European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes sunday october 14,1990 Mem crisis in the Gulf . Forces top 200,000, sources say Washington a More than 200,000 . Troops Are now arrayed against Iraq an increase of at least 25,000 from the Bush administrations last official count Pentagon sources said. The administration has refused to say exactly How Many soldiers sailors airmen and marines Are in saudi Arabia or afloat in the red sea persian Gulf and Northern arabian sea. But sources said Friday that the total has jumped above 200,000 with the arrival last week of elements of two armoured cavalry units. The sources spoke on condition they not be identified. Iraq has about 430,000 troops in Kuwait and Southern Iraq according to the Pentagon. Also on Friday sources said a Marine amphibious Force is planning a practice assault on the arabian coast. The exercise could be a trial run for a possible . Invasion of Kuwait. In its last official count of . Forces in the Gulf area the defense department said thursday that a More than 175,000�?� Are now deployed. The department is expected to announce soon that the total has risen by at least 25,000, sources said. In a sign that the Gulf Supply buildup is winding Down the Pentagon announced it was releasing from Active duty an army Reserve unit that had been helping with port operations at Beaumont Texas. It said 82 members of the 1192nd trans terminal unit stationed at new Orleans will be released oct. 19. Quot its services Are no longer required to support operation desert shield a the Pentagon said. The unit was called to Active duty on aug. 27. Of the 259 Reserve units from All services called to Active duty for desert shield the 1192nd is the first to be released. Among the latest forces to arrive in saudi Arabia Are elements of the 1st Cav div which includes a brigade of the 2nd army div from fort Hood Texas and the 3rd army Cav regt from fort Bliss Texas. Also attached to the 1st Cav is the 13th corps support comd.. Temperatures the units began arriving this week Meetis. Their roughly 300 my Abrams tanks and other ? ment which was shipped from their bases several we maj. Jesse Seigal a spokesman at fort huh a a Quot we re in the latter stages of Dep Lovine Al pms the 1st Cav the 2nd army and their support comm ? in their usual configuration that would include 20,000 troops. Seigal said he could not say Mac a a Many were being deployed to saudi Arabia. In a related development a Pentagon source said the Marine corps was planning a training exercise to i Tice amphibious landings on an arabian Beach the Dummy run will be similar to an exercise on oct 2i which the 4th Marine expeditionary brigade sir i Beach on the Friendly shores of Oman but the new ext Cise will be held elsewhere on the arabian Peninsula the source said. A about 45,000 marines Are deployed in the Gulf area october 12 Hilo ,n.y.,c Amarillo i Anchorage a Atlantic Billings of Birmingham Boise a Boston c Burlington, Casper f charlestons.c.,i Charlotte,n.c.,c Cheyenne Chicago i Cincinnati a columbfa.s.c., Concord,n.h.,r Dallas it Worth Denver a Des Moines c Detroit a Duluth Sel paso Evansville i Fairbanks s Fargo Flagstaff grand great Falls i Greensboro,n.c.,c Hartford a Helena of Honolulu a Houston a Indianapolis Jackson miss. Jacksonville Kansas City Las vegas 80 66 70 41 64 45 43 24 67 62 77 61 77 68 78 51 61 70 62 42 74 57 57 42 67 50 68 60 63 59 54 50 66 54 64 36 62 69 67 58 71 65 57 34 64 40 53 52 55 53 76 70 56 53 71 62 73 49 51 50 67 39 60 36 55 37 53 39 76 44 67 42 34 20 57 46 71 m 61 34 58 33 78 63 79 69 61 35 68 76 77 47 63 37 73 43 87 68 44 42 64 42 83 54 Litlo Rock los Angeles Louisville c Memphis Miami Midland of essay Milwaukee a mils is Paul Nashville i new Orleans new York City norfalktva.,c North Platte a Oklahoma City. Omaha of Orlando a Philadelphia a a Hornbr Portland Maine Portland ore., c Providence a rapid Reno i Richmond a St Louis Salt Lake san san Diego a san Francisco. San Santa be state Marie a Seattle a Shreveport Sioux Falls a Spokane a Syracuse a Tampa St Topeka Tucson Tulsa Washington,0.c.,c Wlch Lla Wilmington Del pc a tale Deedy a Kiln i Inow a Lii Long Hilo 68 50 81 62 60 50 69 48 67 48 90 77 70 43 65 45 56 42 68 52 77 52 78 69 82 69 64 34 66 47 60 39 89 72 63 68 93 64 65 58 65 56 64 52 77 68 84 70 65 38 79 39 81 69 86 53 66 45 66 47 81 51 74 63 80 56 88 77 65 38 60 37 55 49 71 44 59 45 58 40 64 55 88 72 64 89 90 54 69 47 61 71 66 43 76 66 80 m Pilot who died in Gulf crash never got to see infant son London apr an american Pilot killed when his full fighter bomber crashed in saudi Arabia died without seeing his 4-week-old son. Capt. Frederick Reid 33, of Harrisburg pa., and his weapons systems officer capt. Thomas Caldwell 32, of Columbus Ohio were killed when their full went Down Over the arabian Peninsula wednesday on a training Mission. Reid a second son Cody was born after Reid was sent to the Gulf As part of operation desert shield. Reid had been based at Raf Laken Heath about 25 Miles Northeast of Cambridge England. Reid a tearful wife Vicki said Friday at their Home in Mundford England that her husband had lived for flying and his family. She said he had not been afraid of going to join the .