European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                ===3 crisis in  stories and photos pages 2, 3, 4, 7 and 28 authorized Uno Ritsul  . Armed Ponce Good morning vol. 49, no. 234 tuesday december 4, 1990 a a 0  d 8693 a by Chuck v1nch Washington Bureau Washington top Pentagon officials laying the political ground wet juror the use of military Force against Saddam Hussein told Congress on monday that the iraqi dictator can survive possibly one to two years of economic sanctions. A it is my personal opinion that Given the nature of the regime Saddam Hussein a brutality to his own people his very tight control Over that society. He can ride the sanctions out a defense Secre Tail Dick Cheney testified before the Senate armed services committee. Sanctions Are hurting the iraqi Economy but if the goal is to get Saddam to leave Kuwait a they Are not working Quot Cheney said. The sanctions give the initiative to Saddam since they leave it up to him to decide if they Are sufficiently painful to Force his withdrawal from Kuwait said Gen. Cotin Powell chairman of the joint chiefs of staff. A no one knows when and if they will work Quot Powell said. A Only Saddam knows and he has demonstrated Over the past 10 years his willingness to absorb  the sanctions do not exert anywhere near the level of hardship that Saddam forced on his own people during iraqis eight year War with Iran he said. A and while we re waiting Kuwait and see sanctions in Back Page Romulus Mich. Apr two jets taxiing for Takeoff at the Detroit Airport collided in fog monday and one of them a dc-9 with 44 aboard burned to a blackened Hulk. At least 19 people were killed officials said. The two Northwest airlines planes were the dc-9, bound for Pittsburgh with 39 passengers and five Crew members and a Boeing 727-200 headed for Memphis tenn., with 146 passengers aboard the airline said. Ajan Muncaster Northwest a vice president of communications in Egan minn., confirmed the 19 fatalities. An undetermined number of persons were injured some with severe Burns authorities said. All the severe injuries and deaths were believed to be among people on the Pittsburgh bound plane authorities said. It was. Foggy at the time of the crash and a Winter storm had moved through the area earlier. A apparently the right Wing of the 727 hit the aft Section the engine of the dc-9 taking the engine off a Muncaster said. A that resulted in the fire. That at this Point is All we  he said the Airport had been closed to inbound traffic because of the fog but they were allowing planes to take off. Tony Dresden a spokesman for the National air traffic controllers association said according to preliminary reports from the scene a the dc-9 Pilot became lost on the runways. A the Pilot gave the ground controller erroneous in see jets on Back Page desert arrivals amp Sik no org an Advance party of service members from the 1st inf div fwd walks across the Tarmac of an air base in saudi Arabia after disembarking from a c-5a Galaxy transport the troops who come from different units at several bases in Germany will be followed by the rest of the soldiers in their units. In stateside Job Hunt by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a new employment eligibility rules will help Many family members overseas search for government jobs when they return to the United states ,. / v. A a a a the new rules from the office of personnel management lower from 18 months to 12 months the amount of creditable overseas work experience family members need to apply directly to civilian personnel offices for stateside Federal  a a a a a Quot a a family members who meet the require ment do not have to apply for Federal jobs through qom said Carole Maiello a staffing a Personne in places the family registry with other categories of employees that May have higher priority. Concern for family members in Panama whose Tours were Cut Short because of the 1989 invasion led army officials to modify the rules Maiello said. Also pm has opened a window a to last through dec 31,1993 Quot allowing All family members who have Ever worked in qualifying Federal jobs overseas for at least 12 months to use the eligibility Bene fit to obtain employment in the United states r a a a a a a a a a this Means that if you never had met the 18-month period previously but now qualify based on the new 12-month period or if you had the eligibility but it has since expired you now have another Opportunity a Maiello said. The eligibility Benefit normally expires three years after the employee returns a from overseas she said. It a Maiello cautioned that the change does not guarantee employment. A you must still meet All eligibility requirements for the position and be selected although you done to need to have family member status at the time you apply a she said. The civilian hiring freeze also May affect opportunities within the department of defense she said. A an important Point to remember is that the eligibility is usable throughout the Federal government not just within Dod a she said. Loval civilian personnel offices should be Able to help family members identify other Federal agencies in their area. Local personnel offices also can offer More in Bianati in a Nice eligibility rules and help employees verify their  Copland actor Cummings die a pages 5, 7