European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes Friday november 30,19903 americans europeans flown out by the associated press three americans released by Iraq or tuesday arrived in Frankfurt on wednesday and two of them were immediately taken to the air Force Hospital at Wiesbaden for examination. The americans Are John Stevenson of Panama City Fla Clyde Jesse of Buffalo Grove 111. And Fred Harrington of Bellevue Wash. Stevenson a computer specialist who was in Kuwait for 11 years flew into new York late wednesday while Jesse and Harrington were taken to the 7100th combat support Wing medical Center in Wiesbaden sgt. Rob Fortenberry an army spokesman at the Center said that Jesse and Harrington had decided to take advantage of a state department offer to All former hostages for a medical checkup at a military facility. He said the two sex hostages were in relatively Good health. Also on wednesday 10 britons left Amman for Europe one Day after being freed by iraqi authorities and 77 italians left Baghdad aboard an iraqi airways flight. Five freed germans meanwhile were also preparing to leave Jordan for Home while sue of the 47 canadians held in Iraq and Kuwait will also be freed soon Robert Cordett a member of Canadas parliament said in Baghdad. Britain a foreign office said wednesday that 55 britons detained in Baghdad have been moved to strategic Sites in  Are about 500 britons hiding in Kuwait and about 350 being held at strategic Sites in Iraq. In Iraq president Saddam Hussein on wednesday directed the iraqi parliament to discuss the freeing of belgian hostages. And an iraqi official denied that Baghdad was stopping soviet citizens from leaving the country. The freed europeans and americans had been held at strategic Sites to deter attack by the multinational forces that have been assembling in the persian Gulf since Iraq invaded Kuwait aug. 2. About 2,000 westerners remain captive and Many Are believed to be hiding in the occupied emirate. The five freed germans who were in hiding before emerging saturday to take advantage of an iraqi decision to free All German nationals were to Fly to Frank Furt aboard a Lufthansa flight thursday according to the German embassy. The italian embassy said the 77 italians would leave for Rome aboard a chartered a italia jetliner shortly after arriving in Amman. The britons and americans were released after their families flew to Baghdad and appealed to Saddam to free them. The state department which has said Iraq should free All hostages unconditionally had warned american relatives of hostages not to travel to Iraq saying they could become hostages themselves or play into the hands of iraqi propagandists. The British government has taken a similar . To withdraw police patrols from Panama Panama City Panama apr american soldiers will end their joint patrols with Panama a reconstructed police Force in december a year after the . Invasion american officials said tuesday. The joint patrols have been in effect Here and in the Atlantic port City of Colon. A during the next weeks we will Complete the withdrawal of our police groups a said col. James Steele commander of the . Military support group in Panama. He said the action was in keeping with a schedule agreed to earlier with the panamanians. Steele said american groups working with the National police in the Interior also will be disbanded. After the invasion last december Panama agreed to join Street patrols of american troops and members of the new civilian based police Force that replaced the Panama defense forces of ousted strongman Gen. Manuel Antonio Noriega. The joint patrols were reportedly formed because most of the panamanian members of the new Force were former members of the psf which had a reputation for Skull cracking and corruption arguably unrivalled in the hemisphere. Noriega was captured by . Forces and now faces Federal drug charges in the United states. Last week vice president Ricardo Arias Calderon announced the pending end of the joint patrols saying panamanian Security matters would be in panamanian hands by the end of the year. Arias Calderon who also is Interior minister is in charge of the restructured police Force. . Ambassador Deane Hinton lauded the role of Thel joint patrols and said a we will strictly adhere to our part of the agreement and this Means withdrawal by Early  the invasion forces were withdrawn Long ago. Thel troops remaining in Panama Are those attached to Thel Southern come with the Basic responsibility of protecting the Panama canal. New update Marcos negotiations Manila Philippines a the philippine government is negotiating with a representative of Fate president Ferdinand Marcos family for the return of $5 billion in assets an official said wednesday. Meanwhile