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LessonOne
SecdonOne:NewsinBrief
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1.FreedAmericanhostage,DavidJacobsen,appealedtodayforthereleaseoftheremainingcaptivesinLebanon,saying,Thoseguysareinhellandwe'vegottogetthemhome.JacobsenmadehisremarksashearrivedatWiesbaden,WestGermany,accompaniedbyAnglicanChurchenvoy,TerryWaite,whoworkedtogainhisrelease.AndWaitesayshiseffortswillcontinue.JacobsenhadacheckupattheairforcehospitalinWiesbaden.Andhospitaldirector,ColonelCharlesMoffittsaysheisdoingwell.AlthoughMr.Jacobsenistired,ourinitialimpressionisthatheisphysicallyinverygoodcondition.Italsoseemsthathehasdealtwiththestresses
ofhiscaptivityextremelywell.AlthoughJacobsencriticizedtheUSgovernment'shandlingofthehostagesituationinavideotapemadeduringhiscaptivity,todayhethankedtheReaganAdministrationandsaidhewasdarnproudtobeanAmerican.TheReaganAdministrationhadlittletosaytodayaboutthereleaseofJacobsenorthelikelihoodthatotherhostagesmaybefreed.BoardingAirForceOneinLasVegas,thePresidentsaid,There'snowaytotellrightnow.We'vebeenworkingonthat.We'vehadheart-breakingdisappointments.
2.Mr.ReaganwasinLasVegascampaigningforRepublicancandidate,JimSantini,whoisrunningbehindDemocrat,HarryRee.
3.InMozambiquetodayanewpresidentwaschosentoreplaceSamoraMachelwhodiedinaplanecrashtwoweeksago.NPR'sJohnMadisonreports:Thechoiceofthe130-memberCentralCommitteeoftherulingFRELIMOPartywasannouncedonMozamliqueradiothisevening.HeisJoaquim,Chissano,Mozambique'sForeignMinister,No.3intheParty.Chissano,whoisforty-seven,wasPrimeMinisterofthenine-monthtransitionalgovernmentthatprecededindependencefromPortugalin1975.HenegotiatedthetransferofpowerwithPortugal. |
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