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^^^^^^mM^m^^^^S^^^^^^^^^^^^^- More on Schools, Page- S^- ~\\*36«a^—\-ifNC-r^-A\ staffTfieffioT- andtun prepared by the New York State Council of Catholic School Superintendents said there has been a decrease of nearly 60,000 Catholic --^-sefrool 1 stttdeats-in--i;his state -during the past five years—more than 25,000 __ trisvyear-atoi It said the education of students who left Catholic schools and trans- ferred to public schools this year is costing taxpayers some $29,550,000. The figure, is based on (he National Education Association's statistics that per pupil expenditure in the state's, -puWic-sdhool»-isr-eurrently-$lTl40r \For when a child leaves the Cath- olic school,, public education is al- most rttteaya-dhisrr^alternattser!—the memorandum stated. \No minor part of public education'^ current finan- . cJftE^Sfcis^jrlueJstjthe: inraugratian; of large -numbers of'Catholic school students.\ —The memorandum was made pub-, lie against a background of nonpublic school closings and dwindling enroll- ments throughout the country. The _zicfcKdiigst3snd curtailments iaxe-causs: ed administrators of the financially hand pressed private schools to look increasingly to the state legislatures for help. The State Constitution prohibits public aid to> church-related schools through the so-called Blaine amend- ^fflent, despite well-organized .efforts aye* the past few years to have the resjtrtcttoxoenioxed., _ The largest single component in the, private-schoot-sector here, as in- most states, is the Catholic parochial system. Approximately 87 per cent of ill nonpublic; schools in New York arer conducted under -Catholic aus- pices. •, The superintendents' ^memorandum = .wk^y^ed|es^thaUa r de«ea^^<>f-5; the \lilt flye year** in part- to the declinW birth rate audi efforii by school administrators \ to re^uee~t^eT^u^ttwaeri«tlorr 'JBut- an -increasing taaliiUty to meet over-rising costs-has caused the .closing of Catholic schools with con- sequent serious implications for pub- lic school administrators and for the individual taxpayer,\ it warned. A call for all-out community ac- tion for decency including picketing and boycott, if necessary, was sound- ed this week by State Sen. Thomas Laverne as the only effective way to combat what he termed the \empire of obscenity which has enveloped us.\ Speaking before\ a~special hearing of the Rochester City Council Laverne urgea~CoTmcit™members--t»-take-pei ! — sonai leadership in mobilizing com- munity action. He called on them to _ draw the leaders of this community together to map plans for a concert- x ed drive agaisnt the promoters and peddlers who '-blatantly disregard our moral standards.\ Mr. Laverne's speech followed a month of intensive activity by an or- ganization called \Citizens for iTlDc^ cent Community\ formed to combat \nudie\ films in Rochester. The CDC eame into action with a picket line at the Coronet Theater, on Thurston Road, after the Monroe County district at torney, John C. Little Jr-, .upon a. citizen's complaint, confiscated the, theater's film \Brand of Shame ? ' and hailed its own- er into court on Jan. 16. Pickets walked in the cold night Seni i^eme air for six more evenings as the theater showed two more allegedly indecent movies.\ At a public meeting the next week several hundred residents of the neighborhood around the theater and other parts of the city met to hear evidence of the films' evils and pre- pare petitions to' legislators of Roch- ester and Monroe County. Within a few days Councilman William Legg, representing the trou- bled neighborhood of the 19th Ward, presented a resolution to Rochester's\ Utty CoBttclt asking IOT review of the existing obscenity laws and urging that '\all possible steps be taken to . combat the flow of smut into our community.\ County Legislator Edward B, Mogenhan, whose district includes the neighborhood of the theater, pre- sented \a local law against obscene 7 \ films to the Monroe Gounty Legisla- ture on Feb. 4. His proposed law would prohibit the advertising, selling and showing of obscene Films and photographs. Under -rules- of- £he legislature the . proposal was referred to committee fox study._ Meanwhile the county \grand jury viewed the confiscated film and in- dicted the theater chain owner Her- bert Nitke, president of the DEB Theater Corp. of New York City. His trial is now pending on the charges of \possession and promotion of an obscene film.