European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday june 11. 1986 the stars and stripes Pago Colorado Vigil starts hostage Freedom quest fort , Colo. Amore than 1,000 people gathered monday to Mark inc kidnapping in Lebanon one year earlier of Thomas Sutherland and to launch ii renewed fight for the Freedom of i be five americans who Are believed to be inc hos tages of moslem extremist. The ceremonies on inc Chilly wet Leighl featured Bagpiper songs and prayers at the Colorado slate University Campus where Trees were wrapped in yellow ribbons in Honor of inc hostages. Yodlow armbands worn yellow armbands and Liny yellow ribbons worn on lapels also dotted the crowd no the school where the scottish born Sutherland taught before going to Cirul to work at the american University. Monday s Vigil and ceremony marked inc opening of hostage Freedom quest a series of observances aimed at getting the five americans out of Captivity by july 4, since you re Wilh unknowns you keep said Sutherland s wife Jean an English teacher Al the american University in Beirut who travelled from Lebanon to participate in the Observance. Sutherland was a citing Dean of agriculture at american University when he was abducted june 9, 1985, becoming the last of the five to be seized. He was on leave from his Post As a Colo Rado stale animal sciences professor when he was kidnapped other captives other americans believed to be held in Lebanon Are Terry Anderson chief mid dle East correspondent for the associated press who was kidnapped March 16, 1985 William Buckley a political officer at the . Embassy in Beirut kidnapped March 16, 1984 he Rev. Martin Law rence Juneo a roman Catholic priest from Joliet til., kidnapped Jan. 8. 19b5. And David Jacobsen administrator of the american University Hospital kidnapped americans held in Lebanon who they Are when kidnapped Thomas Sutherland 53 american. University Dean of agriculture june 9,1965 David Jacobsen 54 american University Hospital administrator May 28, 1965 Terry Anderson 38 associated press correspondent march16, 1985 Rev. Lawrence Jenco. 50 roman Catholic priest Jan. 8, 1985 William Buckley 56 . Embassy political officer March 16. 1984 islamic jihad claims to have killed him no body has been found Chicago Tribune graphic source Chicago Tribune news report May 28, 1985. Mrs. Sutherland and Jacobsen s son Eric said . Government officials had not Jacobsen of Huntington Beach calif., Anil Al a news conference that he is sure the hostages believe the american government told any of the hostages relatives what is is working for their release being done to secure their release. Every one of us would expect the same help. President Reagan if he was a hos Tage would expect it Jacobson said. Two of Jenco s Sisters. Sue Francschini and Mae Misclich joined mrs. Sutherland her daughters and Eric Jacobson and his wife Kathy Al the Vigil. Colorado and fort Collins both design monday As Thomas Sutherland similar proclamations honoured an Derson in Batavia . Buckley in con Cord. Mass Jacobsen in Hunting Lon Beach calif., and Junco in Joliet. Shiltz terrorists have said they would re lease the . Hostages if prisoners convicted of various terrorist acts in Kuwait Are freed. Kuwaiti authority have said they won t release their prisoners. Let str a riling Campaign Colorado slate efforts recently concentrated on a letter writing Campaign to Dei rut newspapers emphasizing thai Suther land was an innocent bystander in Lebanon. His wife and colleagues say he wanted to help inc country s residents by improving their agricultural practices Ana did t take sides in the country s civil War. Franceschino said she and her other three Brothers and two Sisters meet each monday night to discuss the week s developments and plan new work that might help the five hostages. All the hostage families have met sever Al times to offer each other support ant discuss their plight she said. We ire nil hurting we Are All hurting in the same Way and you Don t have to explain Why you Hurt she said of such gatherings. Events like monday s Vigil Are big boosts Franceschini said noting that Sutherland s friends took Over the organization of the Observance. Anything that anybody does we really appreciate it she said. When it s some one you Don t even know it really lets you know you must nut give hostage s Nephew vows to continue release efforts Ocala Fla. A a Nephew of an american held hostage in Lebanon says he will step up Media pressure to gain his relative s Freedom and said the second family death in less than four months had strengthened family resolve. In my father s name in Rny Grandfather s name we will not rest until we bring Terry Home said Glenn Rich Ard Anderson it whose Uncle Terry Anderson 38, chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press