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THE BG NEWS Vol.70 Issue93 Bowling Green, Ohio Friday, March 4,1988 Schray freed Gregory tells 'good, bad' by abductors by Elizabeth Kimes staff reporter BEIRUT, Lebanon (AP) — West German hostage Ralph Rudolf -Don't worry, littlegirL.tt's Schray was freed by his pro-Iranian Shiite Moslem kidnappers in only the first broadcast. Only Beirut before dawn Thursday and whisked to the Syrian capital of 11 million people are watcn- Damascus, officials said. ing^' In a statement issued in Bonn, the West German Foreign Ministry Those were the words of con- confirmed Schray's release, saying Foreign Minister Hans-Dietrich solation Harry Reasoner gave Genscher thanked the Syrian government for its efforts. to ABC senior news correspon- "Schray is now in Damascus and will soon be handed over to the to dent Bettina Gregory before the German Embassy there," the statement said. "He is in good her lead-in to a 6 o'clock news physical condition." broadcast. Caught between a A military source at the Syrian command in Beirut, speaking on deadline and a thunderstorm, condition of anonymity, earlier told The Associated Press that Gregory had a few minutes to Schray was driven to Damascus, 56 miles east of Beirut, under prepare her story and "had no heavy Syrian escort. idea what was going to go by." Schray, a Lebanese-born West German, was kidnapped Jan. 27 in Gregory relayed numerous Moslem west Beirut. A Shiite faction called the Holy Warriors of incidents of her experience Freedom on Wednesday made the first claim of responsibility for with "The Good, the Bad, and the abduction of the 30-year-old industrial engineer. the Ugly of TV News" last The group, which also has claimed responsibility for the kidnap- night the Lenhart Grand Ball- Bings of two other West Germans in Beirut in January 1987, is be- room. eved to be headed by a brother of two Lebanese Shiite Moslems Working at ABC News for the who are being held in West Germany on terrorism and kidnapping past 14 years, Gregory has charges. covered diverse issues such as Schray's pregnant Lebanese wife of six months. Rana Mounla, the Three Mile Island accident, sobbed when asked whether she knew of her husband's release. the 1984 presidential bid of "Please leave me alone for a while. I don't know anything for sure Gary Hart, and the royal wed- now, but I believe it's true," she told The Associated Press when ding of Prince Charles and reached by telephone in her west Beirut apartment. Lady Di. She was also the There are 22 other foreigners missing after being kidnapped in White House News correspon- Lebanon since March 1985. They are nine Americans, four French- dent in 1979, covering the Iran- men, three Britons, an Italian, an Irishman, an Indian and two un- ian hostage situation. identified men. Currently, Gregory serves as Longest held is American Terry Anderson, chief Middle East cor- an ABC government regulation respondent for The Associated Press. He was kidnapped March 16, correspondent. 19K. "What that means is if it The Christian Voice of Lebanon radio station reported today that smashes, trashes, or crashes, the kidnappers moved Schray from their hideout during the night to they call Gregory," she said. an office of the Syrian-backed Shiite Moslem Amal militia in south Last night, though, Gregory Beirut in preparation for his release. spoke on the pressures of tele- The radio, which has a poor record for accuracy in reporting on vision news and dealing with Moslem affairs, said Schray was visited there by Syrian officials. the government. A mouthpiece of the right-wing Christian Phalange party, the Describing Washington D.C. radio quoted unidentified witnesses as saying they saw Schray as "25 square miles surroun- "handcuffed and clean-shaven" when he was moved. BG News/Paul Vernon ded by reality", she said the The Holy Warriors for Freedom made their claim in a typewritten Network ABC's administration realizes the Arabic statement released to the Reuters news agency in Beirut. importance of timing in releas- It was accompanied by a polaroid photograph showing Schray, Bettina Gregory, an ABC senior news correspondent who has covered events ranging from the Chernobyl ing news to the press. Because with a beard grown during his five weeks in captivity, dressed In nuclear disaster to the Royal Wedding, spoke to a crowd of about 200 people in the Lenhart Grand Ball- of that a journalist may cover blue jeans and a dark blue sweater looking directly