European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes Friday january 30.1987 captors deliver hostage photo threat from Pago 1 who requested anonymity said the Rea Gan administration decided in should keep two carriers in the Mediterranean in Light of the wave of hostage taking in Lebanon. Thursday s statement said after it was ascertained for us that the United states harbours the intention to attack Lebanon Wilh he help of other Western nations the islamic jihad organization for the liberation of Palestine declares it will execute the four american Host Gesas an initial upon the occurrence of this Augress sick. Other operations will follow in adequate the Indian hostage is a resident in the United states but nol a . Citizen. The anglican Church meanwhile received assurances that envoy Terry wait is Safe and continuing his Mission to win Freedom for hostages. But Waite s wife and other close relatives said they remain concerned about his safety be cause of his absence and prolonged fail ure to Contact relatives or Church officials. Also wednesday the state depart ment announced restrictions on travel to Lebanon to Force . Citizens to leave the country. The estimated 1,500 . Citizens in Lebanon will be Given 30 Days kidnappers released this photo of Robert Polhill. To leave before their passports become invalid. Conditions in Lebanon have becomes chaotic with the abduction of 11 for Eigners in the past two weeks that no americans can be considered Safe in Lebanon the . Government said. Of 26 foreigners missing in Lebanon eight arc americans. One of them associated press chief Middle East correspondent Terry a. Anderson has been held nearly two years. Waite was last seen in publicly Jan. 20 when he left his Beirut hotel to negotiate with the shiite moslem group islamic jihad believed to hold Anderson and american educator Thomas Sutherland. Concern for Waite s welfare had been building especially after a kuwaiti new Agency report the kidnappers put Walt under House arrest after negotiations bogged Down. But in a statement from London the Church of England said late wednesday that it had been reassured about waive t Well being by leaders of the druse Community in Beirut who spoke with representatives of the shiite Community. They have now informed the Arch Bishop s office in London that or. Waite is continuing his discussions and will re turn on the completion of his Mission the Church said. Mutiny from Page 1 attempted to seize communications and military Cen ters around Manila but were prevented by Loyal government troops. In Honolulu an angry Marcos met with reporters at his Home wednesday Ghl and said . Government officials had ordered him not to leave Hawaii for the Philippines."1 fed that now i am being ire aled like a prisoner Marcos said. I will be prevented from boarding any plane for the he said he wanted to Goback because my country is in a however pressed about whether he had planned to return he said i am aware of no such plan. Trade minister Jose Concepcion interviewed from Manila on abcs today show said the quashing of the coup attempt has strengthened Aquino s hand. She s under firmer control of the country and the coup attempt to a Large extent has swung to her favor. It has brought More yes votes he Sard referring to i yes saw monday s plebiscite. Concepcion was asked if he believed Marcos was behind the coup attempt. Probably so because you cannot have three simultaneous attacks in three different places without any master plan he said Marcos who has lived in Hawaii since february said Carl Taylor and Elwood j. Macguire Bolh state department representatives visited him wednesday and told him not to leave Hawaii. The owner of a military clothing store in Honolulu earlier wednesday said Marcos wife Ime Idit Pur chased $2,000 Worth of Jungle boots camouflage out fits belts and other items monday for people of Var ious sizes. A Boeing 707 was parked at Honolulu Airport and radio report in Manila said it was intended to carry Marcos to the Philippines. The philippine Consul Gen eral Tomai Gomez said he was tipped about the plane s presence and contacted the philippine embassy in president Salvador Laurel said the . State department was closely monitoring Marcos move ments. At the slate department in Washington spokesman Pete Martinez thursday said the government had no immediate comment. Marcos spokesman Jemmo Trinidad told radio in Honolulu that the slate department representatives told Marcos they will Stop him from going Home. If it is necessary that they do it physically they will do the position is Marcos is free to come and go White House spokesman Don matties said in washing ton. However if he decides to go to the Philippines he d better have the approve of the philippine govern ment that s the Aquino the philippine government last year cancelled the passports of Marcos his wife and other family Mem Bers. Last month the Cabinet decided unanimously to prevent Marcos from returning either for Christmas or the funeral of his sister Elizabeth. Marco Keon. Cola from Page 1 from . Military facilities Reid said. Therefore government employees i Hamburg and Bonn and other German cities without military support facilities have received allowances for months. Department of slate determines when and where Post allowance will be authorized Reid said. It is authorize when indexed costs of living in an Over seas area exclusive of quarters Are higher than the Washington d.c., the state department said it would consider authorizing Post allowance when the Cost of living in Germany is 3 percent higher than that in Washington. The department determined in october that the Dollar would have to drop to1.66 Marks before the Cost of jiving Dif Ference in Germany is 3 percent. Civilians won t necessarily be a tatter paycheck the Day the Dollar drops to 1.66 Marks Reid said. In could drop to 1.66 tomorrow for one Day. That does t mean we re going to get cola for one Day the Dollar could fluctuate. The department of state must authorize the payment and there always a time difference Between the Dol Lar dropping and them kicking the pos allowance the 1,66 figure is subject to change As Well with Cost of living Index changes possible in Germany and Washington Reid said. The amount of Post allowance is de pendent on the Post classification num Ber of family members and the employee s salary Reid said. The Post classification determined by the stale department reflects the amount that Cost of living in specific areas exceeds that in Washington. The classifications Range from s to 100, but most communities in Germany will Ini Staily have a Post classifications Reid said. Reid said a gs-12, step 3, in a Pas classification 3 area in Germany with one family member would receive $645 a year Wilh two family members $7is. Ags-3, step one with no family members would get $260 a year with two family members 1290. In a Post classification 20 Community such As Paris the same gs-12 without family members would get $2,380 a year with two family member $3,220. The biweekly allowance is not unable but is subject to Pica or medicare deductions she said. Ben Purdeu Deputy civilian personnel director for Usa eur. Said non appropriated fund employees hired in Europe did nol receive cola when it Wai Given in 1978 and warned they could be excluded again. In 1978, some non appropriated fund organizations protested the. Blanke cola payment because unlike appropriated fund cola payments that came from Congress the Money had to come from Naf tills he said. After their pro test the state department limited Naycola payments to stateside Biro. Bible from Page 1 Security adviser when he flew to Iran last May with a plan Load of was fired last nov. 25 after the revelation that profits from . Arms sales to Iran were diverted to Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Ollie initiated the idea of a Bible presentation to those individuals because there had been discussions about the common religious heritage and background that existed Between moslem and Christian and jewish religions Speakes said. The leather bound open Book Bible expanded Edi lion was displayed by a Sfanjani Ai a news conference a be testament verse in Reagan s handwriting said and the scripture foreseeing that god would justify the Gentile by Faith preached the gospel beforehand to Abraham saying All the nations shall be blessed in you catalans 3 8, signed Ronald Reagan oct. 3,1986, Abraham is regarded As the common ancestor of both the arabs and the jew and the great unifying figure of the Jude Christian and moslem know him a Ibrahim. Jews Irace their ances try through his son Isaac and moslem through his oldest son Ishmael. Scakes said he believed thai Poindexter who u married loan episcopal priest suggested the a Sage to the said he had no information about the other gifts the pistols and the he acknowledged that the Only reason be discussed the Bible was because a Sfanjani showed in publicly. It s in the paper pictures of the Bibl and i glad to confirm it to you Speakes said. He called it an insignificant asked if the United state in putting itself in the position of picking up the piece after Iran takes the initiative in providing information sex alas said if that s the Way i happens it does
