European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse it a it % operation desert shield mu\v.wnv.w\\v, a a a it t a s s \ a a it Wiwi y. V i a a a a a authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 153 Friday september 14, 1990 a a 25$ daily and sunday d 8693 a morale is High Powell finds Tours desert shield says new benefits planned by Ron Jensen staff writer Dhahran saudi Arabia a the top military Man in the United states said he found High morale during his whirlwind tour through the Northern lines of operation desert shield on thursday. Gen. Colin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff denied that morale was becoming a problem among the More than recalling 500 retirees to Active duty by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the will recall As Many As 500 retirees to Active duty to support operation desert shield. It is the first time the has used the Retiree recall program since it was developed in 1981, the said wednesday. Retirees Are needed to fill requirements for doctors nurses linguists aviators water purification specialists and others. Officials have identified about 250 medical related positions and 150 family support services positions that must be filled initially. A there Are other positions that we May have to fill later so More retirees could be recalled a an personnel official said wednesday. A we have authorization to recall up to 500 retirees under this most slots that need to be filled Are in the United states but a few retirees May be sent to the Middle East he said. Individual orders will be sent to Active duty and Reserve retirees selected for the recall which will last a maximum of six months. A a that a the longest anyone will have to serve a the see on Back Page desert shield troops May Send letters free Washington apr . Troops engaged in operation desert shield can Send letters Home free beginning immediately postmaster general Anthony m. Frank announced wednesday. The postage free mail applies to letters and audiocassettes sent to the United states but not to other parcels Frank said. Frank said he acted in response to Bills in Congress. I?1?1. Immediate action Frank said he avoided me delay involved in having the Bills pass both houses and go to the president. He said personnel should sign their names on the if a fit hand Comer of envelopes and place their rank and serial number in the upper left hand Comer. 100,000 troops stationed in this country a a in be talked to several Hundred gis a Powell said at an Airport news conference. A morale is High. Done to sell these Young men and women Short. They know the Mission they Are on is he said the command is attempting to set up facilities that will keep morale on a High plane. Such things As phone lines Are part of the plan. Powell also said he was considering a Range of options regarding benefits for serv ice members assigned to saudi Arabia. However he said the Pentagon must be cautious in treating All service members equally. He reminded the press that american forces Are standing guard in Korea Panama beneath the sea in submarines and in a number of places where the amenities Are few. A there Are a lot of people in the armed forces of the United states who Are taking risks and we have to be As equitable As possible a he said. Some suggestions for benefits to the troops Here have included a continuation of food allowances normally Given when a service member is at his or her Nome base. To continue the food allowance the general said would pay the troop twice see Powell on Back Page a Metal crate filled with chemical weapons is loaded onto the ship Gopher state thursday in no Denham. Unscheduled stops delay trains carrying chemical weapons by Ken Clauson staff writer no Denham West Germany a the first trains carrying . Chemical weapons to this North sea port arrived 90 minutes late thursday following three delays on the overnight journey from Southwest Germany. The rail Convoy made up of two trains carrying munitions plus an escort train left the Railhead at Mie Sau about 15 minutes late because a communications link Between the trains was not working properly. The trains were halted once along the Way while Security personnel inspected what turned out to be a typewriter in its Case left near the tracks according to senior it. Werner Weiss a German Navy spokesman at the operations press Center. The Convoy stopped a second time in the German state of Hessen so that a loss of Brake pressure on the escort train could be repaired he said. The trains used the so called red route through Worms Aschaffenbur Giessen Kassel Minden and Bremen. That is one of two possible routes to be used by the train convoys. After the trains arrived at no Denham at 6 30 a.m., dockworkers began transferring the sealed containers of artillery shells from the trains into the cargo hold of the . Navy auxiliary Crane ship Gopher state. When the Gopher state is full the remaining munitions will be loaded into a second Crane ship the Flicker Tail state. The cargo holds will be sealed after each Days loading and constantly monitored for leaks said Fred Milton another spokesman for the operation. Train convoys Are scheduled to arrive daily in see weapons on Back Page House delays action on defense Bill a see Back Page
