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Priestly Life Committee Searching for Advisors WASHINGTON (NC) - Nine bishops have been named members of the U. S. bishops' Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry, and a search was announced for selection of a priest as executive director of its office. Bishop Thomas J. Grady, committee chairman, made these announcements in letters to all U. S. bishops and presidents of priests' senates in the country. The Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry was activated by the National Conference of Catholic Bishops at its meeting in November, 1973. Bishop Grady said there will be a broad consultation among bishops and priests to identify candidates to be named priestadvisors and to select a priest

to serve as executive director of the Office of Priestly Life and Ministry. "The bishops' Committee on Priestly Ufe and Ministry has the potential to make an important contribution to the life of the Church in the United States," he told the bishops. "We would like to make a good beginning. We appreciate your help and the help of your priests." Following are the bishops named to the committee: Archbishop Ignatius Strecker of Kansas City, Kan.; Bishop Paul Anderson of Duluth, Minn.; Bishop Gerard Frey of Lafayette, La.; Bishop George Guilfoyle of Camden, N. J.; Bishop Joseph Hogan of Rochester, N. Y.; Bishop Raymond Hunthausen of HelTurn to 'Page Two

Penance Document Emphasizes Communal Aspect of Rite WASHINGTON-The Congregation for Divine Worship at the Vatican made public today a revised liturgy for the Sacrament of Penance, to more clearly explain the nature and effects of the sacrament. Revised liturgical r.ites for the sacrament are outlined in four chapters: Reconoiliation of Individual Penitents; Reconciliation of Many Penitents with Individual Confession and Absolution; Reconciliation of Many Penitents~ with General Confession and Absolution; Various Texts for Use in the Celebration of Reconciliation. Traditional Catholic theological teaching about the Sacrament of Penance is maintained in the' new document, but new emphasis is g,iven to the ecclesial aspects of the sacrament. And while the text in no way suggests that sins be confessed publicly, it does stress the communal nature of the sacrament, which will be especially evident in 'the revised liturgical rites. The term reconciliation is preferred to show more clearly that sacramental penance is an encounter of God's action and man's. The term reconciliation, ralready used in the primitive Church and later by the Council of Trent, serves to ensure an understanding of a fundamental aspect for the renewal of Penance: that of encounter between ,a son and his Father. In the new rite the communal

Notre Dame, Fall River: 100 Years Celebration 'of the lOOth year of Notre Dame de Lourdes parish, 'Fall River, will emphasize the spiritual aspect of parish life, beginning Monday, the feast of Our Lady of Lourdes, with a 7 p.m. Mass, participated in by all pal1ish organizations. Traditiona'i and folk music will be heard and appropriate visuals will accom- . pany the Mass. Refreshments at a following social hour will be served by members of the parish CYO. Msgr. Alfred J. Gendreau, pastor, has 'announced that ceremonies centered on each of the seven sacraments will take place -in the church in the cour,se of the centennial year. A penance service is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 20 and Bishop CTonin will confer the sacrament of Confirmation at 3 p.m. Sunday, Apl1il 21. A ipublic baptism service will take place 'at 7 p.m. Wedne_sday, May 1; and as has been traditional, children will receive First Communion at the 9 a.m. Mass Sunday, May 12, Mother's Day. All couples married in Notre Dame Church will be invited to a vows renewal ceremony at 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 5. A spe-

cial music program has been planned for this occasion. Similarly, priests and religious who are natives of the parish will gather for a conceJebrated Mass Saturday, June 22 'as a tribute to the sacrament of Holy Orders.

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Infirm parishioners will receive the Anointing of the Sick at 3 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22 -in publdc ceremonies to be held in the iower church for greater ease of access. Planned for Friday, April 19 is a Centennial Ball at Lincoln Pal1k, and highlighting the yearlong progl'am will be.a Pontifical Mass with Bishop Cmnin as prin-. cipal celebr,ant, which will take place at 11 a.m. Sunday, Oct. 6. A Centennial Banquet will follow the Mass. The twin spires of Notre Dame, visible from nearly every part of Fall River, have dominated the city's horizon since 1906, but the parish ,itself had its beginnings in July, 1874, when Rev. P.J.B. Bedard was sent to Fall River hy the Bishop of Providence to organize Notre Dame as an offshoot of St. Anne's pal1ish, ,which had been in existence for five years at that time. The first weekday Mass of the new parish was said at the home of Noel Maynard on Pitman Street, which was also the residence of Father Bedard. The first Sunday Mass was celebrated at 308 Flint Street, the Turn to Page Three

and ecclesial character of Penance is made evident: sin is an offence against God and at the same time against one's brethren; Penance is therefore a Reconciliation with God and with the Church. Rev. Thomas Krosnicki, associate direc~or of the Bishops' Committee on the Liturgy, comments: "The new Order of Pen-

ance will cause no unexpected changes in the communal celebration of the sacrament in the United States. What is significant about these rites is a new attempt at enriching the celebration of Reconciliation. Individual confession outstide of communal celebrations will be enhanced by a fuller use of the Turn to Page Two

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Continued from Page One ena, Mont.; Bishop Thomas Mardaga of Wilmington, Del.; Bishop Edward McCarthy of Phoenix, Ariz.; and Bishop Francis Shea of Evansville, In. In November, 1972, when the U. S. bishops determined to es:a,t>lish ,a permanent Corpmittee on Priestly Life and Ministry, they also voted that priests be added to the committee as consultants and advisors. The present plan is to select 10 priest consultancs, representing both diocesan and Religious p~iests from every geographical section of the country, as well as priests from di~ferent organizations. The ad hoc committee which was the predecessor of the present committee recommended that, before making the choice of the executive director, every senate or council of priests in the United States be consulted, so that the eXE."Cutive director would have thE~ support of -the priests. Since the executive director will be working for and representing tbe bishops, the committee is also consulting bishops so that the director wiH als'o feel that he has their sl\pport.

CONF:IRMATION SCHEDULE 1974 MOST REVEREND DANIEL A.路CRONIN, S.T.D. April 2 - 7:00 P.M. April 4 7:00 P.M. April 21 - 10:45 A.M. 3:00P.M. April 23 - 7:00 P.M. April 30 - 7:00 P.M. May 2 - 7:00 P.M.

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Msgr. CoHn A. MacDonald has served for tw,o years as executive director of the bishops' Ad Hoc Committee on Priestly Life and Ministry . Until the process of selection is completed, he serves as acting ,director of the office. With his letter, Bishop Grady enc'losed the tentative goals and objectives of the committee, along with Ilhe qualities the executive director of its office is expected to possess and the reo quirements that the committee feels are ncesssa,ry for the priest adv.isors. At its first meeting in March, the committee will consider the suggestions that have been made. They will choose the 10 advisors at that time from the candidates presented. They will a'Iso select some names to be recommended as candidates for position of executive director. These candidates will be interviewed in consultation wi~ the ohairman, Bishop Grady, and Bishop James S. Rausch, NCCB general secretary, will make the final appointment. In prder to facilitate the process Bishop Grady asked that all suggestions for these positions be submitced by Feb. 22.

'IS RE - ELECTED: Rev. Fintan .D. Sheeran, SS.CC. has been re-elected superior of the east coast province of the Congregation of the SaMay 12- 3:00P.M. cred Hearts, with its provin7:00P.M. cial house in Fairhaven. He May 16- 7:00 P.M. is also a. general councillor 7:00P.M. May 21 of the, world-wide congreMay 23 . 7:00 P.M. gation, rep'resenting its English - speaking provinces. 7:00P.M. May 28 Born in Ireland, Father May 30 - 7:00 P.M. Sheeran was the first Sacred Hearts provincial chosen by June 11 - 7:00P.M. election rather than appointJune 13.- 7:00P.M. ment. He has been active in the Movement for a Better MOST REVEREND JAME~J. GERRARD, D.O., V.G. World and is chairman of the Penance Docum'ent April 4 - 7:00 P.M. Espirito Santo, Fall River board of trustees for the Continued from Page One indulgence through the minjstry Washington Theological CoApril 18. - 7:00 P.M. Mt. Carmel, New Bedford Word of God and by a more of the Church and absolution alition, a cooperative school April 21 - 3:00 P.M. St. Patrick, Fall River open exchange between the con- imparted by the priest; the exal7:00 P.M. St. Jean the Baptist, Fall River of theology. He also serves fessor and the individual pen- tation of God's mercy and the as treasurer of the New Eng- itent." April 24 - 7:00 P.M. St. Anne, Fall River dismissal. Some of these elethe' Conferland Region of Three ;Forms ments are optional but taken as May 2 - 7:00 P.M. St. Mary's, Norton The new Liturgy sets out three a whole they tend to give Penence of Major Religious Su,May 12 -' 12:00 noon St. Lawrence, New Bedford periors of Men and is a mem- different forms which make it ance a character which is one 7:00 P.M., St. John, Attleboro posstble to" emphasize" more ,<;>f Iiberatio.n and salva.tion and ber of the National Liaison clea,rly the various aspects' of . not one >,of "preoccupation -with May 14 - 7:00 P.M. Mt. Carinel, Seekonk , Committee between religious . Penance and ~to adapt' the cel- oneself. Be!)i<;les 'the. admission of IYlay 16 - 7:00 P.M. Imni'aculate Conception, New men and women and the U.S. ebration to the needs of the sin there is the proclamation of Bedford faithful. Bishops. ' the power of God Who saves May 19 - 3:00 P.M. St. John the Baptist, New The first form is the Reconcil- . and Who makes confession an iation of the Individual Penitent. encounter of joy and peace. Bedford Necrology The form in use at present .is Second Forms 7:00P.M. St. Anne, New Bedford adopted but is enriched with a The second form is the ReconFEB. 9 May 21 - 7:00P.M. , St. Theresa's, New Bedford Turn to Page ,Three Rt. Rev. John J. Kelly, Pastor, number of details. The parts of May 23 ~ 7:00P.M. St. Rita's, Marion 1963, SS. Peter and Paul, Fall the celebration are: reception of the penitent and the sign of the Rive,r. May 26 - 3:00P.M. St. Michael, Fall River cross; an exhorta tion to trust in Rev. Peter J. ,McKone, S.J., 7:00P.M. St. Joseph, Fall River Bishop Connolly High School, Go~; a possible reading of a May 28 - 7:00P:M. Holy Ghost, Attleboro text of Scripture; the confession Fall River. of sins; the manifestation of reMay 30 - 7:00P.M. Holy Cross, So. Easton FEB. 10 pentance; the imploring of God's Rev. Edward L. O'Brien, 1966, June 2 - 3:00P.M. St. John of God, Somerset 7:00P.M. Our Lady of Lourdes, Taunton Pastor, St. MalJ:, Mansfield. FEB. II June 4- ~7:00 P.M. St. Fran<~is Xavier, Acushnet Rev. John J. Sullrivan, S.T.L., ';7:00 P.M. St. Francis Assisi, New Bedford 1961, Pastor; Holy Rosary, Fall June 6 Inc. "

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MOST REVEREND JAMES. L. CONNOLLY, D.Sc. Hist. April 3- 7:00 P.M. April 18 - '7:00 P.M. April 21 - iJ:OO P.M. 7:00 P.M. April 24 - ';7:00 P.M. May 1- ,':00 P.M. May 12- 3:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. May 15- 7:00 P.M.' May 19 3:00 P.M. , 7:00 P.M. May 22, - 7:00 P.M. May 26 - 3:00 P.M. 7:00 P.M. May 29 - 7:00 P.M. 'June 2 11 :00 A.M. 3:00P.M.'

