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PAGE 2—The Georgia Bulletin, November 15, 1979
Inside TV News
BY JOHN P. ZARRELLA
America is in the midst of a crisis.
More than 60 Americans are being held
against their will in a foreign country.
As I write this, there has been little
change in the position taken by Iranian
students holding the U.S. Embassy. God
willing, when you read this, the drama
will have ended without a drop of blood
spilled.
Yet, beneath the turbulent waters of
this emotional and explosive issue, a
new America seems to be emerging. The
peoples of this land are coming together
and everywhere is evident a new and
vocal groundswell of patriotism. Not in
many years, have Americans been so in
unison over any issue. Those famous
words, “Don’t tread on me,” have not
carried this much meaning in decades.
Minute after minute, hour after hour,
the news reports pour in over the wire
services. Across our country, people like
you and me are standing up and saying,
“Enough!” We’re tired of being taken
advantage of and stepped on. We’re
tired of other nations demanding the
United States do this or that!
It’s good to see Americans acting like
Americans for a change. A Georgia
congressman said a couple days ago that
we had gotten too contented with our
Monday night football and a couple of
beers. He was right!
The big question I have been asking
myself is, how will Americans respond
when their very freedoms are
threatened? This U.S. Embassy takeover
in Iran is the test. Somehow, before this
whole ugly incident ends, will we show
the world that although we may be a
sleeping giant, we don’t like being
disturbed?
Iran is not only a test for American
citizens but also for our system of
government. To this point, we have
been showing our colors admirably.-
Only in America could Iranian students
walk the streets and protest while
holding an Embassy and its occupants
hostage. What sets America apart from
the rest of the world is our firm
commitment to the freedoms we fought
for 200 years ago. It is comforting to
see those freedoms holding true for all
men, even now!
For the newsman covering the
Iranian story, it is impossible to remain
totally objective. As Americans, we are
all part of this unfolding drama. In the
newsroom, the talk is almost exclusively
Iran. We argue about what we think
should be done. We talk about reprisals,
military force, America’s world
position, and above all else we talk
about the hostages and getting them
out. They are the first concern.
Once the Embassy workers are freed,
then what? Shall we teach the Iranians a
lesson by leveling Tehran? Will we seize
the oil fields? Probably not. An eye for
an eye has not been America’s foreign
policy trademark. However, this act will
not go unanswered!
You can feel it when you walk down
the street. I can feel it in the newsroom.
Americans are really angry. No matter
what other nations may say about us or
think of us, not one of them cares to see
us angry. It feels good to see that
emotion among our people. It feels
good to know that when it comes to our
freedom, we’re not going to keep
compromising until we end up making a
stand on the banks of the
Chattahoochee or the Rio Grande! It’s
about time, don’t you think?
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THERE HAS BEEN PLENTY of
activity at St. Pius X High School in
preparation fot the November 16-18
F all Festival. Among those who have
been working on the annual
fund-raising event are Mrs. Janet
Marsden (left), a faculty member and
chairman of the November 16
spaghetti supper; students Dana
Puckett and Garvin Aycock, and
Mrs. Pat Rciley, co-chairman of the
overall event, which will feature a
flea market and book sale November
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St. Mary’s Hospital, Athens, has been
awarded a two-year Certificate of
Accreditation by the Joint Commission on
Accreditation of Hospitals (JCAH),
according to E.J. Fechtel, Jr.,
Administrator of St. Mary’s.
St. Mary’s was evaluated on the basis of
information gathered from questionnaires,
other documentation of performance, and
an on-site visit during which a team of
JCAH surveyors conferred with
professional staff, management, and
members of the hospital’s governing board.
Accreditation means that St. Mary’s
Hospital has voluntarily sought, and has
been found to be, in substantial
compliance with JCAH hospital
accreditation standards. All JCAH
standards set forth optimal achievable goals
of excellence. The hospital accreditation
program assists facilities in pursuing high
quality health care through education,
evaluation and consultation.
The JCAH is a private, not-for-profit
organization whose primary purpose is to
promote high quality health care and
related human services. The JCAH
conducts education and voluntary
accreditation programs throughout the
United States for hospitals, long-term care
facilities, psychiatric facilities, and
ambulatory health care organizations.
The Joint Commission was formed in
1951. Its member organizations are the
American College of Physicians, the
American College of Surgeons, the
American Hospital Association, and the
American Medical Association.
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Catholic prelate.
Archbishop Edward D.
Howard, celebrated his
102nd birthday Nov. 5
with a concelebrated Mass
and a reception attended
by priests of the
Archdiocese of Portland.
Ore.
Some of the priests
attending the reception
might have heard the
retired archbishop of
Portland retell the story of
his recent surprise
telephone call from Pope
John Paul Ii.
“ A m a z e m e n t and
d e 1 i g ti t beyond
expression” is how
Archbishop Howard
described his reaction to
the conversation he had
with the pope Oct. 5 while
the pope was visiting the
United States.
“He congratulated me
on my antiquity, on my
being the oldest living
prelate,” the archbishop
said with a laugh. “He
wished me the best and
gave me his blessing and
said it was a delight for
him to be here and that it
was possible because of
the goodness of God.
“It was at the end of a
long, hard day for him and
it was because of his
marvelous goodness that
he called me. I never
dreamed that he would. It
was too much to expect. 1
appreciate it more than
words could say,” the
archbishop added.
He said he recited some
lines from Longfellow’s
“Evangeline” to the pope
in an attempt to express
what the call meant to
him. The lines said that
some moments in life are
so full of emotion that,
like the ripples in a pond
made by dropping a rock,
they can never be gathered
together.
“Every minute of his
time is precious and
valuable and it’s amazing
that he could give me as
much as he did.”
Archbishop Howard
said he has had a private
audience with every pope
since 1924, with the
exception of Pope John
Paul I, although he did
once sit across from him at
a Second Vatican Council
meeting in Rome.
Archbishop Howard
said, “I’m not very old
yet, you know. When you
get into the second
century everything is
new.”
He said he is “getting
along fine,” walking with a
walker, going to his
Beaverton home during
the day and returning in
the afternoon to the
nursing home where he
spends the night.
Archbishop Cornelius
Power of Portland, who
was one of the
con celebrants at the
birthday Mass, described
Archbishop Howard as
“quite chipper.” Other
coneelebrants were Bishop
Francis Leipzig, retired
bishop of Baker, Ore., and
Auxiliary Bishops Kenneth
Steiner and Paul E.
Waldschmidt of Portland.
Archbishop Howard is a
native of Cresco, Iowa, in
the Archdiocese of
l) ubuque. He was
president of Loras College
when he was named
auxiliary b ishop of
Davenport in 1924. Two
years later he was
appointed archbishop to
Portland and served there
for 40 years until his
retirement in 1966.
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his I02ikI birthday Mass at Beaverton, Ore.,
Archbishop Edward I). Howard chats witli his
successor. Archbishop Cornelius Power of
Portland, Ore. Behind him are the other
coneelebrants, from left. Auxiliary Bishop Paul
Waldschmidt, Father Valentine Moffenbeier, and
Auxiliary Bishop Kenneth Steiner At the end of
the Mass the world’s oldest prelate talked for nine
minutes on contemporary affairs of the church,
his telephone conversation with Pope John Paul
II, and his gratitude to God for his longevity.
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