European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 17, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 9waite says pacifism prevented escape new York a former hostage Terry Waite says he had a Chance to escape from his captors in Lebanon when he came across a loaded gun but he passed it up because of his pacifist views. Waite recalled the incident during an interview scheduled for broadcast today on abcs 20/20. One Day during his five years in Captivity he was unchained and taken to a bathroom. A the door was closed a he recalled. A and i discovered on top of the Cistern an automatic weapon. I thought Here a a  but he  bring himself to use it against the Man guarding him. Before he was taken hostage he had tried to persuade the kidnappers to renounce violence. A and now Here was i in a tight Corner and was i going to use violence a he said. A because if id picked up that gun id have had to use it. And i thought a no i must stand by what i  a Waite a special envoy for the archbishop of Canterbury was trying to negotiate the release of other hostages when he was taken captive in 1987. He was released in november 1991. Waite reiterated that he knew nothing about any arms for hostages Deal arranged by former White House aide Oliver North although he met the than Marine officer while North was arranging secretly to Swap arms to Iran for the hostages Freedom. A had i known anything about that then i would have had to Stop All connections with anybody from the american administration a he said. Waite who was in solitary confinement for four years said fellow hostage Terry Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press helped him stay sane by tapping out headlines through a Wall. Anderson had Access to a radio and was being held next door with two other hostages. Waite was sometimes allowed to read the Bible but he said it was Little Comfort. A outside the apartment in which 1 was held the constant sound of gunfire people knocking the daylights out of each other a he said. A and then you come to the Bible and you see that they were doing that 2,000, 3,000, 4,000 years ago. And things Haven to changed there in the Middle  besieged afghan chief resigns French report Kabul Afghanistan apr afghan president Najibullah installed by the soviets six years ago resigned As guerrillas closed in on the capital France said thursday. A France rejoices at the resignation of Najibullah a the French foreign ministry a Deputy spokesman Maurice Goudrault Montagne said in Paris. He said France was notified of the development by its embassy in Kabul capital of Afghanistan. Najibullah a former secret police chief who took Power in May 1986, attempted to escape from Kabul but failed the French spokesman said citing information from Kabul. There was no immediate elaboration on Najibullah a whereabouts. The United states which had expressed concern that a Hasty departure by Najibullah could Lead to chaos urged restraint by the rebels. Jamiat a islami one of the biggest and most organized of the resistance forces said it had seized the International Airport on the Western Edge of the capital with the help of Neutral government troops and a smaller pro iranian guerrilla group. The claim could not be independently verified. Roads to the Airport were blocked and journalists were not allowed near the sprawling compound. There also were reports that Jamiat a islami was fighting to keep a rival rebel group Hebe islami away from the Airport. The two rebel parties have spent As much time fighting each other As they have battling government troops in recent years. The military command had appealed to the unite new . Chief Philadelphia police commissioner Wiliie Williams wiil replace embattled Daryl Gates As police chief of los Angeles. Williams 48, will become the first Black police chief of los Angeles a City More than twice the size of Philadelphia but with fewer officers per capita of population than the Pennsylvania City. Williams will also be the first chief chosen from outside the la. Department in 40 years. It nations earlier thursday to accelerate its efforts to bring a peaceful end to the 13-year-old civil War. But the Muslim rebels said the . Plan was dead. The guerrillas were attempting to form their own 28-member governing commission to move into Kabul possibly As Early As this weekend. Pakistani government sources said an announce ment about the Council Najibullah could be made later thursday. The United states saudi Arabia Pakistan and Iran a which gave the guerrillas billions of dollars in Money and arms to fight the government once supported by the soviet government a wanted Najibullah to leave Only As part of an orderly transition. They feared his governments collapse or sudden de Sarture could Lead to anarchy and unprecedented bloodshed and dash any Chance of restoring peace after a War that has already left at least 2 million afghans dead. The rebels a Are now on the verge of achieving their goal of self determination for the afghan people but would risk a prolonged and pointless conflict if they pursue a military option which will not bring Resolution and reconciliation a said state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler in a statement released in Pakistan on thursday. The russian embassy on wednesday ordered the evacuation of half of its 40-member staff All considered non essential personnel diplomats said. They cited fears that russians might be taken hostage in retaliation for the 1979 invasion of Afghanistan by the soviet red army. The last troops of Moscow a 115,000 troops returned Home in february 1989. The .�?Ts special envoy to Afghanistan Benon Sevan arrived in Kabul just before Midnight for a two hour meeting with key afghan leaders before returning to Pakistan on thursday government and . Sources said. Although Sevanes offices in Kabul and in Pakistan refused to discuss the visit diplomats said they expected the Mission to try to help Avert a Bloodbath rather than impose a solution. Sevan has been trying to implement a plan to install a Neutral Council of 15 afghans to replace Najibullah and oversee the Kabul administration until an interim government can be chosen at a peace conference. A a it a too late for the . Plan a said Masood Khalili a spokesman for Jamiat a islami one of the seven main resistance groups that spearheaded an offensive that saw the government lose control of its main air base just 35 Miles from Kabul. Khalili spoke from the pakistani Border City of Peshawar Headquarters of the afghan resistance. Assailant sorry for hitting Reagan Las vegas apr the anti nuclear activist who rushed at former president Reagan said wednesday that smashing a statue Given to Reagan was a appropriate a but apologized for hitting Reagan with broken Glass. A was an advocate of non violence it was never my intention to Hurt anyone a Rick Springer said at a news conference. Springer 41, a part time Carpenter and organizer with the 100th Monkey organization ran on stage while Reagan was speaking monday at the National association of broadcasters convention. Springer smashed a 2-foot-tall Crystal statue of an Eagle that had been presented to Reagan by the broadcasters. At least one Large piece of Glass struck the former president who was not Hurt. Springer who was charged with threatening a former president and released without bail called smashing the Eagle a an appropriate  anti nuclear activists in Las vegas this week for protests at the Nevada test site claim the land where nuclear weapons Are tested belongs to the Shoshone indians under a 19th-Century treaty. A i believe by smashing the statue of that Eagle i have just dotted the a in in the Freedom being stolen from the Shoshone a Springer said. Springer said he wanted to emphasize that he Quot acted alone and  he said he Wasny to aware Reagan would be at the luncheon until he read it on the broadcasting groups Agenda. About 30 anti nuclear activists joined Springer at the news conference. Several spoke out against nuclear testing. Obstetrician dumps 173 fetuses in Field Shawnee okla. A an obstetrician dumped a garbage bag containing 173 fetuses in a Field and tried to set it on fire the District attorney says. Two fishermen who were passing by on wednesday found the partially burned bag which also contained body parts in varying states of decomposition about 35 Miles East of Oklahoma City District attorney Miles Zimmerman said. Or. Nareshkuma Patel who owned the Field up until november admitted dumping and trying to Burn the fetuses Zimmerman said. The prosecutor said it Wasny to Clear that a crime had been committed. A your research at this Point indicates at the most a Misdemeanour and even then it May be marginal a he said. But should any of the fetuses prove to be older than 24 weeks a Oklahoma a limit for abortions a a then we be got a whole new ballgame a Zimmerman said. The medical examiners office said the oldest fetus examined so far was 20 weeks. It Wasny to immediately determined How Long the fetuses had been there. Patel denied responsibility earlier wednesday. A i done to know. I done to know that a he told the associated press when asked about the fetuses. He then Hung up the Telephone. For to in Oklahoma City said Patel told the station that he had sent an associate to Burn a human tissues in a Field. Two cans of lighter fluid were found next to the bag undersheriff Gary Thomas said