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...Catholics to the New World. Fitzgerald, a hearty, outgoing man who kept his home open to any traveler, managed to attract some of the refugees. There had been only 1,600 Catholics in his diocese when the bishop took office in 1867. At his death 40 years later, his flock numbered...
...thousands who flock each summer weekend to its white sand beaches and boardwalk carnival rides, Asbury Park, N.J., seems a tidy, if somewhat faded haven of tranquillity. But it is also, like many American small towns, a community where "across the tracks" still has a vivid, invidious meaning. To the east of the Penn Central railroad line, where well-kept lawns sweep toward the Atlantic Ocean, live most of Asbury Park's 12,500 whites. On the West Side, in a ghetto of frame houses splaying out from Springwood Avenue, live most of Asbury Park...
After 18 months, Perry's church has earned a considerable degree of public acceptance. Similar congregations exist in Chicago, San Diego and San Francisco. More important has been the effect on Perry's flock. "It's changed my life," says one member, who is now the M.C.C.'s office secretary. "I even got up the courage to tell my mother that I'm homosexual. She confessed that she already knew about it, but she said, 'You're my son, and I love you anyway.' I feel now that God cares about...
...about three weeks, there will be no local regulations governing abortions. Then, health officials believe that 15 municipal hospitals, plus about 40 voluntary (private but nonprofit) hospitals will be able to handle the cases of local residents. They have no clear idea what will happen to women who flock in from Connecticut and New Jersey-and probably much farther afield -where a legal abortion is still virtually unobtainable...
...resort operators and others in the home-front vacation business are bracing for a hot season. They expect cost-conscious families to flock to local resorts, which often have been bypassed in favor of far-off places. A need to escape urban tensions inexpensively has led to a surge in camping. Coleman Co. Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor equipment, reports profits up 26% in the first quarter...