Defector Leaves Soviet Union For Return To U.S.
Harold M. Koch a former Catholic priest 35 says he will return to the United States after three months in the Soviet Union He plans to visit his ailing father in Chicago after Christmas and possibly marry Koch cited free speech and love for country while noting it was hard to obtain permission to leave Moscow and that his father health was a stated reason for departure.
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Lund
Sweden
UPI
Harold M. Koch
United States
Soviet Union
Koch
Chicago
Moscow
Former priest seeks asylum after war era conflicts
The article describes a priest who renounced his priesthood in 1963 seeking political asylum in the United States during wartime persecution. He alleges government actions against opponents of the Viet Nam war and claims his television interview was a genuine event rather than a publicity stunt. He later lived in a Moscow apartment near the American Embassy.
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United States
Viet Nam
Koch
Moscow
Soviet Union
West Monroe Officials Back Mayor Hatten in Reno Firing
Two area labor leaders endorse West Monroe Mayor Bert Hatten after reviewing the Blanchard Reno dismissal. They say the union veteran was fired for economic reasons and that Hatten acted in good faith and with justification. The statement urges continued cooperation between city officials and the Municipal Employees' Union.
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West Monroe
Bert Hatten
T. O. Moses
Ouachita Parish
Ployee Blanchard Reno
West Monroe Street
Reno
Hatten
Moses
Oliver
Blanchard Reno
Municipal Employees’ Union
City of
Special Session Of School Board Meets On Bids
The Monroe City School Board planned a 5 15 p m special session to act on three bid sets reviewed since last Tuesday. Bids cover Carroll Junior High air conditioning Clark Elementary facilities air conditioning and a new Clark classroom wing. Officials expect decisions today on one or more bids.
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Monroe City School Board
Carroll Junior High
Clark
Russian exile kept in two room Moscow flat with Siberian cat
The subject was provided a two room apartment in Moscow where he lived alone with a Siberian cat. He indicated he could travel to Leningrad and the Georgian SSR during his stay in Russia.
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Leningrad
Soviet Republic of
Georgia
Russia
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