Session #99 · 1985–87

Speech #990074005

January 8. 1985. r. ather Lawrence Martin Jenco was kidnaped at gunpoint on his way to work as the director of Catholic Relief Services in Lebanon. Father Jenco has served for 25 years In places like Thailand. North Yemen. India. and Australia. He was assigned to Lebanon in October 1984. Father Jenco never wore a clerics collar. He didnt want people to misunderstand his role. His job was to rebuild hospitals and schools and help refugees. not to evangelize. Today is the 203d day since Father Jenco was kidnaped In Lebanon. Today is the 501st day William Buckley has been held hostage in Lebanon.
Keywords matched
refugees

Classification

Target group
Sentiment
Neutral
Stereotyping
No
Confidence
90%
Model
gemini-2.0-flash
Framing
Humanitarian

Speaker & context

Speaker
GEORGE OBRIEN
Party
R
Chamber
H
State
IL
Gender
M
Date
1985-07-26
Speech ID
990074005
Paragraph
#0
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