THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
MONDAY, JULY 16, 2012
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NEWS OF THE WORLD
Associated Press
POLAND
Pope John Paul II, Ronald Reagan honored with new statue
GDANSK, Poland — Polish officials unveiled a statue of former President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II on Saturday, honoring two men widely credited in this Eastern European country with helping to topple communism 23 years ago.
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The statue was unveiled in Gdansk, the birthplace of Lech Walesa's Solidarity movement, in the presence of about 120 former Solidarity activists, many of whom were imprisoned in the 1980s.
A miniature stands in front of the new statue of former President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II that was unveiled in Gdansk, Poland, on Saturday, July 14, 2012.
The bronze statue, is a slightly larger-than-life rendering of the two late leaders. It was inspired by an Associated Press photograph taken in 1987.
MEXICO
Wanted fugitive arrested after 24 years
CANCUN, Mexico Mexican police arrested one of the U.S. Marshals Service's most-wanted fugitives in the resort city of Cancun, after 24 years on the run.
Suspect Vincent Legrend Walters is wanted in San Diego, California, on murder charges in the 1988 killing of a woman kidnapped as part of a drug deal. He is on the service's list of 15 most wanted fugitives.
The Marshals Service said Walters had been living in Cancun under the assumed name of Oscar Rivera. The service said he was arrested Friday and had been taken to Mexico City to await extradition procedures.
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The U.S. Marshals Service says Vincent Legrand Walters, one of its 15 most-wanted fugitives has been caught in the Mexican resort city of Cancun.
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