European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a a the stars and stripes monday August 27,1990 news briefs 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 South West 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. Huge Forest fire in France under control after 5 Days Toulon France apr firefighters and soldiers brought a massive Forest fire under control sunday but thousands kept working to extinguish the last  fire which began five Days ago in the Var Region near this Mediterranean port and was fanned by Strong winds destroyed up to 34,600 acres of Brush and Pine Forest making it one of the areas biggest single fires officials said. A smaller fire above Nice at the Eastern end of the Cote do Azur also was nearly extinguished sunday five Days after it started. . Poll finds growing support for assassination of Saddam new York apr. A Newsweek poll released saturday found that 80 percent of americans oppose Quick Milita 7 action against Iraq preferring instead to wait to see if economic and diplomatic sanctions Are effective. The poll conducted on thursday and 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. A More than two thirds a 68 percent a of Rispon dents said president Bush should pay More attention to a diplomatic solution to he crisis which began aug. 2 when Iraq invaded Kuwait. But if fighting begins More than half a 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 74 percent now compared with 75 percent in a poll done aug. 9 and 10. Most americans a 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 interviewed 767 people for the new poll which has a margin of error of plus or minus 4  from Page 1 to the United nations. Saddam was asked by reporters travelling with austrian president Kurt Waldheim on saturday whether he would agree to meet with Perez do Cue Lar. Quot a of course a Saddam replied a the . Secretary general is always  later saturday Perez de Cuellar invited Aziz to discuss a peaceful solution to the crisis. The . Chief made his remarks in a statement to reporters during a visit to Bogota Colombia but there was no word sunday from the United nations whether Iraq had accepted. Meanwhile France said sunday it had dispatched a paratrooper Squadron of 162 men to the United a Rab emirates the first French ground forces deployed since the Start of the crisis. The rest of the full contingent of 191 paratroopers will leave on monday officials said. They will join a .-led multinational Force already stationed in the persian Gulf and saudi Arabia. Waldheim left Baghdad on saturday after securing the release of 96 austrians. Waldheim the first West Ern Leader to meet Saddam since the invasion has been shunned by Western leaders because he concealed his links to a German army unit in world War ii that has been implicated in atrocities Saddam did not hesitate to use the visit by Waldheim a former . Secretary general to again reject demands by the United nations that he restore Kuwait a sovereignty and free the hostages. Saddam at the news conference with austrian reporters said iraqi troops will not withdraw from Kuwait and repeated that foreigners have been moved to strategic Points including missile bases and Oil refineries to protect against possible attack. Thousands of american troops and dozens of . Warships Are within striking distance of Iraq and Kuwait but president Bush has Given no indication How he will respond if Iraq attempts to overrun the . Embassy. Although International Law says embassies must remain inviolable even in limes of War Baghdad ordered All embassies in Kuwait to close and threatened to detain As hostages any diplomatic personnel who defy the decree. A amps bookstores closed today stars and stripes bookstores arc closed today for inventory. The newspaper will be available at other sales locations. We regret the  from Page 1canal. 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 Chart. The aircraft Carrier Dwight d. I sen Hower which had been on patrol in the red sea headed Back into the Mediterranean a i lie aviation brigade of the Loist ail borne div an air assault unit based at i on Campbell ky., 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. A the first deployments of . Forces from nato bases in Europe. Elements of the . Army Europe a 7th medical come with Headquarters in Heidelberg West Germany headed for saudi Arabia As did c-13ge Hercules combat transport air planes of the 435lh tac air lilt Wing from Rhein main a West Germany. Also the strategic air come acknowledged saturday that b-52 bombers were dispatched overseas two weeks ago from two undisclosed . Air bases. Bush last week authorized the Pentagon to Call up military reserves for the first Lime in 20 years. Defense secretary1 Dick Cheney on thursday approved plans to actuate As Manv As 46,700 members of the National guard and armed forces reserves and the first Call  came Friday Cheney said nearly 10,000 reserves would be called to Active duty by the end of August and the total would reach 46,700 by oct. I. Most of the reserves Are to be sent to the arabian Peninsula. Others will fill vacancies left by . Troops deploying to the Middle East from the United states or Europe. One of the least publicized features of the enormous mobilization of . Forces is the Marine corps operation. For years the marines have organized Vyhnal they Call Marine propositioned ships at three strategic Points on the Globe along the Atlantic coast near Diego Garcia in the Indian Ocean and near Guam. The idea is that in Lime of crisis any or All of these three units a each with tour or five ships a could move quickly into a area of conflict with enough firepower and supplies to last 30 Days. The Marine repositioned 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. A a it a been a very substantial projection of combat Force and this is important both air and ground a said Marine corps it. Col. Stuart Wagner a Pentagon spokesman. Among the weapons each Marine expeditionary1 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 Are virtually self sustaining in food water fuel trucks weapons and ammunition. $17.6 million Wing opens at Wurzburg Hospital w or Burg West Geimann Isas a patients m new vim Ami in. I. Our Burg West Germany Sas a patients staying in the overcrowded and aging army Hospital in Wurzburg Are moving into a spacious color coordinated Wing today. 3 lie completion of the $17,6 million facility will provide More than just 101 More Beds Lor Wurzburg and six other communities the Hospital serves said maj. Patricia bulb project officer for the 67th evacuation Hospital it will offer better facilities equipment and surroundings Lor care she said. A it was not Only cramped but it was antiquated a Bubb said of the existing facility which was built m 1937. To bring care up to Date Bubb said $5.5 million in new equipment and furnishings were purchased for the new Wing. The facility houses an a 11-new inpatient unit including an operating room in ten Sive care unit a Ray facility Laboratory emergency room and physical therapy clinic a new Central sterilization area logistics division and in forma Ion 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 of Quot flees will stay in the old building. Expectant mothers stand to gain a lot from the new addition said Khona Syler a Community spokeswoman. A 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 move in Bubb said. Quot some patients Hope  stay in the Hospital Long enough to move into the new