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Carl B. “Happy” Vickers Oral History Interview JFK #1, 7/27/1965 Administrative Information Creator: Carl B. “Happy” Vickers Interviewer: William L. Young Date of Interview: July 27, 1965 Place of Interview: Fayetteville, West Virginia Length: 39 pp. Biographical Note Vickers, Carl B. “Happy”; Democratic Executive Committee chairman, Fayette County, West Virginia (1960). Vickers discusses John F. Kennedys [JFK] presidential campaign in Fayette County, West Virginia, compares it to Hubert Humphreys campaign, and discusses the religious, political, and economic dynamics of the county and their effect on JFKs campaign, among other issues. Access Restrictions No restrictions. Usage Restrictions According to the deed of gift signed December 29, 1969, copyright of these materials has been assigned to the United States Government. Users of these materials are advised to determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish. Copyright The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excesses of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form. Direct your questions concerning copyright to the reference staff. Transcript of Oral History Interview These electronic documents were created from transcripts available in the research room of the John F. Kennedy Library. The transcripts were scanned using optical character recognition and the resulting text files were proofread against the original transcripts. Some formatting changes were made. Page numbers are noted where they would have occurred at the bottoms of the pages of the original transcripts. If researchers have any concerns about accuracy, they are encouraged to visit the library and consult the transcripts and the interview recordings.

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Carl B. “Happy” Vickers Oral History Interview –JFK #1, 7/27/1965

Administrative Information

Creator: Carl B. “Happy” Vickers

Interviewer: William L. Young

Date of Interview: July 27, 1965

Place of Interview: Fayetteville, West Virginia

Length: 39 pp.

Biographical Note

Vickers, Carl B. “Happy”; Democratic Executive Committee chairman, Fayette County,

West Virginia (1960). Vickers discusses John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidential campaign

in Fayette County, West Virginia, compares it to Hubert Humphrey’s campaign, and

discusses the religious, political, and economic dynamics of the county and their effect on

JFK’s campaign, among other issues.

Access Restrictions

No restrictions.

Usage Restrictions

According to the deed of gift signed December 29, 1969, copyright of these materials has

been assigned to the United States Government. Users of these materials are advised to

determine the copyright status of any document from which they wish to publish.

Copyright

The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making

of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions

specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other

reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is

not to be “used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship, or research.” If a

user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in

excesses of “fair use,” that user may be liable for copyright infringement. This institution

reserves the right to refuse to accept a copying order if, in its judgment, fulfillment of the

order would involve violation of copyright law. The copyright law extends its protection

to unpublished works from the moment of creation in a tangible form. Direct your

questions concerning copyright to the reference staff.

Transcript of Oral History Interview

These electronic documents were created from transcripts available in the research room

of the John F. Kennedy Library. The transcripts were scanned using optical character

recognition and the resulting text files were proofread against the original transcripts.

Some formatting changes were made. Page numbers are noted where they would have

occurred at the bottoms of the pages of the original transcripts. If researchers have any

concerns about accuracy, they are encouraged to visit the library and consult the

transcripts and the interview recordings.

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Suggested Citation

Carl B. “Happy” Vickers, recorded interview by William L. Young, July 27, 1965, (page

number), John F. Kennedy Oral History Program.

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GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION NATIONAL ARCHIVES AND RECORDS SERVICE

. Gift of Personal Statement

By CARL 5 . ff IC Kl£.'lS

to the

John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library

In accordance with Sec. 507 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended (44 U.S.C. 397) and regulations issued thereunder (41 CFR 101- 10), I, CARL R, V i cKE!IS hereinafter referred to as the donor, hereby give, donate, and convey to the United States of America for deposit in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Librai:y, and for administration therein by the authorities thereof, the tape(s) and transcript of a personal state­ment approved by me and prepared for the purpose of deposit in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library. The gift of this material is made subject to the following terms and conditions :

l. Titl e to the material ·transferred hereunder, and all literary property rights, will pass to the united States as of the date of the delivery of this material into the physical custody of the Archivist of the United States .

2. It is the donor's wish to make the material donated to the United States of America by terms of this instrument available for research as soon as it has been deposited in the John Fitzgerald Kennedy Library.