at the camera. room yesterday evening.' What I feel good about is when I've done a story that prodded some action, In- the news, but the government The statement said Schray could be released within hours as a re- formed somebody or contributed something.' she said. C See Gregory, page 5. sult of mediation by Syrian President Hafez Assad. Police find suspect Dean of Education tion coordinator, said the residence halls are work- by Rebecca Thomas ing to install the "Lock Your Doors" campaign. staff reporter A crime alert poster has been posted on the door of each resident adviser and hall director, and prohibits smoking more have been distributed for bulletin boards on University police have a suspect in the recent each floor of the residence halls. Starnes said. by Tim Bush chairman and a professor of ed- building combined with the Harshman Quadrangle intrusions, according to Lt. "The top of the fiver is red, which means urgent, staff reporter ucation, said the air quality widespread disregard of smok- David Weekley, campus police patrol supervisor. and they should all be posted," she said. could be improved in the build- ing area rules caused Bennett to Three instances involving a male entering fe- Starnes will be patrolling the residence halls to- ing. ban smoking altogether. male resident rooms in Harshman Quadrangle day to make sure all of the announcements have Lighting up a cigarette is no "We found that the air quality "I am sympathetic to the ar- have been under investigation by University police been put on the bulletin boards for each floor. longer an acceptable way to re- was not necessarily a health ha- gument that smokers have since last weekend, Weekley said. Each residence hall has received a letter ad- lax in the Education Building. zard, but it certainly was not rights; however, the rights of "We do have a suspect, as of a few days ago," dressing the issue of the recent intrusions, Starnes A new smoking policy, enac- ideal," he said. This finding the majority to work and study said Weekley, declining further comment. said. ted by Dean of Education Roger prompted the original smoking in a pleasant and safe environ- The two halls where intruders were reported She is also receiving many requests for crime Bennett, bannned smoking any- restrictions. ment sometimes have to over- were Dunbar Hall and Bromfield Hall, both of prevention information. where in the building. The policy The committee worked with ride," he said, adding that he which are in Harshman. In one Dunbar instance, "Students have been coming in and asking how went into effect Tuesday. the primary architect of the has not sensed any resistance to the student was not touched by the suspect when he they can prevent this. Many didn't even think to Bennett said the old policy, re- building, University Architect this new policy. entered her room. In the remaining two cases, the lock their doors and have just come to understand stricting smoking to posted Roland Engler, and the Uni- "Several people have said to suspect grabbed at or touched the student, accord- how it is important," Starnes said. areas on the first floor and indi- versity's environmental ser- me that they thought it was a ing to a police report. "They are concerned about the open doors, but vidual offices, was being largely vices department to determine courageous move," ne said. Sgt. Charlotte Starnes, campus crime preven- they are not at all panicking." disregarded. the quality of the building's cir- Being a nonsmoker, Glandorff "Over the last two months, culation, York said. said, "I think this policy is a val- students and others have started Dan Paratt. the manager of iant effort on the part of Dean smoking outside the areas and in environmental services, said the Bennett to stick up for nons- the restrooms," he said. Education Building has a mokers' rights. However, I just Hans Glandorff, a senior sec- "whole-building circulation wonder about its enforceabi- ondary education major and an system," which means air is lity." Alcohol offenses rise assistant at the Clinical Lab on circulated throughout the build- Bennett would not comment the second floor of the building, ing with a limited amount of out- as to what penalties would be side air entering. by Amy Cole However, Derek Dickinson ards and Procedures than be- said "I've seen people walk imposed upon violators of the said he is confident the number fore the law went into effect right past a 'No Smoking' sign "In a 'whole-building system', policy.