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PAGE 3 — The Georgia Bulletin, December. 1972
Non-Violent Buddhist Priest
Rides the Range Via ABC-TV
NEW YORK (CPF) -- Amid the stepped-up violence and the “adult” topics that
have marked the new television season, a program with religion and non-violent core,
RUNG FU, has begun to attract attention.
Scheduled in the first part of this season as a once-a-month series, the program
about a Buddhist priest in the American West of the 1870’s has now been scheduled
as a regular weekly offering by ABC—TV starting in January.
David Carradine, left, portrays a
Shaolin priest dedicated to non-violence
in a new Western TV series called
RUNG FU.
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RUNG FU, which will
next be telecast Dec. 16, is
described by the program’s
producers as an ancient form
of combat somewhere
between judo and karate, but
the hero of the series tries
wherever possible to avoid
violence of any kind, having
been taught the values of a
life of non-violence by his
Buddhist teachers in China.
The central character, a
part-Chinese, part-American
Shaolin priest named Kwau
Chang Caine, is played in the
series by David Carradine, son
of actor John Carradine.
In the premiere episode,
seen as a made-for-TV movie,
Caine is forced to flee from
China where he has killed a
member of a royal family
and lives and works among
Chinese laborers buidling U.S.
railroads in the frontier West.
One critic suggested that
the growing popularity of
RUNG FU is due to the
inscrutable nature of the
series, which is far in concept
from the basic theme of most
Westerns. “Weakness prevails
over strength,” Caine
philosophizes in one segment.
But it is the program’s
main theme of non-violence
that is attracting most of the
attention from critics and
viewers. Commented Jerry
Thorpe, producer of the
series'
“RUNG FU seems to have
touched something in the
temper of the times, a
rejection of violence, a thrust
toward brotherhood, a feeling
for the universal principal of
nature, perhaps.”
John J. O’Connor, TV
critic for THE NEW YORR
TIMES, added that “given the
established format of the TV
western, the new series is
attempting a new direction,
away from the ‘eye for an
eye’ brand of confrontation.”
He added that if RUNG
FU is indeed successful, as it
appears to oe, “one
conclusion to be drawn is
that television might try to be
a bit more underwhelming
more often.”
“Perhaps the audience’s
attention will not wander if it
isn’t bombarded with
shootouts, screeching car
chases and tremendous
explosions,” he added.
ABC has been advertising
RUNG FU as a series “about
a man of peace in a violent
time.”
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Departure: March 5, 1973 Return: March 14, 1973
ITINERARY 1T-AZ24500
GENERAL CONDITIONS
The price of this tour includes:
TRANSPORTATION: Air transportation based on the 7-8 day
GIT excursion fare with a minimum of 15 passengers travel
ing together.
Land transportation where applicable, by luxury motorcoach.
HOTELS: Selected superior accommodations - twin bedroom
with private bath. Single room supplement $50.00.
SINGLE ROOM OCCUPANCY, if assigned or it requested, is at
the supplement shown.
MEALS: 3 meals each day.
TRANSFERS: All meeting and transfer services of passengers |
by private conveyance handling of two average sized suitcases
per person between airports and hotels and vice versa, includ
ing porterage and assistance of interpreters.
SIGHTSEEING: As indicated in the itinerary, with services of
qualified multi-lingual (English speaking) licensed guides and
including all entrance fees.
TIPS & TAXES: Service charges at the hotels and restaurants
are included.
The Tour Rate Does Not Include: Passport fees, visa fees when
applicable, airport taxes, luggage in excess of 44 lbs., luggage
insurance, gratuities to guides, laundry, valet service, meals
not mentioned above and any item of personal nature.
The rate of this tour is based on presently available tariffs
and value of foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar and is
subject to change without notice.
RESERVATIONS: A deposit of $100 per person is required at the
time of the booking and the balance is due 6 weeks prior to
departure.
CANCELLATIONS: No cancellation fees will be charged if pas
sengers) can be substituted not less than 15 days prior to
departure date.
VALID: Nov. 1, 1972, to Dec. 15, 1972, and Jan. 5, 1973, to
March 31, 1973.
RESPONSIBILITY
Citrontours. its associated and affiliated companies, and this
publication and or agent(s) as agents for the various companies
whose accommodations are made available by the tickets,
exchange order ancLor tour certificates (when issued) and
assume(s) no responsibility nor liability in connection with
the service of any aircraft, train, vessel or other conveyance
which is used, either wholly or in part, in the performance of
its duty to ihe passengers, neither will they be responsible
for any act, error or omission nor for any loss or injury to
persons or property, accident delay or irregularity, which mav
be occasioned by reason of any defect of any vehicle, or
through neglect or default of any company oi persons engaged
in carrying out the purpose for which tickets or coupons have
been issued nor for any illness, disease, infirmity or alteration
in physical condition sustained by any person for any reason
whatsoever.
The rate of this tour is based on presently available tariffs
and value of foreign currency relative to the U.S. Dollar, and
is subject to change without notice.
Any IATA and/or ATC carrier may be used.
FIRST DAY - FROM ATLANTA TO NEW YORK
WE LEAVE TODAY FOR NEW YORK.
A tour guide will be on hand to greet you at Kennedy International
Airport, the world’s most modern and exciting air transportation
center. On your way to the departure lounge, you will visit the
Blessed Sacrament in the beautiful oratory located in the heart of
this Space Age jet complex. Then it will be time to board your
sleek transatlantic jet to whisper eastward into the stars on your
thrilling adventure-pilgrimage. Enjoy dinner and then settle back
as your hostess adjusts your pillow and blanket. With the lights
dimmed and the stars gleaming, you will sleep through the few
short hours that await the dawn over Europe.
