Word: oria
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Died. Angel Cardinal Herrera y Oria, 81, one of Spain's foremost champions of social reform; in Madrid. A former Madrid newspaperman who did not become a priest until he was 53, Herrera was among the few Spanish churchmen to speak out publicly against corruption and injustice under Franco, steadfastly campaigned for greater freedom and better living conditions for his countrymen. Within his own bishopric of Málaga, he fought illiteracy with the construction of some 250 new elementary schools in the last 20 years...
...generally followed, the Catholic hier archy will be decimated. Spain's primate, Enrique Cardinal Pla y Deniel, 89, sent his resignation to the Pope more than a year ago upon falling ill; it may now be accepted. Of the other Spanish cardinals, Malaga's Angel Herrera y Oria, 79, sent a resignation that was accepted, and Tarragona's Benjamin de Arriba y Castro, 80, reportedly offered to step down. Paris' Maurice Cardinal Feltin, 83, said last week that he planned to retire, and Bologna's Giacomo Cardinal Lercaro, who will be 75 next month...
...Only 26 of them were in Rome. Following tradition, Archbishop Angel Herrera y Oria of Malaga received his from Spain's head of state, Francisco Franco...
...boyo and playwright (The Quare Fellow), and Beatrice Behan, 37 his wife of seven years: their first child, a daughter, in whose honor Behan raised a glass of orange juice and soda announced, "This is all it's going to be from now on"; in Dublin. Name: Blanaid Oria Mairead Christina...