European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. So. No. 194the  thursday october 24,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35$ d 8693 Turner s dream comes True freed hostage family reunited in Hospital by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Wiesbaden Germany a freed hostage Jesse Jonathan Turner kept his spirits up during More than four years of Captivity in Lebanon by dreaming of the Day he would meet his daughter his wife said wednesday. The dream came True earlier that afternoon when Turner met 4-year-old Joanne who was born five months after he was abducted on Jan. 24, 1987. The first meeting Between the two was full of smiles not tears Badr Turner told a news conference at Lindsey air station. A she came to him and said  and he answered her a yes sweetheart a a said Badr Turner 40. A it was a wonderful moment a said Estelle Ronneburg 70, the former hostages Mother. A the was so kind and gentle with her and let her kind of Lead the  he also gave her a doll. A they got along much faster than i expected them to a Ronneburg said. Military officials said the family had a lunch in Turners suite at the Wiesbaden air Force Hospital that included Turkey stuffing Cranberry sauce mixed vegetables salad and chocolate brownies. At a medical briefing later in the Day or. Col Earl w. Ferguson Turners primary physician and commander of the Hospital said that initial exams have revealed a no significant unexpected  a the is physically weakened and has lost muscle mass and muscle tone from Lack of exercise during his incarceration a Ferguson said but Turner is a basically  Turner 44, needs routine dental care see dream on Page 2 8a8 a no org Jesse Turners wife Badr and their daughter Joanne attend a news conference wednesday at Lindsey air station in  Job freeze extended again by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a the Pentagon a civilian hiring freeze has been extended through the end of fiscal 1992 and officials say the policy will make it possible to meet projected personnel Levels for the end of fiscal 1992. The hiring freeze was put in place Jan. 11, 1990, by defense Secretary Dick Cheney to save Money and to begin trimming the civilian work Force in anticipation of Overall reduced personnel Levels throughout the defense department. Overseas base closures Are also expected to trim a by the thousands the number of civilian positions available in foreign countries said an official who requested anonymity. The freeze a which originally was scheduled to last until sept. 30, 1990, and affects Only appropriated fund jobs a has been extended four times. Non appropriated fund positions were affected Only during the freezers initial phase. As of last aug. 31, 1,017,793 Federal civilians held Dod jobs worldwide. That figure does not include 70,221 indirect hire foreign nationals who receive their . Paychecks through the Host country government. Military officials Are looking to reach a civilian manpower level of about 1,003,000 by sept. 30,1992, unless Congress moves to change the level. The difference in current civilian employee strength and projected Levels is Only 14,793, with the Fate of Many foreign nationals still in the hands of Congress. Other Pentagon published figures show Only a Small number of overseas civilian slots being lost Over the next year. As of aug. 31, there were 81,858 Federal civilians work see freeze on Page 2u.s. Moves toward ties with Vietnam inside today s paper Paris a in a step toward reconciliation with Hanoi after decades of hostility Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii said wednesday that the United states is ready to begin talks immediately on normalizing relations with Vietnam. Signalling . Willingness to put the Indochina conflict behind it Baker announced that Washington also intends to move toward such ties with Cambodia and Laos. A the Prospect of a new Era in Southeast Asia lies before us a the Secretary of state said in a speech to delegates from 19 countries in Paris. They were gathered to sign a historic treaty ending the two decade cambodian civil War. The United states will gradually restore economic and diplomatic relations see related Story on Page 8 with the three countries depending partly on the Pace at which the treaty arrangements Are fulfilled Baker said. The Pace and outcome of the talks with Vietnam will depend on Hanoi a cooperation in resolving the Issue of . Service members missing in action in the Vietnam War Baker said earlier wednesday before a meeting with Vietnam a foreign minister Nguyen Manh Cam. About 2,300 americans Are listed As mias in Indochina from the Vietnam War including 1,678 believed missing in Vietnam itself. Washington will normalize economic relations with Cambodia once an Advance . Team arrives in the country and begins implementing the peace treaty Baker said. The several Hundred civilians and . Peacekeeping troops should arrive within 10 Days. The Promise Means that the . See Vietnam on Page 2 a stars and stripes Magazine euro Disney Chateaux of France