European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Crisis in theogul related stories photos pages 2, 3, and 28 plus letters pages 10,11 Wemm the Siman auth Osifo Woof fetal aug Locatto to atm u. An co of Acyl vol. 49, no. 237 Friday december 7, 1990 a a 25 duty and cum to Good Momin 0 8693 Aall hostages to be freed Saddam says by the associated press Iraq told the world on thursday that All foreign hostages would be freed but pres Idem. Bush said release  thousands of hostages would not weaken american resolve to get iraqi troops out of Kuwait. Saddam Hussein a dramatic announcement signalled the removal of a major obstacle to resolving the 4-month-old persian Gulf crisis. But Bush said Saddam should not have taken people hostage in the first place and insisted a the Man must leave Kuwait without reservation without condition Quot before the standoff can end. V the news of Saddam a announcement sent Oil prices plunging to their lowest level since August when Iraq invaded its Oil Rich neighbor. Several governments and relatives of hostages quickly welcomed Saddam a announcement which the iraqi Leader called a response to the a positive changes Quot of recent diplomatic moves. A a it san answer to our prayers Quot said Rande Vellekoop whose husband has been stranded at the . Embassy in Baghdad Iraq. A we have been praying him Home for Christmas. Ana it looks like our answer is coming Quot she said from Minneapolis. A a a a a. A. One american detained in Baghdad was a absolutely elated thrilled Quot at Saddam a decision a British hostage popped open a can of imported Beer in Celebration. A i feel delirious that i can leave Quot said David Farington a British worker stranded in Baghdad by the iraqi invasion. He became one of the foreigners Saddam kept captive to deter an attack on Iraq. Some were kept at strategic Sites to see hostages in Back Page pieces of the crashed italian military Jet lie amid the wreckage of a High school near Bologna Italy. 1 Ian of Jet crashes into High school Bologna Italy a a pilotless military Jet in flames slowed into a classroom in a suburban High school thursday killing 12 students officials said Many of the survivors jumped from windows and were injured. The Pilot of the italian air Force Jet who safely bailed out a few minutes before the crash had Bee trying to land his stricken Craft in Fields near the school said Gen. Carlo Brandi. Some of the survivors were blocked by smoke and were rescued from the third floor by firer fighters on ladders. A least 70 people suffered Burns Bone fractures or smoke inhalation and were taken by amb Iunce or helicopter to hospitals in Bologna authorities said. A i heard a lot of students screaming and i saw at least eight of them jump in panic from the third floor a said Giovanna de ii Esposti who watched. Seo def on Back Page in . War by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a the environmental damage done in. The persian Gulf Region from the Iran Iraq War would Pale in comparison to what might happen if the huge military forces now facing each other engage in combat experts say. A. A a a a a a the threat from massive Oil spills heavy armoured vehicles Jet fuel clean my solvents and chemical and biological weapons Coli of mean disaster for the Region s fragile environment. V. V a. A a experience suggests that the environmental effects of a War in the Region would be. Substantial and lasting a said Martin Calhoun an analyst with the Center for defense information a military policy think tank in Washington. A military operations by their very nature Are harsh on the environment a there a no Way around that,1 one of the biggest environmental threats would be. Massive Oil pollution analysts said. \ iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein has threatened to blow up Oil tankers along the kuwaiti Shore to hamper amphibious landings and reportedly plans to fill defensive trenches with Oil and set them ablaze if . Forces attempt to move into Kuwait an example of the damage Oil can cause to the persian Gulf occurred during the eight year War Between Iran and Iraq. In 1983, three offshore iranian rigs were hit by iraqi forces. At one Point they were spewing 7,000 barrels of Oil a Day into the water. A the result was a massive Slick that caused a near panic when it threatened the huge desalinization plants that Supply most of the drinking water for several nations bordering the Gulf. Even Small amounts of Oil could damage those plants a they narrowly averted a disaster Quot said Michael Renner of world watch a new York based environmental organization. A they were Lucky that most of the Oil stayed offshore and  _ the geography of the persian Guif magnifies the of feels foil spills said Richard goob editor of the Oil pollution bulletin in Industry newsletter published in Cambridge mass. A a it a primarily a closed water system with Little out see Gulf on Back Page