\ -- —~ - ( - -Michael-Macaluso, CML Avenue, Rochester, and Mrs. Robert Mulhern, Post Avenue, co-chairmen of CDC, who testified with Sen. Laverne at the hearing of the Law Committee of the Rochester City Council, reported that \more than 3,000 signatures from all sections of the county\ 'had been collected on some 500 petitions cir- culated by the CDC. The petitions called on the legis- lative bodies of the county and city to enact and enforce laws \to stop the showing of obscene and immoral motion pictures in' this \community.\ The petitions stated that \the show- ing of such film's may aroase per- verted incttviduals^feo-cornmit unlaw- ful acts\. They pleaded-that the movies \create a dangerous climate in the community\ endangering children and adults alike. Mrs. Mulhern said that the CDC ignited a neighborhood - protest on nude movies which beganJo ferment last October. The posters outside the theater where all- passing-children-could see .them bothered many mothers, she said. Another concern was the type of undesirable persons the films were attracting to the neighborhood in the .-afternoon.-when-the children were out. •'With each new movie I saw a very unhealthy situation developing at the Coronet,' 1 she recalled.- '-They had a policy of saturation in sex and no diversion. Jtanxihis^ type, .of film.\ Sen. Laverne stated that constitu- tional interpretation of attempts to place control over the flood of ob- (Continued on Page '2) Horton Proposes Lav) Against Obscene^Moil Washington, D.C — New and ef- fective congressional action is im- perative to halt the flood of unsoli cited obscene mail into homes, par- ticularly those with children, Rep. Frank Horton, (R-N,Y-~) has said. \\The key to the curT^nTHRiSancial crisis in both the public and private sectors of education, the memoran- dum suggested, may lie in the fact that the private sector has been un- ableJn-the-past-fivB-y-ears. to-assume . _ a proportionate share of the overall increase in school population. . The enrollment decrease began in Catholic schools as early as 1965-66, according to the report, but the -graantiL-isi fttW--gpliginmly^nrigntwi and non-denominational schools was sufficient to allow an overall in- crease in the private sector until 19~5T. \ '. L__Z New Nixon Pressed for Viet Statement Horton said that the number of complaints he receives \ from consti- tuents in Monroe and Wayns-Comi- ties of New York State has jumped considerably. \Last week,\ Horton said, \after a long and careful study Of this prob- lem I introduced legislation carefully defining obscene mail, and absolutc- -Ly prohibiting -unsolicited mailing of smut into homes with children under 16. York — (NC) — An inter- faith peace group called Clergy and Laymen Concerned About Vietnam made public a letter to .President Nixon-deraanding a- \cleac-statemenUL on U.S. policy in Vietnam as soon as possible after the President's return from his trip to Europe. The letter said the \moratorium\ on criticism of the new Administra- nn^is^ftvar -and -aririf*ri; \We ft\\ - the \time—is—approachiiig Mr; \Prest- dent, when we must declare your ad- ~ministratioB accountable for thejgon- Zumied^LfrFerarig and death In Viet- \The taxpayer must be concerned . . . with what seems to be a con- sistency in the rate of decreasing Catholic school enrollments.\ the memorandum stated. \If the decrease conrtinues at what appears to be a predictable trend, the anticipated rate of loss in '69-'70 will approxi- mate T per cent, or from 35,000 to 37,000 fewer students. This •< transfer c^gte^^jaimom^an^Q mUlion in.. yet additional taxes lathe year 19B1P 70 alone.