European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday november 10, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 3 hmm Mem . A amps l Emmett Lewis or. Laundry owner Franziska Mclain in Butzbach depends on american customers such As sgt. Richard Wagner to keep her business thriving. \. Many in Butzbach sorry to see gis go by Marynett staff writer Franziska Mclain says she and other business owners in Butzbach Are worried. Very worried. For months there has been talk of an american military pullout from this Small Hessen town of 21,500 people. Then on Friday the news came that the 3rd army div soldiers of Schloss Cavern a located right Down from the Central marketplace a have being ordered to pack up for Sau Dia Arabia. A a in be run this laundry and cleaning shop for 26 years a said Mclain wife of a retired . Service member. A ninety percent of my customers Are american. I done to know what i will do when they  Mclain said her worries began several months ago. A after 45 years City Hall wanted Back Schloss a she said indignantly. A a we a heard that the Cavern might be closed in  Butzbach with its picturesque half timbered Market place has depended on units from Europe won t necessarily end up in states american business since the end of world War ii. At the Zum Mark Platz restaurant owner Aslanidis Nikolaos and some customers were discussing the news. A some businesses will undo stably go under when the americans go a Nikolaos said. A a it la hit the whole town. In a not too sure How ill be Able to  Doris Rommel who runs a tobacco shop said that because of the weak Dollar american business has been Down. But she added a a it a still been important to the town. Hardest hit will be the businesses Here near the Cavern. Some will close when the americans  Carla Klinger manager of the Annex american video store directly across from the Cavern said a everything is up in the air. No one realty knows what is going on. A maybe if the american wives stay Well be Able to keep going. Maybe though  be sent Back to the United states. Then Well we just wont have any customers at  by Ron Jensen staff writer Wiesbaden Germany a units sent from Europe to saudi Arabia Are not necessarily on a roundabout route to permanent duty in the United states the commander of Usa eur said Friday. Gen. Crosbie e. Saint was responding to a question about defense Secretary Dick Cheney a comment that a a it a logical to take some of the units out of Europe and move them through saudi Arabia before they come  a a that a not a Good Assumption a Saint said when asked u Cheney was referring to the United states when he said  a a it a too Early to Tell a said the general who was in Wiesbaden for v corps change of command ceremony. Although the troops Are moving families will be staying in Germany a at least initially a Saint said a Brief news conference. A when we get finished the caverns wont be empty. Well still have the support system. Well continue taking care or the families just like when the troops Are  the command is prepared to expand its support services a including army Community service youth services and child development service a to Aid families left behind by soldiers deployed to saudi Arabia said capt. Dee Jepson a command spokesman. While speaking at the family Force forum in Heidelberg on Friday Usa eur Deputy commander it. Gen. John m. Shalikashvil stressed the need to care for families left behind in Europe. Support of families a is an Issue of extreme importance to general Saint and every other commander in be talked to since the announcement a Shalikashvil said. These families can to depend on support from relatives As they would in the states Shalikashvil said. Family health care in Europe May suffer the general said. A a significant portion of the medical Community will have to be sent with the deploying troops he said. A we will have less tomorrow than we have today a Shalikashvil said. This will increase the waiting times for certain specially areas. And Relief will have to come by activating reservists in the United states he said. Shortly after the deployment Vii corps military communities will hold mass briefings to Tell dependents what they can expect and to remind them what 8&s Michael Abrama Gen. Crosbie e. Saint a a. Too Early to Tell services Are available to them said corps spokesman capt. Anda Strauss. Communities will expand child development youth services army Community service and other activities As required she said. Saint said the number of troops being removed from Europe leaves enough on the continent for now. A what we done to know about is the future a he said. A a we la have to see As we go along. We be spent 45 years getting to this Point. We Don t want to blow  the mobilization of the european units has no effect on the reduction of 50,000 troops in Europe mandated by Congress the general said. That mandate still stands and units tapped to leave Europe will leave. However Saint said decisions regarding units identified for possible removal but not announced yet jul be reviewed. A a we be got to go Back to the Back room and see where we Are a he  germans Hail Gulf deployment continued from Page 1 Erlanger which has a population of about 101,000, Gertenbach said. A we sorely need the real estate for housing and businesses. A recent study shows that americans Arentt realty much of an economic Factor for the  in Ansbach where the 1st army div is headquartered the spokesman for lord mayor Ralf Felber heard the news of the american deployment while he was shaving. A that was realty a pleasant Surprise a the spokesman said. A we have six caverns m and near the town. Wed especially like to get rid of the Hindenburg Cavern which is right in the Middle of  again the need for housing and the desire to keep military convoys and the transportation of explosives out of the town make the . Deployment Good news for the City the spokesman said. In Frankfurt where lord mayor Volker Hauff has repeatedly tried to negotiate Access to property occupied by the 3rd army div the units deployment to the Gulf was met with cautious Good cheer. A we done to want to create any kind of anti american atmosphere in this City about our american friends a a spokesman said. A a we a also be a lot happier about the soldiers leaving inner City caverns if we knew they were going Home instead of to saudi  Nimberg mayor Peter so Honlein said he has not been told whether departing 1st army div troops will return to his City but he expects to of informed within the next few weeks. If the americans do head for the United states from saudi Arabia the City will Welcome the use of their property he said. A we have the largest Camp in the country for immigrants and persons seeking political Asylum. We Are also being overrun by thousands of new immigrants from the former East bloc countries trying to make a new Start in Germany. The situation is so bad Here that just a few Days ago we wrote appeals to the . Forces and the German army to make rooms available for these people so they wont end up freezing to death with their families on the Street a sch Klein said. On top of All this the local citizenry is up in arms about the Lack of housing and tolerance for the foreigners is waning fast he said. A if the americans were going Home wed be Happy for them and about the Opportunity or using military property for housing a said Schden Leinz a press spokesman Norbert Neudecker. A a we re Lackin 12,000 housing units at the moment an the need is growing every  Neudecker said the economic Impact of a . Withdrawal from the City of 500,000 would be outweighed by the prospects of gaining property. A we can to derive any pleasure from the americans going to Audi Arabia. On the other hand we Are delighted about troop reductions from the area As a result of the peace and disarmament talks a Neudecker said