European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                J Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday August 30, 1990saddamfrom Page 1 and non military supplies to the persian Gulf but not soldiers weapons or other military supplies however the Aid package also will allow Japan to pay other countries chartering ships and planes to carry military cargo to the Gulf. President Bush wednesday delivered a Pep talk to . Troops broadcast Over armed forces radio. He said their assignment in saudi Arabia and elsewhere in the Gulf is a one of the toughest military missions in Modem memory a a you stand on the front line against aggression and International lawlessness a Bush said. A we have never sought conflict nor do we Hope to Chart a course for other nations but at the hands of injustice in the face of aggression ours is a once reluctant fist now  Many in the Region apparently did not immediately hear it because the radio network does not have a transmitter in saudi Arabia. The Only place it could be received there is at permanent . Barracks on saudi military bases. Saddam Iraq s president announced on tuesday that the women and children among the thousands of foreign hostages in Iraq could leave wednesday. However no Western hostages had crossed the jordanian Wderby Midas Mcmoon and reports from Iraq said their departure was stalled because they did not have the required exit visas. A handful of westerners wednesday arrived from Baghdad Iraq on an iraqi airways flight to Amman the jordanian capital. But none appeared to belong to the hostage group of women and children who were told they Are free to leave Iraq. It hundreds of jordanian children and their mothers marched through Amman streets wednesday to protest an International embargo against Iraq. Ambassador Roger Harrison travelled to the jordanian Border Post of run nishid 210 Miles Northeast of Amman to supervise the reception of airy american women and children arriving there the embassy said. American diplomatic officials have manned the Border round the clock for two weeks in Case any . Hostages were freed. Harrison a presence suggested new arrivals were imminent. British officials told Iraq wednesday they Are ready to Send aircraft to Baghdad to pick up Western women and children. But they also said they doubted the sincerity of Saddam a offer. A it is a cat and mouse game a now a Little mercy now some More ruthless Ness a foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd said in London. A this or Post As far As one can Tell is to keep the Uman shield policy but divert attention by Little acts of mercy from the main and totally unacceptable  in Vienna. Austria wednesday open Oil Cartel ministers approved a Deal permitting increased production by saudi Arabia Venezuela and some other nations to help offset losses arising from the shortfall caused by the persian Gulf crisis. The embargo against iraqi and kuwaiti Oil removed about 4 millions barrels of Oil a Day from world markets driving up the Price of heating Oil and Gas. Meanwhile the buildup of troops and hardware showed no sign of setup on either Side of the saudi Kuwait Border. The Pentagon said iraqi troop strength in and around Kuwait has increased to 265,000, and dozens of heavy . Tanks arrived in saudi Arabia on  from Page 1 a that we can have the necessary forces its going to take to do whatever Job we re called upon to  when decisions Are made on which battalions will go the battalion chains of command will receive two months notice before executing the draw Down Saint said. During those two months an inventory of personnel assets and equipment will be conducted. The study w ill determine where each Soldier is going to go and whether some soldiers with critical career specialities should stay in Europe to fill other Job vacancies. It will also consider How Many months the soldiers have remaining on their european Tours. Saint said it had not yet been decided whether the cutoff Mark would be set at 12 months or is months remaining on a tour. Soldiers not selected to remain in Europe would then be issued orders. A preferably everybody from a battalion will go to Ramstein. A from Page 1 Wing at Kelly fab Texas. A Ramstein spokesman said the Wing is a Reserve unit. The Crew had spent the last 24 hours resting at Ramstein before the crash. One Crew member survived the crash. Staff sgt. Lorenzo Galvan a Load master was reported in Good and stable condition at Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center the other three survivors also were in stable condition. The dead Crew members were identified As maj Richard w. Chase Pilot staff sgt. Daniel Garza Crew chief maj. John m. Gordon Pilot master sgt. Rosen do Herrera flight Engineer tech. Sgt. Monty Knutson Crew chief tech. Sgt. Daniel Perez Load master maj. Richard Price first Pilot staff sgt. Edward Sheffield Load master and senior master sgt. Carpio Villarreal flight Engineer. Authorities Are not yet releasing passengers names pending notification or next of Kin. But they included at least one Active duty air Force member assigned to Ramstein a who was killed in the crash friends of one victim said. Capt. Brad Schuldt 27, had told friends that he was going on temporary duty to support desert shield said Mark Cole of Kaiserslautern. Schuldt was from Arlington Heights he at least one woman was among the passengers on the plane an air Force spokesman said. Of five initial survivors brought to Lan Stuhl one died at the Hospital. The c-5a aircraft which had been at Ramstein for the previous 17 hours belonged to the 60th military Airlift Wing at Travis fab Calif. It carried half its fuel capacity of 560,000 pounds. The c-5a is almost As Long As a football Field As High As a six Story building and has a cargo compartment about the size of an eight Lane Bowling Alley. It has 73 seats above its cargo Section. Swope said he could not say when the 20-year-old aircraft last received a major overhaul because its maintenance records were at its Home base. A i done to want to speculate on the cause of this mishap a said Swope adding that the air Force was not ruling anything out. He also would not comment on communications Between the control Tower and the aircraft one  Page 1 wednesday morning. His office in