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River. Rev. John O'Connell, 1910, Rounder, St. John the Evangelist, Attleboro. FEB. 12 Rev. Stanislaus B. Albert, SS.CC., 1961, Monastery of Sacred Heart, Fairhaven , FEB. 14 Rev. Charles E. Clerk, 1932, Pastor. St. Roeh, Fall River. FEB. 15 Rev. James C. Conlon, 1957, Pastor, St. Ma~, Norton. FEB. 19 Rev.' Andrew J. Brady, 1885, Pastor, St. Joseph, Fall River. Rev. Leopold Jeurissen; SS.CC., 1953, Pastor, Sacred Heart, Fairhaven FEB. 20 Rey. James H. Fogarty, 1922, Pastor, ,St. Louis, Fall River. .'_"'""""'''''.''.. ' '"

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Penance Continued from Page Two ciliation of Several Pemitents with. Individual Confession and Absolution. In this form individual confession and absolution are inserted into a communal celebration in which "the faithful listen together to the Word of God, admit their sinfulness and invoke the mer{:y of the Lord." There are three basic parts: liturgy of the Word and prayers; individual confession and absolution; thankfulness and proclamation in common of joy at the reconciliation that has taken place As in every sacrament the communal and personal aspects are thus given due emphasis. Third Form The third form is Resconciliation of Several Penitents' with General Confession and Absolution. The Pastoral Norms of the Sacred Congregation for the Doctrine of the Fa.ith on general absolution provide that in very special circumstances, in order not to deprive the faithful for too long a period of the grace of reconciliation and of the possibilrHy of receiving the Eucharist, general absolution may be given at the discretion of the bishops with the individual confession of sins being postponed to a future date. Naturally for the efficacy of the the Sacrament of Penance, there are required hte interior dispositions, especially conversion, true repentance, the intention to make an individual confession, the willingness to make up for the offenses committed anrl the resolve to renew one's life. The chapter concerned with this third form conUnues to reflect the rules outlined in the June 16, 1972, Congregation for the Doctrine of the Faith document. That document notes only the few instances in which individual confession during a commu'1al penance service could be foregone. Texts The document released today g,ives texts for use in celebrating reconciliation. It also contains appendices relating to absolution from ecclesiastical censures, offers model penitential celebrations, and mlliterial for examination of conscience. The nine proposed penitential celebrations that are given are intended as models. Creativity is encoul'Iaged in preparing such services, and in addition to those suggested for Lent and Advent, others are intended for celebration with children, the sick, or designed around strictly biblical themes. Episcopal conferences can deter-mine norms concerning the' discipline of the Sacrament of Penance; they can detenhoinc norms for the apropriate place for the celebl'lation and for the sign of penance to be used in the cose of general absolution; and they may develop additional prayer texts. It is also up to natonal bishops' conferences to establish the date when the new rite .wil1 be implemented after the translation of the 121-page Latin text has been completed, approved and confirmed by the Holy See.

Notre Dame, Fall River: 100 Years

Continued from Page One home of Henry McGee. By November of the same year, Mass was said in the first Notre Dame Church, on Bassett Street (now St. J,oseph Street). The edifice could seat 1,600 and was filled for three Masses each Sunday. The population included 300 French and 40 Iri,sh families. Because tlf -the Irish contingent, Father 'Bedard never failed to preach in two languages at solemn Masses. The first parish school was erected in 1876, just two years after the foundation of Notre Dame, reflecting the keen interest in education thrat has characterized -the parish through the years. In 1877 the Religious of Jesus Mary came to the parish, organizing a girls' boarding schoot and in 1878 the fiitst ol1phanage was constructed. In 1880 came the first rectory and in 1882 Englishspeaking members of the parish separated to form Immaculate Conception parish. In 1884 Father Bedard died. His successors for that year were Father E. E. Norbert and ,Father S. P. McGee. In December, 1885 Rev. M. Laflamme was named pastor. In 1887 a cemetery was bought and construction began on a new convent in the same year. ,By 1888 Notre Dame parish numbered 900 families, totalling 5,000 souls. Six hundred children attended the parish schools. In the same year the Brothers of Christian Instroction came to the .parish. In October Rev. Jean-Alfred Prevost was named pastor. The Grey Nuns, who operate Mt. St. Joseph School, came to the parish in 1890. Of interest is a record in parish account books of the time. Workmen building the new church received $1.25 for a 10 hour working day! DriUers fared a little better, earning $1.50 for the same hours. Trial by Fire In 1893 the old Notre Dame church burned down. Mass had to ibe said in ·a valliety of locations rand Christmas MasS in 1893 was 'Celebrated in an enormous tent. The dislocated state of affairs lasted until December, 1894. Also in 1893, the pastor, Fr. Prevost, was named a ProtoQotary Apostolic. 'For the next few years, building was the chief concern of Msgr. Prevost. At last, in November, 1906, the new Notre Dame church, with a capacity of 2,000, was ready for use. Many "firsts" came the way of the parish in 1907. Father Adrien Gauthier, first parishioner to attain the priesthood, was ordained in his own parish church by Bishop Feehan, for whom it was likewise the first oroination. In 1908 Notre Dame numbered 1,744 families, with a total of 9,R56 souls. In succeeding years many native sons of the parish became priests and celebrated their first solemn Masses at Notre Dame. Building of the parish plant continued, with improvements to existing facilities conr.tantly being made. In 1930 the Sisters of St. Joan of Arc were added to the parish family to care for the temporal Love needs of pastor and curates. Love is the abridgement of all Also through the years scores theology. of parishioners entered religious S1. Frands de Sales life. Notre Dame men are num-

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Three Diocesans D of I Officers Elected from the Fall River diocese to serve as officers of ,the State Circle of the Daughters of Isabella are Mrs. Rita Frazier, Toonton, and Mrs. Irene Russell, Falmouth, State Trustees; and Mrs. Cecile Cummings, 'FaIl River, State Guard. They were installed at the organiza,tion's annual two-day meeting, held at Chicopee. Also at the meeting, plans were made for a statewide evening of renewal Wednesday, April 24, and for the Daughters of Isabella national convention. to be held in Boston Monday through Friday, Aug. 12 through 16. A post-convention tour wm take member-s to Spain. Entertainment at Chicopee included a Hawaiian dance presented by members of Benedict Circle, North Attleboro.

Award Winners Among Natioool Council of Teachers of English award winning essays pubUshed in "The Leaflet," periodical of the New England Association of Teachers of English, are contributions from Deborah Paiva, Sacred Hearts Academy, Fall River, and Patricia McDonagh, Bishop Feehan High School, Attleboro. Both ·are cW'rent finalists in the National Council's annual achievement test for English students.

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Gospel The Gospel is so wielded together in truth, that if one part or article ·is l"enounced, the rest is at once deprived of meaning. Bede Jarrett

bered among the Di'ocesan clergy !Barrette, and in ~~ptember, 1971 and in several religious commu- by Msgr. Gendreau. The present nities. Women of the parish are curates at Notre Dame are Rev. likewise represented in many Thomas .E. Morrissey, who is in communities, more having en- over-all charge of the ~ntennial tered the Religious of Jesus Mary observance, and Rev. Robert Sethan any other congregation. vigny, O.M.!. Until it merged with Bishop In 1925 carne the death of FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE I Msgr. Prevost.. He was succeed- Connolly' High School, Notre Get Involved In work with a purpose! We Dame parish had its own boys' . ed by Rev. Louis-Damase Robert, have several openings for telepone work· ers, male or· female. Work at home. Per· who served the parish until he high school, Msgr. Prevost, which manent JOb openings from Fall River to New Be ford out through the Cape. Free 'became ill in 1939, when Rev. contributed many ~raduates to insurance, bonus, pension, etc. You will Joseph Cournoyer was apP'oint- the priesthood. StiII an important be .trained locally by our New England District Manager. ed administrator. In 1945, after part of parish life is Notre Dame the retirement of Father Robert, . Grammar School, staffed by the Write Rev. Peter B. Wlethe, O.F.M. 1615 Republic StreIt Rev. Philias Jalbert took charge Religious crt Jesus-Mary, and havCincInnati, Ohio 45210 ing an enrollment of 307 children. of the panish. In 1946, Father Jalbert died and Rev. Stanisl'aus Goyette became administrator. In 1947 Msgr. Alfred J. E. Bonneau became pastor of Notre Dame, serving until his retirement to the Catholic Memorial Home in DISPENSING OPTICIAN February, 1970. He was succeeded by Rev. Roger P. Poirier as Complete Optical Service administrator, Msgr. Reginald 450 HIGH STREET

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The State of the Natio,n' , Erasmus, !he great Medieval scholar, once wro~e a delightful book titled "IIi Praise' of Folly." In this ever readable work he states: "It is Folly that in a several dress, governs cities, appoints magistrates and supports ju<;iicature: and, in short, makes the whole course of into depress,ion. Over a million workers in this industry alone man's life. a mere children's have been forced to search for play. One could not help, unemployment security. reflect on the words of Erasmus while attempting to understand the recent address of the Pres,ident to the Congress. The State ,of the Nation has been made into a game that children play. There are very few Americans who do not know the real State of the Union. ,After all is it not reflected in the long lines waiting for gasoline at the local service stations and, the robber baron pr.ice that is demanded for each precious drop? Every day the Hnes a~ the unemployment office increase with more and more workers being laid off from their jobs. The national unemployment rate of over five per cent belies the fact that in some areas of the lan,d it is near.ing the 10 . per cent figure. The building trades alone have surpassed the recession line and are plunging

Any person who attempts to p'ush a cart in a supermarket knows the, real state of things Seeks Pacification when products are daily on the rise or totally unobtainable. The Within Church ATHENS (NC) - Archbishop litany of inflation is never ending from the price 'of home heating Seraphim promised during his to the purchase of a new suit of enthronement here as the new clothing., High unemployment, primate of the Orthodox Church high inflation and high interest in Greece to give absolute priorrates are the real indicators of ity to pacification within the the state of the nation. If this is , Church. Urging rival fac~ions to demthe reality of American life at the present time, why then do onstrate their desire for reconthe leaders of our nation and ciliation, he said: "Forsake the their professional underlings ,in- hawks, for they stir up confusion sist that all is well? Either they and filth. Embrace the doves cannot face the reality of life that bear the olive branch of tlhat is forced on the ordinary peace." man or they find it impossible to come to grips with political truth, hiding behind the ever merely mouth words of political present false filcade of campaign purpose and intent. As a result, pmmises. the ordinary, hard working, tax M·· paying citizen has been left litVoters' M ust anlfest Their Power erally out in the cold to shoulder When the political leadership the glamour and power. of ' the heavy burdens of inflation lives in a dream world removed Washington. There are by far and recession. from the body politic then we too many members of Congress This is the present sta~e of certainly deserve no better than living in a world of fantasy. the nation in the present reality what we have elected. For after refusing to light a candle that of these United States. No words all, politicians must be elected would help dispel the darkness of political persuasion, no flowand in most cases they are that is' creeping over this lanel. ery speeches of false hope and placed in poli:tical of.f-ice by the ' There are far too many elected pr<lmises and no amount of body politics the voting citizen. officials who have sold their token stop-gap .legslation can It is indeed sad to see so many political representation to spe- change this reality. Only the men and women who claim to cial interest groups rang,ing from simple X on the voting ballot be the duly elected representa- the oil industry to the banking has such power. Hopefully the tives of the people ignoring and industry. There are far too many voting citi~ens of the land will disregarding the basic rieeds of politicians who refuse to listen use such power to improve the their constituents ,in favor of to the voice of the people and state of the nation. .1II""1I11mll"llIIlIIllItrUUUlllllllllllllllmrllllllllllll.IlIlIIllllIllIIllIllI1lIllllllllllllll1l1l1.1

Filipino Bishop Criticizes Rule Of Martial Law HONG KONG (NC)-A widely respected Filipino bishop has spoken out again'St his government's regime of martial law and the loss of basic rights of the people in a statement reported here. Bishop Francisco Claver of the Prelature of Malaybalay on the island of Mindana'o urgently prodded the majority of his fellow bishops to speak up for the people's rights of free speech, free assembly and free choice at the ballot box. In his statement, the bishop condemned the "single most resented aspect of the martial law decreed by President Ferdinand Marcos in 1972: "For a people used to turning out of office unpopular administrations in the past ... to vote according to suggested answers is the ultimate indignity." . President Marcos had explained that martial law was declared because of the threat to the country by the communist New People's Army and in order to create a new society. Since then, however, thousands - including priests and nuns--have been arrested for criticizing the government. The 44-year-old Jesuit 'bishop said that with few exceptions the attitude of Catholic bishops to the martial law was "ambivalent," "ambiguous," "wait-andsee," and "singulaTly a handsoff policy." Pastoral Lettcr • Because the bishops have act. ed with timidity, Bishop ClaveI' said. the only ·ones speaking up for the people are priests arid Religious, and they are feeling the full brunt of maIt.reatment from the government. Last July, before a national referendum that approved extending Marcos' term of office. the Philippine bishops issued a pastoral letter warning against the danger of violating human rights under martial law. About a month after martial law was declared, however, the bishops said that they recognize "the right and duty of civil authorities to take appropriate steps to protect the sovereignty of the state and to insure the peace and prosperity 'of the nation, within the law."

