Cardinal Richard Cushing, Son of Irish Immigrant, Dies
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# "W ^ First Snow Edit,on X Vol. V., No. 39 THEServing the OBSERVER.Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s CollegeCommunity Tuesday. November 3, 1970 Cardinal Richard Cushing, son of Irish immigrant, dies 1 BOSTON (UPI) - Cardinal the prelate died. The cardinal, who stepped Richard Cushing, 75, the “com Cushing’s body will lie in state down last month after 26 years mon man’s prince of the Roman at the Holy Cross Cathedral be as archbishop of Boston, was Catholic Church who also was a ginning this evening until funeral stricken by cancer 14 years ago confidante of the powerful Ken services Saturday morning. and was given eight months to nedy family, died yesterday of Apostolic Delegate Luigi Rai live in 1964 when a malignant cancer. mondi, Pope Paul Vi’s emissary kidney was removed. Death came shortly before 2 to the United States, will be the Chancery officials did not dis p.m. (EST) at the cardinal’s resi principal celebrant at the 11 close the nature of the prelate’s dence. A rchbishop H um berto S. a.m. public funeral mass. latest medical problems, but it Medeiros, who succeeded the First word of the cardinal’s was reliably reported to be can cardinal less than a month ago, failing came about two hours cer. The cardinal reportedly has was reported at his bedside when earlier when chancery officials been bed-ridden for several days. said he was in “critical” condi The cardinal entered St. Eliza tion, his health “failing rather beth’s Hospital last March for Nominations rap id ly .” treatment of a “resistant infec tion” and was hospitalized for ' Cardinal Richard Cushing, an immigrant blacksmith’s son who held for several weeks. However, doctors became a Prince of the Roman Catholic Church and an intimate Cardinal Cushing, who died never defined the “infection.” friend of the powerful Kennedy family, died yesterday. Here, he During a series of operations yesterday, was a 1948 recip is pictured wearing various hats in his lifetime. (Photo by UPI). appeals in 1954, he lost 30 pounds and ient of an honorary doctorate and entered the seminary after “came within a glimpse of The second oldest of five chil by Don Ruane from Notre Dame. Father dren of an Irish immigrant black graduating from Boston College heaven - but I didn’t get in, so I Student Life Council member Hesburgh issued a statement smith, the cardinal was born High School. came home.” He contracted can Mark Zimmerman announced as follows: Aug. 24, 1895. He dropped out cer two years later but it was not He was named archbishop of yesterday that he is now accept “Cardinal Cushing was one of high school to work on the revealed until the kidney was Boston, the nation’s second lar ing nominations for the student of the oldest and best friends Boston docks but later returned gest archdiocese, in 1944, and seat on the University Appellate of the University of Notre taken out in 1964. was elevated to cardinal in 1958. Board established by the recent Dame and personal friend of In 1953, he married then Sen. ly passed Judicial Code. Zimmer mine. He was a Pope John John F. Kennedy and Jacqueline man added that he would also kind of cardinal - a generous Senate to set budget Bouvier. He also presided at the accept nominations of outstand and compassionate man and a by Milton Jones Conroy said,“They are as of yet burial in 1963 of President Ken ing men for the administrative great pastor. They broke the unconfirmed. They are pending The Student Senate will nedy and Sen. Robert F. Ken and faculty seats. mold when they created convene for the second time this Father Burtchaell’s decision con nedy two years ago after they The board members will be him .” year on Wednesday, Nov. 4, at cerning the finances of the Mi were assassinated. selected during Monday’s SLC Father Hesburgh said he LaFortune Student (Inter. Ac nority Recruitment and Black When the President’s widow meeting from a list submitted by would say a Mass for the cording to SBVP Mark Winings, Orientation Programs. If Bur wanted to marry Greek financier a three man committee com repose of the soul of the “The agenda will be concerned tchaell’s office will finance these Aristotle Onassis in 1968, he posed of administrative represen prelate. He has asked Paul primarily with the budget; the organizations, then more money defended her right to do so, tative Philip Faccenda, faculty Hellmuth, a Boston attorney will be at the committees dis body probably will not discuss cautioning that she could not representative Dr. Paul Conway who is secretary of Notre any other matters due to the