European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 a a news briefs the stars and Stripe wednesday december 12,1s 90columbia lands safely returns one Day Early Edwards fab Calif. Apr Columbia glided to a rare night Landing a Day Early after a stargazing Mission plagued by computer problems clogged plumbing and finally the threat of rain. The shuttle touched Down monday night its signature twin sonic booms heralding its arrival Over the Mojave desert. The Landing seen by about 600 spectators was moved up to avoid rain in tuesdays forecast. Nasa officials f it reused on the Mission s accomplishments despite repeated problems aiming the $150 million Astro Observatory. Resides the Telescope troubles the Crew had to repair a clog in the shuttle s waste collection system. A i think we be had a resounding Success on the Mission a said William Lenoir Nasa associate administrator. It was the fourth shuttle Landing at night. Columbia carried Astro made up of three ultraviolet telescopes and a separate a Ray Telescope in its payload Bay. �?~2 gis hospitalized after rail Power line accidents by the stars and stripes two soldiers remain hospitalized in Germany with injuries suffered in accidents involving overhead rail Power lines at operation desert shield Railhead. A 3rd army div Soldier was listed in stable condition at the Lan Stuhl army regional medical Center with Burns on his Iclet and a concussion saturday a division spokeswoman said tuesday. A a a a pfc. William Vansteenburg 21, of the 22nd chemical co was seriously injured saturday when lie came in Contact with an overhead Power line while checking military vehicles loaded on pail cars at the Hochst Guter Bohnhof the Soldier was treated at a i Locust clinic then transferred to Lan Stuhl on monday meanwhile a 1st army div Soldier was in Crit real condition tuesday afternoon at the Hannover University Hospital with injuries received at the Bremerhaven Railhead dec. 2. Pfc. Paul Joseph mosaic jr., of cob 6th in 6th inf regt in Bamberg received serious electrical Burns dec. 2 while standing on a Bradley infantry fighting vehicle that was on a rail car a division spokesman said iraqi buildup estimated at nearly 500,000 men washing Ion a reinforce its army in and around Kuwait phishing the total iraqi Force beyond file 480,000 that . Officials said were Thoni last week a Pentagon source says a a a a. A a. The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said monday that . Intelligence agencies have detected additional troop deployments since last. Week. That would indicate the total iraqi Force there is at or near 500,000 men. . Troops in the area total More than 250,000, according to Pentagon figures and As Many As 180,000 More Are scheduled to be added to the Force by late Page 1 workers to report Lorduy. It was a routine Day for flights at Ramstein and Rhein main a Germany. But 25 flights land at Frankfurt International Airport and All flights leaving or arriving at the Airport were delayed about 30 minutes said an Airport spokesman. Trucks that pick up mail at the Frankfurt terminal and deliver it to military installations throughout Germany continued to be hampered by the Snow tuesday. About 25 trucks were prevented from delivering tons of Nail because of monday s snowstorm. Some of the trucks left the terminal at 8 . Tuesday Blit it was not known How Many reached their Dusti nations said Robert Bents director of military transportation Lor the 7025th air postal so at Ramstein. Bents said one truck was known to have made it to its destination at Kapusn As. More than 200 emergency workers for the tech niches Hills work the largest catastrophe alarm organization in Germany were on the Road monday night assisting motorists. They were particularly Busy on roads in the area said the spokesman Jurgen Wiedomann. Other Busy areas included the Heilbronn Stuttgart Singon Highway and Wiir Burg Frankfurt autobahn where traffic jams of Between 122 and 31 Miles Long were reported. It took some people 15 hours to drive from Niernberg Germany to Frankfurt Germany. There were several fender benders but no fatalities said a spokesman for the German Auto club adar in Munich. A the biggest problem was recovering vehicles from ditches a Weidemann said. A it Wasny to until after 10 . That traffic began to become Normal. I done to think anybody had to spend the night in their car a but emergency workers passed out hot Tea and blankets to those motorists whose trips were stopped by the Snow a a / a a a. The first major snowstorm of the year kept some students in school monday Long past the usual quitting time. Quot a. V a we still had almost 100 students at 8 . At the Middle school alone a said Wurz Birg Middle school principal Karen Kroon. A and there were about 45 at the High school a a Kroon said buses could t get through traffic to pick up the children. Quot we managed to get them soup and crackers before we sent them Home she your last child was delivered to his Home in Wert Leim at 1q 45 last night a she said tuesday a this is my 21st year in Dodds and this is the