European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and Stripe wednesday August 29,1990 news briefs iraqi seamen stranded in w. German Harbor Bremerhaven West Germany a amps a a group of 36 iraqi seamen is hoping the situation in the Middle East calms Down soon. Their freighter the Al Zahraa was in Harbor for repairs when the crisis broke out Early this month. Now with iraqi Bank accounts Frozen there is no Way to pay for the work on the ships engines and Money for food is getting Short. The ship its engines removed has been towed from the shipyard to a nearby Dock. The social welfare office in Bremerhaven has been notified about the Crew s plight but it has not had to step in a spokesman said. A so far they still have food supplies a he said. A the shipping firm Continental seaways in Bremen now is trying to solve the Crew s  for the time being the iraqis have permission Only to leave the ship for visits to Bremerhaven. A representative of Continental seaways said no decisions have been made about what to do with the Crew. A a we re studying All the possible ties. Its almost impossible to find an airline that can Fly them to Iraq a he  Europe tour is postponed for a year Ramstein a West Germany a amps a the september european Lour of the air Force thunderbird has been postponed a year because of operation desert shield. The air demonstration team was scheduled to Fly its first show on sunday at Nas Kei Lavik Iceland and finish sept. 29 at Raf Lakenheath England. Shows also were planned in Belgium France Ireland Morocco and Portugal. Delaying the shows is a necessary in Light of the world political situation and our commit mint to desert shield a said air Force chief of staff Gen. Michael j. Dugan in a message sent to . Air forces Europe. A a we re pushing hard for next year a said capt. Kevin Krejcarek Safe thunderbird coordinator. Many non essential military operations have been delayed or cancelled because of the rapid . Force buildup in saudi  receives message of appreciation from Bush Jerusalem up a prime minister Yitzhak Shamir has received a message from president Bush expressing appreciation for israelis Low profile during the Gull crisis senior officials said tuesday. The officials said the message described As a a warm in tone also said the United states looked Forward to a continued dialogue with Israel. Appearing before the parliaments foreign affairs and defense committee Shamir confirmed that he had received the message Israel radio reported. Earlier the prime ministers office said it had no information on Bush a message. Since the iraqi invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2, Israel has attempted to distance itself from the crisis. Although regular contacts Between the United states and Israel such As the sharing of information have continued Bush has not asked for any special assistance from Israel officials said. A. .5 casinos donate 10,000 decks of cards to troops Laughlin Nev apr five casinos plan to Airlift 10,000 decks of playing cards to troops in saudi Arabia by this weekend. Joe Mattes director of sales and promotions at Laughlings Colorado Belle said the cards will he sent through Norton Aeb in san Bernardino Calif. Joining Belle in the donations Are Edgewater Casino in Laughlin and circus circus Silver City and slots a fun in Las vegas. A a it a our Way of telling the men and women serving overseas How much we appreciate their work in keeping our country Safe a Mattes said. Quot we Hope the cards w ill help pass the hours they spend thousands of Miles from  Nunn urges Egypt to Send More Alexandria Egypt apr sen. Sam Nunn urged Egypt a president tuesday to Send More troops to saudi Arabia to show the world it is with the United states in its showdown with iraqi president Saddam Hussein. Nunn the Georgia Democrat who chairs the Senate armed services committee sen. Bob Dole the Senate Stop Republican and six other Republican senators spent 90 minutes with president Hosni Mubarak. The . Delegation is touring the Middle East. On monday they were in saudi Arabia and met with some of the tens of thousands of . Troops arrayed against iraqi troops across the Border in Kuwait. A now that we have that deterrent Force in place i think we need to get More Arab forces on the ground. I emphasized that to the president a Nunn said of the h Mubarak. �?~1 think it would help Back in meeting with we have More help from it other coun the United states with the american people to see that sip from Egypt and from of tries on the ground in saudi  Nunn said that would a make it Clear that its not the United states is. Iraq but the Arab world and the world at Large is. Iraq. At a news conference after meeting the senators Mubarak did not mention Nunns request for additional troops. He has said Egypt has 2,000 soldiers in saudi Arabia but egyptian military sources say the figure is closer to 4,000. Mubarak and senior egyptian officers say they would Send More if the saudis ask for them. About 60,000 . Troops Are in saudi Arabia and the Gulf Region As Well As dozens of fighter planes. Warships from the United states Britain France the soviet Union and other countries Are in the persian Gulf and red sea. . Forces deliberately Are being kept a Good distance behind saudi and other Arab troops. Support for the deployment in the Arab world might collapse if americans fired the first shots in the conflict. In addition . Support for the deployment might waver if the first casualties were americans. Several senators said they came away from the military briefings convinced a formidable deterrent Force was in place. A a it a not All in place a Nunn said of the continuing . Buildup. A but an iraqi attack on saudi Arabia would be National  other senators making the trip were Jake Gam of Utah Don Nickles of Oklahoma Steve Symms of Idaho Alfonse do Amato of new York Connie Mack of Florida and John Warner of  from Page 1 decide said it was issued because of the concern expressed by the foreign families about their children during the meeting tuesday with the foreign hostages. The report said the Fate of the foreign women and children is now a humane Issue that transcends the earlier reason for holding them As hostages. During the meeting with the foreign families Saddam also said he was willing to discuss the persian Gulf crisis with president Bush and British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. Saddam said he was a ready and prepared for direct talks with or. Bush and mrs. Thatcher. Let us have the debate Between me and them on television for the whole world to  the United states quickly rejected the offer. A spokeswoman for Thatcher repeated the firm policy of Britain and the United states that Iraq must withdraw its troops from Kuwait before talks can begin. In another development an american civilian died in Iraq apparently one of 63 americans who were rounded up for use As human Shields against attack. In Iraq the press attache at the . Embassy Stephen Thibeault said that according to the iraqis an american had died in Basra a Southern port in Iraq. He said the 56-year-old Man apparently died of a heart attack. Thibeault in a Telephone interview said there was no positive identification on the american a because we have not been Given Access to the american citizen yet. The iraqi authorities have said that they would allow us to participate in any  earlier tuesday shipping sources said Navy warships enforcing the , embargo against Iraq stopped two cargo ships and crewmen boarded one in the Gulf of Aqaba before allowing them to proceed to Jordan. It was believed to be the first time a ship was boarded and inspected by the Navy since the embargo began shortly after Iraq invaded Kuwait. Also tuesday the soviet Union criticized the United states for expelling iraqi diplomats from Washington and warned that such action could Lead to a a spiral of escalation in the conflict. But foreign ministry spokesman Gennady Gerasimov also indicated that some of iraqis Arab neighbors have failed to put enough pressure on Iraq in response to its invasion of Kuwait. The developments came As . Secretary general Javier Perez do Cuellar said he was meeting with Iraq to try to defuse the Gulf crisis. President Bush said he was pessimistic about the . Initiative. Meanwhile 52 dependents of . Diplomats who were evacuated from the . Embassy in Kuwait arrived in Paris on their Way Home from Turkey. Three Young men from the group were not allowed to leave Iraq on monday. Budget from Page 1 ment on the information tuesday saying the budget guidance was a a planning  Mutarelli a document makes a list of suggested actions including forced leaves and Continua tip of the hiring freeze. After taking these actions we still will not be Down to the $3.88 million Mark a it said. A we will continue to evaluate other minor Radical  those actions include curtailing alcohol and drug abuse prevention and control program eliminating the safety program abolishing the equal Opportunity program and terminating treatment for exceptional family members. Before making these recommendations Mular Cllia a unclassified document advised commanders to prepare plans to a shut Down for two weeks in december asking personnel to use leave and turning Down All utilities. A continue the hiring freeze with some exceptions. Commanders should not Institute plans to fill one Slot for every two or three vacancies however because Usa eur wont be Able to afford some positions. The guidance said Usa eur would soon Issue a list of a fringe program positions that should not be filled. Those could include drug and alcohol Counselor As Well As employees in equal Opportunity and equal employment Opportunity safety family advocacy and army Community service. J a eliminate e companies and one platoon in each combat arms company troop or Battery. Assign displaced soldiers to fill other platoons or Community support positions normally filled by civilians such As motor vehicle operators labourers and Supply clerks. A use Only in House workers to perform essential or emergency repairs on property a Lousy Barracks projects can be accomplished if they have been submitted to Congress on the list of projects priced at $500,000 or higher. A continue the hiring freeze for engineers. A Purchase new Barracks furniture Only when new or a like new furnishings Are unavailable. A assign workers who maintain pre positioned equipment to help turn in and process unit equipment. A cease ordering routine maintenance parts for the pre positioned  begin the second phase of reducing a civilian support group Force a year earlier than scheduled sparing Only guard units. Usa eur could not say tuesday How Many workers would be Cut by the second phase. The first phase called for cutting 2,365 positions from the work Force formerly called labor service. A reduce stateside civilian recruiting by 50 percent and use Community funds to pay for moving stateside hires to Europe. A a continue the Usa eur tactical command and control system program but curtail its planned expansion. The system electronically links users in More than 37 geographic areas to provide a common View of tactical data maps and briefing information. Decisions on the Money saving actions will be reflected in budget guidance to be distributed in Early december a Mutarelli wrote