European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes thursday october 29.1987 friends celebrate birthday of hostage Terry Anderson Washington a friends and family Cele braid the 40th birthday of journalist Terry Ander son the Long Cal acid hostage in Lebanon with songs balloons and Hopes for his Freedom Al a Jefferson memorial ceremony tuesday. Happy birthday does t seem appropriate Peggy say sister of the associated press chief Middle East correspondent told the crowd gathered on he memo rial Steps. Keep Strong and keep inc Faith and believe As 1 do thai someday you re Gong to come Home say said in a taped message that will be delivered to the mid dle East in the Hope that in Wilt be broadcast on Beirut television. Anderson has been held in Lebanon since he was abducted in Beirut by moslem extremists on March 16, 1985. He is one of eight americans among 22foreigners believed kidnapped in Lebanon and still missing. Ocl me Letl you something about my Little brother say a he s not an Ordinary Man. In in latest picture his head is held High and he has the look of utter Defiance on his face. Terry Anderson will say said she considered cutting Short her remarks because of the steady rain but reminded the crowd that if they thought they were uncomfortable jus think about Anderson. The ceremony was sponsored by no greater love a private humanitarian group and the journalists committee to free Terry Anderson. David Aikman of time Magazine who is chairman of inc committee said the group had collected Signa Tures from 2,000 journalists on a idler to iranian Leader Aya Lottah Ruhollah Khomeini. Ased Caldwell intoned the names of the 22 hos tages schoolchildren wearing White stars with in names of those held captive stepped Forward. The 40 children who participated were from inc Cirl scout Council of the nation s capital St. Francis de sales school and St. Lucy s school for the Blind both in Philadelphia and St. Thomas More school in Arling ton a. To addition Loys and clothing donated by residents of Delaware county pa., will be delivered to orphans in Beirut to Mark Anderson s birthday. Among those in attendance were Tony and Thomas Cicippio whose brother Joseph was abducted sept.12, 1986. And David Reed Nephew of hostage Frank Herbert heed Fawn Hall a key figure in the Iran Contra affair who served As Secretary Loli col Oliver North also attended. Terry Anderson s sister Peggy say right Thant umbrella with Flint Hill Al Washington ceremony. First lady plans Mother s funeral Phoenix Ariz. A president Reagan and his wife Nancy after a very tearful night Lor the first lady arrived tuesday to make funeral arrangement for mrs. Reagan s Mother Edith lucked Davis. Elaine Crispen mrs. Reagan s press Secretary told reporters accompanying the reagans West on air Force one that the first lady was doing Welt after her breast cancer surgery Oci. 17 and required no medication. Or. John Kuilono. The White House physician said of mrs. Reagan she s asked if she was physically ready to travel he replied of the reagans headed first 10 a funeral Home to make arrangements then to the Davis Home. On their arrival Al the Messinger mortuary an Chapel where the body of mrs Davis was taken after her death monday the president and mrs. Reagan received sympathy card drawn by eighth traders from the nearby our lady of perpetual help school. The president returned to Washington late tuesday. He tentatively plans to return to Phoenix on Friday for the service to be held at 2 . Saturday at St. Thom As the apostle Church Here White House spokesman Martin Fitzwater said. He said the service would be attended by family and friends and would be relatively mis. Reagan who had returned to the White House on thursday after her surgery was very upset monday Crispen said she s going through some old photographs of her Mother. She s very scary. She spent a very tearful night. It was not a Good sleeping returning with the president at Day s end however spokesman fizz water said of mrs. Reagan she s doing very Well. By the end of the visit she was doing very Well " two military doctors including Hullon and two military medics were on Board air Force one with the reagans and a doctor and a medic were to remain i Phoenix with mrs. Reagan officials said. Mrs. Reagan and her Mother were very close Crispen said and Reagan was being a Good support system for his wife. Nato discusses missile withdrawal . Facing crisis without . Money United nations not Secretary general Javier Perez do Cuellar has written to president res Gan warning thai the United nations faces insolvency in a few weeks if the United Stales does not a substantial portion of its annual contribution by then according to . Officials. The Secretary general s letter was delivered Mondayla ambassador Vernon a. Walters the chief is. Delegate to the United nations who said he would seek to take it personally to Reagan. The letter implores the president to press Congress to insure full and prompt payment of the $212 million american share of Floc organization s budget this year. The officials said the United nations would be in Brussels a the United states has begun consulting with five nato allies in a timetable for implementing an expected .-Soyiet Accord to scrap medium Range nuclear missiles Alliance officials said tuesday. A key Issue to be resolved within nato is whether planned missile deployments in Britain Italy Ger Many Belgium and the Netherlands should be can celeb As soon As the superpower Deal is signed or not until in has been ratified. Also to be determined is the order in which the existing Tomahawk cruise and pc Hing ii missile Bat teries would be dismantled and destroyed. Although the missile deployment schedule is a nato secret it is known that Well Over 300 missiles already have been installed. The plan Calls for a total of 572 to be operational by the end of next year. The United Stales has indicated it wants nato to maintain its original schedule of deployments until a missile treaty has been ratified by the Senate. Thai would not be expected Al least until next Spring. Does not come up with a contribution some senior . Officials say they May ask other countries for additional voluntary payments to fill the Gap. Of its $212 million assessment toward the Headquarters budget of nearly $800 million Washington Hal paid Only s7 million. In addition the United slates owes is 47 million from last year for the general budget and $61 million to support Middle East peacekeeping forces. Of missile system malfunction reported Cheyenne Wyo
