are not alFather Patrick H. Ratterman, It charges' that many of the a verbal broadside at the news- lowed to teach religious truth? 200,000 institutionalized mental- S.J., vic~·president for student It is not possible," Bishop Carter paper. ly retarded persons "continue affairs, said that initially the said. warehoused in dehumanizing res- center will work closely with The editorial stated: "Let. us not hear any more idential programs that make no black students, "implementing "Aside from the obvious extra costs involved, the principle of about this business of division. serious attempt "to rehabilitate the university's response to their requests." separate schools is again wrong. -The existence of freedom of edu- residents." However, the center will be Twice National Average Having two systems sets up two cation is a source of unity for expected to expand to other It also says services for the groups of youngsters, perpetu- our people-not division." retarded are "inadequate or al- areas, he said, including action ating an artificial division where 'Healthy Variety" most non-existent" in many com- on civic, economic, social, cui· there should be no division. Exmunities. tural and educational issues. tending this division for another Bishop Carter said many non"No recent finding about menthree grades, and perhaps be- Catholics are encouraging the tal retardation lias had greater yond, would be regressive." maintenance of the separate The editorial also said that school system because it is now impact than the discovery that "those who have been pushing the only legal way to teach reli- retardation rates soar in urban and rural low income areas," the the province for change are ask- gious truth in the schools. committee asserts. ing for the extension of a sys· "No estimate of mental reDRY CLEANING The Essex Priests' Conference tern which, far from being exissued a statement rejecting two tardation incidence in such neigh· tended, should be curtailed." a"d borhoods is less than twice the Bishop Carter and the Essex elements of the editorial.· FUR STORAGE national average. One inner-city The edit~rial stated the sepa- count of retarded persons found (Windsor District) Priests' Con34-44 Cohannet St~eel • ference, expressed "deep disap- rate school syst.em was a cause one-third of the total population Taunton 1 822·6161 ~ pointment" with the Star's stand of division in the community. in a several-block area functionThe priests said that the con- ing at retarded achievement lev- I~~~~~~~~~~-,~"~'~ on separate school extension. trary is true and that the system, els!" Parents' Choice "I don't know how long we represents "a healthy variety in The committee calls the federare going to have to reject the a pluralist country and can be al government's Office of Child NEW RAT~S!! ~ource of union among citizens a fallacy of this nonsense," Bishop Development established in April Carter said. "I am not prepared who respect one a'nother." "the most dramatic national iniRegular Savings 5% The priests also objected to tiative" holding out promise in to live in a state where we are no longer free, and if the time the editorial's statement that this field. It calls upon "public 90 Day Notice 5 Y2 % comes when parents no longer separate schools repr.esent a agencies and voluntary agencies Systematic 6%' at all levels in American 'Iife" to have a choice of education for backward step in ecumenism. their children, we are no longer "True ecumenism," the priests give creative assistance to this Daily Interest 4~4 % free. stated, "does not mean the aban, office. "The founding fathers of our donment of one's religious be1erm Certifkate 5 % country . . . respected the reli- liefs, but the honoring of these gious freedom of the people. It very beliefs, whenever they are ~ ~ is the basis of the establishment found, in the service of the comof the Protestant· (school) sys- munity." 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Scores Britain's Supplying Arms . To Nigeria LONDON (NC) - John Cardinal H~enan in a special message of peace attacked the British' govern-

