European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 15,1990 ill fated c-5a was in route to Rhein main for repair Reagan visits Poland praises path to Freedom Warsaw Poland apr former . President Reagan on Friday lavished Praise on Poland a path breaking democratic revolution but warned the new Post communist leaders that they must learn to treat each other a was opponents not As  Reagan making his first visit to Poland to witness the dramatic transformations in Eastern and Central Europe was interrupted by applause 10 times during a 45-minute talk to members of parliament and much of the country a political elite in the formal setting of Warsaw a Royal Castle. Accompanied by his wife Nancy Reagan arrived in Poland from West Germany and immediately Laid a Wreath at Warsaw a Tomb of the unknown Soldier. Several Hundred people gathered at the Tomb and outside the Royal Castle to catch a glimpse of the former president. Before leaving Berlin on Friday morning Reagan spoke to about 1,000 american military members and their families praising the troops for playing an important role in the movements to democracy in Eastern Europe. As a souvenir . Ambassador Vernon Walters gave the former president one of the Berlin sector division signs that said in four languages a you Are leaving the american  Gulf crisis sends wholesale prices up 1.3% Washington apr wholesale prices shot up 1.3 percent in August the biggest surge in seven months As the first Shock wave from the Gulf crisis hit the United states Economy the government said Friday. The labor department blamed virtually the entire increase on higher Oil costs that followed iraqis aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait. The fallout from the Gulf turmoil has heightened economists fears that higher inflationary pressures could push an already weak . Economy into a recession. The August Rise the largest since a cold snap caused a 1.9 percent spurt in january would translate into an annual increase of 16.4 percent if prices Rose that much each month the government said. That is far above the 3 percent Advance in the producer Price Index from january through july. By Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Ramstein a West Germany a a c-5a Galaxy that crashed just after Takeoff from Ramstein a was on its Way to Rhein main a for repair of a mechanical problem a military Airlift come spokesman said. A connector Assembly on the c-5a�?Ts vent Box needed replacement said staff sgt. Mark Johnson of command Headquarters at Scott fab 111. Repair work needed to be done inside the main fuel tank but Ramstein did not have the right facilities to do the work Johnson said. Rhein Mam is 60 Miles Northeast of Ramstein. That  a restrict the aircraft from flying nor do regulations require a waiver when flying with such a problem a Johnson said in statement thursday. Thirteen people including nine Crew members were killed in the fiery crash that followed the planets Takeoff shortly after 12 30 . Aug. 29. The plane which was involved in operation desert shield sheared a Row of Trees just past the runway and plummeted into a Field. A event boxes on the c-5 wings Are designed to collect fuel that might result from fuel expansion or oversee Bonn West Germany apr West Germany a opposition social democratic party on Friday demanded that Chancellor Helmut Kohls government reveal its estimate on How much unification will Cost the nations taxpayers. In a letter to Kohl social democratic chairman Hans Jochen Vogel also charged that finance minister Theo Taigel had failed to develop Concrete figures on the Cost of unification As promised. Vogel said he wants to know where the government intends to Cut or restructure the Federal budget and How much of the extra costs of unification will Nave to be financed. A Are you sticking to your claim that you will in no Case raise taxes to cover the additional requirements a Vogel asked Kohl in a letter. A copy of the letter was provided to the news Media in Bonn. Estimates on financing unification to rebuild East Germany a outmoded businesses Homes and transportation network after 45 years of communist Rule run into the hundreds of billions of dollars. Viking of the main fuel tank a Johnson said. The vent Box was drained of All fuel before the plane took off. The c-5a�?Ts Crew knew about the connector Assem Bly problem a but there was no need nor is it common practice to notify passengers of minor maintenance problems a Johnson said in a written response to questions. Mac officials would not answer additional questions about the planets originally scheduled Takeoff time possible delays or passenger briefings. The spouse of one victim told a .-based newspaper that the planets Takeoff was delayed at least five hours because the plane was  the victims family could not be reached by the stare and stripes for comment. A to comment further on any aspect of this Accident would be inappropriate while the investigation is ongoing a Johnson said. An investigation Board is still at Ramstein a studying the crash. Some wreckage remains at the Accident site beyond the bases West Gate but most major parts Are being kept in a hangar at Ramstein Johnson said. Mac officials expect the investigation Board to finish its review by sept. 29, but the study could be extended. On thursday the East German transportation ministry said the Cost for Road and Bridge repairs alone will Cost 100 billion Marks $63 billion. Alfred Dregger the head of Kohls conservative faction in parliament rejected Vogels letter As a part of the social democrats election Campaign to discredit the government. The two German states unite on oct. 3, with the first All German elections on dec. 