European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday May 16,1986 terrorists warn . To Stop pressuring Syria Beirut Lebanon a a Telephone caller claim ins 10 speak for the islamic jihad terror group thursday threatened to make american and French hostages held in Lebanon pay for purported Western pressure put on Syria for their release. The Anonymous caller also said the number of the american and French hostages held by the shadowy islamic jihad or islamic holy War has decreased a lot because a number of them have been  if they Western countries fail to Stop mane vering against Syria end islamic jihad tic remaining hostages with us will be the first to pay the Price the Arabio speaking caller told a Western news Agency office in mos Lem West Beirut. An editor of tie Agency who spoke on condition that neither lie nor his wire service be identified said he caller did not give names and the exact number of the hostages who might have been killed there was no immediate Way to authenticate the Call. The caller Suid reports have been increasing about Syri an efforts to release the american and French hostages and we Are aware of he pressures brought to Bear on syrian president Hafez  he said the United slates France and two Arab coun tries he did not name were involved in these pressures and warned we shall make he Earth shake under their  the caller May have been referring to saudi Arabia and military Roundup 6 nato countries to hold joint air Force exercises shape. Belgium a air forces of six nato nations will conduct joint exercises in Northwest Europe june 2-6 o test Allied come Europe s  air operations nato announced. Belgium Canada Germany the Netherlands Britain and the United slates will participate in the exercises code named Central Enterprise 86.- the Maneu vers will be in Belgium Germany Luxem Bourg the Netherlands France Britain and Denmark. Mannheim Soldier awarded honorable mention in contest Schwetz Noen Germany a Usa eur sol diet won an honorable mention in he army chief of stuffs proud and ready design contest according of the morale support activity i St personnel come. Sol. Clayton Demby 111 act 181st trans in Mann Heim was honoured for his Watercolour painting depicting the contest s proud and ready theme. Ten place winners and two honorable mentions were named in the army wide Competition. Neucom s 1986 army Ball to be held saturday june 14 Stuttgart the 1986 army Ball sponsored by the . European come will be june 14. All service members and department of defense civil ians May attend the dinner Ball which will feature entertainment by the . Army Europe band and chorus and for dancing he Chain family band. Ticket prices Are based on rank and Range from 35 to 55 Marks about $16.25 to 525,50. More information is available from col Deris Mehigan at Patch Barracks ets 430-8574, military 2729-sw or clvilian07ll-s19-8449. News update detective gets prison term Salem no a a slate police detective has been sentenced to seven years in prison for bursting into a Home and shooting at the owners after spending five hours drinking to celebrate a promotion. Thomas w. Zeldman 32, of Franklin township was sentenced by Superior court judge normans Telsey the judge also ordered the six year Veteran who has been suspended and faces dismissal to pay 57,000 to Richard Blum. Blum was Sbol four limes on april 24,1985. His wife Eileen escaped injury. Zeidman pleaded guilty last month to charges of aggravated assault attempted aggravated assault and burglary. Kuwait which have been mentioned lately As being involved in renewed efforts to release american and French citizens kidnapped in Lebanon Over the past two years. Lbs news has reported Assad was engaged in intensified efforts to free the hostages in order to Stem this i a creasing isolation of his government acc Siuse of its Possi ble links to political violence abroad. Some Western countries have said recently they suspect Syria of being involved in International terrorism. Britain ordered three syrian diplomats out of the coun. Try Over the weekend because Syria refused to lift their diplomatic immunity. Britain was seeking to question them about on attempt to smuggle a bomb of Board an israeli Al Al Jet in London. The caller said islamic jihad respects and admires Assad and would return id our devastation style if pres sures on Syria were not called off. That appeared to be a threat that islamic jihad would renew suicide bombing attacks against american and French targets. The group had claimed several such attacks in the past including the october 1983 simultaneous truck bombing Orilie . Marine Headquarters and French paratroopers command in Beirut in which 241 americans and 59 frenchmen wire killed. The caller denied any links with Hezbollah the Domi Nant shiite fundamentalist group in Lebanon and ended his statement by saying we Are islamic jihad. We Are Theston Gisl and shall remain he  islamic jihad is believed Mode up of shiite moslem extremists Loyal to Iran s revolutionary patriarch Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini. It claimed in held five american and four French hos Lagos kidnapped in Lebanon during the last two years. The group said last october 4 that in killed kidnapped us embassy political officer William Buckley 57, in retaliation for alleged us. Complicity in Israel s air attack on the Palestine liberation organization Headquarters in Tunis Tunisia october 1. Buckley was kidnapped Maich. 