May 17, 2013

What was in the news on May 17, 1963?

North Vernon students take part in rifle club, and more ripples from the pope’s peace encyclical

Criterion logo from the 1960sBy Brandon A. Evans

This week, we continue to examine what was going on in the Church and the world 50 years ago as seen through the pages of The Criterion.

Here are some of the items found in the May 17, 1963, issue of The Criterion:

  • Cardinal briefs UN group on importance of encyclical
    • “NEW YORK—The encyclical ‘Pacem in Terris’ stresses that ‘international peace begins in the souls of each one of us,’ a representative of His Holiness Pope John XXIII told the U.S. Committee for the United Nations. Cardinal Leo Suenens, Archbishop of Malines-Brussels, Belgium, said at the annual meeting of the committee, composed of 135 national organizations, that the pope’s encyclical points out that peace must begin at this first level of the individual.”
  • North Vernon parish has crack rifle club
    • “NORTH VERNON, Ind.—A different type of Junior CYO activity—rifle shooting—is proving increasingly popular at St. Mary’s parish here. Twelve high school students from the parish—including five girls—are members of the two-year-old St. Mary’s Junior Rifle Club, an affiliate of the National Rifle Association. … Practice sessions are held at an indoor range, located in the basement of the Knights of Columbus home. … The students are trained in the use of .22 caliber rifles. … Rifles for the young people are supplied by the federal Department of Civilian Marksmanship, which also supplies 300 rounds of ammunition per student.”
  • Historic ceremony: Pope plans ‘peace fund’ with Balzan prize money
    • “VATICAN CITY—His Holiness Pope John XXIII, the first individual to be awarded the Balzan Peace Prize, will use the $160,000 prize money to create what he called ‘a perpetual fund in favor of peace.’ ”
  • English translation of encyclical rapped
  • Summer conference: ND plans population problem study
  • Gynecologist replies to critics of his book
  • Probe DeGaulle logic in rejecting Britain
  • Catholic concern for problem noted
  • All war is civil war, Adlai contends
  • Labor unions are worth the price
  • Did Pope endorse UN?
  • Don’t take priest role, psychiatrists warned
  • Catholic U. adds ‘space’ division
  • Woods campaign hits $1.4 million
  • Race justice stand urged
  • Terror in Haiti: Church a major target of the Duvalier regime
  • Central fund for schools suggested
  • Class schedules revised to permit enrollment hike

(Read all of these stories from our May 17, 1963, issue by logging on to our special archives.) †

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