European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 12, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes monday August 12, 1991 Patrick Young and other children like him have been learning in Giessen Germany what it is like to step on stage. See Story on pages 14 and 15.. Top arms dealer . Weapons sales to the third world nearly doubled last year making America the world s top arms supplier a congressional re port says. A Page 4law snares the Law abiding a Federal Law designed to give police the right to seize the luxurious possessions of major drug dealers has ensnared the houses cars and Cash of Law abiding people a Pittsburgh newspaper reports. A Page 5oregon leads Survey Oregon has the nations Best Overall environmental health and Alabama the worst the 1991-1992 Green Index shows. -page7aitaly shuts Down lovers of Italy beware Black August has arrived and the country has gone on Page 8 getting in the swing Dorin Zoita and his romanian teammates Are learning a few lessons about America s pastime with the help of some Young veterans of the game. A Page 10bus Purchase sought an investment firm and a former greyhound lines inc. Chairman Are seeking to buy the bus company and put striking Drivers Back to work. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .19 action line. 16 comics 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 letters. .12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. .27 weather. .11 families learn to Cope with Hopes that Are raised then dashed London apr last week shiite Muslim kidnappers in Beirut circulated a fresh picture of american hostage Terry Anderson but it was the ordeal of captive briton John Mccarthy that ended a Short time later. This weekend other kidnappers said they a release a . Hostage in 72 hours then moved up the deadline. With one message they sent a picture of Joseph Cicippio. With the next came a picture of Edward Tracy a who was released on sunday. With each message each photo the families and friends of hostages must learn anew to temper their Hopes and accept disappointment while the outside world puzzles Over the goals of the hos Tage takers game. A it can be quite cruel and soul destroying when it gets fever pitched and nothing comes of it a Karen Talbot Campaign organizer for the friends of John Mccarthy said sunday. Kidnappers release pictures to notify would be negotiators that their hostages Are still alive and Worth bargaining for said Ian Geldard a terrorism expert and editor of conflict International newsletter. Beyond that the kidnappers tactics Are unknown Geldard said and Are made More confusing by the Complex web of factions operating in Lebanon. A even if one particular group believes it is appropriate timing for a release and it is encouraged by their friends in Iran another faction May not necessarily go along with it a he said. Ariel Merari head of the political violence research unit at Tel Aviv University said the kidnappers Are playing a a cruel game of a i think their strategy All the Way has been to create suspense to increase pressure on families and through them on governments. I think it is a planned strategy Quot Merari said. For the families the disappointment is Sharp. Sunnie Mann whose husband Jackie is still held in Lebanon was openly bitter after learning last week that her husband was not going to be freed. �?o1 am upset and disappointed it is not going to be my husbands release a mrs. Mann said wednesday. Yet while families of hostages have Learned to steel themselves for disappointment the release of two hostages in one Day a Tracy and Frenchman Jerome Peyraud a help but buoy spirits. As Tracy a children packed their bags to meet their father in Wiesbaden Germany Cicippio a brother admitted that the family was disappointed. But Thomas Cicippio of Norristown pa., said a i am still very Happy with the fact an american hostage was released. Perhaps next time it will be Joseph or one of the other other relatives were also cautious but hopeful. In Washington Peggy say Anderson s sister said a a in a willing to wait it out. Its Tough a she said sunday. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press has been held the longest of any of the hostages. The american and British governments also appear determined not to be sucked into the minute to minute rounds of optimism and cynicism. President Bush stayed at his vacation Home in Kennebunkport Maine reacting cautiously to developments. Britain a prime minister John major and foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd carried on with their vacations As Mccarthy was freed. John Mccarthy a friends and family Hadnot dared to rejoice until thursday when the 34-year-old television journalist was in the hands of the British embassy in Damascus said is. Talbot. A right up to the last second something can go wrong a she from Page 1 Beirut residents As a Book Salesman with Strong ties to the War torn country was taken at gunpoint by a band of gunmen in the Middle of ferocious anti Western attacks on oct. 21,1986. President Bush told reporters in Maine he saw a Forward motion toward resolving longstanding disputes in the Middle East. Of Tracy a release he said a we View this As a very positive asked if he expected release of More hostages he said a fall we re dealing with at this juncture Are at the Center of efforts to free the hostages was . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar who flew to Britain to receive a sealed letter that released hostage Mccarthy had carried from his captors islamic jihad. That group also holds american Terry Anderson Middle East correspondent for the associated press and the longest held hostage. Mccarthy has said he believed the letter called for the freeing of Western hostages in concert with Arab detainees held by Israel and its Allied militia in Southern Lebanon. Perez de Cuellar said the letter a which he said would be made Public today a a does not contain very precise details but that the kidnappers a gave me a kind of Power to continue my efforts on heir the . Chief said he viewed the latest developments As signals of the kidnappers desire for a wide ranging Swap. A i have to be hopeful a he said. He said he had not yet been in touch with Israel former British hostage John Mccarthy left is embraced by , Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar at Raf Lyne Ham England on sunday. About the Arab detainees a but i am sure they will pressure has been building on Israel to free the Arab prisoners and senior israeli officials stressed that seven of its servicemen missing in Lebanon must be accounted for first. Israel has repeatedly said Iran and Syria Are in a position to pressure the kidnappers and said that May account for the latest releases. In Wiesbaden Tracy was staying in a Section of the Hospital called Freedom Hall where other freed american hostages from Lebanon and Iran have also stopped on their journey Home. A we understand one of the things he wants is a Good nights sleep a . Navy cmdr. John Woodhouse told reporters at Wiesbaden. The spokesman said the request had been radioed in Advance to the Hospital. Tracy had already been examined on the flight from Damascus with a Fuller checkup to Start on monday Woodhouse said. The spokesman said that no family members were on hand to Greet Tracy when he arrived shortly before 10 . Woodhouse added that Tracy a son Lawrence was in route to Wiesbaden and was expected to arrive at the Hospital some time before Midnight. Vernon Walters the outgoing . Ambassador to Germany was the first person to Greet Tracy As he slowly got out of the helicopter in Wiesbaden. Tracy raised his clenched fists in a gesture of Triumph As he had done 45 minutes earlier after arriving in Frankfurt. Several Hundred people on hand including military personnel and patients at the Wiesbaden Hospital wildly cheered and hollered for the sex captive. Many waved american flags. Before entering the Hospital he was Given a Small bouquet of Flowers. A Welcome Home a said a Banner Hung above the Entrance into the from Page 1 meetings with the state department s repatriation team monday Woodhouse said. There was no immediate indication of How Long he would be a patient at the Hospital. A a this is history a said airman 1st class Lawrence Cousino a Law enforcement specialist with the 7100th Security police so at Lindsey air station in Wiesbaden. Cousino who has worked Security for two other hostage releases in Wiesbaden ism Quot i a i�y-11 get ves you a chill. He said he would have been there even if he had not been working. Specialist Clint Davis and his wife Carrie came to the Hospital from nearby Dex Heirn Germany to visit their 14-month-old son Aston a patient in the Hospital. ,. L1,11.1 relate to him Heing away from his family Quot said Clint dust a missile crewman who was assigned Turkey from january through april this year. A i can sympathize with his Fumihi said Carrie Davis. A the fear of not Sec him alive was she said Separ Aii a is something i wish on i worst air Force sgt. Christopher Cooper Hospital staff member said he came the arrival to a get the feeling that you Tor somebody who a coming Home Freedom after so Many
