European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Cincinnati s Tom Browning pitches perfect game Page 21 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication Fob the . Ahmed forces vol.47,no,153 sunday september 18. 1988 0 8693 a Gilbert smashes Texas coast tornadoes follow powerful winds flooding a mexican family dresses the Bridge Over the Rio Grande to Brownsville Texas ahead of Hurricane Gilbert s powerful winds. Brownsville Texas a Hurricane Gilbert slammed the Texas mexi co coast with heavy rain High Waves and tornadoes and thousands of residents fled Inland or huddled in Uhlie shelters and boarded up Homes. Heavy rain fell on this southernmost Texas City and wind gusts to 62 Tnp i were measured at the Airport and to 65 Mph at i Orl to Abl. Up to five inches of ram was forecast along with tides 7 to 11 feet above Normal. Nearly two dozen tornadoes were re ported around Brownsville As Gilbert made its Way ashore overturning cars and Mobile Homes and tearing the roofs from buildings. Some injuries but no deaths were reported. A coast guard helicopter rescued the Crews of three fishing boats run aground in the storm tossed Gulf of Mexico plucking five people from a 70-Fpol fish ing boat and found the Crew of its sister boat beached near port Isabel. The coast guard also rescued a third boat and Crew in Matagorda Bay Early saturday the Center of the storm was about 100 Miles Southwest of Brownsville us highest sustained winds had slackened to 105 Mph. Gilbert which for a time was the most powerful storm on record in the Western see Gilbert on Back Page relocation work outlined for Navy station in Naples Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy construction could Start summer on the partial relocation of the naval support activity in Naples a Navy spokesman said thursday. The House and Senate approved an so billion fiscal 1989 military construction appropriations Bill wednesday thai funds 12 .6 million for the project. However the Money for the move can t he spent until the department of defense details plans for future use of intermediate Range missile bases in Europe in the Wake of a treaty eliminating those missiles. Some lawmakers believe the Navy should move some coils Naples facilities to the soon to be vacated cruise missile installation at Comiso air station Sicily. A report on the use of the bases is due March 1 s. The $21.6 million funds relocation of a portion of the Navy Complex from the outlying Naples District of Agnano to Capo Dichino Airport. Ii Miles away the appropriation is the first phase of a multiyear project said it. Dave Morris spokesman for reel air Mediterranean Morris said the Cost of the proposed partial relocation is $91,6 million. The $21.6 million he said is the amount the Navy requested for fiscal year 1989. With the remaining $70 million 10 a requested in fiscal1990. The Navy originally proposed moving All of Asa to _ sea Naples on Back Page some reformer troops forage for something other than a 513 by Trux Hoiler spec James Vulcu cob 4lh in 67th Armor in Fried orc West Germany chows Down with an Are. B Janet How us Tierney staf Turfler Schwabisch-iuh., West Germany american soldiers Lomg have been called the bpm cd troops in but at least some person Nel eating military s latest generation of com Bat cuisine Jere begging to Ditter. The soldiers some of the 125.000 nato troops participating in exorcise certain Challenge have Bort sampling the army s newest line of group Iet rations and dehydrated res or meals of ready to eat. And. After the first week of the exercise some have clearly had their fill. Ate them one time and that was it said sol i?tclcis5 Roger d. Thompson n howitzer maintenance chief with Btry c. 6th arty in 41st Field arty a head from kit Ingon West Germany if my wife ked like some ennian soldiers also selected to Sample to nations Ani Tures during the exercise said they arc doing with our or buying meals from local sources. They Are Onty for t Man Soldier who admits sic persons said one Ger continued on Page 3
