European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes wednesday May 9,1990 Anderson made games for hostages Reed says Washington apr Terry an Derson. The longest held of the 16 Western hostages helped fellow prisoners make scrabble and monopoly games to amuse themselves according to a newly freed captive. His guards Are giving him and other hostages plenty of diversions according to an account Given by former hostage Frank Reed to Anderson s sister. Peggy say. A they have a lot of things which was encouraging to me. At least they did at the time Frank was  say said. These included boxes of books writing materials and dominoes. Although Anderson 42. Is in Good physical condition from plenty of exer Cise he is tired and needs dental care. Say said. She said the hostages Are blindfolded and chained according to their preference. A Frank preferred a Chain on his  she said. A Terry preferred a Chain on his ankle so that his arms Are free to write and play  the closest she and Reed were Able to calculate that he last saw Anderson was somewhere Between a year and 18 months ago. Reed spent 20 months with Anderson and Thomas Sutherland in Lebanon. For a period of time the three american hostages were together along with two others John Mccarthy and Brian Keenan. Reed the director of the private Leb anon International school was freed april 30 after being held for 44 months. He is undergoing medical checkups at Andrews fab in suburban Maryland. He met with say monday night. Anderson is the chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press and is in his sixth year of Captivity. Sutherland was a Dean at the american University of Beirut. Mccarthy is a British television journalist. Keenan who is Irish taught English at american University. A the is still a vindictive hearts player a say said of her brother. Reed told her Anderson also reads voraciously a Book a Day. Reed said Anderson picked up some things in arabic from the radio and had some idea of what he thought was going on in the world. But his guards made a concerted Effort to keep from him news of the deaths of his father and brother both from cancer within four months of each other in 1986. Say said she believes that he still does not know. A a that a very difficult a she said. A part of you wants him to have known and dealt with it and part of you believes it might be too much for him if he found out in  unlike Reed who said he was brutally beaten by his kidnappers for trying to escape twice. Say said Reed told her that Anderson had not been beaten. Reed also told say that her brother was aware of her tireless Campaign to free him and the other hostages. A town famous for water sees its own taps going dry san Francisco apr the Springs Are gushing but the municipal tap May go dry As the wine country town of Calistoga. Famous for bottled water and hot Mineral Baths watches drought and Industry Drain its Only Reservoir. The fizzy water fad has been an economic Gold mine for Calistoga. But it has severely depleted municipal supplies of drinking water. Countless Gallons of Mineral Rich bottled water Are exported every Day and visitors flock to Calistoga to soak in geothermal Mineral Baths. Although the bottled water Industry is a major contributor to the water shortage. The water that a brought wealth and Fame to Calistoga Isnit the same stuff that flows through local taps in pan because it can erode and clog heating svs tems. That has contributed to the Supply problem since the bottling operations of three Mineral water companies use drinking water to clean equipment and rinse bottles. The Pinch is not nearly As bad As the 1977 drought but officials recently extended through june a building moratorium that was started in an Effort to Stem the demand for More water. The town is using water at a rate officials did no to expect to reach until after the year 2000, according to City administrator Natasha Merkuloff. Planners anticipated the Drain on water supplies and spent $5 million to tap into the states North Bay Aqueduct in 1980. The 26-mile pipeline has provided a Buffer for the City which had relied on one Reservoir and a few Wells for its water. But four years of drought have aggravated the situation and stricter state water standards reduced the useful capacity of the town s Kimball Reservoir forcing the town to rely More on the pipeline and less on local supplies. Within a year the City Hopes to make $500,000 Worth of improvements to Kimball Reservoir to expand its Supply of usable water by about 50 percent. Merkuloff said. Meanwhile. Officials say the 4.500 residents of Calistoga about 50 Miles North of san Francisco Are a conscientious Bunch. A you done to see people in Calistoga wasting water like you do in other places a said to Ellen Noble in the City a planning department. It will be business As usual As tourists flock to the wine country retreats famous spas she said. The drought of 1977 is the Standard to Natasha Merkuloff Waters the plants at City Hall in Calistoga where drought and Industry use Are draining the City is Supply of drinking water. Which locals compare the current shortage. Then residents were limited to 50 Gallons of water per person per Day and the town was three weeks shy of having the state truck in water. Noble said. Today Calis togans use an average of Only 90 Gallons each per Day less than half the statewide average. F a a life with Liberty an exhibit at the Ford museum in grand rapids mich., explores presidents relationships with their pets. In this photo then president Ford finds time to pet his Golden retriever Liberty while studying some official papers. If panel adopts quota increase to Aid e. Europe emerging nations Washington apr the International Mone tary funds policy making committee announced tuesday approval of a 50 percent increase in resources to help meet the demand for Loans in Eastern Europe and developing countries. At the insistence of the United states the ifs interim committee linked the $60 billion increase in member nations capital contributions called quotas with a plan to pressure 11 poor countries who Are $4 billion behind on their loan payments. Debtor countries had opposed the link but . Officials said it was crucial to getting approval for the quota increase from Congress where Many members Are sceptical of foreign Aid. In Exchange for the link the United states agreed to begin consideration of an additional quota increase in 1993, two years earlier than it sought originally. A despite reservations that a number of members had on certain individual elements of the package we recognize this was a consensus. Everybody had to give in order to achieve a Compromise a said Canadian finance minister Michael h. Wilson. The quota change which must be approved before the end of 1991 by nations representing 85 percent of the funds voting Power will raise the funds resources to $ 180 billion from the current $ 120 billion. A what you see. Is a package with features that Are designed to strengthen the Rote of the International monetary fund As the Central pillar of the International financial system a Wilson said. The interim committee also agreed to reorder the voting Power within the fund allowing Japan to vault from fifth place to second behind the United states in recognition of its growing financial Power. West Germany will share the second position. Officials said Britain which had been no. 2, and France were close to an agreement to share the fourth spot although that was not addressed in the interim committees statement. The panel reached agreement on the package monday night after debating it most of the Day in private sessions. It announced the pact tuesday morning. The plan had received an important boost sunday with the endorsement by the group of seven major Industrial nations the United states Japan West Germany Britain France Canada and Italy. The plan aimed at delinquent countries employs a Carrot and stick approach. Delinquent cd entries that agree to economic reforms will be eligible for Money from a special fund within the if. However nations in arrears could lose their voting rights. Also the Agency could sell 3 million ounces of Gold roughly equivalent to the members original contributions to meet the obligations of defaulting debtors. The1 nations in arrears Are the Sudan Zambia. Peru Costa Rica Honduras Guyana Somalia Sierra Leone Cambodia Vietnam and Panama