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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 3, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d follow the former hostages in d foreign minister Gromyko elected soviet 8 d Mayotte Are eliminated at 25 the stars and stripes i authorized unofficial publication for the armed forces 77 july 1985 he d 8693 a Gorbachev to meet Geneva named site for 92 7 Summit Washington a president Reagan and soviet Leader Mikhail Gorbachev will meet in Geneva from 19 to 21 in the first Summit Between a soviet and Leader in six administration officials said the speaking on condition that they not be said the dates and place for the meeting were agreed upon monday and would be formally announced such a meeting has been discussed in diplomatic communications Between the two superpowers for the last time leaders of both countries met was in 1979 in where soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev and president Jimmy Carter signed the Salt ii arms presidential spokesman Larry Speakes told reporters tuesday morning both the president and Gorbachev have said they would like to have a we have been in Contact with the soviet Union regarding i have nothing further for you at this he that he expects an announcement could come National Security adviser Robert Mcfarlane sought to make a distinction earlier this year Between a Summit and a saying Reagan would be interested in a get acquainted session without the formality and expectations that would accompany a asked tuesday if the arrangements being discussed Are for a meeting or a Speakes a Summit industrialist Armand Hammer told reporters last week after reporting to Reagan on his latest visit to the soviet Union that he expected the two leaders to meet in a Neutral country before the end of the soviet ambassador Anatoly Dobrynin and Secretary of state George Shultz completed the arrangements Mon Day during a meeting at the state Reagan has never met in the years Reagan has been in the soviet Union has had four including who succeeded Konstantin Chernenko three months since denouncing the soviet Union in March 1983 As the focus of evil in the modern Reagan has taken a More moderate stance toward urging an accommodation to reduce offensive nuclear weapons on both current arms talks in Geneva Are slow with reagans Star wars program seen by the soviets As a major obstacle to the soviets say the research initiative threatens to take the nuclear arms race to the Frontier of outer the United insists that research on antimissile defences is unstoppable and an Effort to keep up with soviet activities in the same a official said the Summit Agenda is Likely to be with arms control at the top but also including soviet military occupation of efforts to open Ara israeli talks and spreading socialism in Central former hostages on the final leg of journey Home photo by Emmett Lewis hostage spokesman Allyn Conwell and other photos on Page by Mary Hladky staff writer Rhei main a the ordeal is after 17 Days in Captivity and 30 hours of rest and medical most of the 39 former hostages boarded a special Twa l 1011 tristan Here tuesday afternoon for their return to the United waving and smiling to about 350 Well wishers and 30 former hostages Shook hands with Consul general William Bodde Ronnie com Mander of the 435th tactical Airlift and Twa officials before boarding the eight hour flight to Andrews there they were welcomed by presi Dent a its great to be going said Kurt of minutes be fore the hostages left the Hospital for a bus ride to the i dont think Well Ever forget said a lieutenant colonel in the army he was returning from two weeks Active duty in Cairo when Twa flight 847 was yesterday morning it would have been difficult to talk about the More i can talk about it with the family and ill be Able to put the worst behind the Crew of the special Twa flight applauded Twa John Testrake and two Crew members of the hijacked plane As they climbed flight attendants wore yellow ribbons on their about 40 family members joined the former hostages on the return some carried shopping bags from an excursion to a Post Exchange in the Wiesbaden area most of the other nine former hostages made private travel several left monday night or Early tuesday morn a few remained at the air Force Hospi Tal in Wiesbaden awaiting Laboratory test they were expected to leave with in 24 Robert director of Hospital services for the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden where the hostages received medical said the remaining hos tages had no serious health but lab results might show infections or six or seven of them were physically abused by the but All Are now in Good physical and psychological Gilmore some experienced stress from the ordeal especially the first Days of the crisis when Navy Petty officer Robert Dean Stethem was Gilmore but he said he did not expect any to have Lon term psychological reactions to the ordeal beyond sleeplessness or fatigue for a few a vast majority will have no he after a Good nights most have bounced Back to being in Good spirits and Good mental All the former hostages agreed to be debriefed by the said Robert director of the state departments office for combating would not reveal what the 39 had said or if the information has helped identify the were not going to talk about what went on during debriefing because that is a confidential he debriefing of the first hostages re the 39 remaining and Media film footage certainly has improved our knowledge of what went on in he Oakley praised the medical staff at the see hostages on Page 28  
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