European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 06, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday May 6, 1990 of doctors find Reed still weak malnourished Washington up former hostage Frank Reed released last week from 44 months of Captivity in Lebanon is weak and suffering from poor nutrition and loss of weight his doctors said saturday. It s a Little Early to give any information with certitude said Brig. Gen. Robert Poel. Or. Reed has All the kinds of things you would expect of someone who has gone through what he has Poel head of the Malcolm grow air Force medi Cal Center at Andrews fab said Reed lost about 50pounds while in Captivity and he remains weak and suffering from poor nutrition. Reed 57, arrived at Andrews fab near washing ton Friday following a flight from West Germany. He was taken to the Hospital for medical evaluation. Poel said he did not know How Long Reed would stay at the Hospital adding Only that he would re main at the air Force facility for the next rebels Kidnap an american 3 Relief aides Paris a an american peace corps Volunteer and three Relief workers were kidnapped by liberian rebels As they inspected refugee centers along the Libe Rian guinean Border a French Relief Agency has re ported. The american David Kelley was checking water supplies at a liberian Village when he was kidnapped on tuesday according to Marc Gastellu pc Jorry spokesman for doctors without Borders. Kelley s Hometown was not known. Also abducted were Ludovic Vichrist a logistics expert from the group s belgian chapter Werner will of West Germany and a guinean Nai Anokye Kolie Gas Tellu pc Jorry said Friday. The state department reported the abductions outdid not identify the victims. Kolie was freed on Friday and he reached Guinea authorities the spokesman said. He said the other three Are in Good health but the rebels want to interrogate them said Gastellu each Jorry. He did not know when or where the three Western ers might be released or what the subject of inter Rog Tion might be. The three were checking water sanitation at Borde villages where More than 100,000 people have sought Refuge from fighting Between the rebels and troops Loyal to president Samuel k. Doe of Liberia. He is weak. He has lost a great Deal of weight about 50 pounds. His nutrition is not As excellent As you would expect. A number of our staff Are work ing with him to return him to Good health Poel said. Poel noted that the Hospital had created a sched ule for the Massachusetts educator that gives him the Opportunity to express his time in t organized Poel said. During a Standard Day there is time set aside for medical evaluation time for rest and time for meeting with visitors. A Large number of visitors have expressed the desire to see or. Reed and he has expressed the desire to have a Large number of Reed s first non family visitor was Peggy say sister of Terry Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press and the longest held american hostage in Lebanon. Anderson was kidnapped on March 16, 1985. No. 1 speaker president Bush greets those assembled Friday instill water for commencement ceremonies at Oklahoma state. He received an honorary degree in economics. In his speech at the event Bush said that nuclear weapons must continue to play Akey role in safeguarding Europe from War. News briefs two die at least 19 Hurt earthquake in Italy from staff and wire reports Potenza Italy an earthquake rocked South Italy on saturday morning provoking two fail attacks and injuring at least 19 people authorities said the quake measured 4.8 on the Richter scale cording to the National Institute of Geon Evsi Rome. 3 " the quake did t damage any . Facilities or injure . Personnel names area said Navvy Paul Weishaupt Public affairs officer for themander of Fleet air Mediterranean. I did t even notice it until someone said the by Zijing was shaking said Weishaupt who was in the com Mand Headquarters building at the naval sup non a 1tivity in outlying Agnano. Hubble space Telescope ends its slight wobbling Washington a a slight wobble dete Jin the Hubble space Telescope has disappeared ene neers said Friday. 6 we Are not seeing anything of that right now " Sain Mike Harrington who is directing the month Lonj checkout of the Telescope. We Are not sure exactly what we saw or what it Harrington had Good news to report ground a trollers received their first data from the Telescope science computer after sending commands. Silver Beaver award earned by 9 scouting volunteers Garmisch West Germany is nine Boj scouting volunteers received the prestigious Silvel Beaver award from the transatlantic Council of the boy scouts of America on saturday. Maj. Gen. Donald e. Eckelbarger Deputy command my general of v corps presented the awards l the nine volunteers. Only 204 people have received theaward in the Council since 1965. Those honoured for 1990 were army maj. Gen James b. Allen jr., Deputy commanding general of Vii corps army it. Col. John b. Hathcock army co Lawrence m. Roller Vernette . Maravek is sol Stephen Paul Raschke or. John Alexander Nic Holscott air Force it. Col. James b. Sonneborn to Force master sgt. Gary e. Whitman and army Masle sgt. Dale Worthington. The awards were presented during the Council s an Nual conference. Hundreds of boy scouts and thei family members attended the event which celebrate the Council s 40th anniversary. 35-hour workweek pact won by w. German Union Bonn West Germany a the country s a powerful labor Union on Friday reached an agreement to Cut the workweek to 35 hours fulfilling a years lot dream of West germans seeking More Leisure Timeir one of the world s richest s pact worked out during tense All night got nations with an employers organization immediately affects about 700,000 factory workers in the of Baden Wiir Temberg. Berlin from Page 1 ment would be invited to join the Paris meeting to discuss the German polish Bor Der. The discussion would be aimed a eventually signing a treaty on the Border Between a unified German and Poland. The Border which is formed by theoder and Neisse Rivers is a particularly sensitive question because parts of pre War Germany now belong to Poland. The . Representative to the talks Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said the 2-plus-4 forum should act As steering group on political and military issues that have implications for More nations than the six involved in the talks. There Are Many things for decision making by this mechanism and other areas for discussion and consultation Baker said in a news conference after saturday s meeting. Baker said the Agenda for the talks should include the discussion of Borders political and military issues the four Powers authority Over Berlin and the ending of All Allied rights and responsibilities in Germany. But Baker said the extent and degree of future German military forces for example were not issues to be decided bythe 2-pus-4 talks. These questions Baker said should be handled at the conventional arms control talks and by the German people themselves he said. At a nato meeting thursday bake insisted that Germany s membership in nato also was not a question for the 2-plus-4 talks. It should be decided by the German people and All 16 members of the Alliance he said. But Baker also Hopes to eventually obtain soviet agreement to Germany s membership in nato while offering Moscow assurances that a United Germany anchored in nato would not jeopardize so Viet Security or economic interests. The soviet Union which lost More than 20 million people to the nazi in vaders in world War ii have called for Neutral Germany. Soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze said he believed that political and military issues such As the membership of Germany in nato were appropriate subjects for the talks. But he stopped Short of saying whether the 2 plus-4 forum should be responsible forsaking a decision on such matters. This machinery is created for resolving the external aspects of the construction of German Unity Shevardnadze said at the news conference. That does t mean that All the decisions willbe taken within the context of the six. There will be consultations. There will be recommendations. There will also be decisions. That s How i understand Shevardnadze hailed in dramatic terms the historical significance of the talks. Shevardnadze also said that any serious divergences should not be Over dramatized. I can assure you that the soviet delegation the soviet leadership intends to work with our european friends our eur partners in order to accelerate this Histon process of building German Unity he sail Genscher said the Central subject the talks was ending in an orderly Mai Ner the rights and responsibilities Oft allies in Germany and Berlin. Reflecting on Germany s legacy fro world War ii Genscher acknowledge in his opening statement that there wer feelings and memories. Evoked i people As a result of what was done t them in the name of but Genscher assured them that a unified Germany would be linked to tin process of overcoming the postwar Divi Sion of All Europe. For 40 years we have endured division of Europe As a bitter separation of the German people he said. We a fuse the strength arising from our peace a Ful unification to the Good of one europ United and free. A we wish to create not a germanic. Rope but a european Germany Scher said
