European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes saturday december 29,1990britain Calls up 1st reserves since 65 London up a in the first compulsory mobilization of Reserve soldiers in 25 years Secretary of defense Tom King called up 390 reservists with medical training Friday for duty in the persian Gulf after appeals for volunteers failed to attract enough forces. The army says it needs 1,500 reservists with medical skills out of an eligible 2,500 a to serve in the Gulf a voluntary Call up was issued in Early december and some 500 soldiers responded. Another Call up was made asking reservists to report to two centers thursday or face possible conscription. About 700 showed up. On Friday King ordered up 390 More. A i am very encouraged by the number of reservists views briefs germans to spend bundle on new year s fireworks Frankfurt Germany a the sky Over Germany will explode with a record number of fireworks on new years eve despite appeals urging germans to spend less on fun. And More on worthy causes authorities Here said. Setting off huge fireworks and deafening firecrackers is a traditional Way of ushering in the new year in Germany the Only time of the year such boisterous activity is allowed. Empty Champagne bottles arc used As launching ramps for rockets that Light up the sky All Over Germany at the stroke of i Dight on new years eve a. This year promises to be louder and More colourful than Ever As germans celebrate the new year As a United country for the first time in five decades. A a a a a Quot a \ / but Relief agencies and politicians have been appealing to germans to donate the Money usually spent on fireworks to the needy in third world countries. A Trade association of 12 German fireworks manufacturers said the Industry expects record sales of 140 million Marks $93 million up 40 million Marks $22 million from last year. The group said each German would spend an ave rage of 1.75 Marks $ 1.16 on fire works British Man climbs Walls of Palace to find lost love London apr Eugene Smith said Friday lie had scaled the Walls of Buckingham Palace on dec. 7 to ask Queen Elizabeth ii where he could find his lost love v Smith who had picked up a Rock to smash his Way into the Palace if the doors arid windows were closed failed to make it. Police arrested him in the Palace grounds and charged hint with carrying a piece of masonry without lawful excuse with intent to destroy Crown property. A Peter Codner Smiths attorney told Bow Street magistrates court that the 32-year-o d jobless irishman came to London from Dublin after becoming infatuated with a woman Olio claimed to be the Mike no a Niece and that his Only desire was to find her. Smith was conditionally discharged by magistrate Ronald hurtle who said if he came before the court again within 12 months he would have to pay $950. / a a. Who have volunteered to help ensure that we have Good medical support for our forces in the Gulf a King said. A most of our additional needs have been met by these volunteers but we still need some extra reservists and it is for this purpose that the Call out letters have been  a total of 250 army reservists and 140 members of the no. 4626 aeromedical evacuation so of the Royal auxiliary air Force will be called up the ministry of defense said. The reservists will be contacted by mail and ordered to report for interviews. Training is expected to begin in february. Britain has to Date dispatched 34,000 troops to the Gulf to join the multinational Force arrayed against Iraq. Some reservists have said they want to join but fear losing their civilian jobs King has promised Job Protection reservists also receive special pay. The last compulsory Call up of reservists was in 1965, when a Small number of technical specialists were sent to join peacekeeping forces in Aden Borneo and Cyprus. Britain s largest to Stavord War ii Call up was in 1956 during the Suez crisis when 900 officers and 25,000 other reservists were summoned to Active duty. In 1950, when the korean War began 14,000 reservists were ordered to report for  from Page 1 begin a in a matter of  biological weapons Are based on living agents like viruses and bacteria and they cause diseases such As typhoid and cholera. Meanwhile the Navy began beefing up its forces in the persian Gulf and 16,000 sailors and marinos had orders Friday to leave for the Region Iraq tests scud to missile for 3rd time this month Eastern saudi Arabia a amps iraqi forces apparently test launched a scud missile Friday the third such firing this month. The missile was launched about 11 15 . And landed a Short time later no other details were immediately available. The incident caused a flurry of activity among  units in. The Gulf As word of the launching spread. Aboard the . Hospital ship mercy afloat in the arabian Gulf Crew members manned emergency stations for More than an hours but did not Don protective masks or other chemical gear. Some ground units in saudi arabians Eastern province also were put on Alert. The missiles which Are capable of carrying chemical or conventional weapons have a Range of about 350 Miles a a a Quot a a. \ iraqi forces in Kuwait test fired a pair of the soviet made missiles on dec 2, apparently aiming them at a desolate stretch of iraqi territory. The United states later admitted that an apparent malfunction prevented its spy satellites from tracking the missiles until several minutes into their Llight. Also Friday military analysts said thousands of iraqis have been trained for suicide attacks on .