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Show 'r The Salt Lake Tribune, Saturday, November 3 29, 1975 ' W ' - ' ,v' "''3,,s American Catholic Women Continue Pressure to Become Priests By Jams Johnson Washington Post Writer More than 1,200 Roman DETROIT Catholics, representing a movement to trad abolish the churchs dition against women priests, opened the first conference on women's ordination here Friday just a week after the American bishops urged restraint on the matter. 2,000-year-ol- So long as women are excluded irom ordination, said the sponsoring task force of nuns and lay women, their participation in the sacramental lite and ministry of the church can only be secondary and auxiliary, reflecting a theological view of them as di- minished persons We are brought here by the urgency said of the church of Jesus Christ, Sister Nadine Foley, of Adrian, Mich., When (the task force coordinator. Catholic churchs) mentality, laws, customs and structure contradict our experience, then surely we must not wait passively. Two Bishops Arrive Priests, laity, Catholic scholars and more than 300 nuns are meeting here for the three-daIn a session. appearance, two American bishops Bishop Carroll Dozier of Memphis and Bishop Walter J. Schoenherr of Detroit also registered. Last week at their annual meeting in Washington, the American bishops said they were willing to discuss concerns of women in the church but decided against sending any olficial delegates here. However, delegations from the dioceses of San Diego, Brooklyn, Albuquerque, Baltimore and Halifax, Nova Scotia, are attending with the sanction their bishops. Some American bishops have publicly lauded the conference or secretly donated money. At least 100 of the women participating want to become Catholic priests and are studying for it. of y last-minu- te "There will be no ordinations here, stressed Sister Mary Daniel Turner of the Leadership Conference of Women Religious in Washington, D.C. There had been rumors that some ordinations might occur, similar to the irregular ordinations of 15 women Episcopal priests in the past 16 months The American bishops reiterated last week that according to 2,000 years of tradition, women are not to be ordained, and they predicted no changes until an unforseen contrary theological movement. Beginning of Movement of Sister Elizabeth Carroll this that D.C., argued Washington, conference is the beginning of that movement. "Gods ways are not always men's ways, she said, drawing applause and laughter. Proponents of women's ordination contend that the barrier to women of divine priests and bishops is not origin. They point out that decisionmaking in the church rests with ordained priests and bishops, thus preventing women from changing the church's attitude. Another of Friday's speakers, Anne Carr, assistant dean of the University of Chicago Divinity School, said women are asking the male power structure "to join with us to demonstrate that the power of the gospel is strong enough to reverse the pattern of history. Ford Nominates Circuit Court Judge To Fill Vacancy Created by Douglas Continued From Page One day and that the submission to the Senate would be Monday. Makes Statement In Chicago, Stevens called reporters to his chambers shortly after Ford announced his nomination. The judge declined to answer questions, but read a statement in which he said It is a great honor to learn that the President intends to submit my If he is name to the Senate ... confirmed, Stevens said, "I will do everything in my power to render the best possible judicial service of which I am capable. The American Bar Assn., which had been reviewing the qualifications ol possible nominees whose names were sent to it by the Justice Department, issued a statement praising Stevens. Meets Standards' Stevens meets high standards ot Associated Press Wirephoto Merry Qiriishinuss Post Thanksgiving Day shoppers swarm through an intersection in Chicago's Loop CHICAGO professional competence, judicial the temperament and integrity committees highest evaluation, the district. An estimated 800,000 persons hit the downtown area for early Christmas shopping. ABA standing committee on the federal judiciary said. This opinion was based on a review of more than 200 of Stevens decisions, interviews with law school deans, professors and a large number of John Paul Stevens Nominee Widely Known in Law Circles Stephen Isaacs Washington Post Writer ASHINGTON John Paul Stevens. 53, President Ford's nominee to succeed to the Supreme Court seat of William Douglas, is little known to the public in Chicago but widely known in legal circles there. One of his greatest admirers m Chicago is Philip B. Kurland, the widely respected University of Chicago law professor who is a student ol Constitutional law. In an article five years ago, Kurland wrote that "justices often have a way ol growing into their jobs. In the case ol his friend Stevens, Kurland said Friday , night: "Hes already ready. "He's very, very low key, said Kurland, "hes soft spoken, hes modest. hes hard working. He's basically bright and he's decent and the combination is one thats not easy to come by. Kurlands remarks were echoed by Samuel Skinner, U.S. Attorney in Chicago. He told Post correspondent Joel Weisman that Stevens is "one of the brightest, most understanding judges who has ever sat on the Seventh Circuit." Isn't Afraid Skinner said that he particularly admired Stevens not trying to expand the governments role but that Stevens "when necessary isn't afraid to do