European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 22, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday september 22,1985 Bush says . Would talk to kidnappers Washington a vice presi Dent George Bush told relatives of six americans still held in Lebanon on Friday that the United states is willing to talk with the kidnappers if that would help gain the hostages Freedom. But said Lyric Jacobson son of hostage David Jacobson they said they will absolutely not consider any demands that the United states gain the release of 17 terrorists held prisoner by Kuwait in Exchange for the americans Freedom. Related Story. Page 8. The wife of one hostage said that while the relatives have different feelings about what should be done to free the captives they arc United in believing new approaches should be tried to win the release of the six. The relatives met for an hour with the vice president and Robert Mcfarland the National Security adviser to discuss developments that began saturday with the re lease of a seventh hostage the Rev. Benja min Weir. Some of the hostages interpreted Bush s remarks to mean that he would be willing to talk to the captors. But the vice presi Dent s spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said Bush was talking about the government. Others of the 12 family members in the meeting complained that they were unable to see president Reagan. I am a Little insulted by it. If the president had enough time to Call or. F cute Rose i m sure he has enough time to Sec us said Glenn Anderson brother of captive Terry Anderson chief Middle  correspondent for the associated press. Reagan congratulated Rose when the baseball player recently broke Tycobb s hitting record. Reagan spent Only part of the Day at the White House. He went to both Coda md., in the Early afternoon for a physical examination then flew to the presidential re treat at Camp David md., for the week end. Weir told a news conference thursday that the release of the 17 convicted men in Kuwait was the sole demand of the kid nappers and that they threatened to kill their captives unless something was done soon. The administration says it has a policy of not negotiating with terrorists. We arc willing to meet with any responsible official to secure their release but we cannot make concessions Bush told the family members in his office. None were made in the Case of or. Weir or in the Twa hijacking. We re going to continue to pursue All channels that might Lead to release of the hos tages Fitzwater quoted Bush As saying. The meeting was characterized As a very Calm and reasoned discussion. Re actions among the relatives differed widely after the session. We re disappointed said Andy Misc Lich Nephew of the Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco. They will not explore other options whatever those May be. We arc not politicians we Are not diplomats. We believe. However a diplomatic solution can be sought if it s so  Carol Weir wife of the presbyterian minister who had made a plea to the news Media to keep the hostage situation before the Public also expressed unhappiness. The United states consistently has ruled out negotiations with terrorists but on thursday state department spokes Man Bernard Kalb said we Are willing to discuss the safety of the american hos  had refused to elaborate or to say whether . Diplomats had such discussions before Weir s release. Besides Anderson Junco and Jacobson the captive americans Are William Buck icy a political officer at the . Embassy in Beirut Peter Kilburn a librarian at the american University in Beirut and Thomas Sutherland acting Dean of Agri culture at the University. Junco is director of Catholic Relief services in Lebanon and Jacobson is administrator of the american University Hospital. Quake from Page 1 capital s Center were cordoned off Early saturday morning because of damage to already weakened structures. An Amateur radio operator heard in the United states before his transmission was interrupted said the second quake was Felt in Veracruz which is on the Gulf of Mexico and about 300 Miles East of Mexico City. As the second tremor struck swaying crumbling buildings and plunging much of the debris strewn City into darkness again panicked residents dashed into the streets some in their underwear. The quake measured 7.3 on the Richter scale Milder than the 7.8 temblor that Shook Central Mexico thursday according to the . National earthquake information Center at Golden Colo. The Center said it occurred at 9 37 . Friday dinner time in Mexico. The second Jolt sent windows crashing into the streets Cut Gas lines and Tore the Cross off an old Church. A heavy storm swept the Northern City of Guadalajara after the quake flooding the downtown said local radio stations monitored in Mexico City. The quake also knocked out Power in several sections of Guadalajara capital of Jalisco state the stations reported. Three americans died in the first Earth quake said Greg Lagana spokesman for the state department s earthquake task Force in Washington. He said they were Nebraska residents Mary Vallejos and her two children. Cable news network quoted John Adams director of the task Force As saying Vallejos was a native of Cozad neb. Can said she was married to a mexican and had lived in Mexico City for several years. No casualty count or damage reports were available Early saturday from the Fri Day night quake which was entered about 250 Miles Southwest of Mexico City in the same area As the first Jolt according to Bruce Presgrave of the National Earth quake information Center. In the Roma neighbourhood residents slept on the streets after windows crashed from their buildings and Power failed. Be cause of natural Gas Leab reported else where in the City electricity was Cut off for entire neighbourhoods. In the Northwestern part of the City the quake toppled the Cress from the Tacuban Church. Its Tower leaned at an Angle. Shortly before the latest quake the government raised the estimated death to from thursday s disaster to 2,000. But . Ambassador John Gavin speaking to re porters Friday afternoon said he expected the death toll would climb. He said 1,000 people May have been killed or injured in just o in Low income High Rise that was demolish a in the Nuevo Leon neighbourhood. . Cafes meeting of world Bankers Washington up the United states has called a meeting with the finance ministers and Central Bankers of major