European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a news briefs the stars and stripes saturday november 10,1990search widens for victims of army helicopter crash Athens Greece a amps a greek authorities Friday expanded the air and sea search for a . Army helicopter that crashed into the sea Between Corinth and Athens on wednesday night with a Crew of three aboard. Quot a few Small pieces of the aircraft washed up on the Shore Friday. They were in addition to Small parts and papers from the aircraft recovered on thursday a said army it. Col. Lee rials a spokesman in Vicenza Italy for the Southern european task Force. A a inc Crew is still listed As missing and the search continues a rials said. The search for the uh-1 Huey rials said centers on an area four Miles off the islet of Eireos approximately 15 Miles Southeast of Corinth. Meanwhile a team from the army safety Center at fort Rucker ala., has arrived at Vicenza Italy the copters Home base. The investigation team will Fly to Greece on saturday rials said. The chopper belonging to set aft a 6th aviation act was in route from Italy to Hill Nikon a near Athens when it  arms closing tuesday for maintenance merchants National Bank automated Teller machines will be out of service from 2 . Until 7 . On tuesday nov. 13, Bank officials said. The five hour outage is to allow merchants workers time to Transfer the entire system to computer disks with greater storage capacity. More capacity Means the system can better handle an Ever increasing number of  transactions Suid Bank spokeswoman Yvonne Wise. Atm transactions have increased by 43 percent Over last year Wise said in Large part because the machines can now be used by customers to tap into stateside Bank  Mark nov. 9 with mixed emotions Berlin apr germans mixed Joy with lament Friday in marking one year since the Berlin Wall opened and the 52nd anniversary of the night Wincn a nazi rampage against jews signalled the coming of the holocaust. A berliners came together again a said the inscription on a new Monument a a 4-foot-Square Section of the dismantled Wall a unveiled at one of the Border crossing Points where thousands of East germans streamed across a year earlier in unheard of Freedom. But a deeply mixed message emerged As berlins jewish Community held its commemoration of Kristal nacht the 1938 pogrom for the first time in East Berlin bringing 3,000 people together in the splendid Ryke Street synagogue in a working class neighbourhood. Bonn gives Gorbachev historic hero s Welcome Bonn Germany apr soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev signed a historic non aggression treaty with German Chancellor Helmut Kohlon Friday and of a heroes Welcome for letting the Berlin Wall and Ron curtain  a first visit to United Germany coincides with the first anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Wall an appropriate touch of symbolism because his reforms helped make it happen. Both Kohl and Gorbachev stressed the importance of the historical changes that have made closer ties possible As they signed the Broad agreement that is to serve As the foundation of future relations. A having signed this document one could hardly. Think about until recently we have officially ended a whole historical process and opened a deep perspective for ourselves a said Gorbachev. In the treaty initiated in Moscow on sept. 13both nations pledge not to attack other and Fon onor the Borders of All european nations. A Short lived Alliance Between Germany and the soviet Union at the Start of world War ii contributed to the deaths of some 27 million soviet citizens when the allies became foes. Later in the morning Gorbachev was greeted by president Richard von Weizsaecker at the governments Villa Hammer Schmidt Palace next to the Rhine River. The 20-year non aggression treaty that Chancellor Helmut Kohl and Gorbachev signed is intended to assist Gorbachev a financially strapped nation. Details on the magnitude of future German Aid were expected to dominate their behind the scenes talks. Units from Page 1 toned in Europe most in Germany. Cheney said thursday that the units deploying from Germany Are the 1st army div in Ansbach the 3rd army div in Frankfurt a brigade sized element of the 2nd army div fwd in Karlstedt the 2nd army Cav regt in Niernberg and Vii corps Headquarters and the a a a a a a a St 2nd corps support come from Stuttgart. Late Friday 3rd inf div officials announced that the divisions 3rd brigade of 2,700 troops would also deploy. Two artillery battalions will deploy with the brigade which is located in Aschaffenbur Germany. Moreover Vii corps 210th Field arty brigade stationed outside Niernberg will deploy. Bush said thursday in announcing new deployments for operation desert shield that he still hoped to get Iraq out of Kuwait without starting a War. But he said he wanted an a adequate offensive military options in Case . Economic sanctions and diplomatic pressures against Iraq prove futile. Officials Are sticking to their policy that numbers locations and times of the deployment will not be announced until the troops Are in place. Usa eur commander Gen. Crosbie Saint said Only that units will be leaving a a soon and will travel by ship plane and train. The United states will probably need help from its nato allies to transport the tanks and other military equipment from Europe to saudi Arabia according to a nato source. A a we re absolutely going to need it there a no question about it a said the source who spoke on the