European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Crisis in the see related stories and photos on pages 3# 9, 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 149 monday september 10, 1990 a a 25<t daily and sunday Good Mornin d 8693 a 3bu.s., soviets demand pullout Gorbachev says Saddam headed a into a dead end from wire reports Helsinki Finland a president Bush and soviet president Mikhail Gorbachev ended their emergency Summit on sunday with a joint demand that Iraq pull out of Kuwait. The two leaders issued a statement calling on the entire world Community to adhere to United nations sanctions against Iraq but recognizing that the . Resolutions permit the shipment of food into Iraq and Kuwait for a a humanitarian considerations. Any such imports a must be strictly monitored to make sure they meet humanitarian concerns a with special priority being Given to meeting the needs of children a the leaders said. It was the first time since world War ii that the United states and the soviet Union had lined up on the same Side of a major regional conflict and further evidence that president Bush holds a framed cartoon presented to him sunday by Mikhail Gorbachev in Helsinki Finland. The color cartoon shows referee world holding up the hands of the two leaders after their knockout of the cold War. The cold War is fading into history. The Summit opened on a chummy note. Gorbachev handed Bush a framed color cartoon depicting them As prizefighter arms raised in Victory standing Over a seemingly melting figure of the cold War. The caption read a soviet spokesman told a White House counterpart that the drawing was meant to signify a that both presidents win nobody Bush laughed at the the picture and told Gorbachev a a that a Gorbachev told a joint news conference that his former ally Saddam Hussein is heading a into a dead end in his struggle to hold occupied Kuwait against the . Demand that his forces withdraw. The superpower leaders stopped Short of asking each other to take specific measures to Force Iraq from Kuwait and Bush acknowledged there had been differences on his reserving the military option if Iraq does not Bend to the . Economic sanctions. Saddam had said in Advance that he had no intention of withdrawing. Bush and Gorbachev said they wanted and hoped for a peaceful solution to the Middle East crisis but said they were a United in the belief that iraqis aggression must not be a if the current Steps fail to end it we Are prepared to consider additional ones consistent with the . Charter a the statement said. Bush said he and Gorbachev agreed they will accept no Gulf settlement a Short of the Complete implementation of the . Sanctions that demand an iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait. Bush refused to Rule out the use of military Force to resolve the Gulf crisis. Gorbachev said he thought the question of sending soviet troops to augment american forces was irrelevant because the crisis can be solved politically. Gorbachev pointedly corrected a soviet journalist who quoted him As saying that the soviet Union would take military Steps if Iraq fails to pull out of Kuwait on its own. A i did not say that if Iraq does not withdraw peacefully we re going to have recourse to military methods. I do not state that a the soviet Leader said. A the whole of our seven hours of meeting today were devoted to the quest for a political Resolution of that conflict and i believe that we Are on the right Road a Gorbachev said. Bush and Gorbachev discussed the Prospect of . Economic Aid to Moscow but came to no conclusion. Bush said he was interested in efforts to help Moscow a new economic policies and vowed to cooperate in As Many ways As possible. But he said differences remain and the United states has its own economic problems. Bush said he will recommend to the . Congress that there be a was close cooperation in the economic Field As Gorbachev said Moscow Wasny to cooperating on the Kuwait crisis in order to see pullout on Back Page food inspectors ready to Check it All a even vipers a. A a a u u aka Anim old Orrl Nan cat or Brno ram 1 by Peggy Davidson Kaiserslautern Bureau Lan Stuhl West Germany a Sand vipers May make a Good meal. That a the word from maj. Charles n. Gaiser commander of the 483rd medical det of the army a veterinary services who is taking a Small group of food inspectors to operation desert shield. The veterinarian added that the Sand vipers May be like a most of your vipers and rattlesnakes which Are Good he added that soldiers May want to try them out but should not Cook them Over open fires. The saudis restrict the use of open fire. The units primary Job however is not going to be cooking vipers but monitoring water Quality checking freshness of fruits and vegetables and keeping a close Eye on the health of the troops. The vet team which has been waiting at the land Stuhl army regional medical Center for nearly two weeks knows they will be heading for a Southwest Asia a but done to know their exact destination or when they will leave Gaiser said. The unit is designed to support 100,000 soldiers inspecting both locally purchased foods and stocks the military has on hand a meals ready to eat. They will also provide minor emergency care to Mili tary animals and can set up civic action programs to help care for local animals. The staff was pulled from medical detachments in Berlin Munchweiler Augsburg shape Schwein Furt and Lan Stuhl and Given a unit designation. They will be expected to perform Many of their jobs without direct supervision Gaiser said. A a we re designed to split up and cover a very Large Region a Gaiser said. A we could be very near the front line with the troops in some cases or we could be at a port in a decent building if there Are any three members of the detachment Are anxious to see food on Back Page a a 1 Sabatini wins . Women a open a see Page 21
