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Show Czechs Order LDS Envoys To Quit Posts Eleven American missionariea of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints have been ordered out of Caecboalovakia by the Communist-led government during the psst few months, five of them recently, re-cently, Wallace T. Toronto, Csecho-Slovakia Csecho-Slovakia mission president from Salt Lake City, told tha Associated Associ-ated Press In Prague Wednesday. David O. McKay, second counselor coun-selor In the church first presidency, presi-dency, said Wednesday that the church hasn't the names of ths latest missionaries now being subjected sub-jected to Investigation by ths government "It seems to be 'a question of ths missionaries over there having their permits renewed after staying stay-ing a certain length of time," be said. "At present they are having difficulty getting renewals." He pointed out that four missionaries mis-sionaries left Oechoalovakla Msy 15 and two or three others have departed for other missions since, j . , Five Walt Appeal P Mr. Toronto told tha Associated y Press there ere five missionaries t still awaiting a decision of then d appeal to the ministry of ths In-s In-s tsrlor. He said that In all cases the reason given for ths expulsions wss that . the missionaries con-" con-" stltuted a "threat to the . peace, safety and security of the stats." Ths Assodsted Press ssld ths expulsions were ordered by the national commltteee, which are government bodies running the administrative ad-ministrative affairs of ths nation's cities and districts. ; Church offlclsls said that about two months' ago there were 2d missionaries mis-sionaries in Czechoslovakia and now there are only 20. The church has more, than 200 members there. Missionary List . . Missionaries there now from . Salt Lake City Include Richard W. Winder, 4400 W. snd 4100 South; Warren O. Astin. 151S Dowlngton eve.; Edwin B. Mor-rell, Mor-rell, 131-trd ave.; Reed N. Glauser, 1T5S Herri son ave.; Arthur R. Perse hon, 213-8rd East; Albert C. Todd Jr, 1183-lSth East; Allen F. fl perry, 214 M st From other Utah towns: Stanley E. Abbott , Lshl; B C. Bsksr, Smithflsld; Joseph Jo-seph F. Giroux snd Charles A. Baker, Provo; Fred L. Garrett , WellavUle: Dale T. Tingey, Cen-. Cen-. tervUle; Melvin P. Mabey, Bountiful, Bounti-ful, and William F. Newland, Woods Cross. There are others serving there from Idaho, ' Wyoming, Arisona, Nevada, California and Wisconsin. Church officials ssld mlasion-sries mlasion-sries will not be sent to Czechoslovakia Czecho-slovakia now, and that those leaving leav-ing are transferred to other European Euro-pean missions. |