European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday May 29,1990 freed hostage thankful for his optimism. .1 i. Boston a Frank Reed says emotional equilibrium May have carried him through his 44 months of Captivity in Lebanon and Back into the arms of family and friends. I be never been a person to go through super highs or super lows the freed hostage said monday. I be never been a person to get depressed. That May have sustained me during the whole or he said longest held hostage Terry Anderson once called him a realistic Optimist an assessment he agreed with. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press has been held captive since March 1985. Bob Woolf Reed s spokesman repeat edly stopped him from answering questions about the six americans and 10 other westerners still held hostage in Lebanon and the conditions in which they Are held. Reed 57, was released april 30. Since then he has been undergoing medical treatment at the Malcolm grow medical Center at Andrews fab in Maryland. On his return Home for a weekend visit sunday Reed said some of the hos tages were in ill health mentioning an Derson 42, and Thomas Sutherland 59, by name but giving no further details. Those comments contradicted statements he made at a Washington news conference May 6, when he said Anderson and Sutherland look physically he had said earlier he last saw Anderson somewhere Between a year and 18 months ago and Sutherland 14 months ago. Asked about the contradiction Reed said there is something to say and there May be some clarifications to be made before he was stopped by Woolf. Reed spent the Day relaxing with family members in his Hometown of Maiden where he was scheduled to ride tuesday in a Parade in his Honor. Later tuesday he was scheduled to return to the medi Cal Center in Maryland for continued treatment. Reed said he hoped to travel to eng land and Ireland to visit the families of two of the hostages still being held John Mccarthy and Brian Keenan. I was the first news they had Ever had of them when i came out Reed were just thrilled to get some in formation about Reed said he was held with the two during the last six months of his Captivity and hoped to raise awareness of their plight in their Home countries. The other americans still held hostage Are Joseph James Cicippio 59, who was acting comptroller at the american University in Beirut Lebanon Edward aus tin Tracy 59, a West Beirut resident Alann Steen 51, a communications instructor at Beirut University College and Jesse Jonathan Turner 42, a professor of mathematics and computer Sci ence at Beirut University College. Appearing fit and heavier than when he was released Reed said his problem with anaemia is moving in the right he was prevented from an swering detailed questions about his condition but did say doctors had Bee surprised by How quickly he had re gained his health. He said he had re gained almost 20 s supposed to be wrong with me but the doctors keep saying gee it Ain t there " Reed said. They keep making up these superlatives to de scribe my attributed his seeming Good health to a Strong Constitution inherited from his 91-year-old Mother Leota saw her for the first time in eight years when he arrived at Boston s Logan International Airport on sunday. He said he is nearly penniless. He added that he Hopes to Complete his doctorate continue his career As an educator and perhaps write a Book about his exp thing about suddenly being re leased is thank god i m free Reed said. Put me anywhere where i can get my life of Pilot is buried As probe continues into Georgia crash Valdosta a. A the air Force Pilot killed when his f-16a Jet crashed into a Rural South Georgia Community was buried monday As investigators continued to search for clues to the cause of the crash. One woman was killed on the ground. Although the f-16a has an ejection seat Mai. Archie e. Gene Stuart stayed with his plane Friday in Pearson. Some witnesses said the plane initially seemed headed for Atkinson county High school which houses about 1,000 students but pulled away before crashing a half mile away. The Rev. Douglas Reddick of Northside Baptist Church in Valdosta one of the ministers officiating at the memorial Day funeral service for Stuart said that although no one knows yet what happened if Stuart did stay with the plane to miss the school it is consistent with his Stuart 39, was stationed with the 68th tac fighters at Moody fab at Valdosta the plane went Down in a residential area a mile North of Pearson about 40 Miles from Valdosta six minutes after taking off on a training Mission to Lake George weapons Range near Daytona Beach Fla. Air Force officials formed a 50-member task Force to attempt to determine the cause. Officials said it was too Early to Tell if Stuart was trying to avoid hitting the school. They added that the investigation could take a month or More. Killed on the ground was Marion Lanier 58, of Pearson. She was buried sunday. A graveyard wedding Susan schermerhorn and William Westover hold Bride had requested the service take place at the hands after exchanging vows sunday Over the Graves Ghent Rural cemetery. The West overs plan to visit of her Mother and father in upstate new York. The Graceland in Tennessee for their honeymoon. Fake census workers come out of the Woodwork Washington a an 80-year-old North car Olina woman was tied up and robbed by two men she thought were census workers. Con artists claiming to be census employees charged Houston residents $50after helping them Complete their forms. Anytime you have something this big the scam artists Are going to come out of the Woodwork said Larry Bryant of the census regional office in los an Geles. There Are 200,000 to 230,000 official census enumerators combing the Countryside knocking on doors of those people who failed to Complete the form sent this Spring said Agency spokesman Mark Mangold. Isolated incidents of con artists posing As census workers have occurred during every census said Ray Bancroft of the census promotion office. In an Effort to Cut Back on such crime the Agency provides each worker with a red White and Blue badge identifying the Holder by name and id number As a ". Census enumerator and a Large Black Satchel with a red White and Blue Patch that says ". Cen sus 1990." often the people who fall victim. Are the elderly or the Low income population the segment of the population that can least afford it said Noe Balli of the census regional office in Dallas. Anybody who wants Money they re obviously not census in the North Carolina Case the woman initially Al Lowed Only one Man into her Home and was having Anice conversation with him when the Doorbell rang and the Man told her it was his partner said Tom Smith or. Of the Charlotte n.c., office. They tied her up and commenced taking some valuable things from the House As Well As her car Smith said adding that she was not physically injured. In Houston people identifying themselves As census workers went to Homes and helped the occupants com plete the questionnaires charging them $50, Balli said. In Colorado a woman identifying herself As a Cen sus worker asked an elderly woman for Money. The request was refused and the elderly woman called officials said Ron Ritschard of the Denver census office. There were no other reports of similar incidents inthe state. About a dozen people in the Midwest have complained that someone has come around saying they re taking a census not saying the . Census Bureau and then they ask demographic Type of questions generally including some income questions said Marvin Postma director of the census Region based in Kansa City. We have not heard of any subsequent break ins or whatever so i Don t know what the purpose of it is Postma said. It sounds like they were trying to get some Market research Type of Nevada residents complained about a mailing that said official census form on the envelope but Actu ally was sent by a clothing manufacturer said Bob Chungman of the Seattle regional census office. There Are some innocuous questions and they say if you Send it in on time you can get a special Price on two pairs of our new jeans for Only $29.95," Clingman said. The Case was not pursued because the manufacturer was careful to include its name on the mailing he said. A census worker should produce identification. If there is any question the person in the House should Call the local census office for verification or the police should be called before any person is allowed inside census officials said. Impersonating a census worker carries a maximum sentence of three years in prison and a $ 1,000 Fine
