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THE RIO GRANDE HERALD
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30,1976
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Romance Subject Of Vatican Debate
CHRISTMAS PAGEANT - The youth of the First Baptist
Church of Rio Grande City reenacted the original Christmas
story in a pageant of the nativity presented on Wednesday night,
December 22. A youth and adult choir and solos by Thelma
Serna and Sherry Mayes provided the Christmas hymns used to
help retell the story. Accompaniment was by Mrs. D. L. Mun-
sell. The pageant, directed by Mrs. A. V. Peterson and Mrs. H.
L. Bass and narrated by Mrs. James Peterson, was attended by
members of the church and guests. Bags of goodies were
distributed to all the children who attended and participated,
following the program.
Annabel Canales
Awarded Degree
Annabel Canales of Austin
was among the 859 students who
applied for degrees awarded in
winter commencement
ceremonies at Southwest Texas
State University in San Marcos
on Saturday, Dec. 18, in Strahan
Gym.
Degree candidates included
106 from the Graduate School,
207 from the School of Applied
Arts, 183 from the school of
Education, 152 from the School
of Business, 102 from the School
of liberal Arts, 51 from the
School of Creative Arts, 41 from
the School of Science and 17
from the School of Health
Professions.
Dr. M. L. Brockette, state
commissioner of education,
delivered the twin com-
mencement addresses in two
morning ceremonies. A native
of limestone County, Texas,
Brockette holds degrees from
Southwestern and Baylor
Universities. He has served as
commissioner of education with
the Texas Education Agency
since July 1, 1974.
Degrees were conferred by
Southwest Texas' President Dr.
Lee H. Smith.
Ms. Canales' parents are Mr.
and Mrs. Juan M. Garcia of
Falcon Heights. Ms. Canales
holds a certificate for excellent
work in English and Spanish, is
a member of Sigma Delta Pi,
Spanish honor society, was
listed on the Dean's Honor list
for all semesters. Ms. Canales
will receive a Bachelor of Arts
with a Speech major.
Dear Consumer
If You're Down,
Look Up Help
By Virginia Knauer
Special Assistant to the President
and Director
Office of Consumer Affairs
Department of Health, Education and Welfare
Some people don't want to bother others with
their problems. They think their troubles will blow
over if they just hang in there.
It is surprising how many people are afraid to
go for help when they are emotionally disturbed.
Modern methods of mental health therapy help
persons to understand their problems so they can
overcome them.
That is why community mental health centers
stress the importance of having different services
available Lo provide day care, night care, weekend
care and help through regular visits to a center or
clinic.
Short-term therapy is
the approach used when the
mental problem seems to be
one brought on by some
event in life, such as a death
in the family, divorce or even
physical illness The goal of
the therapist is simply to
help iron out the problem as
quickly as possible. Usually
this takes only a few visits
to a community mental
health center.
Group therapy is the
approach when a small
number of people gather to
discuss their mental prob-
lems with each other with
the guidance of a therapist.
The therapist lets the dis-
cussion flow, only guiding
the conversation when nec-
essary. The theory behind
group therapy is that ex-
pressing one's problems out
loud leads a person to ar-
rive at his or her own solu-
tion or solutions. Some-
times, those in the group
can recognize points or con-
cerns that the individual
might miss put a finger on
the problem, so to speak
In-depth studies of un-
derlying causes of problems
that started in childhood
are another approach used
at community mental health
center s. Other in-depth
studies deal more with a
person's present life and its
stresses.
The important matter
is to find the therapy that1
is best suited to a partlc-i
ular need, and community(
mental health centers are
set up to help do just that.'
There are about 500i
community mental health,
centers operated by state
and local governments with
funds from the Federal Gov-
ernment. The cost of serv-
ices depends on what a per-
son can afford to pay. In
fact, service usually is freei
for low-income persons. ,
To find the nearest com-
munity mental health cen-
ter, check your phone book,
or ask your family doctor
or clergyman for advice.
For more information
about mental health serv
ices, you may want a copy
of A Consumer's Guide to
Mental Health Services. It
is free from the National
Institute of Mental Health
Rockville, Md. 20852.
VATICAN CITY
When Pierina Recupero and
Franz I-anfenberg fell in love,
they never dreamed their ro-
mance would be debated in the
Vatican.
Pierina, 20, and Franz, 32,
met two months ago on the
island of San Antiocho, off Sar-
dinia. Lanfenberg, an elec-
tronics technician from Duis-
burg, West Germany, was vis-
iting a sister married to a Sar-
dinian.
Pierina and Franz fell for
each other at once. They spent
as much time together as pos-
sible, but soon lanfenberg had
to return to his job in South Af-
rica.
After an exchange of letters,
he returned to Sardinia to mar-
ry Pierina. They made a brief
trip to Germany for her to meet
his family, then returned to
Pierina's hometown, Quartu,
outside Cagliari, to make ar-
rangements for the wedding
with the parish priest. That's
when the going got bumpy.
The priest said he couldn't
marry them since he didn't
Lawyers Reject
Bar Due Increase
AUSTIN, Tex. - Law-
yers have overwhelmingly re-
jected an increase in dues pro-
posed by directors of the State
Bar of Texas.
