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,PALL RIVER DiOCeSAN NeWSPAPER FOR SOUTHEAST MASSACHUSEnS CAPE COO & THE ISLANDS ' VOL. 35, NO, 44
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Friday, November 8,1991
FALL RIVER, MASS,
Southeastern Massachusetts' Largest Weekly
Duke case seen civil rights plus
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Shocked Bush WASHINGTON (CNS) Whether or not David Duke is elected governor of Louisiana Nov, 16, theformer Ku Klux Klan leader's October primary election victory will be remembered as a turning point in restoring civil rights in the United States. The success of a former neoNazi and one time Klan Grand Dragon in Louisiana politics is being credited in part with shocking conservative Republicans and President Bush into supporting the 1991 Civil Rights Actthey had vowed to oppose. The Senate's 93-5 vote Oct. 30 ~EPLICAS OF Columbus' ships, the ?inta, the Nina and the Santa Maria, built by the and Bush's declaration that he Spanish Navy, take to the high seas. (CNS/ PBS photo) "couldn't be happier" with the legislation seemed to guarantee the bill's approval in the House and its ultimate passage into law. .. Observers saw a clear connection between the administration's change of heart and two other October events: Duke's victory i'n At the cathedral ceremonies, the On Dec. I, the Fall River diomade by Alex Vallejos and Umthe Louisiana Republican primary berto Lopez, both of Albuquerque, cese will inaugurate its observance quincentennial cross will be venand the public airing of sexual NM. Inscribed' on them in gold of the fifth centenary of evangeli- erated and. members of the many harassment claims in the confirethnic groups represented in the letters are the Spanish words for mation process for new Supreme zation in the Americas and Bishop Daniel A. Cronin will receive a diocese will be invited to process in "Fifth Centenary: The EvangelizaCourt Justice Clarence Thomas. tion of the New World." cOmmemorative quincentennial native dress. Prayers in several "In light of what we saw at the languages will also be, part of the "When I'm carving, I feel like cross from representatives of the Thomas hearings, sexual harassI'm right there" with the crucified Knights of Columbus at a 5 p.m. celebration. ment is a fact in this country," said The quincentennial cross is a Christ, Vallejos told Catholic News Mass he will celebrate at S1. Mary's Ronald Jackson, public policy . replica of one planted in 1514 by Service during an interview earlier Cathedral, Fall River. analyst for the Urban League and The quincentenary observance, missionaries, in the West Indies this fall. He and Lopez began their a member of the U.S; Catholic to take place in dioceses across the nation of Santo Domingo, now task last May. Now completed, it Conference Domestic Policy Comnation, and to be coordinated in the Domin'ican 'RepUblic. The included construction of stands mittee. the 'Fall River diocese by Father Knights of Columbus have funded and storage boxes for the crosses. "The Thomas hearings created a 188 such crosses for,us'e in the U.S. Jon-Paul Gallant, will mark the tremendous amount of pressure Diocesan Pilgrimage 500t,h anniversary of the bringing and Canadian dioceses participat(to pass the civil rights bill), parFollowing the opening of the of Catholicism to the Americas by ing in the quincentennial program, ticularly in terms of women's quincentenary observance at S1. Each cross is four and a halffeet the Spanish missionaries who acissues," agreed Jerome Ernst, diMary's Cathedral, the diocesan tall and is fashioned of Hondu.ran rector of the National Catholic companied Christopher Columbus, Tum to Page Seven mahogany. The crosses were handdiscoverer of the New World. Conference on Interracial Justice. Most of the 1991 bill simply restores rights of victims of employment discrimination that were restricted by a series of Supreme Court rulings in 1989. One new provision however, will allow women and members of r~ligious This year's Anchor contest has no upper age limit, but you must be groups to sue for damages in cases at least a high school freshman to enter. It is open to laypersons, of job bias. Previously they were only entitled to back pay. deacons, brothers, sisters, priests, bishops and cardinals. Nor do we The bill was hung up for more exclude the pope. What we want is 500 or fewer TYPED words, telling than two years by partisan politics, but David Duke's political , us what-you think Jesus would do ifhe came this Christmas as an adult' rise is se'en as having a more drato the United States, Entries must reach us by December 10 and none matic effect in cutting through that. can be returned, so keep a copy. There will be one prize of $100 and "Duke's is such a blatant form the winning essay will be printed in our December 20 Christmas issue. of racism President Bush can't afford to be associated with it." Don't forget: all entries must be TYPED. When Duke succeeded in the primary by playing to Louisianans' MAIL TO fears that members of minorities Anchor Christmas Contest were taking their jobs, much as' Bush had used his more subtle PO Box 7, Fall River MA 02722
'Diocesan quincentenary program. to begin at Cathedral Dec. 1
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WASHINGTON (CNS) - Wash-' ington state voters narrowly defeated a proposal that would have legalized physician-assisted suicide, ' despite the fact that supporters of Initiative 119 Outspent its opponents 3 to I. The euthanasia proposal, which the Catholic Church in Washington state had strongly opposed, was the best known ballot issue of Catholic interest among several facing voters Nov. 5 in various parts of the country. Also in Washington state, at press time an initiative to guarantee abortion rights appeared headed for defeat by a narrow margin. In Texas, voters overwhelmingly approved a state lottery, which more than half the' state's Catholic bishops had opposed. Attempts to repeal gay rights measures in San Francisco and S1. Paul, Minn., failed, while a proposed "Children's Amendment" requiring the San Francisco city government to spend a portion of Tum to Page Seven '
Bishop's Ball plans made Plans are underway for the 37th annual Bishop's Charity Ball, to be held Jan. 10 at White's of Westport under sponsorship of the Diocesan Council of Catholic Women and the Society of S1. Vincent de Paul. The event benefits camps for exceptional and underprivileged children and other diocesan apostolates. Father Daniel L. Freitas, diocesan ball director, has named as committee chairs Mrs. Aubrey M. Armstrong and Sister Gertrude Gaudette, OP, decorations; Mrs. Tum to Page Seven
Our Christmas Contest
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Why are diocesan youth seeing with new eyes? "Turn to pages 8-9