Oklahoma City See Plans Publication MIDWEST CITY (NC) - The first issue of a new official publication of the Oklahoma City archdiocese is scheduled to ap· pear in late February, according to the publication's editor. Father David Monahan, 46, said that the new bi-weekly has heen tentatively named The Oklahoma Catholic, pending a legal ,decision on that name which was reportedly previously used by a small Oklahoma newspaper. Father Monahan, superintendent of schools and pastor of Our Lady of Fatima Church. Nicoma Park, said that. the publication will be printed in newsletter format on glossy paper. The Oklalhoma Catholic wiII bc delivered by messenger service to rectories on Fridays and distributed at Sunday Mass. Press run is expected to be about 10.000, Father Monahan sa·id.

THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs., Feb. 7, 1974

Newly Canonized Spanish Nun Called 'Saint of Our Times' VATICAN CITY (NC)-Pope Pau'l VI, after canonizing a Span. insh nun who devloted her life to the care of the abandoned aged in the 19th century, hailed her as "truly a saint of our times and for our times." Pope Paul presided at canonization ceremonies in St. Peter's Basilica Jan. 27 and proclaimed as the Chuoch's newest saint Teresa of Jesus Jarnet y Ibars, who was born in Spain. Jan. 9, 1843, and 'who died in 1897. She founded the Uttle Sisters of the Abandoned Aged in 1873. At the time of her death she was mO:'her superior of 103 foundations in Spain, Cuba 'and Puerto

Rico with 1,260 members. As Pope Paul walked down the main aisle of St. Peter's for the canonization and Mass, attended by 23 cardinals and more than 40 bishops, the Sistine Choir intoned the hymn: "Come, bride of Christ, receive the prize which the Lord has prepared for you from e:ernity." An official delegation from Spain was present in the church, headed by the Spanish minister of agriculture, Thomas Allende y Gracia-Baxter. Some 700 Sisters belonging to the new saint's congregation were also in the church, along with thousands of pitlgrims from Spain'.

The Mass was concelebrated by the Pope, four Spanish Cardinals and several bishops se1ected to represent all parts of Spain. At the moment the Pope announced the words in Latin enscribing her in the ."list of saints." Appl,ause broke out, but died down as soon as the first prayer to the new St. Teresa was intoned. 'Chosen by God' , Pope Paul spoke both in Spanish and Italian during the Mass and paid tribute to St. Teresa for her devotion to the abandoned aged. "Today more than ever, in this age of great progress," he said,

"large numbers of the elderly find themselves faced by material poverty, neglect and loneliness. None better than the Little Sisters of the Aban:ioned Aged knew the suffering of those people. "The Little Sisters have been and are the wi,:nesses of the emptiness that often af.f1icts the old. They have been chosen to fill that emptiness with warmth and human affection. They have been chosen by God to reaffirm the sacredness of life and to underline the ,truth that man is a child of God and can never be regarded only as a tool of cold utilitarianism."

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Mother's ,M,e!dicine Is Good At Diagnosing Strange Ills I don't like to bother my doctor every time one of my kids has some minor complaint. I usually wait until a leg is falling off, bleeding hasn't stopped for hours, or the patient is' unconscious. Part of the reason for this is that I know he's busy. The rest is fear on my part. He may and yelling at a younger child to turn off the TV because the pa· have to explain to me that . tient can't think. These sympmy child's swollen foot is toms get stronger. until they are caused by an advanced case of other "perspiration-itis." In words.. "he hasn't taken his gym socks off for a month!"

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So rather than risk tak'inga child to the doctor for "nothing" I prescribe my own remedies. For normal complaints: "go to sleep till you feel better" or "wash it wi·th hot water." In the case of swelling, this becomes "wash it with cold water." Even if I eventually take the kid to the doctor, having washed or slept at first is no disadvan· tage. But through my long practice of "mother's medicine" I've learned to diagnose more com· plicated ailments. School-iUs For example: Early in the morning, chills, headache, stomach ache, and a funny, wobbly. ginger-aley kind of feeling in tile knees. ac'companied by unfinished homework. i!? definitely "school-itis." In the evening, chills, headache, stomach ache, and a funny, wobbly • ginger-aley kind' of feeling in the knees, with no reo lation to homework. is "put out the garbage-His." A variation on the evening ailment is extreme fatigue. accompanied by an urgent need to, go to the ba'throom. it's dish-iUs." Another ailment shows up in mid:afternoon and increases in intensity. as, the hours wear on. The early symptoms are frenzy,

'Meeting to Discuss Bias Against' WClmen GENEVA (NC) "",,"' About 120 women from six continents are expected to attend an ecumenical consultation on discrimination against women to be held June 15-21 in West Berlin under the sponsorship of the World Council of Churches (WCC). The participants will consider the psychological, biological, cui· tural and economic roots of sexual discrimination. The meeting will also explore what freshinsights theology may offer for human liberation. Miss Brigalia Bam, chairman of the WCC program unit on ect. ucation and renewal, and principal organizer of the June consultat.ion. said that every effort has been made to insure :hat partic· ipants are widely representative in terms of age. race, religious affiliation, profession ,and nationality.

accompanied by tears. A check of homework assignments from two weeks earlier will confirm "project-itis." These are all instantly- relieved by "okay. stay home from school;" "there's no garbage collection tomorrow;" ''I'll do the dishes;" '~you don't look well. Get to bed. and don't set your alarm. The sleep woill do you more good than anything." However, while this gets rid of the symptoms. it doesn't cure the child: The cure involves nausea on the way to school. followed by a phone call from the school nurse. In worse cases. the 'call comes. from the street cro,ssing' guard, because the child didn't make it all the way to the classroom. One time I had a child with "school-itis." I conned and cajoled him 'into going. I waved . good-bye. closed the front door, and. leaned against it. worn out but relieved. I had won. I got him to go... Then I heard the back door quietly open... He tiptoed intd the kitchen ... Then threw up! There is possibly something hereditary in these ailments. Some" mornings I get up, and look at the mountains of laundry to be aone, an untidy liv.ing room. sfoppy bathrooms and a greasy stove. Grocery shopping must be done that day. By the time the kitchen has filled with the wreckage of getting eight ~ids off to school, I feel chiHy, headachy, my stomach is upset, and there's a funny. wobbly. ginger-aley kind of feeling in my knees, accompanied by an urgent desire to go back to bed. Definitely "Mother-itis"!

Two Catholic Junior Colleges to Close WOODCLIFF LAKE (NC)-Alphonsus College, a two-year institution here conducted by the Sisters of St. John the Baptist. will close at the end of the current school year. The college is 'the second junior college in 'New Jersey's Bergen County under Catholic auspices to announce .its closing. Earlier. the Sisters of St. Joseph of Peace announced they would' shut Englewood Cliffs College in June. ,Both colleges have suffered from competition from a newly opened public' institution, Bergen County Community College in Paramus. which offers substantially lower tuition and wider course selection. Founded in 1965, Alphonsus never reached the enrollment target of 350 students. The current enrollment is 60 full-time and 60 part-time students. Officials of the Sisters of S1. John the Baptist said the' congregation 'lost $100.-..... 000 operating Alphonsus last year.

SAN JUAN (NC) - Cardinal Luis Aponte of San Juan and the bishops of Puerto Rico stated their support for an ecumenical March for life here. In a letter to all the par,ishes of Puerto Rioo. Cardinal Aponte said that there is a need to promote the struggle against abor~ tion here. "We want to make people conscious that the ruling of the Supreme Court of the United States applies in Puerto Rico. A group of lay people have decided to repudiate the ruling publicly. These activities have all my support and col1aboration." , There has been some doubt as to whether the Jan. 22. 1973, 'Supreme Court ruilng legalizing ,abortion applies to the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, since this island is neither a state nor a territory of the United States but an "associated free state." The March f,or Life was exSISTER IS A COP: Sgt. Jerome Andrews, an instructor pected to draw some 50,000 demat the Detroit Police Academy, talks with recent graduate onstrators marching in silence Joan Desmond. Policewoman Desmond wanted to do more and prayer from the Puerto Rico juvenile counselling in the University of Detroit's depart- Capi,tol building to the Supreme ment of public safety, so she joined the force. But off the Court building. . job, Officer Desmond is better known as Sister Joan and The lay Catholic group organizing the d.emonstrations lives in a convent. NC Photo. made a call to all Christians to par.ticipate in the demonstration as an ecumenical gesture against abortion. The Puerto Rican Supreme Court is reviewing the' case Wisconsin Law Protects Conscience of a woman who wants an abortion in the .third month of In Abortion, Sterilization her pregnancy. A controversy MADISON (NC)--Gov. Patrick year's abol'ti9n decisions of the . based on this case is raging be. Lucey of Wisconsin. allowed. a U. S. Supreme Court. tween different groups on' Gov. Lucey said he himself be- whether the U. S. Supreme biH protecting hospitals and medical personnel from.perform- lieves "abortion to be immoral" Court decision applies here. ing abortions or sterilizations to but added that "many Wisconsin become law without his signa- citizens do not share this 'View." His objections to the conture. science law, he said. were that it . 11he bill. passed by large ma- makes no distinction between jorities in both houses of the public and private hospitals and Wisconsin legislature. ,allows and that 'it "does not protect the both public' and private hospitals freedom of conscience for everyto refuse the use of their facil- , one." ities for abortion or sterilization. While it protects those opIt aUows medical 'Personnel in posed to abortion and sterilizaeither type of facility to refuse tion. he said. "the bill affords 303 IYANOUGH ROAD to perform or participa,te in no protection from job discrimHYANNIS, MASS. abor,tions or steriHzations for ination from those physicians, reasons of conscience and pro- nurses and others willing to perTEL. 775-0081 hibits discrimination against form ~bor.uons and sterilizapersonnel for their stand. tions." The Wisconsin Committee to Gov. Lucey said he had seri- Legalize AbortJion, a coalition of Windsor Music 993-6263 DANCE - REAL - LIVE - MUSIC ous constitutional and personal organizations such as Zero Popreservations about the bill. and ulation Growth (ZPG) and the Tony Rapp-Art Perry a coalition of pro-abortion National Organization for Wom-. Jan. 12-St. Thomas More, Somerset 12-Sacred Heart, Fall River groups announced that it would en (NOW). has questioned the 19-Fr. Joseph Boehr K.C., Tiverton challenge the law's constitution- consti'~utionality of that part of 26-51. Anne Fraternity, Tiverton 26-Bishop Cassidy K.C., Swansea ality by instituting separate the law tl;1at allows any health 26-McMahon K.C., N.B. (Monthly) Feb. 9-H~lv Name. F~II RI"er suits against a public hospital care facility to ~refuse the use 16-SI. 'Theresa. Tiverton and a private hospital. 23-Fr. Joseph Boehr K.C., Tiverton of its facilities fol' abortions or ~ar. 2-our Laay of Fatima, N.B. 16-K.C., Newport Charles M. Phillips. executive sterilizations, It sa.id it plans to 16-Christopher Rooney K.C., Ports. challenge both public and pridirector of the Wisconsin Cath16-51. Theresa, Tiverton Apr. 6-Fr. Joseph B,ehr K.C., Tiverton olic Conference. said the WCC vate hospi'tals in an attempt to 2o-Sacred Heart, New Bedford has consistently supported the overturn the law. bill. While the conference was disappointed that the governor did not suppor.t the bill by signing it, said Phillips, it was also happy that he did not exercise his veto power.

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Nonpublic School Aid Planned in New Jersey TRENTON (NC)-Gov. Brendan T. Byrne's administration is preparing legislation to provide a constitutional nonpublic school aid program. A spokesman for the new governor said the program is being drawn along lines suggel?ted by Byrne last fall in a campaign position paper on parochial school aid. The program would be modeled on a New' York state law which has survived court tests thus far. Emphasis will be on state textbook loans to aU schOOls, private, public and parochial, and would put a full-time nurse paid out of state funds in every schOOl in New Jersey. It would also extend state support for school transportation, probably by increasing the $150 per pupil reimbursement now given to local school districts for students who travel distances that are not covered by state aid.

Says Man,y Catholics Are Drug Addicts LONDON (NC) - The number of Catholic drug addicts and alcoholics in the Greater London area is proportionately well above that for any other denomination or for agnostics, according to a report by Father Terence E. Tanner, a social worker in the region. Of more than 200 registered drug addicts be knows, about half are Catholics, he said. He said he had also found a high proportion of Catholics among the compulsive gamblers in the area.