\ diarrt! The two-page, letter was signed by . the five co-chairmen of Clergy and Laity Concerned. They are: Auxiliary Bishops James' P. Shannon of St. —Paul and Minneapolis; JBhilip Scharp er, vice president of Sheed and War, Catholic publishers; Mrs. Coretta Scott King, widow of Dr. Martin Luth- er, vice president of Sheed and Ward, Heschel, professor of Jewish Ethics at Jewish Theological 'Seminary of —ATmyrrcar^ev=rBrr-^ohnH3rrBennettr- president of Union Theological Semi- nary. • The letter to Mr; Nixon expressed -hope that \you will return, pspeeiaUv- • \Will this administration per- sist in permitting the Thieu-Ky re- gime to set the rules for America's course in Vietnam?\ Nixon - Pope Visit Schedule Announced —^Ehe—U&—Supreme—Court- —has recognized the importance of protect- ing young people from material that has no socially redeeming value, and which is \designed solely to arouse prurient interest. \The Court has held that obseenity is not within the _area_ of Constitu- tionally protected speech where chil- dren are concerned. \My bill punishes the unsolicited\ mailing of the material with heavy fines~and imprisonment. <-. —r= \In fiscal 1968, the Post Office 1 De- partment received 168,000 complaints\ from citizens about smut mail. Half- way through this fiscal year, they have already received almost 130,000. - \Parents spend years of painstaking effort to educate\ij5ur youngsters in the moral values oof our society. Now the Con- —-gresrhas an'opportunity to°T5eTppaF~ ents, and put a stop to the activities of those who seek profit from the sale of immoral trash to minors.\ It -claimed the'government of Ho Chi Minn in Hanoi ancT the National Liberation Front are ready to accept a \broadly-based\ government in Sai- gon, but this readiness cannot be tested so long as tJ&e \ruling clique\ in Saigon has American support \in repressing, by torture and imprison- ment, all political alternatives to it- se|.\ ,, Imui uIg :: -poTisnftauonsnn--Par^-^- \make a \clear statement of your ad-~ ministration's intent in Vietnam.\ The letter listed the following ques- tions \needing answers\: • \What are the U.S. terms for a peaceful settlement in South Viet- nam and the withdrawal of Ameri- can forces? Rome, — (NC)—The U.S. Embassy here gave the following schedule for President Nixon's visit to Pope-Paul -on-Sunday, March-2; The letter chara-cterized the pres- ent Saigon government as \the chief obstacle in the way of peace. 1 ' • ••••• '-'Does- thts—adHifiiHS&sffis entertain hopes for amilitary resolu- tion of the political problems in Viet-, nam? . - The., President will arrive from Paris about 4 p.m. There will be no honors at the airport. Nixon* will then take a helicopter to a site near the Vatican palace and wiil proceed by car to San Damaso courtyard. He is expected to talk with the Pope about 35 minutes in his private library. baek^at-Mun^cino airport at 6 p.m. and to take off at. 6:20 p.m. for the return trip to Wash- ington. .. . v > For $25 You Can Buy a Man Blahop Sheen:\ i People and Events 2 Around the Country r-. Around the World .7. Commentary— -rrvp-t-m- Diocesan \. 777.. 7777.\7 -Editorial A *vr,-.;....-. 4 5 15 \?: Entertainment -Sports i-—Tr~VT\ 1~r \*• '•\• 10 By OTTO- -mWtr: (NC News Service) Rio de Janeiro — If you are a farm 'owner in Brazil you will pay something like $2,DT)0 for a car. How- -ffier^a-fatm worker can, be \bought\ for r ?257iar fight! included, in the cMtr^ and southern regions of Bra- zili ~ incTMaiag—Uie— jiagott's- - CapiltoLBoundup IF YOU MOVE,. .. lel^rkpow aboiit it so we csfii keep your Courier coming to you on 'time. Phone or mail us noticcrofyour change of -ad^ dress. Include your old address rffjdbogg^L|c£dtejss and the^siiie Brasilia. A -modern -version of slavery has -existed in,. Brazil since. 1956, when President JusceUno Kuiitscheck ini- tiateS-tEe. construetion of the-jiew\ ' capital. ,In general, here's how this peon- age- system works: —_.. ;„ ^^ -pLjrittr parish. ' =^iiriet^Jutinl^ ft Scio St, RochcsM^^- 14604. Pjboiie Daily, 60 young men—only healthy ana_stjrpng ones-^-from 20 to 30 years ' old, in the impoverished northeast region uf Bfa&l are^fered\ as fana „ iHWuijjfer about $25. They are select- ed fjxwn amon825 million inhabitants ^\tBat underprivile^ea^gto«; When - the ^25 i^jwid-for-^tlieiin they-begin their new **ife\. ^ _''^%US^t iwfk; fo* about four '- ye#^-%i^dttt^mpens^pn^l)eeaus^ - thejr pujtfh%er inust &e repaid jor ' umleiwrituig^e costs of getting the worker, such as thse travel'-expenses '. ~ffom?tel^r^^ - 10«day trip, and, for the Maintenance .. of the worker dntlie facrm. All these ; •'•'«p^as^fi'*ar(R;.iibee<i by'am^owiier ^ as remunerauiqfh for woTk aBd mter- '»'• • eHt;>oortM^'f'debt\-' s * M. •.: t.