European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 3, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 3, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3country music Industry donating tapes to gis Nashville Tenn. Up a country music record labels have donated 120,000 cassette tapes As Christmas presents for . Service members in saudi Arabia in a project dubbed operation desert song a Trio of stars announced wednesday. Amy Grant Garth Brooks and Gary Chapman told a news conference they Hope operation desert song will collect 150,000 cassettes before the shipment to saudi Arabia at the end of november. A the music of Nashville stresses family and relationships and the value of life so it just seems very like Nashville for the music Industry to unite a Grant said. A every major country and Christian Label is donating  the country music Industry also recorded a two hour videotape for the shipment. It includes songs and messages from stars including Reba Mcentire Randy Travis and George Strait and a greeting from Tennessee gov. Ned Mcwherter. A i want to Send a personal message to each of you and Tell you we appreciate your service and your dedication and we re very proud a Mcwherter said. A i know the desert must be hot and Sandy. I Hope you get Home in time to go Squirrel Hunting and Duck Hunting and in time for  traffic from Europe to Middle East Falls off Brussels Belgium apr european airline traffic to the near and Middle East has dropped because of the persian Gulf crisis and passenger growth in Europe slowed in september the association of european airlines says. The 21-member Aea said that because of iraqis aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait and subsequent International tension a near and Middle Eastern routes showed Ai substantial loss of  september figures showed that traffic declined by 15.2 percent compared with last year. Passenger growth in european traffic still stood at a healthy 7.5 percent in september compared with a year earlier but it was disappointing because the average growth in the first eight months of the year was More than 12 percent the Aea said. The Aea could not pinpoint the reasons for the growth slowdown. Buildup threatens whales off Oman expert warns Muscat Oman apr an International whale expert has warned that persian Gulf warships pose a growing threat to the whale Sanctuary off the coast of Oman. A warships and submarines in the area must keep a careful Lookout in an Effort to steer Well Clear of the Many endangered species of whale that exist Here a said Gunther Behrmann founder and curator of the North sea museum in Germany. Eighteen species of whale have been identified in omani Waters said Oman a natural history curator Michael Gallagher. Oman is a member of the International whaling commission although it is not a whaling nation. Behrmann said he had received reports of an increasing number of whale remains on Gulf beaches. A dolphins simply dance alongside shipping. A Bulky whale such As a sperm whale however weighing anything up to 40 tons is defenceless against floating mines Loose shots collisions and toxic waste from warships a he said. A a Blue whale can detect a submarine at a distance of 15 Miles a he said. A even if a whale is sleeping it is awakened by the noise of a ships motor. Until much of Behrmann a research work was published in the 1970s and �?T80s, it was not generally known How whales produced sounds or whether they could hear other frequencies Gallagher said. A they Are vulnerable however to manifold threats which Are disrupting their habitat and causing both disturbance and distress a he said. A the greatest concern is Marine pollution caused by increasing shipping activity in the Gulf specifically Oil leakages and hazardous wastes a Gallagher said. He added that local whale re Mains show the mammals had ingested plastic items with their food. A amps Lynda Davidson before and after pictures show the cover up method used by Sembach a students to clothe a scantily Clad  group plays dress up with Gulf bound magazines by Deedee Arrington Doke Kaiserslautern Bureau Sembach a Germany a saudi arabian customs officials Likely would frown at the revealing top worn by actress cybill Shepherd on a recent people Magazine cover. But there a a major cover up under Way at Sembach a. Thanks to Amy Voightmann and her Felt tipped pen Shepherd will arrive in the kingdom sporting a More modest tank top. And a models cleavage Baring dress on the cover of cosmopolitan has become a jumper covering a conservative to shirt. A the saudis would think of this As total nudity a said Voightmann 16, As she gestured at a work in Progress featuring a woman in a skimpy mini dress. A we draw better clothes on  Voightmann a creative censorship is aimed at getting mainstream . Magazines into the hands of americans deployed to operation desert shield. The Kaiserslautern High school Sophomore and her Peers in living is for everyone or life a Sembach a youth organization meet several times a week to add clothing and cover up liquor ads in publications that have been donated in a base wide Magazine drive. Nearly 600 pounds of magazines have been mailed since the group started work in mid october. The saudis sensitivity to what one Helper Calls a the big three a alcohol religious beliefs contrary to islam and photos of nude or sem nude people a is Well known. . Officials cite an instance in which saudi officials opted to scrutinize 565 bags of mail in one shipment instead of just a few parcels after they found one Playboy Magazine and Vodka among the mailings. This delayed Mau delivery. A a we re just hoping that with so Many magazines something does no to slip through. We re definitely hoping not to offend anyone Down there. But we want to let the people Down there know people up Here Are thinking about them a said 2nd it. Bryan Stokstad who organized the Magazine drive. In addition to the cover  life members and their adult advisers screen donated magazines to make sure they re appropriate to Send at All. Religious magazines Are out. And nothing else overtly offensive to the saudis such As lingerie Cata logs or magazines that specialize in nude or sem nude photography make it into a shipment. Even magazines wholesome by . Standards get a thorough going Over. That dowager of intercultural magazines National geographic requires considerable colouring for instance. Sometimes entire articles Are clipped because there Are just too Many nude breasts to cover. A and we figure if we have to look through National geographic wed better Check out Field and Stream. Nothing a Safe a joked staff sgt. De Fletcher a life adviser. Most of the Young censors tackle their work with an artistic Eye and a missionary Zeal a not to mention a critical View that the movie rating motion picture association of America would Admire. Should they cover up blood what about a naked baby in a Bathtub and How about the clinical View of a posterior that appears in the professional nursing Magazine blood and an unclothed baby probably Are All right. But if the group members Are in doubt advisers suggest that they blot it out. Sembach a company Grade officers group foots the Bill for refreshments to Reward the life members after their work parties. But the Young people said they a enjoy the work even without the snacks. Christine Haren 14, for instance scrawls messages on some magazines to invite letters from their recipients. And Robby Bawkin 12, said he gets bored Only a when i can to find something to color and i have to flip flip keep flipping. A i like to color people Magazine a Bawkin said. A people has a lot of  a amps Lynda Davidson Kristeen Stucker 13, holds up the half Page she Tore from a Magazine to make it acceptable to saudi censors