the governments chief lawyer threatened to Stop representing the presidential commission on Good government in lawsuits against the Marc oses and their associates to protest recent out of court settlements. Commission chairman David Castro declined to specify conditions set for the return of the Marcos assets. He added that the negotiations with a a close trustees of the Marc oses were delicate and involved a risk of  he did not elaborate. He said it would be impossible to recover the Money through the courts because the evidence would not be  search resumed Bangkok Thailand up -. Military experts bolstered by promises of better vietnamese cooperation began their 12th joint search wednesday for the remains of 1,676 american servicemen missing in Vietnam a . Embassy spokesman said. A two teams of . Technical experts have already arrived in Vietnam to work with their vietnamese counterparts in an Effort to resolve the fates of americans missing or otherwise unaccounted for in Vietnam a . Embassy spokesman James Williams said. The search expected to take 15 to 20 Days will cover areas of at least six provinces in Northern and Central Vietnam. Reagan supports Gulf troop deployment says he s sorry Thatcher had to resign san Diego up former president Reagan interviewed tuesday by his son radio talk show Host Michael Reagan said he supports the massive deployment of . Troops in the Gulf and is sorry about Margaret thatchers defeat. Reagan said iraqis invasion of Kuwait a should no to have been that much of a Surprise to the United states because iraqis use of nerve Gas to quell internal strife a should have alerted us to its penchant for aggression. He also said that when he reads criticism of his administrations treatment of the poor a i get so mad that i could Burn Down every journalist in the  the former president reminisced about his White House years and took several phone Calls All from admiring listeners during his hour Long live radio stint on Kudo am where Michael Reagan has been a talk show Host since 1988. The elder Reagan had High Praise for Thatcher and said he and his wife Nancy will Call on his former ally when they visit Britain next week. Asked about thatchers resignation Reagan said a i have to say in a sorry about it. I think she was one of the Best things that has happened to England in years and years and years. A on the subject of operation desert shield Reagan said he would be slightly flexible on the reported Jan. 1 deadline for iraqis withdrawal from Kuwait. A i could be talked into extending it a i couple of weeks to Jan. 15,�?� he said. However Reagan added a there has i to come a time when if the sanctions have not changed iraqi president sad-1 dam Hussein and made him move Back j from this terrible position he has taken i think we have no Choice we have to1 use  asked by his son whether he was shocked by iraqis sudden invasion of Kuwait Reagan said a perhaps it  have been that much of a Surprise. When you know the Middle east.�?�. 2 carriers leaving for Gulf after dec. 25 Norfolk a. Up the aircraft carriers Theodore Roosevelt and America and their Battle groups will deploy to the Middle East shortly after Christmas to support operation desert shield the Navy said. The deployment could Send up to 15,000 More personnel to the persian Gulf Region. About 35,000 military members from the Hampton roads area have already been deployed under operation desert shield. Their departure has deepened the recession in the Region by taking away a Large segment of the Economy. The announcement ends weeks of speculation for military families who have known sailors from the carriers were to be deployed but did not know if they would depart before dec. 25. The departure Date was left open by the Navy. A to the Best of our knowledge its without any leaving with the Roosevelt from Norfolk will be the destroyer Caron the Oiler Platte and several air units. London bans smoking on double Deckers London apr smokers soon will not be allowed to Light up on London a red double Decker buses London transport said wednesday. Smoking now Only allowed in the rear seats on the top deck of the buses will be banned As of feb. 14, said a spokesman at London transport the government Agency which oversees London a buses and subway system. Surveys have shown that 73 percent of londoners want a ban Only a third of the people using London a 5,000 buses Are smokers an fewer than three in five actually smoke on Board the Agency said. A we Hope London will Welcome the ban on smoking because buses will be cleaner healthier and safer a said London buses managing director Clive Hudson London transport banned smoking on the underground subway system after the Kings Cross station fire in november 1987 which killed 31 people and injured 80