European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday october 22, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3  Mill if Kkt Vietnam vet feels support for troops won t diminish of places restrictions on Low level flying in Gulf Washington apr the air Force has imposed new restrictions on Low level flying in the persian Gulf area in response to a recent rash of air crashes. It. Gen. Charles Homer commander of the Central come air Force in saudi Arabia ordered pilots on training missions not to Fly below 1000 feet. They previously had flown As Low As 150 feet. The Pentagon issued a statement thursday quoting Horner As saying the new limit of 1,000 feet is a not realistic for combat training but it la get the Point across. Then Well work our Way Back Down to realistic training  the action was taken after the air Force last wednesday grounded All warplanes on training missions in the Gulf area for one Day. Pilots were Given special safety awareness briefings during the flight ban which did not apply to such operational missions As reconnaissance Border patrols and air to air refuelling. Twenty . Military aircraft have crashed in the Gulf area since the operation desert shield buildup began aug. 7. Morning show Host to broadcast from Gulf new York apr a Good morning american Host Charles Gibson is going to saudi Arabia for live thanksgiving week broadcasts from . Military bases there and a Navy ship in the Gulf. The five Day trip starts nov. 19. It will be the second time a network morning show Star has broadcast from saudi Arabia since the . Military buildup began there after iraqis aug. 2 takeover of Kuwait. Bryant Gumble co anchored no cd so a today show for a week of broadcasts beginning aug. 17. Gibson accompanied by a 16-member Crew that includes reporter Steve Fox will broadcast from two army Camps an air Force base and a Marine Camp in addition to the As yet unidentified Navy ship. No specific locations can be announced yet because of Security regulations Abc said. Co Host Joan Lunden will remain in new York to do segments for each Days show. The show will also broadcast reunions via satellite of . Service members in saudi Arabia with their families in the United states. Japan giving out stereos to bored service members Tokyo apr Japan will help . Soldiers fight boredom during the Long hot Days in the Gulf by providing them with 40,000 personal stereos. The Kyodo news service report said the stereos will be shipped at the end of the month and distributed to soldiers of the multinational forces. Japan has pledged $2 billion in assistance to the Gulf forces and is still debating whether to Send soldiers for non combat duty. The government already has sent hundreds of four wheel drive vehicles and also plans to ship computers televisions and water trucks. More weapons a to fight flies a being shipped Columbus a. Apr a businessman is working to equip . Troops in the Middle East with a special tool for fighting a Pesky enemy that can to be brought Down easily with an m-16. Charlie Tapley has gathered 800 plastic Fly shatters and is searching for 1,700 More. The owner of do it yourself pest control in Mumbus also is sending the army about 1,000 y ats Sticky boards that capture flies to be used around mess tents. The weapons will be sent to fort Benning and then on to saudi Arabia for the troops. By Dave Tarrant staff writer saudi Arabia a the warm support enjoyed by . Troops in saudi Arabia from americans at Home will not evaporate Over time As it did in Vietnam predicts a former combat Marine and official with the veterans of foreign wars. A i can remember being in Vietnam and Reading about protest demonstrations and politicians saying things contrary to what the president was saying a said Bov Wallace a senior vice commander of the vow. A i done to see it Ever getting Down to what happened in Vietnam a he said. A i think that the american people Are 100 percent behind the troops that Are  support for the troops in Vietnam declined when americans began to question what they were fighting for. A they went away from supporting the action and then they went against the troops. I done to see that happening Here. I see the country unified behind both a the administrations policies and the troops a said Wallace. The bitter Vietnam experience has made americans More patient he said even if the Gulf crisis continues a Long time. A i think that Many of the Vietnam veterans sons and daughters Are Over Here and they know what they went through and i think they will be stalwarts a he said. A maybe we be Learned from  Wallace and three other vow officials spent four Days in saudi Arabia touring army Navy air Force and Marine units. After visiting desert Camps Wallace reported hearing some complaints among the troops but nothing unexpected. The troops Are motivated and they Baghdad Iraq apr an array of imported food can be seen in Baghdad grocery stores these Days despite the United nations Trade embargo imposed on Iraq in retaliation for its invasion of Kuwait. But Many of the items on store shelves