European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes sunday March 20,1988 news updates Biden s surgery Washington if w a mar i colombian rebels free Canadian Bogota Colombia 7\p a in. Nadian Engineer kidnapped last year by colombian guerrillas has been freed police said saturday. Richard Paulson was released Friday near Belen a town in Oyaca state and he came to Bogota by bus according to colombian police. The National liberation army a group Insp cd by cuban Catler Fidel Castro had asked j20 million in fun Sam for the Engi Neer s release. But it later reduced the amount to s6 million said Colombia journalist Aluvn hot Tia correspondent for the Elespet Tudor new however the journalist said he did t know whether Paulson s employer. Occi dental i Carol cum of los Angeles paid for his release. Herodia Wai kidnapped tuesday and released Friday by the same guerrilla group. He interviewed Paulson . 1 Aulon Learned Spanish during his376 Days with Ihei guerrillas and received teaching in revolutionary objectives said Credia. The Canadian Engineer was abducted in Niaura March 8. Iv87, with another employee of Occidental Amanda uric who was released a few hours later with the Ransom demand. Paulson worked As production manager for the giant canno Limon Oil Field along he venezuelan Border. The National liberation army attacked the canno Limon pipeline and inc Occi dental installations about 50 times in the past two years. Its demolition squad halted the tip Orts of 11 0,000 Bardi per Day during the month of january. The guerrilla group the most Active in Colombia has vol 10 a pc foreign Oil companies working in joint ventures Wil the stale owned company eco Carol