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Like a vibrant rush of fresh air. the facts about this woman open our eyes and our minds to true goodness * * * and to the true capacity of the human spirit. Mother Teresa of Calcutta. a 69yearold Roman Catholic nun who has cared for the poor and sick in India for more than 30 years. has been named the 1979 winner of the Nobel Peace Prize. In naming her. the Nobel Committee said: This year the world has turned its attention to the plight of children and refugees and these are precisely the categories for whom Mother Teresa has worked so selflessly for many years. When we stop to think of what that brief sanitized sentence really means"the plight of children and refugeesMother Teresa has worked so selflessly"-we get some idea of the ladys greatness. Working up to 18 hours a day In the worlds most sickening slums. Mother Teresa and her "Missionaries of Charity" have managed to provide a measure of consolation for every kind of tragedy.