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FreedAmericanhostage,DavidJacobsen,appealedtodayforthereleaseofthe

remainingcaptivesinLebanon,saying,"Thoseguysareinhellandwe*vegotto

getthemhome."JacobsenmadehisremarksashearrivedatWiesbaden,West

Germany,accompaniedbyAnglicanChurchenvoy,TerryWaite,whoworkedto

gainhisrelease.AndWaitesayshiseffortswillcontinue.Jacobsenhada

checkupattheairforcehospitalinWiesbaden.Andhospitaldirector,Colonel

CharlesMoffittsaysheisdoingwell."AlthoughMr.Jacobsenistired,ourinitial

impressionisthatheisphysicallyinverygoodcondition.Italsoseemsthathe

hasdealtwiththestressesofhiscaptivityextremelywell."AlthoughJacobsen

criticizedtheUSgovernmenfshandlingofthehostagesituationinavideotape

madeduringhiscaptivity,todayhethankedtheReaganAdministrationandsaid

hewasdarnproudtobeanAmerican.TheReaganAdministrationhadlittleto

saytodayaboutthereleaseofJacobsenorthelikelihoodthatotherhostages

maybefreed.BoardingAirForceOneinLasVegas,thePresidentsaid,"There's

nowaytotellrightnow.We'vebeenworkingonthat.We'vehadheart-breaking

disappointments."

Mr.ReaganwasinLasVegascampaigningforRepublicancandidate,JimSantini,

whoisrunningbehindDemocrat,HarryReed.

InMozambiquetodayanewpresidentwaschosentoreplaceSamoraMachel

whodiedinaplanecrashtwoweeksago.NPR'sJohnMadisonreports:"The

choiceofthe130-memberCentralCommitteeoftherulingFRELIMOPartywas

announcedonMozambiqueradiothisevening.HeisJoaquimChissano,

Mozambique'sForeignMinister,No.3intheParty.Chissano,whoisforty-seven,

wasPrimeMinisterofthenine-monthtransitionalgovernmentthatpreceded

independencefromPortugalin1975.Henegotiatedthetransferofpowerwith

Portugal.

Thismuchiscleartonight:anAmericanheldinLebanonforalmostayearanda

halfisfree.DavidJacobsenisrecuperatinginahospitalinWiesbaden,West

Germany.Twenty-fourhoursearlier,JacobsenwasreleasedinBeirutbyIslamic

Jihad.Butthisremainsamystery:whatpreciselyledtohisfreedom?Jacobsen

willspendthenextseveraldaysintheUSairforcefacilityinWiesbadenfora

medicalexamination.DiedreBarberreports.

Afterpreliminarymedicalcheckupstoday,DavidJacobsen'sdoctorsaidhewas

tiredbutphysicallyinverygoodcondition.USairforcehospitalcommander,

CharlesMoffitt,saidinamedicalbriefingthisafternoonthatJacobsenhadlost

littleweightandseemedextremelyfit.Hejokedthathewouldnotliketotakeup

Jacobsen'schallengetoreportersearlierinthedaytoasix-milejogaroundthe

airport.Despitehisobviousfatigue,Jacobsenspenttheafternoonbeing

examinedbyhospitaldoctors.Hewasalsoseenbyamemberofthespecial

stress-managementteamsentfromWashington.ColonelMoffittsaidthatafteran

initialevaluationitseemsasifJacobsencopedextremelywellwiththestresses

ofhiscaptivity.Hesaidtherewasalsonoevidenceatthispointthatthe

fifty-five-year-oldhospitaldirectorhadbeentorturedorphysicallyabused.

Jacobsenseemedveryalert,askingdetailedquestionsaboutthefacilitiesofthe

Wiesbadenmedicalcomplex,accordingtoMoffitt.

Sofar,Jacobsenhasrefusedtoanswerquestionsabouthisfivehundredand

twenty-fourdaysasahostage.Speakingbrieflytoreportsafterhisarrivalin

Wiesbadenthismorning,hesaidhisjoyatbeingfreewassomewhatdiminished

byhisconcernfortheotherhostagesleftbehind.HethankedtheUSgovernment

andPresidentRonaldReaganforhelpingtosecurehisrelease.Jacobsenalso

gavespecialthankstoTerryWaite,anenvoyoftheArchbishopofCanterbury,for

hishelpinthenegotiation.WaitewhoaccompaniedJacobsenfromBeirutto

Wiesbadentoday,saidhemightbegoingtoBeirutinseveraldays.Therearestill

sevenAmericanhostagesbeingheldinLebanonbydifferentpoliticalgroups.

