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...American secretary, Pamela Smith, and an American of Greek descent, Arthur Targotsidis, 18, of Brockton, Mass. Roussos burbled with good feelings as he told reporters that the gunmen were "so nice to me, I cannot tell you." In fact, said Roussos, he had sung for his captors at their request, and they had presented him with a cake on his 39th birthday, which had occurred on the second day of the hijacking...
Concerned about the negotiations, Hill then asked the reporters present, "Do you know what the hell is going on?" When told that President Reagan had said he would not make a request to Israel to release its detainees, Hill was asked his reaction. Said he: "I need to reflect on that. I don't want to make a comment at this time." Conwell closed the meeting with a plea for a quick settlement. "If a person is not a legitimate prisoner of war or a prisoner due to other crimes, let's all use common sense," he said...
...growing delicacy of the issue provoked some testiness in both Washington and Jerusalem. The White House was particularly irked at Israel's initial offer to consider releasing the captives if Reagan made such a request. "That was a very dumb signal," said one Administration official. "It confirmed what the Arabs have already begun to think about the Israelis since the prisoner exchange," he added, referring to the perception of lowered resolve in Jerusalem created by last month's one-sided deal. For his part, Rabin at one point publicly complained of Washington's "unofficial pressure designed to make us volunteer...
...patient died while Mengele was performing an abortion on her, and he found himself in jail. Two hours later a friend posted bail, and the "Angel of Death" was free once again. In the late '50s, after Peron had been exiled and the West German government had issued a request for Mengele's extradition, the doctor moved again, this time to Paraguay...
...right-wing views. When, in July 1962, Bonn began agitating for Mengele's extradition from Paraguay, Stroessner responded that he could be of no assistance since Mengele was a Paraguayan citizen and was thus protected. Two years later, the West German Ambassador in Asuncion approached Stroessner again with the request for Mengele, only to be told that it would be best to drop the matter...