3. A revision of this stipulation governing access to the material for research may be entered into between the donor and the Archivist of the united States, or his designee, if it appears desirable .

4. The material donated to the united States pursuant to the foregoinq.'hall be kept intact pe~•'.1Jtly in the J~~e<ald

Kennedy Library. Signed ./ t/ ~ /IJ. ~U-?d-,

Date . t;~ 1 06.9

Accepted ~~ fl er I JV5 Archivist of the ited

. States

Date

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Carl B. “Happy” Vickers

Table of Contents

Page Topic

1 Vickers’ interests in John F. Kennedy’s [JFK] presidential

candidacy

3, 6, 39 The Vickers family’s political background

4, 9, 32, 37 Vickers’ role in JFK’s campaign

6, 23, 36 Fayette County and religion

10, 21, 30 Political parties and voters of Fayette County

11, 33 Hubert Humphrey’s presidential campaign versus JFK’s

20 JFK’s campaigning in Fayette County

29 Fayette County’s economy

33 Fayette County’s perceptions of JFK as president

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lfa. UCIDSt l'b&lf.9 a U"18 '1\ 4ttft.hl.t '° _,.. All u

'

au. ~ites. .- haW ~ poliU..

- w lt. h~ .. -. th.11'· tis.e. ftlON 'W<D"$ •

~ ot WI ~ tlP bl OftO tu-t.:toa~ AU

or Wh1cb ,,.., ¥Iv. bU.e4r. ~ _. •

Ecd.i-17 11.~le ~ ol ~t:A.• Rb­

etMtitl Pl~ - iho ®hel- h4r¥1. whO trOf'&

vaq atUv. t..-J~. l tbSnk ~ ~'•

Sn the •o••na.t 1~ VllJfl' u....ur ttt flt• tU:t$o"'•• N .., tll9 ~·• el~

ot.rtt161• ot the ·Or-1ation ..-. apl.f.\

~t ;G/50. ~ VOl"e YW3' ·good. •\~

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~

I

peGpl.e ot1d w..7 aetlw G1 ~ffble

~tiid.atl• • both l!del.

WWld tho~ be MrJf ditte~ 1A tho i~ ....

t10llt1 U."8Ml.U. 6M c~ti• in ~

of the ~t"t ot the tMo< ~1'., . •• VJ~: 1 don•t btlU.eft tha1. thOft --~ t think

that. ·~ - t *'1' be~ 1n tbl• -. the ·~ ~ 1~ on hctb can41cS&te•

u be1q llbu4.

·t'hl ~ .. been ratMd ~ ,.. ...

~7~-~h&-~•~

4d~to m tbe Pru.Wenq b'lm.U ~ that

•"~••&-...op~ ~u •• WM thtwe av teo1Slil t.n ~w ~7 /

bef<:JI!'• t.ba ~ th&\ peitbapll bebia!l tho

vote lO'I' Senator ~ .. or ?oit ~ d,~

to the ~- '1r31d-4 to HlDJJnte7t ad.ali'

-~ ba a vo·te 1'11' Seu\or Ubnl'JOl'l oit

Satdltor ~ ~ ~e ebe'f

MR,. Vl«EQ, ~ _. ._ t~ng 1n that ~., Th~

_. IUI$ a1i- ot· ~ri.alutt !.n tbe V<t11'3'

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' .

a. aocd l.lli ~r that natt~de-,. Pe~• ~'t·

~tl.J' ~- b ttte1:be~ Wl'ui.t ther ~

W"3:il lt)p.; 01' ~ fllo7 ~ ~~ tr/I', -­

~- ._ teii ~ t.t,.. ~ 0£ • NStop

l~ mo~t a. lot of o-tbcn ~t.

t.."let ~-I~"' & · Cltholict it _.

·~ to. 'IMJ • ~ th• othv .... Cid that.