JacobsenwillbejoinedinWiesbadentomorrowbyhisfamily.Hospitalofficials

saidtheystilldonotknowhowmanydaysJacobsenwillremainfortestsand

debriefingsessionsbeforereturningtotheUnitedStateswithhisfamily.For

NationalPublicRadio,thisisDiedreBarber,Wiesbaden.

TheleaderofChineserevolution,MaoTsetong,diedtenyearsagotoday.During

hislifetime,Maobecameacultfigure,butthecurrentgovernmenthastriedto

changethat.NowhistombandembalmedbodyinBeijingarejustanothertourist

attraction.AndnolongerdomillionsofChinesestudyorwavealoftthefamous

"LittleRedBook"ofQuotationsfromChairmanMao.Alongwiththepolitical

writing,Maowrotepoetryaswell—poemsabouttherevolution,theRedArmy,

poemsaboutnature.WillisBarnstonehastranslatedsomeofMao'sworkand

considershimanoriginalmaster,oneofChina'smostimportantpoets.

"Hadhenotbeenarevolutionary,perhapshispoetrywouldnothavebeenas

interestingbecausehispersonalpoetrywasthehistoryofChina.Atthesame

timebecausehewasafamousrevolutionaryandleader,ithasprejudicedmost

people,almostcorrectly,todismisshispoetryassimplytheworkofamanwho

achievedfameelsewhere."

"ButhisworkwasnotdismissedwithinChinathough?"

"Well,nowifsalmostconsciouslyforgotten.ButwhenIwastherein72,you

couldseehispoemsoneverydiningroomwall,engravedonpeach-pits...During

lunchhours,workerswouldstudyhispoems.Theywereeveryplace."

"Isthere,though,arevisionistthinkingwithinliterarycircles?Arepeoplesaying

Maowasn'tanygoodasapoeteither?"

"No.Well,atleastinmyconversationsintheyearIrecentlyspentinPeking

teachingattheuniversitythere,Ifoundveryfewpeoplewhodidn'tthinkhewasa

verygoodpoet.Buttheydidfeelthathissuggestionswhichwerethatpeoplenot

writeintheclassicalstyle,thattheywriteinwhathecalledthemodernstyle,was

veryrepressive.Andasaresult,ofcourse,therestrictionofpublicationduring

thetenyearsoftheCulturalRevolution,poetrywasabysmal."

“Whenyousaythemodernstyle,wouldthatbe,forexample,freeverse?"

"Itwouldbefreeverseasopposedtoclassicalrhymesorclassicalforms."

"YouwriteintheintroductiontooneofyourtranslationsofpoemsofMao

Tsetongthatpeople...youexplainthatleadersinChina,andindeedintheaEast,

areexpectedtobeaccomplishedpoets."

"Yes,Ithinkthat'strue.ThenightthatTojo...beforeTojodied,he,...inJapan,he

wrotesomepoems.HoChiMinhwasapoet.Itwascommon.Infact,Ithinkuntil

earlyinthetwentiethcentury,eventopassabureaucraticexam,onehadtoknow

ahugenumberofclassicalforms.Andespecially,aleadershouldatleastbea

poet."

"Thereisonepoemwhichispoliticalinnaturewhichhastodowithaparasitic

diseaseinChina."

"Yes.Maowrotesomepoems,twopoemsactually,aboutgettingridofadisease

thatwasaplagueforthecountry.Andifscalled'SayinggoodbyetotheGodof

Disease.'Andthepoemneedsannotation.Inthatsense,it'stypicalofclassical

Chinesepoetry;hemakesreferencestoearlieremperorsandplaces.

SayingGoodbyetotheGodofDisease

Mauvewatersandgreenmountainsarenothing

WhenthegreatancientdoctorHuaTuo

Couldnotdefeatatinyworm.

Athousandvillagescollapsed,werechokedwithweeds,

Menwerelostarrows,ghostssang

Inthedoorwayofafewdesolatehouses.

