European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                5 years no fun Steen says Washington a White House chief of staff John Sununu resigned tuesday after harsh criticism among republicans of his abrasive style. In a Handwritten note Sununu told Bush that he thought it was in the presidents Best interest for him to resign. There was no immediate announcement of a successor. Transportation Secretary Samuel Skinner has been mentioned prominently though As a replacement. Bush accepted Sununu a resignation effective dec. 15, and said that Sununu would remain As a Counselor to the president with Cabinet rank through March 1. The announcement ended weeks of speculation about Sununu a future. In his five american hostage freed arrives in Germany via Syria newly released hostage Alann Steen gives a thumbs up sign and a big Wink As he leaves the  ambassadors residence in Damascus Syria. Sununu resigns Skinner tops list of Job candidates by Gary Pomeroy Start writer Rhein main a Germany a freed american hostage Alann Stycn arrived safely in Germany tuesday night at 10 18 . Aboard an air Force c-141 Star lifter that carried him from Damascus Syria. A i done to think i can find the words right now to express How i feel except that its wonderful a Steen was quoted As saying in Damascus after being freed by shiite Muslim extremists in Lebanon. A five years is no  he was kidnapped Jan. 24,1987. The 52-year-old teacher wore a heavy cold weather Parka As he arrived Here and was greeted by a group of dignitaries led by . Ambassador to Germany Robert m. Kimmitt and his wife Holly. Meanwhile the associated press reported that . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said after a meeting in new York with iranian ambassador Kamal Kharrazi that the last american captive Jour palist Terry Anderson would be released today Steen smiled and waved his fist trip Hently As he was led to the motorcade that departed immediately for the . Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden where he will undergo medical evaluations and state department repatriation debriefings. Sex hostage Joseph Cicippio who was freed by shiite Muslim captors monday after nearly five years of Captivity is also undergoing medical evaluations at the Wiesbaden Hospital. Aside from hostages that arc released in mass such As the americans held in Iran Cicippio and Steen Are believed to be the first individual hostages to be at the air Force Hospital at the same time a joint information Bureau spokesman said. Although family members of freed hostages normally travel to Germany to reunite with loved ones Virginia Steen a travel plans Virginia Steen were not available according to a joint information Bureau spokesman at Lindsey air station in Wiesbaden. The couple was married just six months before the Beirut University College journalism teacher was kidnapped. Asked in Damascus earlier in the Day if he had a message for her Steen said a i love her i miss  the couple later spoke to her husband by Telephone from her Home in Clark Jake Mich. A it was incredible to finally hear his voice and to think this is really see Steen on Page 2 Page letter Sununu said that until recently he had been convinced that he could be a Strong contributor to Bush a efforts. A but in politics especially during the seasons of a political Campaign perceptions that can be effectively dealt with at other times can be a and will be a converted into real political negatives a Sununu wrote. A and i would never want to not be contributing positively much less be a drag on your  Bush a eldest son George w. Bush had warned Sununu that he had alienated Many key Bush supporters who Are urging that he be replaced sources said in Washington. Right up until Sununu a resignation see Sununu on Page 2 Cicippio s state of health remarkable doctor says by Vince Crawley staff writer Wiesbaden Germany a former hostage Joseph Cicippio was knocked unconscious when tic was captured five years ago and suffered frostbite when he was chained outdoors for two Winters but his medical condition is otherwise a remarkable Quot an air Force doctor said tuesday. A the feels Well and is elated at being free a said or. Col Uwe w. Fohlmeister during a press conference in Wiesbaden on tuesday. Fohlmeister said that surgeons operated on Cicippio in response to an intestinal illness. He said the surgery left Cicippio with a scar stretching from his Chest to below his Navel. During his Captivity Cicippio experienced occasional bouts of dizziness and lightheadedness which May be related to a blow to his head said Fohlmeister the attending physician for the newly freed american. A the was unsteady dizzy and unable to walk for several weeks after this injury a the doctor said. Cicippio who did not attend the press conference also dieted and lost about 40 pounds at the beginning of his Long Captivity a because he thought he would be Able to survive better a Fohlmeister said. He weighs 134 pounds which the doctor said a is not a bad weight for his 5-see Cicippio on Page 2 inside today s paper hey kids the third of five drawings in stripes Holiday colouring contest is on Page 22 today. Soldier gets 34 years for spying by Chuck Roberts staff woj Kcf Heidelberg Germany a a former 8th inf div Soldier has been sentenced to 34 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges of espionage Ana contacting the enemy. Spec. Albert t. Gombolay pleaded guilty july 16 and was convicted july 17 in bad Kreuz Nach Germany in connection with his activities with Iraq and Jordan during the persian Gulf War according to a news release by the . Army Europe Public affairs office in Heidelberg. Information about the court martial could not be released until last saturday because the investigation continued after the trial according to Millie Waters a Usa eur spokeswoman. Usa eur would not explain what was involved in the follow up investigation because of the nature of the Case. Gombolay who was assigned to the 2nd in 29th Field arty in Baum older also was Given a dishonourable discharge reduced to the lowest enlisted rank and required to forfeit All pay and allowances. He was sent to the military prison at fort Leavenworth kan., in november. Before his arrest March 29, Gombolay told an under see spying on Page 2