European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 21, 1981, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes january 1981 hostages sets off sirens and prayers tidal wave of jubilation sweeps from press dispatches the flight to Freedom of the 52 hostages from Iran tuesday touched off celebrations and a cacophony of sirens and Bells across the United the jubilant parents of hostage Gary Lee stripped the hostage bracelets off their wrists and tossed them onto a Coffee table at their Home in As re ports came that the planes had left the Tehran there in the air exclaimed the Earl pastor of the first Church of the Hes not a hostage added his Bells at the City Hall in rang 52 times after the announcement came Over a Public address system at the state a serenade that would be repeated every hour on the hour through out the civil defense sirens in blared for 444 one second for each Day the americans were held the Florida Cabinet paused for a min Ute of silent prayer and then voted to make this sunday a statewide Day of thanksgivi Georgia legislators Rose spontaneously and broke into and Praise for Jimmy Carter flowed through the state the announcement came from House speaker Tom an old foe of car ters from the former presidents Days in Georgia declared history will record this As one of his greatest new Yorks Majestic Empire state building glowed White and Blue in tribute to the hostages and a huge 52yard yellow ribbon adorned the top of a Down town Oklahoma office the National Park service was poised to Light the Freedom symbolizing Torch atop the statue of Liberty and the National Christmas tree in Washington to celebrate the hostage at the Hillcrest memorial Park in her officials planned a jubilant Celebration to lower the 443 flags Many now tattered that have been solemnly raised since last february to commemorate each Day of the hostages at least three major airlines Braniff International and american with the approval of the civil aeronautics Board offered hostage families free transportation within the United states so they could speedily be reunited with their loved in Jason French and John two men who have handed thou Sands of yellow ribbons to passing motorists during the invited ribbon a vers in the area to a Celebration Champagne and new York City officials promised the cites traditional heros Welcome a ticker tape Parade to the officials say Church Bells and sirens will sound saturday across Mississippi county in a Kansas to Honor the hostages and the eight servicemen killed in the aborted at tempt to Rescue them last at a ceremony at Blytheville air Force base in a Large yellow Bow will be presented to Sally Holmes of Pine whose George was killed in the Rescue in the Hometown of hos Tage Kathryn officials planned Homecoming celebrations and received new shipments of yellow ribbons to replenish their dwindling now adorning fire hydrants and Utility in mount the Hometown of hostage Jerry mayor Bill Potoka vowed to hold the largest Parade this area has Ever seen to Mark the in numerous other communities around the nation prayer sessions and Bell ringing ceremonies were also yahoo7 just about sums up feelings of families after anguish of waiting by United press International families of Iran 52 hostages rejoiced tuesday at word that after 444 Days of anguish their loved ones were on their Way for the people who had waited so it was a time for Celebration and for for but Many still were hesitant to believe the Good news they had seen snatched from their grasps so Many times All right shouted Phillip son of hostage Diplomat Moorehead Yahoo he thank he said the past few Days have been like a movie its so he had no comment on the agreement that brought about the hostages there on the Way that All that ill Analyse it Theresa who spent 443 Days in control of her wept when she heard the news her Bruce and the 51 other american hostages had left Tehran for relatives and reporters crowded five and six deep around Lodeski in the Fame Lys cafe to hug her and join in her Celebration of germans re Shes very very said a Shes crying and talking at the same time and singing America the Beautiful with the the song opened the inaugural ceremonies for Ronald Reagan in Andrew attorney for the family of hostage Duane Gilette of said he is going to the Gilette with a magnum of Champagne As soon As the state department confirmed the for Howard ode of it was one of the happiest Days of my i had a feeling it was going to said brother of freed hostage Robert i was severely disappointed yester Day Asim sure All the rest of the families Ive been an extreme Cor popping Celebration As Champagne is being Dick Bubble with happiness in their was being the Good news came Gallegos holding us grandson Home after learning that their in a Telephone Call from the state de tunic and us wife Theresa Center captive Marine Billy apartment in a photo i feel our Hopes and prayers would finally be answered and i guess they ill feel a lot better when i see him getting off that plane in Nancy Ward of sister of hos Tage Marine Johnny was this is i just think its the most wonderful news in the if its really its if its i think ill go Over to Iran and stomp them what will it take for her to believe it i guess for them to get on German or at least get in David brother of Navy Robert declined to comment on the news the hostages had been in not going to make a comment until All 52 Are on the ground in he in still sceptical of Dorothy Mother of hostage Wil Liam Royer got a phone Call at her Houston area boosting Hopes that had been drained by tuesday nights re ports of new snares to an now we have something to rejoice she Joseph Subic of Redford father of hostage Joseph Subic broke a 14month silence to Dis cuss the settlement that ended his sons 444 Days of we feel the agreement was Subic told the Detroit we feel that the Money is theirs and that we Are giving Back to them that which is we feel that the Carter administration handled As Best they could an unprecedented and difficult they worked Long and hard at it and we wont quarrel with the results so we Are just so Happy Andu Hank Ful that the ordeal appears to be Iran demand dropped by More than 14 billion Washington a the agreement finally reached tuesday for free Dom of the hostages Scales Down by More than billion the amount Iran asked for in its original demand last Iran had asked for the larg est demand dropped in negotiations was one for billion to cover the wealth that the iranians claimed Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi took from their country when he the iranians had also maintained that their assets Frozen by president Carter in his order of amounted to some officials say the amount agreed upon As the estimate of the assets is about