Yetnowinaday,weleaparoundtheearth,

Orexploreathousandmilkyways.

Andifthecowherdwholovesonastar

AsksabouttheGodofplagues,

Tellhim,happyorsad,"TheGodisgone,

Washedawayinthewaters."

ApoembyMaoTsetongreadbyWillisBarnstone,ProfessorofComparative

LiteratureatIndianaUniversityinBloomington.HetalkedwithusfromWFIU.

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Iran'sofficialnewsagencysaidtodayformerUSNationalSecurityAdvisor

RobertMcFarlaneandfourotherAmericanswerejailedinTehranforfivedays

recentlyaftertheyarrivedonasecretdiplomaticmission.Thereportquotedthe

speakerofIran'sparliamentassayingPresidentReagansentthegrouptoTehran

posingasaircraftcrewmen.HesaidtheycarriedwiththemaBiblesignedbythe

Presidentandacake.Hesaidthepresentsweredesignedtoimproverelations

betweenthetwocountries.NeithertheReaganAdministrationnorMcFarlanehad

anycommentonthereport.

TherewerepublishedreportsintheMiddleEastthathostageDavidJacobsen

wasfreedasaresultofnegotiationsbetweentheUnitedStatesandIran.Asked

aboutthattoday,AnglicanChurchenvoyTerryWaitesaidthathedidn'twantto

commentonthepoliticaldynamics.ButWaitesaidhemayknowwithinthenext

twenty-fourhoursfromhiscontactsifhewillbereturningtoBeiruttonegotiate

thereleaseofmorehostages.

Jacobsenwasreunitedwithhisfamilytoday,butagainsaidhisjoycouldnotbe

completeuntiltheotherhostagesarefreed.Heappearedonthehospitalbalcony

withhisfamilyandtalkedwithreporters.HospitaldirectorColonelCharlesMoffitt

saysJacobsenneedstocommunicatewithpeoplenow."Helikestotalk,whether

thatbetoagroupofpressortoindividualphysicians.Onceyougethimstarted

onasubject,hewantstotalkbecausehehasn'tbeenabletodothat."Moffitt

saysJacobsenisingoodhealthandwillnotneedfollowupmedicalcare.

Alowtomoderateturnoutisreportedacrossthenationsofaronthiselection

day.VotersarechoosingmembersoftheonehundredthCongress,thirty-four

senatorsandallfourhundredthirty-fivemembersoftheUSHouseof

Representatives.OneofthebigquestionsiswhichPartywillcontroltheSenate

aftertoday'svoting.

PresidentReagan'sformerNationalSecurityAdvisor,RobertMcFarlane,andfour

otherAmericansmayhavevisitedTehranrecentlyonasecretdiplomaticmission.

Today,ontheseventhanniversaryoftheseizureoftheUSembassyinTehran,

IranSpeakeroftheParliamentsaidthevisitingAmericanswereheldforfivedays

beforebeingexpelledfromthecountry.NPRwasunabletoreachMr.McFarlane

todayforcommentandtheWhiteHousesaysthatitcanneitherconfirmnordeny

thestory.NPR'sElizabethColtonreports.