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milnt again for supplying arms to the Nigerian federal government at war with its breakaway province of Biafra. "It must not be thought that the Church has taken sides against the federal side in the Nigerian conflict," Cardinal Heenan said. "This would be .very far from the truth. Last month I sang pontifical Mass in the cathedral (Westminster, Lon· don) for the Nigerians to show that from the Pope downwards the authorities of the Church are not partisan. 'Our Concern' "I have lost no opportunity however of expressing my opine ion of the attitude ,of the British government.' Both in our own cathedral and at an ecumenical service in Westminster Abbey (London's principal Anglican church across the street from the Houses of Parliament) I have declared that the arms supplied by the British Government are prolonging the conflict and incidentally destroying the British reputation for compassion and justice. , Cardinal Heenan earli~r in his message reviewing the need for peace everywhere had said: "Finally and most astonishing of all is the peace for which we , yearn for many lands. Bloodshed and terror are still the daily lot of the people in Vietnam and Biafra·Nigeria. . . , "there is little we' 'can' do about Vietnam because we have no stake in that civil war. The Nigerian conflict on the other hand is very much our concern. It is generally held on both sides that Britain alone holds the key to peace. Government Attitude "This is not to suggest that this key would easily unlock the door to peace. It is only to rec· ognize the unique place this country holds in the minds of all in Nigeria to whatever tribe they belong. Federal Nigeria, a former British colony, is an independent republic member of the British Commonwealth fully recognized by Britain with which she has specific treaties and agreements including the supplying of arms. The British government argues that if it stopped supplying such arms Nigeria would in any case get them from somewhere else, probably from the Soviet Union which would consequently strengthen. its influence iri this strategically and economically important country of West Africa. The government attitude 'has aroused much opposition around the nation.

Areas of Concern 'in 'Catholic Education Continued from Page One On the religious program,' Archbishop Leibold said: ".We find the world of today confronting us teachers, as it confronts the Church, with the formidable task of formulating theC'atholic faith in terms which speak to modern mentalities,' particularly in the light of new religious and secular problems. This the Church must do without pretending that the myster'ies of faith can be, made any more intelligible to, men, in one century or culture than to those ~ , in another;!: R.elated to Resources Turning to financial problems, Archbishop Leibold warned that they "involve a very complex situation, and anyone who approaches it simplistically just does not understand it." Noting that "it is simple to say, 'set the tuition in proportion to actual costs,' but whom are we to educate in our schools -just those who can pay?" "Sure, we want quality educa-

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Continued from Page One ' tions among women declined 35 per cent from 1968. During 1969, 188 young men entered seminaries or novitiates (up 38 from 1968) and 131 young women ,entered novitiates (down 69 from 1968). Interpreting these figures, Msgr. Thompson said: "The vocation picture is usu·, ally a clear reflection of the Church's image. As the image of the changing Church grows sharp.er and 'c1earer, so do the chan~ing life styles of priests and Religious' become more definite. "The increase in the number of priestly vocations and the decrease in the number of Sisters' Nun Studies vocations seem to indicate that Indian Lihngy the present, fluctuating SisterNEW DELHI (NC)--A Mary- hood." "Perhaps," Msgr. Thompson knoll nun and author from- New York has arrived here on' a study suggested, "the Sister's life style tour of centers Of "Indianization" has to be renewed and adapted much more than does the priest's of Church liturgy. Sister Maria del Ray will way of living and working. We spend two months gathering data priests have not had to change for a book and a series of mag-' so radically as did the Sisters." The archdiocesan vocation diazine 'articles on adaptation of Hindu rites and customs in the rector said he is "optimistic" about the outlook for priestly worship of the Church. She is scheduled to visit Bang, vocations in the next few years alore, Bombay, Bhopal, Poona, but said he senses "no immedi· Varanasi and Kerala before re- ate increase in Sisters' vocaturning to the U.S. in February. tions. "

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tion," he continued, "but it must be realistically related to our resources, which admittedly in maJ:lpower are diminishing." On pa!"~nts, the arch~!shop acknowledge~ that the home continues to exert the strongest force in the child's formation. He pointed out that teachers, can· not afford to be indifferent to all of the factors in the child's environment. . "Parents should play a most essential role in the operation of our' 'schools," Archbishop Leibold said. Role of Leader He went on to point out that the relationship between prin~ cipals and pastors could not be spelled out completely and suggested to the principals that "we' must work it out in the practical order with the practices of pru-

