European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 6, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes Friday december 6, 1991 William Kennedy Smith s accuser shown in a picture that was blotted out by television testified wednesday that a i thought he was going to kill see Story on Page 4. Scholarship curb sought the education department pro pose severe limits on race exclusive scholarships one year after a proposed ban caused a firestorm of anger among universities and civil rights groups. A Page 5 Keating found guilty Charles Keatingjr. Was convicted wednesday of securities fraud for deceiving the Public through the Sale of junk Bonds at his Lincoln savings and loan. A Page 6 aspirin and cancer people who regularly take aspirin Cut their risk of Colon cancer by nearly half concludes a major study on the nations second leading cancer killer. A Page 7 army checking on aids the army is in the midst of surveying 18,000 soldiers in randomly selected units to find out Why 250 new cases of the aids virus Are surfacing in the service each year. A Page 10 ism plans outlined ism chairman John Akers outlined his plan to decentralize the computer maker to his top managers during an All Day session wednesday according to an Industry executive. A pm go 17 Iran Abby Ann Landers. 19 action Una. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 crossword. 19 faces no places. 18 letters. Money matters. 17 sports. To listings. 27 weather. 11 travellers with pan am tickets probably won t be grounded by David Tarrant staff writer passengers holding tickets for pan american world airways which went out of business wednesday will probably find seats on other airlines a but on a space available basis according to an official with the scheduled airline ticket office overseas. A the information we have received is that . Carriers at a minimum will acknowledge pan am tickets a said Robert l. Wyatt assistant managing director of Sato of. But Wyatt and . Airline officials warned that they could not guarantee that passengers would Fly when they want to because of the Busy Holiday season. Also Many airline officials said they would not recognize free pah am tickets awarded with frequent flier mileage. A i done to know How Many people this will affect. But it appears most people will not have any problem a Wyatt said. Pan am founded in 1927, stopped flying wednesday after a Deal with Delta air lines fell through that would have helped pan am emerge from bankruptcy court. The shutdown also affects passengers who purchased tickets for any Carrier at one of the 18 Sato offices in Europe that were operated by pan am Wyatt said. Under the complicated airline accounting system customers using these offices essentially purchased the tickets from pan am a even if those tickets were for flights on Delta american or any other Carrier serving the military Community Wyatt said. Pan am would then later reimburse other airlines that had tickets purchased at its travel offices. All . Carriers have indicated they will still Honor these tickets purchased at pan am operated offices according to Wyatt and several . Airline officials. But passengers holding these tickets will not be Able to make any changes in the time or Date of their flights. In addition they will not be Able to obtain a refund for the tickets. Sato offices Are operated by . Carriers serving the . Military overseas. Pan am operated six Sato offices in the Kaiserslautern area and two others in Heidelberg. Pan am also ran offices in these locations Lan Stuhl Baum older Wei Brincken Mannheim Worms Munich Augsburg Bremerhaven Karlstedt and Grefrath. Airline officials said honouring tickets purchased from paid am operated Sato offices a even if those tickets were for another airline a still carries a risk. A to is a risk for us to Honor them because of the possibility we wont get our Money Back from pan am a Ross Bryan military sales manager Europe for american airlines said wednesday. But Bryan said that any ticket a Good for travel on american but issued on pan am Stock will be honoured As Long As it was issued on or before dec 4,�?� the Date when pan am folded. Wyatt also said that Sato has arranged with other . Carriers to take Over operation of pan am s Sato offices. Those offices should All be operational by Friday he said. Back from Page 1 ets of her full length Black leather coat. When the noise from the choppers whirring rotors began to diminish she bit her lip slightly. A few feet of red carpet and Concrete were All that separated the two. Around her hundreds of Well wishers had begun cheering chanting and waving flags and television networks Cut in live so that millions of viewers in the United states could share the scene. The helicopters Green Side door Slid open and As Anderson emerged she briefly placed her right hand Over her Mouth. As the cheers hit a sustained Peak she strolled slowly in his direction. Anderson seemingly tried to reach everyone with his Broad smile and sweeping Waves As he walked steadily yet casually toward her. At Andersons Side holding his