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Newspaper
Raleigh Register
Location
Beckley, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1969
Page
2
A Tonight Show quip by Johnny Carson on dropping saints from the Catholic calendar stirs discussion. He mentions saints including Christopher and Iron in a joke about church practice.
The American Psychiatric Association plans Friday talks in Washington, D C on adding five black members to its governing board and expelling white members who refuse to treat Black patients. The move follows a 1968 Bal Harbour caucus claim racism is the nation’s major health problem and cites a 1966 study showing class bias in access to care.
The article notes music as a major American force and big business, with 2 billion dollars in annual sales and 44 million instrument players. It highlights the National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan, and data on past attendance, plus a surge of festivals offering jazz folk and bluegrass events for those unable to attend camps.
Italy and Yugoslavia seek direct talks with Tito and Nenni amid rising Soviet naval strength in the Mediterranean. Moscow’s presence, including Moskva and new antisubmarine capability, prompts Western concerns over NATO defense and U.S. deterrence in the region.
The auxiliary bishop of the St Paul and Minneapolis Archdiocese, James P. Shannon, is portrayed as highly respected yet embroiled in conflict with church authorities over Pope Paul VI's birth control encyclical. The article outlines his struggle to reconcile pastoral guidance with papal doctrine after months of inner turmoil.
The letter from a 48 year old bishop to the Pope reveals struggle over birth control teachings and conscience. Vatican officials urged thoughtful prayerful reconsideration and Shannon later resigned to seek secular work at St. John’s College Santa Fe while a Rome acceptance remains undisclosed.
The column opines that John Hodel is a virtuous, handsome, thoughtful man who admires Christians and law officers, opposes riots, supports community action, and endorses civil disobedience only in extreme cases to protest unjust laws. It praises his modesty as a fault and ends with a light editorial note.
A Cumberland Presbyterian minister Morris Pepper of Scottsboro Alabama prays for integrity and courage to witness amid racial tension. He asks God to help him overcome fear of losing security and friends and possibly being fired.
Washington columnist Robert G. Spivack examines President Nixon's foreign policy address, faulting its handling of the Kremlin and isolationist labels. The piece contrasts campus protests at Yale and remarks by Yale seniors and Princeton valedictorian Michael Bernstein, highlighting youth unease over Vietnam and social inequities.
By a 56 to 25 vote the Senate adopted the Susan B Anthony resolution for extending women's suffrage. It now goes to state legislatures for action.
The 1954 ruling against segregated schools spurred gradual integration in the South where mergers of white and Negro teacher associations reduce the split in 17 states to three. Alabama, Georgia, and Arkansas merged this year, while Mississippi and North Carolina face mixed progress. NEA leaders expect a stronger unified voice to boost funding and resources. The coming NEA convention in Philadelphia may push remaining mergers. James Williams notes that joint meetings foster cooperation and better schooling outcomes.
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