European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday August 24,1990 a reservists from Page 1to Active duty As Many As 4,912 members of the army National guard and the army Reserve by oct. 1, the figure could Rise to 24,734. The Navy plans to Call up 3,213 Navy reservists by aug. 31, and an additional 3,030 by oct. 1, Williams said. The air Force Cal up of members of the air National guard and the air Force Reserve will be 1,002 by aug. 31, with the total rising to 14,476 by oct. I. The coast guard plans to Call As Many As 700 members of the coast guard Reserve by aug. 31, and another 550 by oct. 1. Williams said the Marine corps asked for and received authority from Cheney to Call up As Many As 3,000 marines corps reservists by oct. I but added that the marines did not expect to actually Call any of those to Active duty. Among the army reserves to be put on Active duty about half will perform jobs such As handling of fuel food water and ammunition supplies plus truck transport Williams said. Most of these tasks would be done in or around saudi Arabia he said. The Navy plans to Call up reservists with skills in Dock work and medical services while the air Force needs pilots for Long Range Supply flights to saudi Arabia Williams said. The Call up will be for an initial 90-Day period Williams said. Bush has the authority to extend the Call up for another 90 Days without declaring a National emergency. Williams said he could not say whether More reserves would be called up beyond the 49,703 that Cheney has authorized. A i done to think anybody knows what a going to happen beyond oct. I a he said. A if there san act of aggression by Ira perhaps these numbers will have to be  Short of declaring a National emergency the president can mobilize up to 200,000 of the nation s 1.2 million reservists for up to 180 Days. It is up to the Pentagon to determine How the total number is divided among the services. The total Active duty Force is 2.1 million. Bases from Page 1 to announce the closures until Congress made a final decision on the action. A on wednesday however Volkir Hauff the mayor of Frankfurt held a press conference and mentioned the bases in Frankfurt that were on the list a she said. A the secret was  a Pentagon spokesman Glenn flood said thursday that he was unaware of any list of pending base closures in West Germany. Military officials assigned to Cheney a staff also disavowed any knowledge of a base closure list. In a prepared statement issued thursday afternoon . Army Europe officials said it would be a premature at this Lime Quot to discuss specific troop reductions or associated base closures. Quot there have been no decisions pending completion of the consultations process Quot the statement said. A spokesman for the . Air forces Europe also said thursday that he could not confirm any reports of specific closures of air Force installations. Gen. John a Galvin who Heads the . European come. Said last month that he sent the Pentagon a list of 100 bases he is willing to close in connection with troop cuts. Hauff said lie expects closure of military facilities in Frankfurt to ease the City a chronic housing shortage. There Are about 27,000 americans in the City. By Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington a president Bush has Given the military services the authority to delay separations and retirements of Active duty personnel for As Longas Reserve troops arc mobilized Pentagon officials said thursday. Bush signed an executive order wednesday granting the authority which can be used Only when a Call up of Reserve troops is in effect. The services Are expected to Call up nearly 47,000 reserves by oct. I to support operation desert shield in the Middle East Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said at a news briefing. Technically the services could delay separations and retirements known As a Stop loss actions for any Active duty personnel anywhere in the world. However the Pentagon plans to use the authority exclusively for troops in the desert shield area of operations and Only in skills considered critical to the Mission Williams said. Retirements Williams could not say whether the services would resort to Stop loss actions or How Many personnel i Jit be affected. But he said the army would be the most Likely of the services to implement the delays. Army officials could not say thursday whether they plan to use Stop loss actions or what jobs might be involved. A spokesman for the Navy Milita 17 personnel come said the Navy has adequate numbers of Well trained people to meet its current needs. A we do not envision the use of Stop loss authority at this time a he said. Air Force officials also said they have no plans to use Stop loss actions at this time under the Law up to 200,000 reservists can be called up for an initial period of 90 Days. The president can extend that deployment for another 90 Days by notifying Congress. 