European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 20 the stars and stripes monday August 27,1990 news briefs yugoslav mine explosion leaves 169 believed dead Dobra Yugoslavia apr an explosion of methane Gas or Coal dust on sunday trapped 169 Coal miners underground and an official said there was Little Chance any survived. S Only one Man who was working near the surface was pulled alive from the Dobra Jug pit of the Dreka mine said Vidan Jug Onanovic technical director of the Rescue operation 90 Miles West of Belgrade. If the trapped miners died it would be the worst mining disaster in yugoslav history. The blast occurred at about 1 30 . Sunday. There was no immediate indication How far underground the miners were trapped. The blast occurred at a depth of about 1,500 feet.21 killed when boat overturns in Taiwan Lake Nanton Taiwan apr a yacht carrying Oil company employees on a Moon gazing cruise overturned on a Lake in Central Taiwan killing 21 people police said sunday. At least 34 people were missing and feared dead. The boat was chartered by Shell Taiwan Ltd. For a weekend excursion for employees on Sun Moon Lake in Nanton 163 Miles Southwest of Taipei. The company said in a statement that 88 people were on Board including three British executives and 82 other company staffers and family members. Also aboard were two travel agents and one boat Captain. Police said they have arrested boat owner Hsu Ching Hsin on suspicion of unintentional manslaughter. They said the unlicensed boat was carrying More than its 60-person capacity when the Accident occurred at 9 30 . Saturday. It was the eve of the chinese Valentine Day festival in which Moon gazing is a traditional part of the celebrations. The yacht had also violated a 6 . Deadline Banning boats from using the Lake officials said. . Poll finds growing support for assassination of new York apr a Newsweek poll released saturday found that 80 percent of americans oppose Quick military action against Iraq preferring instead to wait to see if economic and diplomatic sanctions arc effective. The poll conducted on thursday arid Friday also found growing support for a Covert assassination of iraqi president Saddam Hussein As a Way of quickly ending the crisis. In the new poll 43 percent said they would support an assassination 49 percent opposed it and 9 percent did no to know. In a Newsweek poll two weeks ago 34 percent supported a Covert assassination. Federal Law prohibits american involvement in the assassination of foreign leaders. More than two thirds a 68 percent a of respondents said president Bush should pay More attention to a diplomatic solution to the crisis which began aug. 2 when Iraq invaded Kuwait but if fighting begins More than half 57 percent a said Bush should order attacks on iraqi positions even if Saddam makes Good on his threat to station . Hostages As human Shields. Only 26 percent said Bush should not attack under those conditions and 17 percent did no to know. Bush a approval rating has not changed much from the Newsweek poll two weeks ago a a a 74 percent now compared with 75 percent in a poll done aug. 9 and 10, / most americans -55 percent a said Bush was not spending too much time on vacation during the crisis compared with 38 percent who said he was and 7 percent who did no to know Newsweek int viewed 767 people for the new poll which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4  from Page 1 dad Early sunday morning in a 13-car Convoy for the turkish iraqi Border. She said the group was expected to arrive at turkeys Haber Border Post sometime in the afternoon or evening. From there they will be taken by bus to the Southern turkish City of Diyarbakir where they will be flown out of Turkey sometime monday she said. The state department confirmed that the americans had left Baghdad for the turkish Border. Hiteman said the 55 were All dependents of . Personnel who had been stationed in the . Embassy in Kuwait. A an additional 54 or 55 personnel mostly men who had been stationed in Kuwait Are still in Baghdad and we have not secured their release Quot she said. In All about 21,000 foreigners have been caught in Iraq and Kuwait including 3,000 americans. Iraq says some have been distributed among iraqi strategic Sites for use As human Shields to deter a . Attack. Reports from Europe sunday indicated that Iraq continues to round up westerners from their Homes in Kuwait City. The . State department said sunday that the . Embassy in iraqi occupied Kuwait has been informed that two additional americans have been taken into custody by iraqi troops. Officials said they had no Way of confirming the report. See related Story on Page 4. Britain a foreign office said iraqi troops removed eight britons from their Homes on saturday and moved them to an unidentified civilian establishment. That brings to 147 the number of britons rounded up since Iraq invaded Kuwait. The French foreign ministry said sunday that eight of its citizens were taken from their Homes in Kuwait City on saturday and moved to the Regency hotel where dozens of other detained French citizens were being held. In the persian Gulf and the red sea More than two dozen . Warships continued to keep iraqi shipping under surveillance sunday. The . Security Council in a Resolution on saturday authorized military action to enforce the Trade embargo on iraqi Commerce especially its Oil exports. In Moscow on sunday the soviet Union said it will not use