European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 20, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 28 a the stars and stripes tuesday november 20,1990marines to double Gulf numbers from wire reports san Diego a Marine corps commandant Alfred m. Gray or. Told a military gathering Friday he plans to double the Marine presence in the Gulf Region. The nations highest ranking Marine also said reports of Low . Troop morale in the Middle East Are a a Hogwash and added that his soldiers Are in Good spirits because a we issued a memorandum to that  Gray who has recently been spoofed in the comic strip a doonesbury a bellowed in a luncheon speech a there ainu to no Damn problem with morale. That a just an Effort by some to blow this whole thing out of  the four Star general told a gathering of the . Navy league that 90 percent of the country a 196,000 marines will be sent to bases around the Globe Over the next few weeks. Most if not All of the additional troops Are expected to join forces already in saudi Arabia Gray said. At present More than 45,000 marines Are reportedly in the Gulf area. Meanwhile the Pentagon announced that an additional 15,000 Marine and army Reserve and National guard troops Are being activated increasing to More than 50,000 the number of guard and Reserve units called to full time duty. The new activations include roughly 14,000 army National guard and Reserve troops and 1,000 Marine reservists. The Call up includes tank units and medical corps personnel. Last month while visiting troops in saudi Arabia Gray went on a blistering counteroffensive against reports that Many marines were frustrated by the ongoing desert standoff. A my marines will not be bored a Gray told the troops. A there will be no morale problems in the 1st Marine expeditionary Force because i say there will be High  those remarks spawned a number of stateside jokes. In the past two weeks a a doonesbury cartoonist Gary Trudeau has lampooned a Gray like commander who tells Haggard soldiers a any talk about morale problems is pure  at a speech in Washington earlier this month Gray said there Are Only four kinds of marines a those in saudi Arabia those going to saudi Arabia those who want to go to saudi Arabia and Tho who Don t want to go to saudi Arabia h Are Gong  u at fridays luncheon Gray admitted that some soldiers in saudi Arabia z have complained about inactivity but j said the Media was to blame for blow those complaints out of proportion a Kwh the hell Ever heard of being bored the you re a reservist in a combat situation he told the luncheon crowd of 600 Mili tary personnel and their families. Asked after the speech if he was Dis i dressed by the a a doonesbury por Travall Gray smiled and said a there Are two things in be Learned in Washington. Numb Ber one never lose your sense of humor and number two never let anybody steal Ltd Ira from Page 1 with 10 More evacuees and flew to London. Iraqis state run television and radio stations interrupted their programming sunday evening to read Saddam a statement which said the initiative was taken so that a there will be no reason left to disrupt the serenity of Christmas and new year celebrations Tor the families of foreigners barred from  a it has been decided to allow All foreign guests to travel in instalments As of dec. 25, 1990, and Over a three month period with the last Batch leaving iraqi territory on March 25,1991, unless something should occur to disturb the atmosphere of peace a an official spokesman quoted by the iraqi news Agency said. The press release said the initiative came in response to Quot Contact with All the people of Goodwill in the world a and in order a to contribute More to All that is being offered in constructive measures to serve the course of peace and dialogue and to thwart or weaken All the factors of evil that Are being fed by evildoers pushing toward All that is doonesbury creator bumped from saudi trip new York Opi a cartoonist Garry tar Deau the creator of a doonesbury a has been bumped from a thanksgiving trip to visit troops in saudi Arabia Newsweek Magazine said sunday. Newsweek said Trudeau was planning to take the Uso sponsored trip with comic Jay Leno but was dropped without explanation from the trips Manifest. The official reason from . Headquarters in Riyadh saudi Arabia was that Trudeau was not barred but his visit was merely postponed a due to logistics and transportation limitations a Newsweek said. A Trudeau might have ruffled some feathers however with strips satirizing . Policy in the Gulf the Magazine said. A senior administration official denied the White House knew anything of Trudeau strip but added a if we had known we would have bumped him too a Newsweek said. Evil and harmful to  International figures flocking to Baghdad in recent weeks on unofficial visits have urged Saddam to reconsider his tactic of holding foreigners. Although the visitors to Baghdad were Able to take some european asian and american hostages with them the visits were criticized for undermining the Effort to isolate him and Force him to relinquish Kuwait. Some Western diplomats said recently that Iraq was trying to Back out of the hostage impasse which iraqi officials initially tried to justify As a safeguard against aggression. Other observers predicted Saddam would string out releases to space out his political gains. Of the westerners who left Kuwait sunday 71 were american mothers of kuwaiti children or Arab mothers of american born children and some were males of Arab origin. The list issued by Western diplomats included six australians nine new sealanders one Dane nine canadians seven Irish nine britons two South africans and one polish woman married to a kuwaiti. Some