Catholic Agencies. Seek to Enter Child-Care Suit NEW YORK (NC)-Two Cath- tem are not caused by the state olic Charities agencies have constitution and laws "in and of sought friend of the court status themselves" nor by "the principle here to support New York's reli- of including religious training as gion-based system of child care. an essential part of child care." Msgr. James Murray, director The system has been chal-' lenged in a suit brought by the of the New York archdiocesan New York Civil Liberties Union Catholic Charities, said that 50 and the Legal Aid Society last per cent of the children in placeJune against 77 child care agen- ment are in Catholic agencies. cies, including 22 Catholic agen- "Catholic Charities is in a unique cies. The challengers contend position to assist the court in the that the system is unconstitu- resolution of this law suit," he NUN: Mother Frances tional because it discriminates argued. 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Catholic Press Total Circulation Drops Slightly NEW YORK (NC)-The total circulation of Catholic periodicals remained stable in 1973, as did the combined circulation of Catholic newspapers, according to the 1974 Catholic Press Directory published here. Total circulation for all Catholic newspaper and magazines in the United States and Canada dropper slightly--ifrom 22,805,17' in 1972 to 22,767,256 in 1973. Catholic newspapers showed a decrease in circulation from 5,352,469 to 5,05/',957, according to the directory which is pubIis\:1ed by the Catholic Press Association (CPA). A dramatic decline in circulation for national Catholic newspapers was recorded but is not as serious as it may seem. The National Catholic Register and Our Sunday Visitor, two national papers which publish editions that serve as diocesan papers in several areas, lost 'circulation when three dioceses left the chain and began publishing their own papers. Slight Changes The Register" lost two papers, reducing the number of its diocesan editions to nine; OSV lost one paper, reducing its number of diocesal1, editions to six. So while the national newspapers lost some circul'ation, in reality, the circulation figures. only shifted to another heading. The number of diocesan newspapers published locally increased from 112 to 120. Their circulation went from 4,133,064 in 1972 to 4,153,185 in 1973. Most diocesan newspapers showed only slight increases or decreases in circulation. Canadian Catho]jc periodicals reflected similar circulation statistics with only slight gains or losses.

TO SPEAK: Sister Eugenia Margaret, SUSC, librarian at Sacred Hearts Academy, Fall River, and a trustee of the Fall R.iver Public Library, will address the literature department of Fall River Catholic Woman's Club at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 10 at Sacred Hearts Convent, Prospect Place, Fall River. The religious holds a master's degree in library science and has wide experience in her field.

Simpler L'ife Style jPoints Way to More Time Spent with Books at Home By PAT MCGOWAN Without our wish, a new. life style is being thrust upon us; but surprisingly many people have decided they like a little austerity instead of ever-increasing luxury. With a return to simpler ways has come rCl'lewed interest in th'e pleasures of yesteryear. It's not uncommon today to see non-teenagers astride a bike or even, heaven help us, walking where they used , to drive. And there's even a bit more of that precious commodity, time, what with gasless Sundays and a general rediscovery of _the delights of home and hearth. Add to that the rigors of what is turning out to be more o( a traditional New England winter than have the past few and it's not surprising that - people are returning to reading, and finding that recent publication~ cater to every taste. New, Good ,Among the new and good: "C.S. Lewis: Images of His World" by Douglas Gilbert and Clyde S. Kilby (Eerdmans, $12.95) is a large and lovely book that is just about indispensable to >the true Lewis fan: It offers a unique blend of photographs and text depicting not only the people and places be,loved of the English author but the scenes from which it is likely he drew inspiration for his works as the Marnia series for children, the Ransom trilogy for sciencefiction fans and' dedicated Christians alike, "The Screwtape Lett~rs," "The Weight of ' ,Glory" and some 50 other books blending Christianity and seasoned contemplation of the modern scene. J.f you like Lewis, get this book. You'll never regret the investment (and when the price of books gets into two figures, you can almost call it that). Aging in America Surprise! People get old. Television has recognized it, with the you're-as-young-as-you-feel school of commercials and now publishers are' into the act. Among new title: Aging in America (Bert K. Smith,' Beacon, $8.95); Living to be a Hundred (Ivor Felstein"Hippocrene, $5.95); Religion after Forty (John C. Cooper, Pilgrim, $4.95); Ageless Aging (Ruth Winter, Crown, $5.95); Your Death Warrant: The Implications of Euthanasia (Jonathan Gould and Lord Craigmyle, Arlington, $6.95); Live Until You Die (Randolph C. Miller, Pilgrim, $5.95); and The Gift .of Retirement (Liliane Giudice, John Knox, $3.95). Of these, Aging in America presents a realistic picture of what confronts the newly retired a,nd the older person with possible mental or physical problems, and it stresses the importance of preparation for retirement years. The Gift of Retirement treats the same. problem in a poetic, philosophical way, presenting the thoughts and reactions of a perceptive woman during the first day of her husband's half-dreaded, half-welcomed release from the business world. Medical aspects of the aging' process are c.onsidered in Living to be a Hundred and Ageless

Ca lis for Action To End Injustice ST. LOUIS (NC) - Cardinal John Car-berry of St. Louis told a forum honoring the late Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. that the Church has made it clear that injustice in the world must be eliminated completely. Cardinal Car-berry led off the five-hour afternoon forum in honor of King, the black civil r.ights leader. The forum, "Justice in the World," was sponsored by the St. Louis Archdiocesan Commission on Human Rights. Cardinal 'Carberry in his speech referred se veraI times to the statement on world justice by the 1971 World Synod of Bishops in Rome. "The position of the Church was made very clear," Cardjnal Carberry said. "The Church, seeing itself in the world, sees injustice as intOlerable, something to be eliminated completely with God's grace and help." The Cardinal cautioned, however that those who seek change must realize that the world can not be changed overnight. "We must realize that our actions now are ways of plowing the ground for those who wilf come after us." , 411111Ull1UUllllllllllllllmllltlilltmUlllllllIlIll1l1ll1ll11ll1l11lIllllllllmlllllllllllllU1ltllllllll1

HAPPY 101: Mrs. Zilla Livesey, 101, is congratulated on her birthday by Mrs. Claire Charron, floor coordinator at Fall River's Catholic Memorial Home. UntH she was 100, Mrs., Livesey, a native of Blackburn, England, liyed in Swansea with her daughter and son-in-law and-previously she was a Fall River resident. Aging, while argument against euthanasia are the subject of Your Death Warrant. The answers of religion to the mysteries of aging and death are discussed in Religion after Forty and Live until You Die. Armchair Travelers With the energy shortage, the ranks of armchair travelers are likely to increase, and they'll be enthralled by many new textand-picture books. "Nantucket ISland" by Robert Gambee (Hastings House, $10.50) .is of particufar interest here since Naptucket is.in the Fall River diocese. Included among its lavish black and- white photographs is one of bicycles parked outside Our Lady of the Isle Church "whiah welcomes the bicycles on Sunday morning." Colors glow from the pages of "Hawaii" by James Siers (Harper & Row, $9.95), "One Man's Wilderness: An Alaskan Odyssey" by Sam Keith from the journals and photographs of Proenneke '(Alaska Northwest Publishing Co.); and "Christmas in the Southwest" by' Taylor LewIs Jr. and Joanne Young (Holt, Rinehart, Winston, $6.95). All give the proverbial bird's-eye view of the areas covered and all are beautiful. Poems and photographs by the author fill the pages of "New Faces of China" by Willis Barnstone (Indiana University Press), which is a paean to the children of China. For Children And for the children, of China or anywhere, is a slipcased anniversary edition of the perennial favorite, "The Little Prince" by Antoine de Saint-Exupery (Harcourt Brace-Jovanivich, $7.50),

and a reissue oJ fairy tales and stories by George MacDonald, titled, "The Gifts of the Child Christ (Eerdmans, 2 Vol. $7.95). "All for Her" by Father Patrick Peyton, C.S.CO (Family Theater Publications, $1.50) is the autobiography of the famous rosary priest, best known for his slogan, "The family that prays together stays togehter," and for his Family Rosary Crusade, sponsors of radio, television and motion picture programs dedicated to the upholding of the ideals of family life.. "Whom God Hath Joined" by David R.. Ma,ce (Westminster, $3.50) is a revised edition of a favorite handbook presenting the Christian philosophy of marriage, while "Anger in Love" by Samuel Southard (Westminster, $2.45) explores the role of admitted and properly 'handled anger in strengthening family relationships. The physical aspect of mind control is considered in "The Brain Changers" by Maya Pines Harcour.t Brace - Jovanovich, $7.95), which is a study of such matters as bio-feedback methods of controlling violence, improving or destroying memory, and the possibHity of programming embryos or infants for superior achievements. Are You Ustening "Are You Listening to Your Child?" by Arthur Kraft, Ph.D. (Walker, $7.95) descrIbes play therapy with pre-school children, offering many hints that parents can use to help solve behavior problems. "The Fractured Family" by Leontine Young (McGraw Hill, $6.95) is a sensitive study of where the Amerkan family has

been and where it miglht be going. It makes the reader fee1 that old was not all bad. Also calling for a return to old principles is "Will the Real Young America Please Stand Up?" by Mark Evans (S~ackpole, $6.95) an examination of current mores by a young conservative. Women Priests? "Women Priests in the Catholic Church?" by Haye van der Meer, S.J. (Temple University Press) is far from a radical outcry, being a closely reasoned 10year-old and "the only fully documented analysis of arguments offered by !Ill Christian churches over the centuries against the ordination of women." From profound .to relaxing: "Abby Rand's Guide to Puerto Rico and the U. S. Virgin Islands" (Scribners, $8.95) is an up to the minute. guide tq where to go, what to do and how much it'll cost you tn the abovenamed vacation spots. And to close on the really upbeat, try a polka record from (are you ready for this?) "The Transcendental Sisters of St. Francis." Priced at $5, it's available from Ray Records, Box 128, Columbus, Neb. 68601, and is a cheerful collection of polkas played and sung by Sisters Pat, Lucy and Charlene of Colorado Springs, Colo., the most surpris.iog of which is "No Beer in Heaven." Proceeds benefit the community's retirement fund.

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Catholic Pupils, Parents Learn About Judaism BROOKLYN (NC)-"Matzohs! We love them!" cried the seventh and eighth grade pupils in Holy Ghost Catholic Parish auditorium. They were responding to the matzohs shown by Rabbi A. Stanley Dreyfus of Union Temple of Brooklyn during one of the six sessions of an evening series on Judaism at the parish. The course has attracted up to 100 students, 30 of them parents, in the parish. The p~rish area has a large number of of Orthodox Jews, many of them pious and strict Hasidine. They live side by side with Italian Catholics. Once in a while there are tensions, but relations are generally good. A small delicatessen, near the subway station sells both knishes and pizza. Foster Understanding Sister Mary Doyle, a Sister of St. Joseph who is religious coordinator at Holy Ghost School, last year thought it would be a good idea to "foster understanding" by starting a course in Judaism. Thus Catholic pupils both at the school and in near-by public schools could find out all they wanted to know about Jewish pra'c~ices but were always afraid to ask. What surprised the nun was the number of parents who wanted to know as well. The Tuesday night meetings were arranged in collaboration with the highly active CatholicJewish - Relations Committee of the Brooklyn diocese and the Anti-Defamation League of B'nai B'rith. Rabbi Dreyfus, Rabbi Frank Fischer of the Hillel Foundation of Brooklyn College and Rabbi Ezra Finklestein of Whitestone Jewish Center are among the speakers.

Archbishop Camara Wins Peace Prize OSLO (NC) - Brazil's controversial Archbishop Helder Camara is scheduled to receive a Peo: pIes Peace Prize in the city hall here ,in Norway. The prize was initiated by groups in Norway dissatisfied with the 1973 winners of the Nobel Peace Prize. The J?rize is now worth at least $175,000, collected from groups in Scandinavia, the Netherlands and Germany. Archbishop Camara, who heads the archdiocese of Olinda and Recife in poverty-stricken northeast Brazil, has said he will donate the prize money to research in finding ways to increase puttting pressure on oppressors, whether they be military regimes or international business enterprises. Joint winners of the 1973 Nobel Peace Prize were North Vietnam's chief peace negotiator, Le Due Tho, l\nd U.S. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger. Le -Duc Tho declined his portion of the prize and Kissinger, although accepting, did no~ appear in person at the award ceremonies in December.

Waiting Too many are waiting for God to do things for them rather than with them. Ralph Sockman

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Thurs., Feb. 7, 1974

Irish Archbishop 'Mystery Man'

BIRTHRIGHT SPEAKERS: Mr. and Mrs. John Anderson, of Cape Cod Birthright program for women and girls pregnant out of wedlock, speak at annual Ladies' Niglit program of New Bedford Serra Club. From left, Mr. and Mrs. Anderson, Mrs. Jack Clements and Mr. Clements, president of New Bedford organization.

