European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thousands bid goodbye to Pearl Bailey Page 5 Bonilla raps grand slam pirates win a Page 21 Powell Quot Don t try to scare us a Page 28 the  authorized uh0fficir1. Fusil cation for the . Armeo forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 133 saturday August 25, 1990 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a by the associated press the stage has been set this weekend for a showdown in occupied Kuwait Over iraqis order that embassies close their doors Friday. And As the persian Gulf crisis entered its fourth week iraqi president Saddam Hussein drove Home his readiness to play the hostage card. The stage was set for the showdown when the Bush administration on thursday pulled Marine guards and most diplomats out of the . Embassy in Kuwait but left ambassador Nathaniel Howell and a Skeleton staff behind in Defiance of Saddam a eviction order. Deadline time was 9 . Friday according to the iraqi news Agency. Diplomats in Washington however said that time had been extended three hours to Midnight. In scenes shown thursday on iraqi television Saddam put foreign captives on display ruffling the hair of one Little boy and joking with the tense and uncomfortable looking group. Saddam strongly suggested the foreigners Fate depends on the outcome of the standoff. The state department labelled it a shameful theatrics and British foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd called the display a the most sickening thing in be seen for a Long  about 21,000 westerners including 3,000 americans were trapped in Iraq and Kuwait by iraqis aug. 2 Conquest of the new Jersey sized emirate. Now Saddam seeks to Cut their lifeline in Kuwait a foreign diplomatic missions. The United Stales Japan Switzerland Austria and the 12 european Community nations were among those keeping embassies open with reduced staffs. The Philippines India and Lebanon said they would close their embassies. Only about 60 countries have embassies in Kuwait. Baghdad said keeping embassies open would be an a act of  the crisis was shaking world financial markets. Israeli prime minister Yitzhak Shamir warned that the Gulf crisis was a mounting toward a  the United states tried to add some teeth1 to , sanctions imposed to punish Iraq for the invasion. . Ambassador Thomas r. Pickering said thursday the five permanent members of the Security Council tentatively agreed on wording of a measure allowing a see crisis on Back Page crisis in the Gulf related stories on pages 2.3.8 amp 28 up plan set in motion for reservists Washington apr defense Secretary Dick Cheney approved plans thursday to Call As Many As 49,703 military reservists to Active duty to bolster the american buildup in saudi Arabia a Pentagon spokesman announced. A a a some members of the army Navy air Force and coast guard reserves could have received the Call As Early As Friday said Cheney assistant Pete Williams. Quot we will Call up Only what we need and Only when we need it a Williams said. C Cheney approved the Reserve Call up plans presented at a Pentagon meeting with the service chiefs. President Bush on wednesday authorized the first activation of reservists since the Vietnam War. Williams said most reservists called up will be sent to the persian Gulf area. Others would be placed in Domestic posts vacated by troops sent to saudi Arabia while some could go to Europe to replace . Forces in nato countries sent to the Middle East. Williams said that by aug. 31, the army could Call to Active duty As Many As 4,912 members of the army National guard and the army Reserve by oct i the figure could Rise to 24,734. The Navy plans to Call up 3.213 reservists by aug 31, and an additional 3,030 by oct. I Williams said. The air Force Call 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 reservists by aug. 31, and another 550 by oct. I. Williams said the Marine corps asked for and received authority to Call up As Many As 3.000 reservists by oct. I but added that the marines did not expect to actually Call any of those to Active duty. About half of the army reservists to be called up will perform jobs such As handling 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 see plan on Back Page Bush signed order could delay some discharges of gis or iraqi president Saddam Hussein pats a you aug Western hostage on the head during an interview shown on an iraqi television broadcast on thursday. By Chuck Vinci i Washington Bureau Washington a president hush has Given the military services the authority to delay separations and retirements of Active duty personnel for As Long As Reserve troops Are mobilized Pentagon officials said thursday. Bust signed an executive order wednesday granting the authority which can be used Only when a Call up of Reserve troops is in effect. The formal announcement of the Reserve Call up came thursday. Under the Law. Up to 200.000 reservists can be called up for an initial period of j0 a its. The president can extend that deployment for another 00 Day  of xes by Noli ii the Pentagon wants to continue using the reserves after 180 Days the president and Congress must declare a National emergency. Technically the services could delay separations and retirements known As Quot Stop loss actions Quot for any Active duty personnel anywhere in the world. However the Pentagon plans to use the authority exclusively Lor troops m the desert shield area of operations and Only in skills considered critical to the Mission Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. Williams would no say whether the services would resort to Slop loss actions or How Many personnel might be of Lee cd. But lie said the army would be the most Likely of the  to implement the delays