\ If A f However, that is not what the workers are told-by the recruiters in their home regions. They are told: '^Everything is better-in-thtensouthr You'll make $1.50 a day and have a' place to sleep and fosd tQL.eat. After a-WMVy^uxjsivjes,and.children can come.\ 5n arrival at their destination the workers are told something different. Such as: \You must work first to pay for your trip. You are not allowed to leave the - 4wrih. No drinks or women. You will work from sunrise to sunset You will be informed when your debt is paid.\ Unofficially, it has been estimated _, that_ab.out 4 million- \nordestinos\. have been \sold\ under this proced- ure in the past dozen or.so years. Brazil's northeast is vastly poorer than the more industrialized and pro- gressive parts of the south. Many - plans have^een'made to develop the HBorfcheast, but funds for-doing scrin- varjiably have been diverted to the S0UttL_ ^l._ .'•.-, v An authority for the Development jotthe Northeast'(SUPENE) was cre- ated by the governmeht,at4he urging of the Brazilian bishopSi led by Ardh- bishop ffejder Pessoa Camaraof ^Olinda^and-Becife^-Althougbuan im- provement • over_previouS' programs, SUDENE has so far been incapable of, solving the problem;? 6i tindende- , ivfildpmfeht in the hbrtheast. \\<-\ ' *' ' '••••• 7^1, .• ».••''•• - ''V i} mxata in all,of BraaiU ? s:iarge>ci|ies . r r, \\• .•'\•. ^. • \ •'•; • • are preponderantly populated b~yT>e£ sons -from the northeast. Women, .When, they see-that their emigrating . husbands_MUjaot return, sell what they have — mostly their bodies — to go .south. When they arrive they continue to do the only thing they - ean. -They become prostitutes. In the state of Goias a landowner told a Tepdrterr \If the government should in fact try; to stop the traffic in'slaves' from the northeast Awr exploitation In the south, the price of ar sack of rice would be four times higher.\ Juarez -Bezjerra, , a 17-year-old boy newly arrived from the northeast, said: \I know that anything can hap- pen to me here. But I'm glad to be here. In my region, I know that my future would be black. Here at least there is .a possibility.\ This reasoning enables the recruit- '. ers — usually truck drivers who bring the young men down south — to do a fine job. One of these recruit- ers said: \I could bring as many peo- ple) as the truck will 'hold. The only difficulty is chobsing-aie-men,in the best health.'? ^ 7- This form of boWage is one of the grounds on which the Church in \-Brazil through such leaders as Archbishop Camara„ is strongly clamoring for basic social reforms in this country. Otjier groups claim that these calls for reform just pave the Way,. to communism. NO-DISCRIMINATING EATERS HERE—These Biafra childfeii,~ victims of the Nigerian civil war, were among those receiving drastically needed foods, thanks to the Catholic Relief Services mercy airlift. Annua,! collection for American Catholic Overseas Aid Fund is slated March 16. March 16 - - 1 —- ' ' Overseas Aid Drive Due m Collections for the 23rd annual American Catholic Overseas Aid Fund; sponsored by the U.S. Bishops, are scheduled in' diocesan parishes oh Laetafe>Sunday/March 16, . Proceeds from the appeal help sup- port emergency relief, social welfare and self-help programs in 70 coun- tries in Africa, Asia and Latin America. Catholic\ Relief Services was. among the-fifst agencifPtO. organize *a mercy airlift into blockaded Biafra when hundreds of thousands of children were facing starvation because of the civil war in Nigeria. From July to December, 1968, hearly-$2 million of food, medicines and other supplies were dispatched by the American Catholic agency to the stricken\ area. The national goal of the 1969 ap- peal -has been set at $10 mUlion, the amount required to maiatain the worldwide • Catholic Relief ' Services programs. • > ' ' V <- V •, 7'% % .7 . : .• \ \ 7- i#~- \rf'r-iT 1[\ r v;.'-' •\ v\«*. 7:/X y \ *
