European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d statesman Harriman dead at 94 Page 3 o anyone can buy a stealth plane for Only $9.95 Page s d Tass says Reagan inflexible on ski Page 28 tripes Autho Iii Knop Cui. Publication for Tim u Kimio Fod Cit vol. 45. No. 100 sunday july 27, 1986 m of in a d 8693 a . Priest freed in Lebanon Damascus Syria Dpi the Rev. Lawrence Martin Junco ended 18 months As a . Hostage in Lebanon saturday treed in what his islamic jihad captors said was a last Goodwill gesture and handed Over to . Officials in Syria. The exhausted roman Catholic priest was escorted by syrian troops from Eastern Lebanon s Bekaan Valley to Damascus where he tearfully embraced the sister of one of the remaining american hostages in Lebanon. Syrian foreign minister Farouk Sharaa officially turned Junco 51, Over to . Ambassador Willia Eagleton at the foreign ministry in Damascus. I thank the syrian government for their efforts and their tremendous hospitality a smiling Junco told reporters adding that he and the other hostages were held in the same place. He declined to give details about them. Junco. Who was seized Jan. 8, 1985, As he drove to work in moslem West Beirut said in a Low and weak voice that he was not carrying letters or messages 10 the other hostages families or the . Government. Junco was then driven to the . Embassy where he hurried Over and embraced Peggy say the sister of kidnapped associated press Beirut Bureau chief Terr Anderson one of four americans abducted by is see priest on Page 28 some of those jokes just weren t so hot Athens Ala. Up an Athen radio station searching for some humor in the South s worst drought in a Century offered 1,000 pounds of ice to the person who called in with the Best How hot was it joke. The Winner was Dave Hamlin who called in with this it was so hot that my pigs melted to grease and ran into the Garden and now we re growing French Fried  Zyp pm radio and Shaw ice  the Tec in 10-Pound blocks to Hamlin s front Yard in Athens. We gave it away put some in the Freezer and then sat on it and had our picture taken said Hamlin s wife Peggy. She said the pile of ice was big enough to fill a Good sized station Wagon but none of it had a Chance to melt because her neighbors grabbed it up. Zyp promotion manager Susan Lauderdale said the contest was held from monday through thursday when temperatures hovered around the 100-Dcgrcc Mark and there were some pretty bad jokes called in. A sampling it s so hot that Trees arc looking for  it s so hot that Birds arc using pot holders to take Worms out of the  and finally it s so hot i saw two Trees fighting Over a  10,000 gis sweat it out As training continues . And Lavone Smith of Gainesville Gil in the dry bed of what was 15-foot deep Pond on their farm. Friday s Rani Auplio loonie a deep Pond came too late to help the Smiths who sol their cattle when their farm s three water ing Ponds dried up. Story Page 2. Columbia . A cold War you could be fooled the 10,000 sol Diers pushing up falling out and occasionally Keeling Over during summer training at fort Jackson. Even when the Mercury refused to fall below 100 for 15 muggy Days straight this month the grunts kept on grunting. It s probably no Accident that a movie theater on base is Billing a film titled water and a military television Channel hinting perhaps that things could be worse is showing a program called saudi  the Post ice House is distributing an average 60,000 pounds of ice per Day much of it dumped into Canvas Lister bags and mixed with water for filling canteens. The Barbershop reports that even noncommissioned officers arc opting for the stubble haircuts recruits Are Given. Drill sergeants can be seen hosing Down the troops now and then. The recruits Aren t allowed to talk to the press but the sergeants say they be heard few complaints about the grueling conditions. A lot of these kids Wear glasses and during the heat the glasses fog up and they can t see too Good said Shawn gains a Drill sergeant of Alpha co 6th in 6th brigade. The most unbearable physical a see sweat on Page 28 Teagan May toughen South Africa stance Washington a the Reagan administration considering Steps to Force the South african government to abandon its system of apartheid May deny visas to White South african officials and take other action in concert with american allies in Europe the while House spokesman said. Related Story Page 7. This is a critical Point in time and it is important for us to meet and consult with allies on the issues that face Southern Africa spokesman Larry Speakes said  Steps would Pale in relation to what we could do in concert with our allies and that s what we intend to do Speakes said making Clear that Rea Gan s address on South Africa on tuesday was not the administration s final word on the Issue. To press the search for action against the White minority government of South Africa assistant Secretary of state Chester a. Crocker the administration s top african affairs specialist will travel to London next week to discuss possible joint actions with leaders of the european Community Speakes said. In related news Secretary of state George Shultz said he opposes punitive sanctions against the South african government according to a report in sat urday s editions of the Baltimore Sun. The South african Economy is in a tailspin Shultz told reporters from the Sun and other newspapers and added the situation is going to get worse and it affects All Southern Africa countries. Shultz the Sun reported said unemployment is High among South african Blacks and is above Normal for Whites and the country has experienced no economic see South Africa on Page 28