European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday August 7, 1990cold front warmly welcomed in Germany by the stars and stripes  stationed throughout West Germany awoke monday morning to find that the heat was off. Temperatures hovered in the Low to mid-70s in the Frankfurt area monday morning a Welcome Relief from the broiling 90-Dcgrcc 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 Graben 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 col. 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  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-Degrce 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 191 temperature set at Cambridge. Temperatures measured a close second at 95 degrees in Huntingdon near Raf Aconbury 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 s meteorological office located outside of London. Quot contributing to this report1 Start writers Dave Walezak in Weil Germany arts Amer Geiszler Jones in England news briefs Crews prepare to Cut up Barge As Houston waterway reopens Beach City Texas apr Salvage Crews monday cleaned 1 lie tanks of a crippled Oil Barge so it could be Cut up and the Houston ship Channel reopened to unrestricted traffic for the first Itic 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 few patches of heavy Oil were spotted along the Shoreline but a Rainbow Sheen stretched about to Miles into the Bay said chief warrant officer Rick  Page 1 1 ing negotiations with the iraqi embassy in London and through officials in Baghdad for their release. The foreign office summoned iraqi ambassador Azmi Khaliq Al Salihi who was told in Quot robust language about Britain Sanger Over the invasion of Kuwait by 100,000 iraqi troops last thursday. The ambassador met with Roger Tomys Deputy undersecretary at the foreign office. The foreign office meeting with Al Salihi followed a five minute news conference at the iraqi embassy in London during which the ambassador warned any aggression toward Iraq would be a firmly dealt  tie ambassador declined to answer any questions. Althe foreign office the ambassador was warned of iraqis International obligations toward British citizens in Kuwait and the servicemen who were taken to Baghdad after being arrested in  from Page 1 Exchange pumps Are a super leaded $ 1.41. A regular unleaded. $ 1.33. A super unleaded $1.41. A super plus unleaded. $1.5.7. T prices Tor 100-liter Coupon books of super leaded Are $37.70 regular unleaded $35.10 super unleaded. $37.20 super plus unleaded $41.50 and diesel $35.70. Prices Are the same m the Melhei lands except that regular unleaded is not a mailable Dav is said. Diesel costs $1.35 a gallon up 3 seems Voin april. But the diesel prices Are still below the i we of $1.42 per gallon set in december. 1 hat Lef Leets a seasonal demand for this Type of i 4. Daws said m which prices Are usual higher during the  Page 1 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 err Kuk Oil Fields in Northern Iraq to a terminal at the northeastern tip of the Mediterranean. They carry 70 million ions 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 it. Col. Walid a oud Mohammed Abdullah warned against further sanctions in a statement broadcast sunday by iraqi radio. A 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 complaining that its violation of organization of Petroleum exporting countries production quotas was driving Down world crude prices lowering iraqi 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. It also said there was considerable doubt saudi Arabia with the worlds largest Oil reserves would be willing to make up the potential world Oil shortage. Kuwait and Iraq together account for one fifth of the 23.5 million barrels produced daily by the 13 open nations. Tensions remained High in the Region a . Official said 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 Khanji 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 stale James Baker would go this week to Turkey. Saadi Mahdi Saleh the iraqi army commander was quoted by the at Iraq newspaper As saying tens of thousands of volunteers had joined the army to defend what he called a Iraq and the revolution in  americans he was quoted As saying a 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 a 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. Slate radio said Saddam had ordered the formation of 11 new iraqi army divisions expected to generate 100.000 troops. The Arab world s most Formi Dilc 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 soldiers crossed Back into Iraq on sunday. But thousands of iraqi soldiers remained behind in Kuwait controlling major government buildings commercial centers and ports. Diplomats in the Region said a new kuwaiti army fanned out through Kuwait the Force comprises about 80.000 troops mostly iraqis. Marine copters evacuate 74 in Liberia Washington apr marines have plucked 62 americans and 12 others from War torn Liberia by helicopter and added 200 sharpshooters to . Embassy de lenses the defense department said monday. More than 200 marines remain at the embassy to depend the sharply reduced diplomatic stall and to Lerry out those people seeking to escape the West african nations civil War officials said. Thirty five of the 62 . Citizens evacuated in the helicopter Rescue Mission that began sunday have been flown to neighbouring Sierra Leone and on to London. Old vials in it Yinwu Sierra l eone said the rest were  to arrive in Freetown later monday to begin their Jounier inane. I be i paled slate1. Afo helped 12 ii teens Iivo other nations leave Morns w a. I Iberia s Capiuk. The statement identified  ,0 Rafii  Wie Are dependents or escorts tin a mexicans. Two italians on Canadian and one i  h l ii Fie m a Marine corps helicopters will continue to ferry Back and Forth from the . Embassy to the  Saipan if further evacuations Are necessary the statement said. A the marines Are there to protect lives. They Are authorized to use whatever Means Are necessary and they Are there in a Battle situation a White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said sunday. About 225 marines evacuated the americans from the . Embassy grounds and airlifted them via helicopter to . Warships off the coast the Pentagon said. President Bush ordered the marines to go ashore after one of the rebel leaders trying to oust president Samuel Doe ordered the arrest of All foreigners in an attempt to provoke outside intervention in the cod War Fil Waier said. I he operation  lunched Iivo f a 1 hips stationed in Lillet j 1 a 1 a i a. .11 cars Oil i 11 her 1 a Smice e.1av june