European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 a the stars and stripes tuesday August 7, 1990cold front warmly welcomed in Germany a by the stars and stripes service members stationed throughout West Germany awoke monday morning to find that the heal was off. Temperatures hovered in the Low to mid-70s in the Frankfurt area monday morning a Welcome Relief from the broiling 90-Dcgrce readings that prevailed throughout the country last week. The reason for the chill was a cold front that entered the country late sunday. Tech sgt. Clayborn Barnett a forecaster for the european forecast unit at Trab Cri Trarbach in West Germany said the cooler air crossed into West Germany from the Northwest beginning about 10 . Sunday wind gusts of up to 30 Mph were reported in Northern West Germany As the front approached but gradually decreased As the front moved Inland. The cooler weather did Little however to ease a drought entering its fourth week in some parts of the country. Barnett said Only a few showers were reported As the cooler air mass moved southward. One v corps Community urged residents to con serve water. In a letter fool. Darrel a. Mcferron asked Darmstadt soldiers and their families to avoid washing cars and to spend less time in the Shower to help Case a water shortage affecting the City. Barnett attributed last weeks heat wave to a Large High pressure system entered Over West Germany that prevented cooler weather from moving in. The High pressure area resulted in sweltering conditions that engulfed most of Western Europe last week. With the frontal system moving out of the area residents in West Germany can expect High temperatures of 68 to 74 degrees and lows of 54 to 57 degrees and partly Cloudy skies on tuesday and wednesday. There a a Chance of isolated afternoon and evening showers throughout the country tuesday with isolated showers expected wednesday in Southern Germany. Across the English Channel the cooler weather also made its presence Felt after a week of sweltering heat that culminated Friday with record breaking temperatures. Temperatures in Britain arc expected to stay in the 70-Degrcc Range throughout the week which is closer to the Normal average temperature. Temperatures registered around England Friday either broke or equated records set in 1911, the meteorological office said it has an unconfirmed record temperature of 37.1 degrees celsius or 98.8 degrees fahrenheit set at Cheltenham about 50 Miles West of Oxford. That broke the previous record of 36.7 a or about 98 of set in the Southern and Southeastern parts of England. In East Anglia a Region where several . Bases Are located the 96 degrees registered at Wyton equated a 1911 temperature set at Cambridge. Temperatures measured a close second at 95 degrees in Huntingdon near Raf Alconbury and in Bedford a few Miles from Raf Chicksands in Central England. While the temperatures May be returning to Normal the country has received below Normal rainfall average rainfall for july and August is about 2.5 inches but last month the country received Only 40 percent of that said Derek Hardy a spokesman for the country a meteorological office located outside of London. Contributing to this report staff writers Dave Walczak in West Germany Ond Amy Persiler Jonos in Eri Glord news briefs Crews prepare to Cut up Barge As Houston waterway reopens Beach City Texas apr Salvage Crews monday cleaned the tanks of a crippled Oil Barge so it could be Cut up and the Houston ship Channel reopened to unrestricted traffic for the first time in More than a week. The barges tanks must be cleaned of Oil so that a spark from a welding Torch wont cause an explosion officials said. They did not know How Long it would take to clean and Cut up the Barge crippled in a collision that spilled 700,000 Gallons of heavy Oil into Busy Galveston Bay. After a morning flyover. Coast guard officials reported that Little Oil remained along the Shoreline at Houston Point on the North end of the Bay. Only a Lew patches or heavy Oil were spotted along the Shoreline but a Rainbow Sheen stretched about two Miles into the Bay said chief warrant officer kick  from Page 1 to involve foreigners who live in Kuwait. Shortly after the iraqi invasion of Kuwait iraqi troops took 34 British military advisers to Baghdad. They Are still being held there. The government said it did not consider the soldiers to be hostages hut rather in Quot temporary  the foreign office said monday it was holding negotiations both with the iraqi embassy in London and through officials in Baghdad for their release. The foreign office summoned iraqi ambassador a i Fiat la , who was told in Quot robust Quot language Ahful Britain s  Over lie invasion of Kuwait. I lie ambassador was also warned of Iraq s internal Lional Obbra trims maj a  i Iii mis m  am lie Ivi \ iceman w 1 n w me 1 a a n in to. He do amp from Page t Exchange pumps Are a super leaded $1,41. A regular unleaded $.1.33. A super unleaded $ t .41. It super plus unleaded $1.57. Prices for 100-Litcr Coupon it it oks of super leaded arc $37.20 regular unleaded $35.10 super unleaded $37,20 super plus unleaded $41.50 and diesel $35.70, prices Are the same in the Netherlands except that regular unleaded is not available Davis said. Diesel costs $i.35 a gallon up 2 cents from april but the diesel prices Are still below the puce of $1.42 per gallon set in december. Hut re Luccis a seasonal demand for this Type of fuel Davis said in which prices Are usually higher during the Winter. From Page 1 a weekend to include Japan and the european Community. Along with the United states they bought More than half iraqis exported Oil with most of it pumped through Turkey