Description:
Mounted newspaper article from the San Francisco Examiner, Sunday, November
3, 1985. "Happy homecoming: The Rev. Ben Weir, left, got a warm welcome from
his friend Aahmes Overton, pastor of Hayward Presbyterian Church, as he
arrived yesterday at San Francisco International Airport. Weir, who was
kidnapped by Beirut terrorists and held hostage for 16 months, told his Bay
Area well-wishers that he felt "like Rip Van Winkle come home."
Creator:
San Francisco Examiner. (publisher), Raddatz, Katy. (photographer)
Subject names:
Weir, Ben, 1923-2016., Overton, Aahmes E., 1941-
Topics:
Missionaries--Lebanon--Beirut--20th century.
URL:
https://digital.history.pcusa.org/islandora/object/islandora:10149