European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 23, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 citizens vent their anger Over hostage crisis by United press International frustrated demonstrating their anger in drove with their headlights on Friday and filled the Countryside with yellow ribbons and balloons to protest moslem terrorists holding hostages in Bei participants said they wanted the demonstrations to Send a message of Hope to those held captive in Lebanon and a signal of anger to their we wanted to show our and this is our Way of saying we love the hostages and we want them re said William a businessman in Gaines citizens there tied yellow ribbons on Down town buildings and set Loose 40 yellow balloons in Honor of the hostages from the hijacked Twa Gainesville merchants also released one Black in memory of Navy diver Robert who was shot and killed by the the ribbons were reminiscent of the yellow ribbons tied on mailboxes and Trees in 1980 As americans expressed outrage at the holding of hostages in were said Russ chief meteorologist for radio and television station web in the station helped organize a headlights for hostages show of support in several it seemed like a Good idea to get people to turn their headlights on As a kind of release of frustration and a statement of were together and we want everybody in the world to know thousands of motorists in Atlanta crept through Day Light rus hour traffic Friday with their headlights Burn look at those marvelled Bob a web talk show Host who watched As traffic passed on peach tree it gives me chill the word spread to other cities including and where Michi Gan Avenue was ablaze with Mohan said one Atlanta this is in new Mario Cuomo and mayor Edward Koch joined with the new York urging motorists to drive with their headlights on both Day and night in a show them you care also in new York taxi Drivers began wearing White and Blue and the Empire state build ing was illuminated in the colors of the american hopefully that support will Comfort the said Ronald president of the metropolitan taxicab Robert vice president of the Empire state said the skyscraper will remain aglow in the colors of the american Flag As a show of support for the have some dad up photo Louisiana first test tube As her family and friends Gath Beth Ann last name not Ater at a new Orleans Fertility clinic to tempts to feed birthday cake to celebrate her first gunman kills self in state department office Washington up a Young gunman Friday walked into the state department with a shot and killed his Mother in an office about so paces from where Secretary of state George Shultz was and then killed himself with the police identified the gunman As Edward of and his Mother As Carole a Secretary who worked in the office of Edward a former Illinois congressman who is a Counselor at the state Derwinski was travelling in Japan but broke off the trip and headed Home when he heard the this was not a terrorist incident and there was never a threat to Shultz or any other senior department said state department spokesman Bernard Shultz was in his about 50 Yards Down the seventh floor corridor from the office where the shooting took according to a he was speaking on the Telephone to israeli prime minister Shi Mon Peres at around the same time that a police spokesman said the shooting Shults office is separated from the area of the shooting by a locked Glass con trolled by a uniformed once past the visitors then have to go through an other Security screen of guards before reaching the Secretary of states one eyewitness i heard women screaming from inside the office and i saw a Young Man in a yellow shirt and army pants walk out into the Hall with a Rifle and then go Back in a i asked somebody to Call the the who would not give her described the weapon As a Little apparently with a folding or sawed off another state department employee who said he called the police when he heard the screaming the first question is How did he get into this building with a Rifle state department officials had no imme Diate answer to the the gunman was not an employee of the state department and normally would have had to have gone through a magnetometer at any Entrance to the heavily guarded employees with state department passes Are not required to go through the Metal nor Are they required to open their purses or Brief cases like visitors to the building Security at the department and other prominent Washington buildings such As the Capitol and White House has been stepped up dramatically in the past two years because of the threat of visitors Are supposed to be carefully screened and Large Concrete barriers protect entrances from the threat of car Carter urges support Tor Reagan Washington up former president who suffered through the 444day iranian hostage called Fri Day on the american people to give presi Dent Reagan their full support and encouragement in his efforts to secure the release of american hostages in Carter issued this formal statement from Rosalynn and i Pray that All those being held hostage will soon be free and reunited with their i know from personal experience How difficult it is to Deal with the kidnapping and prolonged holding of innocent under such our leaders have a dual responsibility to guard the Honor and interests of our nation and to protect the lives and safety of the hostages while doing our utmost to secure their Early with patience and sound judgment these two obligations need not be in As president my greatest need during the iranian hostage crisis was the sustained sup port of the american although we have Many different opinions concerning what action should be it is important that All of us give president Reagan our full support and Carters statement was telephoned to United press International by an he did not submit to the former president was severely criticized by Reagan during the 1980 presiden tial Campaign for the prolonged National disgrace and humiliation of the holding of 52 americans captive in the hostages were freed on the Day of reagans first Deputy press Secretary Larry Speakes told under that Rea Gan had not consulted with Carter in the current asked Why he said there were some members of the National Security Council who had served continuously in both the Carter and Reagan administrations and had the background and experience of handling the previous Sands of Tirrie in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today june 1945 in Adolf hit lers former Eric claimed that Hitler and Eva Braun killed themselves april he also said he witnessed the burning of the bodies near the Berlin 30 years ago today june one of the most Noto rious Mau Mau nge Garu surren dered to police at Emu 40 Miles from eight of his gang also turned themselves aim it ii i turned themselves Ara americans Otter to take hostages places 20 years ago up an Arab american Leader who has rounded up More than 50 volunteers to Swap places with the american hostages in Beirut says his Fol Lowers Are ready to go on a Short but a congressional aide doubts the group will get a Chance to go on its the committee to replace the hostages in Lebanon about 50 women and Young most of lebanese and Arab descent Are willing to make the said William a Richmond lawyer and lebanese we Are ready to go on a Short Haboush we Are Haboush we Are doing it and they Are there against their Haboush said Virginia congressman Thomas a promised to Forward his offer to president a Bliley aide was not the state department said they could not knowingly put people at said Richard he added similar offers have been Haboush said the idea came up at a meeting of the local Arab Antinis criminal Tion Ara americans condemn All acts of he the volunteers Range from restaurant owners to Ali a pathology professor at the medical College of said despite the initial reject we Are very hopeful they will take us up on our june 1965 the defense depart ment announced a new policy under which All military men in South Viet Nam would be eligible for combat 70 years ago today june in an interview in the Washington Central intelligence Agency director William Colby said that in 1973 be ordered the destruction of files describing Agency misdeeds and did not Tell the White House about