TodayinTehran,SpeakeroftheParliament,HashamiRafsanjanitookthe

occasiontotellarallythatPresidentReaganhadrecentlysentpersonalenvoys

toIran,callingforimprovementofrelations.InresponsetotheAmerican

overtures,RafsanjaniannouncedthatIranwilladviseitsfriendsinLebanon,in

otherwordsthehostagetakers,tofreeUSandFrenchhostagesifIsraelfrees

Lebaneseprisoners,andiftheAmericanandFrenchgovernmentsendtheir

hostilitytotherevolutionarygovernmentofIran.Rafsanjanithenreportedly

describedforthetensofthousandsoutsidehisparliament,thevisitofthefive

Americanemissaries.TheIraniansaidtheyflewin,posingastheflightcrewofa

planebringingAmericanmilitarysparepartstoIranfromEurope.TheUSenvoys

reportedlycarriedIrishpassports,nowsaidtobeheldbyIranianofficials.And

oneofthemencalledhimselfMcFarlane.AndaccordingtoRafsanjani,helooked

exactlylikePresidentReagan'sformerNationalSecurityAdvisor.Rafsanjani

claimedthatIraniansecurityofficialsalsohaveatapeoftelephone

conversationsbetweentheAmericanPresidentandhisenvoys,TheIranian

cleric,Rafsanjani,saidthefivemenwereconfinedtoahotelforfivedaysand

laterdeportedafterAyatollahKhomeiniadvisedIranianofficialsnottomeetthem

orreceivetheirmessage.RafsanjanisaidtheAmericanshadbroughtaBible

signedbyPresidentReaganandakey-shapedcakewhichtheysaidwasthe

symbolofthehopeofreopeningUS-lranrelations.InTehrantoday,atthe

ceremonymarkingtheanniversaryoftheseizureoftheAmericanembassy,

ParliamentarySpeakerRafsanjanidescribedthevisitbytheAmericanemissaries

asasignofWashington'shelplessness.TheWhiteHousesaiditwouldneither

confirmnordenythereports,becauseaccordingtothepressoffice,thereare

certainmatterspertainingtoeffortstotrytoreleasethehostages,andcomments

mightjeopardizethem.RobertMcFarlane,whowasalsoafrequentpolitical

commentatorforNPR'smorningedition,hasbeenunavailableforcomment.Iam

ElizabethColtoninWashington.

Overthelastfewyearsandaroundthecountry,thenumberoffundamentalist

religiousgroupsissaidtobegrowing.Somearecalled"ultra-fundamentalist"

groups.Theestimatesvariedgreatly.Thenumbercouldbeashighastwo

thousand.Theseorganizationshavedifferentpurposesandbeliefs,butusually

haveonethingincommon—strongleadership,quiteoftenoneperson.Four

yearsagoinOctoberatafundamentalistChristiancommuneinWestVirginia,a

youngboydiedafterapaddlingsessionthatlastedfortwohours.Thechildwas

spankedbyhisparents.Hehadhitanotherchildandrefusedtosayhewassorry.

Wereportedthestoryofthatpaddling—thestoryoftheStonegateCommunityin

Novemberof1982.Sincethattime,Stonegateleaderhasbeentriedand

convicted,oneofthefirsttimesaleaderofareligiousgrouphasbeenheld

responsiblefortheactionsofamember.Alsointhattimetheparentsofthechild

haveservedjailterms,andnowtheyhaveagreedtotelltheirstory.

TheStonegateCommunewasnearCharleston,WestVirginia,inthenortheast

cornerofthestate.It(smostlyfarmingcountry.TheStonegatememberslived

outsideoftowninanoldwhiteVictorianhouse,overlookingtheShenandoah

River,eightyoungfamilieslivingandworkingtogether.Theydidsomefarming,

someconstructionworkandforatimeranarestaurantinCharleston.Itwastheir

intentiontobecomelessofacommuneandmoreofacommunity,withthe

familieslivinginseparatehousesontheproperty.WewenttoStonegateona

SundayeveninginNovemberof1982.Wewerereluctantlywelcomed.Lessthan

amonthbefore,twoStonegatemembershadbeenindictedforinvoluntary

manslaughter.TheyweretheparentsofJosephGreen,whowastwoyearsold

whenhedied.OnthisnightmanyoftheStonegatepeopleweredefensive,almost

angry.

Thatwasfouryearsago.Theparents,StewartandLeslieGreen,wereconvicted

ofinvoluntarymanslaughterandbothspentayearinjail.FirstStewart,then

Leslie.Theninaseparatelegalaction,theleaderoftheStonegatecommune,

DorothyMcLellanwasalsoindicted.McLellandidnottakepartinthepaddling

butshewasfoundguiltyofinvoluntarymanslaughterandconspiracyinthe

deathofJoeyGreen.StewartGreen,thefather,testifiedagainstDorothy

McLellan.GreennowbelievesthathissondiedbecauseofMcLellan'steachings

andinfluence.HeexplainedincourtthattheStonegatemembersweretaught

thatapaddlingsessionshouldcontinueuntilthechildapologizes.Greenalso

testifiedthatafour-hourspankingofDorothyMcLellan'sgrandson,Danny,had

occurredtwoweeksbeforeJoeyGreen'sdeath.HealsosaidtheStonegate

members,whenJoeydied,joinedinapledgeofsecrecy:thecircumstances

wouldbecoveredup;thedeathwouldbecalledanaccident.Theywereafraidall

theStonegatechildrenwouldbetakenaway.Joey'sparentsatfirstagreedtothis.