16,1984. It also claimed it killed Preneth research analyst Michel sural 37, last March 5 after France deported two pro iranian iraqi activists to Baghdad Iraq. He was Kidnap Ped May 22,1985. Neither Buckley s nor Scurni s body was found and there is no conclusive proof that either is dead. The other americans missing in Lebanon Are the Rev. Martin Lawrence Junco 51, it roman Catholic priest kid napped , 1985 Terry a. Anderson 38, chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press kidnapped March 16, 1985 David Jacobson 54, administrator of the american University Hospital kidnapped May 2b, 1985 and Thomas Sutherland 55, acting Dean of agriculture at the american University of Beirut abducted june 9,1985. Frenchman 24, charged with fraud after Selling take chernobyl film Rome a police thursday announced the arrest of a 24-year-old Frenchman and accused him of duping two . Television networks by Selling them videotape that purportedly showed the burning chernobyl nuclear  networks Abc and Abc broadcast the footage monday. On wednesday the networks told viewers the footage was a hoax and actually showed a Cement factory in Trieste. The arrested Man Thomas Garcon a was picked up Over night and charged with fraud police said. A was identified at first As a yugoslav but police later said he b a French citizen. The tool age was called a fake by he italian state run Rai television network which also showed the. Film after it was made available through eur vision. Rai said numerous callers from Trieste near he Yugo slav Border said the pictures the saw on television actually showed areas outside their City. The Ansa news Agency quoting unidentified police sources said Garcon a received More than 12,000 from each of the two american networks As an Advance when he handed Over the film. The Purchase Price was j20.000, Ansa quoted the sources As saying. In new York spokesmen for the two american net works said hey bought the videotape from an Agency named Albatross for a Tola of $11,000, but no checks have been forwarded to the Agency the unfortunate conclusion is that Abc news was the victim of fraud Bill Mcandrews news information Man Ager for the network said wednesday. We regret the  on Abc s world news tonight Anchorman Peter Jennings said we and others were the victims of fraud. We were badly misled we misled you and As you can imagine we re not very Happy about in he said at the end of the show. It s one mistake Well try not to make  Howard Stringer executive vice president of lbs news which did not use the film said we were initially concerned because we did t have it. Then when to saw it on the air it was not very  the networks cooperated with italian police in the investigation. Legless Vietnam Veteran ends walk across America on his hands Washington a Bob Leland a legless Viet Nam Veteran ended his 2,784-mile walk for hunger across the United slates wednesday As he began ii on his hands. When he arrived in the nation s capital Wieland met with president Reagan at the White House a session the Veteran Laid brought tears to the president s eyes and was greeted at the Capitol by House speaker Thomas p. O Neill. O Neill a mass called Wieland a Man of great Cour. Age and fortitude and  on a downtown Street Corner the Veteran strapped his Torso into a thick leather seat and slipped his heavily calloused hands into the pads he Calls his running shoes. Swinging Forward on two powerfully muscled arms he look a step of three feet rested momentarily on his buttocks and reached Forward for another step in the last mile of a 3w-Ycar, 4.9 million step journey. Surrounded by reporters and photographers he reached the Vietnam Veteran s memorial at a Normal walking Pace. He swung Down the path along the memorial s Black Granite Walls and found the name of Jerome d. Lubena the Man he was trying to save when he lost his tags. Wieland 40. Was a combat medic with the . Army s 25lh infantry div. On june 14, 1969, attempting to Aid Lubno who had stepped on a Booby trap Wieland him self tripped Over an b2mm mortar round. My legs went one Way and i went another he said. After surgery 50 pints of blood and a bout with malaria Wieland weighed 87 pounds. He had once stood 6 feet tall and weighed 200 pounds. Nine inches remained of his right leg five inches of his Tell. He began his rehabilitation program unable to lift five pounds and culminated it in 1917 by Bench pressing 303 pounds. He earned degrees in physical education and recreation and served on the faculty of the California state University at los Angeles. In 1981, now a Horn again Christian he decided to make the trip inspired by a verse from the Book of romans we then that Are Strong ought to Bear the infirmities of the  after training for 18 months he set out on sept 8, 1982, from Knoll s Berry farm Calif. Ala rate of three to five Miles a Day he crossed califor Nia Arizona new Mexico Texas Oklahoma Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio West Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland. He spent his nights in the Homes of Volunteer sponsors. The worst limes came in the Ari Ona desert in the summer of 1983 when the reflective heat from the Asphalt soared above 100 degrees he said. There were Many times 1 did t think he d make in through that desert said his father. Bill Wieland a Mil Waukee real estate broker but he encouraged  Wieland Hopes to raise s2s million to be distributed to organizations like the red Cross and salvation army by a crusading people 10 sponsor each of his Steps for is each. Donations May be sent to spirit of America walk for hunger Box 2686, Laguna Hills Calif. 92563