an official of the state run turkish pipeline company Botas said pumping stopped at one of the two turkish pipelines at 5 . Iraq reduced flow in the second wider pipeline to 70 percent of capacity they said. There was no comment from Iraq. The two pipelines pump iraqi crude from the Kirkuk Oil Fields in Northern Iraq to a terminal at the northeastern tip of the Mediterranean. They carry 70 million tons of crude annually. The Botas official said All the countries participating in the embargo Purchase their iraqi crude from the turkish outlet. Iraq also exports Oil through a saudi arabian pipeline and via tankers in the Northern persian Gulf. The new iraqi installed foreign minister of Kuwait. La. Col. Walid a oud Mohammed Abdullah warned against further sanctions in a statement broadcast sunday by iraqi radio. Quot countries that resort to punitive measures against the provisional free Kuwait government and fraternal Iraq should remember that they have interests and nationals in Kuwait a he said. Iraqi soldiers invaded Kuwait after iraqi president Saddam Hussein complained that its violation of organization of Petroleum exporting countries production quotas was driving Down world crude prices lowering iraqis Oil revenues. Saddam also accused Kuwait of stealing Oil from a Field that includes land both sides claim. The respected Middle East economic Survey reported monday that Kuwait soil Export facilities had been shut Down. _ ii also Saul there was considerable doubt saudi Ayuku. With tin world s largest Oil reserves would be willing to make up the potential world Oil shortage. Kuwait and Iraq together account for one Fitio of the 215 million Banes in cured daily by the 1 3 t he i i . G. A Washington. C. Sei de 14 or i 5 foreigner., inv . One Arne cum m Monrovia liberians capital on my Ondov and moved them to an insurgent Headquarters outside the a St the state department announced. A spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said the foreigners were taken from the african hotel and sent to the Headquarters of rebel Leader Prince Johnson. He Heads one of two factions fighting the government of president Samuel k. Doe. There was no indication any of the hostages had been harmed. The nationalities of the non american hostages were not disclosed. Johnson had said on saturday that he would Start arresting foreigners in an attempt to provoke outside intervention in ending liberians worst crisis in a nov than 140 ears of Independence. The United slates Lias been closely Allied with Liberia for decades but has said it has no intention of tensions remained High in the Region a . Official said in. Washington that iraqi troops massed on the kuwaiti saudi Border were apparently digging in. An american technician at a secret saudi arabian base said the kingdom had sent 200 to 300 tanks toward its Border with Kuwait. Oil Industry sources in saudi Arabia reached by Telephone from Bahrain said saudi troops were entering the Region of Khalaji near the Border. Residents reached by Telephone reported intense air activity near the saudi Airport overnight. The Washington Post reported monday that Egypt was mobilizing some elements of its armed forces to assist saudi Arabia in the event of an invasion. . Officials said there was no indication iraqi troops were preparing to invade saudi Arabia. But Bush sent defense Secretary Dick Cheney to the kingdom to Confer with its leaders and the White House said Secretary of state James Baker would go this week to Turkey. Saadi Mehdi Saleh the iraqi army commander was quoted by the Al Iraq newspaper As saying tens of thousands of volunteers had joined the army to defend what he called Quot Iraq and the revolution in  americans he was quoted As saying Quot should understand that the people of the great Leader Saddam Hussein cannot be  local members of the ruling baath party said preparations were under Way to evacuate All of Baghdad s 4 million people to Camps outside the City. They were being told that the air Force might attack or that Israel might attack with chemical or nuclear weapons. The party members also said the party had distributed guns mainly ak-47 automatic rifles to tens of thousands of people around the country. State radio said Saddam had ordered the formation of 11 new iraqi army divisions expected to generate 100,000 troops. The Arab worlds most formidable military Force is already estimated at 1 million men. At a Border checkpoint 30 Miles South of the iraqi port City of Basra dozens of tanks armoured personnel carriers and trucks carrying hundreds of Soldier crossed Back into Iraq on sunday. But thousands of iraqi soldiers remained behind a Kuwait font Rollin major government build pm v a men. Id cents and ports. A diff a its in the Region said a new kuwaiti a a a a Ted Auff  Kuwait. The Force comp. A a i no a a 4 in. A a a u a a  a ii ,-.i i i. V i u i i  or the situation Iii Liberia has o. A ing suit pc last week when government  a. Ii end reds of liberians who had sought shelter m me v . Meanwhile marines operating from a flotilla of Sels Oit Shore evacuated an additional 20 persons d Liberia on monday. Six of the evacuees were a a cans and the rest were foreigners Tutwiler said. 1 he evacuations began Over the weekend with t departure of 62 americans and 12 foreigners to nog Boring Sierra Leone. About 35 of the americans s left Sierra Leone for the United states by monday. The Man Euver code named Sharp Edge launched irom Lour warships that have been stain m International Waters off Liberia since Earls june. I Here also have been reports that Nigeria my. Tempt to Send troops to Liberia for in a slopping Itic lighting and Selling up an interim m a Mem. Pm i a id