European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a the stars and stripes wednesday november 21,1990 Gulf gis grapple with no end in sight stay rvdaninvddfirrr.,. I Gnu. I. _ by Randy Pruitt staff writer in saudi Arabia a War takes an obvious toll. So does waiting for War. The Strain shows in the Dusty Young faces in the desert outposts in the slump of a Gray haired i baking in line outside the pm in the Frank honest language soldiers use. They speak of things they know and wonder out loud about things they done to know. Until recently most thought they would be rotated Back to the United states or Europe after some limited stint of duty with operation desert shield. Now following recent word from Secretary of defense Dick Cheney they know  be in saudi Arabia for the duration of the Gulf crisis. Not Only will no troops be rotated out but an additional 200,000 americans Are being deployed to the Region. Denying rotations has angered Many service members who done to relish the Prospect of spending More time Here. A i done to like it at All a said tech. Sgt. Shelton St Louis of the new York Bor Ough of Queens. Assigned to the 438th aircraft generation so from Mcguire fab n.j., he has been in saudi Arabia since aug. 18. A a in be got a wife and an 8-month-old baby a he said. A my daughter had no Teeth when i left. Now she has four. They told me id stay six months. I was looking Forward to february but i just gave  first sgt. Dallas Valentine of the 57th signal in from fort Hood Texas Learned about the stay put policy four Days ago More than a week after Cheney a announcement. A the men Are Down a said Valentine who arrived Here eight weeks ago. A they had their Hopes up that by now there a be some Type of action and wed be Home in six months. A now we done to  sgt. 1st class Kevin Wangbickler said he arrived Here 62 Days ago on temporary duty orders from Redstone Arsenal near Huntsville Ala. A i was told id be Here three to six months. Now in a told ill definitely be Here one year a said the 20-year army Veteran who has a wife and two children. A a in a not Happy but there a nothing i can  reservists originally activated for 89 Days to serve As support personnel said a second three month stint in the desert would financially ruin some of them. Several members of the 1241st adjutant general postal from the Alabama National guard said an additional 90 Days of duty would cause them hardship. The unit has been in saudi Arabia since sept. 11. A a in a losing $8,000 Over a six month period a said sgt. Jim Briggs a mail Carrier in civilian life. A my wife had to take a second Job and put our child in Day  Briggs said creditors dropped his interest rates to 6 percent a but that does no to offset the loss. They re not going to repossess your House tomorrow but you re put in such a bind when you get Back  pfc. Cynthia Nelson said she was in the process of opening a nightclub when her unit was activated. A i had to leave it hanging a she said. She knew when she joined the Alabama National guard that she might be called to duty a but i thought we would Hup byte eve to of Natiw Nai disasters a she said. I shocked we were called to fight for another  0 staff sgt. Bob Garrett of the North Carolina National guard was an ass cite Dean at Central Carolina coms my College when he got the Call. To a a not a this reap it was like a death in the  Gulf duty has hit him hard in the pocketbook. He a getting about half his Normal salary but the Cost of the mortgage the two car payments and his songs College education have remained the same. For at least one however desert shield is proving to be something of a Boon. Spec. Melissa Benson a physical education major at North Carolina Central University in Durham was one week into classes when the Call came she had time to withdraw from classes and get a refund. A i was in Shock a she said adding that she now sees a positive Side to the deployment. A a in a saving Money Here ill of Tiff �?�t0 sch�o1 311 1 pick up where i Strong winds Force Atlantis to delay Landina  Fla am _ w a canaveral Fla. Apr High winds at a California Landing site monday forced Nasa to keep Atlantis aloft at least another Day on what has been billed As the last secret spying Mission for the Pentagon. The shuttle had been scheduled to land late in the afternoon at Edwards fab Calif. Nasa extended the flight by an extra orbit because of winds gusting to 27 Mph Well above limits. The winds later abated but then shifted from the West As Mission control was about to give the go ahead for Landing. The result was excessive crosswinds and officials called off All efforts for the Day. Mission commander Richard Covey a response to the delay was that a the Crew feels All dressed up with no place to go a said Mission control spokesman Jeff Carr. Flight director Randy Stone said the next Landing attempt was to be made tuesday afternoon weather permitting. Edwards fab is the first Choice despite predicted High winds although Kennedy space Center is under consideration. Kennedy is a less desirable Landing site because of unstable weather conditions and because its 3-mile-Long Concrete runway provides less area for mane vering than the 44-Squ a re mile Lake bed at Edwards fab. The last shuttle Landing in Florida occurred in 1985. Stone said a decision on a Landing site could be made As late As an hour before firing of the shuttles braking rockets which starts the shuttle on its fiery descent to Earth officials also could opt to wait another Day he said. A we can Fly until thursday a Stone said. A thursday we need to be on the ground.,y As it turned out the weather would have been favourable for a monday Landing at Edwards Stone said. We second guess ourselves Many times but to commit to a de orbit and then to find out you really blew it is absolutely the wrong thing to do with As Many opportunities we have in front of us Quot Stone said. During the defense department Mission the Crew released a satellite that reportedly will spy on Iraq. The