European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday May 6, 1992 the stars and stripes c Page 7anderson tells of ordeal As captive a correspondent says Faith kept him going by Rick Hampson the associated press new York a Terry Anderson sat in a soaring Church Nave monday and recalled life in Captivity being wrapped like a Mummy and tied under a truck almost losing his mind when the sign language partners he had painstakingly tutored were moved having to lock his own chains when his guards forgot to. As associated press member publishers editors and others listened in rapt silence the news Agency a chief Middle East correspondent spoke of his almost seven years As a hostage in Lebanon an ordeal that included the bitter chore of being his own Jailer. Sometimes the guards would forget to lock hostages leg Irons before leaving them alone in their tightly guarded cells at night he said. If and when they discovered the unlocked chains the next Day a they would accuse you and you would be in for some very bad times Sauderson said. A so what do you do it is very very difficult to sit there and look at that Chain lying next to your leg pick it up and close the lock yourself. A you had to do that did no to you a he was asked. A yeah we did it a he replied softly. Looking healthy and relaxed Anderson gave the most detailed account so far of the Captivity that ended dec. 4. He was the longest held american hostage in Lebanon and his return to the United states saw outpourings of emotion and a heroes Welcome. Discussing his Captivity which began on March 16,1985, Nderson backed away from words such As a a courage and a heroism to describe How he survived his ordeal. Instead he attributed it to his newly refund roman Catholic Faith. A i really needed that Anderson said he has accepted a Fellowship from the Freedom forum Media studies Center at Columbia University in new York where he plans to spend the next year writing a Book to be published by Crown. He said Abc plans a television movie. Asked if he wished the government had attempted to Rescue him and his fellow hostages he said a we fantasized a lot about Delta Force storming through the Wall and setting us All free but never believed it never thought it was possible and most of the time feared it. A there were. Drills in which the door would suddenly be thrown open and a guard with a grenade in his hand would be standing there waiting for something to happen. The Drill was if anybody came in the door we were Anderson said he dreaded transfers the most. He and other hostages typically were wrapped from head to foot in tape a like a Mummy a and sometimes stashed underneath a vehicle. Once Anderson recalled he got a bloody nose from repeatedly being smashed against the vehicle on bumpy streets. Another time exhaust fumes made him nauseated but he had to fight the urge for hours knowing that since he open his Mouth he would choke to death on his own vomit. Anderson also recalled when after he had taught several other prisoners an elementary form of sign language they were transferred out of sight leaving Anderson utterly alone. A a month of that nearly drove me crazy a he recalled. A a that a when i came closest to losing but Anderson objected to describing his survival As courageous. A people Are capable of doing an awful lot when they have no Choice and i had no Choice. That is not what i think involves courage courage is when you have choices like Terry Waite who had a Choice to risk his life to come to try to help us. That a plea in rampage Eric Houston 20, stares straight ahead As he is arraigned in Marysville calif., in the killing of four people and wounding of nine others Friday at und Hurst High school in Olivehurst at left is Yuba county Public defender Jeff Braccia. Houston pleaded not guilty monday in the rampage which authorities said was in revenge for failing a High school class. Prosecutors will seek the death penalty. Municipal court judge James f. Dawson scheduled a june 19 preliminary hearing. War in Gulf revealed How military needed civil planes panel says put t by Ron Mckinney staff writer Darmstadt Germany a the persian Gulf War created problems for civilian cargo and passenger airlines panel members said at the 27th annual euro Ean transportation conference Here tuesday. The . Military does not have enough aircraft to support such an Airlift and depended heavily on the commercial airlines during the buildup of operations desert shield storm said Fred Fink the manager of aircraft Charters for Federal express. A you can to maintain a Fleet of aircraft for wartime during peacetime. Its too expensive a said Fink who is also his company a military activation representative. Fink said Many of his company a pilots phoned him to Volunteer to Fly to saudi Arabia. Part of the problem for the airlines was the inability to forecast the military a needs one week to the next. Most airlines plan their flights two months in Advance Fink said. Because of the inability to forecast the military a needs airline officials neither knew How Many aircraft to commit to the crisis nor could they adequately schedule flights since they did no to know what was necessary. Air Force Brig. Gen. James l. Hobson jr., commander of the 435th Airlift Wing at Rhein main a Germany said the Airlift operation was a Success despite some Pitfalls. One a tremendous problem a Hobson said was with military air traffic control particularly at Torrejon a Spain a a in a characterize their air traffic control As being two Beer cans and a Hobson said that As Many As 340 missions were being flown daily during the Airlift up from the Normal 60 to 70 missions. Stress of military draw Down affects parents youngsters Eca pts says by Kevin Robinson staff writer sont Hofen Germany a the Pace if the military draw Down in Europe has iut parents under increasing stress and Las affected their children at school the resident of the european Congress of american parents teachers and Stu Lents said tuesday. In an interview Linda Connelly said hat draw Down stress is causing some ugh school students to shy away from after school activities. At the elementary school level teachers have had to handle an increased number of outbursts by children in class she said. The effects of the draw Down on the school system in Europe was the no. 1 Opic of discussion among 171 delegates ind guests at the we Klong annual Eca pts convention that ends Friday. A there is added stress in the family because of the draw Down a Connelly said. A i think there might be a connection that can be made stress in the family would Lead to the overflow coming into the schools. A we think the Pace of the draw Down is too fast a she said. A we realize that Congress is trying to Speed it up even More. But if they want to keep family units intact and keep Quality in the schools they cannot continue to accelerate the according to Frank of Gara spokesman for Germany Region schools the Region has predicted a loss of More than 30,000 pupils by june. Twelve schools in Germany Are scheduled to close by the end of the 1991-92 school year and eight others could also follow suit he said. Of Garass comments came during a briefing tuesday at the convention. He told the delegates that the draw Down plans Call for Germany Region to trim 900 teaching slots by the end of the year and lose one District a year through 1995. Eca pts is feeling the Brunt of the draw Down through a loss of 5,000 members in the past year and a noticeable drop in parental involvement in schools Connelly said. A in so Many of our families. Families Are being pulled apart with parents working More than one Job a Connelly said. A they Are torn apart through divorce unemployment and because of that family breakdown Connelly said Eca pts must solicit the support of the Community to maintain the Quality of education even during the draw Down. A the old idea that Pat was just there to raise Money and do fairs and provide cupcakes those Days Are Long gone a Connelly said. A your concern is on the Quality of Leader honoured twisted Washington a president Bush heaped Praise mixed with some Good natured ribbing on House minority Leader Robert h. Michel As a portrait of the Illinois Republican was unveiled monday in the Capitol. A remember Lincoln swords a the noblest work of god is an honest Man a a Bush said. A a you be been All of that Bob and the portrait shows Michel striking a familiar pose with his left hand in his pocket and right Elbow Bent at the Waist. It was done by Bill Hardin of Peoria 111., president of Hardin sign co. A second identical portrait will hang in the Capitol Hill club a private Republican club. Bush said a it took me awhile to convince Bob that its an Honor to be framed in Washington and Hung in the
