European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Collection it time your stars and stripes Carrier will be calling soon. Please have your payment ready. And its ripes Den vol. 49, no. 139 a authorized unofficial publication Fob the u s. Armeo forces Friday August 31, 1990 a d9l,y,>dsy d 8693 a ies peace a Row of houses lies in ruins in Plainfield Iii after a Tornado touched Down killing at least eight people on tuesday afternoon. Northern Illinois cleaning up from Tornado at least 24 dead Crest Hill Iii. Apr rescuers on wednesday searched a Tornado devastated Swath of Northern Illinois for the missing and the dead As residents began salvaging belongings from Homes the twisters shredded a like an at least 24 people died and More than 300 were injured tuesday by the tornadoes which steamrolled across a Region known As a Tornado Alley a about 35 Miles Southwest of Chicago. Scores of people were left homeless. Others spent the Day cleaning their Yards hammering on temporary roofs sifting through rubble or piling up belongings in pickup trucks. Offers of Aid have poured in including one from the soviet embassy in Washington. The storms struck virtually without warning tuesday afternoon along an 8 mile path. Hit hardest were the Small towns of Crest Hill and Plainfield. Portions of Joliet also were damaged including a new subdivision of houses reduced to their foundations Only months after being built. President Bush declared the Region a disaster area. The soviet officials called the governors office seeking information on How to help gov. James r. Thompson were 24 fatalities confirmed wednesday and the toll could reach 30 dead said John plunk acting director of the Illinois emergency services and disaster Agency More than 300 people were treated at hospitals and authorities said More than 70 remained hospitalized wednesday. At least 11 of them were listed in critical condition. Wednesdays weather sunny and Cool gave the area some Relief and the forecast called for fair skies the rest of the week. At least nine of the storm deaths occurred near the an apartment Complex where some victims were blown 400 feet out of the building said chief Dave Martis. Of the Lockport fire District which includes Crest Hill. Downed Power lines were scattered across several streets and nearly 7,000 customers remained without Power wednesday in Joliet Plainfield and the Aurora area. The smell of fresh Wood permeated the air As residents used Chain saws to remove Trees tossed like matchsticks across their Yards. Affirms iraqi annexation of Kuwait from wire reports iraqi president Saddam Hussein said wednesday that Iraq has no intention of pulling out of Kuwait and that he has not sent out peace feelers to the West. A Kuwait is part of Iraq a Saddam said during a lbs news broadcast interview. A we Nave said this and the legislative bodies in Iraq have issued a dear decree a Clear decision saying that Kuwait is an iraqi Saddam also denied there were by Hind the Sec pcs negotiations under Way related stories photos on pages 2,3,4, 6 toward an iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait As had been reported. In Washington a Bush administration official said the United states had re Cei cd several diplomatic feelers purported to be offers from Saddam to withdraw from Kuwait in return for certain concessions but has not taken them seriously. But in an unusually cordial statement the state department welcomed Saddam a Promise to release about 1,000 american women and children being held in Iraq and Kuwait As a a significant step in the right a a we Hope Saddam Hussein will have the human decency to live up to his word Quot said spokeswoman Margaret Tut Wilcer who said the United states would comply with an iraqi request that the departing americans obtain exit visas. She said the United states would also try to arrange with the iraqis for chartered airliners to take the americans from Baghdad. As of late Wesdon cuday none of the women and children in Kuwait and Iraq had been allowed to leave. In Kuwait alone there arc 500 american women about 25 of whom Are reported to be pregnant 350 children aged 3 to 18 and 60 infants according to the slate department. Fewer than 100 american women and children Are in Baghdad. Mohammed Mashat the iraqi ambassador in Washington told reporters that see Saddam on Back Page battalion pullouts to take 6 months Saint says by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Frankfurt West Germany a army battalions tapped to leave Europe in upcoming troop withdrawals should be winging their Way Back to the United states six months after their units Are first notified the commander of the army in Europe said. Troop reduction plans Call for two months of planning followed by four months of actually withdrawing the battalions Gen. Crosbie e. Saint said on an televisions a Susa eur updated program wednesday night. A what we done to know is How Many people we re going to have to withdraw from Europe in the next year Quot Saint said. A when that decision is made then we can determine what units and what the specific dates Are a while Saint said there was still a lot he could not say regarding the draw Downs he said the commands plan is to keep the Best facilities minimize moves within Europe and redeploy Complete battalions to the United states. A the army will keep a flexible Force in Europe Saint said with a mix of units such As Armor infantry artillery aviation and engineers a Esb 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 Chain 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 will determine where each Soldier is going to go and whether some soldiers with critical career specialities should slay 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 see battalion on Back Page