2. Dregger said exact figures on the Cost cannot be determined until More research is done on the precise state of East Germany a finances. A therefore it is frivolous to discuss the Cost of unification before it is completed a Dregger said. Government spokesman Dieter Vogel told reporters that Kohl had no intention of being drawn into a Campaign rhetoric on the Issue. He said the Chancellor also declines answering letters sent to him when they Are simultaneously released to the news Media. The government repeatedly has said it intends to finance unification of the two countries without raising taxes. Price tag of unification demanded Page 28 a a the stars and stripes news brie Cheney from Page 1 who has to preside Over that a Cheney said. But the Secretary said that there is a no questions such cuts Are coming Given the nations budget woes. Quot the Only Way i know to Cut the defense budget is to seriously go about the business of trying to downsize the Force to Cut Force Structure to Cut procurement and to Cut the infrastructure a the base Structure a that goes with it a Cheney said. A if i do what Many in Congress want me to do which is to protect and preserve All the bases keep All the jobs open on All the Assembly lines and All the defense jobs in America the thing that ends up getting Cut is our forces a such As the units we just sent to saudi Arabia a he  from Page 1 de stationed in Kuwait but some of these Are inferior Vintage t-54s and t-55s. Washington has also stationed in saudi Arabia its More advanced my Abrams Battle tanks which have Thermal gunfights and laser Range finders that permit accurate firing through dust and smoke capabilities the m60s Lack. But sgt. Vernon Hutchinson 29, of Oceanside calif., said survival would come Down to training reaction time and Fate. A whoever pulls the first round is the Winner a he said. A if its gods will its gods  Lephardt said the m60s were being fitted with reactive Armor which explodes when kit by a round shielding occupants. Officials said live test firing would now be  from Page 1 ing Iraq in the persian Gulf. And he said that British prime minister Margaret Thatcher had vowed to Send a full armoured brigade and helicopters. See Story. Page 2. He said he thanked both leaders personally for their contribution. He said . Forces would leave saudi Arabia a was soon As they Are no longer needed or wanted. They will remain not one Day longer than is absolutely  Bush also said he expects the message he taped for the iraqi people to be delivered to iraqi officials in Baghdad a after getting off to a slow Start on thursday when the iraqi ambassador in Washington refused to accept a copy. Meanwhile the United nations set strict limits on food shipments to Iraq under the . Embargo. The . Security Council in a late night session thursday voted 13-2 on the .-sponsored Resolution to allow shipments Only to alleviate a human  it rejected an Effort by Cuba to broaden food shipments to civilians in Iraq and Kuwait the Oil Rich emirate that Iraq invaded aug. 2. Earlier Friday Bush asked Congress for an additional $1.9 billion to cover the unexpected costs of operation desert shield through the end of this month. . Diplomatic efforts to isolate Iraq forged ahead on another front. Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii met Friday with syrian president Hafez Assad to plot further cooperation with Damascus despite . Accusations that Syria promotes terrorism. Assad was Likely to Send 15,000 More troops to help defend saudi Arabia Western diplomatic sources said Friday on condition of anonymity. Syria has about 3,000 soldiers in saudi Arabia and 1,000 in the United Arab emirates As part of an Arab multinational Force. Also on Friday an iraqi airways Boeing 747 chartered by the . Government flew to Kuwait City to pick up about 400 americans scheduled to Fly Home later Friday a . Embassy official said. About 6,500 westerners remain stranded in Iraq and Kuwait Many of them in hiding. They Are believed to include about 1,500 americans in Kuwait according to the . Embassy official in Baghdad. About 145,000 . Military personnel have been deployed in the Region since iraqi president Saddam Hussein sent his forces into Kuwait in a dispute Over Oil land and Money. A five ship Battle group led by the aircraft Carrier John f. Kennedy steamed Friday from the Mediterranean through Egypt a Suez canal and toward the red sea. The United states has about 30 ships including the aircraft carriers Saratoga and Independence in the Gulf Region. Iraq has massed an estimated 265,000 troops in or near the emirate on saudi arabians Northern Border. Iraq announced plans to ration bread beginning saturday. The ruling baath party newspaper Al Tharwa on Friday said iraqis will be limited to three pieces of bread a Day. Rationing of sugar Rice cooking Oil soap and detergent began in some neighbourhoods earlier this month. In Tokyo the japanese government announced Friday that it will provide an additional $3 billion m Aid. It already promised More than $1 billion to assist forces in the Gulf Region and to nations suffering from the embargo against Iraq see related Story on Page a a and in Bonn West Germany it was announced that the United states had been Given a list naming Mote than 50 merchant ships that could be used for transporting american troops to the Gulf. Peter Schimikowski a spokesman for the transport ministry said there were about 25 ships on the first list and More than 25 on the second. He said he did not have the exact number of ships on the second list. He also said the . Military authorities were in Contact with West German airline carriers to cup More the possibility of chartering commercial planes