Peace Corps Officials Visit Scene, Bail Is Sought, Peppy’s Body Is Flown to Dar es Salaam

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Keyword(s):  
Peace Corps ◽  
Dar Es Salaam

A Tale of Three Cities

2020 ◽  
pp. 22-25
Author(s):  
Peter H. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Indian Ocean ◽  
National Park ◽  
Lake Victoria ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Temperate Climate ◽  
Serengeti National Park ◽  
The Third ◽  
The Indian Ocean ◽  
The U.S

The action takes place along a triangle between three towns in Tanzania. Mwanza, the third-largest city in Tanzania, sits on the shores of Lake Victoria at an altitude that provides a pleasant, temperate climate. The trial eventually will be held in Mwanza. Maswa, adjacent to the famous Serengeti National Park, is the site of Peppy’s death and where various preliminary activities take place. It is a small, dusty town. Dar es Salaam, is the site of the U.S. embassy and the Peace Corps headquarters in Tanzania. Communications between Tanzania and Washington, D.C., flow out of Dar es Salaam, the capital of Tanzania at the time, which is on the coast facing Zanzibar and the Indian Ocean.

Peace Corps Officials Assess the Situation and Plan Future Action

2020 ◽  
pp. 60-70
Author(s):  
Peter H. Reid
Keyword(s):  
New York ◽  
North Carolina ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Press Coverage ◽  
Defense Attorneys ◽  
The North ◽  
The Press ◽  
American Press ◽  
Local Officials

In early April, cables fly between Dar es Salaam and Washington, D.C., discussing how to proceed. Peppy’s body is sent to New York after an emotionally moving ceremony in Dar es Salaam. Several memos are prepared summarizing the evidence and events to date. Questions about who will pay for a defense attorney arise, a list of potential defense attorneys is developed, and Bill’s father and members of the North Carolina congressional delegation accuse the Peace Corps of abandoning Bill. The issue of bad press coverage continue to worry PCDC, as evidenced by a cable urging local officials to coordinate on information to be given to the press. The cable points out that misleading and inaccurate stories are appearing in the American press and are attributed to Peace Corps officials in Tanzania.

Government Officials Clarify the Situation

2020 ◽  
pp. 26-35
Author(s):  
Peter H. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Police Officers ◽  
Medical Staff ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Stress Reaction ◽  
Severe Stress ◽  
Government Officials ◽  
Expert Pathologist

Tanzania Peace Corps director Paul Sack and Peace Corps doctor Tom McHugh fly to Mwanza, meet with attorneys, then fly to Maswa. In Maswa, they meet Bill, who appears to be suffering from a severe stress reaction; McHugh performs a postmortem on Peppy; and they fly back to Mwanza, where McHugh assists an eminent pathologist from Nairobi in a second and more complete autopsy. In Dar es Salaam, Peace Corps officials meet with Tanzania police officers to find out how the police plan to proceed, while Peace Corps medical staff deal with the complex issues of obtaining a coffin suitable for withstanding the heat and humidity, the proper medical exit authorization, and where to find an expert pathologist.

Peace Corps Officials Visit Scene, Bail Is Sought, Peppy’s Body Is Flown to Dar es Salaam

2020 ◽  
pp. 36-41
Author(s):  
Peter H. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Police Officer ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
Eyewitness Testimony ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
Health Issues ◽  
Professional Photographer ◽  
Homicide Case

Peace Corps country director Paul Sack, Nairobi pathologist Gerald Dockeray, and a professional photographer fly to Maswa, where the police inspector in charge of the case walks them through the scene and describes the potential eyewitness testimony. One witness saw Bill fighting with Peppy, and when the witness came close, Bill sent her away. Meanwhile, the bail hearing for Bill takes place in Mwanza. Although it would be most unusual to grant bail in a homicide case, Bill’s attorney argues that Bill’s health issues, pneumonia and depression, require his release. Bill is not released on bail. Peppy Kinsey’s body, accompanied by a Tanzanian police officer and Tom McHugh, is flown to Dar es Salaam.

The Peace Corps and Criminal Defense

2020 ◽  
pp. 90-97
Author(s):  
Peter H. Reid
Keyword(s):  
Peace Corps ◽  
Dar Es Salaam ◽  
General Counsel ◽  
Criminal Defense

The Peace Corps determines that it should remain neutral in the case and that it is legally barred from paying for Bill’s representation. Peace Corps officials in Dar es Salaam argue vigorously that the Peace Corps should cover the costs, but after the Peace Corps general counsel prepares a number of legal memos on the issue (which are discussed in detail), it is decided that the Peace Corps cannot, and so legislation to remedy the problem is drafted and sent to Congress. Bill’s family is unhappy with the Peace Corps decision and feels that Bill has been abandoned. However, in the end, his father agrees to cover the costs of the defense in the trial.

Speech-Language Pathology in the Peace Corps: Necessity and Sustainability

2012 ◽  
Vol 2 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-18
Author(s):  
Melissa A. Pierce
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Special Education ◽  
Peace Corps ◽  
People With Disabilities ◽  
Communication Disorders ◽  
The United States ◽  
Speech Language Pathology ◽  
Speech Language Pathologists ◽  
Language Pathology

In countries other than the United States, the study and practice of speech-language pathology is little known or nonexistent. Recognition of professionals in the field is minimal. Speech-language pathologists in countries where speech-language pathology is a widely recognized and respected profession often seek to share their expertise in places where little support is available for individuals with communication disorders. The Peace Corps offers a unique, long-term volunteer opportunity to people with a variety of backgrounds, including speech-language pathologists. Though Peace Corps programs do not specifically focus on speech-language pathology, many are easily adapted to the profession because they support populations of people with disabilities. This article describes how the needs of local children with communication disorders are readily addressed by a Special Education Peace Corps volunteer.

Typologies and Peace Corps Chores

1968 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 86,88
Author(s):  
RAPHAEL S. EZEKIEL
Keyword(s):  
Peace Corps
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