Itwaslaterthattheyspokeoutagainstwhattheycalledthenaconspiracyof

silence.BothStewartandLeslieGreengrewupandmarriedwithintheStonegate

community.LesliewasonlyfifteenwhenshecametotheStonegate.Theylived

withseveralotherteenagersinthehomeofDorothyandJohnMcLellan.The

McLellanshadbeentakinginyoungpeoplewhowerehavingtrouble,usually

withdrugs.TheywantedtousetheirmarriageasanexampleofChristianfamily

life.JohnMcLellanworkedforanaccountingfirm,travelingduringtheweek,Dot

McLellanstayingathome,takingcareofmoreandmoreteenagers.TheGreens

arenowlivingintheirfirstrealhometogether,anapartmentinBaltimore.Stewart

lefttheStonegate,andLesliejoinedhimassoonasshegotoutofjail.The

GreenshavenowagreedtotalkabouttheirlivesatStonegateandaboutthe

paddlingoftheirson.

Lesson3

IBM,followingtheleadofGeneralMotors,announcedtodayit'spullingoutof

SouthAfrica.LikeGeneralMotors,IBMsaysit'ssellingitsSouthAfrican

holdingsbecauseofthepoliticalandeconomicsituationthere.Anti-apartheid

groupshavepraisedthedecision,buttheStateDepartmentsaysbusiness

pulloutsareregrettable.SpokesmanCharlesRedmondsaidtodaytheReagan

AdministrationbelievesUScorporateinvolvementinSouthAfricahasbeena

progressiveforceagainstapartheid."WeregretanydecisiontoreduceUS

privatesectorinvolvementinSouthAfrica.Suchreductionscouldhaveharmful

effectsonblackworkers,injuretheSouthAfricaneconomywhichhas,onthe

whole,weakenedthepremisesofapartheidandprovidedameansofimproving

thelivingstandardsandskillsofmanypeopleotherwisedisadvantagedby

apartheid,anditmightlimittheextentofUSinfluenceinSouthAfrica."State

DepartmentspokesmanCharlesRedmond.IBMemployssome1,500peoplein

SouthAfrica.

MorethanfiftyblackyouthswerearrestedtodayinHarare,Zimbabwe,when

policebrokeupdemonstrationsatSouthAfricanofficesandtheUSembassy.

JulieFredricksreports."Agroupofmorethanathousandstudentsandyouths

causedthousandsofdollarsofdamagebyburningandstoningtheofficesofthe

SouthAfricantrademission,SouthAfricanAirways,AirMalawi,andthe

MalawianHighCommission.ThedemonstratorssuspectedSouthAfrican

complicityintheplanecrashthatkilledMozambiquanPresidentMachelinSouth

AfricaandblamedMalawiforsupportingthePretoria-backedinsurgentsthatare

attackingMozambique.Zimbabweangovernmentofficialsappealedforcalm,and

astatementfromPrimeMinisterMugabejustbackfromatriptoLondonis

expectedtomorrow.ForNationalPublicRadio,thisisJulieFredricksinHarare.

PresidentReaganmetforaboutanhourtodaywithWestGermanChancellor

HelmutKohlattheWhiteHouse.KohlisthefirstEuropeanLeadertovisitthe

PresidentsincetheReykjaviksummit.USofficialssayKohlexpressedsupport

forthePresidentsSDIprogram.

WestGermanChancellorHelmutKohlisinWashingtonD.C.forfourdaysof

meetings.AmongtheissuesonhisagendaareeconomicrelationswiththeUS

andGermany'spolicytowardssouthernAfrica.Buttoday,Kohl'stalkwith

PresidentReaganwasdominatedbytherecentUS-Sovietsummitmeetingin

Iceland.NPR'sBrendaWilsonreports.

