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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 19, 1966
Page
4
A Western editorial cautions against Buddhist leaders stirring anti government unrest in Saigon. It argues such rhetoric undercuts unity against the North Vietnamese threat and delays the day South Vietnam can freely choose its regime. It urges the U S to convey a firm, clear message, possibly via Ambassador Lodge, to emphasize national cohesion.
After a harsher than usual winter, San Antonio enjoys a true spring with balmy warmth and blooms. Iris blossoms and peach trees lead the floral display while boat-tailed grackles return in force. Last year winter lingered. this year the calendar aligns with the milder spell.
The article honors David Dubinsky for rebuilding ILGWU from insolvency in 1932 to national prominence. It notes his resignation as ILGWU president at 74, while he remains AFL-CIO vice president and New York Liberal Party vice chairman, suggesting his influence will endure.
President's Council of Economic Advisers hosted Peter Weber of Operating Engineers Local 825 in a tense session over a $54 weekly wage rise for highway and bridge workers. Weber demanded changes, argued inflation risks, and left after 90 minutes amid sharp exchanges with chair Gardner Ackley.
The council fears federal cash for future building contracts will be used as a model for labor-management pacts this spring and summer. It warns of widespread implications as the Commerce Department nears a $200 million road award. If funded, unions may price themselves out of work while 74 Associated General Contractors of New Jersey firms lose profits and jobs.
An article stresses that health underpins family, community, and national strength. It argues fear of disease harms productivity and suggests that talking fears out, seeking guidance, and proactive health checks like yearly electrical appliance inspections support well being. The piece notes fear thrives on ignorance and requires light, not stigma, to lessen its grip.
A March letter from an Orange ex-Marine urges replacing armed force with enforceable world law to solve international disputes. The writer, born between the world wars, argues for ending mutual annihilation techniques and focusing on civilizational survival and progress. Paul A Lay signs the plea.
A historic Vatican clarification of religious freedom prompts renewed Catholic reevaluation of abortion policy. A National Opinion Research Center survey finds 60 percent of Catholics support abortion to save maternal health, 70 percent of Protestants do, and all Jews endorse in such cases. Support falls for birth control alone, with 11 percent of Protestants, 8 percent of Catholics, and 32 percent of Jews approving. The piece notes rising pressure to loosen abortion limits.
The American Law Institute urged easing abortion restrictions under several grounds including health risk and rape, with bills introduced in six states but blocked by organized opposition led by the Catholic Church. Rev William MacManus says the church opposes abortion and cannot condone killing, while noting the law widening faces strong objection.
Fr MacManus argues Vatican II endorses freedom of conscience for all faiths while urging noncoercive, persuasive debate on abortion. The piece notes abortion as potentially an act against the unborn and emphasizes law already treating unborn rights differently from murder.
The passage argues that elevating unborn children to full human rights is impractical and urges prudence and charity. It warns that church influence on civil policy could provoke greater social harm and suggests bishops address religious freedom in relation to divorce, birth control, and abortion laws at their fall meeting.
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