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Hostage kin hoping
Hussein keeps word
Relatives of about 900 American hostages were waiting to
day for Iraq’s Saddam Hussein to follow through on Ins
promise to release all "foreign guests" in time for Christmas
"All we can do now is live in the hope that he really is
coming home." said Shirley Carroll of Augusta. C.a . whose
husband is among holdouts at the U S. Embassy in Kuwait
"It’s more or less a wait-and-see game." said Elsie Lucille
Hughes of Albuquerque. N.M . whose husband and son are
hiding in Kuwait. "We're waiting to see whether it’s got
conditions attached to it or not."
Family and friends of American captives were elated by
the Iraqi president’s turnaround, but they were also wary of
tricks. For those with loved ones in hiding, such a prosper t
was especially fearsome.
"If you take (Saddam) at face value, then they’re going to
be released." said attorney David McDonald )r . whose client
and friend is among those in hiding "The question then be
comes when? Is this a ploy to draw everyone out?"
Doubts aside, the promise brought new hope to families
"We’ve been waiting and waiting, trying and trying to get
him out and hitting brick walls," said Sue Ililt. whose broth
er is among holdouts at the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait "So
this first ray of hope is like a gilt
Saddam called for the release of all foreign hostages in a
directive to the Iraqi parliament Thursday, but did not speci
fy a date.
"We're really emotional about this because Christmas is a
big holiday with our family a very special time of year."
Mrs. Miff sail! from Stover. Mo "Hut we’re being careful
Marie Butcher spoke with her son-in-law. Cuy Seago.
Thursday by telephone from the military installation where
he has been held by Iraqi troops.
"He’s packed and ready to leave I warned him it might
take some time to get out but he's still just so thrilled.
Mrs Butcher said from Johnson City. Tenn. "We've got all
our Christmas presents wrapped and ready."
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In Memory
Michael Chase, member of Men Against Rape, leads a
vigil Thursday to mark the one year anniversary of the
deaths of l-i women students at Montreal Polytechnic
School who were killed by a gunman on a shooting
spree
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Pilots confused at crash site
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Airline pilots told investigators
they had bcitiimi confused
while taxiing in the same run
vva\ area where two Northwest
Airlines jets collided in heavy
fog this week killing eight pen
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The unidentified pilots, not
involved in the fatal collision,
volunteered the information in
interviews with the National
Transportation Safety Hoard
team looking into Monday's
crash, head investigator John
laiuber said Thursday.
Previous confusion among
pilots tit Detroit Metropolitan
Airport was reported ".nut not
net essartlv under low visibility
conditions," 1-auber said at a
news conference held Ix’fore
most of the team left Detroit
Investigators used a IX!-9 jet
Thursday to reconstruct the er
rant path taken bv « Northwest
IK! M through heavy fog onto
runway !!-<!. where .1 Northwest
Hoeing 727 was thundering to
ward takeoff for Memphis.
Tenn
laiutier said reconstructing
the events leading up to the
crash helped investigators doc
umi’nl what llii' cik k|>it crew
may have sunn, including "all
taxiway markings. runway
markings. tin* lights, the
signs."
Might people were killed and
JO were injured when the fills
hurgh liound IXl-O. carrying .10
passengers and fmir ( row mem
bers, apparently made two
wrong turns and ended up in
the path of the other jet
Investigators have said poor
visibility, inadequate runway
lighting and pilot and control
tower error could have contrib
uted to the i rash
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