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I • t ks Police, ' ight Or Wrong' Mayor Curran said y<'stcrd:iy that i•vcn 1f some pol1cn actions were wrong he would suppo!-t San Diego policemen m their Jaw enforcement efforts. 'Ri<>hl or wrong, l would sup- port them-pcnod," < urran to!~ a group of sludenls at th1,; ~-- vcr 1ty of San Di,•g_o. • I must !Jc sure that wc pre- serve law and orde . or uothinB els can be maintain d " !'he mayor dded that \1 lien policemen arc found to be wrong 'we rap them and rop them good." Curran's comments were m de ln answer to a qucst10n about police misconduct, n~ked after his speech at mC'cting sponsored by the USU Politkal Science Club A rnembrr of the audience lold Curran that persons com• pl ming to 1he city man.iger s office about alleged pohn· brn- tallty have been "Mickcy- Moused around." Curran said that perwns not atisfied with the v. ay city offi- cials handle thc:ir complaints may file the complaints with the county Grand Jury. an Diego voters thi,s month decided against changing the City Charter to give the mayor's o£fice more authority and per- sonnel ''because they don't know what is going on, or al least I don ·t think they do." Curran said. lie said the 17 propo ilions on the Nov. 4 ballot "were not ade- quately covered" in 'l'he San Diego Union and Evening Trib une.

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-- NEW PRELATES - Six new monsignors chant the entrance hymn as they approach the High Altar of the lmmaculata Chapel for their investiture ceremonies. The rites took place last Sunday at a Pontifical Concelebrated Mass before a packed congregation in the Alcala Park chapel. Most Rev. Leo T. Maher was principal concelebrant. The

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new prelates are, front row, Msgr. John E. Baer, left, and Msgr. John A. Dickie; cen- ter row, Msgr. I. Brent Eagen, left, and Msgr. Donald F. Doxie; third row, Msgr. James P. D'Dono1hue, left, and Msgr. James P. Regao. Other Mass concelebrants were Auxiliary Bishop John R. Quinn and the six prelates.

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Role of Diocesan Priest Cited 6 New Prelates Invested Most Re\ Leo T :',!aher told a packed congregation in the

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fi dence, San Diego, and Msgr. .James P Hegan, U.S. Navy cha plam, Oakland, Calif. Pnor to the Mass, ~'a ther Rog r A. Lechner, the Bishop's ecretary, read a n English translation of the papal document designating U1e six pnests as honorary prelates deserving of "universal recognition .. Then the six monsignors came forward before Bishop Maher, who sat in front of U1e altar, to make their solemn pledge of allegiance. The Bishop presented each with the papal scroll of his elevation. Then the prela-tes retired to vest themselves for U1e Mass. Four nuns led by Mother F'rances Danz, superior of the religious community of USD College for Women, presented the offertory gifts to Bishop Maher at the altar. Two additional priests of the diocese were designated honorary prelates at the same time as U1e other six. They are Msgr. William F Clavin, pastor of St. Mary's Star of the Sea, Oceanside, and Msgr. Thomas J. O'Toole, pastor of St. Anne's, San Bernardino. The investiture rites for Msgr. Clavin will take place at 5:30 tonight, Thursday, and U1ose for Msgr. O'Toole on Sunday, December 14, both in U1eir respective churches.

Auxi liary Bishop John R. Qu111n, and the six new mon- signors. They are: Msgr. John E. Baer, presiden t. ni versity of San Diego College for Men, Msgr. J ohn A. Dickie, diocesan school superin tendent; Msgr. Donald F. Doxie, pastor of St. Brigid's, Pacific Beach; Msgr. I. Brent Eagen, diocesan chancellor; Msgr. James P. O'Donoghue, pastor of Our Mother of Con-

comforter to U1e elderly, guide to the youth, adviser of the adult, · he declared. "He must fulfill all of these roles and many more. Indeed in the life of these newly JQvested monsignors, as in that of very diocesan prie,:;t, we see the realization, the reenactment of St. Paul's words, 'I become all things to all men U1at I might save all .,. Also concelebrating was

111 the /\lea la Park chapel before a congregation which filled the church and its side aisles. Bishop l\laher emphasized that a diocesan pnest must have "many talents and much virtue" to take care of the "wide variety of man's needs." ..For U,c diocesan priest's role is not only that of teacher to the umnformcd, or U1e preacher ot the Gospel, or U1e missionary to those who have strayed, or

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• . Thursday, November 20, 5:30 p.m., Oceanside, St. Mary's Star of the Sea. The Investiture of the title of Honorary Prelate of Reverend Monsignor Wil- liam F. Clavin. Friday, November 21 , 7:00 p.m., San Diego, St. Joseph Cathedral. Dinner, Bishop's Boys Choir. Monday, Nove~ber 24, Noon, San Diego, University of San Diego. Luncheon, Council of Catholic Women. Appointments of Most Rev. John R. Quinn Thursday, November 20, Chula Vista, St. Rose of Ima Auditorium. Liturgy Workshop. Friday, November 21 , La Jolla, Mary, Star of the Sea Auditorium. Liturgy Workshop. Friday, November 21, 5:30 p.m., San Diego, St. Agnes Church. Confirmation, Canonical Visitation, Solemn Pontifical Benediction. Sunday, No_vember 23, 7:00 a.m. and 9:30 a.m., Chula Vista, Our La:Sy of Gu3dalupe Church. Pontif- ical Concelebrated Masses. Tuesday, November 25, 5:30 p.m., San Diego, Our Mother of Confidence Church. Confirmation, Can- onical Visitation. Solemn Pontifical Benediction. Thursday, Nov.ember 27, 10:00 a.m., San Diego, First Presbyterian Church. Sermon on the occasion of an Ecumenical Celebration of Thanksgiving. ofth Mo t Reve .-nd Bi11hop

Jmmaculata Chapel last Sunday that a dioce ·an priest must be "all tl1111gs to all men.· His Excellency outlioed the sacerdotal duties and the social obligations of priests at the investitures of six new prelates with the title of Monsignor. The Bishop was principal concelebrant of a Pontifical -"lass and delivered the homily

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Very Rev. Roger A. Lechner Vice Chancellor-Secretary