-led International Force massing in the persian Gulf. A it was part of his Job. He loved Fly. Ing a that a Why he was in the air Force a she said. A we were both aware of the danger but you always think it wont happen to Reid said her husband was a Calm Strong Man. A the was outgoing and Friendly and we have made a lot of mends Here in the Village where we live a she said. A the loved adventure and outdoor camping things like Calif cracks Down on pollutants european weather forecast Tor sunday mostly Cloudy occasionally partly Cloudy with morning fog. Very isolated Light rain Shower will occur Mostov to Southern areas. High temperatures 68-73, lows 46-50. Sunset sunday 5 37, Sunrise monday 6 47, Outlook Tor monday mostly Cloudy with isolated get rain Shower. High temperatures 67-72, tows4761. Temperatures recorded saturday 4am 4jm 4am 4pm 67 88 Copenhagen p 54 59 72 Frankfurt p 50 68 81 London c 59 73 77 Madrid c 64 73 66 Munich p 43 73 64 parts f 57 75 72 Rome c 73 81 Adana Amsterdam c Athens i Alfano. P Berlin p Bremerhaven p Brussels 1 it a full to b provided by Del 13.2nd we adar Wing Graben tray balt. Other worldwide temperatures High Low 55 61 57 50 54 59 Cairo i Dhahran t Dublin c Helsinki c Jerusalem c Lisbon r 97 63 46 73 63 Manila. 1 70 Montreal r 50 Moscow 27 Oslo c a Toronto c 57 Vancouver r High Low 90 75 50 36 48 so 43 a Partty Cloudy a Cloudy a Lair a rain. A supplied by the associated press. Kim announces layoffs Amstelveen Netherlands apr Kim Royal dutch airlines announced Friday it was slashing 500 jobs and warned that rising Jet Niel prices and a weak Dollar could wipe out its profits. The dutch Flag Carrier said it might also Cut part of its overseas network in a plan to slash costs by $231 million Over the next three years Kim spokesman Hugo Baas said. Sacramento Calif. A the nations first Laws restricting air pollutants in household goods could Force some products off store shelves and raise the costs of others manufacturers said Friday. But the states largest consumer group said thursdays sweeping decision by the state air resources Board is a a very fair and will be absorbed into the Economy providing a better Quality of the Board which enforces air Quality standards and sets emission Levels ordered a 45 percent Cut in household hydrocarbons the smog forming pollutants in 16 types of products. The items include hair sprays floor Wax window cleaners furniture polish engine de greasers tile cleaners hair mousses and gels laundry Pewash products insect repellents aerosol shaving creams Nail to ish removers oven cleaners Windshield Washer fluids and air fresheners. The regulations would remove about 45 tons of hydrocarbons daily from the atmosphere an amount equivalent to the pollutants spewed by 1.4 million automobiles the Board said. The new rules will be phased in Over five years beginning in 1993, and Mark the first time air pollution from household products has been ordered reduced. The decision also reflects the boards desire to target consumer product pollution a departure from the panels traditional role of regulating automobile and Indus Pitburg airman gets term for drug use Pitburg a Germany a amps a a 27-year-old airman who used cocaine and marijuana has been sentenced to 15 months in jail a Pitburg a spokesman said Friday. Sgt. Kelvin White of the 36th aircraft generation so pleaded guilty to four counts of wrongful use of drugs a two for cocaine and two for marijuana a at a general court martial thursday. The structural maintenance specialist used drugs in the Pitburg area and in or near Heerlen Netherlands Between Jan. 1 1988, and april 1,1990. A a spa Esman said a urinalysis Given to White turned out positive for drug use. A military judge also ordered the St i wis. Mo., native to forfeit $200 a month Tor 15 months demoted him to airman Basic and sentenced him to a bad conduct discharge. Trial pollution. A we Hope we can make the changes in the time required but in some cases we done to know a said Ralph Engel head of the chemical specialities manufacturers association. Quot it will cause some pain and it will close some among those that could be forced off the shelves Are engine de greasers and aerosol propelled air fresheners because technology is not yet available to enable those products to meet the boards standards Engel said. The state estimated the regulations could increase costs from a Penny to 23 cents per product. However Engel said the increases could reach seven times the boards estimate and other Industry representatives said the Cost of reformulating the compounds would Likely drive retail prices up. Harry Snyder executive director of Consumers Union of California disagreed. _ a the Industry estimates Are always 10 times to 100 times higher than what the additional costs actually Are a Snyder said. A whatever Cost increase there is will be absorbed by the Economy. This is the kind of thing Consumers have been asking for and Are willing to a Mia air Neuirng in Iii retired army major Dies in Germany Nprma Nir a at a i Mannheim Germany a a retired army major living in Germany died of a heart attack saturday morning a Community spokeswoman said. Louis c. Green 48, died at his Home in biblis a Sterheim. It was his third heart attack. Green had worked As the support services supervisor for the combat equipment group Europe since 1988. Before Muse Dusac r0tc instructor at Mannheim High school for one year. Greens last army assignment was As adjutant for the 2nd signal in. The two time Vietnam Veteran was medically retired in november 1986. Green was a native of Lake Charles la. He is survived by his wife Billye a daughter april and two sons Louis or and Eric. Arrangements for a memorial service were not completed
