European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Cowboys Quot Al Falcons bucs win nil openers a Page 21 1 a p a Quot to it authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces a my vol. 49, no. 150 tuesday september 11, 1990 a a 25� daily and sunday d 8693 Baker Worner Issue Appeal for More troops funds in Gulf by David Tarrant Brussels Bureau Brussels Belgium a Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii asked nato allies on monday to Send additional troops to the persian Gulf. Baker and nato Secretary general Manfred Womer applauded the political Solidarity shown by president Doe reported killed by rebel forces Monrovia Liberia apr liberian president Samuel Doe has been killed the . State department said monday. The department said it had been informed by various sources that Doe died after a weekend shootout with rebel forces. State department officials speaking on condition of anonymity said . Officials regard the reports As reliable and consider them confirmation of does death. Department spokesman Mark Dillen said the department had reports from several sources including representatives of forces led by rebel Leader Prince Johnson that Doe a died from the gunshot wounds he suffered in the shootout with Prince Dillen said he had no further information. A we have been informed by various sources including representatives of rebel forces that president Doe died from a gunshot wound that he suffered in the shootout with Prince Johnson a forces Over the weekend a a state department spokesman said speaking on condition of anonymity. _ earlier monday unconfirmed reports said Doe had been killed by rebels from a breakaway faction who captured him in a Battle in Monrovia this weekend. The British broadcasting corp., quoting witnesses who came to the liberian capital from the Camp reported that does mutilated body was on display there. Johnson had telephoned the bbl to say he had captured Doe in a Battle sunday because liberians Leader of 10 years was trying to flee the country possibly on a ship of a West african task Force sent to end the 8 /2-month-old War. Meanwhile liberians main rebel fighters demanded monday that West african troops withdraw from Monrovia and said they would keep fighting despite the capture of Doe by a rival rebel faction. Tom Woewiyu chief spokesman of Charles Taylor a National patriotic front dashed Hopes for an Early end to the tribal conflict in which three warring parties have killed More than 5,000 civilians. Woewiyu a announcement that Taylor a rebels see Doe on Back Page european allies during the Gulf crisis but issued a plea for More financial and military support. A there is a unanimous conviction that still More can and should be done a Womer said at a news conference after a closed door meeting of nato foreign ministers. Baker also announced that the governments of saudi Arabia Kuwait and the United Arab emirates had pledged s>12 billion for the remainder of the year. About $6 billion will go to offset the costs of the . Military Mission in the Gulf including fuel water food and other essential materials. The other $6 billion will go toward economic assist see Appeal on Back Page a tearful woman Center who arrived from Kuwait is escorted by family members through the Charleston ., americans arrive Home with tales of harrowing escapes Charleston Apr More than 300 weary . Evacuees including a Man who hid in an air conditioning duct for a week and escaped Iraq by posing As a deaf mute Arab got a heroes Welcome after a 21-hour flight from Jordan. See related stories Page 3. Cheering Well wishers met the evacuees sunday evening with yellow ribbons yellow carnations Teddy bears and american flags. A i was Lucky enough and smart enough to get away a said Jimmy Hawkins an Oil Engineer from Dallas who worked in Kuwait and hid in a ceiling duct after the iraqi invasion. A americans can to go out. No Way. If you done to have Arab friends you re the 305 evacuees a More than half of them children a arrived at Charleston Airport aboard a chartered Jet from Amman Jordan. The Boeing 747, which left Amman Early sunday was delayed several hours because of an unexpected Stop in Halifax Nova Scotia to let off several people see tales on Back Page if victim says beating Rush is a Little Consolation a by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer Heidelberg West Germany a when John Joyce went to work for Uncle Sam he did no to know what a a a Riff was. He eventually Learned that the Nasty meant reduction in Force. But real did no to set in until he became one of its it a business management analyst is one of 18 Usa eur Community family support Agency workers in Schwet Zingen West Germany who received Pink slips on March 9. A when they first told me a lot of people said a Well at least you re beating the Rush a a said the husband and father of three. A and maybe that a True but its still Little Joyce and his co workers Are out in front of what could become a flood of civilian rims As . Troop Levels in Central Europe drop. The civilian work Force would have to be reduced by at least 30,000 in Europe to parallel deep military cuts being discussed in current arms and troop negotiations. Joyce is an appropriated fund employee with career status so he a eligible for the defense departments priority placement program which gives displaced workers a hiring preference. But so far Joyce has had no offers through the program. His personal Job search also has failed to produce a solid Job offer. A i have applications in for jobs that i feel i have a continued on Page 8
