On March 16, 1989, Terry Anderson entered his fifth year of captivity as a hostage in Lebanon, according to Anne Nelson, executive director of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. The IFJ said it will place advertisements in Beirut newspapers to urge the release of all hostages. Ms. Nelson read her statement at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., where Vice President Dan Quayle was scheduled to make a speech. Mr. Anderson, who had been held for more than two years, said he did not know what happened during that time. The International Federation of Journalists said it would place advertisements in Beirut newspapers to urge the release of all hostages.
On March 16, 1989, Terry Anderson entered his fifth year of captivity as a hostage in Lebanon, according to Anne Nelson, executive director of the New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists. Ms. Nelson read her statement at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., where Vice President Dan Quayle was scheduled to make a speech. Mr. Anderson, who had been held for more than two years, said he did not know what happened during that time. The International Federation of Journalists said it would place advertisements in Beirut newspapers to urge the release of all hostages.