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Clarion-Ledger from Jackson, Mississippi • Page 6

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Clarion-Ledgeri
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Jackson, Mississippi
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6
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6 CfiC ClafiOlt'LCOgCt A-Thnraday, 3mt 1968 may be holy tha entirt world. "Having left the poverty and smallness of Sotto il Monte (his native village) I tried never to detach myself from it. What great favor the Lord has granted me: saintly parish priests, exemplary parents, strong Christian tradition, a happy and tranquil poverty. "I want to die without knowing whether I have anything of my own. Poverty often embarrassed me, especially when I wasn't able to help my relatives and some fellow priests who were very poor.

I never regretted it. "The Ecumenical Council. God knows that I have opened my small soul with simplicity 10 this have tried to offer during all my poor life, da bono homine pacifico (of a good peaceful man). "At times, during the reciting of the Rosary. .1 trace again the path of my life.

And I pray for my Bergamo (his native north Italy region), for our dear brothers in Bulgaria oh those 10 years for the Turks and the Greeks. I see again my eight years among the French who wished me well and whom I loved and love so much. I see Venice again, my Venice, which remains always in my thoughts and heart. And now here I am, at St. Peters and the Lateran.

In the first days of this pontifical service I didn't fully realize what it means to be the bishop of Rome and the pastor at the universal Church. Then, week after week it became full dear. And I felt at home, as though I had done nothing but this all my life. "The contacts with the crowds, the audiences. Oh! how much consolation, the Roman people.

I will lot them always and in heaven I shall still watch over them. "I longed so much to go to (the monastery of) Monte Cassino. who knows? who "I read again in the book I wrote during World War 1, in 191. The last days of Msgr. Radini.

his last invocation: Peace, peace ,1 will want this also to be my last prayer, as Pope, as bumble Pope John." SOVIET JET BOMBERS BUZZ AIRCRAFT CARRIER RANGER WASHINGTON AP) Six Soviet medium-jet bombers flew near the U.S. aircraft carrier Ranger some 330 miles wt of Japan Tuesday, the Navy announced The announcement said one of the Russian twin-jet Badger planes made a low pass close to the carrier. The other five Soviet planes "appeared to have difficulty making visual contact with the ship due to overcast weather conditions," the Navy said. The Russians were detected by ti Ranger's radar end intercepted B5 to 100 miles away by Navy planes which scrambled from the U.S.-bound carrier. Pontiff Had Faith In Divine Mercies VATICAN CITY (AP)-As he approached death, Pope John XXIII expressed faith that divine mercy would take him to heaven and there he would view the successful completion of his Ecumenical Council and continue to watch thoughts and writings of Pope John.

The first selection was printed under the title: "This Bed is an Altar. A sacrifice is needed. I am ready." Excerpts: "I am tranquil. I have always wished to do the will of God, always, always. I pray for the Church, for the children, for the priests and bishops so that they ovpr the people of Rome.

me to see it through? be he blessed. Will he not? then from haven where I hope am certain that divine mercy will take me, I shall see its happy ending. "This 'Pacem in Terris' (Peace on Earth, title of one of his encyclicals What an echo. In this encyclical what, is mine is above all the humble example that I The Vatican newspaper L'Os- servatore Romano disclosed this Tuesday in publishing the first of series of previously unreleased I grand inspiration. Will ha allow IN TECH SCHOOL Gary W.

Miller. 18. son of Mr. and Mrs. L.

W. Miller, 428rt Oaklawn Drive, recently completed Air Force basic training, at Lakeland AFB in San Antonio, and is in jet mechanic school at Amarilln AFB. Tex. He attended Mur-rah High School. 'Obvious' Solution Suggested WASHINGTON (IJPI) Presl ient Kennedy's newest choice for ttie Federal Communications Com mission (FCC) said Tuesday his olution to too much crime and ex on television is to "just not watch the darn things.

The nominee, Lee Loevinger, made, the comment to the Senate Commerce Committee. The group later approved his nomination to fill the vacancy caused by the resignation of former chairman Newton Minow. It now goes to the full Senate. Chairman Warren G. Masnuson D-Wash said the committee vote was unanimous.

Loevinger, head of the Justice Department's antitrust division, told the committee he planned to serv out his full term if confirmed to the seven member broadcasting regulatory agency 1 The 50-year-old lawyer, a native -'feE I Ws i 4H' 1 Ul.fU fay)" j. t. 1 HtV4 '1 ti 4 I of Minnesota, was questioned a' most three hours about censorship radio and television programs, and his views on the recently cre aled Communications Satellite Corp. Canada Extends Coastal Limits OTTAWA (UPD Prime Minis ter Lester B. Pearson Tuesday announced that his government would establish 12-mile fishing limit off the Canadian Atlantic and Pacific coasts effective in mid-May of next year.

Pearson made the announce ment in the House of Commons and repeated his recent pledge to President Kennedy that, historic United States treaty rights in the affected waters would be taken bite consideration. At present tter Is a three-mile limit. Pastor Get Ace FOREST, Rev. J. F.

Brant ley, pastor of the Forest Baptist church, scored a hole-in-one at the Forest Country Club from I No. 18 tee. 9 No. 18 is a second-round short version of regular No. 9 and the i distance from tee to green about 78 yards.

Rev. Brantley used a pitching wedge. The ball dropped six inches aiiort and rolled the rest of the way. It was Rev. brantley's first ace In about twenty years of folf competition.

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