Continued from Page One ist in these institutions. Such 'charges, if' sustained, could conceivably be a major factor in derailing the school aid express. On balance, however, 1969 was a very good year for the nonpupblic school aid concept, a fact which even its opponents were willing to concede, and one in which the tiny steps taken early in the decade turned into firm and adult strides. There was, for' example, the progress which was solidified in ,Ohio this year, just four years, after nonpublic school aid proponents there first breached the dike by winning legislative subsidies to bus their children to and from school. Salary Supplements In 1967 the Ohio General Assembly approved funds to parochial scHools for equipment, guidance counseling, remedial reading 'and speech and hearing therapy. This year the legislature provided salary supplements to lay teachers in nonpublic schools through supplementary educational service contracts between public school districts and the private and parochial schools. When Protestants and' Other Americans United for Separation of Church and State (POAU) went to court, arguing , that the appropriations were di<

SAIGON (NC)--Four TV sets and four cows were among the Christmas gifts brought to the Bien Hoa prisoner of war camp near here by Archbishop Henri Lemaitre, apostolic delegate to Vietnam and Cambodia. The prelate also gave out food, clothing, cigarettes and candy to the prisoners, both South and North' Vietnamese, in a visit that has become an annual Christmas event. Most of the 4,500 prisoners in the camp are South Vietnamese but North Vietnamese prisoners are there also. The North refuses to take them back to maintain the fiction that there are no Vietnamese troops fighting in the South. There are over 40 amputees among the prisoners as well as many women and teenagers, all captured on the battlefields of South Vietnam. Prisoner of war camps in South Vietnam are visited regularly by a representative of the Inter· national Committee of the Red Cross. The South Vietnamese government has been trying for months to persuade the North to take back 60 badly wounded and disabled North Vietnamese Army soldiers but the North refuses.

dence, true leadership and most of all charity." In referring to the need for schools to be "student-oriented," Denounces Ghana's the archbishop added: "It is the Expulsion of Aliens 'student of today, molded and CAPE COAST (NC)--The govformed by today's world, that we must, deal with. This requires ernment's order expelling aliens adaptation in every area effort. has been criticized by The "It also requires, especially in Standard, Ghana's national Cathtoday's world of rapid advance olic weekly newspaper. in knowledge and means of comThe Standard admitted that munication, that the teacher and aliens should have residence perin a special way the, principal mits and that attempts to avoid keep on his toes constantly to this legal requirement should retain the role of leader and not brillg expulsion, but it denounced ,f,all' 'into' the role of, reactor." ',' the' goverriment's recent order 'of Archbishop Leibold told the immediate expulsion for all principals that "no one has aliens, claiming that it is quesever come up, with a substitute tionable whether the law has for the Catholic school . . . in ever been made clear to aliens the best fulfillment in total ed- by the government or that proper ucation of Christ's mission to the information concerning it was provided'them by the governChurch to teach." ment or foreign embassies.

rect subsidies of religious institutions, Common Pleas Judge George B. Marshall declared that POAU had no cause for action. Aid to non public schools failed', to make it however, in 1969 legislative sessions in Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Minnesota, Montana, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oregon, Vermont, 'West Virginia, Wisconsin, and Michigan. But there were strong indications in several of those states that the setbacks were only temporary. 'I" :

Help food-Growing Program iii BiafrG OSLO (NC) - The importance of agricultural development programs to produce local food supplies for Biafran war victims was stressed by delegates to the reo cent assembly of Joint Church Aid here in Norway. For German Caritas, Msgr. Ludwig Staufer and Dr. Georg Specht described current agricultural projects undertaken by their agency. Msgr. Staufer said the 1,000 tons of seeds were needed by his organization In Biafra, and $1,000,000 would have to be raised for the expansion of the agricultural pregram, Dr. Specht said that the' German agency has bten responsible for cultivating 60,000 acres in 1969. German Caritas is also publishing a cook book for refugees.

