European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a the stars and stripes wednesday August 22, 1990 news briefs tank crewman found hanged in his quarters Karlstedt West Germany a amps a a 2nd  div fwd Lank crewman was found dead in his quarters in a military housing area in osterholz sch Armbeck sgt. Fernandez Bobelu 25, was discovered hanged just before Midnight thursday. The circumstances of the death Are under investigation by the criminal investigation come. Bobelu had been in the  since october 1982 and was assigned to the 2nd  div fwd since May he was a member of cod 2nd in 66th Armor he is survived by his wife sgt. Belinda Bobelu who is also assigned to the 2nd  div fwd. A memorial service will be held at 3 30 . Wednesday in the Clay Cavern Chapel. �?�74th Field arty det Soldier killed in single car crash Augsburg West Germany a a Soldier assigned to the 74th Field arty det near Augsburg was killed Early tuesday in a single car traffic Accident. The Accident occurred at 2 . On b-17, a major artery in Augsburg when the soldiers car left the Road and struck a tree 1st it. Sonja Smith said. There were no other occupants in the car. The soldiers name is being withheld until relatives in the United states Are notified Hahn a Bowling Center heavily damaged in fire Hahn a West Germany a the base Bowling Center was extensively damaged tuesday in a fire that broke out at 1 30 . No one was injured in the Blaze which was extinguished by base and local firefighters a base spokesman said. The cause of the fire will be investigated. No other details were  to attempt launch of Columbia on sept. 1 Cape canaveral. Fla. A a Nasa said monday it will try to launch the newly repaired Columbia on sept. I More than three months after a Hydrogen leak grounded the shuttle. Columbia will carry the Astro Observatory and the Mission will be the first shuttle flight in five years devoted entirely to scientific  will to Gulf if . By the new York times Tripoli Libya a libyan Leader col. Moa mar Qadhafi condemning iraqis decision to make hostages of westerners in Iraq and Kuwait said he would dispatch libyan troops to the persian Gulf if the United nations requested them As part of a blockade against Iraq. A i am against bargaining using civilians workers or hostages. This is a fixed position a Qadhafi told reporters monday at a military Barracks in Tripoli. The reporters were brought Here for the Day aboard libyan planes dispatched by Qadhafi to several Points in the Middle East and Europe. The Media Blitz suggests that the 47-year-old libyan Leader has been frus Tratch in not being Able to make his voice heard in the crisis Over iraqis occupation of Kuwait. About 70 reporters flew in from Paris Malta Tunisia and Cairo Egypt and were taken by bus to the Bab Ai Azzizia Barracks. The Complex was attacked by . Warplanes on april 15, 1986, during a retaliatory raid on Tripoli for terrorist attacks that Washington accused Libya of supporting. Seated under a Green and White striped marquee about 100 Yards from the shattered Shell of the House that he had been using at the time of the. . Attack Qadhafi appeared at pains not to align himself too clearly with either Side in the crisis. While criticizing the United Stales Britain and other Allied nations for dispatching forces to the area and halting shipments bound for Iraq without a formal . Vote in favor of a blockade he renewed his criticism of Raqu a occupation of Kuwait a a in a not Here trying to defend iraqis occupation of Kuwait by Means of Force because that is something condemned by the Arab league charter Quot he said in remarks in arabic that were translated into English. The vigor with which Qadhafi once attacked the United states appeared ruled and his positions on the current crisis seemed intended to present him As a  from Page 1 minister Tariq Aziz said a we Are ready to talk a however Aziz said All regional issues including israelis occupation of the West Bank and Gaza strip must be on the Tabic. Meanwhile at the first major european gathering to Deal with the persian Gulf crisis the nine nation Western european Union decided tuesday to Send forces to the Gulf and urged the . Security Council to take measures to enforce the embargo. The Union effectively gave the go ahead to three nations a Belgium the Netherlands and Italy a to commit naval forces to the tense Region. A Spanish official at the meeting said his nation will Send four ships to the Gulf. Fitzwater said . Envoy Joseph Wilson met with iraqi foreign ministry officials monday and demanded Access to the . Citizens being held by the iraqis. He also a demanded they be allowed to  a of course he got no positive response Quot Fitzwater said. Fitzwater said that 18 dependents of american diplomats managed to escape monday the press Secretary also said the United states continues to Shadow several ships in the persian Gulf Region to make sure none violates the International Trade embargo against Iraq. However he said one iraqi Tanker was being allowed to Dock in a yemeni port based on assurances from the yemeni government that that country would not unload or use iraqi Oil. That Tanker and another were being tailed by the Navy which bad fired shots across Pineir Bow. The second Tanker was still being tailed Fitzwater said. The president escalated the verbal War during a trip monday to Washington Baltimore and Rhode Island. He used the word Quot hostages Quot for the first Lime to describe the 3,000 americans trapped in Iraq and Kuwait and called Saddam a a Man of evil standing against human life  Bush returned to Maine on monday