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Missionary released after 20 days in Philippine captivity
Rev Lloyd Van Vactor, president of Dansalan Junior College, wept as he learned his wife Maisie had died of a stroke while Moslem rebels held him for 20 days. He was freed by Filipino Moslem leaders after negotiations in Lake Lanao, with no ransom paid.
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