European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 31, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes i a a news and photos from the Gulf. Pages 2,3,4 a Greece wont Pardon Junta leaders. Baggies thump by. In Holiday bowl. A reports say soviets held . Pos. Authorized unofficial publication Fob the u.�, armed forces Good morning vol.-49, no. 260 monday december 31, 1990 a v a a Tarim urn sikh fit d 8693 a who a $ Ltd. \ sos a Oiw id a Cit via to one of the first entries to the stars and stripes give the army a theme contest came from saudi Arabia freshly scribbled on t he Back of an or e Box. Chicken a la King As a matter of fact. Delicious As Well As nutritious we re told a the Sandy soldiers suggestion a peo pie it does t get any better than this. Or does it a. Conversely several entries arrived on Garfield stationery. We announced the contest in october when it became apparent that the year was about to slip by and the army was yes without a theme for 1990, now be fore the year expires completely we give you the winners chosen from More than Soo entries submitted by several Hundred contest  theme actin ally we have two Winders. The first in the More serious category was submitted by Joyce m. Medeiros the a Ouis Lions management staff officer for the military Community in Lanau Germany. Her 1990 army theme a protecting tomorrow  we thought the theme perfectly captured the army a role in such places As Panama Europe and the persian Gulf during the past year in a category hastily created to handle the hundreds of less reverent entries we received the Winner is Fly. Richmond of the 5th in Sili Field arty now involved in desert shield. 4lis entry a kick butt with the Cut Quot a the exclamation Point is his. We thought the theme described the army s Job of doing More with less As troop reductions unfold in the coming months. Richmond did t provide a first name but we decided not to bold it against him. Both winners Wilt receive si00 from stars and stripes for their efforts.--plus-, the two winning entries will be sent on to Secretary of the army Michael Stone so that he May retroactively perhaps officially proclaim them As the 19u Jymy themes. Stone inspired out contest when he did son theme on Back Pago Nicosia Cyprus apr Iraq s information minister said sunday that president Bush Quot must have been drunk when he suggested Iraq might withdraw from Kuwait and boasted a we will Snow the world America is a paper Tiger a. The minister latin Jassim also insisted on iraqis proposed Date of Jan 12 for a visit by Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii. Bush has said that Date is too close to the Jan. 15 deadline for Iraq to leave Kuwait or face possible Force. Also sunday an official Baghdad newspaper said iraqis and other arabs will attack . And Western targets worldwide if America and its allies move militarily against Iraq with Ihie  deadline of Jan. 15 drawing hear foreign ministers of the 12-nation european Community were to meet Friday in Luxembourg to discuss the persian Gulf crisis a a the decision to hold an emergency meeting was announced sunday by the French foreign ministry the gathering had been proposed a Day earlier by Germany a foreign minister mans Dietrich Genscher who appealed again sunday fora fresh diplomatic Effort to try to avoid War in the Gulf. But iraqi president Saddam Hussein insisted anew that any solution to the crisis must be linked to a Resolution of the israeli palc Linian conflict. The United slates Israel and others have rejected any such linkage. The iraqi news Agency said Saddam s renewed Call for linkage came in talks sunday with Yugoslavia Slor Eitl minister. The yugoslav official reportedly was seeking a new peace initiative on behalf of the nonaligned movement of which Yugoslavia is the current chairman. A. Jassim at his news conference in Baghdad  so Iraq on Back Pago woman by Gary Miller Mediterranean Bureau Naples Italy assuming command of the Salvage ship opportune was just another career step for Navy it. Cmdr. Darlene m. Iskra to the Navy however its history. Iskra 38, is the first woman officer to command a Navy ship. Quot my being a woman is just not an Issue a Iskra said. Quot in a different from cmdr. Edgar a Jones but if i was a male i would be different from him  Quot a a Iskra who was scheduled to takeover the opportune on Jan. 24, Assur he a command thursday evening in Naples when Jones her predecessor was forced to return to the United states for medical treatment. V a a in be always liked the Ocean a she said. A my father tried to join the Navy when he was 16, but he was underage. It was during world War ii and they kicked him out lie joined the merchant Marine  the Navy a most senior female diving officer Iskra believes the time is right to give a woman command of a ship at sea.  were first assigned to ships in 1978, and Skippers Arentt makeover night she said. A being in command of a ship takes a lot of experience and a lot of training. You can to just take someone who joined the Navy two or three years ago and put them in a commanding officer position. You have to grow  ship commanders take a Long time to at sea a. A t Quot a Fly oar  it cmdr Parlene a Iskra is commander of the Navy Salvage ship  grow because of. Their jobs unique nature the san Francisco native said. Quot a ship is an entity unto itself. When we re underway we Are totally self reliant like a Little City. Whatever happens in in totally responsible for All the Desei Sions and the  members of the Crew said there has been Little negative reaction to Iskrak a appointment. A you must respect the uniform and the rank regardless of a Dion a behind the Piir said senior chief Felly officer Bill Atterson from Norfolk a. However the in year Navy Veteran added to a going to cause some of us to be t More careful of our so called Sailor  \ a a. A a athe Crew will also have to get used to a saying a yes May am instead of the. Longstanding a yes sir a he said. And the late night habit  to Battle station drills Hall dressed will have to change Watterson said. Another Crew member Felly officer 1st class Bob Haiie Linc said there is always a Little apprehension among the Crew when a new commander comes aboard Quot that is heightened a Little hit a because this Captain is a  Iskra has been assigned a it seagoing commands lot 10 of her 12 years in the Navy arid served As  on Lief last two the Salvage ships preserver and i Loi a. A a / Quot a. A \ 1 a / Quot As a spi Wiat operations Oil ice a trained in such areas As diving and Sal see skipper on Back Page a