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...watching videotaped adventure films, but he was growing bored. He also was afraid that his life might be in danger, and some of his associates, cooperating with the U.S. Marshals Service, began feeding that fear. Bit by bit, Wilson was persuaded that he would be welcome in the Dominican Republic, where, his associates assured him, the government would grant him asylum...
When his plane landed at 4:40 a.m. last Tuesday, he was met by Dominican authorities and informed, much to his surprise, that his papers were not in order. Detained in the airport's international zone, Wilson was told just minutes before takeoff that he was being placed on Dominicana Airlines flight 902 to New York City, leaving at 9 a.m.; when the fugitive explained that he did not have a visa for the U.S., the local officials told him not to worry, he would probably be welcomed anyway. Wilson boarded the plane, as did two U.S. marshals. When...
...marshals' performance last week required both daring and diplomacy. Although top law-enforcement officials in Switzerland and Spain were notified about Wilson's journey, airport officials at Zurich and Madrid were not told the true identity of McCormick. High-ranking Dominican police officials were briefed on the plan, and cooperated fully at the airport. Since Wilson was never officially admitted to the Dominican Republic, he did not need to be extradited. One top U.S. law-enforcement official said of the delicate operation: "If at any time Wilson had turned left instead of right, it would have ruined...
...Christian unity, which "in no way [means] giving up or in any way diminishing the treasures of divine truth that the church has constantly confessed and taught." John Paul, with his well-publicized disciplinary policies regarding two progressive theologians, West Germany's Hans Küng and the Dominican Edward Schillebeeckx of The Netherlands, has probably slowed down the forward momentum, in the eyes of non-Catholic liberals, at least. Says W.A. Visser 't Hooft, 81, co-founder of the World Council of Churches: "Let's face it. The Pope remains a theological conservative. There are great...
...President is certain to push for increased U.S. aid and investment, as well as for greater access to U.S. markets under the aegis of the Reagan Administration's Caribbean Basin development plan. But even with such help, he faces an uphill battle to improve economic prospects in the Dominican Republic...