Word: fortin
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Father Robert Fortin, 51, the American Roman Catholic chaplain who holds Mass each Sunday for many in the foreign community at the U.S. embassy snack bar or in his apartment on Kutuzovsky Prospect, has come up with a practical way for his parishioners to ease their consciences without fear of being overheard. In a variation on traditional Roman Catholic practice, the chaplain granted general absolution to all who attended special services in the holiday season. But for those who still want to speak individually with him, Fortin offers a "walk in the woods" procedure that he hopes will foil eavesdroppers...
With the March 1983 presidential elections now a priority for U.S. policymakers seeking a political settlement in El Salvador, conservative business leaders are already looking for a candidate to run against Duarte. The man most frequently mentioned is René Fortin Magaña, 49, an attorney and former member of the short-lived "progressive" junta of 1960. That regime was replaced by a series of military governments before the leftist coup in 1979 led to the present junta...