SECOND DAY - ROME
Now its time for a gracious continental breakfast, but don’t miss
the spectacular view of the Italian Alps sparkling in the sunlight
as your jet glides Romeward to Leonardo Da Vinci Airport. After
landing in Rome, our English-speaking representative will give you
your first taste of Italy's unique and warm hospitality as he makes
sure all the formalities of travel documents and luggage are handled
before he escorts you to your hotel aboard your private motorcoach.
After getting settled at the Domus Aurelia Hotel operated by the
Order of The Orsoline Sisters for pilgrims to Rome, you will be free
to spend the-rest of the day to find out just why Rome has stood
for centuries as a city of world-renowned beauty and excitement —
and the Rock of all Christian faith.
Or Coll 875-5536 or
432-8579 or 577-1360
THIRD DAY — ROME AND THE HOLY FATHER
Your private motorcoach will call for you at the hotel to bring you
to your first breathtaking view of the famed dome of St. Peter’s...
a monument of faith by Michelangelo that crowns the largest and
most impressive church in all Christiandom. The great dome will
loom higher and higher as you travel across the vast Piazza San
Pietro courtyard into Vatican City and the heart of Christian faith
and teaching. Now it is time for the morning audience petitioned
with the Holy Father, Pope Paul VI ... a deep spiritual moment
that will last a lifetime. After the audience, you will be guided
through the beauty and splendor that is St. Peter’s
FOURTH TO EIGHTH DAY - A ROMAN HOLIDAY
Today’s traveler is an independent "citizen of the world” who does
not wish to be rushed from Point A to Point B at breakneck speed.
Realizing this, we have arranged a carefully balanced schedule of
guided tours (your group will pick the day you want them) as well
as free time for you to savor all that is Rome and Italy. One of the
guided tours is a half-day sightseeing tour of the Eternal City led
by an English-speaking guide aboard a private motor coach. You may
wish to schedule this tour early, selecting the many exciting spots
and countless shrines you may return to later for a longer visit
From the silent and timeless corridors of the Catacombs to the
awesome beauty of Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, the hallowed and
historical fountainhead of Catholic faith will unfold before your
eyes... at the pace you set, and at your convenience!
On another day of your group’s choice, you will board a private
motorcoach to travel through quaint and picturesque Roman hills
and towns on your way to Artena and the famed Borghese Castle.
There you will be the guest of Prince Borghese himself as you thrill
to the sights and memories of one of Italy’s oldest and most noble
families.
What else?
An entire history book — and then some.
The Roman Forum. The Colosseum. The Vatican Gardens. The side
way cafes of Via Venato. Or there are optional memorable sidetrips
to the lush waters of the Isle of Capri ... the magnificent ruins of
Pompei ... the Renaissance splendor of Florence, and the tune
laden streets of Naples.
You name it. Our representative will assist you in getting there
with grace and ease.
NINTH DAY
Last night, you threw coins into the glittering waters of the world-
renowned Trevi Fountain . . . following the tradition portrayed in
"Three Coins In A Fountain" that will insure your return to Rome.
Now it is time to board your homeward bound Alitalia jet . . . re
membering the words of Cardinal Newman who once observed, “What
can I say of Rome but that it is the first of all cities? All I ever saw
are dust compared with its majesty and glory.”
FARE IS ALL-INCLUSIVE FROM
ATLANTA TO ROME
Includes meals, accommodations,
sightseeing and tips.
English speaking tour escorts.
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Father Ronald Helps Disabled
Disabled Priest
Works for Disabled
TAIPEI, Taiwan (NC) - Visitors to the veterans’
hospital here think at first that the man in the wheel
chair is a patient.
But after introduction they find he is a
psycho-social rehabilitation specialist working as senior
technical consultant, and that he is a Jesuit priest.
Father Robert J. Ronald of
Martinez, Calif., cannot walk
and has little power in his
shoulder muscles. Yet he puts
in a six-day week at the
Veterans’ General Hospital,
and on Sundays says two
parish Masses, preaches and
distributes Communion.
Watching the 40-year-old
priest typing and dictating in
his office, or skillfully moving
through the wards in his
electric-driven wheel chair,
always busy and cheerful, it is
easy to forget how much
determination has been
needed.
“I came to Taiwan as a
seminarian in 1957 and
entered language school,”
Father Ronald recalled. “In
September, 1958, before the
second year of language study
started, I went to the east
coast for a break. When I
returned the symptoms
developed. At that time there
was an outbreak of polio on
the east coast.”
He spent a month in the
Seventh Day Adventist
Hospital in Taipei and then
returned to the United States
by military transport, the
only available transportation
in his case. “I was totally
helpless when I went back.”
In July, 1959, Father
Ronald went to Warm
Springs, Ga., and was there
for nine months. He then
returned to California and
taught, from his wheel chair,
at the Jesuit high school in
San Jose.
He went to the Philippines
for theological studies in
1962 and was ordained a
priest in 1965. Returning to
Taiwan he was put in charge
of a youth center in Hsinchu
City until 1967 when he went
again to the Philippines.
In 1970 he obtained his
master’s degree in
rehabilitation counselling. He
was then engaged as staff
counsellor with the Phoenix
Good Samaritan Hospital
spinal injury service for one
year.
In the summer of 1971,
during the vacation, he
returned to Taiwan to see if
there were any openings here.
“That, of course, was my
number one aim. It was the
only reason I’d gone through
the whole thing. I wanted to
get back here with
experience, to come back and
do something rehabilitation-
wise.”
He visited hospitals and
medical centers here. “I
stumbled into the
rehabilitation department
here just as they wanted to
expand and needed someone
for psycho-social rehab. I was
asked to come as
psycho-social rehabilitation
consultant for the
department of rehabilitation
medicine.”
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