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The Nome nugget., 1959-11-11
Eisenhower Names Inquiry Board to
 Check on Steel Tiff

WASHINGTON, LR - President Eisenhower today recommended his board of inquiry in the steel dispute. He again expressed hope that both sides in the controver- sy will continue negotiations and reach a settlement as soon as possible.
 Eisenhower acted under the 1947 labor law which provides that inquiry boards shall report to the President 60 days after a strike has been halted by an 80- day court injunction.
 The 60 days started with the upholding of the injunction last Saturday by the U, s. Supreme Court. If the dispute has not been settled by the end of the 60 days, the board will report the final offer of the steel companies to the union.
 Once the inquiry board reports, UIlS 1dW LlldI IA1O Labor Relations Board shall, within IS days, conduct refer endum in which union members will vote on whether to accept management's final offer.
 White House Press Secretary Hagerty said that when the in quiry board reconvenes it will work with Joseph Finnegan, chairman of the Mediation and Consolidation Service, who, under the law, has the responsibility for continuing the negotiations.
 Hagerty said in reconvening the board, headed by Dr. George Taylor of Philadelphia, the Pres ident re-emphasized sincerely, and trusts that both sides will recognize, their responsibilities to the United States and will con- tinue negotiations and reach a settlement as soon as possible ''
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-11
Russian Ice Island
 Expedition Discourages Visit from London Writer

ANCHORAGE, R - The Rus sians operating scientific base on an ice island north of the Boring Strait definitely do not want visitors, a British newsman says.
 Michael Cope of the London Daily Express said his chartered plane tried to land on the base without first going through for maj channels.
 The Russians, he said, foiled the landing by driving vehicles up and down the air strip and roll ing oil drums onto the apron.
 Cope said Monday night his newspaper sent him on trip to the Soviet base to gather material for an article about the Russian operation.
 The Soviet scientific base is located on a five-mile long ice is land which has drifted west from waters north of Canada, where the Russians originally began the operation.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-11
CONSERVATIVE
 HOIYOKE. Mass. (R :

HOLYOKE, Mass, (R - Mayor Samuel Resnic is somewhat of a conservative when it comes to spending tax dollars.
 He treats public money like it was his own - and why not?
 The assessors list of the biggest city taxpayers came out Tuesday, and Resnic's name was at the top for individuals.
 His city tax bill this year is $14,O31 In addition, he pays as a partner in a realty firm and as a member of an industrial prop erty corporation.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-11
EISENHOWER RECEIVES FIRST CALIFORNIA CRABS

SAN FRANCISCO, R - The California crab season opened Tuesday but the only one who got any was President Eisenhower.
 Six fresh crabs the only ones caught - were flown to the White House.
 The crab fleet stayed at the docks in a half-cent-a-pound dis pute with dealers over transpor- tation costs.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-11
STEEL LWORKERS MOURNING
 WHEFJ INC w Va. (R - Arr

WHEELING, W. Va, R - Arm bands and a sign describing them selves as ''Ike's slaves" illustrate the resentment of some steel workers in this area to a govern ment injunction halting their strike.
 The armbands and sign ap- peared Tuesday as workers re- turned to two Wheeling steel plants.
 A company spokesman said the workers were free to work or quit, as they wished.
The Nome nugget., 1959-11-11
Behind Those Swi-i-inging Doors

WESTBROOK, Maine, lR - A man pushed his way through swinging doors and demanded of the man on duty, "a glass of ale with a shot of whisky"
 Burton F. Richards, 42, discov- cred too late that the swinging doors led, not to a bar but to a sergeant's desk in the police station.
 He was booked for intoxica- ton in a public place.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-06-12
L. Y. Theology

