European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 24, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                To increase by Steve Hayloft Munkh Bureau Munich West Germany the Price of to of Dot items sold in military Lotfi Tat stores will increase by an average of 15 percent on oct la army and air Force Exchange ser race officials announced = the increases Are the result of immense Ink port meet direct Treto Indore  a Osty lit fiscal 1991 Prim the officials said. Safe amp under an a re ire tit with the army id air Force Sella uniforms with no Mark Joy and the services pay the exchanges to manage acid Wey and and the services a stall the stores said a cafes Europe a Quot v v. Along with the Price increases serve a mesh m allowance for uniforms is also expected to go of on oct. 1. Proposed increases Range from 11 percent to 17 percent according to one report but Are not expected to be announced until .   a a a a cafes Europe will also increase the maximum for deferred payment for uniform hems to $300 front the current $200. That change takes effect sept 1 and allows service members to charge purchases of uniforms and pay off the Bat Ance in eight monthly instalments of $38, spokesman capt Wes Davis said. Davis said however that the minimum pay ments of $25 on current accounts will not increase unless a customers limit reaches the new maximum of $300. After sept. 1, new accounts will automatically have the $304 limit and minimum payment of $38, he said. Although most clothing prices will change the items most affected Are Battle dress uniforms service dress uniforms combat boots and accessories. The largest increase listed is the army Field jacket which will Cost $44.75, up from $28.65, an increase of 56  St Man disc ripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 132 Friday August 24, 1990 Oil Uraj in Irli 0 8693 a Bush orders Call up by the Washington Post Kennebunkport Maine a president Bush on wednesday ordered the first mobilization of . Military reserves in 20 years declaring the Call up a essential to completing our Mission of thwarting iraqi aggression in the persian Gulf. In a news conference at his summer Home the president repeatedly sought to reassure americans that a we Are not in this  despite iraqi president Saddam Hussein a Effort to portray the Gulf crisis As a confrontation Between his country and the United states a it is Between Iraq and the entire world Community a Bush said. Neither Bush nor defense Secretary Dick Cheney who briefed the president wednesday morning would disclose How Many reservists will be activated by the Call up order. But administration officials indicated that about 40,000 troops will be called up initially with More Likely in the of Turc. The president also said the United states and other countries would not Bow to iraqi demands that All embassies in Kuwait be closed by Friday a we must not take the position that this illegal regime can shut Down legitimate embassies As a result of their aggression a he said. The United states is attempting to draw Down diplomatic personnel to a minimum at the embassy m a tearful goodbye for dad Navy id. Hubert Aitkin yets tearful goodbye buys from two daughters As he and other staff members from the Uel Hesimu Natal Hospital depart for duty in the Middle fast aboard the Hospital ship Comfort. 1 lie ship sailed a week ago. With half of the staff members aboard. Aiken and his colleagues will join the ship in route. Reserves Kuwait officials said. The iraqis have warned that As of Friday any embassy officials still remaining will lose their diplomatic status and will be treated like other . Citizens now held hostage there As Bush spoke Jordan a King Hussein told a news conference in Amman that he will visit Baghdad and other Arab capitals As part of a diplomatic peace in Ilia Tive. Meanwhile amid the Mideast turmoil crude Oil prices jumped More than $2.50 a barrel breaking the $3l-a-barrel level for the first Lime in almost five years. Cheney was scheduled to meet with the military service secretaries and other Pentagon officials thursday to review their requests for Reserve forces. Bush has the authority to activate up to 200,000 reservists but Cheney said the number would fall Well Short of that a substantial majority of those in the initial Call up Likely will be army reservists Pentagon officials see Bush on Back Page 11 ii ii i ii i Iii 11 ii. I crisis in the Gulf related stories on pages 2,3 amp 24corps retreats agrees to Send women to Gulf by the Cox news service Washington a the Marine corps has done an about face on the deployment of women marines to the persian Gulf. The decision was in response to anger and frustration within Congress and its own ranks. The Pentagon ordered a 45,000-member Marine expeditionary Force to join other . Forces in operation desert shield in saudi Arabia last week. It was the largest Marine Force assembled since the Vietnam War. But it did not include women because Marine corps officials unlike their counterparts in the other services barred women from shipping out. A in keeping with Marine corps policy and opera Lional concepts the initial scheduled assault Waves will not include women a the Marine corps said in response to initial press inquiries. Bui in operation desert shield . Forces Are supposed to be playing Only a defensive role a a fact Kep Pat Schroeder  a subcommittee chairman it see women on Back Pigeon the Road a a a a a a a a a a. ,. Of in Morocco a stripes Magazine