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A controversy over bingo in Roman Catholic churches in the Phoenix, Arizona, area produced a summons for a parishioner and a statement by Bishop Francis J. Green of Tucson.

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The sudden crackdown on bingo in church auditoriums prompted the following from Green: “I am in agreement with police authorities, and I am sure the parish priests are, in asking discontinuance of organized bingo in Tucson and Phoenix, but I have not banned bingo and I don’t intend to do so.

“However, I am very happy our churches have discontinued weekly bingo games and hope it will not be necessary for them to resort to bingo for the support of the churches.”

Green declared that bingo is an attractive form of recreation for many and that he saw no more reason for banning bingo than for banning card parties.

Resumption of bingo at St. Mary’s High School gymnasium in Phoenix spurred police action. Bingo cards were seized as evidence, and police consulted with the city prosecutor to determine whether a summons should be issued. One was given to the head caller of the games, a parishioner of St. Mary’s Catholic Church, who claimed that, contrary to the charge of the summons, the bingo games are conducted to assist the church and not for any personal reason.

According to Police Chief Paul Blubaum, players at the St. Mary’s games could not receive cards unless they made donations. He claimed that the number of cards received by players was determined by the size of their donation.

“We’ll continue to keep under surveillance all operations we feel may be illegal and we will take action whenever we find that there has been a violation of the law,” he said.

An earlier statement from Mayor Milt Graham indicated that he saw no reason why Roman Catholic churches and other ...

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