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INDIAN CHIEF EVICTS PRIEST

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M.--An Indian governor evicts a Roman Catholic priest

from the Indian village he served. Andy Abeita, left, handcuffed

Msgr. Frederick A. Stadtmueller, right, when the priest refused to

leave the 152-year-old Church of St. Augustine at Isleta Pueblo, N.M.

Msgr. Stadtmueller told newsmen that Mr. Abeita had charged him with

attempting to change Indians' religious traditions. He said he could

not leave his mission unless ordered to do so by Archbishop James P.

Davis of Santa Fe. The church, founded in 1613, is owned by the

Catholic Church although within the Indian village.

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RELIGIOUS NEWS SERVICE PHOTO (W-NY-6E-65-W)