European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 the stars and stripes thursday december 3,1987 news updates irs. Ford Back Home Echo Mirage Calif. A former first lady belly Fortl re d to her Home in Good Dundi after hospitalization of qua be coronary bypass Suttory a Spokli woman said monday says at Home Penny Circle thief Slaff for former  she doing very we silent Wilh  pre on no 20, mrs. Hard 69, underwent quadruple Job rotary by pass surge and an operation to Clear her Rig croup artery. Death Tveit probe . Ltd 8th inf div officials with an Bur divisions in comment on the rep the Ber brigade two armoured ments and brigade elements of Ihei div Mech and 2nd army div Alsot under Usa eur control. A source on the International staff at shape Belgium questioned inc re port s accuracy and doubled whether such a move if contemplated could Lake place any time in the near future. In would take a tremendous amount of time he said. Something like thai gets started in the shape political committee. First there would be rumours then More rumours then perhaps a politician to my something lending in a Little cup acc. That s inc Way things Arcand there certainty Haven t my  if the army wanted to bring Home a division approval from Congress would be needed. Staffers with the House and Senate armed services committees said it s unlikely such a move would be approved i spill inc to i Sav Ings Hal might res jul. Every so often a congressman will Call for a reduction in . Strength in Europe and in never goes anywhere said one suffer. He admitted however Hal an official request from the army forwarded o Congress through the administration would Hove a different Ca Chol to  such a proposal coming from the administration would be carefully Sruti it cd the suffer said. 1 would t want to predict How it jul go he said. But i can say thai the Ali time a Vole on cutting our Siren in to Europe was taken on the House  two years ago in Wai shot Down by a in a in of More than two to  any talk of cutting us Ittoop strength in Europe also would prov to Hail of criticism from government officials Jonato nations inc staffer said. Ler Corn forces in Gulf to use Barge in of Woitiw territorial Waters 01 Brussels a states and Kuwait have agreed i Barge in kuwaiti err Lorial Waters floating base for american forces in the persian Gulf. Pentagon officials who made he announcement tuesday declined to Dis cuss details. The United slates already is barges elsewhere in the  forming sweeping forces Aumic Ciao opera Lions forces Keppin Offik on iranian gun boats.  and the govern Manuri Kuwait has agreed to Lei us use is barges in kuwaiti territorial Waters a Pentagon statement said. We Are working out the detail so cannot comment beyond Iha in anal Security reasons not to be issued the Brief Headquarters to Clar sense Secretary Frank c. Cartucci. Carlucci had denied the Barge plan when asked about in inc Washington Posl sunday. The newspaper quoted an unidentified official in the Gulf Region As saying the United states rejected Kuwait s offer of a Barge base in its Waters. When reporters asked Carlucci about report during his flight to Brussels he Repi cd i m not aware an Oscr was made. And i m not sure we need one up there. It s vulnerable. It does t get you a  Washington Pusl said using a floating base in kuwaiti Waters would be View Colas a . Commitment to defend kuwaiti territory and some . Officials oppose such a commitment. . Warships Are protecting kuwaiti Unken plying inc Gulf under the i Flag in haninian missile struck 1 kuwaiti Wudl tidier this fall in Kuwait Waters the omm quaies responded Fay destroying an Oft sets iranian plat form. Air Force begins  Xin tainted soil in Gulfport miss Lap the air Force has started  tons of dioxin Conia Minnied soil Arv naval construction battalion Centeria s a purification process that won finished until May. The highly toxic chemical leaked into the soil from More than j 7,000 barrels of inc defoliant agent Orange. The barrel were stored at the base in the tale 1960s and Early 1970s.maj. Terry Stoddart the air Force s project manager said air Quality Wilt tej tested continuously while inc soil contaminated. We have an ambient program Hal will  that i be released by Jet we do Stod monday Tom Tyndall fab bum monitoring 24 hours a Day Sev aka  began wednesday i Beine hated to degrees  break Down Raio Xin. Dioxin is i byproduct of agent Orange which some Medico expel have linked to skin disease birth defects cancer and other health pro blend. More than is million Gallons of agent Orange were sprayed in and around com bal Ireail in South Vietnam until the defoliant was banned in 1971. The Drums were headed to Southeast Asia but we could t use  in they were stored Al the base Stoddart Laid. Injured air fan Dies in rat Spital at Trier Span Dahlem a Germany is an airman Ruff ii in an octo Ber Accident on it Wose Fligh line has died in a Trier Haj Tal a base spokeswoman said Tut . Orff a Mclaughtin 21, 52nd main so was injured in the Accident when she was pinned Een a Tow vehicle and to nor Bat she was Irving to connect. Tech. Set Judy Ditl Fien said tuesday. Mclaurn Lin died saturday. The Accident investigation conducted by the 52nd tac tighter Wing safety office revealed thai the brakes failed on the lowing vehicle. Mclaughlin had been hospitalized i Trier with multiple fractures and inter Nal injuries and subsequently died of in Tion related to her injuries Dill sen j officials were waiting for her Coulm to improve before Inu Ufer ring her  to spill. Mclughlin of . By Hai been in the air font uhf a 1985. She is survived by her husband. Senior airman Kenneth a Mclaughlin. 52ndcomponent repair so fit Spang Dahlem