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...days before, Cardinal Segura sent his flock a pastoral letter deploring the semi-religious ceremonies which the Falange conducts in each Spanish town around the "Cross of the Fallen," ubiquitous local memorials to Spain's civil war dead. These invariably end with local Falange leaders crying out: "Those fallen for God and Spain?"-and with the crowds answering: "Present...
...dedication ceremony, CBS brought out a flock of stars-M.C. Jack Benny, Burns & Allen, Lucille Ball, plus such other big California names as Governor Earl Warren and Los Angeles' Mayor Fletcher Bowron (who all turned in first-rate performances). The program, like most such, was long (60 minutes) and draggy, but it perked up in spots. Sample: Gracie Allen telling Governor Warren about the "deplorable" excessive drinking in the Senate-"I read about Senator Knowland trying to make a speech from the floor-and the Speaker of the House was even in worse condition-he didn...
Rome expects the Catholic clergy to remain at their posts in Communist countries; the priest left because he feared arrest. He knew that, if captured, he would be forced to give out the names of members of his flock who were hostile to the regime. ("I have learned by experience what these agents can do, especially those trained in Russia...
When the Communists invaded South Korea, Byrne refused to leave his flock in Seoul. He was arrested and later taken far north of the Communist line, along with his secretary, Father William Booth. Reports reaching Seoul said that he was weak and ill-treated. Last year, during the truce talks, Father Booth's name appeared on a list of civilian prisoners, but not Bishop Byrne's. The Communists refused to answer questions about...
Proposed Radcliffe Student Council changes come up for a vote today and tomorrow when undergraduates flock to Agassiz to turn in "Pay Day" dues...