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World Mourns Pope John's Deo Cardinals Begin to Select Successor DltfrfbutJon Jdght,«, WcdKMby, fair, Mfb- wt temperature, M degrees. DIAL SH 1-0010 Intul 4*Ur, Monday throoib Friday; B»«m4 C1M* Potffcc* PAGE ONE KJ 4t ft*4 Bui «od «1 AMItlenil HOUn* OfflCM. RED BANK. N. J., TUESDAY, JUNE 4, 1963 7c PER COPY World Mourns Pope John's Deo Cardinals Begin to Select Successor By GERALD ROLLER ' j ed to the Vatican came to the als, sent formal notice of the VATICAN CITY (AP)-Count- bier to pay homage. Pope's death to the other 81 mem- less millions around "the world The Pope's body was to be car- Seeks Canonization ers of the. sacred college and mourned Pope John XXIII today ried later across St. Peter's summoned them to Rome. Square and into St. Peter's Basil BOSTON (AP) — Richard Cardinal Cushing, Roman Major decisions left over from as the cardinals .of. the Roman Catholic 'archbishop of Boston, says he will begin immedi- Catholic Church began prepara- ica, the largest church, in Chris- the reign of Pope John await the tendom. It will lie in state there ately a campaign for canonization pf Pope John XXIII. ew Pope., .. tions to pick his successor. ' the'cardinal said yesterday shortly after the death of until Thursday night. : He must decide whether to.'ooji- The 81-year-old spiritual ruler of the Pope: ••"•••• . ... half a billion Catholics died Moo- The public will be admitted to nue the Ecumenica 1 - Council St. Peter's Wednesday and Tours- ' "I am going to solicit prayers and all Information con- which Pope John convened' last day to pay homage. Thursday eve- cerning favors granted through his intercession toward the • fall and which was suspended, A Page of Pictures on the ning fiie body will be placed in end that the process for canonization begin immediately. automatically at his death. The Life of the Pope, Page 15 a crypt In the basilica in a private "I am convinced that'. ..the vox populi—the voice of council's.aim was greater Chris- burial ceremony. the people—will support the cause of his canonization. ian unity, and it. is considered day night after four days of "It is the wish of all people that his Christlike character almost certain that the .new Pope Official Mourning be subjected to the detailed process for sainthood. This will agonizing suffering from stomach The Vatican made no announce- will summon the church's 2,400 tumor and peritonitis. take many, many years and all the evidence required by the bishops back to Rome to resume ment of the. date for .the state church must in due course be assembled." White Papal Robes funeral. It probably will be to- its work. .....;,. The Pope's body,' dressed In ward the end of the nine-day pe- The. new Pope also must decide white papal robes and a red vel-riod of official mourning. and-to plan the conclave that wBl only by cardinals who were in whether to move 'along the path vet cap, lay in state in the recep- As they mourned, the cardinals meet between June 18 and June Rome When the Pope died. Eu- of better relations with Commu- tion hall of his Vatican apartment. began "daily meetings to deal with 21 to elect Pope John's successor, gene Cardinal Tisserant, French- nist governments which Pope John Cardinals and diplomats accredit the routine affairs of the church he first meeting was attended born dean of the College of Cardi- had opened in hopes of easing the plight of .Catholics behind the ron Curtain. The cardinals will vote twice daily in the Sistine Chapel until two thirds of the princes of the p0PE DIES —Pope John XXIII, 81-year-old spiritual leader of a half« bilKoitXJath- Area Joins in Tribute church agree on a choice. Al- ... .. , . .;,.#. » • » . •* . TL- • iL I * ..:~i...- Church officials and laymen of all faiths in this, area {" "in the death of Pope John the, world has gained an ad- though neither a lesser prelate nor olici, died last night after four days of a gonmng suffering. This it tit* last, picture Joined in mourning the passing of Pope John XXIII.. ' vocate before the throne of God." a non-Italian is barred, the new of the Pope before his illness. He is shown May 25 ai hs recorded a radio menage •Babbl'Gilbert S. Rosenthal, spiritual leader of Congrega- The feeling, of loss on the part of people outside the PT'PrObdnuiW01 te a" ItalUn at •''•Vatican to the faithful of the Sanctuary of Piekary, near Katowice, Poland. Catholic Church was outspoken. • tion Bnai Israel of Greater Red Bank, Rumson, said: a St. James parish took note of this fact by.inviting the "The world has lost one of tile great religious leaders of (See POPE, Page 2> Message is customarily sent on the last Sunday of May each year. (AP Wirephoto) entire community to attend a special Mass Thursday for the all time. His contribution to peace and universal brotherhood repose of the Pope's soul. The time of the Mass will be an- will be remembered for many years. His recent encyclical, nounced later. 