European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 6, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a the stars and stripes thursday september 6,1990alliance from Page 1 a three hour hearing in which he addressed publicly for the first time How the United states ultimately might Deal with the continuing threat posed by iraqi president Saddam Hussein whose forces invaded Kuwait on aug. 2. Addressing the expense of the . Military operation in the persian Gulf Baker said a leadership sometimes does Cost. Its going to run us probably around $6 billion for the balance of 1990.�?� at the same time some lawmakers reacted coolly to tuesdays announcement by the White House that president Bush wants to forgive $7 billion in past military Loans to Egypt a Reward for president Hosni Mubarak a leadership in marshalling Arab opinion against Saddam. Such a move would require action by Congress. Lawmakers said they valued Egypt a action but they were wary of the High figure which is equal to half of next years total foreign Aid budget. A a it a a Small Price to pay for the level of cooperation we be gotten from Egypt a said presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater. But the Price looked a lot larger on Capitol Hill. A it May be a Little premature a said House minority Leader Robert Michel r-ill., just Back from a four Day trip to the Middle East during which he and other lawmakers met with Mubarak. A i would like to hear firsthand from the administration the rationale a Michel added. Sen. Patrick Leahy d-vt., whose Senate appropriations foreign Aid subcommittee must Deal with the request predicted that other nations a Israel Pakistan Greece and Turkey for example a will be lining up for similar favors. A i know its going to be necessary to increase some foreign Aid dollars As a result of operation desert shield a the military and economic drive against Iraq Leahy said in an interview. But he added a it looks like some in the administration Are saying lets have a Blank Check for foreign Aid. I want to remind them that my subcommittees still got the  Baker in his testimony to the House committee said creation of a new multilateral Security Structure is a Likely to be required even if there is a pullback from  the new Structure would involve a some continuing . Presence a he said. A maybe it  be a ground Force presence maybe it would be a naval  when asked by rep. Stephen Solarz d-n.y., whether any multinational arrangement could prevent Saddam from developing nuclear weapons or from using the chemical and biological Arsenal he already has bakery a answer sounded much like cold War deterrence. A it is conceivably possible. To come up with a Security Structure that would make it so clearly to the detriment of any subsequent Leader or even the present Leader to use or contemplate using any of those weapons that there would be very Little risk that they would be used a Baker said. 52nd tac fighter Wing deploying f-4gs to Gulf Stuttgart West Germany a elements of the 52nd tac fighter Wing from Span Dahlem a Are deploying to the Middle East in support of operation desert shield the . European come said wednesday. The Wing will deploy f-4g wild weasels and associated personnel and equipment the command said in a statement released from its Stuttgart Headquarters. The planes built by Mcdonnell Douglas Are designed to seek and destroy enemy surface to air missile Sites. Florida Nevada voters pick candidates for governor Miami apr former sen. Lawton Chiles overcame questions about his mental stability and swept to Victory Over rep. Bill Nelson for Florida a democratic nomination for governor. . Bob Martinez easily captured the gop nomination. In Nevada gov Bob Miller crushed five challengers tuesday for the democratic nomination for a full term in the Job he assumed two years ago. Businessman Jim Gal Laway topped seven other republicans for the gop nomination. Chiles Wasny to the Only political comeback in Florida impeached Federal judge Alcee Hastings won a Slot in a democratic Runoff for Secretary of state. And voters in two Florida counties rejected controversial ballot measures. In Broward an ordinance that would have protected homosexuals against discrimination was Defeated 59 percent to 41 percent. In Sarasota voters decided by 73 percent to 27 percent not to slap a two year moratorium on growth. Chiles and Martinez both captured 69 percent of the vote. Chiles a 60-year-old moderate retired two years ago saying he was burned out from three terms in the Senate. At the time he was chairman of the budget committee. He was diagnosed As depressed and began using the drug prozac. Or Chiles received 739,916 votes to 325,448 votes 31 percent for Nelson a six term congressman. Martinez who is considered vulnerable because of his anti abortion stance and his support three years ago of a services tax that later was repealed had 457,952 votes to state sen. Marlene Woodson Howard a 131,782 votes or 20 percent. Three other contenders divided the remainder. In Nevada Miller had moved up to governor automatically from lieutenant governor in 1988 after gov Dick Bryan was elected to the . Senate. With one third of precincts reporting wednesday Miller had 41,294 votes or 80 percent a none of the above a which appears on All Nevada ballots As a Means of voter protest a had 4,100 votes or 9 percent and a Long shot hopeful who changed his name to rhinestone Cowboy ran third with 1,540 votes. In the gop race Gallaway had 23,146 votes or 49 percent a none of the above Drew 10,585 votes or 24 percent and builder Charlie Brown had 9,221 votes. Hastings who As Florida a first Black Federal judge was removed by the . Senate after a jury acquitted him of bribery will face former Newspaperman Jim Minter in an oct. 2 Runoff for