Leaders of the bar said Tues-
day they would have to trim
around $500,000 from next
year's budget, including ex-
pansion of a program to reim-
burse clients who lose money
because of inept or dishonest
lawyers.
Dues would have risen a
maximum of $35 year, with
smaller amounts for lawyers
who have practiced less than 10
years.
The vote was 6,170 for the in-
crease and 11,699 against.
Bar President Gibson Gayle
of Houston said alienation of
some members contributed to
the defeat. He also said bar di-
rector Joe Longley of Austin
had waged a "very effective"
campaign against the increase.
A feeling of alienation by a
number of lawyers is "one of
the problems of bigness," Gayle
said.
Longley and Gayle debated
the dues increase in articles in
the bar journal. Longley has
criticized the bar for construct-
ing a new $6 million building
and for paying executive direc-
tor H. C. Pittman $54,000 a year
plus a new Lincoln Contintental
and membership dues at
several posh clubs.
Gayle said Pittman took a cut
in pay to leave his job as
executive director of the Texas
Automobile Dealers Associ-
ation, and his raises have not
kept pace with inflation. Pitt-
man's perquisites included a
car in his old job, too, he added.
Gayle said the defeat of the
dues increase not only would
prevent expansion of the "client
security" fund but also blocked
Trial Date Set
For Parent hold
Accused Killer
CORPUS CHRISTI, Tex.
— The man accused of the
gangland-style slaying of
Randy Farenthold will be tried
March 7.
State District Court Judge
Norman Utter set the date for
Bruce Bass III after reducing
his bond from $300,000 to
$75,000.
Bass is accused of killing Fa-
renthold, 32, in 1972. Farenthold
was the jet set stepson of twice-
defeated gubernatorial candi-
date Frances Farenthold. His
chain-weighted body was found
washed ashore along the Texas
coast shortly before he was to
have been the principal witness
against Bass and two other men
in a fraud case.
Utter has yet to rule on a
venue change motion in the
case.
Cost Of Having
Baby Going Up
NEW YORK - A new-
born baby costs his parents $2,-
194, reports the Health Insur-
ance Institute. While the major
part of this is hospital and
medical costs, f'"nre also
includes the expense
baby's initial wardrobe and
nursery items, as well as the
mother's maternity clothes.
In the past five years, the
price tag on an addition to the
family has gone up by nearly
40 per cent. When the institute
conducted its last study in 1971
the cost of having a baby came
to about $1,600.
His Temperature
Is Over 1(H)!
If your child's temperature
soars over 100 • , there's no
reason for you to worry yourself
sick. According to a survey in
the January Family Circle, of
108 children with a temperature
above 104 * nearly half were
suffering from nothing more
serious than upper respiratory
infection. Ear infection,
bronchitis, strep throat,
pneumonia and urinary in-
fection accounted for the rest.
And while fever convulsions
occurred in 12 children, not a
single death resulted.
"a needed expaasion of our
grievance activities, further
emphasis on our law focused
education program and the type
of growth in our continuing
legal education and profes-
sional development programs
which we would like to see come
about.
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have jurisdiction J6r a mar-
riage involving a foreigner. He
sent them to the auxiliary bish-
op, who told them they needed
more time to prepare for mar-
riage and to come back next
June if they were still inter-
ested.
Pierina quoted the bishop as
telling her: "You are still young
and can wait a while to get
married. Besides, you don't
know Germany. If you wait,
perhaps you might even find an
Italian."
The case hit the Italian pa-
pers Tuesday, and the Vatican
itself commented.
In an article in Tuesday's
L'Osservatore Romano, news-
paper of the Holy See, theo-
logian Gino Concetti defended
the bishop.
"An engagement is consid-
ered by the church not only as a
necessary period to get to know
each other but even more as an
itinerary of growth in faith," he
wrote.
The auxiliary bishop, Msgr.
Piergiulano Tiddia, stated his
position: "We are not opposed
i hi o n-
to this marriage. But they have
known each other for only two
months, and religious matrimo-
ny cannot be as simple and su-
perficial an operation as getting
a driver's license."
Franz and Pierina, both Ro-
man Catholics, were unim-
pressed by the arguments.
Instead of a church wedding,
they plan to be married Thurs-
day in a civil ceremony at city
hall in Cagliari.
EXPENSIVE PIGEON
STOW, Ohio (AP) — With
two other men, Richard Mur-
phy bought a pigeon for $1,200
recently.
The pigeon, named "Big
Red," is the second best racing
pigeon in America, the grand-
son of Belgian champion Motta,
which reportedly won $90,000 in
European racing events.
Murphy, a businessman and
member of a pigeon racing
club, plans to use the bird for
breeding.
The $1,200 was the highest
price paid for a p.gfon at an
auction of 35 pig tons to raise
money for nursing scholarships.
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Solis, Tony. Rio Grande Herald (Rio Grande City, Tex.), Vol. 35, No. 11, Ed. 1 Thursday, December 30, 1976, newspaper, December 30, 1976; Rio Grande City, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth194591/m1/3/: accessed May 21, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu; crediting Rio Grande City Public Library.