European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 15, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a the stars and stripes saturday Quot december 15, 1990 news briefs judge dismisses charge of murder against doctor Clarkston Mich. A a judge dismiss cd a murder charge against a doctor who invented a device that an alzheimer a disease victim used to kill herself hut he did no to Clear the doctor to use the machine again. District judge Gerald Mcnally on thursday threw out a first degree murder charge against or. Jack Kevorkian in the june 4 death of Janet Adkins. She died after activating a machine Kevorkian invented that sent Poison into her veins. Kevorkian was with her when she died Mcnally ruled at the end of a two Day prelim i nary hearing that Michigan has no Law against suicide or assisting in it. Michael Modelski chief assistant Oakland county prosecutor said the prosecutors office might ask the circuit court to reinstate the murder charge or bring lesser charges such As second degree murder or manslaughter against pc Gorki an. Quot �1outgoing rep. Martin to be new labor Secretary Washington a president Bush said Friday he would nominate outgoing Illinois rep. Lynn Martin As his new Secretary of labor. Bush called Martin a a distinguished Public servant and cherished Friend in naming her to the Post. Martin 51, will succeed Elizabeth Dole who stepped Down to head the american red Cross. A 10-year i Louse Republican Martin has Long Stai iding ties to Bush. She backed him in his first presidential bid Martin in 1980, helped him prepare for his vice presidential debate with Democrat Geraldine Ferraro in 1984 and was a National co chairman of his presidential Campaign two years  Page 1 strict moral and religious tenets of the islamic culture in saudi Arabia. Uso Tours by celebrities such As Steve Martin and Jay Leno have been limited to a a handshakes a with Small groups of military personnel rather than full scale shows ostensibly for Security reasons but also to avoid offending saudi sensitivities. A officials Are considering some Type of ground based rest and recreation centers outside saudi Arabia possibly in Dubai or Bahrain which Are somewhat More accepting of Western culture. A proposal to use the three armed forces recreation centers in Southern Germany remains a possibility if the Pentagon and Central come decide to seek  ramp a opportunities for troops in the Middle East said capt. Barbara Goodno an army spokeswoman in the  however out of area rest Breaks Are a purely conceptual at this Point a Goodno said. A we currently have no authority to set up out of the afr ramp r.�?�. Gas leak blamed in deaths of cult members in Tijuana Tijuana Mexico up a autopsy reports on 12 people who died during a religious ceremony concluded. The deaths were caused by a Gas leak from a butane lamp a police spokeswoman said Friday. The leak also rendered five other people comatose a Baja California state police spokeswoman said. A the fifth victim seems to be responding but we cannot confirm it a the spokeswoman said. The bodies were found thursday just before noon in a Circle in a five bedroom wooden Home East of downtown Tijuana which Borders Sart Diego by a relative looking for families after a night of chanting. 1 police identified the bodies of two men and four women but the identities of two other women and four children were incomplete police said the deaths occurred Between 8 . And 10 . Thursday. Police initially reported that six members of the unknown religious sect were comatose. Some survivors told police they fainted after a spice Candle was lit during the ceremony. Quot they met to partake in religious rites and were burning a fragrant spice Candle when All at once they fainted and did not recover consciousness until after they were brought to the Hospital a a Baja California police spokesman told reporters Friday. Among those comatose Are the 72-year spiritual Leader of the sect and a 4-month-old girl found in her dead mothers arms. State police commander Jaime san Fierro said Federico Mejia the spiritual Leader was in a coma and that his wife and his Lover were dead. A investigations indicate that Mejia had recently come Back from the United states where he had lived for some time relatives of the victims say Mejia had been giving spiritual masses for about a month at the House where the bodies were found a san Fierro said a the rituals were aimed at curing  from Page 1 More favourably on using the military to neutralize Saddam Hussein a troops. On thursday several former . Military officials and defense experts said they believe that military Force a not a year of economic sanctions a is the Only Way to oust iraqi forces from Kuwait _ a if we wait for sanctions to succeed Saddam knows we re waiting and he will outlast us a said retired army col. Trevor Dupuy the retired military men and defense analysts sketched out for the panel thursday what an air and ground War to liberate Kuwait might look like and warned that thousands could be killed or wounded. Depending on the mix of bombing and ground action Iraq s reaction and the intensity duration and location of fighting . Casualties in an Allied assault could Range from 1,800 a including about 300 dead a for As Many