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Aiken Standard

Location

Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America

Date

Nov 11, 1985

Page

3

Beirut Intermediary In Effort To Free 6 American Hostages

A broker in Lebanon is being sought to arrange a meeting between the six American captives and Terry Waite, the Archbishop of Canterbury's special envoy. Waite has previously engaged with intermediaries and urged direct talks, while U S officials say efforts continue through indirect contacts.

London Canterbury Lebanon Eve Keatley Robert Runcie Terry Waite Runcie Associated Press Waite Reagan Associated Press Bureau Beirut Myron Belkind U.S Terry Anderson Middle East The Lawrence Jenco David Jacobsen American University Hospital Thomas Sutherland Islamic Jihad Kuwait William Buckley Peter Kilburn American University of Beirut Buckley Kilburn Libya Iran Washington George P. Shultz Shultz

USS Saratoga crew hailed as heroes in interception

The 4700 crew of the USS Saratoga are hailed after intercepting an Egyptian jet with four Palestinian hijackers aboard the Achille Lauro. F-14 fighters shadowed the plane for 70 minutes until it landed in Sicily, where suspects were arrested. News of the mission sparked widespread praise and letters from across the U.S. and abroad.

Haifa Israel Reagan NATO Sicily Leon Klinghoffer New York City U.S Egypt Italy Saratoga Asheville N.C Sixth Fleet

Was Yurchenko a Happy Defector A Misread Tale

AOPolitical analysis discusses Vitaly Yurchenko at his Soviet Embassy news conference. It questions CIA handling of his case and notes the failure to provide Russian speaking support. The piece contrasts satellite prowess with the need for a translator who spoke Yurchenko’s language.

Donald M. Rothberg Washington Vitaly Yurchenko Bill Casey CIA Yurchenko Mikhail Gorbachev No. 5 KGB Donald Jameson

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