WhilenomajoragreementwassignedbytheUnitedStatesandtheSovietUnion

inReykjavik,thetwocountriesmadeprogressinarmscontroltalksinareasthat

areacentralconcerntoAmerica'sEuropeanallies.Thoseparticularareas

involvedisarmamentproposalsmadeinIceland,affectingmedium-range

missilesandlong-rangemissilesoverwhichallieshavevoicedsome

reservations.ThiswasamajortopicofdiscussionwithChancellorKohltoday,

eventhoughhisForeignMinisterwasbriefedbytheUSSecretaryofStateonly

lastweek.InremarkswelcomingChancellorKohl,PresidentReagansoundeda

positivenote,sayingthattherewasamplereasonforoptimism."Whenthenext

agreementisfinallyreachedwiththeSovietUnion,andIsaywhen,notif,itwill

notbetheresultofweaknessoftimidityonthepartofWesternnations.Instead,

itwillflowfromourstrength,realismandunity."ThePresidentalsoexplained

thatachievingsuchanagreementwoulddependuponpushingaheadwithhis

StrategicDefenseInitiative,SDI,becauseitofferedprotectionagainstcheating.

ButmembersofNATO,includingGermany,haveexpressedconcernthat

eliminatingmedium-rangemissilesinEuropeaswasproposedinReykjavik

wouldpotentiallyleaveEuropevulnerabletotheSovietshorter-rangemissiles

andgreatersuperiorityinconventionalforces.TheyexpresseddoubtsthatSDI

couldmakeupforthosedeficiencies.Theallies,inparticularWestGermany,

wantreductionsinmedium-rangemissilestiedtoreductionsinshorter-range

missilesandconventionalforces.ChancellorKohlwasexpectedtopressthese

pointsandtourgePresidentReagantocompromiseonSDItokeeptalks

betweentheUSandtheSovietsmoving.Speakingthroughaninterpreterinhis

arrivalremarks,KohldidnotmentionSDI,"Itremainsourgoal,andIknowthatI

sharedwithyou,Mr.President,tocreatepeaceandsecuritywitheverfewer

weapons.InReykjavik,thankstoyourseriousandconsistenteffortsinpursuitof

peace,amajorstepwastakeninthisdirection.Andwemustnowtakethe

opportunitiesthatpresentthemselveswithoutendangeringourdefensive

capability."

AfterthemeetingbetweenKohlandthePresident,asenioradministrationofficial

quotedKohlassayingthathehasalwaysbeeninfavoroftheStrategicDefense

system.AttheWhiteHouse,I'mBrendaWilson.

AgroupofbusinessleadersinBostontodayannouncedplanstoexpanda

collegescholarshipprogramtoincludeanyeligibleBostonhighschoolgraduate.

Thebusinessleadersannouncedplansforapermanentfive-milliondollar

endowmentfund,andtheyalsopromisetohireanyofthestudentswhogoonto

completetheircollegeeducations.AndrewKafferyofmemberstationWBURhas

thereport.

TheBostonbusinesscommunity'sinvolvementintheBostonpublicschool

datesbackalmosttwentyyears,fromworkinternshipstoanendowment

programforBostonteachers.Businesshaspumpedmorethanonemillion

dollarsintothepublicschools.Nowbusinessleaderssaythey'rereadytomake

theirbiggestcommitmentyet:amulti-milliondollarscholarshipprogramthatwill

enablethecity'spoorestkidstogoontocollegeandtojobsafterward.The

programiscalledActionCenterforEducationalServicesandScholarships,or

ACESS.AccordingtoDanielCheever,thePresidentofBoston'sWheelock

College,ACESSinnotablankcheckfortheeligiblegraduates."FirstWellhelp

themgetasmuchaidastheycanfromothersources,andsecondly,wellprovide

thelastdollarscholarship.Ishouldadd,ofcourse,theyhavetoqualifyfor

financialaid;thatis,we'renothandingoutmoneytostudentswhodon'tneedit."

Theaveragegrantisaroundfivehundreddollarsandalreadytheprogramhas

givenonehundredBostonstudentsmorethanfiftythousanddollarsin

scholarshipmoney.

