Word: fatherly
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...records of the transaction with the foundry were lost around 1880 when a government building caved in, and Cuzco preferred not to listen to the skeptics. Says Cuzco Historian Enrique Gamarra Hernández: "Atahuallpa was never very popular among Cuzqueños. His father divided the overextended empire between his sons, Atahuallpa and Huascar. Atahuallpa defeated Huascar, took Cuzco, and eliminated the old Cuzco nobility. The Cuzqueños have never quite forgiven...
...week the Navy announced the appointment of the first chaplain to be assigned to active duty aboard submarines on patrol: the Rev. John Laboon Jr., lieutenant. His watery parish will consist mostly of nuclear-powered subs carrying ballistic missiles. "I hope to have a large parish before long," says Father Laboon. "At sea I'll care for the men; on the base I'll look out for their families...
...brothers is a priest; three of his sisters are nuns). He began his studies at the Jesuits' St. Isaac Jogues Novitiate in Wernersville, Pa., went on to Woodstock College in Maryland, was ordained in June 1956. After two more years of theological study, his superiors asked Father John Francis Laboon Jr., S.J., if he had any preference in assignment. Said he: "I'd like to get back into submarines...
...Says Father Laboon, who is soon to be joined by a Protestant chaplain: "The 60-day patrol of the atomic sub Seawolf," he explains, "indicated a need for religious coverage. We have crews away from port for extended periods, weeks on end of living with an atomic reactor, and soon, ballistic missiles as well. These patrols are almost the equivalent of war, in the minds of all who are involved in them, and morale must be kept high...
Submariners have another safety valve for pent-up emotions: a readily available doctor, the only nondisciplinarian aboard (and soon to come, a chaplain-see RELIGION). In his own seagoing days, Captain Alvis used to tour his submarine once every four hours: "The doctor becomes a sort of substitute father. Crewmen talk to him about things they wouldn't think of discussing with a line officer. In this way they get a real chance to ventilate their problems." Submariners can also be sure of recognition. Many enlisted men become officers; many officers become admirals...