longest we be had students to stay because of weather. \ a we had a two Hothir delay today and we be requested buses at 2 . Today rather than 3 . Just in Case a Kroon said. The severity of the storm caused some schools to close tuesday. Nancy Brusell Stuttgart District superintendent said All of the District s Southern schools were closed tuesday including the eight in the Stuttgart Community and Heilbronn and sch Libisch Hall schools. At Pitburg High school principal a a. Klein said school was dismissed one hour Early monday and tuesday. A i done to know what happens tomorrow a he said. A we instructed the kids to listen to the radio Wco be got some rolling Hills that can get pretty Nasty we re playing it by bad Kreuz Nach District superintendent Joyce Wilson said All schools in the District were delayed to some degree. Oddly enough Niernberg and Bremerhaven Germany District schools were not affected by the weather. Munich schools also were barely affected. There were several closings in the Frankfurt District tuesday and the three Giessen Germany schools dismissed at .2 . Heidelberg had some closings and some two hour delays. All students in the Kaiserslautern area were dismissed for the Day but staff members worked. A storm loaded with Snow and freezing rain will Roll through Germany today. The front coming from great Britain is expected to drop 2 inches to 4 inches of Snow in Central Germany and up to 6 inches in the Alpine Region of Southern Germany. A a a Assn Wyto deploy More was 111ngton apr fighter jets from Pitburg and Sangdahl Chi air bases in Germany will deploy to the persian Gulf area spokesmen said monday. Also monday the army announced More Call of National guard and Reserve personnel. The 36th tac fighter Wing at Pitburg will deploy f-15s to the Middle fast starting dec. 28 anti the 52nd tac fighter Wing at Sangdahl Chi will deploy More of its f-4gs beginning Jan. 3, spokes map said. They did not say How Many planes will go. A tactical fighter Wing normally would include about 70 aircraft. In recent Days the air Force has disclosed deploy inputs of a. Variety of additional aircraft to the Gulf including f-117a stealth fighters Al 11 medium Range 7 bombers and a-10 tank killers. The f i5s from Pitburg will give the United states greater air to air combat capability in the event of War .withiraq."1 Quot Quot it a a. A a. V the aircraft Are armed with sidewinder arid Sparrow missiles and a 20mm galling gun. The f-4gs from Spang Uhlem nicknamed a wild weasels a carry radar jamming equipment designed to detect arid electronically destroy enemy missiles they Are armed with air to air missiles for self Protection the 52nd deployed a Small number of its f-4gs in Early september a spokesman for the base said. An undisclosed number of f-l5s were dispatched to the Gulf in August from the 1st tac fighter Wing at Langley afi3, va., and from the 4th tac fighter Wing at Seymour Johnson fab . from Page 1 inter Arab dispute 8,000 Miles away. A i want to make it Crystal a Lear Why we re in the Gulf a Gray said. A authoritative Type leaders cannot recklessly in a Blitzkrieg Type operation invade a Small country like Kuwait and inflict horror and terror and death on innocent 1 under a unusually mild and sunny december sky Gray said a this is not about Oil but about stability in a very volatile Region. We have a Chance Here for the children Here today and their children As they grow up to have a More orderly and peaceful environment in that part of the world.�?�. After the speech pfc Jamie Brock 20, of Pell City ala., was asked if Gray a Pep talk made the reason for the deployment any clearer. A a we re going Over there to defend the country a he said gripping his m-16 Rifle with Bayonet fixed waiting for the order to disperse. A i can to really explain it but i know Why we Are the 2nd Marine div which saw action on the South Pacific islands of Guadalcanal Tarawa Saipan Tinian and Okinawa consists of 20,000 men and is based at Camp Lejeune they will be accompanied by their air Wing and Abou t 2,000 service Rind support troops. Their armament includes 70 tanks arid several Hundred amphibious and armoured vehicles they will be supported by about 300 aircraft including Fa-18 fighters a-6 attack planes av-8b harrier jump jets and a variety of transport and attack helicopters. The 2nd div is also taking its 35-piece marching band Complete with a camouflage painted tuba. A Public a fairs officer explained that the musicians Are also trained As infantry. Cathy Stark 24, listened from the grandstand As Gray extolled her husband Lance Chi. Richard Stark and his fellow marines she Erad cd their daughter 5-month-old Cierra who was born while her father was on deployment in the Mediterranean earlier this year. T a this is a lot More stressful a lot More worry than the last tour Cathy said a fall the uncertainties a she added her voice trailing off. Fighting Back tears the Young Wile said a the missed he birth. Now he a going to miss her first Steps. Her first words. But its part of his Job i Jusy Hope for the Best and expect the
