(Dem.) , 8th Congressional District. Born Gladstone, Michigan, Dec. 16, 1919; single. Educ. Green Bay and De Pere parochial schools; B.A. St. Norbert College 1941; M.A. 1947, Ph.D. 1957, Catholic University. Teacher-clergyman. Elected to Congress 1974; reelected 1976. Committee assignments: 95th Congress - Education and Labor (also 94th Congress); Veterans' Affairs (also 94th Congress). Washington office: (202) 225-5665; district offices: (414) 739-7882 (Appleton), (414) 465-3931 (Green Bay), (715) 735-9530 (Marinette). Home: 103 Grant Street, De Pere 54115. (Blue Book 1977)

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[Source: Blue book]