Younger Priests Favor Marriage Amid Mixed NY Clergy Views
A poll of 2,705 of about 8,000 surveyed Roman Catholic priests in New York New Jersey and Connecticut shows younger priests favor permitting marriage while overall results oppose it. In New Jersey and Connecticut a majority support optional celibacy but New York and Brooklyn priests oppose it. The vote totals were 1,413 against 1,331 in favor with 161 undecided. Sponsors note over half answered yes to readmission of married priests to active ministry.
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New York
New Jersey
Connecticut
Metropolitan Coordinating Committee
National Association For Pastoral Renewal
Brooklyn
Today in History Highlights for June 8 1967
On this date events span 1941 Syria action by British and Free French troops in World War II to 1942 Japanese submarines shelling Sydney Australia. Also notes deaths of Mohammed in 632 and Andrew Jackson in 1845 plus royal welcome in 1939 and Eva Peron reception in Madrid.
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Syria
Mohammed
U. S
Andrew Jackson
Britain
George VI
Eliza
Beth
Roosevelt
Washington
Sydney
Australia
Eva Peron
Madrid
Spain
Khrushchev
Finland
Scandinavian
Laos
Dear Abby readers share tales of parental aid and office attire
Letters recount a pine wood derby where fathers overstep and claim the kids handiwork. A second writer questions office dress codes as a young woman wears a mini skirt, while a Marine son sends home an engagement ring to Mary, an eighteen year old.
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Abby
Detroit
Yuk
Dihonesty
Viet Nam
Marines
Mary
Advice Column Across Love and Engagement Woes
A reader seeks guidance on a tense situation with Mary and the reader’s son. The columnist advises to stop contacting Mary and avoid discussing her with the son. The letter ends with a snide note about a “Sorry Sap” and a promotional plug for Abby’s wedding booklet from The Monroe Evening Times.
Piggish Pelican Eats More Per Weight Than Pigs
A pelican weighing 18 pounds eats four pounds of fish daily, equaling 222 pounds per 1,000 pounds of body weight, while pigs consume about 40 pounds per 1,000 pounds. The comparison highlights the pelican as a high eater relative to its size.
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