Are from what iraqis Call their 19th province a Kuwait which was stripped of consumer goods after Iraq took Over aug. 2. Buyers in Baghdad can find Mackerel from China sardines tuna and pineapples from Asia olives from Morocco butter cookies from Denmark and grape juice from Austria. They can even get american hot sauce. But whether they can afford the items is another question. Prices Are rising beyond the reach of the common Man in this City of 4.5 million. At Baghdad a popular Riverside fish restaurants almost All the tables Are full and diners have a Choice of roast Chicken baked fish or beef. But a Chicken lunch in an average restaurant costs $15. Motorists at Baghdad a open Market pack their cars with whatever food is available. A before i used to buy food for the whole month now i buy All the food i can get a said a taxi Driver. The Basic wheat milk sugar and Tea a Are not available and a this is hurting Many average iraqis a said a european Diplomat who like the others spoke on condition of anonymity. The government has rationed these items along with cooking Oil soap detergent and  a the milk situation is pretty grim a said an iraqi official who also spoke on condition of anonymity. He would not give any figures but said a i would say that pretty soon we will be in a serious crisis. A your assessment is that without any external help iraqis can last four to five months a said an asian Diplomat. A and by that time their Winter wheat crops will be  he noted that iraqi Farmland is very Fertile and abundantly irrigated by Rivers. A like any other developing society farming had been neglected in Iraq but now it appears that the government is serious a he said. Before the invasion of Kuwait brought on the . Embargo Iraq had imported most of its food. Understand their jobs he said. But the vets did notice Many changes in the military since their Days in combat. A some of the technology they re using today. We did no to have that in Vietnam a said Larry Rivers of Alexandria a. A it seems to me there is a lot More discipline with the troops than we had with the draftee Force in Vietnam a he said. A everybody knows we did have discipline problems in  Rivers an infantry officer in Vietnam also said today a troops Are better trained. A from the standpoint of technical training i think its the finest Force we be Ever  but Rivers said he has a hard time getting used to seeing so Many women exposed to the dangers of combat. A a in a not sure How its going to play with the american people a he said. Rivers said there were Only 11 women listed on the Vietnam War memorial in Washington which commemorates those killed in action during the War. A it seems to me that if War comes its quite Likely that number will be surpassed in the first Day or two a he said. Wallace said he personally Hopes there will be no shooting and that the Gulf crisis can be resolved diplomatically. A was a member of the veterans of foreign wars As a former Marine enlisted Man who was wounded three times As someone who was in Battle i would Hope that no one in this world Ever has to go through shots fired in anger Ever  now in an Effort to fight the blockade the government has asked Farmers to triple wheat cultivation and devote All farm land to crops. Financial incentives have been offered and orders issued that no land should go to waste. A we expect big response and big Success a Deputy prime minister Sadoun Hamadi said. A these objectives Center on the main Issue of self sufficiency in grains at least at a minimum level although some say that we Are Able to go beyond that a Hamadi said. State television runs programs on How to raise poultry an iraqi Staple and cultivate the ubiquitous Date Palm. A there is tremendous enthusiasm a said Jihada Sam ran Abed i a 50-year-old Mother of seven children who Heads a collective farm at Sholchi 16 Miles West of Baghdad. About 200 men and women work on the farm. A we Are planting wheat on 80 percent of our land this season a she told a group of reporters. A we Are also planting Barley Beans and potatoes. A we know about efforts by imperialist America to starve us but this is not going to work a Abed i said As she drove off to instruct a group of Farmers. Availability of fertilizers is Uncertain and spare parts and lubricants for agricultural equipment As Well As imported seed May run out because of the Trade embargo diplomats said. A if the government succeeds in promoting agriculture the Way it is doing now it will suddenly be a big plus Point in fighting the blockade a the european Diplomat said. A but then you just cannot survive on wheat a he said. A they need cooking Oil sugar and  while there appeared to be no critical food shortages yet the . Blockade is reportedly hitting iraqi Industry hard. A at least 60 percent of the Industry is either closed or about to close Down a the asian Diplomat said. A Many Are running below 25 percent capacity. A time will come when iraqis will need Cement steel or plastic. Where Are they going to get it from a exotic food at exotic prices still available in Baghdad