Liberation of Angola? A realist view from San Antonio do Zaire
Otto von Habsburg reports from San Antonio do Zaire near the Angola Congo border, describing the local mood, the UPA expatriate leadership led by Holden Roberto, tribal makeup, and the dubious strength of the Angolan government in exile. He notes the lack of real territory held by rebels, their dependence on Leopoldville recruits, and warns against mistaking this maneuver for genuine patriots. A brief homage to Cardinal Michael Browne and Pieterpaul Schiphorst accompanies the piece.
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San Antonio Do Zaire
Angola
Republic of the Congo
Congo River
Banana
Kitona
Tropics
Soba
United States
Leopoldville
Holden Roberto
Angolan People’s Union
UPA
Patrice Lumumba
Roberto
Angolan Democratic Party
Aliazo
Leopoldville Congo
M.P.L.A
Mario de Andrade
Sao Salvador Do Congo
Maquela Do Zombo
Congo
Sao Salvador
American Committee On Africa
U.S
Government of National Liberation
Pieterpaul Schiphorst
Rome
Michael Browne
Ireland
John XXIII
Trading Stamps Buy New Car for Nuns
A 1962 station wagon purchased with trading stamps collected by the School Sisters of Notre Dame was given to Mother M. Vitalia at the Motherhouse in Baltimore. The sisters gathered 1,300 books of stamps during a campaign begun last February, with J. H. Rash of a Baltimore grocery chain presenting the keys.
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School Sisters of Notre Dame
U.S
M. Vitalia
School Sisters’ Motherhouse
Baltimore
J. H. Rash
Vitalia
Anemic Regime and the Fall of Argentine Christian Democracy
The piece argues the Frondizi era in Argentina collapsed under a Christian democratic banner seen as too slow and inadequate. It traces Western Europe’s mixed record of Christian democracy, contrasts nonviolent reform with Communism’s public appeal, and warns that military dictatorship tempts as a swift alternative. The analysis notes Argentina died from a regime that was neither fully Christian nor democratic, an anemia of failed reform.
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Latin America
Hitler
Italy
Holland
Belgium
West Germany
Austria
France
Western
Europe
Spain
Portugal
The Reds What Now Disarm Debate and US Stance
The piece critiques disarmament rhetoric from Soviet and Communist outlets, noting the push for complete disarmament while shielding under international control with no inspections. It contrasts US defense needs, espionage gaps inside the Soviet Union, and calls for American vigilance amid church and workers editorials urging halting arms tests. It cites Gen Patrick Hurley on Stalinism and references Khrushchev, the Moscow Declaration, and Geneva talks.
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Soviet Russia
Kremlin
Great Britain
United States
Soviet Communist Party
Worker
Daniel Mason
Nikita Khrushchev
Kennedy
White House
Geneva
Irish Bishops Yield Salamanca College To Spanish Government
Salamanca 370 year old Irish College becomes property of the Spanish government after an agreement with the Bishops of Ireland. Founded late in the 16th century to train Irish priests, it waned with lax laws and Maynooth’s rise. Closed during the Spanish Civil War and never reopened.
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Salamanca College
Salamanca
Bishops of
Ireland
College
Maynooth
Irish College
Letter Home From Rome Remembers Monsignor Becker’s Life
A reader recalls Monsignor Francis L. Becker with vivid hometown memories from St. Edward’s Academy. He recounts Becker guiding altar service, Boy Scouts, the parish band, and his steady influence on a future priest’s path, ending with a prayer for Becker’s eternal repose.
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Don Whitney
Francis L. Becker
Becker
Tucek
Mary Theresa
St. Edward’s Academy
J. P. Lynch
P. J. O’grady
M. Theresa
Father Bander
Father Becker
Olin Gibbons
Bobby Smith
Jewish Congress Opposes Federal Aid to Schools
The American Jewish Congress at its biennial convention denounced federal aid to parochial schools and compulsory Sunday closing laws. It also opposed Bible reading prayer in public schools and religious holiday observances, calling such practices unconstitutional and harmful to education. The group praised Oregon’s ruling against tax-paid textbooks for private schoolchildren.
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Jewish Congress
New York
American Jewish Congress
U.S
Congress
Oregon
Council Won’t Bring Immediate Christian Unity Says Cardinal
In Essen Germany Augustin Cardinal Bea S J told about four thousand Catholics and Protestants that the ecumenical council will not achieve instant Christian unity. He warned that both sides lack sufficient spiritual preparation and urged cautious optimism.
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Council
Cardinal
Essen
Germany
Augustin Cardinal Bea
S.J
New Bill Would Raise Annual Visa Minimum
Senator Thomas Dodd of Connecticut introduced a bill to raise the annual visa minimum per country from 100 to 250, hoping to add about 5,000 visas yearly and ease discriminatory limits affecting Africa and Asia. the measure S 3104 was referred to the Senate Judiciary Committee. News notes also mention Vatican related items and council reflections on church unity and future talks.
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Washington
Thomas Dodd
Connecticut
Senate
Dodd
Immigration and Nationality Act
Senate Judiciary Committee
Letters to the Editor April 17 1962 Dallas readers praise Latin article
To The Texas Catholic the Farnsworths of 1435 San Saba Dr Dallas commend the paper for clearly explaining the Pope s statement on Latin and express appreciation for informative coverage. The couple signs Mr and Mrs Francis O Farnsworth.
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Texas Catholic
Mrs
Francis O. Farnsworth
San Saba Dr
Dallas 18
Texas
Delegates End Pan Africa Congress Call Education Office
Delegates from ten African nations concluded the Pan African Congress of Catholic Education urging a central office to coordinate and protect mission schools in Black Africa. The proposed center would be under the African section of the International Catholic Education Office and operate with the patronage of African bishops.
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Brazzaville
Congo Republic
Pan-African Congress of Catholic Education
Office of Education
Coor
Dinate and Protect Mission
Black Africa
International Catholic Education Office
Veteran Youth Worker Named Head of National Catholic Welfare Dept
Father Frederick J. Stevenson, longtime head of a large Catholic high school and veteran youth worker, is named head of the Youth Department at the National Catholic Welfare Conference. Archbishop John J. Krol announced the appointment in Philadelphia.
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Washington
Veterum Sapientia
John XXIII
National Catholic Welfare Conference
Massachusetts Ave. N.W
Frederick J. Stevenson
Philadelphia
John J. Krol
Episcopal
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Liberation OF
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Christian Democrats
Pius XI
Pius XII
Robert J. Dwyer
Reno, Nevada
Reds
Moscow
China
Senate Sub-Committee On Internal Security
Institute of Pacific Relations
Patrick Hurley
Gen. Hurley
Marshal Stalin
Russia
Stalin
Hurley
New Times
Louis Francis Budenz
Apache Patrol
Mr. Carrico
E. L. Hohman
Tommy Finch
Msgr. James 1
St. Joseph’s Academy
Albina
St. Joseph's
Jim
Bea
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