European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes Friday november 16,1990 news briefsu.s., saudi forces begin Thunder Maneu vers Washington a amps a . Forces in saudi Arabia teamed with saudi air Force naval and Marine units thursday for the Start of the imminent Thunder exercise Pentagon officials announced. The joint exercise will run through wednesday officials said. Highlights include an amphibious Landing in the Eastern province of saudi Arabia air support of ground forces training and training by marines ashore. About 1,000 marines 1,100 aircraft and 16 ships will be involved in the exercise officials  Crew forced to dump ramp in Field Stuttgart Germany a amps a pilots flying a ch-47d Chinook helicopter prematurely released a cargo ramp which was Sling loaded beneath the aircraft at about 7 . Wednesday near Rothenburg of Der Tauber m Bavaria. The Load landed in a Field Northeast of the town and caused no injuries Vii corps spokeswoman capt. And a Strauss said. The aircraft and Crew assigned to co a 5th in 159th aviation regt were on a service Mission in support of operation desert shield. Strauss said the Pilot decided to Jettison the 8,000-Pound ramp when Load oscillations became uncontrollable. The flight route had been planned to avoid built up areas so the pilots were Able to drop the Load at least 150 Yards from any manmade structures. An investigation indicated that pilots and Crew had followed All appropriate procedures Strauss  Secretary s son jailed on rape charge Alexandria a. Apr the son of i Tenor Secretary Manuel Lujan was arrested and jailed wednesday evening on a rape charge. Robert Jeffery Lujan was questioned at his parents Alexandria Home and then arrested said Steve Goldstein chief spokesman for the Interior department. Their son has told them that it the sex was consensual a Goldstein said. A emr. Lujan has determined that he will not interfere with the due process of the Law. He Hasni to  been Down to the jail this evening because he does not want to give any sense of  Goldstein confirmed local television reports that the unidentified victim told police the attack occurred about 4 30 . Sunday after she awoke to find a Man burglar izing her Home in Alexandria. She said the Man forced her into having sex. Lujan had been living at his parents Home Goldstein said. The spokesman said the younger Lujan was in his mid-20s, but he did not have his precise  Page 1 Armor. They will face iraqis soviet made tanks. A the my is better than anything the iraqis have a said army spokesman maj. Douglas Bidle 38, of Arlington Heights 111. The my gave us an Edge. This is a better tank so obviously this is an  better Edge to wednesday the Only unit in operation desert shield that had the m1a1 Abrams was the 3rd army Cav regt deployed from fort Bliss Texas. Bidle said the new Abrams tanks and those in route will replace the older Model my tanks of the 24th inf div the 1st Cav div and the 197th inf regt. In addition the 1st army div 2nd army div and elements of the 3rd inf div from Germany and the 1st inf div from the United states will bring m1a1 Abrams tanks with them As part of the deployment of an estimated ,000 additional troops announced last week by defense Secretary Dick Cheney. The m1a1 Abrams with its better Armor 120mm gun and More sophisticated Protection against chemical attacks gives what Many military analysts believe is a bet nato Warsaw pact reach Accord on weapons cuts Vienna Austria apr nato and Warsaw pact negotiators reached tentative agreement thursday on reducing non nuclear weapons in Europe diplomats said. Hungary a chief negotiator ambassador Istvan Gyarmati said the last minor disagreements were worked out at a plenary meeting of the 22 nations belonging to the two military alliances. Other diplomats who spoke on condition of anonymity also said a tentative agreement had been reached. The treaty allows each Side to keep 20,000 Battle tanks. It also limits each to 30,000 armoured combat vehicles 20,000 pieces of artillery 6,800 combat aircraft and 2,000 attack helicopters. With the treaty scheduled for signing in Paris on monday a the first Day of the 34-nation conference on Security and european cooperation a diplomats at Theca Sofrom Page 1 the crash and controllers received no distress signal officials said. The Swiss Federal meteorological office said visibility at the time of the crash was Good a up to 10 Miles with Light rain and Light winds. A investigators reported finding one of the two flight recorders or a Black boxes a which track flight data and cockpit conversations and hoped to learn More about the crashes cause from them. About 300 police and rescuers worked at the Muddy crash site thursday salvaging wreckage and retrieving charred bodies for identification. Officials said All 40 passengers and six italian Crew members were killed. In Rome a preliminary count by the airline said six . Citizens were among the