European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Entertainment review stripes Magazine a desert shield stories Page 3 a Randy Barnetts car Corner Page 13 a College bowl  authorized unofficial publication for the u.8. Arme0 forces u to vol. 49, no. 262 thursday january 3, 1991 am Aaref ?5 daily and sunday d 8693 a a a it s Saddam s move White House says Washington a it is up to Saddam Hussein to a make any move for peace a a White House spokesman said wednesday As the Jan. 15 deadline for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait Drew closer. A a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a a a a. A a a a a a there a been no change in the . Position on the stalemated Effort to arrange a meeting with the iraqi Leader said White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater.  president Dan Quayle just Back from the Gulf was briefing president Bush at the White House on wednesday on his trip to the Region and his talks with saudi arabians King fahd and the exiled Emir of Kuwait. Bush also was to meet with so arc tary of state James Baker. Bush last month offered to Send Baker to Baghdad and to receive iraqi foreign. See Saddam on Back Page military discounts reports on medical deficiencies Berlin apr . Military officials downplayed reports tuesday that they do not have enough space qualified personnel or equipment to accommodate heavy combat casualties from the persian Gulf. Officials said they have classified contingency plans to Deal with an influx of american wounded if fighting Breaks out with Iraq. A y the Bush administration has tried in recent Days to counter pessimistic assessments from military officials on the level of readiness among . Forces to Deal with a War against Iraa in the event an attack takes place after the Jan. 15 deadline the United nations has imposed for Iraq to leave Kuwait. A a . Military hospitals in Germany Are expected to receive the biggest share of incoming wounded if War occurs. However about 2,000 trained medical personnel in Germany have been sent to the Gulf. A spokesman for the . Army 7th medical come in Heidelberg acknowledged that medical facilities in Germany Werp a stretched thinner after the medical personnel were deployed. Spokesman Bill Swisher said about an equal number of reservists arrived on dec. 27 to replace them. He said officials now Are a generally satisfied they have enough staff to Deal with the current level of noncombat casualties from the Gulf and with routine peace shipboard Chat a in a joking mood vice president Dan Quayle rests both hands on the shoulders of Petty officer 2nd class Franklin Howell of Lexington ky., during an informal new years Day visit with Crew members of the aircraft Carrier John f. Ken Cdv in a saudi arabian port. Quayle ended his desert shield tour wednesday. Time medical services. A a a Wco re confident that a going to help the situation get Well a he said of the reservists. A we Feitl that we re pc pared now for the current  asked if the medical facilities could Deal with a new influx of combat casualties he said a we can to answer More specifically what might happen in the future. When the time comes we feel Well be ready to do what the army is asking us to  military spokesmen in Germany on tuesday downplayed a report monday in the los Angeles times that see deficiencies on Back Page officials report no sign Iraq plans pullout by Joseph Owen Middle East Bureau Riyadh saudi Arabia a with the number of . Troops deployed to operation desert shield now at about-325,000, Iraq still shows no signs of withdrawing from Kuwait a . Central come spokesman said wednesday. A Iraq still has Over 510,000 troops 4,000 tanks 2,500 armoured personnel carriers and 2,700 artillery pieces located in the kuwaiti theater of operations a army it. Col. Greg Pepin said during a news conference in Riyadh. Pm. A. A a v Quot. He refused to discuss the question of . Readiness for combat after Jan. 15, the deadline set by the United nations for Iraq to withdraw or face possible military Force. A. A that questions been discussed at a level far above mine and really have nothing to add to it a Pepin said. Pepin added that Iraq has conducted five ground to ground scud missile tests in the past month and is continuing air operations training and naval  he portrayed Iraq As a nation taxing its resources extraordinarily to prepare for any conflict. A by our estimates about one out of every three iraqi males of military nge 17 to 35, is presently in the armed forces a Pepin said. He said about 1 million of iraqis nearly 19 million a see pullout on Back Page we Mem