was kidnapped in Beirut March 16, 1985, he eulogized his father Glenn Anderson jr., 46, Mon Day night in the Central Florida Community of Ocala promising that he would fulfil my father s vow to bring Nis brother Glenn Andersonjr. Died saturday of lung cancer. His father Glenn Anderson sr., 69. Died feb. 15, also of cancer. Both had made last wish videotaped appeals to Terry Anderson s captors asking that he be freed before they died. The appeals were broadcast Over Beirut television but gained no apparent response. I promised him his father to Hal shoulder the Load of help bring his brother Home said the younger Anderson prior to if memorial service. My father worked cease Lessly despite his health problems on behalf of Terry and the other captives i will do the Media pressure sought i know dad did t Tike to criticize too much he said. But the current administration Only understands Media pressure. I want him president Reagan to think about it every Day. We want our government to remember there arc still americans Over there. It s been is months with Terry sitting in the same room with people who Don t even speak the same language and he finds out that first his father died and then his brother Glenn Andersonjr. Was to be cremated and his ashes buried in Fiatala ., where the family lived for Many years. Two Sisters Peggy say and Judy Blouin live there. Say said Over the weekend she has received a visa and will i Ravel to Lebanon Neil week to meet Wilh president Amin Gemayel. John Crane who acted As family spokesman in Ocala on monday said the family believes Terry Anderson will eventually be released but when he comes Home it will be a bittersweet Glenn Andersonjr. Is survived by his Wile Jean four children three stepchildren two Sisters three Brothers and two grandchildren. Sunbathers in the Buff intruding on Birds turf Stratford. Conn. A nude sunbathers Are disturbing endangered fowl which Psi on Long Island sound and police should enforce the Law to protect the Birds according to a stale wild lift biologist. Rita Maroncelli Duclos of the department of environmental Protection said sunbathers arc violating a nesting area of piping plovers and least terns. Maroncelli Duclos said Hurricane Glo Ria wiped out vegetation and deposited a great Deal of new Sand at Long Beach in september making the secluded spot at Tractive to the Sun worshippers. A state observer who watches the Plover and Tern nests jaw nude sunbathers enter ing fenced off nesting areas Maroncelli dual Mosaid. The Birds Are protected under the fed eral endangered species act and state statutes. Disturbance by sunbathers Vio lates stale and Federal Laws Maroncelli duets said. Nude sunbathers Are repeatedly Cut Ting the protective Fence and violating the posted area she wrote to town manager Ronald Owens. One Plover neat has been destroyed As a result of this activity. A second Plover pair is being significantly harassed and May abandon their Owens said recently that enforcement of town ordinances prohibiting nude sunbathing has been lax at the Beach because it occur in obscure areas that arc inaccessible to regular police patrols. Tie has As cd the state and Federal governments la protect the Birds by patrolling the area. Vandals attack Church housing refugee groups Cambridge mass. A vandals lore doors from their hinges and ransacked offices in a Church building housing several Central american groups monday police said. The vandalism of seven offices came just a Day after burglars stole a Telephone an swering machine from the new Institute on Central America one of the groups using the Bas Cronl of the Ola Cambridge Baptist Church police spokesman John Casey said. This is one of the most dramatic violent incidents i have witnessed in a Long Long time said Garrett Brown associate director of the new Institute. Brown said sunday s break in was the fifth in the Nic a office in 19 months and monday s break in was the eighth for the Church building since september 1934, he said. The purpose of the break in Wax to harass and intimidate those of us in favor of peace in Central America he said. Unfortunately we be gotten somewhat used to this after 19 police said they had no suspects and no idea of the motive for the break ins or any details on past break ins. The Church is one of two sanctuaries for Central american refugees in the Boston area and about half of its basement offices Are rented to Central american groups Brown described them As nothing More than educational associations that try to inform the . Public about what their government is doing in Central Mca arranges trips la Nicaragua and leaches Spanish he said. Brown said Cambridge police investigated the break ins in late i9s4 and issued a report to the City Council saying they were politically motivated