Force in the persian Gulf. But soviet foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze indicated that the soviet Union would not object if the United states and other nations with military vessels in the Gulf used Force a within the framework Quot of the . Resolutions amps bookstores closed today stars and stripes bookstores Are closed today for inventory. The newspaper will be available at other sales locations. We regret the inconvenience.call- from Page 1 Vietnam War is far Rorri Complete. Within a few weeks about 45,000 marines arc expected to have arrived in the area. By then the total . Combat Force in the Region May number Well Over 100,000, military sources said last week. The final elements of the 7th Marine expeditionary brigade were arriving in saudi Arabia Over the weekend after a 7,000-mile flight from their Home base at Twenty inc Palms calif., and the 1st Marine expeditionary brigade was heading for the Gulf from its Home base at Kaneohe Bay Hawaii one source said. A third Marine unit the 4th Marine expeditionary brigade from Cample Jeune n.c., was preparing for deployment but was not expected to arrive for at least another two weeks. Over the past week the Bush administration added significantly to not Only the . Ground forces in saudi Arabia but also the air and sea Power in the area including a a Squadron of 22 f-117a stealth fighter bombers. The radar evading planes on their first overseas deployment Are specially designed to operate at night. They can slip deep behind enemy lines to Lead an offensive strike on vital targets. A the aircraft earner Saratoga arrived in the red sea by Way of Egypt a Suez canal. It is accompanied by the Aegis missile Cruiser philippine sea and the missile Cruiser Biddle. The Saratoga is to be joined soon by three other members of its Battle group the missile destroyer Sampson and frigates Elmer Montgomery and Thomas c. Hart the aircraft Carrier Dwight d. Eisen Hower which had been on patrol in the red sea headed Back into the Mediterranean. A the aviation brigade of the 101st airborne div an air assault unit based at fort Campbell Kyd a began arriving in the saudi desert. It is armed with Apache attack helicopters the Backbone of the army a tank killing Arsenal. The aircraft Are equipped with laser guided missiles that can hit moving targets at night. Also the strategic air come acknowledged saturday that b-52 bombers were dispatched overseas two weeks ago from two undisclosed . Air bases. One of the least publicized features of the enormous mobilization of . Forces is the Marine corps operation. For years the marines have organized what they Call Marine repositioned ships at three strategic Points on the Globe along the Atlantic coast near Diego Garcia Island in the Indian Ocean and near Guam. The idea is that in time of crisis any or All of these three units a each with four or five ships a could move quickly into an area of conflict with enough firepower and supplies to last 30 Days. The Marine pc positioned ships from Diego Garcia and Guam were among the first forces to get the word to head for saudi Arabia. The first group took just six Days to get there. Among the weapons each Marine expeditionary brigade brings to the Field Are my Abrams Battle tanks howitzers Fa-18 Hornet strike fighter jets and a-6e intruder attack bomber air planes. Some army airborne units were deployed quickly to saudi Arabia but they were unable to bring As much firepower and supplies with them As the marines which arc virtually self sustaining in food water fuel trucks weapons and ammunition. $17.6 million Wing opens at Wurzburg Hospital Wurzburg West Germany its a patients staying in the overcrowded and aging army Hospital in Wurzburg Are moving into a spacious color coordinated Wing today. The completion of the $17.6 million facility will provide More than just it i More Beds for Wurzburg and six other communities the Hospital serves said maj. Patricia Bubb project officer for the 67th evacuation Hospital. It will offer better facilities equipment and surroundings for care she said. A it was not Only cramped but it was antiquated a a Bubb said of the existing facility which was built in 1937. To bring care up to Dale Bubb said $5.5 million in new equipment and furnishings were purchased for the new Wing. The facility houses an All new inpatient unit including an operating room Intel Sivc care unit a Ray facility Laboratory emergency room and physical therapy clinic. A new Central sterilization area logistics division and information management office Are also housed in the Wing. Each floor has its own color scheme that Bubb said was selected to create Quot the appropriate atmosphere for  the children a inpatient Ward for example is decorated in greens. Most outpatient facilities and administration offices will stay in the old building. Expectant mothers stand to gain a lot from the new addition said Rhona Syler a Community spokeswoman. In the old facility up to three women had to share the same labor room Syler said. Each woman was then wheeled into a delivery room and mane Vered to a delivery table. Afterwards she was moved to a recovery room that was shared by several mothers. Beginning today mothers with Normal deliveries will go through labor give birth and recover in their own private birthing rooms Syler said. Both patients and staff Are eager to Moye in Bubb said. A some patients Hope  stay in the Hospital Long enough to move into the new