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PAGI JL2TIN, April 5, Distributors and Underwriters of Investment Securities Since 1894 4 The Robinspn-Humphrey Company.Inc. RHODES-HAVERTY BLDG. ATLANTA 1, GEORGIA Jackson 1-0316 Long Distance 421 ZILLAH’S FLOWER SHOP FLOWERS FOR ALL OCCASIONS JA, 4-5154 — Nile: TR. 2-1490 421 Moreland Avenue, N. E. Located in Little Five Points, Atlanta, Ga. ATLANTA BOX FACTORY “Boxes that make Good impressions for You” 237-239 WHITEHALL ST., S. W. JA. 2-G609 ATLANTA, GEORGIA The Stafford Company, Inc. Distributors of Holy Name Bibles, American Educator Encyclopedia, Marian Webster Unabridged Dictionary JA. 2-3513 101 MARIETTA ST. BUILDING ATLANTA, GA, RYRERT PRINTING COMPANY PRINTING LITHOGRAPHING "Serving Atlanta Since 1912" TR. 5-4727 550 Forest Road- N. E. Atlanta, Georgia CHRISTIANS PHARMACY YOUR RELIABLE AND FRIENDLY DRUG STORE FOREST PARK, GEORGIA PO. 7-9726 CORNER MAIN ST. & PHILLIP DR. C0L0NAL TERRACE HOTEL Permanent and Transient Guests FAMILY ACCOMMODATIONS Air Conditioning Available FREE PARKING • REASONABLE RATES TRinity 6-2611 EXCELLENT DINING FACILITIES 2140 Peachtree Rd„ N. W. (U. S. 19, North) “Helps Build Glowing Health” ITALIAN LAWYERS DEBATE WHICH # COURT CAN HEAR FRENCH WRITER'S SUIT AGAINST VATICAN CITY DAILY By Luciano Casimirri (N.C.W.C. News Service) ROME — Italian legal circles are debating which court is com petent. to try the defamation case brought against L’Osserva- tore Romano, Vatican City dai ly, by French writer Roger Peyrefitte. A recent series of articles by Mr. Peyrefitte, entitled “Rome of the Popes,” was carried in the communist-oriented Rome daily, Paese Sera. The articles, which were critical of the Holy See and which made pointed references to His Holiness Pope Pius XII, caused the Vatican to complain to the Italian govern ment. The government in turn brought charges against the writer for insulting the person of the Supreme Pontiff, an act speicfically prohibited under terms of the Italian concordat with the Holy See. Mr. Peyrefitte then sued L’- Osservatore, alleging that it slandered him in some editori als commenting on his articles in Paese Serra. He also sued Dr. Nino Badano, editor of II Quotidiano, Rome Catholic Ac tion daily for reprinting the L’Osservatore editorial. Mr. Peyrefitte has entrusted his case to three lawyers, two of whom, Achille Battaglia and Leopoldo Piccardi, represented Mario Bellandi in a defamation suit he recently brought against Bishop Pietro Fiordelli of Prato. The central legal question in volved in Mr. Peyrefitte’s suit against L’Osservatore is whe ther the paper which is printed in a foreign country, namely Vatican City, can be sued in an Italian court. In support of their position Mr. Peyrefitte’s lawyers have cited Article 6 of the Italian penal code which states that if an alleged offense is perpetrat ed in even one part of Italy, it is subject to the jurisdiction of Italian law. They argue this is applicable to the L’Osservatore article be cause it was distributed through out Italy, although it was print ed in Vatican City. However, Italian jurists point to the outcome of the only sim ilar case in the history of mod ern Italian law. In June, 1934, L’Osservatore printed an article calling the sale of non-Catholic Bibles by the British Biblical Society in Italy “a swindle” in that many purchasers bought them under the impression they were au thorized Catholic editions. The British society’s repre sentative, Henry Pons, sued Count Giuseppe Dalla Torre, editor of L’Osservatore. The case was closed on De cember 28, 1936, when an Italian court declared itself incompe tent to pass judgment against L’Osservatore and ordered Hen ry Pons to pay the legal costs of the trial. The Italian court stressed “the absolute juridical incompetence of an Italian judge to pass judg ment, since the offense invoked had not been committed on foreign territory.” The court also noted that the Italian law specifies that when a crime is perpetrated through “the press, the 'place of its per- . petration is where the - paper is first distributed.” Because the offense of defama tion is “instantaneous and can not take on a permanent charac teristic and is