European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Oakland a s Clinch title in Al West a Page 21 the a of Fries authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 49, no. 166 thursday september 27, 1990 a a 25� daily and sunday d 8693 Alife insurance firms Balking at go policies during crisis by Randy Mcclain financial writer insurance companies worried about the outbreak of War with Iraq Are becoming increasingly reluctant to sell life insurance policies to . Service members and reservists especially those Likely to be sent to the Middle East. A if you come Down with leukaemia or get orders to go to Baghdad its unlikely that any company will insure you. Its a matter of risk a said John Herbert european general manager for american general corp., a multimillion Dollar insurance company based in Houston. American general is still Selling insurance to army air Force and Navy personnel in Europe but the com $60,000 for e-3s a apply to All military personnel whether or not they Are ordered to the persian Gulf. People who already have insurance coverage in amounts above the new limits Are not affected Herbert said. A number of other insurance companies that Cater to the military Market in Europe and the United states Are taking similar Steps a itt life insurance corp. Of Minneapolis has started asking All military personnel who apply for a policy whether they have received desert training in the. Past six months and whether they Are on Alert to go to saudi Arabia or change their duty station. Robert Dombroski general agent for the company in Europe see insurance on Back Page Jordan agrees to Honor air embargo by the associated press three iraqi passenger planes touched Down wednesday in Jordan but Jordan later said it would halt All flights to and from Iraq to comply with a . Air embargo. In a videotape turned Over to the state department and played on . Television networks tuesday iraqi president Saddam Hussein tried to turn americans against president Bush saying he is leading the world to a the Edge of a bottomless  a Bush wants to bring Back the sorrows of America and humanity by repeating the Vietnam experience Only this time in a More Radical manner and More violent and More casualties a Saddam said in an address to americans. Saddam taped the 75-minute message in Baghdad Iraq last week. The passengers aboard the regularly scheduled iraqi airways planes Landing in Amman Jordan included nine expelled French diplomats and 11 britons stranded during iraqis invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2. It was not known what their cargo holds contained. The planes All returned to Baghdad Iraq. Earlier tuesday jordanian officials said the passenger aircraft were not included m the embargo Resolution passed tuesday by the . Security Council. However jordanian foreign minister Marwan Kasim said Jordan would com see Jordan on Back Page iraqi president Saddam Hussein Speaks to the american Public in a videotape prepared for the . Television  cutting 40,000 troops in Europe by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the United states will withdraw 40,000 troops from Europe during the next fiscal year in anticipation of a Force reduction agreement with the soviet Union Pentagon officials said wednesday. A we have to begin the draw Down now to respond in an orderly Way to changing Security requirements and defense Secretary Dick declining defense budgets a Cheney said in a statement. The army in Europe will lose 30,000 personnel and the air Force will be Cut by 10,000 people officials said. The . Army Europe announced a week ago that it would Cut troops in five increments in fiscal 1991, beginning March 1. The command said wednesday that it will lose about 15,000 soldiers in the first two rounds of the withdrawals with troops in the second round to withdraw by May 1. A total of 21 battalions five companies or batteries and five Vulcan platoons Are marked for the first two withdrawals. About 60 percent of a Safe a Cut will come from previously announced base closures command spokes Man capt. De Worley said. Details on additional units will be released later. Air Force Sites slated for closure in 1991 include Wei Brincken a and Hess Isch Oldendorf air station in West Germany and hell Nikon a Greece. The cutbacks also reflect reductions from installations that already have closed in England including Raf Fairford and Raf Wethersfield plus the departure of the 527th aggressor so at Raf bin Waters. About 1,100 positions were also trimmed through see Cheney on Back Page