Remembrances on Soviet democracy and its critics
A reflective piece recalling a 1950s debate with Sir Arn Lunn and critiquing Herbert Aptheker’s Political Affairs digest on Americans viewing the Soviet Union. It highlights Agnes Meyer’s testimony on Soviet education, warns against admiring Soviet rule, and urges exposing the truth behind Khrushchev's portrayal of communism.
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Herbert Aptheker
Mr. Aptheker
Sputnik
Khrushchev and Co
Reds
United States
Aptheker
Beholar
Western Political Quarterly
Art of Literature
the Monthly
New York Times
Agnes E. Meyer
House Education and Labor Committee
Letter Home From Rome Describes Palatine Hill and Historic Sites
In Rome the Palatine Hill rises above the Tiber with ruins of Caesar Augustus palace and the Temple of Janus nearby. The writer tours the relics, notes the Ara Pacis, and recalls past concerts, linking the city’s ancient sites to the Nativity gospel read at Midnight Mass.
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Rome
Palatine Hill
Colosseum
Caesar Augustus
Janus
Ara Pacis
Augustus
Mammertine
Advent and Christmas Mass Orders Across December Week
The text lists liturgical days from Sunday to Saturday in December detailing color tones red and violet, masses with Gloria Credo Preface and variations, vigil of Christmas on Dec 24, nativity on Dec 25, St John on Dec 27, and saints St Frances Xavier Cabrini St Thomas St Stephen with specific orations and endings.
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Trinity
Benedicamus
St. Frances Xavier Cabrini
Virgin
Mass Roper
St. Thomas
Apostle
Anastasia
St. Stephen
St. John
Evangelist
The Infinite Love of God in Christmas Reflection
The piece meditates on divine love shown to humanity through the Word becoming flesh. It cites St Paul and Saint Andrew Missives, praising the Father for redemption and the Saints’ sharing in heavenly glory as Christmas reverence.
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Hell
Saint Andrew
God
Father
State Board Rules on Religious Teaching in Public Schools
The Ohio State Board of Education ruled that whether nuns may teach in public schools is a decision for individual district boards. Elliot Meyers stated the board will enforce teaching standards as available staff permit, while other employment regulations stay with district boards subject to legislative limits. The action responds to a Cleveland Ministerial Association inquiry through a unanimous position.
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Columbus
Ohio
Ohio State Board of Education
Elliot Meyers
State Education Board
State Board of Education
Cleveland Ministerial Association
Cleveland
Sunday Sales Ban May Be Enforced Near Allentown
U S District Judge Allan K. Grim ruled Pennsylvania Sunday business prohibition may stay in force in Lehigh County while the state Supreme Court considers its constitutionality. The decision denied a request for an injunction by a discount store near Allentown to stop prosecutions of employees who work Sundays.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Lehigh County
State Supreme Court
U.S. District Court
Allan K. Grim
Allentown
Vatican Radio: Anticommunism Must Be Positive
A Vatican Radio commentator said anticommunism must become positive to appeal to modern people. He argued communism has a religious sense in supporters and that faith in progress masks belief in conquering new worlds without help. The speaker urged ideological objectives higher than anti communism to guide people.
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Vatican City
Vatican
Nikita Khrushchev
St Frances Cabrini Emerges as America's Patroness in Mid Passage
The piece reflects on Pope Pius XI and Frances Cabrini, praising Cabrini as a powerful yet practical immigrant advocate who bridged cultures and faith. It notes her naturalization in 1909, bold alliances with bishops, and enduring impact on American identity amid anti-immigrant currents.
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Pius XI
Achi
Frances Cabrini
Lle Ratti
St. Frances Cabrini
America
Ficulties
Ital
New Book Proposes Government Aid for Private School Students
Jesuit scholar Father Virgil C. Blum at Marquette University argues for government subsidies to private schools in a new book Freedom of Choice in Education. He outlines a tax credit plan providing vouchers covering about half tuition for children in independent schools and larger aids for college students, aiming to relieve parents and boost private institutions.
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New York
Virgil C. Blum
S.J
Marquette University
Certie
Father Blum
Macmillan
New Venezuelan Regime Aims to Regulate Church State Ties
In Caracas the upcoming regime plans to regularize church state relations despite anti Catholic incidents during the campaign. Front runner Romulo Betancourt leads with about 90 percent of ballots tallied, promising moderate policies toward U.S. oil interests. Rear Adm. Larrazabal trails in second, backed by the Communist party and leftist groups.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Wwzuela
Venevernment Nists
Romulo Betancourt
Democratic Action Party
Adm
Wolfgang Larrazabal
Marcos Perez Jimenez
Larrazabal
Republican Democratic Union
Communist Party
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Mary
David
Bethlehem
Jim
James I. Tucer
Diocese of Dallas-Fort Worth
Ncwc News Service
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Borden
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Utah
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Corrigan
Bill Mangelsdorf
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