European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes thursday october b. 1988 freed hostage flies to West Germany from Page 1 him Over to . Ambassador Edward Djercj him but i am very sorry thai my colleagues and friends arc still in Captivity. I Hope they la be freed  he was freed Lute monday and driven Early tues Day by syrian intelligence officers to Damascus Singh left Damascus no s 48 pm according to air Force officials after being seen off by Djerejian Indian embassy charge d affairs b. Balakrishnan and syrian officials. The former hostage had asked that he be allowed to rest. Djerejian said and Given the circumstances he is feeling relatively Well according to the a. A syrian doctor examined Singh on tuesday afternoon for 1 h hours before pronouncing him fit for i Ravel. Djerejian would not comment when asked if Singh a ailing. The c-i4i that picked up Singh carried medical equipment and the Crow included a . Doctor from Wiesbaden and a nurse two medical technicians and an operations officer from Rhein main an air Force spokesman said. Air Force officials said they were not sure if Singh required any medical treatment during his flight to West Germany. Singh told reporters in Syria he had been treated Well in cup Lively but there is no substitute for free  i said the kidnappers regularly provided him Medicine for his chronic diabetes. However. Singh appeared hesitant to say much More to reporters about the details of his Captivity and said after answering a few questions please. I m very tired now. Respect my feeling of free  Singh s release fuelled Hopes that some of the 16 hostages including nine americans in Leb anon May soon be released. His captors the islamic jihad for the liberation of Palestine said they released Singh As a Goodwill gesture to the United states. In new Delhi a Indian foreign ministry spokes Man said his government had worked to obtain Hingh a re lease. The a reported. We be been in touch with groups in Beirut with inc syrian go Vermont with All sorts of people said the spokesman speaking on condition of anonymity in line with government Ruks. The efforts of the Indian government finally Horn  . State department spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley confirmed the Indian government s participation the a said. We have received excellent cooperation throughout from the Indian government and we have worked closely with the Indian embassy in Damascus she said refusing to elaborate. News Brief right Wing chief forces private army s surrender Beirut Lebanon a former president Amin  s private army surrendered to i Juhl Wing militia chief Samir Geagea consolidating Geagea s control of Lebanon $ Christian area police reported tuesday. A police spokesman said Gamay cd s 3,500 supporters peacefully surrendered their four Barracks in inc Choiwan controlled area North East of Beirut to be act s men late monday he said a Cauca s lbt Btesh forces militia Al Lowed be Mayst to main attn about 30 body guards to protect his residents in cast Beirut s Christian District of sin cd Fil and the Gernye family mansion in the  of Bik Faya. The move followed a threat from Geagea to Gamay cd s men to surrender or face at calf it pin the 6,000-Stronj lebanese forces said the spokesman who May not be named in line with. Police regulations. X a lebanese forces spokesman confirmed the report describing the move As a bloodless oper  / Nithil Schwar Singh is welcomed by us. Officials on arrival at it vein main a a near Frankfurt West German. The Indian government spokesman said Singh was released to the . Ambassador because of the confusion that still Enisley in the Middle East about Singh s nationality. A . Official in Damascus said earlier that inc United Stales decided to accept custody because Singh had applied for american citizenship before being abducted. Singh a finance professor at Beirut University College was taken hostage Jan. 24, 1987, along with three american professors. He said the three americans kidnapped with him were the Only foreign hostages he saw during his Captivity the three americans Are Jesse Turner. 41, a visit ing professor of mathematics and computer science Alann Steen 49, a journalism professor and Robert Polhill 54, it lecturer in accounting. Craig Springer press spokesman for the Ameri can consulate in Frankfurt told the stars and stripes that stale department officials were scheduled to arrive in Wiesbaden wednesday from Washington d.c., to talk with Singh. The group will include Michael Nowlin Deputy assistant Secretary of state Bureau of consulate affairs Springer said. This is a twofold operation. No. I is to ensure the physical and mental health of or Singh but at the same time to find out about other contacts he May have  Springer told the a. A Paul by cmdr . Ambassador on counter terrorism Lold lbs to in Washington thai the government hoped to obtain More information from Singh about his and others Captivity in further conversations in inc next few Days. In Washington president Reagan said tuesday that no negotiations were or would be held with the captors of Floc nine american hostages. He said liberating them has been a great prob Lem for us and it s very much on our  Stethem twice was flown Jack and Forth Between Beirut Leb anon and Algrim Lac Ria. Ii was during the second Landing in Beirut Ihas Leileni was shot and his body thrown onto the runway is order to Force a refuelling of the plane. A some of the Hijack victims none of whom saw the murder have claimed Hamadi wav�0l Only in charge of the entire operation but also was Slac killer. Others have testified thai Eddine was the mind err. According to German Law Hamadi  a Tynce even if he did not pull the trigger ulc saw can " x prove he was against the m order. % on tuesday the court also heard testimony by 30 year old . Navy diver Tony do mice Ymson. All inc military members on tar Leighl were taken off inc plane during inc second Beirut Landing and kept in a private prison by men Rio identified themselves a members of the amal militia. The military members were released from Captivity at the same time As the other hostages. Walson was Able to identify one of his amal guards for police after the ordeal. The guard was identified As fad a Selah who is being sought in connection with j a series of bombings in France. On wednesday the court was scheduled to hear testimony by an australian couple who Sal Nam to a Teichm after his Savage beating by Hamadi. Houston from Page 1 to Toff from Cape canaveral fla., on Jan. 28, 1986, a flan is seven Crew members. The discovery s boosters were recovered from the sea and the being carefully disassembled at Cape canaveral. Pray binary checks have showed that the it Nav Crai Crew mar Necic Nav Snowe thai in shuttle system away for safety reasons in one of the boosters held i Cali Well there were no signs of leaks biggest redesign and testing programs Ever attempted by Nasa j More than $800 million was spent on renovating the solid fuel rocket boosters alone. It was a flawed rocket thai caused the challenger to explode 73 seconds after or failures Kern Ray space Center spokesman Karl Kristofferson said tuesday. After the boosters Are taken apart the Picc Scnill be sent to Utah to Morton Thio of inc., the manufacturer for a More detailed examination of their perform to Kristofferson said. A