~,.a ju.~ in w ~OJ th& t1'd.t• of

tbl.\ v1oto17. '4\h • d11'o"4t>t to h!tl !fit. .:n. ~ ,1~ ~ Uda•t. tv:m out V.t ww• 1"°

~- l tb1* lt ...... well '°" tb,(t ~ "

~ .ir>f ~ ~ .. peop1e to "' ~· ·to :

~ --I" 'P"Judke•. ltd ih• J ~-. t-Mdt• *" I ·*'44 bet~~ t.Mt the ~..U.t7

•t . t.llo .... .,ttva.t.htg. ?Mt. .... 9f

~. ab• 1awrt it :\.• etlUent. MW •Wll

4'to~ ~ W.tti. t ~~ i\ _. tb& tn. ~-·"

Of th!.al tbaft~ "toolt ~"'t• ~ . fJ/$"11•

~ 4i4 ~ nw~, ol' o~,. ~ ~

~ --tGr ~'~bl ib9 t.~ftSf What .... tho ~ d'teottw ~ te~910a,.

in~~~, that~~~~

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~. V!c%mSt !here ~ two tbinp. ~, labor- ba4 pa~

f.ta g.Mitn on bl ~k ~t.7, U :t ~

"

'uh it that _,.. ~~· _.. a t!.• .,_. ~

~· haW $M~rt$d Flapbrq OP ~1' Md

lt ~ .... ~ ~7. toqb l'l"OPlli.titm

t.r> do ~ ~ it. Sutt ~ tm'C;O•

had~ cat~,"*' ~.wer. ·~~

~·*• a lo\ of ~J4o had 1-.A, am ~ ~ l• 1• tha\ ~ ...,_,t - ~-. ~ .. ~. Am ~ ti. lut Ma - .fttt...

~-- l,Mon»g J*pl.11 ~ dollle .. lo\ ot

~ fOS' th...i-... t.he;r didt;ft ·~

.jot, tho - ~~ .i .. .aated tl1e:a "°• ihe,7 ea Wlr/ ~ 4o'b• • ~ ~ Jol>, of~ CJ'I gtwa at.w.u... D

.. ~ Of' tit .. beci ... ot ~ t&ot

~ t.ho7 lolti ~· cttcN4 .,.. poll~

~. l th.bk '"107 ta!\ he - • ~

~~ 1Mlvtdual .. t.b,a.\cJt •tt ~~ \Mr$ look~ '~· l ~tJYe the1 fel\ t• ~WU~ ot • ,..,., a tf.Kd ol ~ltt

~etive groupe1 ~ that I~ WU ~7

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~ of • ohoi.ce fol" h-e*1dent of tlut llli.~

S~te&.

~ 100 OO!UOUt. on ~ Q,f th& people 1'hQ

~ in.to tll,, ¢~ to~ SQbAw ~

l i.w in tdnd Vrankl'ln Die ~ooecWelt, ll1. ·~

~- ~wit. -0~ ~ el• ~ ._ have

tOU to P~tta Cmmt.1.

lfl. '!CDUt :t th!* the7 b&4 • ~ 1Utl~ h9"

" \ I \ '

in the Coun.t3. fte. R'°eewlt. ..-a -.. *• Wl7; 'ft'tt ~ la ~\ts eo.ty. St

~ 1• a« tdU" f'~.- • "~ ot ~ ...

8*dt ta that - ~ .. -~ ..... the1'

~t • !A>t "' th& ~Vol\ .... Wlid

'-*Un» •• h• °* !Jlto tbe Oowl\v .. bt1

did • o~t. JobJ be ltld• • ~ .f'&l&

_..m.oa.. ~a.,. noo~t u•w tb.'6

~7" ., ._. u -~•1- in ho~ ·own

dgbi u ~ t~t. She ......

~w ~ of ·thtt C.ount1. tt• ae~ aeen

•ft enth\1$i1- fo~ art:I' itVUdclual thmJ t~·

wae ~~mQd ~••· &oo""4t.. t ••t i~ t.l*- t~, u be ha4 had b:1e -. ith.olco,

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-----... ~ ......... ---....... __ ., -.... ~ --....._ ..... -...-......_

~-

-------------. ... ____ _

--..__ ---•Uld h•1'0 ~t l\ ~--~~to . ·, ......... . ~

~it.u CouatJ> ~ rh. ~~ · s~ dtd.:·:-- - . '1.