american women who declined to give their names were tearful As they lined up to have their passports processed in Baghdad. One wearing a Black chador said it was hard for her to leave her kuwaiti husband behind. A i have mixed feelings. I can to wait to go Home to the United states and i can to wait to go Back to my husband a she said. The women some carrying babies and Luggage said that conditions in Kuwait were deteriorating and that iraqi authorities there had set nov 25 As a deadline for ail kuwaitis to Register As iraqis and change nationality or have their identification papers confiscated. An american woman said there was a a lot of ammunition and a buildup of iraqi soldiers in her neighbourhood. A Kuwait is just destroyed destroyed a she said with iraqi soldiers taking a whatever is left from looted stores. A now they Are taking scraps just anything. I hate to say cigarette Laden plane crashes in Bohemia Prague Czechoslovakia up a a soviet Jet carrying 15 tons of american cigarettes crash landed in Northern Czechoslovakia the official ctr news Agency said. The Crew suffered Only minor injuries but the cargo went up in smoke. The Tu-154 plane radioed to Prague a Duzyne Airport for an emergency Landing sunday just hours after president Bush and czechoslovak president Vaclav Havel took off from the same Field. The soviet Union has been importing american cigarettes to meet a growing shortage that has created unrest. That i wish War for a country but sometimes i Hope for it �?�1 she said. A it is wrenching for the children to be separated from their father. We Are a very close family but he will not change his passport. He is kuwaiti and he a proud of it. He helped build this country with blood and  thousands of foreigners were stranded by iraqis aug 2 invasion of Kuwait but hundreds have since been select a vely released by the Baghdad government. A i stayed As Long As i could a said a woman from san Clemente calif., who would not give her name. A kuwaiti went from the top to total  in a move meant to underscore . Readiness for War . Troops tried to stage a full scale practice assault on a stretch of saudi Beach on sunday. High winds and heavy seas however prevented hovercraft from making land Ings. In More limited Maneu vers troops came ashore m helicopter while . And British warplanes provided Sim related air cover. The . Amphibious Landing exercise that was can-1 celeb sunday was to have been the Centrepiece of the six of Day imminent Thunder Maneu vers. But if it had been War i instead of practice the amphibious Landing would have gone ahead despite High winds and heavy seas . Mili tary officials said. One of the Landing Craft was launched from the Dock i Landing ship Gunston Hall but it wallowed in seas of up to 10 feet. The exercise was rescheduled for monday. The Maneu vers were held about 25 Miles off the saudi coast 100 Miles South of the kuwaiti Border. Iraq had denounced the exercises As a a provocative after reports they would be held As close As 10 Miles from  Page 1 the temporary fences most of them armed with umbrellas j and blankets chairs and cameras. Maj. Glayton Perry huddled with his three children on a i Lawn chair with an umbrella protecting them from the rain. They tucked a Blanket securely around their laps As they settled Down for the two hour wait for the president. A this May be our Only Chance a Perry said before the arrival. A a in be never seen him in real life a added 9-year-old i Maridy Perry. Mrs. Bush greeting people in the Wake of her husband Shook hands and said a we love you All we love you for  Page 1 tonal Community Hope that a peace genuine peace soon comes to the Middlemast. A we know that you Are a peace Loving Man but also one who loves Justice a Kohl said otherwise the two leaders focused their Speyer remarks on the oct. 3 unification of Germany with Kohl praising Bush As a one of the great architects of How Europe looks today. For his part Bush said the joining together of East and West Germany is a cause for Celebration for All people who love Freedom. No one is More thrilled. Than your friends in  Kohl is a the Man who United Germany a Bush said. The German Chancellor also thanked a the millions of american soldiers and their families who have helped protect Germany and preserve peace and democracy since the end of world War ii. During the hour Long visit to the City Bush and Kohl accompanied by their wives toured the City a Cathedra listened to an Organ recital and greeted a crowd of several thousand people who filled a Square in front of the Church. One Banner prominently displayed in the crowd read no War games in Germany. No War in the Middle East. Following lunch at Kohls Home Bush jeep a a he was a completely satisfied with Germany a contribution to the buildup in the Gulf. A the important thing is that the coalition against Saddam Hussein remain solid and that we Send a Strong message to Iraq a Bush said. The message is that his attack against Kuwait will not be  the two leaders said they also discussed the necessity of supporting the soviet Union and other East bloc nations during their rough transition to democracy and a free Market Economy. A we agreed that by helping these nations we help ourselves a Kohl said. Bush flew to Germany after a one Day i visit to Prague marking the first Stop Ever in Czechoslovakia by an american president. Following the visit in Oggeri sheiffle Bush made a Brief Stop at the army s Coleman Barracks in Mannheim before returning to Ramstein a and a flight to Paris. On monday Bush was scheduled to sign a treaty slashing nato and Warsaw pa�1 forces As part of a three Day summits tended by 34 nations. Contributing to Tho report it teff liw Edra Oggen Helm