European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 c the stars and stripes monday August 12, 1991wiesbaden usually 1 St Stop for hostages to our readers this Story is being reprinted in full today because part of it was omitted from yesterday s paper. By Mary Neth staff writer one of the first choices released hostages get to make is whether to visit the . Air Force medical Center in Wiesbaden Germany. A we simply make our services available a said master sgt. Charles Fick spokesman for the joint information Bureau at nearby Lindsey air station. Quot the released hostages Are really free a he said. A it is up to them whether or not they choose to come Here. If they wish to do so Well take great care of  Fick said he knows of no hostage who has turned Down the offer of a medical examination at the Hospital. The latest hostage to utilize the service is Edward Tracy who flew in to Rhein main a from Damascus Syria on sunday night after being held for nearly five years. He continued on to the Wiesbaden medical facility. According to Fick the Hospital team headed by col. Or Earl w. Ferguson made few special preparations for the possible arrival of a hostage. A there is no need a Fick said. A the medical staff is always  a Small reception team from the state department however was present in anticipation that Freedom might be granted to a hostage Fick said. Fick said the state department has had Good reason to choose Wiesbaden As the first medical checkpoint for released hostages. It is close to Rhein main a and has a closed compound where the Public a Access can be controlled which gives the released hostages an Opportunity to adjust to their new status. When hostages arrive they Are housed in Freedom Hall on floor 3 West Freedom Hall was Given the name in 1981 after 52 americans stayed there upon release after 444 Days Captivity in Iran. Only a plaque donated by some of those 52 hostages Marks its significance in the International drama of hostage release said Fick. The plaque reads a dedicated with deepest gratitude to the staff of the United states air Force Hospital Wiesbaden for their care and Comfort during our passage to Freedom. The americans held hostage in Iran november 4,1979 a january 20, 1981.�?� t Hospital staff members recall that former hostage Mithilesh War Singh released in october 1989, liked to have Flowers by his bedside and that David Jacobsen released in november 1986, would stand up when a nurse entered the room having not seen Many women during his year and a half in Captivity. Other hostages who have stayed in Freedom Hall include a journalist Jeremy Levin who escaped from Beirut Lebanon in february 1985 after 11 months of Captivity. A thirty nine passengers and Crew of a Twa Jet hijacked from Athens Greece held in Beirut for 17 Days and released in july 1985. A the Rev. Lawrence Jenco released in july 1986 after nearly 19 months As a captive. A passengers of a pan am Jet hijacked in Karachi Pakistan for 17 hours in september 1986. Regular patients already in Freedom Hall Are trans possible hostage release route Germany any american would be flown by the . Military to Rhein main a. 500 Miles Sooke hostages have the option of a medical exam at the air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden. In the past released hostages have been taken to Damascus from Lebanon. Mediterranean Saap a amps feared or discharged depending on their condition. Except for two suites the rooms Are no different from others in the Hospital. Those rooms said Fick Are decorated in a a Homey fashion to make the occupants feel As relaxed As possible. A the former hostages Are offered medical checkups and immediate problems Are taken care of a said Fick. Debriefings about their Captivity do not take place until it is sure that the former hostages can stand up under such questioning. A they do not need to discuss their Captivity if they do not want to do so a Fick said. A they after All Are completely  Ralph w. Zwicker then an army brigadier general testifies in 1955 before a Senate panel. General targeted by Mccarthy Dies Washington a Ralph w. Zwicker a retired army major general who figured in the army Mccarthy hearings in 1953, is dead at age 88. He died Friday at a nursing Home of a heart ailment. Zwicker was a brigadier general and commander of Camp Kilmer n.j., when the late sen. Joseph Mccarthy r-wis., accused him of being unfit. The Case revolved around Zwickert a handling of an honorable discharge of a major who left the army after taking the fifth amendment before Mccarthy s committee when asked if he had Ever been a communist. The army closed ranks behind the general after persistent accusations against him by Mccarthy. Eventually he was ordered not to return to Capitol Hill for further appearances and army Secretary Robert Stevens testified in his place. After that the Mccarthy investigation of the army lost steam. Zwicker was approved by the Senate for promotion to permanent major general four years later upon the unanimous recommendation of the armed