April 17, 2015

What was in the news on April 16, 1965?

School aid bill, Palm Sunday tornadoes and the funeral of Cardinal Meyer

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 April 16, 1965, issue of The Criterion:

  • Vast school aid bill is signed into law
    • “WASHINGTON—The U.S. government now stands on the brink of launching a vast program pioneering federal recognition of the educational needs of both public and private school pupils. By a vote of 73 to 18, the Senate [April 9] added its endorsement to House approval on March 26 of President [Lyndon B.] Johnson’s $1.3 billion proposal. The president hailed passage of the measure. He predicted that it would prove to be ‘just the beginning, the first giant stride toward full educational opportunity for all of our school children.’ ”
  • Dies at age 62: Funeral Mass held for Cardinal Meyer
    • “CHICAGO—Pontifical Requiem Mass for Cardinal Albert Meyer of Chicago, the reserved scholar who became head of the nation’s largest Catholic diocese and a leader at the ecumenical council, was offered Tuesday, April 13, in Holy Name Cathedral. … Chicago was plunged into deep mourning by the cardinal’s death, just two days before Palm Sunday and the start of Holy Week. Children in parochial schools said prayers for the repose of his soul. Black bunting draped all Catholic churches. The archdiocesan board of consults met to select an administrator for the two-county archdiocese which, with more than 2.3 million Catholics, is the largest in the U.S. and is topped in size by only a dozen others on the world.”
  • Pope makes new appeal for peace
  • Gives norms for services in common
  • Rural parish renders community service
  • Seek help for victims of tornadoes
    • “Parishioners of St. Malachy’s Church, Brownsburg, are spearheading a drive to collect clothing and funds for the homeless survivors of the disastrous tornadoes which swept central and northern Indiana on Palm Sunday evening. Part of the devastated area is just a few miles north of Brownsburg.”
  • Dispel war omens: Pontiff’s prayer
  • Thank benefactors: Hoosier missioners back home for visit
  • Funeral held for Sherman Minton
  • Theology professor: Supports morality of Alabama boycott
  • Pope’s car to go on block
  • 2 nuns among bandit victims in Colombia
  • Archabbot to lead tour of Holy Land
  • One-Act Play Contest honors cornered by parishes outside of Indianapolis
  • Denied permission to appear: Nun’s message to Methodists delivered via tape recording

(Read all of these stories from our April 16, 1965, issue by logging on to our special archives.) †

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