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The Record Newspaper 11 August 1966

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"AUDIT4UREAU AtIRCULATIONli,

No.3254.

PERTH, THURSDAY, AUGUST 1 1, 1966.

President Sees Viet Statement As "Distorted"

(Registered at the G.P.O., Perth for transmission by post as a Newspaper.)

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PRESIDENT JOHNSON'S press secretary, Mr. Bill Moyers, said the President believes that religious leaders were guilty of a "distorted" view in recent criticism of American military action in Vietnam.

Moyers made the state- church can tolerate in I am simply saying that ment on the C.B.S. radio this day and time," not all clergymen are programme, "World of Moyers stated. against U.S. policy in Religion." C.B.S. correSouth Vietnam," Moyers spondent Robert Piercontinued. SUPPORT point asked Moyers, a "I think that. toc Baptist minister, for Moyers said the Presi- often, and I know the President Johnson's re- dent has received many President feels this way, action to a World Coun- expressions of support too, that men of the cil of Churches confer- for his position from cloth issue pronounceence condemnation of churchmen in America. ments from a lofty American policy in the "Now this doesn't mean moral perch without war. that our policies ate any thoroughly a n a lysing The statement, adopt- more or less right than ed at the World Confer- they were before. But the specific facts. in context," Moyers said. ence on Church and Society in Geneva, said This modern chapel at there could be no justiCollege will be quinas A fication for the "long blessed and opened by and continued bombing His Lordship Bishop M. of villages in the South McKeon on Friday, August and of targets a few 1 2. miles from cities in the A feature of the solid North." Seventy - three construction of the chapel fruitful years at St. PatAmeni cans attending i s a curved wall of Mount rick's, Brother Redthe Geneva conference red stone which Barker mond returned for his also wrote the President rises to a height of 35 third stint at Aquinas of their anguish over Feet. in 1939. where he has "U.S. escalation of the Unusual glass mosaic ever since and conflict." MONSIGNOR F. O'CONNOR of East Victoria Pork will be remained panels provide the only where he has possibly "He (President John15, become best known, not splash of colour on the inson) felt that they pre- the celebrant at a special Mass on Monday, August A only to the Catholic side. The chapel accomsented a distorted viewmodates 500 including point." Moyers said. commemorating the Diamond Jubilee of Reverend Brother community, but also in other circles of public seating for 100 in the "Why don't they get an- Michael Francis Redmond, M.B.E. interest. :hoir gallery. guished and critical The modern sculpture of o ver North Vietnamese The Mass, to be cele- cession on the Feast of (N.S.W.) and was transthe Blessed Virgin at Df c ommunist involvement brated in the newly Christ the King. for ferred to New Zealand RECENT AWARD left was made especially . . . Why don't they opened chapel of Aqui- which he was a member in 1908. For the new chapel by get upset and anguished nas College, will be at- of the organising Brother Redmond's recomAfter one year (1915) A delaide artist Voi t re over communist guerril- tended by cent award by the Christian mittee. Brother Red- in Adelaide, he came to las in the South who Brothers from many mond M arek. is widely known Western Australia in Commonwealth of AusMrs. Edith McNamara, kidnapped the innocent centres throughout the by the Catholic commu- 1916 for his first tour tralia on behalf of the civilians of the villages State and will inaugu- nity critic for "The Record" art Queen again focused atwhich he has serv- of duty at Aquinas, or of South Vietnam and rate a series of celebra- ed for and herself an artist said tention on great his sermore than forty "C.B.C..' as it was murdered their fami- tions to be held for that the powerful face of years: in this State. kncwn then. After five vice to the community lies? the statue resembles the over an impressive span members of the clergy. years at St. George's His career with the cl assical art of Greece and friends and ex-pupils of Christian Brothers be- Terrace. Brother Red- of years. B OTH WAYS has none of the over senAll his ex-pupils and Brother Redmond. gan in 1906 when he en- mond began a very friends will have tamentality of the past. an ophappy association with familiar A figure in tered the novitiate of " This business of an"The large beckonitig portunity to congratuwhen he guish shouldn't cut just the annual diocesan pro- the Order at Lewisham Fremantle hands and the slight stoop late him personally at a taught at St. Patrick's one way, it ought to cut of the body is a symbol of function to be held at for two years. both ways and involve her protective and pleadCollege on After this brief so- Aquinas all parties," Moyers ing nature. The modelling journ. Brother Redmond Thursday, Septembei: 1. stated. of the gown is full of The function will befound himself on the "The President feels rhythm and movement "Easter n States cricuit" gin with Mass at 6.30 s trongly that ministers and supplies the final from 1923 to 1928. p.m.. celebrated by and clergymen have an touch of light and shade," t eaching at Adelaide Monsignor C. Cunningobligation to stand as she said. ( 1923). ham of Albany, a wellSt. Vincent's prophets and judges, The builder was— Orphanage. Melbourne known ex-pupil of Brobut their judgments C. M. 8, B. WILDY. ( 1925). Ballarat (1927). ther Redmond. The ought to fall not uniand Brisbane (192P) Mass will be followed laterally but multilaterHe returned to West- by dinner and social at ally on all parties reern Australia in 1929 a -z approximately 8 p.m. sponsible," he went on. Superior of Clontarf The celebration is beA sked if he meant to thence to renew his t;ec ing promoted by the Old imply that both sides with C.B.C.. Fremantle tiouinians' Association. were "guilty" in the IRST Australian to be Superior-General of the in 1931. After eight but the organisers hope war, Moyers responded, Congregation of Our Lady of the Missions, that ALL ex-pupils and "I don't think that's the friends (whether ex- Mother M. Gertrude (O'Dwyer) was elected to appropriate word. Both nupils or not( will use the position at the general chapter of the Congresides are involved in the opportunity to meet gation held recently at the Motherhouse, in the use of force in South Brother Redmond on Hastings, on Vietnam to redress the the South Coast of England. this great occasion. balance of power and Mother M. Gertrude. previously Superior at Another to celebrate the church has tradihis Diamond Jubilee is the Australian provincial house at Highgate, had tionally stood in opposiBrother Philip Ambrose been a Consultor at Hastings for some six years. tion to the use of force Rahill, who taught in She was born at Kalgoorlie, and has two sisters, as an instrument of naKalgc)orlie (1915) and Esme and Mary, and a brother, tional policy." Joseph. living in C BC. Perth (1920). Melbourne. "In condemning the His is Ms use of force by one being celeThe Congregation was founded at Lyons, France, brated by an ex-Pupil, then, it has fallen side, See into Page Three Bishop L Goody of Bun- in 1861, and specialises in the Christian education the trap of partiality that I do not think bury at St. Mary's. Gee- of women and girls. The Australian province was Brother Michael Redmond, M.B.E. the founded from Christchurch, N.Z., in 1897. long. Victoria.

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