European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 6, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 Jenco says hostages lives were marked by boredom new York a for months the americans held hostage in Lebanon were confined to a 12-by-15 fool room. They spent their Days eating exercising. I playing cards and arguing. They slept on Mats in inc same room. The Rev. Lawrence Martin i Jenco old that Story of ire As a hostage thursday in his first news interview since being freed on july 26 after 19 months. Boredom in Captivity was one of the biggest problems for the hostages who lived together in close quarters since july 1935. They were moved around from Lime to Lime Jenco said but were Jenco always blindfolded so they did t know where they were. They saw the outside Only when hey were taken o a rooftop to View inc Moon or put in a corridor to Sec sunlight streaming through a window he said. The hostages sometimes irritated each other and differed on subjects ranging from politics to science. But Jenco said the group arrangement was better than the first few months he spent in isolation chained. It was a Boring Lime it was a Day by Day exis tence said Jenco whose companions for Over a year were Terry Anderson 38, an associated press correspondent David Jacobsen 55, administrator of Bei rut s american University Hospital and Thomas Sutherland 55, the University s acting Dean of agriculture. The Rev. Benjamin Weir a presbyterian minister was with them until his release in september 1985. Islamic jihad the shiite fundamentalist group believed to hold the americans claimed it executed . Embassy political officer William Buckley but his body has not been found. Despite inc Captivity Jenco said he feels no Animos Ity toward the kidnappers who seized him on a Street in Beirut three month after he arrived to work for the Catholic Relief services. They Are very religious people Jenco said. He said the captors often showed the hostages great kindnesses such As providing them with cakes at Christmas giving them Popcorn and fanning them when electric fans failed Silver Star awarded 20 years later Washington up because Michael butt. Is nudged the establishment his fatties received the Silver Star on Friday nearly 20 years after his bravery in haute in Vietnam. Marine corps commandant Gen. . Kelley pinned the medal on Thomas Bull or. Of Rockville my during an evening Parade at the Marine Barracks in the nation s capital. The award is being presented As a result of the efforts of butt s son Michael who wrote to the com mandant of the Marine corps telephoned congressional representatives and tracked Down his father s company commander the service said the company commander now a Marine colonel who was not named recalled that the paperwork for butt s citation had been submitted in Vietnam but apparently was destroyed in a mortar attack. The marines said Bull was serving with i co 3rd in 9th Marine regt 3rd Marine div on March 30, 1967, when his platoon faced 250 North vietnamese troops in the Camlo District of Quang Tri province. Butt was seriously wounded during the 90-Minuie Battle. The platoon Leader 2nd la. John Bobo won the medal of Honor posthumously for continuing to fire on the enemy until he was mortally wounded. Butt although wounded himself continued to evacuate wounded marines and exchanged weapons with Bobo so the lieutenant could continue firing the service said Seattle archbishop s authority Cut by Thum Angela time continuing a crackdown on dissent the Vatican has stripped Seattle archbishop Raymond Hunthausen of authority in five major areas including moral issues dealing with birth control and homosexuality the prel ate said thursday. Hunt Hauson 65, Aid at a Seattle press conference that auxiliary Bishop Donald Vyerl had been Given Complete and final decision making Power in the five areas of concern noted in a 198 investigation of Hunthausen ordered by Pope John Paul ii. The archbishop whose Liberal positions on the nuclear arms race the Sanctuary movement and sexual activities have drawn criticism from conservative roman catholics was appointed head of the Seattle archdiocese in 1975. He disclosed the changes in authority 10 his priests in a letter mailed wednesday archdiocese spokesman Russell scarce said. Two weeks ago. Archbishop James Hickey of Washington who conducted the 1983 investigation of Hunt Hausen announced that the Vatican had revoked the right of father Charles e. Curran a noted professor at Catholic University in Washington to teach As a Maui Olic theologian. Curran Bas differed from official vat ican teachings on some aspects of sexual ethics including contraception divorce and homosexuality for nearly 20 years. Curran has said he will use both internal University procedures