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Dr. Francis M. James, 1030 President Avenue, Fall River Anthony John, SMU North Dartmouth Miss Alice Joseph, Railroad Avenue, Wellfleet Mrs. Mary Joseph, Truro Road, Truro, Mass. Alexander Karol, 56 Berwincle Road, Attleboro Gerald Keane, 10 Jesse Avenue, Attleboro William Keating, 240 Rich Street, Fall River Mrs. Ann Keenan, 509 Rivet Street, New Bedford George Kellett, 130 Division Street, New, Bedford Thomas E. Kelley, 87 Willis Street, New Bedford Mrs. Thomas E. Ketley; 87 Willis Street, New Bedford Tum to Page Nineteen
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Bishops' Synod Top News Story , WASHINGTON (NC)-The second World Synod of Bishops-which met in Rome during October-is rated first, among the top 10 stories of 1969, according to a survey of editors conducted by NC News Service. The Synod was unique in that only one topic Brazil Cardinal - collegiality, or the relationship between the Pope Hits U. Study and the bishops-was on the
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In So. America SAO PAULO (NC) - The Rockefeller Report on Latin America fails to clearly establish the positive contriI
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bution of the Church to the wellbeing of its people, in the opinion of the top Churchman in Brazil. Agnelo Cardinal Rossi of Sao Paulo, chairman of tl'!e Brazilian Bishops' Conference, made these observations concerning the U. S. presidentlal mission, headed by Gov. Nelson Rockefeller of New York, that visited Latin America last Summer." It stressed only the relief activities IOf,,: the Church. It showed some militant Catholics in a "perturbing" role. Its report ignor~d the past performance of the Church as civilizer. It under-estimated the competence of the Church as teacher of'social, economic and political i'lrinciples within their religious and moral context. Perhaps Cardinal Rossi's most significant observation was, his comment on Rockefeller's repeated warning that the Church "is vulnerable to subversive penetration."
Acknowledges Unhera~ded
ST. PAUL
Fall River, Mass., ThursdCllY, Jan. 1, 1970
Miss Eliza Eden, 106 Linden St., Attleboro
Norman Hathaway, 181 Foster Street, Fall River ,,'Manuel C. Hilario, 189 Mount Hope Avenue, Fall River Robert Hill, 56 Washington Street, Taunton Dr. Charles Hoye, 32 Cedar Street, Taunton Lawrence Hughes, 81 Pine Street, New Bedford. Miss' Janice Hurley, 73 Cottage Street, Fall River
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Mrs. Antonio DeMayo, 41 Prairie Avenue, Attleboro Mrs. Juliette Denault, 90 Deane Street, New Bedford Mrs. Gerald Desjardins, 24 Third Street, Attleboro Mrs. Lucy Dias, 366 County Street, New Bedford James F. Diskin, 612 South Main Street, Fall River Mrs. Gerald Doherty, 67 Beebe Acres Road, Falmouth Miss Elizabeth Doran, 19 Fayette Place, Taunton Arthur Doucet, 1606 Rodman Street, Fall River John J. Doyle, 67 Holly Drive, Seekonk ' Joseph Duarte, North Pamet Road, Truro Joseph Dudek, 31 Collins Avenue, Swansea Daniel Duffy, 281 Cherry Street, Fall River Miss Rosemary Dussault, 207 Eastern Avenue, Fall River R~v. Vincent Dwyer, Catholic University, Washington
Raymond Gariepy, 1005 President Ave,nne, Fall River Mrs. Wilfred Gauthier, 275 Shove Street, Fall River Mrs. Ann Gawlik, 70 East Bacon Street, Attleboro • James M. Gibney, 123 Charlotte Street, Fall River James J. Gleason, 193 Shawmut Avenue, New Bedford Antonio Gomes, 139 North Street, New Bedford Gordon Baker, 278 Lawrence Street, New Bedford Charles J. Gosselin, 211 Summer Street, New Bedford Fred Gottwald, 88 Kennedy Street, Fall River Dr. David Gouveia, 252 Winthrop Street, Taunton Raymond Gravel, 41 Westminster Avenue, Attleboro Mrs. William Gregg, '3 Bow Street, Taunton
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Dr. Manuel J. Gamacho, 189 Adelaide Street, New Bedford Arthur Catano, 52 Weaver Street, New Bedford Eugene R. Chretien, 598 Second Street, Fall River Miss Mary A. Cole, 1143 Rockdale Avenue, New Bedford Mrs. Thomas Comiskey, 347 Ames Street, Fall River John Connell, 495 South' Beach Street, Fall River Mrs. Catherine Connelly, 256 Garden Street, Fall River Stephen Conroy, 9 Atwood Street, Mansfield Mr. & Mrs. Alan Corkum, Pearl Street Extension, Attleboro Miss Emma Correia, 41 Fair Street, New Bedford Mrs. Joseph Costa, 13 Chathway ,Lane, Mattapoisett Miss Helen C. Crotty, 393 New Boston Road, Fall River John T. Crowley, 708 .Robeson Street, Fall River Elmer Cunningham, 654 County Street, New Bedford Paul Curry, 126 Willis Street, New Bedford Emory J. Cusson, 529 Cottage Street, New Bedford Mrs. Emory J. Cusson, 529 Cottage Street, New Bedford