condition of anonymity. In August Secretary of state James Baker appealed to the allies to help the United states transport troops and supplies to the Region. Over the last two months most members of the 16-nation Alliance have Lent the americans either aircraft or ships. A a in a confident Well be asking again for help a the source said. The army is transferring the equivalent of about 2vi armoured divisions from Germany plus command units and the famous a big red one 1st inf div Mech from fort Riley Kan. Cheney has also announced the activation of the first army Reserve combat units consisting of three nation Al guard brigades a the 48th inf brigade Mech ,. The 155th army brigade and the 256th inf brigade Mech. Those Are Reserve elements of units already in saudi Arabia. The 48th belongs to the 24th inf div Mech fort Stewart a. The 155th belongs to the 1st Cav div fort Hood Texas and the 256th is part of the 5th inf div Mech fort Polk  said the Reserve units would train at the National training Center at fort Irwin Calif., before he decides whether to deploy them to the persian Gulf. The marines Are sending the 2nd Marine expeditionary Force from Camp Lejeune n.c., which includes roughly 45,000 men and is about equal to the Marine unit now in the Gulf. In addition the marines will be deploying the 5th Marine expeditionary brigade from Camp Pendleton Calif., with at least 5,000 men mid the four ship 1st maritime pre positioning ship so from Norfolk a. That doubles the size of the Marine commitment to desert shield and taps virtually All the Marine combat Power available in the United states senior Marine corps officials said. The marines will also have a few thousand men aboard a group of Navy ships that form a specially Tai lored amphibious assault unit to be deployed from san Diego Calif. One such amphibious unit already is afloat in the Gulf. Together they could be used to launch an assault on Kuwait City where Western hostages a Are being held. The battleship Missouri with about 1,600 Navy personnel and three aircraft carriers with about 5,500 personnel each along with various escort ships will join the three carriers and one battleship already in the Region. See Story Page 2. New v corps head says Gulf bound troops ready is by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Wiesbaden a Germany As it. Gen. David m. Maddox assumed command of v corps Friday afternoon he wasted no time in defining the role of the corps and its 60,000 troops Many of whom will soon deploy to operation desert shield. A just As we thought possibly a new Era of peace was upon us we witnessed a Sovereign nation besieged and another threatened a Maddox said. A your corps exists to be prepared to fight and win. Hopefully that demonstrated preparedness will be enough to deter  on the first anniversary of the opening of the Berlin Walt Maddox said the role of the corps was divided Between the . Forces draw Down in Europe maintaining readiness and support of operation desert shield. Maddox said that the corps support of operation desert shield a has even greater significance with the announcement last  defense Secretary Dick Cheney announced thursday that the corps 3rd army div would be deployed to the persian Gulf Region As part of an increased . Presence in the area. Maddox assumed command of the corps from Gen. George a. Joulwan who received his fourth Star during the ceremony. Joulwan is headed for Panama where he will take Over the . Southern come. Joulwan had commanded v corps since aug. 7,1989. The v corps change of command followed another ceremony earlier in the Day in which Maddox relinquished the reins of the 8th inf div to Brig. Gen. John p. Otjen. Maddox was promoted to lieutenant general during that ceremony in bad Kreuz . Otjen formerly was an assistant division commander with the 8th inf div. From Page 1 and her three children would stay put until her husband returned. Ingrid Collins whose husband is assigned to a support unit in Firth said the announcement shocked her 15-year-old daughter. A she broke to pieces and kept asking Isnit there some other Way that other units could go a Collins said. Collins met another division support command wife Judith Gross at the Firth Post Exchange to talk out a few thin they Hope to bring together some of to. Younger wives especially those alone with new babies. A a in a disappointed that it had to come to this a Collins said. In Butzbach Germany Doris Dever Man said she Felt totally distraught by the decision. A last night my husband told me head filled out his will a said Deverman who was dropping off a bundle of her sergeant husbands uniforms at the laundry. A a it a terrible a while the families dealt the emotions Lawrence Dick a sales agent for overseas military car sales in Firth mulled Over Money. A it May be time to move on a he said thinking of the Auto markets of saudi Arabia. Such a move  be unprecedented. After All there were six car salesmen from his company in Vietnam he said. His sales however had been Hurt by operation desert shield Long before Cheney a announcement. Business had decreased to a third of what it had been before the Kuwait invasion he said. Dick a people kept Tell ing us a i done to know. I might have to go to  or a i might have to go to the states to train to go to saudi  a a major called his office that morning to cancel his order for a custom order car due in nov. 15. He did no to know if hem be in saudi Arabia by then. Contributing to oils report Ken Cleyeon in Karlstedt Germany