Article: FREED HOSTAGE REPORTEDLY MALNOURISHED IRAN ASKS RECIPROCAL GESTURE.(Main)

Article: POLHILL SHARED HIS CAPTIVITY WITH TWO OTHER HOSTAGES
The Boston Globe;  April 25, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... yesterday. Some details of Polhill's captivity emerged ... captives in Lebanon and the Shiite Moslem militants who hold them ... the officials said. Polhill, a New Yorker, has ... leading pro-Iranian Shiite Moslem cleric in Lebanon ... the group that held Polhill. "The possibility ...

Article: HOSTAGE RELEASED // Polhill's 1,182 day ordeal ends
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 23, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... Syria A gaunt, pale Robert Polhill was freed Sunday by pro-Iranian Shiite Moslem militants in Beirut after ... reciprocal move for the release of Polhill, but President Bush said ... immediately without conditions. Polhill was the first American hostage ...

Article: Polhill savors freedom with bacon and eggs
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 24, 1990 ;     658 words ... ... their help in securing Polhill's release. Syrian forces in Lebanon picked up Polhill in West Beirut and drove ... with the pro-Iranian Shiite Moslem militants still holding ... leading pro-Iranian Shiite Moslem cleric, said Monday ... state radio also said Polhill's release may be ...

Article: POLHILL IN GOOD SPIRITS.(Main)
Albany Times Union (Albany, NY);  April 25, 1990 ;     700+ words ... ... International Freed American hostage Robert Polhill ventured a bit further into the world ... some children of U.S. servicemen. Polhill, joking and in good spirits, was recovering ... official at the military hospital where Polhill, 55, is recuperating. Polhill, Alann ...

Article: Doctors find growth on Polhill's vocal cords
Chicago Sun-Times;  April 27, 1990 ;     675 words ...WASHINGTON Freed hostage Robert Polhill has a growth of undetermined nature on ... cords, an Army doctor disclosed today as Polhill urged Americans to join him in showing ... close the file on the hostage issue." Polhill's prepared statement was read by his ...

Article: Eggs, the Papers, Sleep: Polhill Savors Freedom; Tests ...
The Washington Post;  April 24, 1990 ;     700+ words ...Gingerly, Robert Polhill climbed down from a Blackhawk helicopter ... officers had given him as a present. Polhill, the 55-year-old business professor ... sleeping. Two hours of physical tests found Polhill to be poorly nourished and mildly dehydrated ...

Article: EARLY TESTS SHOW POLHILL IN GOOD CONDITION
The Boston Globe;  April 24, 1990 ;     700+ words ...WIESBADEN, West Germany - Robert Polhill, who was freed Sunday in Beirut, appears ... release of other hostages is imminent. Polhill was abducted on Jan. 24, 1987, with ... Westerners remain hostage in Lebanon. Polhill said Sunday that Steen and Turner were ...