dead but the passenger list it released gave Only last names and first initials without nationalities. The Jet Cut a Swath into the Forest and broke up on Impact witnesses said. Smoking pieces of wreckage hostage from Page 1 she said. A every Day we have without a shot being fired is to our advantage. If you can keep people apart then you can get them calmed  y want ? ran to serve As the director of the a inca ?0cf1 at Tehran University. She had lived there Only four months when iranian students seized the . Embassy on nov. 4,1979 she was one of Only two women held for the duration of the crisis. A Xor  ? a lot worse than it was a Koob said differences. A hardships were Cultum Koob said that although she enjoyed iranian food it if \ p Illey against the iraqi army which is believed to have massed 3,500 tanks in Kuwait and along its Southern Border with saudi Arabia Jane s defense weekly reported last month that 350 mis would be swapped for mla1s this pm non  in an Effort to solidify support for aggressive new t t c moves in the crisis  a us with the foreign ministers of in Security members Ethiopia Ivy in coast and Zaire unci1 on sunday Baker is to meet in Paris with the # a Union?�?T8 of re mania Finland Brilt a the it vie Union China and1 france8 authorizing he. Use of Force to drive Vienna talks had been under pressure to Rea agreement. . Officials said in Washington on wednesday to substantive questions remained including Veri Fichtl that nato and the Warsaw pact actually were destry ing tanks anti aircraft guns and other non Nuclo weaponry. But negotiators in Vienna said the issues were Rel timely minor and . Officials predicted the tree would be ready for signing on monday. 1 Gyarmati said negotiating teams had sent copies the draft agreement to their capitals and senior offi ii there had until later thursday to Register objections. After that the treaty would be considered final cd negotiators were scheduled to initial copies sunday i fore the Accord is signed a Day later. Covered with firefighting foam were strewn around Muddy Hillside. A the plane was burning like a Volcano a said Haij Steffen a resident and medic who rushed to the Era site. Debris was strewn Over an area of 50 Yards by l Yards police said. A italia identified the american victims As Karel a Man Stephen Ritter John Stuckey Paul Vaughan,1 Liam Briggs and Jerry Bass. It had no further info Tion. Three of the americans worked for the Mobil Coj in Macedon . Briggs 52, of Newark Forman of Clifton Springs . And Vaughan 38, of Firpo . The company provided their Ages and Hometown a team of italian investigators sent by Interior i ister Vincenzo Scotti arrived Early thursday to help the inquiry. At linage Airport in Milan where the flip originated officials set up a crisis unit to provide info mation and take Calls from worried families and Friend a italia said the dc-9 was built in 1974 and was i inspected nov. 4. Was often served cold and unattractive. During her Al two months in Captivity she was tied to a chair a blindfolded during the Day and her hands were til while she slept. I although she was deprived of television news papi and news magazines the iranians kept her supp lib we and an islamic student gave her a Bible r. .08e was to me one of the most difficult things handle a she said. A there were literally tens of thou Sands of people chanting outside the embassy at Al Given time. It was like a cheering Section at a football game. At an extremely loud level.�?�. Koob said she was stunned to learn a several Monu later a that a Rescue attempt had been made and Eil service members died. 1 its still almost inconceivable when you think to people died trying to Rescue you a Koob said Tey Are permanent members of the Security with Britain and the United states and As sue veto any Resolution Mir Icausi upon. Some congressional democrats Are counsel ii to give International sanctions As much As 18 Metore considering an attack. House majority Leader Richard Gephardt alter a White House meat Ina . P. W xxi Didris  Atter a White House meeting wednesday i statement calling for a a a policy of patient strength nil i a __�?z1, Quot a a or a leu mining for a policy of patient strength the new poll sponsored by the professional non Tor nuclear arms control indicates most ans Are opposed to going to War  if the Star hot Chan amp Eri he Tunu the gig up Posea to going to War  if the Star not changed by january. It found that 62 percent of the 1,020 Peop viewed ado Rove of in Chi Oha a ii a in the Trici a. J i me i Usu Weed approve of Bush a handling of the Crisi p cent think Congress must approve Send r Timur. Troops into Battle. The National Telephone Survey found that amp mayor continuing the economic sanctions  in anon remains unresolved by february. Fourt cent favored a . Withdrawal. Percent believe the United stats attack Iraq. Mss Survey a inducted Friday through tues margin of error of three percentage Points