'Pacem in Terris,' is an unusual document, the application Bishop John J. Dougherty, president of Seton Hall Uni- of which would hasten the coming of universal peace and versity, said: commity." . "The Catholic Church mourns the passing of a beloved Rev. Dr. Charles S. Webster, pastor of the Red Bank father, the non-Catholic communities mourn the loss of an Presbyterian Church, said: understanding friend, and all the world the death of a coura- "The world has lost a great spiritual leader, beloved for geous advocate of peace." his simplicity, charity and magnanimity. During the rela- Rev. W. Gordon Lowden, pastor of (he Red Bank Metho- tively short period of his pontificate, he won the admiration dist Church, said: and affection of peoples of all religious faiths. He was a "Pope John will be remembered for the fact that in a champion of ecumenicity, who strove earnestly to bring all world of divisions, he overlooked divisions and saw the basic men of good will together to combat the forces of evil. He oneness of humanity. If more Christians could do this the was' a leader in terms of humanitarianism, who labored world would be a better place." mightily for the cause of peace and brotherhood. His life Freeholder Marcus Daly, a Catholic layman and a Papal will remain a source of inspiration to all mankind." knight, said: (See TRIBUTE, Page 2) JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Re-It was last heard from two hours from .14,000 to-18,000 feet. , Force civilian.'They had come to ports of uninflated life rafts, torn and 36 minutes later when Olson The passenger list showed 65 McChord from all parts of the pillows and suitcases, bobbing in radioed the air station at Sands- military men, both. Army, and United States to make the flight. the 40-degree waters of the Gulf pit, B.C., for a change of altitude Navy, 29 dependents and cms Air , (See PLANE, Page 2) of Alaska spurred the search to- See Impact on Westj Red Relations day for a missing plane with 101 BY JOHN M. HIGHTOWER persons aboard. ' the Kremlin and the Vatican. ditions of the Roman Catholic Rome and Moscow would have The debris, believed to be that WASHINGTON (AP) - The Whether and how this effort Church in Eastern Europe, far-reaching effect in Catholi of a charter Northwest Airlines death of Pope John III seems will be continued must now de- Watched Developments countries and Catholic communi- DC7 on a flight from McChord Air destined to have a profound im- pend on his successor. As Wash- Washington officials have had ties throughout the world. Force Base, Wash;, to Elmendorf pact on the future development ington authorities understood the nothing to say publicly about the The most dramatic of events Will Ask New Investigation in this movement cam Air Force Base, Alaska, was spot- of relations between the Soviet operation, the effort was largely Pope's quiet campaign to pro- ted Monday night about 60 miles iKEANSBURG - Mayor Louis The other concerns charges that Lodes altered police records dur- Union. and the Western powers. due to Pope John's deep personal last March 7 when Pope John mote his objectives in relation to west of Graham Island, B.C. T. Collichio last night. accused suspended Patrolman ing the -course-of departmental The pontiff in recent months interest in doing what he could the Soviet bloc. Privately they received Alexei Adzhubei, Soviet Premier Khrushchev's son-in-law Veteran Pilot Monmouth County Prosecutor misconduct hearings against him. had been engaged in a delicate to save the world from war in have.watched the developments Vincent P. Keuper and' members Loder also was accused of deny- and subtle effort to open up a the nuclear age and his imme- with extreme interest, aware that chief editor of the Sovie The Royal Canadian Air Force newspaper Iwestia. It was th< of his staff of having misled the ing under oath he had made the •peaking acquaintance between diate aim of improving the con-lessening of tensions between pilot, who reported the sighting at holdover Grand Jury which' last changes. • first meeting between a pontifi 7:40 p.ra. said it "might have and an important Soviet Com- week criticized the mayor and In its presentment, the Grand come from the ilMated plane." Borough Councilmen. Jury, took issue with the mayor munist figure. He said he saw no signs of any 'Confirmed Atheist' The mayor spoke out at a press for having published copies of let- Star Ice Case Scratched survivors and the Coast Guard ters he bad written, to state of- There was speculation at th said a person could not live more conference at his home in re- Associates, reported discovery of time that.their conversation might sponse to a presentment which ficials predicting nothing would FREEHOLD — Star Ice was Judge Simmill also indicated than 10 to 15 minutes in water come of the Grand Jury inquiry, scratched again yesterday.
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