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THE ANCHOR-Diocese of Fall River-Thurs. Mar. 18, 1976
=your basic youth page focus on youth . . . By Cecelia Belanger Ever since Watergate young people have been grabbed by a deep interest in alleged abuse and wrongdoing in government agencies, notably the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA). I have had several requests to write about.this agency and the following is an objecSecrecy Needed tive report of my findings. "The experience of every naThe CIA itself was most cotion on earth has. demonstrated operative in supplying me that emergencies may arise in with material, as were several people quite knowledgeable in this area.
The 'intelligence profession itself can be traced at least to Moses, who sent a man from each tribe to "spy out" the land of Canaan, and it has a long tradition in America. One of our earliest heroes, Nathan Hale, was an intelligence agent and George Washington was an assiduous di~ . rector and user of intelligence. In a recent speech, William Colby, outgoing director of the CIA, said, "lnteUigence has changed in recent years. Today its reality is different from its traditional meeting. In the common understanding, intelligence is still linked with secrecy and spying. We in America have changed the scope of the word· so that it has come to mean something different from that old-fashioned perception. These changes have stemmed from characteristics peculiar to America and from the nature of our society." His comments are illuminated by excerpts from the writings of various presidents, beginnin.~ with a message from President Polk to the House of Representatives in 1846:
which it becomes absolutely necessary for the public safety or the public good to make expenditures the very object of which would be defeated by publicity. ... 'In no nation is the application of such sums ever made public. In time of war or im'lending danger the situation of the country may make it necessary to employ individuals for the purpose of obtaining information or rendering other important ser· vices who could never ,be prevailed upon to act ,if they entertained the least apprehension that their names or their agency would in any contingency be divulged. "So it may often become necessary to incur an expen~iture. for an object highl" useful to the countrv; . . . . But this object might be altogether defeated bv the intrigues of other powers if our Pourposes were to be made known by the exhibition of the original papers and vouchers to the accounting officers of the Treasury." The most dramatic change in today's meaning of the word "intelligence" stems from the technological genius of Americans. We have applied to intelligence Turn to Page Fifteen
S'et 'Godspell'
At Stang High The Gateway Players of Bishop Stang High School, North Dartmouth, will present the rock musical "GodspeU" tomorrow, Saturday and Sunday at 7:30 p.m. in the school auditorium, with tickets available at the door. "Godspell," an adaptation of the Gospel of St. Matthew to contemporary feelings, is described by its author, JohnMichael Tebelak, as "free form theatrical work. I would like to revitalize people's interest in religion. I want to bring more celebration into religion." Directed by Gerald Morrissey and John Martin, the Stang cast has been in rehearsal since midJanuary to present a musical with the message that "man's clouded sun shall brightly rise and songs be' heard instead of sighs."
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FEET FEAT: After 12 hours of basketball, the feet of Ann Covery (left) and Lisa Charbeneau deserve a soaking. The eighth graders from St. Mary's School, Mt. Clemens, Mieh. played in a marathon basketball game to raise $800 for Korean deaf-mute child. The score: 858 to 846.
Meterolo~list
Halt Rain for By Rita Jasinski School Correspondent St. Anthony High, New Bedford "Weather changes hour by hour, minute by minute," remarks Michael Cejka, St. Anthony's private weatherman. Presently a junior, Mike has been interested in meteorology since his grammar school days. In 1971 he began recording daily weather observations and recently bought himself a five foot high radio typing unit, which keeps him constantly sup-
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~Classmates plied with weather observations and bulletins. Also among his wea.ther predicting tools are a hygrometer, barometer, anemometer, thermometer and wind vane, as well as several reference books. Mike. is generous in sharing his meteorological talents with St. Anthony students and faculty, pos:~ing a weather report on his homeroom bulletin board daily and maintaining an excellent average of accuracy in his predictions.
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Life In Music By The Dameans BREAKING UP IS HARD TQ DO You tell me that you're leaving, I can't believe it's true Girl, there's just no living without you.. Don't take your love away from me Don't you leave my heart in misery 'Cause if you go, then rll be blue Breaking up is hard to do. Remember when And you kissed me Think of aU that Breaking up
you held me tight all through the night we've been through is hard to do.
They say that breaking up is hard to do And I know, I know that it's true. Don't say-that this is the end Instead of breaking up, I wish that we were makisg up again. I beg of you, don't say good-by Can't we give our love just one more try . Come on baby, let's start anew Breaking up is hard to do Breaking up is so, so hard to do.
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(c) 1973 MCA Records, Inc.
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Written by: Sedaka, Greenfield Performed by: Neil Sedaka
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"Breaking Up Is Hard to Do," currently a Billboard top 100 number, is a re-recording of an old song by the same artist, Neil Sedaka. But this version is much more sensitive and sincere. In many ways, this tells us that life runs in cycles, with the pendulum swinging back and forth. Are we returning to the "good old days"? Is popularity of "oldies" an indication that old days are returning, not only in music but in other areas of life? We saw a great deal of change in the 1960s. Many external expressions and structures were torn down. In fact, the climate during that decade was so unnerving that one book described the period as that of "Future Shock." The author, Alvin Toffler, stated that "to survive ... the individual must become infinitely more adaptah::e and capable than ever before." Precisely this type of statement made us aware that many of our securities were being swept away and the fright of the hurricans force of the changes rocked many to the very root of existence. We were challenged to rethink concepts and attempt new modes of expression. But things are settling a bit. People have found new perspecHves, become more comfortable with change, and more insightful about analyzing the situation. Today a number of things are being revived - songs, religion, religious practices, education theories, and certain family life practices. Does this say that we are actually returning to the "good old days"? That is impossible; events leave an indelible mark. If practices externally look the same, the intemal feelings must give a different "soul" to it. Christ told us that we cannot put new wines in old wine skins, or else the skins will burst. This same advice holds true today. Again" the song "Breaking Up Is Hard to Do" 'looks the same in terms of the words, but it has renewed life and a different "souI."
In his spare time, Mike writes a weather column for "CB Whaler." a communications magazine, and he is secretary of the Southeastern Massachusetts Skywatch Assn., a group of about 30 observers who record weather conditions at 7 p.m. daily. He's also an associate member of the American Meteorological Society and the Smithsonian Society. His comment on the field in which he hopes to make his career: "Meteorology is a captivating subject for anyone interested in the sciences," Didn't Help Despite Mike's influence, however, it proved to be a misty, grey and wet morning that junior English students chose for a recent bus trip to Salem. But the weather wasn't inappropriate, since investigation of Salem's famous witch haunts was the order of the day. First on the agenda was inspection of the House of Seven Gables, immortalized by Nathaniel Hawthorne. An interesting feature of the house, which was owned by Hawthorne's cousin, a shipmaster, is that -its doors are constructed ship-style so that they close automatically. Also drawing attention was a winding trap staircase leading to a bedroom and entered through a closet at the back of a chimney, revealed by pressing a sprin~ 'in the fireplace. It is thought the staircase might have been used' to hide suspected witches or, more probably, the shipmaster's treasures. Following lunch, the St. Anthony students visited the Pickman House, oldest in Salem. It was obvious from looking at it, that people from long ago were much shorter than our present generation. Visits to the Witch Museum with its wax figures and to the Peabody Museum concluded the day.