TUAM (NC) - The "mystery man" behind a project to build 12 houses here for newlyweds has been identified as ArchbishDp Joseph Cunnane of Tuam. There had been some speculation that the "mystery man" wac; an Irishman who had returned to this area after having become wealthy in America. \ The project became public about two months ago when the local ,community council announced an anonymous offer of about $50,000 to help provide houses for young couples who have been finding it difficult to get apartments or houses at reasonable rents, Applicants for the archbishop's housing project must participate in a compulsory savings plan to help raise a deposit for a house of their OWIl. Archbishop Cunnane said he is borrowing the money from a bank and is using other relief funds as security.

Catholic Foundation Announces Grants

NEW YORK (NC) - Three grants totaling $9,000 have been awarded by the Catholic ComÂˇ munications Foundation (CCF) to three. production companies specializing in programs for the formation rel'ating to the dismis- Catholic Church. sal of Paul Garza, a co-worker Receiving gran~s of $3,000 . engaged in pro-union activity. each were the Passionist Radio Garza was fired allegedly for and Television Center to assist missing work without an accept- in production of Spanishable excuse. He had skipped language radio programs, the work one Saturday to attend a Paulist Communications service pro-union rally in El Paso. to underwrite three new contemFarah contended that the six porary program formats, and the workers were not fired but Christophers to assist in the walked out. Farah spokesman production of films based on Phillip Nicolaides told NC News Christopher prayers. In addition, the diocese of that the company found the decision "startling" especially since, Madison, Wis., and' Juneau, according to Nicolaides, not one Alaska, have been allocated of the six dismissed men filed grants of $2,500 and $2,050 respectively for special broadcastoR complaint that they were dis-, charged unfairly until 'over two ing projects dealing with producmonths after the incident. tion ef film on the priesthood and production of three televiWhile not heingasked to rule â&#x20AC;˘ sion specials. on the legality of Garza's disJesuit Father Carl A. Fisher missal, Maloney said that the six of 'Washington, D. C" was men had been denied the right awarded the first of the 1974 to be present with a co-worker CCF commuications training at his final disciplinary interscholarships to Loyola Univerview, a right guaranteed under sity in New Orleans. the National Labor Relations Act. The union activities of the six men were known to Farah, the ELECTRICAL judge noted.

Strikers Win Major Legal Victory WASHINGTON (NC) - A National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) official has declared that the Farah Co. acted illegally in 1972 when it dismissed six workers-an action that touched off a 20-month strike against the clothing manufacturer. The ruling, which ordered reinstatement of the workers, was described by union lawyers as a major victory, hut they said it might not be implemented until a long appeal process is completed. Walter H. Maloney, Jr., an NLRBadministrative law judge, said that 'the dismissal of the workers are illegal and rooted in anti-union bias and he ordered the company to end its "broad

Hears Arguments On Tax Exemption WASHINGTON (NC) - The U. S. government argued before the Supreme Court here that it has the power to collect taxes from two organizations that are currently f'ighting the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) decision to revoke their tax exempt status. In 1969 the IRS started collecting taxes from American~ United for Separation of Church and State (AUSCS), claiming that it was engaged in "substantial" lobbying efforts, contrary to IRS regulations for tax-exempt institutions. The IRS revoked the taxexempt status of Bob Jones University, a fundamentalist college in Greenville, S.C., on the grounds of racial discrimination when the college refused to admit black students. The cases before the high court will not resolve the substantive issue of ultimate tax exemption, but only the issue of whether the government can collect taxes while the organizations are fighting in lower courts to recover the tax exempt status.

gauged anti-union campaign consisting of glaring and repeated violations" of the workers', rights to organize and strike. The decision said that the six dism'issed workers and all workers who began striking after .their dismissal in May, 1972, must be reinstated with'in five days of requesting their former jobs. They must be paid back pay with six per cent interest. If necessary, persons hired to take their places must be discharged. The ruling now goes to the, NLRB for review. If. upheld by the board, Farah is expected to fight the decision before the federal courts. Union lawyers say that appeals could go on for "conceivably a year-and~a-half." The Amalgamted Clothing Workers of America (ACWA) had charged that in May, 1972, Farah' dismissed six workers at its Frio City Road plant in San Antonio after they demanded in-

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'Number of Seminarians Drops 55 Percent in Last Six Years WASHINGTON (NC) - The number of students for the priesthood has dropped 55 per cent in the last six years-including an 11 per cent drop in the past ye"lr,according to new figures released here by the Center for Applied Research in the Apostolate (CARA). High school, collE:ge and theology students for the priesthood, plus novices in Religious orders, totaled 38,327 in the 1967-68 school year. In the 1973-74 school year, the total was 17,334. Father Adrian Fuerst, editor of the CARA Seminary Report, attributed the decline to a number of factors in the Church and American society, but stressed the lack of active vocation recruitment among priests and the lack of solid diocesan vocational programs as two of the major problems today. In the past year, according to .. the CARA figures, seminary and novitiate enrollment has dropped 10.9 per cent, from 19,463 to 17,334. One of the most serious declines, indicating that the out-

look for the near future is poor, is the drop in college-level enrollments. 'In 1967 there, were 13,088 collegians and 7,865 theologians a ratio of 'about five to three. But this year for the .first time the number of college students (4,883) dropped below the' number of ,theologians (5,037). Father Fuerst said the figures are sLightly misleading, since it is becoming increasingly popular for some college stu'dents actively interested in the priesthood to attend college outside the seminary context. He estimated that there are about 400 collegians in this category, with the figures of enrollments for the school years 1967-68, 197273, and 1973-74: High school: 15,347 in 1967; 7,172 in 1972; 6;928 in 1973. College: 13,088 in 1967; 6,019 in 1972; 4,883 in 1973. Theology: 7,865 in 1967; 5,804 in 1972; 5,037 in 1973. Religious novitiate: 2,027, in 1967; 468 in 1972; 486 in 1973. Totals: 38.327 in 1967; 19,463 in 1972; 17,334 in 1973.

Catholic Education Association Plans Extensive Convention WASHINGTON (NC) - The National Ca'tholic Education Association' (NCEA.) says it expects between 12,000 to 15,000 teachers and administrators to attend its annual convention and exposHion in ClevE~land, April 15-18. The NCEA said there will be talks, program sessions and extensive exhibits offering a wide spectrum of activities for the convention participants. Some of the key addresses will be given by Dr. Lawrence Kohlberg, professor of education and social psychology at Harvard University; Dr. Mario Fantini of the State University College, New Platz, N. Y.; and Sister Rosemary Ferguson, prioress general of the Adrian Dominicans. More than 100 sessions will be held during the. four-day conyention, the NCEA said. Besides general session, workshop sessions will be held in specific educational areaes. Film festivals, media work-

Sides With Graham Over Stadium Use

PHOENIX (NC)-The Catholic Bishop of Phoenix has issued a statement supporting the Rev. Billy Graham in his dispute with the state board of regents who are denlying him the use of a football stadium for his religious crusade. The Arizona Billy Gr"aha~ Crusade has sought t.he use of Sun Devil stadium of Arizona State University in Tempe for a May 5-12 crusade. However, the board of regents has denied use of the stadium on the grounds that the state constitution forbids utilization of state property for, religious purpose~.

"While not a cosponsor of the Billy Graham Crusade," Bishop Edward A. McCarthy of Phoenix, said "I do join with those who object to the denial of use of the stadium for the rally.

shops, panel discussions on such topics as sex education and minority concerns, and a presentation of multi-media 'technology will be interspersed with formal presentations. Most of the meetings and all of the exhibits will be' held in The Clevelapd Convention Center, located in the heart of a 17acre downtown mall. The 1974 NCEA convention exposition will occupy over 46,000 square feet and will be located in' the Mass I exhibition hall of the center. There will be more than 300 organizations participating' as exhibitors. The exposition will include a direct sales area and a music education exhibit. There will also be educational exhibits of textbooks, audiov,isual equipment, school furnishings and teaching aids.

'Bread-Basket Ball' To Help Feed Ne~dy ,

PHILADELPHIA (NC) - Students from 16 high schools here will help supply emergency food for the poor by participating in a new "spor,t"~bread-basket ball. ' ' Winners in the "sport," sponsored by the Philadelphia Archdiocesan Youth Service organization, are determined by the number of food-credit. units teams amass. Students score food-unit credits by donating ,canned goods and foodstuffs, such as cereals, beverages, baby food, fish and peanut butter, which are sent to emergency fo~d centers set tip by the Cardinal's Commission on Human Relations. An element of chance is added since students wiH not know which foodstuffs are worth the most food-unit credits until the end of the week-long "games." After three-weeks of "elimination rOllnds," four teams will enter the "super-market bowl." Winner of the bowl receives a trophy.

MONTGOMERY (NC)-Guidelines preventing sterilizations on patients in Alabama mental ,institutions except in cases of medical necessity have been issued here by a federal court. Federal Judge F,rank M. Johnson Jr. ruled that sterilizations could be performed "only when the full panoply of constitutional protections has been accorded to the individuals involved." Under the guidelines, three basic steps must be taken before a mentally incompetent person may be sterilized in an Alabama mental institution. The operation must be approved by the institution's director, then iby a review committee, and finally by a "court of competent jurisdiction." The ~view committee, the guidelines said, must be made up of a physician, an attorney, at least two women, at leas.t two minority group members, and one resident of the institution. Written Consent I

CANTERBURY IN NEW YORK: Dr. Michael Ramsey, Archbishop of Canterbury and primate of the Church of England, talks to a press conference in New York during the three-day Trinity Episcopal Institute. He, predicted that an "operational statement"-to unite the Anglican and Catholic Churches is possible by the year 2000. NC Photo.

All members must be "so selected that they will be competent to deal with ,the medical, legal, social and ethical issues involved in sterilization." None of the members, except the patient, _may be associated with ,the institution. The sterilizations, the- judge added, may only be performed if temporary means of birth control "will ,inadequately meet the needs of" the patients. Also the Jew,s Should Have at Least Three patient must ,be represented Childrenl Rabbi Says throughout the proceedings by NEW· YORK ,(NC) - Jewish the question,' '''Is it, not obvious' legal counsel: Also, if the patient is legally families shou.ld not take part in that in terms of Jewish survival, achieving zero population growth the European holocaust (Nazi competent, he must give written and should have a minimum of murder of Jews) of the war years consent. three children, according to the and the Holocaust-size .loss in newly elected president of the America during the last three decades produced the same reNew York Board of Rabbis. sults?" . Rabbi Sol Roth, speaking at <the annual meeting of the board, said that the American Jewish community "will grow weaker Holy Year: Booklet and will face a threat to its ex- Sent to Bishops "Serving the Community istence" without an increase in Since 1873" WASHINGTON (NC)-A bookpopulation: let oJ:) the Holy Year is being Cities Service Petroleum The new president stated that sent to bishops .and diocesan Products he was not saying "whether or liturgical conferences, the Nanot I oppose zero population tional Catholic Office for Inforgrowth for the rest of the mation announced here. Gasolene & Diesel Fue!s human family," But he asserted Fuel Oils The 123-page "Order for the that, given the thr~at tG the cultural and spiritual future of the Celebration of the Holy Year in Liquified Petroleum Gas American Jewis", community, the Local Churches," prepared Stewart-Warner Winkler "three children should be the by the Vatican's central commisHeating & Coo:ing minimum number for Jewish sion for t·he Holy Year was Installations ,families'... but the larger the translated for English-speaking bishops by .the International better." . The rabbi asserted that if the Committee on English in the _. 24-Hour Burner Service Jewish population had merely Liturgy. It details recommen448 BROADWAY, TAUNTON kept pace with the general pop- dations for local Holy Year celulation growth in the U. S. there ebrations in 1974, to be held in Attleboro - No. Attleboro ~ould be 12' million instead of preparation for the international 1975. celebration in Taunton six million American Jews today. The American Jewish population has not grown in 30 years, the rabbi said.

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Lauds Council's Statement On Role of Today's Women

The Parish Parade Publicity chairmen of parish organizatiol1s .re asked to submit news Items' for this column to The Anchor, P. O. Box 7, Fall River 02722. Name of city or town should be 'ncluded, as well as full dates of all activities. Please Sllnd news of future rather than past events.