other hand was his 6-year-old daughter us lome whom he met for the first time wednesday after he was driven to Syria. At the Edge of the red carpet the brother and sister embraced stepped backed briefly to look each other in the eyes and embraced again. As they hugged the cheering subsided almost to a hush seemingly a spontaneous attempt by the throng to give them some semblance of privacy in their reunion. Then they turned Back to take in the crowd and say gave a double thumbs up. Anderson found his Way along the Bank of Media shaking hands but declined to say much in response to the hordes of questions that were launched at him. A a it a great to be Back a he said As he Shook hands. A a it a great. Its before heading into the lobby of the Hospital Anderson stood on the top Steps briefly. His words were few a what can i say in a speechless. In a glad to be minutes later Anderson re emerged from the top Balcony of the Hospital flanked by Alann Steen and Joseph Cicippio the two men who preceded Nis arrival to the air Force facility which has treated 121 freed hostages since 1981. The three men represented roughly 6,090 Days of Captivity. To Anderson someone shouted a we missed a not half As much As i missed you a he responded. He said that his daughter was a great Quot and that he hoped to visit people in his Hometown of Batavia n.y., soon. A i owe them a lot Quot he said. A but ill be Home to say that in person soon i then someone asked about says efforts. A a it a great to have a sister like that a he said. A you get yourself in trouble and she just comes along and gets you Anderson was to undergo the usual Battery of Post Captivity medical examinations and begin Nis debriefings with the state department repatriation team on thursday said Gerhard Preisser a joint information spokesman. In other developments at the air Force Hospital thursday Cicippio checked Oyt and he and his family returned to the United states on a commercial flight from Frankfurt. Alann and Virginia Steen downplayed reports of his brain injuries. A i feel very very Well Quot the former hostage said thursday afternoon. A and my brain feels Good Steen a military doctor said wednesday that the former Beirut University College journalism teacher suffered permanent neurological damage from a kick in the head by his captors. They released him tuesday after holding him since 1987. A the did take a blow to the head a Virginia Steen said in a thursday news conference. A a blow to the head does no to mean that serious damage has he was kicked to the ground where he hit his head against a chair and the Concrete floor he said clarifying reports that he had been hit if the head. He met briefly with Anderson on thursday morning he said. However the state department asked them not to talk together yet Steen said. The former hostage does no to agree with the . Policy of refusing to negotiate with his captors. A i think its Baa Quot he said. A i think there should be negotiations but you cow Down to those Steen was also Cut off from news of the outside world during his Captivity. He knew nothing of the persian Gulf War the fall of the Berlin Wall or the upheavals in the soviet Union. Virginia Steen also smuggled her husbands favorite junk food a Hydro cookies a into the Wiesbaden military Hospital and the couple who had been married just six months when he was taken captive in 1987, enjoyed a 3 30 . Snack of cookies and milk. Steen is still a overwhelmed Quot by a seeing Light and Daylight and Sun and people his wife said. Steen and nine members of his family Are enjoying a reunion in Germany. The family Hopes to return to the United states this weekend he said. A for All those who Are still detained Quot Virginia Steen said a please keep the Issue staff writer Vince Crawley contributed to this report Anderson s problems minor doctors say Wiesbaden Germany a doctors examining freed hostage Terry Anderson said thursday he has a sinus infection a minor lung problem and pains in his knee from a pre Captivity injury but they reported no major health problems. A emr. Anderson told his doctors he feels Good is enjoying being with his loved ones and is looking to his future a a . Military statement said. Anderson freed late wednesday from nearly seven years of Captivity in Lebanon is being examined at the . Air Force Hospital in Wiesbaden. Anderson 44, appeared to be Strong and fit As he arrived before Dawn at the Hospital which has served As a Way station for Many freed hostages. He underwent a series of medical tests. A the has sinusitis an infection in his right Maxillary sinus a the statement said. A this is being treated with antibiotics and is expected to be completely resolved within several the bulletin added a the also has mild Plevritis an inflammation of the lining of his right lung. This condition is also expected to be resolved within several weeks without the doctors said Anderson experiences pain in his right knee but that this condition results a from an injury he sustained during Bis Early 20s. 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