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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The  plus Magazine authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces a  w vol. 49, no. 204 sunday november 4,1990 d 8693 a 25 Dally and sunday Bush will visit troops in Gulf continues verbal assault on Saddam by the associated press president Bush announced plans Friday to spend thanksgiving with the gis in saudi Arabia where More than 200,000 multinational troops Are ranged against about 430,000 iraqi troops in Kuwait and near the saudi Border. The White House said Bush will make the visit to rally the troops and also will Stop in Egypt. While campaigning Friday for Ohio Republican candidates Bush promised to drive Saddam from Kuwait while holding out Hope the United states could bring its troops Home a without a shot being  Bush said a Saddam Hussein must get out and he must get out totally and the legitimate rulers must be  it was the fourth straight Day Bush had castigated the iraqi Leader. Also on Friday France said troops captured three French soldiers on a reconnaissance patrol along the saudi iraqi Border last week but later freed them. France indicated the patrol May have blundered across the iraqi Border. A French defense ministry communique said the patrol incident occurred monday near the saudi iraqi Border Northwest of Hafar Al Batin a City in northeastern saudi Arabia about 50 Miles from the Border. Later a ministry spokesman said disciplinary action was being taken against the men for their a act of carelessness a indicating the patrol was captured on iraqi territory. The three were turned Over to the French embassy in Baghdad but Saddam Hussein a government still is holding thousands of westerners trapped by its invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2. On Friday Iraq called Western governments a a inhumane for urging hostage families to ignore its invite. Tion for Holiday reunions. It allowed some american japanese and British hostages to meet journalists on Friday to try to dispel Western reports of mistreatment. Diplomats in Baghdad said four american hostages will probably be freed this weekend. Reporters were escorted on Friday to a strategic site see Bush on Back Page former Boxer Hearns visits Gulf troops saudi Arabia apr former boxing Champion Thomas a hit Many Hearns entertained . Troops Friday with verbal jabs and mock sparring at the Start of a scheduled eight Day world Uso tour. Hearns autographed helmet liners and Shook hands with service members deployed in saudi Arabia As part of operation desert shield. A it was Good for me. But i still want to go Home and i would have liked to have met him in the states a said air Force staff sgt. Timothy a a Bull Lewis 27, of Philadelphia who is serving with the 438th military Airlift Wing. Marine staff sgt. Jeff Greene 27, of Tallahassee fla., squared off against Hearns in a boxing ring in front of an air Force hangar. A i had him on the ropes a Greene joked. A i could have took him out easily but i  see myself inflicting bodily harm on him. He was Here for the morale of  Hearns wearing desert camouflage fatigues and a . Army tag on his shirt relished the Chance to mix with the service members. He mugged for photographs and chatted with a number of troops. A just to see somebody from Home Thomas Hearns right chats with it. Col. John Mcbroom commander of the 1st tac fighter Wing which is deployed As part of operation desert shield. Makes them feel Good. The troops Here need our support someone to thank them for the Beautiful Job they re doing a Hearns said. Some of his memorable bouts came against marvelous Marvin Hagler Roberto Duran and sugar Ray Leonard whom Hearns fought to a draw in a rematch in 1988. Hearns has held the Aba welterweight wac super welterweight world Junior middleweight wac Light heavyweight and wac middleweight titles. Hearns plans to stay in the persian Gulf Region for about a week. A they Are True fighters a Hearns said of the soldiers. A i know what in a facing when i step in that boxing ring. They done to have any idea what a in store for  Hearns donated his time for the Uso tour. Comedian Steve Martin visited troops in the desert last month. Hearns said saudi Arabia was a kind of  asked if he would like to go a few rounds with iraqi president Saddam Hussein Hearns Shook his head and said a that Guys  global ban on Ocean dumping of d London apr the worlds largest Industrial nations which agreed to a global ban on dumping Industrial waste at sea on thursday set the stage Friday for a further prohibition on the far greater volume of Marine pollution discharged on land. The dumping ban was adopted by consensus among the 43 nations represented at the five Day meeting of signatories to the London dumping convention. It is legally binding on All 64 nations that have signed the 20-year-old treaty including the United states Britain Germany France the soviet Union Japan and most other industrialized nations. Under the Resolution a sponsored by Denmark Iceland Finland Norway Sweden Spain and Brazil a Industrial dumping at sea will be phased out by 1995. A Survey will identify areas suffering the worst dumping and member countries will be expected to prosecute their own flagships found violating the ban. The Resolution Calls for dumping to be stopped without increasing pollution in other parts of the environment. It also Calls on nations to encourage and promote cleaner Industrial processes recycling the treatment of waste on land and More research and development on alternative and environmentally sound Means of waste disposal. The United states which in 1988 passed a Law halting Ocean dumping of Industrial waste originally opposed the International ban. A but they realized there was such Strong sentiment against dumping that it was pointless to obstruct it and they just gave up a said Remi Parmentier of the environmental group Greenpeace. Delegates concluded the meeting by calling for the creation of a global mechanism for controlling land based pollution of the sea. About 80 percent of All Ocean pollution is generated on land with 10 percent coming from Industrial waste disposed from ships at sea and the rest thrown or discharged off vessels during routine operations. Officials and environmentalists at the meeting said Friday they hoped the global control of such land based waste would be dealt with at the 1992 . Conference on environment and development in Brazil. Delegates also agreed that the dumping convention agreement should be applied to the burial of radioactive waste under the sea floor. The Resolution though not binding was a setback for plans for seabed disposal of High level nuclear waste  
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