services committee and a 70-2 vote in the Senate. With a Little help romanians get in the swing of America s pastime us nit Miz a Ordic r ,,.ii ,.u_____ a ii. I or a by Chuck Roberts staff writer Ramstein a Germany when Dorin Zoita of Romania struck out swinging Catcher David Dawson of the Baum older bears reached up and gave the Little leaguer a Pat on the Back. The strikeout will never be recorded in the romanian score Book a they done to have one a but Zoita struck a big blow for romanian baseball thursday at the european Little league championships. Zoita and his teammates struggled through the fast organized game played by the romanian Little leagues. The Small dark haired players wore serious looks As they struggled to play one of the oldest games in the United states but a recent newcomer in a country known More for communism than catchers. The romanians sometimes looked As if they were trying to figure out a complicated math quiz As they stood motionless after Fielding a Ball while the american players raced around the bases. But the 11 and 12-year-old americans were Nice enough  the romanians try to figure things out. The . Team wore two hats on thursday a ambassador Caps and bases Ball Caps. They wore their ambassador Caps discreetly As they swung from their toes instead of their heels lofted balls to the first baseman instead of throwing them on a line and turning a few doubles into singles. Catcher Dawson personally escorted a few romanians Down the first base line when they weren to sure what to do after they hit the Ball. They also shared their baseball Caps. When a romanian player made the last out in an inning the americans would hand their Caps to the romanian players who had Little else but the uniforms on their backs. A Marc these Guys always this Nice Quot asked Umpire Suzanne Hulette to Baum older manager John Carberry after such an incident. �?o1 think this game is what Little league baseball is All about Quot said Hulette who is the first woman to be an Umpire at the championship. A a romanian a working their hearts  romanian coach Grigoras Constantin said he was grateful for the kindness and help shown toward him and his players. Constantin who threw the javelin on the i think our kids tend to look at what these kids Don t have and that makes them Mote considerate of what they have chief warrant officer 3garymamlfo romanian National team gratefully accepted advice from the stands that he would immediately pass on to his players. Playing the game was Only one of the teams problems. Constantin and his players arrived too late to be included in the tournament because their bus broke Down. But they did have the Chance to play some practice games with other teams. Romania is reflective of what International baseball has become said chief warrant officer 3 Gary Marullo the european Little league director who has been instrumental in spreading baseball throughout Europe. When Marullo became director in 1988, there were six teams in the championship and most of the teams were composed of americans. Fourteen teams competed this year from countries that included Estonia Poland Hungary and Israel. Africa is expressing interest in forming a Little league. But Marullo pointed to the fall of the Wall As the main reason for the growth of baseball in Eastern Europe. A it Wasny to my fault the Wall fell Down a said Marullo who is a Supply systems analyst assigned to the 21st theater army area come in Kaiserslautern Germany. A instead of soldiers with bayonets crossing there were Little leagues with bats. I just threw them hats instead of  the addition of baseball to the olympics also has been a big Factor in the growth of european baseball Marullo said not to mention the fact that his predecessor As european director is now in charge of Little league baseball in the United states which has its Headquarters in Williamsport a. But learning to form a Little league system can be As difficult for the Eastern countries As forming a free Market Economy or a democratic government Marullo said. Not Only do they have to learn about bunts and bases on balls but they also have to get Down such administrative necessities As finding a commercial sponsor and conducting fund raisers. But the addition of Little league teams from poor Eastern countries should pay dividends for the american children who compete against them Marullo said. A i think our kids tend to look at what these kids done to have and that makes them More considerate of what they have a Marullo said. But it might be As Long As 15 years before some of the Little leagues will look Back and reflect on much of what has happened throughout Europe he said. One cultural Exchange occurred Between the Brussels All stars and the czechoslovak team when they got together for hamburgers. Brussels manager Jack Miller said the two teams  understand each other but had a great time anyway. Before leaving the czechoslovak players stopped by the playing Field where the belgian team was playing and expressed their thanks when they said goodbye