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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, December 23, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a a the stars and stripes sunday december 23,1990 . Temperature december 21 inf ,n.y.,� Albuquerque a  Anchorage of   aflame    Billing Birmingham a  Boston t. Brownsville to Buffalo ,vt.,t Casper of 10 -20 Charleston,sc.,r Charleston.w.va., ,n,c.,r   Cleveland Columbia, , Concord,n.h.,r. Patlaj i   Denver,1 Detroit.  Indianapolis a Juneau r. Kansas City a. 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A a a a a Adana f Amsterdam c Athens  A iwo 1 a 1 Berlin Fig Brume Havert i Brussels c 4am4pm a. 43 50. Copenhagen 43. 48 Frankfurt or 48 54 London r 27 41 Madrid 1. 27 34 Munich r 36 43 Paris o 48 -48 Rome. A provided by Dei 13,2nd weather Wing Graben Trarbach. Other worldwide temperatures Cairo c Dhahran c Dublin  Helsinki i Jerusalem a Lisbon i. High Low Quot 52 Manila r 59 Montreal e 52 Moscow 19 Oslo 1. A Toronto r 43 Vancouver e 72 61 �4 28 4am 4pm 30 39 36 39 52 52 27 60 38 41 .40 48 34 50 High Low 54 92 28 23 21 45 19 73 9 23 12 34 10 . Marines thrilled at Chance to meet Nice go Prince Charles supplied by the associated press. A Cloudy o7-drliilfl1g-Loflr-raln.s-5npw. By deed be Arrington Doke Middle East Bureau in saudi Arabia a the future King of England was Quot Shorter and skinnier than . Marine Lance Cpl. Joseph Horvath expected. But meeting England s Prince Charles on saturday during the heirs Quick Stop in the saudi arabian desert was no less a thrill for the 19-Ycar-old from Oak Lawn 111. Quot he seemed like a real Nice Guy a Horvath said of the Prince of Wales who visited the Queens Royal Irish Hussars and the us marines 2nd air naval gunfire Liaison co at a Remote location saturday afternoon. The Prince arriving at the desert site standing in a challenger tank nicknamed Churchill is on a two Day visit with troops in saudi Arabia a a i did no to drive it a Charles said of the tank he Rode in on. Quot at least i climbed on without breaking my other Arm a he joked referring to a Polo Accident earlier this year in which he broke his right Arm. In addition to the desert visit Charles stopped at a bustling  to see military operations. He was to spend the night on a ship in the persian Gulf and visit the Royal air Force on sunday. Wearing a Blue Beret with the Royal Crest and a Light Brown safari suit the soft spoken Prince complimented the troops a great sense of humor As always which is what helps keep everyone going a he said he found troop morale Quot marvelous during his. Pre Christmas  also praised the logistics Effort of the multinational forces military involvement in saudi Arabia As Quot incredible a Miracle of organization in be been incredibly impressed with the Way things have been run Ahe Shook hands and spoke briefly with British tank Crews and six marines. The americans Are helping to coordinate operations with the British. Britain a Prince Charles greets . Marines on saturday in saudi Arabia. Quot its about time for someone from the Royal family to show up a joked trooper Gordon Adams 19, who deployed from a British base in Germany 2vi months ago. Quot its Good to know they re still thinking of us especially at this time of year a Quot its always a morale Booster. It can to be anything else but a added Cpl. Paul Blanchard 29, a fellow briton. For Marine Cpl Ronnie Mack 23, the Prince was the most famous person head Ever met. His other Brush with greatness came when he stood in formation before the Manne commandant a this was a Little bit better because i got a Chance to shake his hand a said the Jackson miss., native. Quot he has a firm  a . Marine capt. Michael Castagnero 34, said his group prepared for the visit by Reading a recent Issue of people Magazine that explained protocol for meeting Royalty Quot for us its like our president. Just seeing a dignitary a we re very privileged and  from Page 1 world report. Quot see that argues very forcefully against some of these scenarios that Call for somebody to Compromise we i give him something for this give him something so he saves face. That is not in the  Cheney and Powell during earlier visits Friday Drew applause from the troops when they promised to wage a violent and destructive Campaign if War erupts Quot the Only acceptable outcome if hostilities begin is absolute total Victory Quot Cheney declared. Powell said he hoped no