Some 70-odd years ago the then President of the United States, writing with 'more valor than discretionand, of all places, in the Ladies Home Joumal-came out flatly against \ women's suffrage in the United States. Woman's "best and safest place," he said, "is in the attributed, I should reply: To home. Sensible and responsi- the superiority of. their women." ble women do not wa t t M. de Tocquevllle undoubted-

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ly meant very well and was being utterly sincere-and was not merely acting out the familiar role of the cultivated and chivalrous Frenchman-when he IUlllllllllllmll!l!IIIlI!~!!!I:~ wrote this gracious tribute to American womanhood. It is fair to assume, moreover, that By his kindly sentiments were deeply appreciated by American MSGR. women in the 1830s. There is every reason to believe howGEORGE G. MADONNA: An Indian ever, that if similar sentiments were to be expressed by a cop- mother holds a blond Jesus HIGGINS temporary de TocquevilJe writing in this Chilean Christmas . in 1974, they would be deeply card expression of a blend 11111111111111111111111111 resented-:-,so profoundly has the of Indian culture and Christiby a higher intelligence than our status of American women anity. The Church in Latin changed in more recent decades. own." Pacem in Terris America must use. pilgrimSeventy-odd years later, Pres.. In the course of his encyclical, ages, Indian customs, folk ident Grover Cleveland's fundamentalist exegesis of the scrip- Pacem' in Terris, Pope John dances· and other elements tures had been so radically de- XXIII-to the suprise of many of popular religion' to evanmythologized that another Pres- observers, if only because of his ident of the United States, who peasant origin in a traditional gelize the people; a meeting has since died, felt that it was Latin society-reacted very fa- of theologians and anthropolnot only theologically respect- vorably to t'he changing status ogists was told' in Santiago, able but politically imperative of women in contemporary so- Chile. to reverse his predecessor's an- ciety. "Since women," he wrote, tiquated ruling on the vote of "are becoming ever more conwomen in the American com- scious of their human dignity, they will not tolerate being monwealth. "I believe a woman's place is treated as merely material in- IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, not only in the home but in the struments , but demand rights TAUNTON House and Senate and through- befitting a human person both The Women's Guild will sponout the government," President in domestic and public l,ife ... sor a Valentine whist at 7:30 Johnson stated in 1964 in the Thus in very many human be- P.M. Thursday, Feb. 14 in the course of a speech in Washing- ' ings the inferiority complex church auditorium on Bay ton, D. C. commending career which endured for hundreds and Street. Refreshments will be women in government service. thousands of years is disappear- available. Jeanne C. Campbell is "One thing we are insisting .on," ing, while in others there is an chairman for the event. he added, "is that we not have . attentuation and gradual fading ,this stag government .. .I (as the of the corresponding superiority ST. AN.NE, President of the United States) complex which had its roots in FALL RIVER The Home and School Associawant to make a policy statement. social-economic privileges, sex, tion wiH meet in the school at or political standing." I am unabashedly in favor of These words were deeply ap- 7 tonight. women." Boy Scout Sunday, Feb. 10, preciated by the women of our Gracious Tributes generation, but more than one will be marked by parish Scouts President Johnson's gallant woman has respectfuly observed by attendance at 9 A.M. Mass, tribute to American womanhood, that good Pope John was per- ,followed by breakfast in the though politically more realistic haps too optimistic about the school. The Parish Board of Education and, by present standards, con- pace at which the superiority siderably more astute than Gro- complex of men is fading in our will meet at ~:30 P.M. Monday, ver Cleveland's Victorian rhet- society as a whole and, more Feb. 11 in the rectory meeting oric on the same subject, was, specifically, within the ranks of ·room. Sister Marian Geddes, RSM, associate director of dioceven at that, quite traditional. the Church itself. esan schools and a member of From the very beginning of the Equity With Men Republic, statesmen, poets, and Vatican Council II in its the diocesan board of education, savants-including distinguished Pastoral Constitution on the will speak. Cub Scouts will hold a Blue observers such as Alexis de Ohurch in the Modern World, and Gold Banquet for parents Tocqueville-have vied with one took note of the fact that "Womanother in pay,ing tribute to the en now claim for themselves a:l and f.riends at 6:30 P.M. Suninfluential role that women have equity with men before the law day, Feb. 17 in the school. and in fact." played in American society. OUR LADY OF MT. CARMEL, The Council wholeheartedly SEEKONK De Tocqueville's chapter on "The Equality of the Sexes" in apprClved of this development The Women's Guild will hold his classic work, Democracy in and then went on to say that its monthly meeting Wednesday, America, reflects this gallant "with respect to the fundamental Feb. 13 at 8 P.M. in the church tradition at its very best. "As rights of the person, every type center on Route 44 in Seekonk. for myself," he wrote in the of discrimination, whether social After the business meeting, 1830s, "I do not hesitate to avow or cultural, whether based on bingo w,iJl be played and prizes that although the women of the sex, race, color, social condition, awarded. R~reshments will be United States are confined with- language, or religion is to be served. Mrs. Jeanette Stryisak is in the narrow circle of domestic overcome and eradicated as con- program chairman. life, and their situation is in trary to God's intent. For in some respects one of extreme truth it must still be regretted ST. CASIMIR, dependence, I have nowhere that fundamental personal' rights NEW BEDFORD The annual dance of the Couseen women occupying a loftier are not yet being universally position; and if I were asked, honored. Such -is the case of a ples Club will be held from 8:30 now that I arn drawing to the woman ,who is denied the right to 12:30 Saturday night at the close of this work, in which I and freedom to choose a hus- Polish Veterans' Hall, Acushnet have spoken of so many impor- band, to embrace a state of life, Avenue. Music will be by the tant things done by the Amer- or to acquire an education or cul- E. Pompa group of New York icans, to what the singular pros- tural benefits equal to those rec- City. Refreshments will be served and tickets will be available at perity and growing strength of ognized for men." ( © 1974 NC News Service) the door. that people ought mainly to be

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HOLY NAME, FALL RIVER Hypnotist Ludger Lacroix will entertain at a floor show during a Women's Guild Valentine's dance to be held from 8 to midnight Saturday at Holy Name School. Refreshments will be served and tickets are available from guild officers, board members and at the rectory. A reception honoring Rev. Edmund J. Fitzgera'ld wHl take place at the school following 5 P.M. Mass Sunday. During this week all parishioners are invited to visit the school in observance of Catholic Schools Week. ST. JOSEPH, ATTLEBORO Knights of the Altar will meet from 7 to 8::10 tonight. Cub and Boy Scouts of the parish will receive the Pope Paul VI Nation Recognition Award for their religious Scouting program in ceremonies following 6:30 P.M. Mass Sunday. A reception wjll follow in the parish hall. ST. WILLIAM, FALL RIVEll The Women's Guild will meet at 8 P.M. Wednesday, Feb. J3 in the aLI-purpose room. Me~ hers are asked to bring a gift for ex:hange at a swap party, ·for which Mrs. James McKnigh.t and' Mrs. Herbert Boff will be hostesses.' ST. MARY, NEW BEDFORD The Women's Guild will sponsor a "Lovers' Frolic" dance from 8 to midnight Saturday. Music w,j}} be by the Three C's • and the event w.ill be open to the public with tickets available at the door. Advance reservations may be made with Jeannine Norman, telephone 995-9003, or Claire Martin, 995-2430. Pizza will be served. The guild's monthly meeting is scheduled for 8 P.M. Monday, Feb. 11, and will include a business session and a dancing lesson by Joseph P. Guilbeault. Mrs. Rita Lizotte is chairman for the evening. ,Performers and backstage aides are needed for a guild variety show, "Showtime '74." Those wishing to join the chorus or present specialty acts may call Mary SulIivan, 995-2536 or Eileen Forgue, 995-.4700.

ST. STANISLAUS, FALL RIVER The annual school science fair and cake sale will take place from noon to 9 P.M. Saturday and until 1 P.M. Sunday in the school. An Appreciation Day party for parish workers will be held from 5 to 9 P.M. Sunday, Feb. 24, with music for dancing by the John Sowa Orchestra. Christian Living classes for senior high school students will resume from 6 to 7:30 this evening in the church hall. Junior and' senior high schoolers will attend a discussion on alcoholism presented by Kevin Ferry of Stepping Stone at 6 P.M. Wednesday, Feb. 13, also in the hall. A dance is planned for the students -from 8 to 10:30 P.M. Fr.iday, Feb. 15 in the lower church. ST. JOSEPH, TAUNTON The annual parish penny sale will take place. Monday and Tuesday, Feb. 18 and 19, at the Sheridan Street School. A large committee is in charge of arrangements and prizes will include four cash prizes on a special raffle, instead of one prize, as in past years. Also to be awarded are 24 complete dinners, plus food boxes. ST. ROCH, FALL RIVER A business session and a discussion of members' hobbies were featured at the Monday meeting of the Council of Catholic Women. IMMACULATE CONCEPTION, FALL RIVER A Valentine whist has been scheduled by the Women's Guild for 8 P.M. Saturday at the parish center. ST. MARY, SOUTH DARTMOUTH The' Women's Guild will meet in the parish center at 1 P.M. Tuesday, Feb. 12. Mrs. Ruth Edwards will speak on nature study. Tickets will be available for a club luncheon to be served at 12:30 Wednesday afternoon, March 6 in the center. Reservations for the luncheon may also be made with Mrs. James Cook telephone 992-4423, or Mrs. Joh~ Saint, 636-5610. OUR LADY OF ANGELS, FALL RIVER A malasada supper and dance will be held in the church hall Saturday, Feb. 23, with supper served from 7 to 8 P.M. and dancing from 8 to 11 P.M.

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Coach Praises John Cappelletti

'Stay of Execution' Is Story of Alsop's Illness "At about 9:30 on the morning of July 19, 1971, I suddenly knew that something was terribly wrong with me." This is the first sentence of Stay of Execution (Lippincott, E. Washington Square, Philadelphia 19105. $8.95. Illustrated), by Stewart Alsop, the well known journal- temporal dimension of life in a ist. "I was gasping like a man of exceptional abillity, thoughtfulness and sensitivity.. fish on a beach," he goes on, The second is its' reporting of "and I could hear my heart pounding furiously. It was all I could do, for a long moment, to keep my feet." .

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-Later in the day he got to his family doctor's office. Blood tests were taken, and he was immediately ordered to the hospital. After further tests, he was told that he had leukemia. The original diagnosis was acute myeloblastic leukemia (AML), "which permits an average survival time of a year or a bit more." He was then transferred to the National Institutes of Health in Washington, for further observaHon, tests, and treatment. There the first diagnosis was modified. His symptoms 'did not positively ~ndica;te AML, although it was clear that his illness was something of the kind, some type of leukemia. Mystery Dllness During the many months which followed, his illness continued to defy exact identification and to baffle the doctors. Ultimately it was thought to be smoldering leukemia. "This is a very rare kind of leukemia; there have only been about a dozen cases in NIH's history ... Smoldering leukemia may smolder on for years before breaking out into the letlhal 1'orm of acute leukemia." Mr. Alsop determined to keep a record of his experiences while ill, with a view to doing a book about them. That book is now in print, covering almost two years, from July 1971 to May 1973. It gives us a record of a medical history which is something of a medical mystery, a record also of a man's thoughts-and feelings as he oscillated between being desperately ill and being seemingly well,' between close confrontation with death, and withdrawal from it. The book is, besides, a fragmentary autobiography, offering glimpses of the Alsop family and some of its famous relatives, ,of the author's upbringing and education, of his niilitary' service, of his career in journalism, of his wife, ohildren, friends, homes, and way of me. P9litical Jouralism Is this a depressing book? Only in two ways. The first is its evidence of obsence of the trans-

PHILADELPHIA (NC)-"Cardinal Newman once wrote an essay of what it is to' be a Chrisian gentleman. You look up that essay and I think you'll find all the characteristics of John Cappelletti-consideration, humility, placing God before himself." Those were the words of Joe Paterno, head foot'ball coach at Penn State University, <in praise of Cappelletti who has won the Heisman Trophy as the outstanding college football player of 1973. Cappellitti played at fullback under Pa,terno for four years at Penn State. At a banquet here to receive another football laurelthe Maxwell Club Award-Cappelletti heard his coach speak highly of him. The Maxwell Club members each year select someone they consider the most outstanding football player. "We've gotten away in this country from the idea of respect for authority," Paterno said. "But John got that reSTJect and love from his family and his schools and he brought it to Penn State with him. "He's quiet in the sense that he's not a loudmouth. But he has leadership built in him. He has commitment to principles. "He won't submit to peer influence. Kids like him uplift your whole football program." Cappelletti, expla'ining his football prowess, said: "A lot of· it is what you are given by God. And then it's what outlook you take on things." "Football is a part of my life a~d~,,, b~t.ter Pllr.t." Since rve sta,rted"playing.I':v~!IownI won't stop ~ntil rm too old or too hurt.. Once I get on that field, all I can think about is football."