" • .. J-cNl. .too. , 'thtt lcd'8 to an:o~ tojio U.t ~

c~• up. Diel the ~ tJt F•tt. ~7

in .fl!q.., ~- of .tnr t4 tht· lt~ '

-~ ... ~ti---nt? - ~~ -.feeling about thU ~ .,. Sid.th the

'R'Oid ~ ~' DW thb work'°'

hta ., ~- Mitt " \

*• ·~i ! ~ .,- that e,,_t-. ~. Yotl

cantt. ~ 1\_ ,.._ .JOUfft -ev.til•UJts

• indld®*\. . w• ·au. 1"ID :i.tc. 1tt.. 1

~tOd. _:l.t. a _.-~ ~. ~- I .flt.i11 go

t.lk. to la1' ~ J)1'1idM ht I ~­

~7 --~~-~tbQw

t.td.no~ You~ .. t,bab ~kbg. ~ ( .

~bo--&•~·~· :tcuwtts~

~na-.n ~· kMV he hM ~ ~ .... ..... t!tl~l· esl _, ,., ........

M ne-. ab1R to .U ~,.., ·- 00$ . .

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qu:tte ah~ 'bohg. I tld.nk 'M'.at ii~

~n M '4if· el.eeted Pnti<t~t,,

~- 1~ ttl tw ~- l'fl~OilO• W'U idv.U

tlsht• ~ell r4 an t~t ls tl~ ~

. -~-~~ ~~ _. b~N• 01'! did

we.,,~ in ·the~

m. ~.- 'tee,. it. ~~ 1n t.:lo ~ to .. ~-­

~ .. -~ dllt~ ~~th!•~.,,.

~h&J~ ho.I 'been 4~· !!at 'We.1'" Md .

~ukly.,. t~ td.th ti.Vil dgbt.d. it

·..,-Ile • ~ ot tb..& a&Ctl• ~ ~

~to,.~ lo.t' .,...., .. ~· .. v .. ta th~ Itd.ne. !he1'v. aona IA aNl wt

or \b$ ~- et.._ toget~.. ~ ltvo4

itl -~t1• t.C>-bet-. The-~q ~.

alt.~~ to• d ..... ,_. ~

t• PQbl.-, W. bav.t no l#p oltt.dJ w

ha~-~~ Jll~f~~-~

aml# w'4 O'Q1" ~ he,~ ~ ~ tq...

p~. The»e tu~ bOOA t-w 4\eh o~ a

·~~-~t.~1~ Diel th& ~~ti tmna ~-~

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.,.-~ ·~ ~.,.. .. ~ -~ tnati ~t ba.w ~ ~ u. thl.• .,.,

w.~ t?uln "'o~ ·to ~he ~d.4- tdl;t ~

at~d ta do ~~ Abm\\ eemn\U. -th4\

... d~~1

•~ ~t lti a~ &t ·bl• -~•~~ rel•~•

to not .iv Wen v~ but. to •an Uk• wen ~~. fkt ~cat«i a~~~

._.~ _,,,. <l-Li- ~ ..... _ ~"'- tbat .-.. ... -·~ .... ~. 1qjM; ~ ~""·~· .. .,,~.,..fliH,- .. ~~

~--~---.i.~iw.t

don't. ~. :a. ~ • deep ••tte4 ~·ad.re

to~•~ot~~~th«tdl•

An t,beie ..._.,, and b• ~ ;S,t out., -

~~. ·~~audht'~cto:h,

M dU1 ~ tq to 'help l'SU.~Yit a lo\ -ot

tho~~ t.l$t ~ho.Pt. • ... ·~

-~laU.Vtl ot f>Ur' -ti~ ~,,.lid ~ ·. ~her•~ th1t ~--·· • Wi.M\$'4

t;rn ~q oa~ J ·wu 4t'OW'd hi. h{)W ~'17

1~~~ he WU wl~'l tM -.$ tb9 ~~

~Uf Md ~mt&· ila ~ tb!.$ ~

t tbiPk . ;1t. all' eoe• ... t() the hot that he

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' ,, t

~-~'WhoWMW.I ~ld.t.hl.at~

~ela'tt$ ~onditlona aJd to ~ out th.oas

~1tte.ie.