1t is interesting that two of Tele-
Visions biggest personalities have re-
Gently made announcements OH prayer.
The first was Steve Allen in his LOOK
articles, who wrote: "Why should w
constantly pray for material things?
God helps those who help themselves.
We usually can, if our wills are strong
enough, secure u material needs for
ourselves"
The second was Arthur Godfrey
who thanked all who prayed for him in
his illness and said he new prayed for
anything directly but asked only that
Gods will be done.
Doubtless, these statements we're
made in good faith, but lest there be
any doubt i'll our minds it should be
pointed out that God not only wants us
to ask for the things we need, He eX-
poets it. Witness the words of Christ;
ASK, and il shall be given you; seek
and you shall find; knock, and it shall
be opened TO you. For everyone who
asks, receives; and he who seeks, finds;
and TO him who knocks, il shall be
opened. Or what man is there among
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his eyeteeth on a socialist,
communist, Lovestonite, Trot-
skyist, or Wobbly dogma and
whose barbs blistered with
emotion. In that period there
was one front: against the
employer
II sufficient space were
available, many similar ex-
cerpss could be cited. II would
also be interesting TO sample
Mr.. Lens f~laffering references
TO Socialists of one kind or
another, and, conversely. his
rather patronizins references
70 non-Soeialisf labor lead
ers.
George Meany, for example,
is referred to as a thoroughly
honest man who ideally fits
the role of president of the
AFLCIO at this historical
juncture." II you think that
this is a compliment to Mr..
Meany, bear. in mind that, in
the opinion of Mr.. Lens, the
AFLCIO has fallen upon evil
days.
In rejecting Mr.. Lens out
Continued on page 81
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you, who, If his son asks for a Loaf, will
hand him q stone; or If he asks for q
fish, will hand him a serpent? There
fore, if you, evil as you are, know how
TO give good gifts TO your children, how
much more will your Father in heaven
give good things TO those who ask
him!" Matt. 7:7-ll.
The point is well taken that we
should not restrict ourselves to prayers
of petition. We should adore God, thank
Him, and ask pardon for u sins too.
Indeed, C.S. Lewis says these are a pre-
Jude to prayers of petition.
1t is also true, thai we should ask
always with the Proviso, "If ii does
NOT take me away from you Lord" and
THY holy will be DONE" But that does
NOT mean we should not ask our heaven
ly Father for all our needs, spiritual
and material.
BY all means LET us offer all kinds of
prayer to God, but let us ask, ask, ask,
and in the words of the late Monsignor
Ronald Knox "Ask shamelessly."-GAF
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The Sunday Observance
Month
of +he
Sacred Heor+

Almighty God Himself set aside
the Sabbath OF seventh day of the week
as a day of rest "sanctified to the Lord
as we read in the books of Exodus and
Deuteronomy.
The Apostles changed the Lords
Day from Saturday to Sunday as we
read in the writings of Justin and Ter
tullian.
The day was changed, but the spirit
remained ~unchanged: Sunday was pre-
seribed by the Church as a day eonse-
Grated 70 God through hearing Mass and
resting from work.
Through the centuries, the State as
we'll as the Church, has had to enact
laws to safeguard the Sunday obser-
vance Our nation has always been
Christian in its traditions and we are,
in the words of the Supreme Court,
"a religious people" The State govern
ment therefore has the obligation to
maintain and protect those traditions.
Needless TO add, our laws should
allow for minority o~bservances within
the traditional practice, bur individual
citizens cannot be a law unto them
selves in this matter. If each man were
TO decide for himself how he would
observe Sunday, II would lead TO an
archy. II individuals were allowed to
designate which day is TO be the Lords
Day, what is TO prevent a group from
selecting Thursday, for example, and
demanding Sunday rights? If we can
have nothing on a community scale that
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jill
The Yardstick
Class Conflict Still
Has Spokesman
By Msgr. George G. Higgins

