Word: texeira
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...Holy Cross freshman have a great center in 6-9 Ron Texeira, one of the most talked about schoolboy basketball stars in Massachusetts history. Their 6-7 forward Ed Siudup can pump in jump shots from 30 feet out, and their entire starting five is outstanding. But the Yardlings might beat them; Coach George Harrington's squad is just as big as the Crusaders and a lot deeper...
...Chile and Brazil, the Protestants include a surprisingly high proportion of educators, businessmen and government officials. Most often, however, Protestants find their converts among urban workers who may have been baptized as Catholics but never have practiced their faith. Last year, for example, Methodist Pastor Gessé Texeira de Carvalho started a mission in Petropolis, a mountaintop city 27 miles from Rio. He now has 45 converts and 90 people taking instruction. "Baroque statues and gilded altars were all right for their grandfathers," says De Carvalho, "but the Brazilian of today must find a better way to reaffirm his faith...