and civil Law to fight his removal. In appointing Wuerl auxiliary Bishop to Hunthausen but december archbishop Pio Laghi the papal representative to the . Catholic Church said the Pope had investigated charges thai Hunthausen had con ducted services improperly and ignored Church teach Ings by failing to condemn contraception homosexual activity and premarital sex. App Kou a la teen Kennedy Townsend on Campaign Tail candidate says she in f trading on family name Towson my. A Kathleen Kennedy Tov. Bond the first female Kennedy to seek elective office says she is running for Congress As her own person but the incumbent says she would t be in the race without her famous name. Townsend the 35-year-old daughter of inc Lale Robert f. Kennedy is expected to win the democratic primary on sept. 9 and face incumbent Helen Delict bin Ley 62, a Tough talking former maritime editor for the Baltimore Sun. Bentley chaired the Federal maritime commis Sion from 1969 until 1975. Townsend does t Lisl her Maiden name on Campaign material but had numerous family members present including brother Joseph Ken Nedy who is seeking the congressional seat of retiring . House speaker Thomas p. O Neill in Massachusetts when she launched her Campaign. The Day she kicked Oil her candidacy was the birthrate of her Uncle. President John f. Kennedy. I am proud of my family s accomplishments but i m running As my own person. People have to Vole for me on the basis of what 1 can do and what my ideas Are and my character she said. That s crap replied Bentley when asked by reporters about Townsend s assertion thai she is not running on her family name. At Dennis Bentley s Campaign manager said Townsend has not paid her dues. If she were Noi a Kennedy she would t be  Bentley lost two hard fought campaigns be fore finally unseating la Lerm Democrat Clar ence Long in 1984. Almanac seeks Texas cop charged in drug ring Anthem votes Lewiston Maine a patriotic music lovers it Farmers almanac wants your vote. Should America retain inc stirring the Star spangled Banner As its National Anthem or adopt the Sec Elrand less strident America the Beautiful the almanac s 170th annual edition just off the presses invites its readers to choose. Volet Are trick Ling in already and editor Ray Geiger promises to publish the results in september 1988. Geiger says americans gel catches in their throats lean m their eyes and goosebumps All Over when the Star spangled Banner is played. Bui he also says thai the tune was written As an English drinking song Francis Scott keys lyrics leave something to be desired and it s difficult losing because it spans a dozen notes. Most of us Are a Little Flat by the time we get to the rockets red Glare " said a Tiger. San Antonio up a Veteran police officer was among 19 people charged with conspiracy in a cocaine and heroin trafficking operation. That organized distribution ring is one of the most significant rings operating within the cily of san Anto Nio getting its narcotics from Florida and Mexico and distributing them within the cily of san Antonio Pri Marily to the West Side . Attorney Helen Evers Berg said at a news conference thursday. Raymond Torres 58, a 34-year police Veteran and the father of two san Antonio officers was arrested at the department wednesday afternoon a few hours after a Federal grand jury issued the indictment that was not unsealed until thursday. Nine others were arrested aug. 27, when authorities in a series of raids at various Homes in san Antonio seized about 20 pounds of cocaine More than 8.5 pounds of heroin several pounds of marijuana and about s ounces of Melhorn Philamine. The Street value of the drugs was estimated at 16 million. Authorities still were seeking three people charged in the Case. All 19 Are charged with one count each of conspiracy to possess cocaine and heroin with intent to distribute. Each count carries a maximum penalty of 15 years in prison and s125,000 in fines. Acting police chief Frank Hoyack refused to say whether Torres who was suspended without pay was on duty when the alleged crimes occurred. Hoyack thursday transferred one of Torres sons from his regular assignment As Driver for mayor Henry Cisneros to patrol duties. It s just something i deemed necessary and appropriate under the Corum glances explained Hoyack who stressed there was no evidence linking the son to the Case against Bis father. The arrest of a City police officer on drug charges followed a series of incidents at the department including the shooting death of one officer by another and the resignation of its police chief. An internal investigation and a Bexar county grand jury probe Are under Way in the aug. 18 shooting death of patrolman Stephen Smith killed by Bis Friend and partner Farrell Tucker