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By PETER J. BARTEK Norton High Coach

By Luke Sims

Potent Oliver Ames Bids For Hockomock Flag

Thanks to New Bedford High School, Southeastern Massacl1Usetts University is rapidly developing into a

soccer power in the East. The Corsairs battled their way to the finals of the Area 8 NAJA District Finals this past November and it was three former NBH standguts that 'sparked the surge. Mike' Duarte, Jaime Pereira and Ken Fonseca were the driving forces' behind the SMU surge to the top. Of the three, Duarte was the more highly year out, appear well on their way to the Tech tournament season was sharpshooter John acclaimed. better than Coe who averaged after possibly, another circuit The son of Mr. and Mrs. 18 points per game. Coe, a senchampionship. Dionele Duarte, 145 Rockland ior, recuperating from a back The starting five of Miller, NorStreet,' the Junior right halfback man, Clay, Malinowski and Gug- ailment, is expected back by was· affectionately dubbed "nummid-January. Iia, as well as the other members ber one" by his teammates. The The Amesmen are setting their nickname was well chosen. of this year's team, are determined to make this a season sights' on the league championIn addition to wearing the Coach Muscato will not forget. ship as a retirement present for numeral "I" on the back of his Coach Muscato who has an- blue and gold uniform, Duarte And, they have the potential. John Miller and Brad Norman . nounced that he will give up his was the leading scorer on the who team at the guard slots, basketball duties at the conclu- 1969 Corsair squad. In three both possess good speed and sion of this season. The Notre years of varsity competition, the KEN FON.SECA fine outside shooting ability. Big Dame graduate has built a win- Iittie shot-maker already owns Joe Malinowski controls both ning tradition during his 16-year' a string 'of school scoring rec- . year's Corsairs' team after manbackboards by manipulating his tenure at the North Easton -ords. ning the center-halfback post in G'7" frame into scoring position school and his players' \Vould his sophomore season. It was a Duarte holds the record for like nothing better than to have and over-powering small.er men difficult transition for Jaime to most assists in a single game their coach go out with another by continuously blocking shots. ' (4), against Nasson College in make since he had gained allBill Clay is deadly from the pennant. 1968; most points in one game star recognition at the latter (6), three goals and three assists position. But he made the adMuscato's Excellent 16-Year Record in a 1968 meeting with Barring- justment and was a leading facThe Rocketeers lost three ton and the most assists with 27. tor in the team's Colonial ConUnder Muscato, Oliver Ames Mike witS chosen to the sec- ference run and District title bid. has won nine league title ban- starters, -but with DeNardo and Known for his hard' but clean ners in 15 years, two state Class Mike Kapitan' at ' the t guards ond All-Star team' of' the ColoC crowns and were state run- along with Pete Merry in the nial Conference and earned the ' style of play, Pereira was given ners-up on three other occasions. pivot, they should make their respect of' opposing coaches as the nickname "Rock" by his well as his teammates. Eastern teammates. Over-all Coach Muscato has presence felt this season. compiled 288 victories against Over in Mansfield, Coach Nazarene College head coach Jaime is the son of Mr. and only 59 losses, through the end Jack Dunn is in the midst of a Scotty Bein was' one of Duarte's Mrs. Jose Pereira and is one of of 1969. building session. Co-captains admirers. "He's number one as three Pereira children. Older However, Muscato feels the Alex Salachi and Lester Epstien far as I'm concerned," was his sister Mille is a married housetime has come for him to relin- highlight the Green Hornets' of- reply when asked to evaluate wife while younger brother Edquish one assignment. He will fense, and Lou Certuse, Bob the halfback's performance. ward is a student at the Lincoln continue his duties as teacher, Vernon and Tom Souza are imMike entered SMU on a Elementary School. Immaculate athletic director and football proving with experience. Friends of Soccer Scholarship cl)ach. The amicable mentor also after leading New Bedford High Norton is in much the same conducts a very successful footto a soccer title in both his jun- Pope S~ys Revase ball camp during the Summer situation as neighboring' Mans- ior and senior years. field. Coach Phil