European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d . Election May be costliest in history Page 5 d no s stunts Are picture perfect Page 6 d College football results sports Section ripes Auto Wilid unofficial pull cation fit the . Armid Force vol.45,no. 199 monday november 3, 1966 m a Haj � 06693a islamic jihad releases . Captive Jacobsen Beirut Lebanon up the pro iranian islamic jihad organization released one or us american hostages sunday and called on inc United states to continue is overtures to secure the Freedom of the other american Cap Tives. White House spokesman Larry Speakes sunday confirmed that David Jacobsen. 55, a hostage of he islamic jihad since May 28. 1985, had been freed and would eventually be taken to . Military facilities at Wiesbaden Germany. Witnesses said Jacobsen was freed near the unused old . Embassy in moslem West Beirut at 7 . A moslem militia witness and the old embassy s moslem guards said Jacobsen later was driven to the . Embassy in the Christian half of the lebanese Capi Tal. A lebanese guard at the old embassy said he saw Jacobsen after his release and described the freed hostage As  see related Story photos on Page 3. Lebanese reporters at the . Embassy in he Christian East Beirut suburb of Sawkar said two . Navy helicopters a Riuard warns against taking pictures of inc old is. Embassy building in moslem West stint Lebanon where american hostage. Insert shows Jacobsen during a videotaped Appeal for help last month. Landed at the guarded compound. Church of England mediator Terr Waile came in on one of the . Heli copters from Lanaea Cyprus to meet the freed american hostage. The . Navy helicopters had arrive Dat Warnaca s Airport from a . Carrier in inc Mediterranean shortly after news of Jacobson s release. A . Embassy source in East Beirut said the former hostage was still at the embassy and would probably be flown 10 Warnaca As soon As weather conditions would  officially confirming Jacobson s re lease islamic jihad indicated his free Dom was possibly in response to a change in . Policy Over the hostage crisis or an overture which if followed through could mean Freedom for the rest of the american hostages. We hold the . Government fully responsible for not benefiting from this Hance through the continuation of what the . Government started in terms of things which can Lead to a solution of the hostage crisis the islamic jihad said Ina Type written arabic statement dated nov. 2 and sent to Western news Agency offices in West Beirut. We declare to the world Public Opin Ion the american people and the families of the american hostages the re lease of the american David Jacobsen. We also remind them that we will adopt a different policy line if the .government does not continue us Over Tures to achieve the desired results the statement said. It did not say what it meant by the overtures of the . Government or the things which can Lead to a Solu Tion but lebanese political observers said the tone of the statement indicate thai something May be cooking Between islamic jihad and the american adminis  Jacobson s release coincided with renewed efforts by Waile. The Veteran Church of England trouble shooter negotiating for the Freedom of Western sea Jacobsen on Pago 28 release gives families new Hope by the associated press sunday s release of hostage David Jacobsen after 17 months of Captivity m Lebanon gave new Hope to the Fame Sand friends of those americans still Cap Tive in the Middle East relative said. In new York City former hostage the Rev. Lawrence Martin Jenco said he stayed up All night waiting for the state department s confirmation that one of his fellow hostages had been freed. Attending mass in new to. I ii. Talked to them and we All Nave highs but we have lows too because we had to talk tothe other families who were also  Jenco in new York to be honoured Bihe Catholic Relief services whose Bei rut Lebanon operations he formerly headed said he could t Tell whether Jacobson s release hinted that other Cap Tives might be freed. I can t read the signs of the time he said. It s a very strange thing. One Only has 10 listen to one news broadcast and in five minutes something totally changes. It makes you wonder. I m just glad David s  americans and 13 other foreigners remain missing in Lebanon kidnapped by various underground groups. Jenco kidnapped Jan. 8, 1985, was released after 19  Jacobsen s release the Shine moslem group islamic jihad issued statement saying the . Government had made approach that could Lead to the release of other  heart is pumping when i heard word that things were moving said Leola Sprague 87, whose son Frank Herbert Reed is among the remaining  just Hope and Pray now that one has been released that this Wilt be re solved and they will All be released. We re just hoping and praying she said in Maiden mass. Reed 53, director of a private schooling Beirut was kidnapped sell. 9, and a pro libyan group called Arab revolutionary celts Omar Moukhtar forces claimed  s brother Edward said late sat urday he believed something will definitely come from negotiations the stale department told his Niece Marilyn Langston were  said Reed s wife a syrian woman whom the family knows As fifi was very upset by the Lack of news she see Hope on Page 28