Charles Lewis, a former Washington bureau chief for The Related Press and The Hearst Newspapers who tirelessly advocated for the discharge of AP journalist Terry Anderson from kidnappers in Lebanon died Saturday. He was 80.
Lewis, of Arlington, Virginia died at a hospital from issues from most cancers. He had been preventing a sequence of sicknesses the final a number of years, in accordance with his spouse, Vivian Chen.
Open and pleasant as a newsman, however robust and by the e-book in his personnel duties, Lewis was a journalist for 4 many years. He turned identified for his dedication to Anderson’s launch even when it meant strolling a fantastic line at occasions.
He had been AP’s bureau chief Washington for a 12 months when Anderson, the information group’s chief Center East correspondent, was kidnapped from the streets of Beirut in 1985 within the midst of the nation’s civil conflict, thrusting Lewis in the course of usually tense and delicate U.S. efforts to get Anderson launched.
As a part of an effort to assist Anderson and different Western hostages believed to be held in Lebanon, Lewis sought assist from the White Home which directed him to Lt. Col. Oliver North the White Home aide who was the purpose man on the hostage negotiations.