Otherassistancefromtheprogramhashelpedthosestudentsraisemorethan

sixhundredthousanddollarsinadditionalfinancialaid.Schoolofficialssaythis

programwillhelpasystemwhere43%ofthestudentslivebelowthepoverty

level,andalmosthalfwhoenterhighschooldropout.RobertWeaverwason

Bostonhighschoolgraduatewhocouldnotaffordcollege.He*sintheACESS

programnowandwillgetadegreeinairplanemechanicsnextyearfromthe

WentworthInstituteofTechnologyinBoston."IgotthePalegrantandthestate

scholarship,buttherewasstillagap.Therewaslikeatwenty-three

hundred-dollargap.Wentworth'stotalbillwasfifty-sevenhundred,soIhadtofill

thatamountwithworkingoverthesummer,myfamilycontribution.Ipaidformy

ownbooks,myowntools,thingslikethat.ButwithoutACESSIwouldn'tbe

whereIamtoday."

ThisprogramcomesatanimportanttimeforthecityofBoston.Unemployment

hereisamongthelowestinthenationandbusinessleaderssaythey'rehavinga

hardtimefindingqualifiedjobapplicants.SotheACESSprogramisnotjust

goodpublicrelations.Businessleaders,likeEdwardPhilips,whoisthechairman

oftheACESSprogram,saythere'sabitofself-preservationinvolved."Overtime,

webelievethisprogramwillincreasetheflowofBostonresidentsintoBoston

businessesandthat,ofcourse,isaself-servingopportunity.Ifwhereyouarehas

asupplyofqualifiedpeopletoentermanagerialandtechnical-professionallevel

jobs,thatcan'tbeanythingbutaplus."Philipssaysanyscholarshipstudentwho

finishescollegewillbegivenhiringpriorityoverotherjobapplicantsbythe

participatingbusinesses.CollegestudentRobertWeaversaystheprogramhas

inspiredotherhighschoolstudentstostayinschool."Iwentbacktomyhigh

schoolyesterday,BrightonHighSchool,andItalkedtoaseniorclass,the

generalassembly,andIwastellingthembasicallywhatI'minvolvedin,and

basically,togetyourselvesmotivatedandgolookforthoseACESSadvisers.

They'renotgoingtocometoyouallthetime.Youhavetogetoutthereandgetit

ifyouwanttotakeaccountforyourownlife,becausenooneelseisgoingtodoit

foryou.Andthatreallypumpedthemup,andnowthatthey'reaware,andthey

knowthatACESSadvisersarethere,thingswillbealoteasierforthem."

Thebusinessgroupisinthemiddleofafive-million-dollarfunddrive.Twomillion

dollarshasalreadybeencollected.Thirty-twoofBoston'smostinfluential

corporationshavealreadyjoinedin,withtwentymoresoontofollow.The

programhasdrawnthepraiseofUSEducationSecretaryWilliamBennett,who

predicteditwillbecomeanationalmodel.ForNationalPublicRadio,I'mAndrew

KafferyinBoston.

Lesson4

AnotherAmericanhasbeenkidnappedinWestBeirut.Fifty-three-year-oldFrank

Reedwasabductedbyfourgunmenthismorning.IslamicJihadclaimed

responsibility,accusingReedofbeingaspy.Thepro-lraniangroupalreadyholds

atleastthreeotherAmericansandthreeFrenchmen.ReedistheDirectorofthe

LebaneseInternationalSchool.HeisanativeofMalden,Massachusettsandhas

livedinLebanonforeightyears.

AfederaljuryinBrooklyn,NewYorktodayindictedaSovietUNemployeeon

chargesofspying.GennadiZakharovisbeingheldwithoutbond,Pendingtrial

onthecharges.JohnKailishhasmorefromNewYork."Thethirty-nine-year-old

SovietphysicistworkedattheUNCenterforScienceandTechnologyuntil

August23rdwhenhewasarrestedonaQueensSubwayplatformforallegedly

buyingmilitarysecretsfromacollegestudent.Itturnedoutthatthestudent

workedfortheFBIandwasknownbythecodename'Berg.'Accordingtotoday's

indictment,ZakharovagreedtopayBergforinformationinvolvingthenational

defenseoftheUnitedStates.Berg,inturn,agreedtoworkfortheSovietUnion

foraperiodoftenyears.Thetwometatotaloffourtimes,fromApril1983to

Augustof1986.Attheirfinalmeeting,ZakharovallegedlygaveBergathousand

dollars.Zakharoviscurrentlybeingheldinafe