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Waite Says Progress Seen in Hostage Talks in US Visit
Anglican envoy Terry Waite arrived in New York to brief US officials and hostage relatives before returning to Lebanon. He noted progress in the last 10 days and sought Kuwaiti talks on 17 Kuwait bombings prisoners linked to the captives. Waite planned brief stay and would later consult New York officials and families. Islamic Jihad claimed custody of hostages. four signers to a letter to Archbishop Runcie were Jenco, Anderson, Jacobsen, and Sutherland. Buckley death unconfirmed. Kilburn remains missing.
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New York
Anglican Church
Terry Waite
Lebanon
Waite
Kennedy International Airport
Kuwait
Athens
Greece
Beirut
United States
White House
Larry Speakes
Reagan
Wate
Robert Runcie
Canterbury
Runeie
Iran
Libya
Islamic Jihad
Runcie
Lawrence Jenco
Joliet, Ill
Terry Anderson
Lorain
Omo
Middle East
Associated Press
David Jacobsen
Huntington Beach
Calif
American University Hospital
Thomas Sutherland
American University of Beirut