Word: iribarren
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Franco's hand was felt by another leading figure in Spanish Catholicism, who stood at the opposite end of the political spectrum from Cardinal Segura. He was Basque-born Father Jesús Iribarren, 42, editor of Ecclesia, official weekly of the Catholic Action group, and long regarded as a strong voice of freedom in Spain. Editor Iribarren roused the Caudillo's ire by publishing an article outspokenly critical of Spain's press censorship (TIME, May 31). Franco's press boss ordered Father Iribarren to quit, and his Minister of Information urged Iribarren's superior...
...week's end, Ecclesia published a letter of resignation from Father Iribarren. Dated September 23rd, it remained unpublished until U.S. correspondents began filing reports of the Iribarren ouster...
...official weekly organ of the Spanish Catholic Action group. Ecclesia owes its freedom to its powerful chairman, Enrico Cardinal Pla y Deniel, Archbishop of Toledo and Cardinal Primate of Spain, who is able to stand up for his rights as no Spanish journalist can. Last week Ecclesia Editor Jesus Iribarren, 42, a Basque priest who is the cardinal's journalistic right hand, used the weekly's unique freedom to denounce Franco's censorship, on behalf of the silenced Spanish press...
...editorial, Editor Iribarren reported on a recent trip he made to France to attend the International Convention of the Catholic Press. Members of the Spanish delegation, he wrote, were the only newsmen on hand, of 30 nations represented, who came from a country with no press freedom. Wrote Editor Iribarren: "Newspapermen from other countries have a spirit of initiative and personal decision, compared to [our country], where the press is directed. [We can] write only what is ordered ... In Spain public opinion is disregarded, and anybody who wants to read the news has to look anywhere except in newspapers." Spain...
...that dank forest where the Orinoco is a turbulent but puny brook, numerous tributaries tumble through the Parima Mountains. By measuring the varying rates of flow of these mountain streams, Major Rísquez Iribarren's men determined what they are sure is the true path of the river. Their observations also located the source of the Orinoco at Lat. 2° 18 min. North, Long. 63° 15 min. West, a few miles to the west of where...