Hostage family joy as pact frees 52 captives
Families across the United States greet dawn with relief and hope after an agreement to free 52 American hostages is signed. Parents speak of rebirth and renewed courage while awaiting aircraft to bring loved ones home.
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Associated Press
Hazel Lee
Pasadena
Calif
Gary
Dorothea Morefield
San Diego
Richard Morefield
Johnny McKeel
Baldh Springs
Texas
Wynona McKeel
Johnny Sr
Father embraces hope as Marine held in Iran nears release
The family of Marine Sgt. Paul Lewis waits anxiously for word of his release after 14 months hostage in Iran. His father, Phil Lewis, says optimism is tempered by caution and demands direct confirmation from U.S. officials before believing the ordeal is over. He praises his son's character and notes letters that reveal resilience throughout the crisis.
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Thomas Schaefer
Alyssa Keough
Burlington, Vt
William Keough
Doris Moeller
Loup City
Neb
Michael
Robert Hohman
Donald Hohman
Homer
Paul Lewis
Iran
Phil Lewis
U.S
Warren Christopher
Christopher
Carter
Lewis
Paul
Freed U S hostages from Tehran include women and sick
Fourteen Americans freed early from the Tehran embassy crisis include Kathy Gross and Ladell Maples among the first batch. Ten more released next day lift totals to five white women and eight black men. Remaining captives include Kathryn Koob Elizabeth Swift Charles Jones Jr and Richard Queen who was freed after 251 days for medical care.
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Associated Press
U.S
Tehran
Iran
Kathy Gross
Cambridge Springs
William E. Quarles
Washington, D.C
Cpl
Ladell Maples
Earle
Ark
James O. Hughes
Langley Air Force Base
Lillian Johnson
Elmont
N.Y
Elizabeth Montagne
Calumet
Elizabeth Ann Swift
Charles Jones Jr
Detroit
Richard I. Queen
Lincolnville
Maine
Queen
Sickmann family hopes marine Rocky returns in good condition
Ed Schafer reports on the Sickmann family awaiting the return of Marine Sgt. Rodney V. Sickmann among the hostages held in Tehran. They express cautious optimism that he will come back healthy as negotiations proceed, recounting his letters and calls during captivity ending with a hopeful Easter note.
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Ed Schafer
Krakow
Rodney V
Rocky” Sickmann
Virgil Sickmann
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Anna Kennedy
Moorhead C. Kennedy Jr
New York City
Louisa
Carol Hohman
Donald R. Hohman
Jackie Persinger
Gregory Persinger
Dave Schaefer
Tacoma
Wash
State Department
Ernest
Susan Cooke
Memphis
Tenn
Donald
Cooke
John McKeel
Balch Springs, Texas
John McKeel Jr
Barbara Timm
Kevin Hermening
Sickmann
Toni
White House
Germany
United States
Sickmanns
U. S
Rockey
Rocky
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Virgil
Toni Sickmann
Marine
Sgt
Rodney Sickmann
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