the democratic Noti nation for Secretary of state. The Winner will meet incumbent Jim Smith a Republican. Trains to Start moving chemical arms by Helge Thiele staff writer the first train carrying . Chemical weapons from a temporary storage site to a North sea port will leave next wednesday . And German officials said wednesday. From the port of no Denham two . Navy ships then will take the weapons to Johnston atoll a Pacific Island for destruction. The chemical weapons had been stored at Clausen West Germany since the mid-1960s. Beginning in late july the nerve agents were transported by truck from Clausen to a Railhead at Miessau. The last Convoy left Clausen on saturday. The first train is expected to leave Miessau at 6 . Next wednesday according to German army 1st it. Bed Steinkamp a spokesman for the transport operations press Center at Eckenbach West Germany. The operation will end sept. 18. Three trains will be used each night. Two of the trains will carry the chemical weapons while the third will be used As a guard train. . Personnel from the technical escort unit will ride on the two trains that carry the chemical weapons a Steinkamp said. A in addition medical staffs from the German and american forces will be there  officials have also stepped up Security because of the crisis in the Middle East he said. The trains have three different routes they could take. A of course the actual route will Only be released on the Day that the transport starts a Steinkamp said. At no Denham the chemical weapons a will be put into the ships right away a he said. The ships Are expected to set sail sept. 20 on their monthlong trip he said. The ships going to Johnston atoll will also have three different routes. A according to our information there is a timetable so that the snips will not get into the fall storms a Steinkamp  from Page 1 lican on Aspinw a panel said he regretted the Pentagon a decision not to activate National guard combat units which make up one third of the combat Power of the Active army divisions being sent to the persian Gulf. Another senior member of the armed services committee rep. . A a Sonny Montgomery d-miss., said the current situation provides an Ideal Opportunity for evaluating the reserves. A a there a no shooting War. Lets find out if you can mobilize and see How Many will show up a said Montgomery who toured Bahrain Egypt and saudi Arabia in the House delegation. The More than 9,000 reservists called to Active duty following iraqis invasion of Kuwait last month have been largely confined to support roles backing up Active duty combat forces in the Gulf area. More than 100,000 . Servicemen and women Are serving on land or sea in the Region. A a there a concern that we re putting All this Money into combat reserves and yet they re not being called up a said Cohen. Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams declined to say what recommendations Are before defense Secretary Dick Cheney about increasing the reservists role. He said there has been a a lot of discussion about what might happen Down the Road a but no decision has been made. The Pentagon announced meanwhile that 678 reservists from the air Force army and Navy have been activated since saturday to support operation desert shield on top of the 8,871 previously called to duty. The army accounted for half of the Overall total. Aspin said defense planning for the Post add War period has been based in part on an Assumption that Reserve units could be used in any medium to Large scale troop deployment. However he said military officials Are reluctant to use reserves in combat roles citing three or six month limitations on their Active duty deployments As one reason. But Aspin said military estimates that combat reservists would require up to 60 Days refresher training May be too  from Page 1 sweat. The insects Are also fond of Mouths perhaps because of the moisture. The soldiers of co b say they Swallow a lot of bugs if they nod off with their Mouths open. In the morning and evening Twilight the ants come out. And there Are bacteria living in the desert. During their first trip away from Camp co b troops checked the tempera Ture of the water in their canteens at midday and found that some registered 110 degrees. They be been told that bacteria can Start growing in the canteens at 92 degrees causing diarrhoea. Now co b troops have Learned to pour their water in the morning then Bury it in the Sand so it has a fighting Chance of staying cooler than Coffee. When the shadows grow Long and the sunlight turns yellow the men Start coming out. They eat a Sunset dinner of Field rations that although normally served cold Are Sun baked by the desert heat. Then they Start night patrols. Most of the desert life is nocturnal and the americans in it Are no different. The 2nd platoon of co b marched about a mile across the dunes its path lit by an almost full Moon and set up a Roadside ambush. They did no to have Long to wait something sounding like leaves being rustled by the wind approached. It turned out to be a Sand Viper skittering across the dunes. A deadly poisonous a said sgt. John Ruth 23, from Colorado. That night at least tvo other vipers were seen near co bus pooches and were killed. A Little while later while the 2nd platoon Lay in the Sand a night Beetle the size of a Large thumb marched up the Dune past Ruth. He kicked it away but the Beetle kept approaching. Finally Ruth took a Rock about half the Side of his fist and hammered the Beetle twice and then kicked it away. The insect survived and resumed its Lemming like charge up the Dune. This time someone else found a fist size Rock and crushed the Bug in its path. Rum kicked its body Down the slope. Where it Lay unmoving beneath the arabian stars. A i hate beetles a he said