industrialized nations to discuss the International Economy the Treasury department and the Federal Reserve Board announced saturday. Treasury Secretary James Baker and Federal Reserve Board chairman Paul Volcker planned the meeting sunday in new York with their counterparts from Britain France Japan and Germany to prepare a major announcement on International finance the Treasury department said. The meeting was called before either the mexican earthquake or Mexico s new debt repayment difficulties that were disclosed Friday. The exceptional thing about this meet ing is that it will be followed by a Public announcement and news conference a Treasury department official said. While the meeting is intended to ratify whatever agreement is announced the Broad outlines of the agreement Are Likely already to have been settled by subordinate officials. The group represented at the hotel meet ing periodically confers through the year in Low profile sessions the results of which Are Seldom publicly disclosed. Most of those attending the meeting Are already scheduled to be together in three weeks for the joint meeting of the world Bank and the International monetary fund in Seoul South Korea suggesting that the so far undisclosed subject of their discussions is of an extraordinary nature. Late last year. Baker had agreed to re View the question of widely divergent for eign Exchange rates in a Concession to the Calls of several other nations for some comprehensive review of International financial management policy. The Reagan administration has adamantly opposed efforts to readjust foreign Exchange rates or otherwise fundamentally alter the existing system of floating rates. President Nixon in 1971 severed the link Between Gold and currency values in inaugurating a system that has prompted in creasing unhappiness in foreign capitals. . Government economists confirmed last week that the United states had slipped into debtor status for the first time since world War 1, running a balance of payments deficit of s31.8 billion. Credit from Page 1 received from their own Banks. The exchanges would contract with private firms to do the paperwork associated with credit card transactions. The exchanges will absorb the 2 percent added Cost. Prices will not be raised Long said. Business groups such As the american logistics association the consumer Bankers association and the armed forces marketing Council added written testimony in favor of the cards. Their arguments included those most often made in support of the cards service members would be Able to use the cards where surveys show prices aver age 20 percent lower than at commercial retail stores. Personal budgets could accommodate sales the need to replace broken items and seasonal needs such As school clothes and Holiday gifts. The exchanges could compete better by offering the tame convenience that com Mercial stores do continuing their ability to contribute morale funds and keep the need for tax dollars Down. Military patrons would not consider themselves discriminated against. The availability of credit could help reduce the payday surge in shopping thereby shortening lines leaving fewer items out of Stock easing parking congestion and lowering exchanges overtime and sirens echoed non Stop through the Capi Tal s downtown streets Friday arid Early sat urday. Fires flickered and soldered in the ruins of destroyed buildings pouring smoke into the dust raised by the latest upheaval. Tens of thousands of emergency volunteers using picks heavy construction equipment or Bare hands clawed through the rubble in search of survivors. Report of dead and injured in the sur rounding Countryside were still sketchy. Unofficial accounts spoke of hundreds killed in area closer to the epicentre of the quake. Do la Madrid declared a state of National emergency and three Days of National mourning following the thursday disaster. College football Boston College Pittsburgh 22 Florida is. 19, Memphis is. 10norm Carolina is. 10, Wake form 17 to Christian 24, Kansas is. 22 Virginia 24, Georglos tech 13 temperatures other staff costs. Rep. Dan Daniel d-va., the panel chair Man said no businesses that have objected to the credit card proposal accepted invitations to attend the hearing. He said the record would remain open five Days so they could submit statements. Exchanges in the Stato May extend credit for gasoline sales and some concessionaire operation Tuch As florists Beauty shops and shoe and appliance repair stores. They also operate a heavily used Lay away program and a deferred payment plan at overseas exchanges. Irwin said that even if the proposal is approved credit cards could not be used in Exchange Barber shops laundry and dry cleaning outlets convenience stores snack bars or vending rooms. September � l h 14 m is 66 33 50 63 s3 64 77 is 16 m 65 60 16 m 6766 n 62 n 57 14 70 71 54 19 65 u 54 15 51 ii 72 w 42 5557 65 55 12 33 40 41 4� s3 7 76 19 70 17 53 13 70 14 56 71 53 ii Albany Albuquerqu Anchorage atlant Atlantic Colv  Birmingham Boise Botton Buffal Burlington Charleston , . Chicag Cincinnati Clevelan Dallai i. Worth Denver det Monte Detroit Fairbanks Faroe Hartford Honolulu Houlto Indiana polls Jacksonville Antai Colv Las vegas l h62 15 61 u55 15 62 17 72 12 50 57 54 17 72 16 66 h 55 7? 67 17 50 5670 74 60 13 55 14 45 74 60 16 51 ii 35 73 67 n71 u 63 67 60 76 56 77 75 19 46 m 57 m 57 m 60 3 54 71 a Lille Rock lot Angeles  Miami Beach mils is. Paul Nashville new Orleans new York City Norfolk Oklahoma City Omaha Orlando Philadelphia Pittsburg Portland Ore. Providence Raleigh Reno St. Louis is. Petersburg Salt Lake Colv san Diego san Francisco san Juan Seattle Racus Tucson Washington Wichita  weather forecast Tor sunday Northern area win be continued Molly Cloudy to Cloudy with i catered Light rain. Elsewhere Lair to partly Cloudy skies. High tempera Ture will Range from the old a h to mid Milow wig be in the Sot 10 mid my. Sunset sunday 734. Sunrise monday 7 13. Outlook for monday expect mile change with temperatures about the  recorded saturday 4am 4pmadana, f 64 95 Amsterdam r 52 61atnent, i 70 u Valano d 43 Oberlin p Al 70 Bremerhaven d so 64 Bruu Elt p 57 73 4am 4pmcopenhagen, r 52 54 fron furl London cd Madrid. Munich f peril i Rome i a a u u n 55 77m n 6i a provided by Del 13, 7tn Weiner so Treben Trarbach. Other worldwide temperatures High Low Cairo i Dublin the him. 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