European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Related stories pages 2, 3 and 4the Sam amp and amp of Fries authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Mem Good morning vol. 49, no. 213 tuesday november 13, 1990 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a Saddam rejects Arab Summit says he is ready to negotiate Nal would not interfere if other Arab states government a opposing military invasion anti ship i by United press International King Hassan of Morocco offered sunday to hold an emergency meeting of Arab leaders on the persian Gulf crisis but iraqi president Saddam Hussein rejected the proposal even As he announced he was ready to negotiate a settlement to the tense standoff. President Bush meanwhile was reported willing to consider a Compromise to resolve the crisis. A senior . Official told Newsweek Magazine that under the Compromise Iraq would withdraw from Kuwait without preconditions but the United states would not interfere if other Arab states met iraqi demands for a persian Gulfport or part of a kuwaiti oilfield. A there would be no Reward to Iraq for pushing the Region toward War the official reportedly said but added a Saddam does have a face saving Way out should he choose  however a Bush aide told the Magazine there was no a sense that Saddam is wearing Down changing his  chinese foreign minister Qian Lichen held two rounds of talks sunday with iraqi foreign minister Tariq Aziz. Qian reiterated the position of the chinese government a opposing military invasion by one country of another and at the same time calling for a solving disputes Between countries through peaceful Means a China a official news Agency Xinhua reported. Xinhua said Qian was to meet with Saddam Hussein on monday. Qian also planned to will meet monday with palestinian liberation organization chairman Yasser Arafat at an undisclosed location. The Pentagon said a Marine battalion plans to practice an amphibious assault this week near the Border Between saudi Arabia and Kuwait within Range of iraqi anti ship missiles Newsweek reported. A . Official said the exercise was planned a intentionally to raise the Ante to show we have the capability and we re ready to take it right to their  the developments followed a communique saturday by the foreign ministers of Syria Egypt and saudi Arabia in Damascus saying the three Arab countries Strong backers of . Policy in the Gulf wanted to avoid a military confrontation with Iraq. The intensified diplomatic efforts in the Arab world May have been triggered see Summit on Back Page veterans Day ceremony Secretary of defense Dick Cheney assisted by  veterans Day ceremony at Arlington National Ceme sgt. 1st class Edmond j. Gittens or. Of the 3rd inf div Tery on sunday. See Story on other veterans Day a places a Wreath on the Tomb of the unknowns in a Tivi ties around the country on Page 4. Wives briefed on questions of deployment by Effie Bathen Niernberg Bureau Nurnberg Germany a wives of cavalry soldiers Are accustomed to having their husbands leave for Field Maneu vers several months each year. But uncertainties accompanying the Long term deployment of the 2nd  Cav regt to operation desert shield has stirred a mild panic in some Veteran spouses. A from the moment i heard the news you have been on my heart and in my prayers a Phyllis Holder told More than 500 women who gathered saturday afternoon to learn what would happen next. Although their husbands Are trained for their Mission a we Haven t had the training for what we Are going to face a said Holder the wife of the regiment commander col. . Holder. A there Are no manuals on How to keep the Home fires burning a she said. A the Best Way to get out from our burdens is to shoulder someone e Lsen so support groups will also be activated to Deal with the problems expected to occur while the men Are away she said. The first step in preparing the women who will be left behind in Germany was saturdays meeting with the family members. They packed the Merrell Barracks theater to get answers from the holders and a staff of finance Legal and employment officials. Holder said his goal was to Load equipment by nov. 20 to be transported from Northern ports and that his id be flying out Early m december. The see briefed on Back Page troops Wor Stormie Jones 6-year Battle for life ends Pittsburgh apr Stormie Jones the worlds first heart liver transplant recipient died sunday at age 13 after a six year struggle that inspired Well wishers across the country. The Texas teen Ager was flown to Pittsburgh a children a Hospital from Dallas late saturday after she complained of flu like symptoms. At the Hospital Stormie a condition deteriorated throughout the morning and died at 9 52 a.m., said or. Jorge Reyes a staff physician. A she deserved More a said Teresa Mil Likan a family Friend who spearheaded efforts to raise funds for Stormie a Hospital expenses. A she was gods walking Angel. She touched so Many Peoples hearts.�?�. Within hours of her arrival at the Hospital Stormie a blood pressure dropped Reyes said. She became lethargic then suffered a heart attack he said. Doctors tried for More than an hour to resuscitate her. A she presented acute respiratory distress and had a cardiac arrest a Reyes told reporters. A things happened with incredible Speed a Hospital spokeswoman Lynn me Mahon said. Stormie was Alert when she was taken to children a Hospital and it had not appeared to be an emergency she said. An autopsy was performed sunday but details were not immediately released. Stormie was 6 when she received a heart and liver in a historic transplant operation on feb. 14, 1984. The operation was necessary because she was bom with a condition that put her cholesterol Levels at 10 times Normal. Hepatitis damaged that liver and this year she returned to Pittsburgh and received a second liver on feb. 20. In july she was again treated for hepatitis which damaged her second transplanted liver. Doctors said it was a mystery How she see Stormie on Back Page