Miss Edith Fauteux, 77 Brooklawn Avenue, New Bedford Miss Aurore Ferreira, New York Avenue, Oak Bluffs Mr. William Ferreira, 75 Luke Street, New Bedford Mrs. John J. Ferry, 1~5 Cherry Street, Somerset Abel Fidalgo, 307 Collette Street, New Bedford ,' Miss Louise Finnell, 11 Ashley Boulevard, New Bedford James Fitzgerald, 403 Stafford Road, Fall River Frank W. Foley, 21 Bourne Avenue, Seekonk Miss Mary Foley, 425 Brock Avenue, New Bedford Richard C. Fontaine, 171 Butler Street, New Bedford Joseph Francoeur, 62 'Hirst Street, Fall River Manuel Freitas, 108 Sixteenth Street, Fall River Mrs. Mary Fulle~, Puritap. Road, Buzzards Bay William J. Ferreira, 75 Luke Street, New Bedford
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Boleslaus Arabasz, 267 Hersom St., New Bedford Andrew Banas, 288 Oliver Street, New Bedford Martin P. Barry, 327 Cedar Street, New Bedford ,Timothy Bennett, 510 Herman Street, Fall River Mrs. Antoinette Bertalotto, 45 Illinois Street, New Bedford Miss Mary Lou Bettencourt, 49 Fielding Street, New Bedford Edward Bielawa, 84 Smith Street, Fall River Joseph F. Bienvenue, 165 Phillip Street, Attleboro William H. Blake, 273 Oak Hill Avenue, Seekonk Joseph W. Bleau, 214 Pearl Street, North Dighton Mrs. Helen Boitano, 41 John Street, Fall River Frederick Bolton, 146 Emory Street, Attleboro Mrs. Margaret Borden, 112 New Boston Road, Fall River Mrs. Assunto Borsari, Gault Road, Wareham, Mass. Mrs. Katherine J. Brady; Main Street, Sandwich Gerald Brillon, 83 Sycamore Avenue, Attleboro John C. Brooks, 26 Nimitz Street, North Dartmouth Miss Carmela Bruno, 52 Pleasant Street, Mansfield' .
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agenda. Yet, the event provoked news long before it took place because of the controversy and speculation preceding the actual meeting. In second place, according to the Catholic editors in the U. S. and Canada, is the financial crisis in Catholic schools. Many stories were concerned with mergers, closings, and state aid -considered "crucial" to continued operations. Bishop James P. Shannon's resignation as, auxiliary of St. Paul and Minneapolis and his subsequent marriage rated third. The other seven top stories: Ii) U. S. Bishops' Fall meeting in Washington, during which a National Office for Black Catholicism was established, a Crusade Against Poverty launched, a celibacy statement issued, due process and arbitration' proceduresapproved, and Father Patrie O'Malley, president of the National Federation of Priests' Councils, was permitted to address the meeting. 5)' New Mass Order promulgated and U. S. Bishops' approval of the English translation for it. 6) Pope Paul's visit to World Council of Churches and InterTurn to Page Twelve 0
Works A total of 187 men and women, from.all sections of the Diocese of Fall River, today were named to receive the Marian Medal award in recognition of distinguished services they have performed for the Church. The 187 recipients make a total of 345 to receive lhe topranking Diocesan award since the Most Rev. James L. Connolly, Bishop of Fall River, commenced the recognition practice in 1968. On the face Side of the silver medal, which will honor the men and women for their unheralded ~orks, is a raised image of Our Lady of the Miraculous Medal with the Latin inscription "0 Mary conceived without' sin, pray for us who have recourse to thee." Below the image is the date 1830 which designates the year of the apparition to St. Catherine Laboure. The reverse side of the medal carries the Diocese's heraldic coat of anns. This shield has a cross in the center of which is a six-pointed star, symbolic of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, pa,troness of the .Turn to Page Two
Msgr. Lavasseur, ,New Bedford, Requiem Most Rev. James L. Connolly was thepriricipal celebrant at a: Concelebrated Mass of Requiem offered on Wednesday morning in St. Anne's Church, New Bedford, for the repose of the soul of Rev. Msgr. Armand Levasseur, pastor emeritus of the New Bedford Parish. Monsignor Levasseur, who died on Saturday, was born on Feb. 21, 1891 in Fall River, the son of the late Napoleon Levasseur and the late Georgianna Marchand Levasseur. Turn to Page ,Seventeen
Secular Religious Editors 'Select Black Manifesto BOSTON (NC)-The Black Manifesto, and the response of churches to it, was the top 1969 U. S. religion story' according to religion editors of daily and weekly newspapers in this country, the Religious Association has announced. The association The Black Manifesto, first procomprises 100 neWsmen who claimed by Negro leader James write for the secular press. Forman,' was a demand that The top story received 421 America'" churches pay billions 0
out of a possible 130 points in the poll. All but six of the writers, polled ranked it number one. In second place, with 231 votes,' was the story- of James Pike, former Episcopal Bishop who died in Israel after he became lost in the desert' while doihg research work.
of dollars in "reparations" to black economic development organizations. Churches and individual congregations differed in their respOhses to the manifesto with some church bodies voting to channel funds to black organizations and others declining.
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