European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The a amp a amp and Zupis authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 211 sunday november 11, 1990 a 25� of my Sundy d 8693 Gulf troop rotation Cance Lebaker finds support among allies q # a it amp a v s a sgt. Mary Saucer right sgt. Charles Hicks Center and an unidentified third Soldier of the 547th trans co write letters Home during a Stop at Torrejon a Spain while in route to saudi Arabia. From wire reports Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney said Friday the Pentagon was no longer planning to rotate troops in saudi Arabia and that american forces already in the persian Gulf area or headed there would remain for the duration of the crisis. Cheney a statement came As Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii nearing the end of an eight Day tour of Middle East and european capitals found support for . Policy in the Gulf in Moscow and London. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf commander of the forces in the Gulf and other military leaders were planning to rotate troops in saudi Arabia every six to eight months. But Cheney and other Pentagon officials indicated Friday those plans have been dropped. Related stories and photos pages 2,3,4 and 24 the abandonment of the rotation coupled with the decision last week to add Large numbers of forces to the Gulf suggests that the administration was accelerating its timetable for resolving the crisis by increasing pressure on iraqi president Saddam Hussein to withdraw his troops from Kuwait or by using military Force to drive Iraq out. Bush said the reinforcements Are intended to apply pressure on the iraqis to evacuate Kuwait and to develop an a offensive military options to evict the iraqi troops. Bush on thursday ordered More than 150,000 additional american ground sea and air forces to the Gulf Region saying they were needed to achieve a an adequate see Gulf on Back page174 freed hostages arrive in Germany by the los Angeles times Frankfurt Germany a Lufthansa Airbus arrived Here Friday with 174 a Western hostages released by Iraq including a California couple and a 10-year-Lold a human shield who had promised to Trade his allowance for his family a free Dom. A third american who had been shot tying to escape the iraqis also was released but at least two other americans who had been promised exit papers were prevented from warding the plane at Baghdad at the last Lute witnesses said. Former West German Chancellor Willy Brandt brought the mostly German group out of Iraq after meeting twice with president Saddam Hussein on a sharply criticized private Mission to Baghdad. Brandt went to Iraq monday in Defiance of Western agreements to Deal with the situation As an Alliance. A this policy of All or nothing is disastrous a said Brandt who had hoped to bring All 400 German hostages Home. Washington has sought to maintain a United front within the International coalition lined up against Iraq but some foreign individuals such As Japan sex prime minister Yasuhiro Nakasone have persuaded Hussein to release selected groups of their countrymen. And political figures from Denmark and new zealand Are planning similar trips to Baghdad to seek Freedom for hostages. The wounded american Miles Hoffman a 33-year-old financial analyst from Georgia was taken to the . Air Force Hospital in nearby Wiesbaden. Hoffman who had been working for the kuwaiti government when iraqi troops invaded in August was shot in the forearm the following month As he apparently tried to escape through a window when iraqi soldiers entered his apartment. The returning hostages included 120 germans 20 italians 12 British 10 dutch three belgians the three americans and a scattering of other nationalities. A were we worried we were worried for 100 Days a said Don Swanke 66, of the los Angeles suburb of Westlake Village who was released along with his wife. A worried but not afraid a said Brenda Swanke 43. A a she a Strong a her husband laughed. A a in a the  the Stankes were also taken to the air see hostages on Back Page housing Short germans Hail Gulf deployment by de Reavis staff writer faced with housing shortages and an influx of refugees German government officials Friday expressed Delight at the possibility of quicker Access to the buildings and property occupied by . Units heading for saudi Rabia. It was not Clear from White House and Pentagon announcements thursday How much of the corps sized election of units would return to Germany following duty in saudi Arabia. However defense Secretary Dick Cheney said it would be logical that units being Cut from Europe could be used in the Gulf then sent Home to the United states. In Erlanger Germany an aide to lord mayor Dietmar Halweg actually squealed with Delight when told that troops from the 1st army div would be leaving the town later this month. A More somber Peter Gerten Bach the lord mayors press spokesman declined comment until the City had been officially notified of the movements. But he said the american caverns would be a Boon for the space strapped City near Nimberg. Mayor Halweg made headlines in january when he wrote to president Bush asking that Erlanger be put at the top of the list when it came time to withdraw . Troops from Germany. A the mayor never heard from president Bush directly but he was told by government officials during his visit to Washington in the Spring that they would consider his request a Gertenbach said. Now because of the Bush administrations decision to bolster . Forces in saudi Arabia Erlanger May get its wish. There Are 3,500 . Soldiers stationed in and near continued on Page 3