AMERICA - February 6, 1965 - American National Catholic Weekly Review

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American National Catholic Weekly Review, February 6, 1965, issue includes commentary and editorials on Spain’s international posture and the broader need for suburban planning. The contents feature articles such as “The Need for Suburban Planning” by Murray Polner, plus debates and themed sections ranging from dialogue with atheists to theological asides, book reviews, and arts coverage. A correspondence segment addresses literary criticism and publicity controversies, focusing on Violette Leduc’s La Batarde.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryReligion & Spirituality

FormatPDF

Pages32

Reading Time1 h 21 min

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Slogans and the Great Society

Dialogue With Atheists

The Need for Suburban Planning

American Capitalists, Go Home!

Theological Asides

The Hollow Tree

Purely Biological

Book Reviews

Films

The Arts

The Word

Correspondence

A Very Serious Story

AMERICA FEBRUARY 6,1965 THIRTY CENTS The Need foSuburban PlanningMurray Polne 10乙87 H1W 11041305013人11356N3n心H3NA7 H13912173 SS!99一2-1 一CL2乙一 u AMERICANATIONAL CATHOLIC WEEKLY REVIEW®VOL.112 NO.6WHOLE NUMBER 2901 FEBRUARY 6,1965 I OF MANY THINGS I Spain is bursting out of its shell in alldirections.Evidence is abundant.Her elegant pavilion at the World'sFair is a symptom of her economic miracle at home and of a new policyof hands across the seas,the Pyrenees and other dividers.She reachesout to the descendants of both ancient peoples she once expelled,theJews of Israel and the Arab nations.Spain feels at home,and wants tobe fully accepted,in a Western Europe where political leadership con-tinues more and more to be concentrated around the rulers of Franceand Western Germany.The likelihood is that the Pyrenees will notlong continue to block Spain's desire to join the rest of Europe. CONTENTS 184 Slogans and the Great SocietyROBERT J.ROTH186 Dialogue With AtheistsAN EDITORIAL 188 The Need for Suburban PlanningMURRAY POLNER 1 Spain is exporting housemaids to France in such abundance that ina wide area of Paris,it is said,a French chicken in the pot is almostsure to be the chicken in a paella or an arroz con pollo.Thousands ofSpanish men are working in Germany.Now Madrid is stepping up sport-ing,cultural and even economic ties with the Soviet Union and thesatellite countries of Eastern Europe. 190 American Capitalists,Go HomelBENJAMIN L.MASSE193 Theological Asides194 The Hollow TreeNew Breed SeminariansNo Limit?195 Purely BiologicalMICHAEL ORTIZ196 Book Reviews202 Films204 The Arts205 The Word 1 General Franco's year-end talk on religious liberty was a sign of thetimes.“A strong wind of renewal is blowing through the world,”hebegan,adopting the famed metaphor of Pope John,“and everyone feelsthat fresh air has rushed in upon life."“We Spaniards,"he went on,"shall not lag behind in the crusade of brotherhood and love that hasbeen undertaken by the Church.”The world press hailed GeneralFranco's speech.Le Monde of Paris called it unprecedented and saidthat the Spanish Chief of State had put himself at the head of the forcesof "neo-Francoism." 1 Meantime,an editorial in Ya,prominent Madrid daily,carried theintriguing statement that“political parties are essential to democracy.”True,it was in an editorial about Italy.But Spanish readers-who fromlong practice know where and when to read between the lines-got themessage.T.N.D. Published by Jesuits of the United States and Canada.Editor-in-Chief:Thurston N.Davis /Managing Editor:Eugene K.Culhane /Book Editor:Daniel L.Flaherty /Associate Editors:Benjamin L.Masse,Robert A.Graham,Vincent S.Kearney,Donald R.Campion,Walter M.Abbot,Francis Canavan,C.J.McNaspy and Charles M.Whelan /Assistant Editors:Eugene C.Bianchi,Donald F.Pugliese,John A.Lucal and Richard A.McCormick /Corresponding Editors:Harold C.Gardiner and James L.Vizard(Washington,D.C.);Robert F.Drinan(Boston);John R.Connery(Chicago);Patrick H.Yancey(Mobile);Vincent P.McCorry(New York);Richard E.Mulcahy(San Francisco);Gordon George(Toronto);Vicente Andrade(Bogotá);FelipeMacGregor(Lima);Bernard Leeming(Oxford);Joseph Christie and Paul Crane (London);Philip S.Land and RobertoTucci(Rome);Robert Bosc and Jean-Yves Calvez(Paris);James J.Berna(Poona);Joseph F.Murphy(Rangoon).The follow-ing collaborate with the Jesuit editorial staff:William Holub,General Manager /Paul Cuneo,Associate Managing Editor /John Mofftt,Poetry Editor /Robert Pell,Editorial Consultant /Wiliam H.Dodd,Librarian /Mary Denise Cancellare and EileenTobin,Editorial Assistants I Cene Paul Muzio,Design /Catherine G.Ball,Circulation.Editorial Rooms:329 West 108th Street,NewYork,N.Y.10025.Telephone:UN 5-3737.Business Ofice:920 Broadway,New York,N.Y.10010.Telephone:AL 4-5580.Adver-tising is handled by:Catholic Magazine Representatives,Penn Terminal Building,New York,N.Y.10001.Telephone:LO 4-3808. # CORR.ESPONDENCE a narrative or recital of e

FAQs

What does the issue’s editorial discussion highlight about Spain?

It argues that Spain is “bursting out of its shell,” with evidence of economic change and a new overseas policy, suggesting the Pyrenees may not keep Spain from joining the rest of Europe.

What is Murray Polner’s article about?

The contents list “The Need for Suburban Planning” as a featured piece by Murray Polner.

What topic does the correspondence section dispute?

The editor challenges a criticism that publicity releases replace book review, and it objects to framing Violette Leduc’s La Batarde as pornographic before translation, publication, or reading.

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