within a period of less than
two months, as was the case
this Spring.
oufmodsd
The second volume, written
by a very sophisticated and
articulate labor leader, Sid
ney Lens, is entitled THE Cri-
sis of American Labor" Like
the earlier book it repeatedly
makes the point that class con-
flict is a necessary ingregient
of effective trade unionism.
And again like the earlier
volume, il calls insistently for
the establishment OF a third
political party as an indispen-
sable means of promoting the
interests of the working class.
To suggest the flavor Of Mr..
Lens book and to but
tresS my contention that its
underlying philosophy, like
that of the earlier book, is
b~asically in the Marxist tradi.
ton, | should like to cite q
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couple of excerpts on the sub
ject of class conflict and the
class struggle.
Page 80: Having narrowed
its sights from the interests Of
labor as a class to that of a
single union or group OF
unions, business unionism has
narrowed Its philosophy. In
stead of a conflict of inter
ests. it sees an identity or near
identity Of interests. Instead
of . policy of struggle, il
operates on a policy of accom-
modation."
Page 223: Mr.. Lens notes
with sadness and regret that
"Imperceptibly there has
been a decisive change in the
caliber of leadership in the
mass-producing big unions. In
the thirties the symbol OF new
unionism was the agitator, the
fiery fellow in his tWenties
who damned the boss He
was a dynamo who had cut
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would offend individuals, we could not
observe Christmas as a national holi-
day because many do not believe in
God!
When the aspect of rest is disre-
garded on Sunday, so will the aspect of
worship. Already, we are told that the
city of Columbus is below the national
average in church attendance. Sunday
is not just another day, it is the Lords
Day.
Catholics may NOT conduct business
on Sunday, are NOT permitted TO work
on Sunday, and may NOT make pur-
ehases on Sunday except in case of
necessity and those services and indus
tries that contribute to the public good.
We have no desire to impose undue
hardShips on others in this matter, but
in view of the traditions of Western
culture and our own country we stand
with the Ohio Catholic Welfare Con-
ference position of March 1859: 1--WE
support the retention of those ~restric-
tive laws that are truly relative to the
proper observance of Sunday as a day
of rest, that are promotive of the physi-
cal health and welfare of the individual
and the family, and conducive to allow
ing man to comply with his religious
obligations toward God. We support the
elimination of obsolete laws that are in
compatible with Christian social living
and have little more than nuisance
value.''-GAF
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most operate singers present
little physical resemblance to
the seductive characters they
represent and it would seem
to me that only a person seek
ing occasion of sin would find
it at the opera. Exceptions
would be those who are aware
of the Suggestiveness of dia-
Iogue or story line and never
theless go into what they
have reason to believe is the
occasion of sin.
@. have heard ii said that
10 say the rosary which isn't
blessed you may as well moi
say ii because you cannot re-
eeive any graees from it. Is
this true? Sometimes IL is hard
70 remember If they were
blessed or nofl
A. No prayer is without eff
feet IL there is at least the
minimum attention and devo-
ton. Obtaining indulgences
for prayers is important but
heart felt prayer leg. in own
Words is much more irnpor-
tant. We should not become
preoceupied with the presence
or quantity lie. number Of
days. of indulgences. There is
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Observation-Disclosures

Strauss because Of his poll
cies as head Of the Atomic
Energy Commission. In the
matter of the Tennessee Val
ley Authority he had shown
a preference for q private
utility combine instead Of
public power.
One Senator opposed
Strauss on the grounds that
he tended to disregard the
Constitutional role of Con-
gress in defining public
policy.
Others, as Arthur Krock
said in The New York Times
of May 81, were Democratic
veterans of the 80 years war
against Herbert Hoover or
those who didn't like the way
Strauss handled j. Robert OPP
penheimer, the atomic scient-
list. They danced gaily all
around the mulberry bush.
Partisan policies, is, ! sup
pose, inevitable and under.
Standabie. That one party
should line up behind an issue
or person while the other
party in Congress lines up on
the other side is TO be expect
ed. But The public has a right
TO expect the Senators TO fight
over the point at issue. Other.
wise, they conclude the Sena.
TORS have no judgment and no
vision.
Political skill, def maneuv-
ering, a sense of responsibility
all these are laudable quail
ties in a Senator but most Of
all he should possess vision,
the ability TO ask the right
questions rather than shooting
off at wrong targets. The
American public doesn't ex-
pect Senator'S to be infallible.
1t does expect them to know
what ball field they are play
ing in, even if they don't al
ways know the score.
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Making Marriage Click
One Way To Live
With An Impossible Man
By Msgr. Irving A. DeBlanc

