European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes monday. August 4.1986 Qadhafi blamed in hostage deaths Joliet Iii. A a congressman said saturday that libyan Leader foam mar Qadhafi had an american and two britons murdered in april after buying them from their lebanese captors. Qadhafi tried to do the same with four other american hostages including there. Lawrence Martin Jenco and three men still held by islamic jihad said rep. Robert Doman a Calif. Dornan made the allegations after at tending a Public Homecoming Cele bration for Junco who was freed july 26after 19 months As a hostage. The state department confirmed to me two Days ago that Qadhafi had tried to buy father Junco and the other hos tages with hard Cash Doman said. The group holding the father turned him Down. However he Qadhafi was More successful with the other group that held Peter Wilbum of san Francisco. So he bought Wilbum and the two englishmen for the sole purpose of murder ing the state department had no imme Diate comment on Dornan s remarks. When asked How much Qadhafi had allegedly paid Dornan said there s a Rumor that he paid a million dollars each but like All rumours it could be Dornan stressed that the shiite mos Lem group islamic jihad which treed Junco and still holds three american hos tages had nothing to do with the deaths of Wilbum and the englishmen. Wilbum 62, an american University librarian disappeared dec. 3. 1984, and was found shot to death april 17. Found with him both also shot dead were Leigh Douglas 34, a British professor at the american University and Philip pad Field 40, a British language teacher. A nearby note said Arab revolutionary cells killed them in retaliation for the . Air attack on Libya on april 15. The three americans still held by islamic jihad Are David Jacobsen director of the american University Hospital in Beirut Terry a. Anderson 38, of Lorain Ohio chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press and Thomas Sutherland s3, of fort Collins colo., act ing Dean of agriculture at the american University of Beirut. 8�s photo by Tracy b
