S. Africa Frees U.S. Missionary

DETROIT — An American missionary imprisoned in South Africa since Dec. 17 was released early today, Sen. Carl Levin (D-Mich.) said the State Department notified him.

Father Casimir Paulsen, 51, a Roman Catholic missionary who has worked in Africa since 1966, was released from custody in the black homeland of Transkei and was expected to go to Johannesburg to meet with U.S. officials, Levin’s office said. He was given 24 hours to leave the homeland. The priest, an opponent of apartheid, was arrested under Transkei’s internal security act.