afternoon and was spending much of tuesday in Falmouth. He also planned to attend the funeral in Kennebunkport of his Uncle John Walker a retired surgeon and investment banker who died thursday at 81 after suffering an aneurysm. Bush spent part of monday on the Telephone with foreign leaders a British prime minister Margaret Thatcher president Francois Mitterrand of France and turkeys president Turgut  praised All three for cooperating with the United states As it blockades ships that attempt to break the Trade embargo against Iraq. He said strategically placed Turkey took a a courageous stand Quot in going against Iraq its powerful neighbor. / Iraq meanwhile has moved 800 ballistic missiles into Kuwait in addition to the tens of thousands of troops and hundreds of tanks massed on the saudi Border the editor of Jane a soviet intelligence review said in London. Airlift from Page 1 the . Deployment to saudi Arabia. And Rumstein a in West Germany is a Stopover for air Crews resuming to the United states said Brig. Gen. James l. Hobson jr., who commands the 322nd Airlift div. The division oversees military Airlift come operations in Europe and has about 5,000 workers including 3,000 uniformed personnel. The command is using c-5 Galaxy and -141 Star lifter strategic transport aircraft to ferry cargo and people to the Middle East. Since desert shield began aug. 7. The 322nd s workload has tripled a a and we were Busy before a a spokesman said. Ramstein and Zaragoza originally were not planned to be staging areas but it soon became Clear that Torrejon could not handle the additional traffic Hobson said monday. Up to 12 missions a Day primarily using c-5s, were transferred from Torrejon to Ramstein and the planets High pitched whine has become a familiar sound Day and night. On monday afternoon the base Airfield looked like a c-5 parking lot with six of the massive planes on hand. Hobson said the transports also Are flying in during the traditional quiet hours Between 10 . And 7 ., with the cooperation of West German authorities. Air traffic related to desert shield is a several limes More intense Quot at Rhein main than at Ramstein Hobson said. Johnson noted that the transportation come is a taking some risks running its c 141s at such a fast Tempo because the c-141 Fleet is aging and some aircraft have developed minor structural cracks. Hobson said last weekend marked a the first time in history that All available c-5s and c-141 s in macs Fleet a meaning those that were not Down for maintenance a were flying. The command has 100 c-5s and More than 200c-141s. A people Are willing to work Long hours without complaining. And everybody wants to be a part of it Quot Hobson said. Air Crews Are working 20 hours at a Lime and occasionally More. Crew stopovers at Ramstein typically last 12 hours. All desert shield air Crews Are assigned to bases on the . East coast Hobson said. Division workers including some who previously had planned leave at this time have been working 12-hour Days for about two weeks. The air Force is reviewing its leave policy to accommodate people who were needed for desert shield and Hail planned to take leave that was supposed to be used by oct i or lost Hobson said. Quot we Arentt manned to run this Type of operation 24 hours a Day seven Days a week Quot he said. A if this continues obviously we re going to need More  some help is being supplied by european based personnel who have been sent on temporary duty to staging bases. At Torrejon a about 200 temporary personnel arc sleeping on cots in a sym Hobson said one worker told him a if this were an exercise it a be  Reserve personnel on their annual two week stint also Are assigned to desert shield. A if we did t have them a Hobson said a a we a be in a world of  from Page 1 candidates for Purchase could be the my at version or the mho tank which the United Stales would like to Jettison from its european bases if a nato draw Down occurs there. Speaking of the f-15s and Heay tanks the official said a we will Moe quickly to consider such  president Bush already has waived a congressional limit to provide 12 More Al 5s to the saudis during the crisis. Speaking on his plane Cheney stressed the iraqi threat to saudi Arabia Quot the saudis Are facing a very Large tank  just across the Border in Kuwait Quot Cheney said noting that Iraq has massed upward of Rune to 10 divisions in Kuwait. I be said it is a heavily mechanized Force. A we have worked with the saudis in the past in a number of areas and basically what we re doing on a Short term basis is reinforcing their capabilities in these areas a Honey said. The Secretary refused to confirm the exact kind of tanks that Are under discussion with the saudis. But he rioted that the saudis have a some substantial air assets from the United states such As the Al 5cs and the of i 5ds. Again that s an area where we can provide some additional assistance Quot Cheney said. The Secretary also said the United states was looking at presiding additional Ami chemical warfare equipment to the saudis. I Honey met in Cairo with egyptian de sense minister Youssef Sabry Abu Taleb who said his countrymen a still Hope this crisis can be solved  Cheney before departing for Home praised Egypt so a alive role in the situation. Asked if the United slates should increase its military Aid to Egypt Cheney said a i agree. President Bush and our government feel very strongly about  he termed his swing through the persian Gulf a successful one in that it had increased cooperation with Arab slates with which the United states had rather Cool relations in the past