European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday july 31,1986 Casey s role in freeing Jenco downplayed Washington a knowledgeable . Officials Are playing Down the role that Cia director Wil Liam Casey played in winning the release of the Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco saying instead that anglican Church envoy Terry Waile May have been the major actor. Terry Waile was instrumental and i Don l think he has really gotten the proper credit for it yet said one official who spoke on condition he not be identified. Wait who has been serving As a special envoy of the archbishop of Canterbury was in Amman Jordan when Jenco was released by his kidnappers. Waite hurried to Damascus Syria and accompanied Jenco to Frankfurt aboard a . Air Force plane that flew the former hostage out of the Middle East. One american official described pulling Waile on the plane As an Effort to give him credit for the help he had provided. The source said Casey s Mission three weeks ago was a failure to the extent it was aimed at winning the release of All americans being held hostage by Radical Shi Ilc moslem faction calling itself the islamic jihad. Casey did go but it did t do any Good because the syrians did t help us Laid one senior official who spoke about the Case on condition he not be identified. The official said he syrians did t do anything but pick him up after Jenco had been set free by his captors near a syrian military Post in Lebanon s Bekaan Valley. Jenco has said his captors old him and three other american hostages in Beirut Lebanon three weeks ago they were about 10 be released then dropped preparations for the release with out explanation. Asked about thai account which coincided with Casey s secret Mission one official said we had some Hopes through the syrians that we were Iliin somewhere but it fell apart. I Casey think the syrians found those folks the kidnappers a elusive As we did when they tried to pin them Down on presidential spokesman Larry Scakes refused to confirm thai Casey made the trip although he said the director does travel from Lime to Lime and does travel privately from Lime to there were a number of countries and individuals involved in father Jenco s release the spokesman said but he refused to identify any of them. The spokesman did say president Reagan want to meet Jenco upon the priest s return to the United slates. The meeting could be set up for Friday after Jenco arrives Al Andrews fab outside Washington. Four americans arc still missing in Lebanon. They arc Terry a. Anderson 38, of Loram. Ohio chief mid dle East correspondent of the associated press David Jacobson s5, of Huntington Beach calif., director of the american University Hospital in Beirut Thomaw Sutherland 55, of fort Collins colo., the University s acting Dean of agriculture and William Buckley 58, of Medford mass., a . Embassy political officer. Jenco said he never saw Buckley and persons claim ing to represent the islamic jihad have said Buckley was executed As a spy. Although no body has been found. Ambassador Parker Borg Deputy chief of the stale department office dealing with terrorism raid he did not expect Junco s release to prompt the government to change its quiet diplomacy to free the remaining hos tages despite Calls by relatives of captives for More Public pressure. Another state department official speaking on condition of anonymity said Casey s trip had been Ai big a secret inside the government As outside and Many Diplomat were surprised when they Learned about in through news accounts. Bosom buddies a pull list i life on be i Tough one and gnat american circus pres big Irain Tom Tolna you really need a Friend. Dig or huge dam a Heartfelt Hng during str the Kangaroo who Bow for the Theop Seinen in Lancaster a. Chicago Council rejects Gay rights ordinance Chicago up homosexual leaders disappointed by the City coun cil s rejection of a Gay rights ordinance called the action a slap in the face and vowed to seek their own representation in the 1987 Alderman in elections. The Council tuesday Defeated the ordinance in a 30-10-18 Vole before a packed gallery of homosexual rights activists who broke out Inlo strains of we shall overcome As they filed out of the Chambers. The action of the City Council Indi Cates nothing less than our own representation will do said or. Ronald Sable a homosexual rights activist Caryn Herman i member of the May or s advisory committee on homosexual and lesbian issues Taid it is a slap in the face to be told you Are less than the person standing next to an estimated Iso anti homosexual rights protesters marched outside City Hall carrying signs that read no one 11immune from the aids epidemic Gay today gone tomorrow and god made Adam and eve not Adam the protest was organized by the coalition reinforcing our social standards which Calls itself Cross. The Rev. Miriam Crawford Cross spokesman said the peaceful demonstration was held to urge the defeat of the ordinance. The ordinance which would have barred discrimination against to Moke Ali in bowing and jobs had been opposed by Cardinal Joseph be Mirin archbishop of the roman Catholic Arch diocese of Chicago. Houston Hospital founded solely for aids sufferers Houston up the nation s first Hospital devoted entirely to Lieal ment and research of aids was formally established tuesday and will begin accepting patients sept. 2. This institution will have the largest facility Tor looking alter patients with aids and eventually other immunological diseases in the world said or. Pete Mansell medical director of the new Institute for immunology is disorders. This is where i Hope the Best care will be research and clinical opportunities offered by a Hospital such As this Holly devoted to aids can t be overestimated. We will have an excellent Chance Here of making Progress in the treatment of this very serious disease the new Hospital is designed to plug Many of the holes in aids research by pro Viding a Lane centralized patient Popula Tion and facilities for studying various drugs and other types of treatment jury says Man Short changed for Money Sav no idea los Angeles a a jury says a department of water and Power meter Reader deserved More than s10 and a Pat on the Back for an idea that made his Job More efficient they say Jim Saito was Short changed by $107,990. Last week the Superior court jury ruled Sailo s idea 10 years ago had saved the department $1.08 million Over the years. And since the Utility had promised to Reward employees with successful ideas with 10 percent of the savings Sailo was due is 08.000. The department s attorney Terso resales said tuesday he believes the judgment far exceeds the Evi Dence and the potential of Appeal is quite the Money was t the main thing said Saito a first generation japanese american. The main thing was freeing my since he turned in the idea 11 years ago Sailo has retired from his 30-year career As a meter Reader and turned 63. In 1975, the department s meter readers slopped using Handwritten tallies and switched to computer cards on which Meler readings were recorded. Sailo suggested meter readers also make a hand written record on the form with a Pencil that would the read by the computer. This would save costly errors he said. His suggestion worked in trainee tests but was rejected Worfield use. Saito persisted. He wrote to Public officials including mayor Tom Bradley and sought assistance from employee unions. In 1977, department officials look another look at Saito s idea and this time they sent him a Check for $10 and a certificate of appreciation saying they were unable to determine the effectiveness of his suggestion but enclosed the Money for intangible benefits or monetary savings of less than $25." since 1977, the Utility has used a recording system similar to the one recommended by Saito. Resales said in was similar to that proposed by or Saito but was not in fact in 1980, Saito sued his former Bosses alleging department officials were guilty of breach of contract when they failed to Reward him adequately. They were just stonewalling me All those Yean Sailo said. They should have Given me my Money when they found out it the suggestion Wai saving them
