European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Nato exercise by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau. Washington a for the second Lime in a week the United states has pulled out of a nato exercise because of its growing military commitment to operation desert shield in the Middle Hast. All Navy ships scheduled to take part in teamwork �?T90 have been diverted to a other operational commitments a said air Force maj. Tom Johnston a spokesman for the Navy a Atlantic Fleet at . Atlantic come in Norfolk a. About 40 Navy ships led by the aircraft Carrier Theodore Roosevelt and 5,000 marines would have made up the . Contingent for the exercise which is scheduled for sept. 6-23. The nato exercise was to have involved 39,000 military personnel from Belgium Canada Denmark West Germany the Netherlands Norway Britain the United states France and Spain. Other nations also have said they will reduce their presence or withdraw said it. Cmdr. Patricia of Neill a spokeswoman for the supreme Allied commander Atlantic. A the exercise is being downscale at this Point but not cancelled a of Neill said. A we wont know until this week How the revised scenario will shape  teamwork �?T90 is a maritime exercise in the North Atlantic off the coast of Norway that was to have included a total of 195 ships and 365 aircraft. A a it a designed to maintain natos capability to reinforce the Northern flank a of Neill said. A a it san essential though infrequent Opportunity for nato nations with maritime forces to practice operating  earlier this past week the  pulled out of the nato bold guard exercise scheduled for this fall. Washington informed nato members that a . Marine expeditionary Force could not participate in the Maneu vers because of the . Involvement in the persian Gulf. The Maneu vers were scheduled in the Northern West German state of Schleswig Holstein and in Denmark with up to 34,000 West German danish and . Soldiers.  1950s to Star Dies Glendale Calif. Apr Nina Bara who portrayed the reformed villainess Tonga on the television series a space patrol in the 1950s, has died at the age of 70. Bara died of cancer at Glendale adventist medical Center her husband Ray Linke said. Glad to be out of Kuwait a Stephanie Mcgehee and Kathy Mcgregor with her dog Doggie Flash grins and thumbs up signs after arriving in Bahrain Early saturday. Mcgehee an associated press photographer from Leucadia Calif., and her British Friend were part of a Convoy of 13 cars carrying foreigners who escaped from  May allow new tests to authenticate shroud of Turin Vatican City apr the Vatican said saturday it would consider proposals for new scientific tests on the shroud of Tunn to determine whether it is Christ a burial cloth. The announcement by Vatican spokesman Joaquin Navarro cast doubt on recent tests indicating the shroud was Only about 700 years old. The archbishop of Turin who is the custodian of the shroud announced in 1988 that Carbon-14 tests by ., Swiss and British laboratories showed that the cloth dated Back to Between 1260 and 1390. The archbishop Cardinal Anastasio Ballestrero said at the time that the tests were 95 percent accurate and that he saw no reason for the Church to dispute the results. On saturday however Navarro described the 1988 results As a strange a he said they contrasted with previous tests that found the cloth could Date Back 2,000 years. A in the future As in the past the Church will Lake into consideration All serious and competent operative proposals for tests on the shroud Navarro said. The spokesman said the Church would attach no conditions to any new tests other than that they should not damage the shroud. Navarro said the shroud raises questions a far beyond scientific and technical findings adding that it remains a mystery How the cloth came to Bear the image of what appears to be a whipped and crucified Man. Navarro made the comments while announcing that Pope John Paul ii had named monsignor Giovanni Saldarini As the shrouds new custodian. Saldarini is  a successor As archbishop of Turin. Navarro said Ballestrero who retired last year had acted with a prudence and impartiality Quot and had fostered a a tradition of open rigorous and objective  Airlift strands space a travellers in .continued from Page 1 passenger representative at the Mac terminal there said Friday that the waiting list for flights to Alaska the Pacific and Europe has 9,90 people on it with 2,500 of those just for Hawaii. A this is the biggest backlog in recent memory a the representative said. A we have not moved any space a traffic in Well Over a  the Rossis arrived at Frankfurt International Airport on Friday morning a minus $1,500. A a it a hurting me financially but god knows what Impact it has on those people with four or five children a Rossi said. Some have turned to the military for help. At Travis tech. Sgt. Sharon Sanchez of the base family support Center said there has been a surge in applications for emergency funds for commercial travel. A the problem is that there just Aren t any aircraft available because everything is being used to support desert shield a she said. A a we be written More than 30 checks just in the last few Days mostly for Young service members travelling with  at Mcguire fab n.j., 2,150 people were on the space a list for Europe a 1,031 for West Germany 819 for England and 300 for the azores. A even last year at this time which is the Peak season for space a travel we never got above 700 to 800 people on the list. We re not being obligated any planes Quot said senior master sgt. Larry Montmarquet of Mac passenger services. Susan Monteverde emergency Aid coordinator at the air Force Aid society Headquarters in Arlington va., said the rules have been changed to help handle the situation. Quot normally the policy is that when you ii space a you re supposed to have enough funds to get you where you need to go commercially if you can to get on a military flight a she said Quot but we be told our base offices m this Case that if there Are people in a situation where they have no other Way to get out to go ahead and help  Monteverde said figures on How Many stranded travellers have been Given funds have not been compiled. A but we be heard informally that there have been quite a few a she said. At Dover fab Paula Briggs of Mac passenger services said 3,052 people Are waiting for flights to Europe almost All to Rhein main and Ramstein air bases in West Germany and to Raf Mildenhall England. A we had three planes yesterday and about one a Day for the few Days before that but last week we Only had two planes total Quot Briggs said. A the list is pretty  a a it a very very grim a said Mike Robinson director of the Dover family support Center. In the past month he has approved More than $90,000 in Aid for stranded travellers most of them trying to get to Europe. Quot a lot of people Are being Hurt a he said. A and the chances of getting on a flight Are decreasing every Day. Its a sad situation to see Young kids sitting in the terminal with their parents running out of Money for things like food and  Robinson said some people have paid to Fly commercially a sometimes More than once a Between the East coast Mac ports thinking they might have a better Chance of getting a space a seat to Europe from some other terminal. A in some cases they be actually ended up blowing More Money than the commercial airfare to Europe would have been Quot he said. Quot we done to mind helping people but when you re talking about a $2,700 Aid loan fur a family that s pretty Lough for a Young e-4 to pay  at Charleston fab s.c., on Friday the space a list to Europe had 1,047 names. A a i hats not unusually High for this Lime of year but it s been increasing recently because we re not getting any aircraft to drop it Down a said slate sgt. Scott Garland with Mac passenger services. �?o1 think the list is going t keep growing user the next few