European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Crisis in the a a a Gulf related stories photos pages 2, 3, 16, 17,28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, Noi 136 tuesday August 28, 1990 25 Paziy Neil suit cry d 8693 a reach Freedom in Turkey top . Official will by the associated press _ fifty two exhausted americans arrived safely in Turkey on monday after an ordeal in Iraq and occupied Kuwait and . Secretary general Javier Perez de Cuellar said a it is time for diplomacy to resolve the persian Gulf crisis. World markets rebounded and Oil prices eased apparently on the rare Good news from the Middle East. But there were threatening developments As Well. Baghdad detained three Young men the sons of american diplomats at the turkish Border separating them from their families. The state department ordered the expulsion of 36 iraqi diplomats a two thirds of the iraqi embassy staff in Washington a and imposed travel restrictions on those remaining. In Kuwait diplomats waged a test of wills for a third Day with iraqi authori7 ties demanding that they close their embassies. Attempt to mediate Gulf crisis in the Gritty reaches of the saudi arabian desert the Pace of the . Troop deployment was As blistering As the temperatures. Army maj. Gen. William g. Pagonis. In charge of logistics for the . Forces said an average of 50 . Transport flights were arriving daily. Those americans who arrived safely in Turkey in monday began their journey last week As a group of 100 american diplomats and dependents who left Kuwait after Iraq s embassy closing order. In Baghdad Iraq detained the men but allowed the 55 women and children to leave. Then at the turkish Border a after a grueling 27-hour, 430-mile Overland trip from Baghdad a three Young men Over the age of 18 were Quot forcibly removed Quot and sent Back to the iraqi capital the . Embassy in Ankara said. Washington angrily accused Baghdad of having a once again reneged on its see americans on Back Page ies by Randy Mcclain staff writer the stars and stripes has landed. Beginning this week More than 18,000 copies of the stars and stripes Are being flown daily to . serving on land and sea As part of operation desert shield. Deane b. Mcdermott circulation manager said the first shipment of papers left saturday morning from Frankfurt West Germany and arrived sunday in Riyadh saudi Arabia. Quot the folks in Riyadh were delighted a Mcdermott said. Other copies of the newspaper Are being sent to Dhahran and Liddah in saudi Arabia. From there copies of stripes Are distributed through the military mail system to troops on land in saudi Arabia and to ships at sea in the Region. A it s important to cover the entire Force and not just the ground forces Quot Mcdermott said. The stars and stripes had been working with military officials for at least two weeks on the Best method of delivering newspapers to the Field Mcdermott said. A we just dump the newspapers Down there without knowing what would happen to them Quot he said. A off to schools amps jus , Lar on Friday stripes received unit designations and Apo and Fpo mailing addresses for . Forces in the Region and that has made the shipping process easier Mcdermott said. Before that development stripes had increased the number of papers it was sending to army and air Force Exchange service outlets in saudi Arabia to roughly 3,000 copies a Day. But those sales have since been scaled Back to 500 a Day. Troops participating in operation desert shield will receive the stars and stripes free of charge a Cdr see stripes on Back Page copter crash kills guitarist Vaughan Clapton associates Mem Justin Doolittle 5, clings to his dad upon arrival at kindergarten in Babenhausen West Germany while his sister Tasha an older and Wiser first grader finds simply holding hands is Comfort enough. Dad is staff sgt. Edwin Doolittle of the 77th Maint co. Dodds schools opened monday. See Story Page 8. East Troy wis. Apr grammy win Ning blues guitarist Stevie Ray Vaughan was killed monday morning in a helicopter crash shortly after a concert authorities said. Four other people including members of guitarist Eric Clapton a entourage were also killed. Announcement of Vaughan a death was made by Clapton a publicist in la its Angeles. Ronnie pippin who quoted the famed guitarist As saying that Vaughan and the other victims a were my companions my associates and my friends. This is a tragic loss of some very special the helicopter owned by Omni i Light helicopters inc., crashed into a Field about 12 35 . It crashed shortly after leaving the Alpine Valley music theater an see Vaughan on Back Page Vaughan
