European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 15, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 Cordes resting after ordeal Bonn denies paying Ransom Rudolf Cordes a Els a hug from his wife Marlin a in Damascus before Ihler night Back to Germany Bonn. Wisl Germany a West German Rudolf Cordes Home after 3d months of Captivity in the hands of pro iranian kidnappers in Beirut was flown loan undisclosed location to rest and enjoy a reunion with his wife and two sons. Or Porten were riven no Chance to talk to the 55 year old Frank fun businessman upon his arrival at Cologne Bonn Airport tuesday night. West German officials including foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher have denied making any pay. Mints for Cordes Freedom. He was released by his pro iranian shiite Modem kidnappers late monday night. But the mass circulation Bild newspaper of Hamburg said a sum of millions is believed to have been paid to kidnappers for the  Bild cited unidentified Security sources. The newspaper also quoted a source identified Only As a Security expert As saying that at least 40 million Marks $22,2 million was paid for Cordes release. Bild is known to have Good sources within the government. A High ranking government official described conies Long Captivity the isolation he endured and his constant uncertainty Over his Fate. The los Angeles times said wednesday that Iran apparently arranged for Cordes to be transferred from Cap tors linked to Mohammed All Hamadi who is being tried m Germany for hijacking a Twa Jet to the group Thiu freed the West German. Iran apparently arranged the release to regain favor with West Germany a vital trading partner and Lac West pm nation with which it has the closest ties the times said citing unidentified sources Cordes was abducted in West Beirut in january i9s7, three Days before a West German Engineer. Alfred Schmidt. Was kidnapped. Schmidl wuss Rcd sept. 7,19s7. The Ham Adi clan was believed to  abducted both men. Cordes and his wife Marlene arrived aboard a twin engine West German military Jet after a five hour flight from Syna. The Federal minister for chancellery affairs Wolfgang Schaeuble was aboard the same plane. Schache later Lold West German television thai Cordes was feeling caller than he had  but naturally he s very weak. He s probably feeling belter now because of inc initial excitement than he will be tomorrow or the Day after tomorrow the official said. He s been flown to a place where he can find privacy for a Lime. He desperately needs quiet to recover to work through the experience. I Don t know where he s going and even if i knew i would t say the official said. Schaeuble said cords Lold him his kidnapper treated him humanely but inc conditions were hard he was always isolated and was always  Hans a Cusco. A state Secretary in the Federal Interior ministry told reporters at the Airport thai cords said there were signs he was about to be released before in happened. His Hopes increased when he was Given new clothes three Days before he was freed said Neusel who also was on t he plane with Cordes. Scha cubic said Cordes could not identify the Kidnap pers because they wore masks in his presence. The minister who headed the government s Middle East crisis staff reiterated earlier government statements that no deals were made for Cordes release. My Lai Veteran Dies in argument Over Vodka Pittsburgh a a drifter found dead 12 Days ago following an argument with his Girlfriend Overa bottle of Vodka was haunted by his role in the my Lai massacre during the Vietnam War relatives say. He actually was a casualty of the War said Rebec Ca Tsouvas estranged wife of Robert w. Tsouvas he hid such problems from what was wrong in Viet Nam. Nothing was Ever right for  he was just a weak  she said. I m sure in was because of Vietnam and because of what he had to endure there. Bui he was a gentle Man and a very Good person when he was not under the  Robert Tsouvas. 39, was shot to death sell. 3 be Neath the Smil Fidd Street Bridge in downtown Pitts Burgh. His Girlfriend Kathlynn Tsouvas 36, who took his last name even though he never divorced Rebecca t Tsouvas. Has been charged with criminal homicide and is being held without bail at the Allegheny county jail a Coroner s inquest is scheduled for thursday army spec. -1 t Tsouvas then 19 and a High school dropout from san Jose was a member of one of three platoons that entered the Village of my Lai on March 16, 1968, where he told an army hearing in 1970, he saw about 30 bodies old men women and  on the Way out Tsouvas saw two Small children lying in the Road with their intestines hanging out said his attorney George t. Davis of Mauna Lani Hawaii in an emotional reaction he took his m-16 and killed both to Pul them out of their  the army charged Tsouvas with premeditated murder of two unidentified vietnamese with a machine gun. He was one of nine enlisted men charged in the massacre in which More than 100 civilians were killed. After iwo soldiers were acquitted at courts martial charges against t Tsouvas and the sin others were dropped All were Given honorable discharges. Army la. William Callacy was convicted of killing at least 22 civilians at my Lai. President Richard Nixon reduced Callacy s life prison sentence to 20 years. Cal Ley served three years under House arrest at fort bin Ning a. He was released when his conviction was overturned by a Federal District judge and he was not returned to House arrest when an appeals court re instated the conviction. While awaiting trial at fort Mcpherson ga., Tsou Vas lived in an Atlanta hippie commune where he met his wife according to family members. Both later spent Lime in jail on marijuana charges before they moved to California the relatives said. They raised two children and Tsouvas worked in a bakery and at various jobs before their marriage broke up Lynn Tsouvas an aunt said. About four years ago he met Kathlynn a carnival worker. She liked alcohol and was his drinking compan charges in the my Psi massacre Cue were dropped against Robert w. Tsouvas Shoven in 1970 after his return from Vietnam left and in 1987 right. Ion said his father William Tsouvas of san Jose Calif police said the couple s trailer burned Down and they left California in August 1987 for Pittsburgh where Tsouvas hoped for a construction Job. Police said Kathlynn s diary showed Ihry lived in the Van often parking in near three Rivers stadium As they fished in the Rivers sold their bleed for Money and worked part Lime in a food Kitchen Tor the unemployed and homeless. After the. Van broke Down this summer they built a makeshift shelter on the Banks of the Monon Gatcu River police said. On sept. 3, police said the tsp vases and another homeless Man David Bozic 42, spent the Day drink ing fishing and using bo7.ie s ,22-caliber pistol to shoot rats and cans under inc Bridge. While Kizi went to gel Foxx police said the couple argued Over a bottle of Vodka Tsouvas held Between his legs. Police said the woman took Bozic s gun and shot Tsouvas once in the head. William Tsouvas said he last talked to his son a few Days before the shooting. "1 just tried to Tell him to Pul in together and come Home be said. I Send him some Money but he never