Crew also sent a Holiday message to . Troops stationed in the persian Gulf. A during the last few Days we aboard Atlantis have circled the Earth Many times a said Covey an air Force colonel. A whenever we pass close to saudi Arabia we cannot help but think of our soldiers sailors airmen and marines deployed there for desert shield. A was the Holiday season approaches the Multi service Crew of Atlantis wishes those Brave warriors peace and a speedy return Home. Our prayers Are for them and their  the message was sent to Earth on sunday evening and Nasa provided transcripts. Also aboard were Navy cmdr. Frank Culbertson or. Mission Pilot and army maj. Charles Gemar air Force it. Cal. Carl Meade and Marine col. Robert Springer Mission specialists. A Iraq from Page 1 group included 75 americans 67 of whom flew Home trom London arriving monday night at Dulles International Airport outside Washington. A Ash Caird the iraqi announcement a bid to buy time n scism 0lf parting to release them on Christmas Day will be seen by the world As a total ploy a he said French presidency spokesman Hubert Vedrine said to Quot Day m parts that Baghdad a latest initiative a will not modify France s position that . Resolutions regarding Iraq must be strictly applied including a Sun Condi sources speaking on condition of anonymity said the astronauts released the spy satellite on Friday the spacecraft reportedly will conduct photo surveys or eavesdrop on communications. Amateur astronomers spotted a brightly coloured satellite orbiting in front of Atlantis late Friday but saw Only one object the next night said Ted Molczan an Amateur astronomer in Toronto who tracks spacecraft because the object appeared to glow in varying shades of red and Gold some astronomers speculated the shuttle May have snared the satellite for repair. Atlantis appeared alone sunday night As a White object leading Molczan to believe the color sightings were an optical illusion. Nasa has refused to discuss the Mission since Atlantis thundered into orbit thursday night other than to say the Crew and orbiter were doing Well. High crosswinds and Low Clouds had threatened to delay the launch but the weather cleared shortly before liftoff. Tonal release of All Western hostages and Complete withdrawal of iraqi troops from  i Bush and prime minister Margaret Thatcher warned i that fighting might erupt unless Iraq withdraws. I but some . Allies including the soviet Union Andl Germany have expressed concern that Bush is Rushing toward War. They say the . Trade sanctions imposed on Iraq should be Given More time to work before Force is used. The United states continued its buildup by loading hundreds of jeeps trucks and armoured vehicles aboard the first of 20 to 30 ships that Are to sail from Rotterdam Netherlands a dutch army spokesman said. The United states says its buildup should be completed by january. 1pact from Page 1 conduct on soviet soil. . Officials had been aware of some soviet moves and discounted them As a substantial threat. But the scale of the resulting reduction in Sites qualifying for inspection took them by Surprise. An additional result of the soviet move is that fewer soviet weapons need to be destroyed under cafe. Scowcroft and other . Officials took a rather relaxed attitude toward these apparent discrepancies a Between the soviet figures presented last week and . Estimates of soviet strength Only last month a even though the Issue could become a significant political problem for the Bush administration when the treaty is submitted for ratification. A the fact that All of the details still have not been completely agreed should not overshadow this historic treaty a scowcroft said. Moscow will be challenged about All of the weapon totals submitted last week in Vienna other . Officials said. But they pointed out that under the treaty the soviets can Correct the figures during the next 90 Days without penalty. To the try aty requires that nato and the Warsaw pact reduce their conventional Are a a its t.0 e9ual ceilings on each Side of 20,000 tanks 20,000 Arti Feiy pieces 30,000 an 0l?Bat vehicles 6,800 aircraft and 2,000 helicopters. Based on Force Levels in 1989, when the negotiations began the soviets would have had to make a 60 percent Cut while nato would reduce less than 5 percent. But during the two years of talks the soviets moved huge amounts of weaponry a fond the urals to Siberia. Last month . Officials said that As a result of such transfers Only about half the armament once projected for destruction a 50000 pieces rather than 100,000 would have to be Cut up or converted to peaceful uses.  information sup Easteen moved that even More this Means that in addition to avoiding the mandatory destruction of those weapons the soviets will have Tow is cantly fewer on site inspections veer Shah hlundred-s3ch inspections each sad the , . Officials a St j was based on . Calculations �?oobieckof011 a More than 1�900 soviet Menf or a verify Chon a such As a Regise Rea of Ern pen or so tiny it and on me treaty s provision that 10 percent of a Jet tsp were inspect Able per year during the three year period when arms reductions and destruction Are to occur. In fact the soviet data now submitted indicate that less than half the number of a a objects will exist and so less than half the expected inspections will be permitted a . Official said. I a there Are a number of problems a number of things we done to understand a the official said in describing . Reaction to the soviet weapon figures. A they Havel 90 Days to Correct them update them. Thel biggest problem is probably the a objects of verification a but other aspects of the data done to add up. Well be pursuing this matted with them. I according to the . Chief negotiator on the treaty ambassador r. James Wool sey the soviets have promised that a most 1 of the weapons in Siberia although beyond formal reach of the treaty will be Dej stroked or of inverted to peaceful uses such As turning a tank into a Bulldozer