money and the impossibility
of securing medical aid re-
suited yearly in great Sor-
rows, yet those sorrows were
usually regarded as an express
sion Of Gods will. Conscious
ly or unconsciously, there was
instilled in the bosom of many
Of us a spirit of courage, Of
fortitude and humility"
SPIRITUAL IDEAL
Apparently, the essential
difference between these
women and many today, who
are ready to collapse, is the
lack of deep, internal
strengths in the latter. They
had a spiritual ideal that they
wanted to fulfill. As import
ant as economics is in mar
riage, and recreation, and
housing, and insurance, yet a
deep spiritual life is even
more important than any of
these.
Pope Plus xi insisted again
and again that the reform OF
morals must preeede fhe re-
form OF social institutions.
May We go a little farther
and say we will not even pro-
tecf those morals unless COUP
les become more sseefie and
more saintly-yes, sanity.
They must go beyond the
mere call of duty If they ara
10 preserve their moral life.
Many could follow the Corn
mandmentS and still go TO
Hadea, When someone says, ~
want 70 be worthy 10 become q
eanonized saint" that decision
alone can change ones ~ ole
life. Just try IT..
Gladys, in the next column
| will stress "conjugal sane
tity," / hope you will find a
practical answer to your prob
lens in the development Of
that thought.
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an indulgence of five years for
reciting five decades private
~, of ten years for its recita-
ton as a member of a group
public or private). There is a
plenary indulgence for the
family rosary twice a month if
they pray it daily and a plen-
airy indulgence for recitation
of the rosary in the presence
of the Blessed Sacrament pub
1icly exposed or reserved III
the tabernacle). The Raccolta
adds: IF, as is the custom dur
ing recitation of the Rosary,
the faithful make use Of a
chaplet, they may gain other
indulgences in addition 70
those enumerated above, if the
chaplet is blessed by a ''relig-
ious of the Order of Preachers
or another priest having spe-
cial faculties" II is a simple
matter on retreats, missions,
novena services to have a
rosary blessed and any priest
will be happy to bless one in
private any time.
Send questions to Father
Edward F. Healey, Inquiry
Corner, Catholic Times, Box
636, Columbus 16, Ohio.
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In the April Is re-
lease of this column pass
ing reference was made
to a new book entitled
american Labor in Mid
passage"
The overall theme of this
collection OF essays by . group
of journalists and labor eeono-
mifs is that lahor-msnssement
cooperation, Is for the birds
and that those labor leaders
who fssor II will eventually
have TO be replaced by more
militant aaifafors if the labor
movement 10 to fulfill its alIea-
ed destiny of promoting the
class struggle.
The publication of one
such book in any given year
would be more or less par for
the course and would not be
particularly n~ewsworth ny.
There is reason, however, TO
dt up and take notice when
two such books are published
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Sum and Substance:
Mrs. Luce, Strauss Given
Hard Time By Senate
BY Fir. John B. Sheerin, esp.

had pleased fhs Italians IS
we'll as ths Americans. But
the trouhIe-makers prevailed.
Even though appointed, she
resigned because she felt her
foes in ths Senate would con-
tinue 70 harass her in her
work in Brazil.
Still more regrettable was
the case of Lewis L. Strauss.
The President nominated him
for the post of Secretary Of
Commerce. Democratic Sena-
tors fought his confirmation
as Secretary. The battle in
the Senate Commerce Com
mittee was not one that will
rebound to the glory Of the
Senate.
The vote was nine in favor
as against eight opposed, and
the eight opposing votes were
all cast by Democrats. The
fight led by Senator Ander-
son against Strauss was
shameful. The Washington
Star termed it "a disgrace
full performance is days
Of trial by smear and in
nuendo."
The same newspaper also
called it "a partisan political
lynching-bee." Now, my own
reaction is that something
more dangerous than partisan
politics came out Of the Com
mittee Investigation of
Strauss. II was the impress
sion given to the public that
these Senators did not know
what was the right question
to ask about Mr.. Strauss.
The right question was: is
he qualified for the post of
Secretary? That was the one
question they did not ask.
Wrong Targets
Instead, inside and outside
the Committee, Senators were
asking all kinds of irrelevant
questions. Some objected to
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II is said that when