As 18,000, with 3,000 dead said retired col. . Dupuy a military historian. Dupuy said that Iraq might suffer 60,000 casualties among them about 15,000 dead. A experts in air warfare also said . Forces should seek to kill the iraqi president and regardless of Success in that should try to Knock out his top command to further isolate the troops in the Field. A if we must risk the life of a single american Warrior in conflict with Iraq i see no reason Why the life of the perpetrator of this aggression should be spared a said retired air Force Gen. Russell Dougherty. Similar comments led to the recent dismissal of air Force chief of staff Michael Dugan who quietly retired thursday at a ceremony at nearby Bolling fab while the hearing was in  and others Laid out a variety of troop move ment scenarios a All preceded by a massive air attack against a variety of targets. The air strikes initially would be aimed at air defense Sites and aircraft then command and control bunkers and finally Supply lines and Industrial operations. The ground options included a siege to choke out the More than 250,000 iraqi troops dug into three fortified layers in Kuwait movements up the West Border to Cut Kuwait off from behind and frontal assaults at weak spots in the Southern Border. Also available As an option to War planners is an amphibious assault on the Gulf coast Cut from Page 1 /. Than $1 billion a month. Pentagon officials have said costs for desert shield totalled $2.7 billion just for August and september. Cheney said he thinks the Long Range personnel reductions of about 500,000 troops envisioned by Congress can be achieved since they would be spread Over a period of five or six years. A a but in the meantime we have the immediate problem of the current fiscal year Quot Cheney said a was a result of desert shield and All that it entails we May not be Able to make a Cut of 80,000 in fiscal 1991,�?� lawmakers actually directed that the services Cut 100,000 personnel in the current fiscal year but gave Cheney the authority to limit the reduction to 80,000 if that was necessary a in the interest of National  the Navy s Stop loss announcement affects Ali Navy doctors physician assistants nurses Hospital corpsmen Oral surgeons and medical service corps personnel in eight skill specialities with separation or retirement dates that fail on or after Jan. 2, officials said. The eight medical service corps specialities Are physician assistant clinical psychology environmental health medical technician physical therapy dietitian pharmacy and optometry said cmdr. Steve Clawson a spokesman for the Navy military personnel Center a these Are skills which Are critical and in Short Supply due to expanded requirements for Navy medical personnel to support Marine corps units Hospital ships other casualty treatment ships and Fleet hospitals supporting desert shield a he said. The Navy has about 6,000 enlisted members and 2,400 officers in those skills with retirement or separation dates falling Between Jan. 2 and sept. 30, but the number of people who Are actually affected will probably be far lower Clawson said. The sept 30 Date was selected purely for illustrative purposes he said. A obviously we done to know whether desert shield will last that Long a he said the Navy announced its first use of Stop loss authority on dec 4. That action affected Navy personnel Dir restly assigned to Marine corps units involved in operation desert  says sub did t Snag London apr the Navy Eon firmed Friday that a . Nuclear submarine was in the area of Scotland s West. Coast where the Captain of a fishing boat reported that his vessels nets were snagged. A the skipper of the Northern Ireland registered Green Eagle reported seeing a submarine shortly after his nets were torn a few Miles Southwest of mull of Kintyre in Strathclyde on thursday night. Bui Navy spokesman it. Steve a it wry said the submarine was on the surface throughout the incident a the nearest it came to any fishing vessel was 2,000 Yards to the Side and 4,000 Yards behind a he said. The submarines commanding officer had been on the Bridge and a reported no Contact with any Type of object a Lowry said. A we have launched a Complete investigation and have gathered a tremendous amount of. Data from the submarine which we Are  Ungry said preliminary results from the investigation Are expected by next week. A ministry of defense spokesman speaking anonymously said no British submarine was in the area at the time. The incident comes three weeks after four men were drowned in the nearby Firth of Clyde when the Royal Navy sub trenchant snagged the fishing gear of the trawler Antares dragging it to the Bottom. After the tragedy the ministry of defense announced fishermen will be told Iii future when British submarines and those boat net of its nato allies travel through the Firth of Clyde. But a spokesman said the system which takes effect monday does not cover the mull of Kintyre area. A Navy spokesman said Friday the United states was a a cooperating with the ministry of defense on the Firth of Clyde agreement. The Navy has a submarine support base at holy Loch at the head of the Firth of Clyde where a submarine tender is Home ported and maintenance is carried out on . Submarines