PRIEST ARRESTED
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German War Hero on Technical Charges DANGEROUS SITUATION
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f LONDON, June 14. : The Daily Telegraph's BerHn corres pondent states that the airrest _ oi •Fathor Rupert Mayr on "techmcal charges J7 has dismayed the arxny, as ua was Te^arded as one of Bavana 4 nationtd heroes. Father Mayr lost bottt . legs in the war and was awarded tka, bighest military honours for his services as a chaplain. . t Ho answerSdDr. Goebbels' attack ois| Arclibishop Mundelein of Chicago byj dcclaring: "It is better that a priests • shouia be shot down in Spain than seej the faith dragged in the airt in Ger-j many." Paul Haber protested to the Government that Father Mayr's arrest was a breach of the Vatican Concordat. Des* pite the restraint imposed on Catholics the agitation for his release is increasing daily. j Catholics feel that unless the authorities act immediately there may bej • v outbreak of violence. 0 £
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Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 127, 15 June 1937, Page 8
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