II is said that when
Gertrude Stein was dy-
ing, she turned to by
ISLANDERS in the room and
asked, w h at is the
meaning of it ALP" There was
no response and so she re-
peated the query. Again, no
reply. We'll, then, what is
the question:" she asked and
the next moment she died.
The Senators who have
been ming President
Eisenhower's nominees for
important posts have not
been asking the right ques-
ton. Moral theologians insist
that the big question in re-
gard to any candidate for
political office is: is he quail
fled? We should vote for the
candidate who has the proper
qualifications regardless of
his race, creed or political
opinions.
Question ignored
Now the matter of qualifi-
cation for office seems to
have been ignored by many
of the Senators in the case
of Mrs. Luce. They dredged
up things she had said a
quarter century ago, they at
tackled Mr.. Luce and the
policies of Time.
Meanwhile, they blithely
skipped over the question
that was the heart of the
matter: is she competent to
hold down the job as ambas-
sador to Brazil, There was a
lot Of loose talk about the
book 1.-THE Ugly American
with its indictment of incom-
petent, free-wheeling Ameri-
can diplomats
Mrs. Luce is definitely not
Fan ugly American" She is an
experienced diplomat who had
been successful In Italy and
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1959-06-12
Inquiry Corner
Are Operas
Recommended?
by Fir. HeaIey

@. Are operas considered
recommended entertainment
If so, which are recon-
mended7
A. Operas represent a lofty
field of musical art and with
in that area should be of in
terest to all who are interest
ed in serious music. For enter
tainment they represent the
same problem as any other en-
t~ertainment, such as the NOV
les. If they present a danger
as an occasion Of sin they
must be avoided. The plots of
many operas center on vo-
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| am married to a man
who is selfish, inconsider-
ate, complaining, cold,
rude, impatient, critical,
lazy, stingy, a%rgumenta-
tive, jealous, and besides that
he is unsuccessful in his work,
uninterested in the children,
and a liar. Now, he accuses
me Of nagging y!
We could answer your let
ter by reminding you, Gladys,
of the couple who thought
they had become allergic TO
each other. The husband fold
ed his favorite ties into his
suitcase, slammed the door,
and left home forever" But
the knocking loneliness of the
hotel room quickly became
more than he could bear. And
the wife's world, without her
husband became ringed with
terror.
GREATEST NEED
We could also suggest
talking it out" or adjust
ment" but that is not always
easily learned, for some talk
only to impress the other with
his or her own suffering or
they offer an implied threat
y will communicate
elsewhere" OF 81 will adjust
without you"
We could also remind YOU
Of the wife who had fantasies
OF dining by candlelishf with
SONS rail-, gallant figure with
heroic Hideburns, but learned
soon 70 be very content pic
nickins with her bsidins hus-
band.
Some couples decide they
will make the best of a real
world. II is all they have
the daily rhythm of work
Joy, disappointment and re
newed hope.
But in this and the next
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column or so let us dwell on
the urgency of developing in
ternal strengths. This, | think,
is the greatest, single need IN
marriage today. 1t is especial
ly evident in marriage counsel
ing where we can often re
move the external causes Of
unhappiness but unless We
have deepened the spiritual
forces, another pressure cas-
lily disturbs the peace Gre
ated.
If pioneer mothers Of long
ago could speak TO mothers
and wives of today, especial
ly those who live in comfort
able air-eonditioned houses
and are surrounded by CAD
gets OF oil kinds, they might
say:
an our day, we had our
trials and sorrows. Infant NOR
tally averaged as high as 40
per cent and most of us we're
called upon not only TO pre-
pare meals and rear children,
but 10 wash, to iron. spin,
weave, knit, mend make soap,
butter and cheese, pickle pre-
serves, make candles, lard,
salt down pork and beef,
, AXE sausages, care for poul-
try, and sometimes work in
the field.
1--WE had hard work, long
hours of labor, privation and
frequent misfortune We
toiled from sunrise TO
sunset and sometimes longer.
Social comfort? We enjoyed
few social comforts and dur
ing the long, severe winters
our family frequently suffer
ed from cold and want.
in the hot summer months,
fever and epidemics left their
trail of sorrow in many a
frontier home. Ignorance OF
sanitation, inadequate knowl-
edge of simple cures, lack OF
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lence and immortality and if a
person were influenced by
that element they might well
be a danger to a persons NOR
al life. For most American
music lovers, however, there is
the advantage of linguistic
blocks.
We enjoy the the music and
follow the story line without
following the dialogue word
for word - which in some
cases renders the opera ques-
tionable. | know of no recon-
mended list, SO far as moral
aspect is concerned. On stage