posal to allot to other organiza marry Onassis and remain a and student representative Dame’s board of trustees, to tions. The committee will meet large amount of time the budget Catholic in good standing. When Zimmerman. Each member will represent Notre Dame at the Tuesday, Nov. 3, to discuss discussion will require.” critics responded with “gutter” submit a list of three nomina funeral. Father Burtchaell’s decision and When asked about the final mail, he offered to resign, com tions from his particular area of finalize budget plans. budget figures, Treasurer Dennis menting, “If they (his critics) representation. The finance committee will don t understand me after 47 “We’re looking for sound present its final budget allot years, they’ll never understand thinking stpdents with a good Volunteers needed to ments for each organization to me.” Pope Paul VI did not act temperment who are not easily the senate at the meeting Wed on the retirement request. polarized or known as extremely nesday night. Organization heads conservative or extremely liberal supervise kid However, the Pope accepted will be informed prior to the the cardinal’s retirement request thinkers,” said Zimmerman as he by Glenn Sorge itor or a driver is urged to attend meeting of the committee’s de about two months ago. The pre described the qualities of the the meeting. cisions. Those heads who wish to The committee in charge of late, who had hoped to retire to nominees sought by the com the Georgia Tech ticket charity The Georgia Tech game will do so will be allowed to argue the missions in South America, mittee. He added that the can drive is calling a meeting at 8:30 be televised on local channels so either in favor of or in opposi said he would not be able to do didate does not necessarily have Wednesday night in the LaFor the organizers expect a greater tion to the suggestions of the so because of his poor health. to have experience in student tune amphitheater for those number of students to give up committee. The senate, which The cardinal called President government and could be self interested in assisting the drive their tickets than might other has the final judgement in the Kennedy “Dear Jack” and was nom inated. by becoming monitors and trans wise be expected. matter, will then decide on the given his Navy dog tags when the Nominations should be sub porting children who are unable Andrus also said that he ex budget allotments. chief executive was slain in mitted to Zimmerman before to find a ride to Notre Dame. pected various groups to sponsor Conroy also said that there 1963. Thursday for adequate screening The committee headed by smokers for those who do not go are a few major problems in His prime concern, like that of qualifications. A personal Student Government Hall Life to the game. formulating a budget in this of his successor, Archbishop interview is required and refer Commissioner Eric Andrus needs manner. He cited a lack of Medeiros, was with the “little ences will be checked. Zimmer between fifty and seventy volun knowledge concerning budgeting people.” His bubbling, jaunty man will accept nominations teers to monitor the children at procedure, an inability to read informality endeared him to his after 2:30 p.m. today and after the game. These volunteers financial statements, and a lack flock as he amazed constituents 12 p.m. tomorrow. He can be would keep their tickets and of other similar financial know by dancing an Irish jig, donning contacted by phoning 1854 or attend the game, but would sit ledge as some of these difficult a comic hat, bottle feeding an 1855 or by going to room 369 with a group of about ten chil ies. In an attempt to solve the infant or playing Santa Claus in Dillon Hall. dren. The committee feels that dilemma, Conroy has prepared a the red trappings of the cardinal- The board will meet whenever many of the volunteers will paper giving the above and ate - his “glad rags.” a case decided before the Univer come from the Neighborhood similar information. Each His fund raising feats were sity Board is appealed. The Study Help program and they senator is to receive a copy legendary, ranging from the $1 board cannot change a decision before the meeting. are optomistic that enough stu million he raised in three hours but it can return a case to the Two of the requests which dents will offer their services to for “Cuban freedom fighters” University Board if it finds the may cause some controversy are make up the difference. after the ill-fated “Bay of Pigs” evidence used in the original trial the appeals for money by Stan Andrus estimates that 200 invasion of 1962 to a $50 mil does not justify the sentence.