1 if the Pentagon wants to continue using the reserves after 180 Days the president and Congress must declare a National emergency. Usa eur units joining persian Gulf Force Heidelberg West Germany a the . Army in Europe has entered the persian Gulf crisis the command announced thursday in a Short statement entitled a desert shield support a the Headquarters acknowledged for the first time its role in the standoff with Iraq. As part of the european Comdr a support to the . Central come the army in Europe a is providing aviation medical and other types of support to the operation a the statement said. Usa eur units will join other american and Allied forces in the Region As part of a combined opera Tion to defend against possible aggression from Iraq the command said. Citing Security reasons Usa eur and european come officials declined to comment on the specific units being deployed. The statement said details on the Type of support being provided remain classified. A a we la have to stand on the statement a a Usa eur spokesman said. A senior Pentagon spokesman also refused to name european based units being deployed to the Middle East. A there Are big political ramifications to using nato assets in another theater a he said. A a we re not talking about  Saddam from Page 1 be an attempt to demonstrate that the westerners being held in Iraq were not being mistreated but it also dramatically suggested that their Fate depends on the outcome of the crisis. Saddam was shown seated in a room patting children on the head. He was wearing a business suit and surrounded by army officers the westerners and an interviewer who translated their questions to him and his responses. Saddam declined to Call them hostages instead re Ferring to them As  pointing to one of the children Saddam said a when he along with his friends and All those present Here have played their role in preventing War then they will Alloe heroes of  Saddam said he was sorry they were being held. A it will not be for too Long a he said. It was not Knon when or where the tape was made but the westerners All appeared to speak English. British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd who appeared on Channel 4 news in London said the scenes were a the most sickening thing in be seen for a Long  �?o1 think the manipulation of children in that Way is contemptible a Hurd said. A it showed us a Man completely unscrupulous in his Choice of  merge from Page 1 thursday to give his assessment of the East German parliaments decision. After an 11-hour debate lawmakers overcame a damaging political feud and voted overwhelmingly to unify with West Germany Oil oct 3 a nearly one breathtaking year after the hard line communist government was toppled. The lawmakers also approved an election treaty with West Germany that will allow germans in both nations to elect a single government on Dee. 2 for the first time in nearly 60 years. The rare moment of agreement in the East German parliament has resulted in a timetable for Gentian unification that is All but certain. Weary lawmakers burst into applause when parliament president Sabine Bergmann Pohl announced the a truly historic events at 2 50 . They voted 29462 to set oct. 3 As the Date the nation becomes part of a single Germany. Seven abstained. The Date Falls just four Days before East Germany would have celebrated its 42nd anniversary. Following last years anniversary massive strikes and demonstrations toppled communist party chief Erich Honecker leading to the opening of the Berlin Wall the country a first democratic elections and its first non com must government. The oct. 3 unification Date was a Compromise Between the major factions in parliament after a week of battling that Tore apart the Broad coalition government of prime minister lol Harde Maiziere. East Germany in effect has approved a clause in the West German Constitution that allows former German lands to accede to the Western nation. The agreement is a major psychological boost to a troubled nation crushed by economic and political chaos during its crash program to shift from communism to capitalism. Cafes hikes Gas prices nearly 13 cents a gallon by Randy Prui i i stuff writer a a s gasoline prices shot up an average of 12.8 cents per gallon thursday in West Germany and the Netherlands. Cafes Europe spokesman capt. Wes l a is said v virtually All of the increase could he attributed to recent developments in the Middle fast. A a there is no world shortage on Oil but prices Are increasing to refineries and distributors and All the Way Down the line Quot he said in Munich West Germany. The Price cafes pays for Gas has increased 33,8 cents per gallon since june. Esso which supplies Gas to the Exchange service raised its prices by 29.1 cents per gallon. The Oiler 4.7 cents per gallon is attributed to a decline m the v Alue of the Dollar against the West German Mark. A a we be tried to hold the prices Down. And in fact arc absorbing part of the increase in costs we be incurred Quot said Wall Kania chief of cafes automotive opera Lions. With the latest hike the Price customers pay Foi gasoline has gone up an average of 28.8 cents per gallon since july 24. I1 rices increased an average of 12 cents a Gatlon on aug. 4. A a 1 hat leaves 5 cents per gallon that we Aalfs Are absorbing m Hopes that the gasoline situation stabilizes a Kania said. A unfortunately the future is not very promising for Consumers. Esso is already raising prices at the German stations and we can expect Price increases in Oil and Oil made products As  the new prices for gasoline in 100-liter qua i lies Are unleaded regular $38.30, unleaded super $40.70 unleaded super plus. $43.60 leaded super $40.70 and diesel $38