many cases of extreme, poignant suffering, on the part of patients Mr. Alsop met at NIH. It is very clinical, and its technical terms are hard to pronounce, hard to understand, or both. "Before I got sic'k," says the author, "all this would have CHRISTIAN GENTLEMAN: Football coach Joe Paterno ,been gOQbledygook to, me, but of Penn State University and John Cappelletti, stiu fullback. after the first week or so at NIH I spoke this new language like a at the school, !hold the Maxwell Club Award presented by native." Indeed, he was dubbed the group in Philadelphia. Paterno described Cappelletti as "Dr. A'lsop." a true: Christian gentleman in the definition of Cardinal Newman. Yet there is fascination in followin'g the twists and turns, the lows and highs of his battle with a nameless adversary. One rejoices in the go.<>d news the ill man periodically gets, sorrows when the pews is bad. One keeps Brother Andre's Preserved Heart wondering how he himself would M f . meet such a series of crises, and mssing or early a Year endure such uncertainty, as were MONTREAL (NC)-Nearly a in the upper part of the basilica. visi'~ed on Mr. Alsop. year has passed since the enIt was while the priests were In addition, there are the re- shrined heart of Brother Andre, preparing for the day's religious marks on politics and political founder of famed St. Joseph's celebrations that burglars sucjournalism which are scattered Oratory here, was stolen, but ceeded in getting into the comthroughout the book. Thus, Mr. officials of the oratory said they memorative shrine. Two metallic Alsop says that, in the course of feel no vindictiveness' towai'd doors' ofa vault as well as a doing some house-to-house poll- the thieves. casHron grille d<;>or, securely We members of the ,Holy. locked .with separate locks, had ing, he discovered "the fact that political journalists are writing. - Cross Congregation,. c:;ustodians ~een opened. In addition, the for not more than 5 per cent of of the Oratory, .realize that as steel support on~ the marble base the population." priests we have to forgive ,and under the" lin'!' had· been f~r~ed not try to have penalized the and the cherished souvenir Breezy Study , perpetrators of th'e crime," said stolen. Father Marcel Lalonde, rector of A f~w day,s after the theft, a. Probably this is not realized by the shrine.. Montreal newspaper reported the men and women whom Tim"Should the day come when that a request for a $50,000 ranothy Crouse puts under the mi- • the burglars realize the futility som had been relayed to it. The <:roscope in The Boys on the Bus of their crime and decide to re- decision of' ,the' Holy Cross (Random House, 457 Madison turn our 'Little Brother's' heart, Fathers was swift and decisive. Ave., N. Y. 10022. $7.95. IllusThey rejected the ransom retrated). This is chiefly a breezy no questions will he asked." The theft took place during quest, realizing that sort' of study of the newspaper reporters the night of March 15-16, 1973 blackmail would open the doors and columnists who covered the at a time when the Oratory was to a flood of similar incidents. 1972 presiden1Ji.a I election cam· marking the March novena to Oratory officials said that the paign. it' is as profane as the St. Joseph, patron saint of the true meaning of the life of spoken (as against written) lan- shrine. Brother Andre has in' no way guage of the reporters, and it The preserved heart of the re: ,been been depredated because gives· u!> more than enough of their vulgarisms and obscenities. nowned Brother, founder 'of the of the theft. Oratory, who died Jan. 6, 1937, -But Mr. Crouse goes beyond had been placed in a decorative the campaign bus limits to de· " urn in a little shrine of its own scribe and appraise the coverage' of the primaries', the functioning Vatican Approves of the White House press corps, INDUSTRIAL and DOMESTIC TV journalism, the political con- Religion School ventions, and much else. PHILADELPHIA (NC) :- The Center for Religious' Education Press at Work at St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, Overbrook, has received ,The book's style is vivid and from the Vatican's Clergy Con-, slashing. Its chief merit is that it gregation the" power to award enables the reader to see the an internationally recognized press at work. This is how polito diploma in religious instruction. 312. 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·KNOW YOUR FAITH E~ology

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Ecology has a "religious" name-stewardship. As a ques· tion of stewardship, the chal· lenge posed by ecology is the perennial challenge to man to make prudent, generous use of the world entrusted to him by God.

Ecology and Religious Education

I watched little Krista with fascination. She had just turned five. As her parents and I were eating lunch, Krista had been playing w.ith her toys. She kept them in a large box just outside the kitchen. What fascinated me was how carefully she took individual toys from the box, played w'ith them, and then put them back into the box. She obviously loved the doll, the puzzle, the small model kitchen. Each seemed very dear to her and was carefUlly replaced.

,By RUSSELL

SHAW By We learn from the book of 'Genesis that God did indeed entrust this world to man's stewardship. But this was not an outright gift. The world remains God's, and man ultimately will be judged according, to how ·well or badly he has preserved God's creation. Ecology is also an issue of charity and justice, involving men's relationships with, one ' another as well as with God. The relationships in question are not simply those of contemporaries with each other but concern as MAN'S STEWARDSHIP: The world remains God's and well the relationship of the present generation to future genera- . man ultimately will be judged according to how well or tions. In a real sense we who are badly he has preserved God's creation. A dead bird floats alive today are stewards of the in the scum of a polluted shoreline on the Gulf Coastworld for those !Who will come after us. ThIs too is a trust, Mustang Island, 100, miles south of Houston. NC Photo. which we are obliged to take ethiCs of ecology remains a very to justify exaggerated and imwith the greatest seniousness. moral proposals for population Ecological problems were rela- uncertain field indeed. Even so it has become appar- limitation. tively few and easily solved in To be sure, pollution is a past centuries, when there were ent that ecological concern can far fewer people in the worl(i mask ordinary human selfish- reality in some places. To be and technology was far less de- ness. This happens for instance, sure, population problems also veloped. In our times, however, when exaggerated fears of en· exist in some areas. But behind Turn to Page Fourteen ecological problems have grown vironmental poHution are used increasingly serious. I

Moral Challenges The size of the world's population has grown and technical capacity for destroying--as well as preserving and upbuildingthe environment has increased. Thus ecological problems such as pollution and use of natural resources have for the most part become genuine moral issues only rather recently. One of the characteristic notes of our times' is the recognition not only that there are ecological problems but that these problems involve moral challenges. As yet, however, the

Archdiocese Issues Educational Supplement on Three Boycotts

HARllFORD (NC) - A fourpage, 100,OOO-copy educational supplement on' the grape, lettuce and Farah boycotts has been published here, only four months before the beginning of the grape hai-vest in California. Sponsored by the Hartford archdiocesan office of the Campaign for Human Development and the archdiocesan office of communications, the supplement will the sent to all Catholic schools and parishes in the nation. Approximately 60,000 copies were placed in a recent issue . Halts Fundraising of the Catholic Transcript, the CINCINNATI (NC) - Because newspaper of the archidocese. it "ran afoul of solicita,tion' Father Edmund S. Nadolny, diIa'ws," Citizens for Decency through Law (formerly Citizens rector of the archdiocesan comfor Decent Literature) has ter· munications office, said that the minated its mass·mailing fund- supplement was published at this raising efforts and will turn time because "the next four aga,in to private donors for sup- months are crucial." California port, said the organization's grapes, he noted, will begin to founder and chairman, Charles be harvested in April. Keating Jr. The CDL is a nonThe United Farm Wor,kers of profit anti·pornography agency America's boycotts of lettuce and which puts its main focus on grapes have received much supproviding professional expertise port from the Church, and the to help prosecutors win obscen· nation's bishops passed a resoluity cases. tion at their meeting in Novem-

ber supporting the boycotts. Also, the U.S. Catholic Conference social development committee has supported the boycott of Farah pants which has been called by striking employes of the Texas-based Farah Manufac· turing Co. Supporting the boycotts, Father Nadolny said, "is a convenient way of helping the poor help themselves in the spirit of the Campaign for Human Development," the U.S. bishops drive to alleviate poverty _in the ~ation. Just while sitting at the dinner table, he added, one can be involved in the boycotts. '1It's one 'thing to give a turkey to the poor on Thanksgiving," Father Nadolyn explained, "but to help them unionize so that they can buy their own, is even better." The first page of the educational supplement depicts a slot machine. But inst.ead of the tra· ditional lemons and cherries and 'other fruits showing in the small windows, the one-armed bandit has grapes, lettuce and a pair of Farah pants.

FR. CARL

PFEIFER, S.J.

As I watched her, I could not help thinking of Mary Jane, who was about Krista's age. Several weeks before, I had visited Mary Jane's parents. Like Krista, Mary Jane played with her toys while her parents and I chatted. But what a difference. Mary Jane's dolls - she had half-adozen or more-were scattered all over the house. Some had torn clothes. One was practically crushed, as if someone had stomped on it. When Mary Jane finished playing, she left most of her toys helter-skelter around the room. She kicked on~ doll under a chair. Attitudes of Respect I found myself later reflecting on these two experiences in the light of the growing energy crisis and the whole current concern with ecology. It is true that major strategies-economic, politica1, technological-need to be developed to meet the growing crises. It seems also true that parents and other religious educators might well reflect on their role in encouraging attitudes and habits of respect for created things. Encoura,ging attitudes of respect for natural resources and man-made objects-whether toys or automobiles pr gasoline-is a much more positive educational approach than merely condemning stealing and coveting. Children and adults may well benefit from periodic reminders of the commandment forbidding theft or unbridled greed. Even more, we all need to be encouraged to grow in deep respect for cre· ated things. Crises The Second Vatican Council makes this same point. "With respect to the Christian renewal of the temporal order, laymen should be instructed in the true meaning and value of temporal things, both in themselves and in their relation to the total ful· fillment of the human person. They should be trained in the right use of things ..." (De· cree on the Laity, 31). Contemporary crises painfully

bring home the importance of such training. Christian tradition, rooted in the Hebrew Bible, reo minds 'us-independently of crises and shortages-that all cre-' ated things are good and deserving of respect. We are called upon to shiue. in, God's attitude to all of created reality: "God looked at everything He had made, and He found it very good" (Genesis 1:31). All of us are called to gro~ in wonder, appreciation and respect for the objects of creation. Grounded in a basic respect for natural,' created things, is a further challenge to man. God invites man to share in the continuing creation and development of the world; He gives the world of nature to man so that he may develop it with the continued assistance of God: "Fill the earth and subdue it ..." (Genesis 1:28·30). Man is free to be as creative as possible; he is challenged to work with God in building better world.

Norms -Man's creative freedom is guided by two God·given norms: The first is that of respect for and appreciation of natural resources; the second is that of love and concern for his fellow human beings. Both are implied in the Genesis story. Both are revealed in the dynamics of hu· man experience in a world of vast but limited resources. Without love and concern for others, creativity can lead to frightening injustice and devastation. lIhese serious implications of tOday's ecological crises viewed from the perspective of JudeoChristian tradition seem miles removed from the play patterns of li-ttle Krista and Mary Jane. But then I cannot help remem· 'bering that respect for things and love of others are attitudes that begin to be formed very early in life, mostly at home.