so. Skinners remarks were akin to those ol his boss. Attorney General Edward 11. Levi, who has known Stevens for years "I think it was a grand choice." said Levi, who Chicago associates think engineered the choice. "John Paul Stevens has been a strong and most able judge. For the many who Know Judge Stevens and for those who w ill come to know him, 1 am sure it will be realized that the nomination is a commitment to excellence. According to Kurland, Stevens has not been particularly active politically although he is a Republican. He once served as minority (Republican! counsel lor a year to the House Subcommittee on the Study ot Monopoly Power. Chicago Graduate He is a graduate of the University ol Chicago, where Levi was dean ol the law school He w as a classmate there ol By V - " ' Hetty's Sorry A Woman Wasn't Picked Betty Ford w hen she learned her husband had not heeded her advice to appoint a woman to the supreme Court, a spokeswoman said Mrs. Ford and many feminist groups lud encouraged President Ford to choose a woman. Instead, Ford announced he had chosen U.S. Judge John Paul Stevens of Chicago. Asked how Mrs. Ford reacted to the nomination, press secretary Sheila Itabh Weidenfeld replied, "Shes disappointed it wasnt a woman." But she added that Mrs. Ford was confident that he picked the most capable and best prepared person. An ofticer of the National Organization for Women said she was "basically pleased by the nomination although NOW also had recommended a list of qualified women candidates Illinois Republican Sen. Charles H Percy, who Kurland says arranged for Stevens appointment in 1970 to the federal judiciary. Kurland says that Stevens can not be considered a "strict constructionist of the Constitution, nor an "activist," nor is he an ideologue. "1 think he's been fairly tight on criminal cases, said Kurland, emphasizing that he believes Stevens "is not going to be an expansionist" in other words Stevens is not a believer in interpreting the Constitution so that it moves the courts into areas not explicit in law. Kurland, who himself has been considered as a possible appointee to the court, first met Stevens in 1947, when Stevens, then a new graduate of Northwesterns law school, came to Washington to serve as law clerk to Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge Kurland at the time had just finished his clerkship with Justice Felix Frank-turter- . Affected by Clerkship Stevens, Kurland said, like every clerk, was afleeted by his clerkship, but "Rutledge wasnt a superior intellect. I think people who influenced him more were (Hugo) Black and Frankfurter and i Robert H ) Jackson. Stevens has not written deeply on legal issues m law reviews. Kurland said, but as long been the premier legal mind in Chicago on antitrust matters, his field of speciality since his clerkship. As a justice, says Kurland. "I think he'll end up in the middle of the court, about where (Potter) Stewart and (Byron R.) White and (Lewis F ) Powell are. As evidence of the near-totChicago orientation of Stevens, Kurland points to the fact that Stevens family home, on 58th Street there, is on the University of Chicago's campus His mother now owns that house. 1 Stevens father, Kurland said, built the Stevens Hotel there, which has since become the Conrad Hilton. Alter graduating with a bachelor's degree (and a Phi Beta Kappa key) Irom the University of Chicago in 1941. Stevens joined the Navy and served until 1945 He won the Bronze Star First in Class his Alter discharge, he sped through the law school at Northwestern first in of the Law his class and was Rev lew lter his clerkship with Rutledge, he returned to Chicago, joining the firm of Ioppenhusen, Johnston, Thompson and Raymond, and immediately became the key antitrust aide to that firm's antitrust expert. Edwaid R. Johnston, then considered Chicago's foremost antitrust lawyer Johnston (now 93) was then 66 years old and Stevens took on much of the workload, quickly becoming known among Chicago lawyers as THE antitrust expert of the firm, which was THE antitrust firm in Chicago. That firm is now called Jenner and Block and includes, among its more than 100 lawyers, Albert E. Jenner Jr., who was Republican counsel to the House Judiciary Committee's 1971 impeachment inquiry. He was with the firm about three years, having left first to take the temporary Washington job with the House subcommittee, then leaving in IU52 with several other partners to set up their own firm. Founded in 1952 That firm, founded m 1952. was known as Rothschild, Stevens, Barry and Myers until Stevens left it m 1970 to become a judge Parleys in Europe To Call Kissinger Oil and on. during his 18 year., with that firm, he also taught antitrust law at both Northwestern and at Chicago. Earl E. Pollock, a prominent Chicago antitrust lawyer, says that Stevens is "a very conservative fellow when it comes to his view of the judicial t unction. "I recall trying my damndest to get him to speak to the Northwestern Alumni Association after he went on the bench. He was so sensitive to making any kind of public pronouncement that he said 'no for two years. "Finally, he consented, and he gave a very scholarly, careiully thought out talk on the judicial function. The State DeWASHINGTON (AP) partment announced Friday that Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger will spend a week in Europe next month attending separate conferences in Brussels, London and Paris. Department spokesman Robert Fun-setsaid Kissinger will go to Brussels on Dec. 11 for a two-da- y