Springfield said he was declaring the Region a state disaster area and seeking Federal Aid. Elsewhere in the Midwest thunderstorms tuesday hatted Power to 70,000 customers in Central and Western Ohio. A Tornado touched Down South of Tecumseh in Southern Michigan and storms that ripped through Northern Indiana left at least one person dead. Pat Jones 27, was kilted when the House he was building in South Bend collapsed. At least two tornadoes were spotted in Northwestern Pennsylvania but no injuries were reported. Preliminary tallies made in the dark from the tornadoes in Illinois suggested More than 100 houses were destroyed in addition to the apartment Complex and a High school. The storms blacked out 17,000 Homes and businesses tossed trucks like toys and flattened crops. A cars were flying All Over the place a said Tony one place a Saint said. A was you can understand that a probably not going to be  next the unit begins the four month process of turning in equipment and preparing people for the move a Quot to include families cats dogs cars and other associated equipment a Saint said. Car and pet assessments will have to be done to facilitate their shipment Back to the United states. It is estimated that each 500-Soldier battalion has Between 150 to 200 Pels that May require veterinary treatment before being taken Back to the United states. Likewise a battalion of 579 soldiers typically has Between 695 and 750 cars. Many of the cars will not meet . Standards so the Soldier will have to sell the car or have someone sell it for him or her. Usa eur is also considering paying the Soldier the cards Blue Book value trying later to recoup the Money elsewhere he said. Plans also Call for the draw Down of military equipment and facilities to occur Over six months. Saint said. Equipment from the departing units will be sent first to other Active units then to pre positioned Seq nip speaking on condition of anonymity however said the Tower heard nothing before the plane went Down. As of wednesday afternoon it had not yet been decided which air Force Agency would investigate the crash. A Ramstein spokesman said the learn a probably would be a joint Board of . Air forces in Europe and military Airlift come  in the Early afternoon fire Crews still were extinguishing Small pockets of fire at the crash site As investigators combed the wreckage. Burned insulation material from the plane littered the area As far As 100 Yards away from the ruins. The Ramstein runway was closed until 11 07 . Wednesday. In a statement expressing condolences to the families of the victims Safe commander Gen. Robert c. Oaks said Quot these men and women were participating in operation desert shield which is the largest Airlift Effort since the Berlin Airlift. It is a Mission that is necessary and essential to the stability and Security of the United states and its allies and one that must continue. For this reason it is not possible for us to close Ramstein  Oaks stressed that the crash caused no threat to the chemical weapons at the . Army depot at Clausen or their temporary storage site at the Miessau Railhead. Quot aircraft departure routes from Ramstein remain Well Clear of these activities a he said. The Transfer to Miessau of the 100,000 nerve agent shells is to be completed saturday. The crash occurred one Day after the second anniversary of an air show collision that killed three italian air Force pilots and 67 people on the ground at Ramstein. Ramstein mayor Julius Duvivier who visited the site wednesday said he did not believe West germans could ask the United states to Cut Back the number of flights from West Germany supporting desert shield because a it is connected with an International  a these people lost their lives helping to prevent a major War a he  a c-5 Relief fund was established wednesday through merchants National Bank at Ramstein a North Side Branch. People who want to contribute May do so through account 44-1415-164. No recipient has yet been chosen for the fund said staff sgt. Roger Weir of the 7456th tac intelligence so at Ramstein. People who want More information can Call Weir at 06371-42034. A memorial service will be held at 10 30 . Friday at Ramstein a Chapel one. Aloisio who was driving by and stopped to help. A it happened so fast that All 1 could do was sit there and watch. Then 15 minutes later the skies got Blue like it had never even  about 30 guardsmen look up positions in the three affected communities overnight and 150 were to arrive later in the Day to search for victims and provide Security said col. Phil Becker a National guard brigade commander. At least four people were arrested for looting and five others were taken into custody for interfering with rescuers authorities said. �?o1 saw everything out there Quot said will county executive Charles Adelman. A refrigerators to sets washing machines cars stacked three  the twisters a experts were unsure exactly How Many a hit Joliet 40 Miles Southwest of Chicago neighbouring Crest Hill and Plainfield to the Northwest. Crest Hill mayor Don Randich was among the first firefighters to arrive at the apartment Complex. A there were people wandering around dazed a he said a automobile horns were blowing but there was no one in the cars. It was total  ment reserves then to theater stocks before being resumed to the Stales Saint said. As for facilities Usa eur plans to keep All government housing with the goal of bringing a fall the families into the housing because its less expensive and a More comfortable he said. When deciding which facilities it will keep Susareu r will consider their location in relationship to the Mission. It Wilt also keep the Best training areas a so As the soldiers train they done to have to travel so far to be Able to do that a Saint said. Saint stressed that the army a current personnel reductions and the troop draw Down Are unrelated. A a specialist in Bamberg or any other place in the . Army in Europe will have the same Opportunity to stay in the army As a specialist at fort Riley fori Polk fort  Saim also gave a budgetary Outlook for Usa eur saying officials expected the commands budget to be Cut by 65 percent by 1997. A duh s 1aik to solders Wisd Vuil to to scr j.acgi-1 6 -30 . 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