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Missionary Priest Leads Quake Mass Relief Effort in Chile
CHILE MISSIONARY PRIEST Rev. F. Ortega Roa, shown during mass as the first quake hit, later traveled to the United States to witness quake disaster. Brooklyn pier holds 26 tons of wearable clothing collected by relief agency with NYPD cooperation. Earlier shipments totaled 104 tons clothing 9 tons shoes 7 500 blankets. Mercy dollar gifts to Catholic Relief Services Empire State Building New York aid housing materials.
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Chile
F. Ortega Roa
United States
John F. McCarthy
Brooklyn
New York
Catholic Relief Services
Empire State Building
N.Y