,~ th• ~ ftiNlt.it,, bow d't~oti'Va'Lf

.U.d the ~t;k L~ttone Sa tM ~~1

clo• ~ '~ tbti> ~ ~°"'' *• 11m•st Al tia alJ. -1"'1.ona a 4t ~ .. ~ ...

p,riobP1.7 a littla ~ ot t.\w\• I ~

_., oa t.n. •ie, th~ ~-..a ~ -~ ~tt~ .u. .it•• .,,.,.,. ~ An

~ ~'" -1a w.• v~ ...... ~ w b&vt \~ eeh dttticu\tJ" ~ ~ •

¥.~Wl-~· n..,.. _,.~ta. that

\ha7 ~cue to ~~..a:.·~-­

~. !b~ d!An•tt .u. coiae la ~tol1•·

,~WU a llt~Mt d ,fo.t~.t •tt ! tbldt ~ Sn tbe esd ~put ~

~ t,o, ~wheel ad 1Mlt ~

Wbat cmntaottl did 1'JU ha• ld.tb ~ au.~

p.s'OQ ®'Ire~ thO ~aid~~ be

~ ~tlon of tb.:6 efteaiia t.hct ~ty_.

~ 8'~aq ~ t .... aatt<ml ~a. riepo~

Ir~ 1'laet V:br~ 81 ttm ~

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) . I

liill-. ~!St: 3(v iU.re&"t q•t!Wt ~th ttm •t:S.~ ~ ••

nttle~ lbl1ted. WQ aro & ~ c6tuit;r:.. t

~ 90rt\e CGntaat wt th tMa hel"n• ~ 1n tq

va~.J• Y:l:dt «t to C.le~n. Hr ~t"l8U

~UM -~ that theJ' di4 .f. ~t.~7

~Job d ~- lt"