juridically com- plexed in the moment in which two individuals together learn of the defamation” the Italian court was not competent to act, DE GIV E DUNHAM & O'NEILL c ONTKACTORS TR. 6-4303 1478 Mescasin, N. W. Atlanta, Georgia it declared. No date has been set for hear ing of Mr. Peyrefitte’s case against L’Osservatore. However, Mr. Peyrefitte’s trial on the Italian government charge is expected to begin in mid-April. The French writer has achiev ed notoriety in France for two hooks, “The Embassies” and the “End of the Embassies” which are alleged exposes of the French foreign office and diplo matic service. He also wrote “The Keys of St. Peter” and “The Knights of Malta” both concerning the Catholic Church. In an editorial the Vatican City daily reprinted a critical article about Mr. Peyrefitte pub lished in 1953 by the French daily, Le Mode, and based on documents provided by the French Foreign Office. Services For Mrs. licClusicey SAVANNAH, Ga. — Funeral services for Mrs. Mary Barrett McCluskey were held March 11th at the Cathedral of St. John the Baptist. MARRIAGES O- -O j RICHARDS-REYNOLDS j O O MARIETTA — Miss Patri cia Reynolds, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Reynolds and Peter Lawrence Richards, son of Mr. and Mrs. Neal R. Rich ards were married March 8th at St. Joseph’s Church. O O | MULLIGAN-HEFFERNAN | O O AUGUSTA — Miss Martha Ann Heffernan, daughter of Mrs. Lee B. Heffernan of Au gusta and Mr. Thomas J. Mulli gan, Jr., son of Mr. Thomas J. Mulligan Sr., of Augusta, and the late Mrs. Mulligan were married March 13th at the Sac red Heart Church, Rev. Peter F. O’Donnell officiating. Pope Decorates Ambassador VATICAN CITY, (NC) — His Holiness Pope Pius XII has con ferred the Grand Cross of the Order of Pius on Manuel Rio, Argentine ambassador to the Holy See. This award is usually made when a diplomat leaves his post but Vatican circles explain that Mr. Rio, who has been his coun try’s ambassador here since 1956, received the decoration as an in dication of the Pope’s regard for Argentina. WE THREW THE KEYS AWAY PLAZA PHARMACY OPEN ALL NIGHT 1061 Ponce de Leon, Corner Highland, Elgin 0381 Atlanta, Georgia St. Josephs Infirmary School of iursing ATLANTA, GEORGIA Card. Tisserant Will Be Honored VIENNA, (NC) — His Emi nence Eugene Cardinal Tis serant, Dean of the Sacred Col lege of Cardinals, will be given an honorary doctor of theology degree by the University of Vi enna late in April. Cardinal Tisserant, who is also Secretary of the Sacred Congre gation for the Oriental Church, will be given the degree in rec ognition of his outstanding work as an orientalist and of his man ifold services to the eastern peo ples. Last year the Cardinal was the representative of His Holi ness Pope Pius XII at the Maria- zell jubilee celebrations. Presid ing over the ceremonies mark ing the “Day of the Eastern Church,” Cardinal Tisserant un derlined the traditional ties be tween the Catholic peoples of eastern Europe and Austria’s famous Marian shrine at Maria- zell. Flies From Canada LONDON (NC) — Peter Cal- nan flew specially from Canada to serve at the first Mass since the Reformation in the village of Barkway, Hertfordshire, some 30 miles from central London. The Calnan family live in the village and Peter’s father, C. Calnan, had asked specially to be the server but he died sud denly. His son offered to take his place. The Mass was celebrated by Father Peter Geraerts, who op erates a mobile “traveling mis sion” in the rural areas of the Westminster See. founded 1900 Conducted by the RELIGIOUS SISTERS OF MERCY OF THE UNION Apply: Director School of Nursing Tel- No. JA. 5-4681 LOOK FOR THE FRIENDLY Iff L ■ FOREMOST DEALERS . . . Everywhere ICE CREAM MILK VOSS HAIR EXPERTS “The Finest Of Scalp Treatments” JA. 5-6164 703 GRANT THEATRE BLDG. ATLANTA, GA. ALONG WITH SPICE The main ingredient in the recipe for successful after dinner speaking is shortening. AMERICA'S MOST UNUSUAL AND . EXOTIC RESTAURANT Mouth-watering American-Polynesion Menu at "Volume Possible" Prices LUNCHEON: 11:30 A. M.-2:30 P. M. DINNER FROM 5:30 P. M. Complimentary hors d'oeuvres "Under the Punkah Fan: 4:30-6:00 P. 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