Mr. Speaker. after the bloody fighting in Budapest. when many of the freedom fighters fled into Austria. Lt. Gov. Charles Jewett. as Acting Governor. sent out a call to the churches in the State of Connecticut appealing to them to sponsor some of the Hungarian refugees and help give them a new and fresh start in life. One of the first to respond was St. Johns Episcopal Church. located in my lovely town of North Haven. Conn.. and of which the Reverend Albert Rees Hay is the rector. He immediately proceeded to contact the authorities at Camp Kilmer where some of the freedom fighters were already beginning to arrive and together with others of our community including Mr.
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