meeting of NATO foreign ministers; to London on Dec. 13 for a meeting of the chiefs of U.S. diplomatic missions in Europe; and to Paris on Dec. 16 for a conference on international economic cooperation. h Bailey Denied Delay For Trial of Hearst lawyers, the ABA committee said. His opinions "show a uniformly high degree of scholarship, discipline and the committee conscientiousness, said. It called Stevens "one of the best persons available. Nessen said the President telephoned Judge Stevens at about 10; 30 a.m. MST, Friday and told him of his decision. He added that the President had notified the "pertinent members of Congress who must deal with the nomination. Nessen said Atty. Gen. Edward H. Levi also had notified officials of the American Bar Assn Final Decision Nessen said the President had. as part of his final decision making, read a number of important decisions made on the bench by Judge Stevens and been by the quality of his impressed decisions. He indicated that Ford also had read decisions by others who were in contention but declined to iidentify who those others were. There had been widespread speculation that President Ford might name a woman, the first in history, to the court. Ford said Friday he had considered men and women. Nessen said the President had chosen Judge Stevens as "the best qualified ... we dont know what his religion and party are, and neither was considered in making the choice, Nessen said. 'Best Qualified Asked whether the President considered Judge Stevens a strict constructionist or a conservative, Nessen declined to characterize his views and repeatedly emphasized that Ford believed Judge Stevens is the best qualilied. A biographical statement issued by the White House emphasized that Stevens had been graduated magna cum laude and first in his class, and won the Bronze Star in the U.S. Navy in World War II, had served as a law clerk to former Supreme Court Justice Wiley Rutledge, had taught at Northwestern and the University of Chicago and had served as an associate counsel to a House subcom mittee on the study of monopoly power in 1951. Swift Approval? The nomination of Judge Stevens at first glance appears to be one with a good chance of winning swift approval since there is little immediately obvious in his record that would make him controversial. There had been speculation that a controversial nominee might be held up by the Senate into next year when the issue could become highly politicized because of the impending presidential election. Justice Douglas retired from the court Nov. 12 because of ill health. He suffered a stroke last Dec. 31 and had resumed his duties on the court but stepped down after revealing that he was in such severe pain that he could not carry on his judicial functions. If Stevens nomination proves to the Judiciary Committee, it could move swiftly through the Senate and be cleared before Congress goes satis-iactor- home. Although congressional leaders have talked of going home for the year on Dec. 12, it is considered almost certain that other matters will keep them here at least until Dec. 19 and possibly until right before Christmas. Airplane Finn Lists Payments New York Times Service NEW YORK The McDonnell Douglas Corp., one of the nations leading aircraft manufacturers, said Friday it had paid about $2.5 million apparently to officials of foreign governments as fees, commissions and consultant payments between 1970 and The payments, which McDonnell Douglas said it regretted, apparently were made to foster the sales of commcial aircraft. The company said that none of the "questionable payments involved military aircraft and that none was illegal. (Copyright) mid-197- The feexcheir they coll Do mi Qulxofle1 Los Angeles Times Service FRANCISCO Attorney F. Lee Bailey Friday was denied a delay he had sought in the trial ol Patricia Hearst to enable him to attend a convention in the hope of reducing heavy losses by a helicopter company in which he has controlling SAN interest. By attending the convention, Bailey said, he could be on hand personally to interest potential buyers m a new model helicopter. Company Loans "This is of more than passing interest to me, since I am the guarantor of more than half a million dollars in loans to the company, the Boston attorney said. But U.S. Dist. Judge Oliver J. Carter rejected the request for the delay, observing: This case has to go to trial I'd like to see him have a chance to display his wares, but Ive got to start this trial. Trial Delayed The trial of Hearst on charges of armed bank robbery was already delayed from Dec. 15 to Jan. 26, billowing a lengthy mental examination ordered Carter alter her attorney s contended she was unable to assist m the preparation of her ow n defense. The judge subsequently found her competent to stand trial Bailey's request for an additional delay came in an unusually detailed letter to the judge dated Nov. 20. It became public Friday when Carter filed it along with Ins denial Collide, Pilots Escape 1557s Two B57 bombers collided the air and exploded in flames Friday while approaching a runway at Offutt Air Force Base, headquarters of the Strategic Air Command. The two pilots parachuted to safety. e There were no explosives aboard the jet planes, which were based at Forbes Air Force Base. Kan and attached to the Kansas Air National Guard, a SAC spokesman said. Lt Gary H Keller, Topeka, Kan., hospitalized with "acute leg injuries, was listed in satisfactory condition. Capt. 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