-led multinational forces if War Breaks out. The 16,000 sailors and marines began leaving . Ports for the Gulf aboard 17 ships including the aircraft carriers America and Theodore Roosevelt from the Norfolk naval base in Virginia. Navy officials said it should be a two week voyage meaning the ships would arrive before the Jan. 15 in. Deadline. Aircraft carriers on station in the Middle East Region Are the Saratoga in the Eastern Mediterranean the Midway in the arabian sea and the John f. Kennedy in the red sea. The deployment of such a  of . Warships to one part of the world is unprecedented since the Vietnam War. More than 400,000 . Troops arc expected to be deployed by mid february As Well As about 100,000 from other nations. Iraq which invaded Kuwait aug. 2, has More than 500,000 troops in Southern Iraq and in Kuwait. Should negotiations fail Bush favors a Quick attack according to senior government officials quoted in fridays los Angeles times the officials said Bush be lives a prompt strike will reduce american casualties. In other developments a president Bush Friday ordered forgiveness of Egypt a $7 billion in military debts As a Reward for its cooperation with the . Efforts against Iraq. Bush cited . National Security interests and said the action was necessary for a the Success of desert  a the Bush administration Friday charged Iraq with blocking Progress on setting up talks on Trie Gulf crisis the dispute Over dates has prevented Secretary of state James a. Baker 111 from meeting with iraqis Saddam Hussein. Quot -. A a More than 250 soviets left Iraq Friday and soviet Deputy Premier Igor Belousov met with iraqi leaders in Baghdad seeking an agreement to terminate soviet companies contracts with Iraq officials  from Page 1 highways but Side roads were extremely Slippery Snow was the first of the season in Boston and Condu the. Conditions were expected to deteriorate through the Day. Nearly a foot of Snow fell on West Virginia and Winter storm warnings were posted in Delaware and most of Virginia where temperatures hovered near the freezing Mark. A a a a  v a a Quot a Massachusetts had As much As 6 inches in Attleboro  said there were a number of multiple car acpt dents around Boston because of the snowy and Slippery highways that greeted morning commuters Arctic weather again took  on California where half of the states billion Dollar Citrus crop was destroyed by a freeze earlier in the week. Near record temperatures were recorded Early Friday at Redding in Northern California As temperatures plummeted to the Low 20s. The cold weather was moving southward and was expected to reach Southern California later Friday with the coldest temperatures occurring during the weekend nights. A a Quot. Quot. A a a. A the freezing weather continued in the Plains states and a Winter weather advisory was posted for North Dakota where temperatures near minus 5 degrees combined with winds up to 30 Mph to push wind chills Down to 50 de. Grees below Zero. In the Midwest freezing rain and some fog covered Iowa and Missouri making driving dangerous on roads already covered with Snow and ice. Thick fog dropped visibility to near Zero across the South from East Texas to Louisiana making already Slick roads even More dangerous. San Francisco apr the nations Only Law regulating video display terminal use was signed thursday by mayor Art Agnos who touted the ordinance As being a on the cutting Edge of social  the Law covers City workers and businesses with 15 or More employees. It requires employers to provide adjustable work stations regular Breaks and training on Safe use of a dts the Law also recommends that pregnant v0t users be shifted to other work if they request it a a t. Employers would have been Given two years to make the changes but a Compromise worked out last weekend Between Agnos and business and labor leaders gives employers four years to comply. A this legislation will ensure san Francisco workers Are protected from dangerous injury without driving away businesses Quot Agnos said a a it a legislation on the cutting Edge of social change a a. One voice raised against the measure is that of Tom Liseh a member of the Board of supervisors who contends it violates the City charter. Legal authorities in City i Lull say he a w Rong. A similar ordinance passed in 1988 in Suffolk county on new Yorkus Long is Jand and bitterly opposed by business owners was overturned a year later by a state court on the grounds the local government lacked authority to make such rules that decision is under Appeal. The Law will affect a estimated 56,000 workers. In its first 30 months it will Cost. Businesses about $14 million said Paul Varacalli executive director of service employees International Union local 590, which backed the measure. Regulating Law he estimated the Cost of bringing the City into compliance at $231,552. The 11-member Board of supervisors i to vote next month on the Compromise program of compliance. Under the program new equip Mer would have to meet standards set. In the ordinance after one year. For existing work stations retrofitting costing Lei than $250 w Ould have to be Complete within 30  costing More than $25 would have to be completed within Foi