SHOW TO FEATURE CAPE NATIVE, WIFE

The plight of a Cape Girardeau native and his wife in trying to adopt a baby in Guatemala will be the focus of a story tonight on ABC's 20-20 program.

Interviewed on the program are Robert Vogel, 36, the son of Mel and Verna Vogel of Cape Girardeau, and his wife Janice who went through a long ordeal adopting the baby and bringing her back safely to the United States.

His wife was in the country since mid-December, and Vogel spent several weeks there this spring trying to finalize the adoption. On May 13, in one of a series of attacks on Americans, Janice Vogel and her daughter were chased by a mob of Guatemalans, who accused her of stealing the baby. Eventually she was rescued by armed guards from the U.S. embassy.

Tonight, Mel and Verna Vogel will have their first glimpse of their 7 month old granddaughter when the family gathers in Florida for the high school graduation of another granddaughter.

A complete story will appear in Sunday's Southeast Missourian.