Md ~ 4o oott~ in the e~71n tho

~~~~ted?

l~ •tbn• dtd..t.v.t. u-U uwo

~six""'**~ the~ al.M­

u.on. l$ 2 .eatd in ta• ~; WO ·~

~ teo:a ,_.tcbJ acborlr tn ~t. ~t-,

~ k~ ~- lt .. .141. ~~ <Jt .

~ nthei" tharl ao1rlB ltlt.11 ._, ,... ...

%t ~ ~ ttl tl\t:!M ~lie ~ Nd to

'btdl.d; an4 it ~ that (llft.l'T 4V .i~ t~

Gi lliOflt •olor ~ ~ .mct0 ~· 1

ththk th.a\ he. did a cw.idltablo $ol1 6f' UNtli.nc

'h11i ~ ~ to thf titl3t!oa #l4 'ld.•

~l\t\b \() reU~. Ro ~ ~ ~·

to \he~' Ot¥l eveqdaYw bed---·

JOOJila Wb4 ~ Mt just, ~Urt bl& -..th~lo

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\ I:

•• toum1 were thea ~ aot.tw ..... ~ .Nl!atowt

aitacbtaera.t? CCIU14 ~ ew.1.uat.e· the N._t

ter trheltt .aottvit,1?

Mil.- Vlccmt>l it ,._ ~ twotCl14. Ve h-1 • g«d W.t..

Qt Mt4:titJ" 1>1' people -.bo nol't118U.7 4lct ta"\

40.lllUC:h.. % ttd.nk ibat .. ~ ~

hov tMn7 othen be-. eqaat1'" •• uuve W.

"Weft not, .. a cat.hoU.-. l ~ bill.-. lo8$D& 'back • .,. ~--- ~' ~ ~ 8" ~"'11'414 _,diva .Uve a \DIP

1111.otton tnu l have ·~ ... .,.,.,..

How ~ ot ~ people Wo Md rd NBD

aoUvo in politlo• :r~ atS.ve? Mrtf'e

._- new ;iQ,Uthal. ~ ..,..ea 1n the

~.iott.b•l~~

a. VSCDRS• I <1on•t ball•• ea. i ~ ttter _,.. ...u people - ·•~~ wcJ!ken ml ~ta - •

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b-1 ~ tlk• a ~!ve pot;. The7 W>tefl

-1 t-4 ~ to IJleetinp. 8\1,\ thq ~

._.., .n.bu~ int_..at-4 ift the

,,... am btentW b hint. I tbl* tb6

NU~ Mg1e tded t,o, bac1cth-e a little

bit J,n OlU' ..... Vo\ ~- but. the

~MOP!• 1*• • wq ol ta~ the . \Wd~. in vi• et ine wq h4J, hlnd18' the

ntuaU.cm, an Ultal lot.. ot ~who ~ , would have ... .....,.,.\, pMjwU.oed, 1....S

owr ·the othe~ ,,,.,., t~ tbll\ U be ~

bindle ti that-.,, t'hell *>N powr to~

•• ~ lbw ~ acf4.vit7 dtd t1* ~ .. ta

~- Cmmt7 ... !at.? ~uatct the . ,

nlatf.ft ~ ~ lJJ' the< vol.UteflN

U O~Uoll M Mgul$r ~pal'IJ•

JCR~ UGCIUh 'ProP6l"tionatel7, 1t ~ be & litU. hU4

to 119• Aa l eatA, th .. .., _.. ot i~ \1-

l t.v• ewr 8QQ Mf01Jt4• _.., % tbblc,, DJOM

ot :l~ ~ ,l'l:t •W7 _, ._,.. We bid &U

tho vol.taateiu- t«>rken that • h'4 .,- uee

for. · P~ ottered fret .m.ooas ,_pl.e·

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ott&l4ed hee Ul11J peopl.e Qf'l'e:recl to cmetk

vot--• peopl~l uttered to do ~. A

lbt :ot ~l>l.• who ordiml'117 ~ have t., ~­

o..- pq to do ~td.ni&b Wf& ~t.ereltod ta.

doing vhateve~ tbe7 c®ld ~ belp. . Wo batl

• good. i.nt7 \o twent7 ... flft pttr cent ~

ettort.

~ tio tho polls~ ot ~Uoa

~U•i•~·

.. '1CllRSt it. 1•. l ~ tldd; .,.. - owmlo it.#

l:ftlt we have to pat toz.th Clldte au dto»t lft

V.~tt. Colmtt' l>eqauee ~ people Uw a

tw ~ ~ pol.la. A at et' th$8 i.w no

_,. '4' a•tUn& there.

i•a lik• wp_. to~,._-.~

• -~ *'°' 1tl the. 4We& ot ~ tild.eh

keepe ~ \JP• . War. tbeH ...... 'b7 .• ·

~ sdJd.aten tba-t ...,. atl...QlthoUo?

What aboU~ the~ ~riq that

nover !'eaabe• ~ o,_. ~ ~ta· th\'t

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- - - ------------~ - --... -- - --·- ··---- - --- 111R·; ·u~1 TheJ!9. ~both 1n.tb.at eieeit.oa.... wo had

\he~ qtlitrt. ~~. ~·

.~It\ that .mt·-· 8 ... ~ to gala ., ..... lt lt coU1d ha'v.:1 tb.eJ"

w&t4d bl.• aeoelenttct ii. m:at it n.ve• tootc

"°~• We bfa4 11C119 wrt ~ ~ t4

tho cl~ ln -- (>f ~ ~ ~

~who .Se open~ to.~M

1lPoft th.ob peop\• that. tll.Q" w,sh't to ~­

w11.h -..,t.la.

eouw 10\l ~ Ja a--1. tlNll tU ~

ot t.lt• ~and the--~ of~•~

Wba'\ ._.. the ~~ ol>J..U.-, U4 ,._

~~~olt.teotl~

._ ~t itat.•• a l.lttle- bl\ ~ to --~· tt

V6tl mo~ t.lcms the ~ tttAt,- --- he. ·

-. a Cath.U.O -1 ot C.tllo:U.o ~'

be 'WOU1d ·bet~ b7 Ule c~ - ake

l'lQ ~. about lt. - be V4Ul4 b$ and -.. '~

to • o~ oo ~·t ._,.in thcJ ~11. i l.~ of pt0p'l-e lllOll14 ~t 'Oft \be tut that,,

U l,a wan P"'1de.nt* b6 '4 be d1$'t$4 to b7

-,

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pb~$ hish !a tb ·~ ~ WOt4d. 111)\ ~

ru11l u n. ~-- to. or ~-. thft -..

