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...friars bound for missionary work in 17th century Japan. The little band of Catholics found the Japanese less than hospitable, and Ruiz, refusing to denounce his religion, was burned at the stake with his newly found companions. He might have been little more than one amoung countless church martyrs except that Pope John Paul II will be arriving in the Philippines in early February to make Ruiz the first man beatified outside of the Vatican...
...fairness to the government, the Church is able to carry on in this manner because the Philippines does not have martial law in the classic sense. There are no tanks or heavy military presence in the streets, except in the seccessionist areas, and only the anonymous political prisoners undergo torture. Instead the government uses more subtle means to curb the Church's criticisms. Marcos's underlings raise the legaliztion of abortion and divorce and the expansion of birth control programs to increase their leverage with a church solidly opposed to such measures. Without ever adopting such issues and further unifying...
...McRae, 24, a Brooklyn mother, was pregnant again in 1976 and wanted an abortion. She was poor and went to Planned Parenthood for advice, but was told that the Government could not pay for her operation. In October the Hyde Amendment, which cut off federal funds for all abortions except for pregnancies that endangered a woman's life, would go into effect. But Cora McRae's plight aroused the sympathies of civil rights lawyers, who started a legal battle in her behalf. Last week that battle culminated in a sweeping decision by Brooklyn Federal District Court Judge John...
Rodriguez had trained for weeks, carefully strengthening his stomach muscles with daily sit-ups and pushups. Good thing, since he subsisted on pizza, tacos, hot dogs and vanilla milkshakes that were donated by well-wishers. Except for a five-minute break every hour, Rodriguez rode the whirlwind, passing the time by reading newspapers and catching naps. After 173 hours and 3,958 laps, he had set another record. Why does he do it? Said he: "It's like climbing mountains -because they are there. The first 15 hours are the toughest. After that, time and space come together...
Manned 24 hours a day by people trained to deal with all sorts of problems, mundane to urgent, the Project Place hotline is the oldest and largest service of its kind in New England. Working out of a red brick house indistinguishable from the others on the quiet street except for a small sign in the front, the Place volunteers and staff counsel people over the phone and on a drop-in basis, maintain a file for 3000 Boston emergency medical, housing and legal services, and run a free mobile unit service to supplement the protection offered by South Boston...