European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside strides 1 a greek workers at . Bases 1 extend strike. .page2 a Mother s quest leads to songs killers. ,.Page 4 i d drive launched in Arizona to 1 cancel paid King Holiday. Page 5 a reds beat giants pad no West Lead. 21 the or amp Andisi Fries authorized unofficial publication for the u a armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 123 wednesday August 15, 1990 ?5t Only and sunday 0 8693 a 1 St Oil Tanker on War by the associated press the persian Gulf War of wills settled into one of economic attrition monday As an iraqi Oil Tanker was unable to Dock or Toad at a saudi arabian port. A barricade of . Warships stood ready to Block All Trade with Iraq. A the purpose of the embargo is to put re aged stories pages 3,5,6,9, 70 the Pinch on them so the iraqis cannot a maintain their War machine a said White House press Secretary Marlin fit water. A you done to give them the essentials that enable them to carry on the War Fitzwater said the naval barricade against Iraq had forced two or three ships to turn Back at sea and a the embargo is being maintained on shipping into and out of Iraq. An International quarantine was imposed against Iraq for its lightning Conquest of Kuwait and its massing of troops near saudi Arabia which has the worlds largest Oil reserves. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein launched the aug. 2 Blitzkrieg in a dispute Over Oil land and Money. Pakistan voted to Send troops monday to help defend saudi Arabia joining ground forces from the United Stales Egypt Morocco and Syria. Squadrons of warplanes and a multinational Armada joined monday by warships from Belgium and the Netherlands have also massed in the Region. �?o1 think our position grows stronger with each Day that goes by a said maj. Continued on Back Page. V t Vav it i a a few a v.--1&Quot. A a. 1 Quot a it a a a a him a Egv iraqi bound vessels facing a interdiction by . Warships by Susanne Schai Frap military writer Washington a president hush and his top aides refuse to define an a interdiction of shipping Quot but the in so. Ken message to Skippers is their ships could be boarded shot at or disabled if they Trade with Iraq military experts said monday. Purposely Bush and Oiler Oil Cias have avoided using the word blockade a since that is widely considered by International Law to be an act of War. Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said no formal instructions have been sent to . Warship commanders As of monday but shipping was being monitored in the Waterways near Iraq. He declined to specify exactly what . Commanders would be told to do. A former common Der of the . Forces in the persian Gulf Gen. George Crist said any interdiction Mission Wall be easily accomplished by the Navy. American vessels in the Mediterranean red sea persian Gulf and at the Mouth of that strategic waterway a Are All Able to Monitor shipping to and from Iraq he noted. Using International radio see ships on Back Page a the Carrier Independence cruises through the Gulf of Oman on monday. Barry becomes Independent in Likely Council bid by the Baltimore Sun Washington a mayor Marion s. Barry jr., after 33 years As a Democrat preregistered monday As an Independent As a first step m Fasti Ion my his political future after his drug Possession conviction. Sources close to Barry said he made the move to position himself to seek an at Large seat on the District of Columbia City Council in november. The Max or faces an Uncertain Legal Tui re following his trial. A . District court jury convicted him on see Barry on Back Page Wall has 29th anniversary by i n cd Alison staff writer a the Berlin Wail quietly turned 29 on monday but there was none of the raucous a Celebration that marked its opening lat november. Many of the tourists Chipping away a i its scarred lace in tact did not know the significance of aug. 1 v. The Only official activity Xmas a Small Wreath laying ceremony at the memorial to Peter Pechter a Young Hast German shot by Border guards while trying to scale the Wall near Cheek Point charge in 1962. He Telly it the ground on the structures East Side and hied to death while people in the West xxx Aii bed helplessly. West and put bet in politicians spoke then wreaths were Laid at the foot of a wooden Cross with strands of barbed wire laced around its top. Quot Here where Peter Pechter died we can feel How much suffering the Wall caused Quot fast Berlin mayor Tino Schwier a said during the ceremony. At other Points near the Wall an american and a German conducted the last of the personal vigils they be held each aug. 13 for years. Joseph Werner a retired new York High school teacher handed out Small Green lags to people walking along feed Rie Strasse where checkpoint Charlie once stood. He wore a placard with the word. Quot Vigil of Hope happiness Werner Lias stood on the same spot each aug. 1 3 Sam Wall on Back Page
