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"Report," from page I
regularities or operational difficulties in
Covenant House's collection and safe-
guarding of donor contributions.
-- Compensation of Covenant House
appointed.
m Covenant House's programs are
generally well-conceived, appropriately
structured and provide an irreplaceable
resource and a sound model for deliv-
Theodore M. Hesburgh, Rabbi Marc H.
Tanenbaum, Cyrus Vance and Paul A.
Volcker, which was established to
oversee and evaluate the results, con-
clusions and recommendations of the
cluding Louisiana, Arkansas, Mississipl
and Alabama. In addition to centers
15 cities, Covenant House also opera!
a nationwide toll-free hotline
NINELINE - which receives more
executives is well within acceptable ering critically needed services to a investigations, endorsed the report. In 120,000 crisis calls each year fr0ข
limits, population that is otherwise seriously a statement issued, the Oversight troubled teens and their parents., [
-- Covenant House, which had been underserved. Committee said:
structured so that Ritter had complete Appropriate structural and proce- "We find the excellent Report to be
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legal and operational control over its dural reforms have been undertaken in a thorough, careful and honest ap- "Pro-nuncio," from page 1 j )!
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affairs, has now been structured so that all areas identified by the reports,praisal of Covenant House and the Cacciavillan - pronounced I 'l
the Board of Directors has true au- A special Oversight Committee, problems it has encountered. We are chah-vil-LAHN - is a native of N0ข i s
thority and responsibility. A new presi- comprised of William M. Ellinghaus, convinced the investigations have been Di Valdagno, near Vicenza in northeข ,
dent, Sr. Mary Rose McGeady, hasbeenformer president of AT&T, Rev. complete and impartial .... Italy. He is a 31-year veteran of#
"Clearly, mistakes were made. Some Vatican diplomatic corps.
, corrective measures have been taken He had been pro-nundo to India i
and others have been recommended 1981 when Pope John Paul II [
C i and will be put in place" We are cฐn" him tฐ the U'S" pฐst' and since 19 '1111 ' t
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vinced the recommended measures up- had also been pro-nuncio to Nepa. i c
propriately address past weaknesses and In the U. S: he succeeds ArchbiSM [ i
should assure a firm foundation for the Pit Laghi, papal representative iriS[ i
future work of a unique and important U.S. since 1980, who in Mav was ha# ] [
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Hwy. 865 . organization." head of the Vatican's Congregation "'
F U R N I T U R E : ~ iayflower~ AR : Ralph A. Pfeiffer, Jr., chair of the Catholic Education. Cacciavillan, ~ข1ข) [
Board of Directors, said: The Report speaks English, French, German #.[ a
470-0721 . confirms some things that makeusvery Spanish as well as his native Itali#[
s d. Rztter s contnbutaon to sooety and chatted warmly and easily with mernl t
to the welfare of thousands of kids in of the welcoming party. ,
need cannot be denied. By the same It was the first time the State
ee token, we acknowledge his and our ment was formally represented atI
1023 Oak Street u . mistakes, and we pledge that we will do arrival of a Vatican ambassador to tici
Downtown : Tim Benton,P.D., Member ; all in our power to insure that they will U.S. in the early decades of U.S.
C0nway,AR72032 " not be repeated. We will devote our full tory the pope hadno ambassador lae [
"of St. Joseph's in Conway energies to the vital work of this cher- althou h the U S had a consul
g . .
ished and necessary institution, then a resident minister in the Fa l
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Additionally, Covenant House stated
that it has been cooperating fully with
rthe New York State Atforney General's
Office. Covenant House has offered to
enter into an agreement with the At-
torney General that it will carry out the
report's recommendations and related
reforms. The Attorney General's Office
has reviewed the report and its rec-
ommendations and has indicated that
its investigation of Covenant House will
be concluded at such time as the
agreement is signed.
Covenant House has provided food,
shelter, clothing, medical care, coun-
seling and other services to more than
220,000 young people since its incep-
tion in 1968. Covenant House New
Orleans, located on North Rampart
Street, serves more than 100 young
people and 20 babies every day. The
center also serves a four-state area, in-
States.
Congress banned diplomatic i: :|
tions in 1867 by withdrawing furlS[
from the U.S. delegation, and when l!