bloodshed would occur. But if War comes he said Quot when we launch it we will launch t violently we will launch it in a Way that will make it decisive so we can get it Over As quickly As possible and there s no question who  it was the second straight Day of Tough talk from Pentagon leaders who appeared to be trying mightily to offset speculation that the . Troops will not be ready to fight Jan. 15. A Cheney in his Pep talk to the troops appeared to be trying to dispel the notion that Waller a comments removed any military threat from the deadline. A. Asked by an airman How Long the United states would wait to attack if the deadline passed without an iraqi withdrawal Cheney  while i can to Tell you a specific Date for obvious reasons when that would happen l Ean say that we Are eager to get this wrapped up As quickly As possible. We do not think that waiting indefinitely is going to solve the problem and in a confident Well move As soon As we can to wrap it  he also promised that Washington would not inter Fere with strategic decisions of Field commanders. There will be the Freedom and flexibility to run a first class military operation All the Way Cheney said it applause. A they wont have their hands tied behind their backs. There wont be sanctuaries where the enemy can take cover,�?T1 from Page 1. A u my. My recalled All 1,920 men from Shore leave there was confusion Over the number of casualties because some sailors aboard a nearby ferryboat the carmelite jumped into the water to help Rescue their colleagues . Embassy spokesman Don Cofman said. Some of the carmelite passengers later were pulled from the water by rescuers leading to uncertainty As to How Many of the roughly 100 sailors aboard the ill fated Tulia were accounted for. There was no official report on what caused the sinking. Witnesses said they believed there were too Many people in the Back of the ferry. Shaun Raziel director of the Israel  authority said a combination of events were probably to blame Quot the seating or movement in one direction a sudden wave and the disaster happened a he said on army  said from Beds at Haifa a Rambam Hospital that the Navy chartered ferry had taken on water in High seas then suddenly overturned As it was hit by two Large Waves Quot it Felt like we were going against the Waves so we would go up and come Down. And every time we would come Back Down water would come in a said Seaman Michael Benjamin 19, of san Antonio. Quot we were going on the Waves and i just noticed one that was bigger than Normal and then we noticed another one that was bigger than Normal. The next thing i know All i saw coming in was water. I was tilted Forward. I heard a lot of Yelling. A she a going dowm.1 a Benjamin suffered a neck injury when he was hit by one of the Rescue boats. In the next bed chief Petty officer Lance Vickery 33, of Mayport fla., said the Tuvia Sank almost instantly. A a a ail of 4 sudden i saw water just come nw5s two seconds and the boat rolled right Over a said Vickery who suffered bleeding lungs from inhaling another american Sailor told Israel army radio he thought  Tuvia was swamped because it had a ass  a boat. It Pouf Dnn hold the weight and it just  a but a crewman reached by Telephone at the Halogen boat company offices said the vessel was licensed to carry 13l�?Tpeo ple and had 102 aboard. P a Gen company had worked with the Navy ferrying sailors ashore since Haifa firs Begab cased Asp Huberty pan about 20 years age a d the Captain of the sunken boat who May people were gathered in the Stern pin of Haifa was declared a closed military zone after the Accident and flares illuminated the Bay dotted with search ships helicopters and us and israeli frogman searching the sunken ferry Quot there were squalls All Day and the Waves were 3 to 4 feet a Tom Abbott of the . Embassy s naval attaches office said at a news conference / embassy spokesman Cofman said it was believed All those aboard the sunken ferry were from the Saratoga but a few could have been from the escort vessels. The Saratoga is  of a task Force that has been anchored outside the breakwater off the Northern  of Haifa since 7 thursday night. The Saratoga is accompanied by the destroyer Sampson Cruiser South Carolina and combat stores ship Sirius Cofman said. Officials said the naval task Force Carnes 6,200 men the Saratoga is normally based at Asa Mav Nort in Jackson  
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