European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse stories and photos pages 2, 3, 4 and 28 auth izod a with publication pop the Forcee Good morning Hatcher vol 49 Nln pm c a it p. A 223 fonday november 23, 1990 d 8693 a it f 11111 my u a Margaret Thatcher mss�t7 prime minister Margaret Thatcher the a Iron lady to per Ian Oitt my re tr00ps a the the startling news that Britain a first woman prime minister would Call it quits came Only one Day after she had vowed i fight on i fight to the seemingly under eatable Thatcher Europe s longest serving Leader was driven out by a rebellion in the ranks of her conservative party which now faces a three Man race to succeed her. The troop deployment was decided at the same Cabinet meeting in which the a prime minister was warned that she would lose to Michael Heseltine in the second resigns round of the conservative party leadership election. Under Britain a parliamentary system the Leader of the majority party is the prime minister. The prime minister had been sinking in the polls amid dissatisfaction Over tax policies and High inflation. Thatcher had failed on tuesday to decisively fend off a Challenge by the popular Heseltine who resigned As her defense minister in 1986, in the first round of voting by conservative members of parliament. A i have concluded the Unity of the party and prospects of Victory in a general election would be better served if i stood Down to enable Cabinet colleagues to enter the ballot for the leadership a Thatcher said in a statement released by her office. Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd and Treasury chief John major released from the obligations of loyalty both jumped into the race saying they were joining in a a Friendly wearing a Royal Blue suit and pearls As she faced a packed House of commons on thursday Thatcher appeared Calm and in command. Fielding a Friendly question she said a yes. I do look Back with some Pride and some satisfaction at our achievements for our country Over the last conservative lawmaker Anthony Marlow told her it was a time of sadness and happiness. A sadness for her from the great Well of affection that exists for her in the House. See Thatcher on Back age Bush says gis will stay until Iraq backs off a Nwa. From wire reports Dhahran saudi Arabia a president Bush told Merican troops they will be stationed in the persian Lulf until Saddam Hussein is out of Kuwait and warned to with every passing Day the iraqi Leader is closer to his goal of a nuclear weapons Bush spending thanksgiving Day with . Forces rationed in the volatile Gulf told military personnel in free separate speeches that they Are there to Send a message to a any would be Saddam Hussein that the world will not tolerate in his final speech Bush told some 1,500 . Manes Navy Seabee and British a desert rats gathered the Sand under a Midas Lemoon Sun a we want every Igle troop Home. We want every Brit to be Able to go a As soon As possible. We want every single Ameri and this i Promise a Bush added. A no american u be kept in the Gulf a single Day longer than nectar but we wont pull punches. We Are not Here on it me exercise. This is a real world situation. And we re t walking away until our Mission is done until the line in a a a Una an it that May Well be where you Bush looking tired after Only four hours of sleep �?otii111 u with the try Ops to get a cup of Coffee linux you it sir for showing up Here in the desert and Jour support a 2nd it. Emicia Des Alcon 23, of penning ga., told her commander in chief while see Bush on Back pages amps Ken Georgo second it. Emicia Des Alcon 197th inf regt serves Coffee to president Bush during his thanksgiving seats at thanksgiving fables evoke prayers by Randy Mcclain i Vinona staff writer Beir eco Germany when Edith st8 Sandra Nerocker and i Sav a to in. By wed their Heads to i Piroino in veg Day Blessing Over a thou Phi t5-Pound Turkey All their i mgr no a Ere on loved ones far away. I scrawled a special prayer i wrinkled m a own handwriting on a k piece of yellow notebook il99 Heerz on thanksgiving Day come together. Afi Hough we it Oeone emf by Cement families we t a we thank you dear god for the Many blessings bestowed upon us and our families this year. A bless the troops in the Middle East and the loved ones left the three women like thousands of other military spouses in Europe and the United states were sitting Down to a Holiday feast on thursday with something important missing. Their husbands a sgt. Jeffrey Goins spec. Frank Nerocker and sgt. 1st class Willard Hampton Are among . Troops ready to do Battle with Saddam Hussein a iraqi forces. Despite the threat of War though Hampton opened her Home in Wiesbaden Germany to almost a dozen friends and served up a thanksgiving Day meal with All the trimmings. A we thought about going to the mess Hall for Turkey and dressing since that a what our husbands will be doing in saudi but finally we decided to do it at Home to make it More Normal for the Hampton kids a Nerocker said. Sgt. 1st class Hampton and spec. Nerocker have been in the persian Gulf since mid september. Sgt. Goins left on a transport plane from Rhein main a on oct. 16. The three men Are part of the 5th in 6th Cav regt which normally is stationed at Wiesbaden a. On the Home front their wives Are counting the Days until their husbands return. They re also praying for a peaceful Resolution to the crisis and holding onto one another. A the situation is volatile and we know there a the potential it could turn into something we done to want a Nerocker said. A i just try not to let myself think about what might Hampton who has been married for 14 years said the fact that she was apart from her husband for 13 months while he served in South Korea during the see prayers on Page 3