~ OWi' 1Jt4t-~M~f ; Ve V~ it. L~ ~"­

preea am~tt~W. ~- ~-.a~

Ol ~ ~t.ed ~ ~ vatf!OWS l~

,,... ~ th~ h• ,.. • fine-.. ~ Swat

~t - ..... h• ~ to ,... ct "ha

~~&ton, -4 he oouJ4ritt be~. !bat

t.ype ot thtna. Some of the. cmtrohel ~ O\l\

hbta tb&t the people *°'4d °" wtq ... tul.

-, ot_.._. theJ'· *" ~~ ! th1* ~ tldrp

-au. ~~ · 1 b•t tmaw ot • ~ ttd.all

that~ ---•·&i-. ttat ·u.m. . l . -

-~ t.he ..,.. ot it. • · hid, \ha ~ . , .

t.M•Ue~ •

... the·-~ Of '1\t»p. JQ'.l ~ ~'

-~i\ t;OW.qa aa t•-1 aid to ed.utattQn.- t.be _

Ca~ a1t1twkt tl> blMa ao~ ._ tAt a ···

-~ly IO~W ~vol. - .t .th& o14

~I abmtt il 1'4tb &Id ~ ttlllMl· H 'ta l1hll$ ~?

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{ .\

~m. 'VICKW-JJ.t i~a. ~ ~ o JJ.t~le hit ~ ew:t"rtft.fd.ft.!~

It wt Qlli~ ~. bttt. =et ot it was ~

t~ bactk ~ that . ~~tl.¥ M$ ~Gt«l

t~ tb& ~ that th6 e&thttlfe el~h,

~ of' it$ ~aati<.'<ll,, prett.7 wU

d'l~ to it..• ~hers what tnor ~ _tQ d~.,

TMt. _,. ~ ~ aot. be • ~n :t know

~~ ~ u.: catholic c~. 'lhat'•

MR.~. ·

tlJt tJP ot t~ thq "\1'1'li w pi.li ~~- ~

..... 1J.t et~_. ft!ot.tn gc1B8 to ~ot • -..

f()~ ~ 'f!l'hO. '411 lwt ~t.ed to b7 ~ ..

<n4 _.. ~· n .(1.1 BOd ~ " ~t,

l .'1lf.dt.

WU. thette .., ~•n•• at1otl& t..tul ~

1tt \t~ d~ 41 &nt4-ClthQlttdlid

T~ -..e scme 4Ufcrent.1e.Uon. ~ ._ ~-­

J"\l ~ llOtbSQf IOllG ot the ~- WEIN a. Uttlo bit _,. •tie ~ ._. of \t-.. ~

a- met~~ $ld b&Vft bMn ~ acU• :ha it. to"' ..

,._..fll ,~~cm we. ;rattn&r o~ in ~~

, ite t~up OD tho •t.t.PS i?Jt.,. U l -.id •

~~ ~- l ~ M·i 'towl" to ®J.~ . pe.~

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..... ·.

a llttl.Q bit ~ !ft tho ethit.-~-..

r .. - ~tht8~111bMt~us> hOe vttb t1'.e t&et ~ JOU - .i,ong the

·~a ... v..u. ~ .. t~ _._ ;• ,,_,t. ~"or~-. a ihea .n. at'l, ~ ~

-. ~ &\J ·~ • tm.o ·t&e toPl!I of the

~ ~ ~ 61•. ~\J ~f.Ue ¢f~t.~J'I

··-~· ~\II) ~"7 t~ ~ ~· hM ~ - -~~'17~·-- itt•·--~

. , .. " ~.

- '-• I• ~""'

~°b7~llnlee-. ~-~~

.- ot0tu-pe~---~a~~. ·~o1 .~..,~---Uft.oth4

. ttauaty ... - --- • ~ ~ an., ~iltm-J)lan~ d .. ~ Vie ~ .. "' ~

fJounty ill the vlllfP Of mo,.. Ve have .a

~1J ot Cttlns, ~ :.t-1es u. ti. -. ~-. We -~:i..• -~~lil

. ,.t,,~,.. ~ .. , ... ~~~ Wttrf~~ -~t. ~·-...U~

~ tihe ~ _ t')f'lftd.n doec•t ~t

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