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Lauds Toughness of Black Scholars Kilson, Sowell' Martin Kilson, the distinguished black scholar, recently argued in a vigorous article in the New York 'Times Magazine, that blacks should be judged by the same academic standards as whites. His point was that other practices are little more than a sophisticated form of you white people more interested in listening to him than to me?" racism since such quotas asDisgrace to Blacks sumed that blacks couldn't make it in a college unless they were given speci,a! favors. Blacks, Kilson seemed to be arguing, have the right to be

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treated like full-fledged American citizens-no better and no worse than anyone else. Kilson-who is scarcely an Uncle Tom - has taken the same position as a number, of tough young black scholars, such as economist Thomas Sowell, who want no favors from anyone. ,I find such toughness admirable and am delighted at the plight of the white liberals who find the ground cut out from under them by such blacks as Kilson and Sowell. For in the Hberal mythology of the black who needs special favors if he , is to make it, white liberals have created a caricature and a racial stereotype as degrading as the minstrel show end man and all 'the o~her previous creations of the bigoted and guilty white conscience. White Caricat1llrlzatlon Unfortunately, not all blacks are immune'to the E!ffects of the seductive condescension of the white liberal. There was a time, not so long ago, when there scarcely could be a meeting on anything' in the United States which would not be disrupted by a hand~ui of blacks demanding confessions of guilt for all white people present. Blacks who permitted themselves to be caught in such stereotypes were merely doing what the white liberals present wanted them to do. They were one more product of white, caricaturization. Curiously enough, such black disrupters almost !ilways worked for white funded organizations. I remember one meeting in partic· ular that was disrupted by a black cleric dressed in the hippiestof clothes. A number of black political leaders in conservative garb sat quietly and discreetly 'by until the militant left to disrupt another meeting. Without ever mentioning what had happened or explicitly refuting "the brothe,r," one of the political leaders proceeded to say exactly the opposite thing that the militant had. When I pointed this out during a coffee break, the black politician said with illconcealed anger, "That man was never elected to anything in his life, and never will be. I've been elected by tens of thousands of people in my district. Why are

It is 'now clear, I think, that most whites are much more interested in listening to blacks who have anointed themselves as spokesmen. But at least some of the disrupters have found a new audience. According to a recent issue of the Thomas More Newsletter, Overview, Dr. James Cone, so-called blaok "theologian," did a splendid job in disrupting the consultation in Geneva, Switzerland, insisted on being called "Herr Doktor," and saying, "Well, why should I cooperate with you? I' don't know you. Shouldn't you let me decide whether you qualify as an ally? Maybe the time lias come when whites wait around until we let them help us. Let us overlook the blatant racism of Cone's behavior. Let us also overlook that such clownish cavorting is a disgrace to American blacks. Let us rather ask one sjmple question: Who ever elected Professor Cone to speak for anyone? When he speaks of "we" and "us who are the "we" and the "us'~ he has in mind? What is his constituency? Who has authorized him to claim to speak for the American black population i or for' the American black experience. By what right does he claim that his particular kind of theological posturing represents anyone's experience but his own? The available survey data suggests that Cone spea'ks for only 'a segment of the American black population, and a very small segment at that. Come to think of it, it's very difficult to conceive of a tenured faculty member of Union Theological Seminary as being the victim of oppression. Most American blacks would dearly love to have it so good. Crypto-Racism Ah, comes the reply from the white liberal, but Cone and indeed' all other American blacks have been subjected to horrendous psychological pressures and have incurred grave psycholog· ical damages because of the injustices of oppression and racism. Cone is merely more conscious than most blacks are of how much the whole people have suffered and of what grave psychic damage has been done to them because of their "victimization.". It all sounds very plausible though, aga'in, what it really is is the crypto-racism of the liberal. That 'blacks have been oppressed, treated with awesome injustice is beyond 'doubt 'but if it does not follow that" they have been so phys.ically wounded that somehow or other they are inferior in self-confidence and ego strength to whites. The physically wounded black is-at least according to most of the research on the subject currently being done - just one more white stereotype. The World Council of Churches may still be interested in paying

VAnCAN CITY (NC) - There were appro1Cimately 667 million baptized Catholics 'at the end of 1971, out of a total world population of 3.6 billion persons, according to the Vatican statistical office. The annual statistical picture of the Roman Catholic Church for 1971 was recently released in a volume entitled Annuarium Statisticum EccIesiae, 1971 (Sta tistical Yearbook of the Church, 1971). BeCause of the time It takes to receive answers from dioceses and other Catholic organ· izations around the world and to evaluate them, the statistical off-ice only releases figures in volume form for 'a period ending two years before publication. According to the yearbook, on Dec. 31, 1971, there were 2,328 dioceses (or similar Church jur. isdictions) throughout the world and 290,766 parishes or mission stations, all served by a total of 420,429 priests, of whom 270,737 were diocesan priests and 149,692 who were members REAL CONCERN: Ecology problems were relatively of Religious communities. The' yeal'book ,reported that few and easily solved in past centuries, when there were far there were over 1.09 million profewer people in the world and technology was far less fessed Sisters, ,Brothers and perdeveloped. Reca.lling bygone days, fish swim in a pollution- manent deacons. The yearbook reported also free area at Ebo's Reef off the Dutch Antilles. Branches of that of the world's diocesan black coral grow on the coral head, 60 feet below the surface. priests, 1,894 left the ministry NC Photo. during the year ending Jan. 1, 1971, compared to 1,848 a year earl'ier. There were 4,469 ordinations But a further measure of eco- in 1971, compared to 4,622 in the Continued from Page Thirteen much of the pollution-population logical concern is whether the previous year. talk lies nothing more noble than chief ecological offenders~~he U.S. Diocesan Priests the desire of the "haves" to hold rich societies of the world-are According to the volume there orito their own r.ights by cutting willing to accept the fact that down on the number of "have- restraint in the use of. natural were, as of Jan. 1, 1971, a total nots." The language of ecology resources must begin at home. of 34,223 diocesan priests in the United States. At the end of the is used-or abused-to justify In justice and charity, selfrefusal to share the goods of the restraint should take precedence year the total had increased to world with those who are less over efforts to impose restraints 35,079 diocesan priests, despite 528 defections and 669 deaths. favored. on others who are less favored. ,ouring the same period of Consequelllces It remains to be seen whether our time, the total number of diocePerhaps the ultimate test of new sel1'sitiV'ity to ecological issan priests in Canada decreased ecological concern is whether sues will prove an incentive to from 8,338 as of Jan. l'to 8,031 the rich-individuals and nations justice or merely another excuse at the end of the year. The year.-will be willing to cut back on for selfishness. book listed 103 priests leaving their own use of natural re- ' the priesthood, in Canada, 145 sources, while at the same time deaths, and 129 priests changed taking positive, practical steps Sees Uncertainty "for other reasons," which could to see to it that the poor enjoy include transfers out of Canadian Of Be'lief in Church a greater share of the world'$ dioceses. goods. LONDON (NC)-An Anglican As an over-aU picture of In part, then, the new ecolog- scholar has warned that the priests, Religious and deacons ical awareness comes down to Church in England's 'position in working in the Church in the realization that the resources of the Christian unity movement United States at the end of 1971, the world are not infinite, that 'has been weakened by the unthe yearbook reported: 35,079 diair and soil and water cannot certainty of his Church's own ocesan priests; 30,824 Religious 2'bsorb limitless abuse without beliefs. priests. 69 permanent deacons, adverse and lasting consequences. Dr. J. I. Packer, associate prin- 9,398 professed male Religious cipal of Trinity College, Bristol, who are not priests and 146,784 professed female Religious. Dr. Cone's plane fare to travel said that the foundations of Anglicanism-the Book of Common around the world playing the role of an end man with a Ph.D., but Prayer and the 39 llrticles drawn the role is becoming obsolete in up in 1562 as a formulation of the United States. Smart; tough the beliefs of the Church in Enblacks like Kilson and Sowell are gland - have lost their central surely not going to tolerate it. place. He said that they have Still, one suspects there are been rep I ace d by "wollimany white liberals 'who would ness and wildness" in doctrinal prefer Cone. If you can seduce a thinking in some quarters, including bishops. blac~ into adolescent behavior which forces you to abase your•••••••••••••••••••••• I self before him, you can still feel secretly superior to him-as one always feels secretly superior to charming and outrageous savages -but tough, smart men who deOver 35 Years mand to be treated like adults of Satisfied Service and ask no favors from anyoneReg. 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Discuss Duties of Deacons at Nati ona I Meeting

IN THE DIOCESE By PETEII J. BARTEK Norton High Coach

Slow Starting Hilltoppers Now in Thick of Title Race In case you haven't noticed, the Hilltoppers are back. Just when it appeared as though Coach Tom "Skip" Karam's charges were going to experience one of their poorest basketball campaigns, the club did a complete tum around and now are in the thick of the Taunton by a 69-48 count. The Southeastern Massachusetts victory brought joy to all DurConference Division r cham- fee fans. For, it was only a pionship race. Karam, the little less than a year ago when miracle worker, now has his club ,in a tie for first place in the division despite a relatively slow start. Entering play this week Durfee shares the top spot with 'New Bedford and Taunton. That in itself is not surprising. What is surpr,ising is the fact it is there although the tallest man on the Durfee club is center Bill Coury who stands only 6'1". But, Coach Karam has once again moulded a unit that plays tough defense and capitalizes on mistakes. The disciplined Hilltoppers pulled a major upset last week when they upended loop favorite

DENVER (NC) - Should deacons be allowed to anoint the sick? This was one of the questions ralised and discussed at the national meeting of diocesan permanent diaconate directors here. The meeting, which drew 80 participants from over 50 U.S. dioceses, also focused on issues such as the need for special training programs for deacons in rural areas and continuing education for deacons already ordained, and questions of deacons' life style, remarriage for widowers, and the speciall concerns for deacons fmm minority groups. In the opening session Msgr. Ernes.t Fiedler, executive director of the national secretariat for the bishops' Committee on the

Taunton humiliated Durfeel in Boston Garden in the state Division I playoff. The Tigers went on to win the tourney title and were expected to contend again this year. TaiJnton is a very good basketball team. It could go on to repeat. But, first it must tackle the task at hand, winning the league championship. With two loop games remaining, the Tigers must play New Bedford, and Barnstable. Durfee, on the other hand, has Barnstable and Bishop Stang High of Dartmouth. In addition to its Taunton game, New Bedford must play Attleboro.

Permanent Diaconate, suggested that there were no theological reasons why deacons should not be permitted to administer the sacrament of Anointing of the Sick. For several centuries, he said, the sacrament-formerly called Ex(reme Unction-was closely connected with Viaticum (Communion for those in danger of death) and Penance. It was mainly because of the connection with Penance, he said, that the Anoint-

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ing of the Sick was restricted to administration by priests. Currently among other duties deacons may help distr,ibute Communion and preach at Mass, administer Baptism and witness Marriage. They may not say Mass, confer Holy Orders, or administer Confirmation, Penance, or Anointing of the Sick. Remarriage for deacons whose wives die was also discussed. About 90 per cent of the more than 500 permanent deacons in the United States are married, less than 10 per cent. celibate. The question of remarriage for widowers has been under discussion, but the Vatican has insisted that, once ordained a deaco~, a man cannot marry or remarry.

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the race will turn out. But, at this writing the momentum is with Durfee. Obviously when Taunton and New Bedford meet one will be, knocked out of the picture. The key to the crown is Barnstable. The Red Raiders can not be ,mken lightly. Although Barnstable is ouit of the title race, it would like nothing more than determining the fate of the contenders. In Division I action tomorrow Attleboro is at Stang, Taunton, is at New Bedford and Durfee is at BarnstaJble. Durfee's victory over Taunton was.not the only upset registered Jast week. Division II leader Da,rtmouth was knocked from the ranks of the unbeaten and Division IV hopeful Wareham had its dream shattered.' Only Old Rochester of Mattapoisett strengthened its position. Wareham is not out of the title race yet, but· the Vikings

enter play this week trailing division leader Diman Regional of Fall River by two games with three to be played. The Cape's representative in the bracket lost to Diman In the final game of the first half. It was hopeful of keeping pace with the Artisans until the last league game of the campaign when the clubs' are scheduled to meet again. But, Norton intervened. The Lancers, who have come on strong, employed stall tactics against the Vikings dast week and upended them 35-30. Wareham's only hope is that the Lancers can accomplish the same feat when they meet Diman this week. Division IV games scheduled for tomorrow include New Bedford Vocational at home to Diman, Westport at Norton and Wareham in New Bedford to play St. Anthony's. Division IV clubs have an open date Tuesday and conclude the season next Friday.

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Dartmouth al,d Old Rochester Almost Home Bishop Connolly High of Fall River was the Division II culprit last week as it knocked Dartmouth from the ranks of the undefeated. The Cougars, who have been hot and cold this Winter were ready to strike when th~ Indians took to the court last Friday. To the suprise of the partJisan homecourt Dartmouth fans Connolly handed their favorites a 54-51 set back. However the defeat should have Jittle' bearing on the outcome of the Htle cha:;e as Dartmouth still holds a two game advantage over second place Holy Family High of New' Bedford. The Indians could win the crown tomorrow with a tr,iumph over visiting Case High of Swansea. Elsewhere in Division II tomorrow night Falmouth is at

Bishop Connolly, Bishop Feehan High of Attleboro is at Somerset and Fairhaven hosts Holy Family. . Old Rochester held on to Its Division III lead by defeatin.g Bourne last week and now IS virtually assu~ed o.f its second league ~hamplOnshlp. Th~ Bull Dogs will play at Denms-Yarmouth tomorrow and conclude the season next Friday at Msgr. Coyle-Bishop Cassidy High in Taunton. Seekonk has an outside shot of overtaking Old Rochester, but in addition to winning its own games, will need some help from Dennis-Yarmouth and Coyle. The Warriors play Dighton-Rehoboth Friday. Bourne is at Coyle to round out the division docket for tomorrow.

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