Norton's Lancmonths at Stonehill College in He is the only offspring in S,~ale of Values ers, hit hard by graduation, have Easton. VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope the Duarte household and is a Elsewhere in the Hockomock only one starter in the fold this communicant of St. John the Paul VI, on the last day of the the Tri-Valley Conferseason -in League, North Attleboro under old year and of the old decade, Baptist Church. Coach Kenneth Pickering is bid- ence competition. called attention to "the banal In addition to enjoying all Jay Ruberio, a classy guard, ding seriously for the title and sP9rts, the Corsair junior singles yet mysterious observation that a post-season tournament berth. will have to get help from jun- out pool and popular music as time passes." the ior varsity graduates if Led by high scoring' guard favorite'forms of enjoyment. His Moving from the "banai" fact Doug DeNardo', the Red Rocket- Lancers are to have a successful post-college plans are incomplete that time marches on to the . eers have the nucleus for an ex- campaign. at the moment. "mysterious" fact of our powercellent club but will need help Coach Norton has been going Pereira, a former teammate lessness in the face of it, he said: from last year's junior varsity. with Ricky Silvia and Ruberio in of 'Duarte's at New Bedford, "When we face this cosmic and DeNardo, the second leading the backcourt, Jim Bullock and played fullback for this past historic law, the fearful· sense scorer in the Hockomock loop Dan Etter at center, Dave Withof irreversibility seeps into our in 1968-69, is capable of scor- ers, Darrell Moulding, Chuck mind. Time never turns back." ing over 30 points on a given Burbank and Dan Jackson alter-, Bans 'Pilgrimages' The realization of how fragile night. nating in the frontcourt. and ephemeral our earthly exisSaints' Images MEXICO CITY (NC)-The old tence is should "oblige us to reSwansea Club Now Atop Narry League Mexican custom of taking im- vise our scale of values, to see Elsewhere 'around the diocese, Bedford and New Bedford "oca- , ages of saints on house-to-house what are the true values worthy Coach Bob Gordon's Case High tional have been impressive in "pilgrimages" or "visits" has 'of our heart's esteem." Cardinals of Swansea have non-league outings. Pope Paul. was speaking at a been prohibited in the 'Mexico Bishop Stang High of Dart- City archdiocese. moved to the front of the Narrageneral audience in the Hall of gansett League with victories mouth, under veteran mentor According to the custom, Benedictions to a crowd that inover Old Rochester, Dighton- John O'Brien, dropped a two images are often removed from cluded visitors from France, Rehoboth and pre-season favor- point decision to Durfee in the certain ,churches and taken to Germany, Czechoslovakia and ite Holy Family., After two league's opener, but the Spartans private households for venera- the ynited States. weeks of league piay the Cardi- have defeated Capeway Confer- tion. In addition, images owned nals are the lone unbeaten club ence hopefuls, Fairhaven and by ·Catholic families and popuin the junior circuit. Dartmouth. If the young Spar- larly regarded as "miraculous" In the larger school Bristol tans can win a few in the early also make the rounds of houseCounty loop, the clairvoyants goings, they might surprise holds in some areas. (00 feel it is still much too early to everyone. Miguel Cardinal Daria Miranforecast the eventual winner. In the Capeway circuit Fair- da y Gomez of Mexico City isOver 35 Years Durfee High of Fall River, New haven, Dartmouth and Lawrence sued orders specifically forbidof Satisfied Service High of Falmouth loom as the ding "the visit to private houseReg. Master Plumber 7023 Worst Odor teams to beat. As in the past holds of pilgrim images and the JOSEPH RAPOSA, JR. There is no odor so bad as that few years the title race is ex- veneration of saints that have 806 NO. MAIN STREET which arises from goodness pected to go right down to the not been authorized by the ecfall River 675-7497 wire. tainted. -Thoreau clesiastical hierarchy."

The Hockomock Basketball League campaign is only a few weeks old but Oliver Ames High of North Easton has already demonstrated that it will continue a tradition which began 16 years ago when Coach Val Muscato took over as head basketball coach. The Amesmen who corners and, with Dale Guglia, gives the Amesmen plenty of have been in contention for size up front. league honors year in and ,The Tigers' high scorer last

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