European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and stripes tuesday january 8,1991 a a Way adj crisis in the Guli 41% of activated reservists Are from 9 states paper says Omaha neb. Apr More than 41 percent of civilians called to military duty far operation desert shield have come from nine Southeastern states that have less than one fifth of the nations population a newspaper said sunday. The Omaha world Herald Analysed Reserve and National guard Call  to determine which states had been hardest hit by the mobilization of civilians since Iraq invaded Kuwait aug. 2. Mississippi officials said a High proportion of that states residents arc members of. Reserve or National guard units. With about 1 percent of the nations population Mississippi has nearly 2 percent of All . Reservists. A it does no to come As a Surprise that there Are More called up a said Cliff Treyens director of communications for Mississippi gov. Ray Mabus. A spokesman for the National guard in Washington said residence Isnit a consideration in Call . The Choice of National guard or Reserve units is based on such factors As a units readiness and Pentagon plans maj. Bob Dunlap said. The world Herald said that in most cases the figures it used for each state were for reservists Aid National guard members assigned to units based in that state whether or not they lived there. Air Force Reserve figures indicated where reservists actually lived the newspaper said. A. A a we. The newspaper said it obtained its figures separately from the air Force army Marine and Navy reserves and the army and air National guards. Some units strengths weren to known precisely the newspaper said. The figures also did no to include reservists who volunteered for duty after the persian Gulf crisis began the newspaper said. In the air Force for example 1,250 reservists have worked without formal Call up orders. More than 128,000 troops were included in the world Herald study. By Friday new Call  brought the total mobilization to 144,236. President Bush can activate up to 200,000 reservists and National guard members for six months without congressional approval. The comparison showed wide swings from state to state and Region to Region the world Herald said. The heaviest Burden fell on the Southeast especially Mississippi with 281 called up per 100,000 population Louisiana with 205 per 100,000and Alabama with 142 per 100,000. Alaska was at the Bottom of the list with one reservist reported on Active duty for the Navy. Nine states with a total population of 47.8 million a 19.2 percent of All americans a contributed 53,087 reservists and guard members or 41.4 percent of the More than 128,000 people included in the analysis the newspaper said. The states were Louisiana 8,682 Georgia 8,209 Mississippi 7,271 Tennessee 6,098 Alabama 5,785 Florida 4,865 North Carolina 4,481 South Carolina 4,627 and Arkansas 2,709. In Hawaii four residents per 100,000 people had been activated. Eleven per 100,000 had been activated in Idaho 17 in Connecticut in Oregon and 18 in color Rado. The nationwide average was 51 per 100,000 people the newspaper said. Louisiana gov. Buddy Roemer questioned Why his state should provide such a Large proportion of the forces. Maj. Gen. Buddy Stroud adjutant general of the Louisiana National guard said Louisiana a depressed Economy in the 1980s made the National guard attractive to the states residents. Censorship would limit coverage if War erupts warns Abc chief Marina Del Rey Calif. A if War erupts in the Middle East government censorship May produce the most limited Battlefield news reporting in history Abc news president Michael Gartner said sunday. A a it la probably be the most difficult War for television and probably for print As Well to cover a Gartner told television critics reporters and Industry representatives assembled for an annual Winter tour. The saudi government and . Officials in the persian Gulf censor the Media by denying them free Access Gartner said. A in saudi Arabia your movements Are very very much controlled a Gartner said. A you can to go anywhere without keeper or a watcher from the military Public affairs operation going with you. In a at any Given Day somewhere Between frustrated and  a a a a a a a a Gartner who has launched an ambitious plan to overhaul the networks Bottom rated news division said Cov Cring the Middle East crisis precipitated by iraqis aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait costs Abc $500,000 a week. That Bill could Rise to $1 million As the United nations Jan. 15 deadline nears for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait or face attack by the .-led multinational Force assembling in the Gulf Gartner said. Gartner also complained of a . Proposal that would ban network footage of injured soldiers. A a that a something i find totally unreasonable a he said. A i Don t think you can hide the horror of War from the americans whose children and aunts and uncles Are Over there  a remarks came the Day Abc news premiered a expose a which features nightly news Anchor Tom Brokaw and the investigative reporter producer team of Brian Ross and Ira Silverman. In its first show a a exposed featured a segment on americans who claim to have been tortured in detention in saudi Arabia and showed Fri videotapes of South Carolina legislators allegedly accepting bribes in Exchange for their support of horse and dog racing  a exposed was broadcast at 8 30 . Est after another new show a real life with Jane Pauley a starring the former longtime a a today show Host. The half hour programs Are part of several additions that have increased the Abc news divisions budget and staff by $60 million and about 100 people. 2 anti War Les by the associated press thousands of anti War protesters wearing White ribbons held a candlelight March in san Francisco and a rally by about 1,000 people in Atlanta collected hundreds of letters to president Bush urging negotiations in the persian Gulf. Protesters in san Francisco held banners Reading a bring the troops Home and a no War for big Oil As they marched 10 blocks from St. Maiyo a Cathedral to the Federal court building. Police estimated sunday nights crowd at 5,000. A we must bring sanctions and diplomacy Back to Center stage a Robert Mcafee Brown a former religion professor Active in protests against the Vietnam War told the standing room Only audience a St. Mary a. At the Federal building the in archers were addressed by Jeff Patterson a former Marine from Hollister. He was recently discharged after applying for conscientious objector status. A a i thought i was alone but in a glad i finally stood up a Patterson said. He urged the protesters to Tell friends and relatives in the reserves a if you refuse to go i will support  about 1,000 people gathered sunday at the first presbyterian Church in Atlanta to urge negotiation instead of War. Organizers of the christians for alternatives in the persian Gulf said they collected 500 letters to the president. Sylvia Kelly whose son is deployed in saudi Arabia called on All churches to a let the Bells ring out until the beginning of the end of All  the interdenominational prayer service ended with a candlelight March to a world War i memorial at Pershing Point three blocks away. A an unidentified kuwaiti Volunteer helps Drill sgt. Terry Hall of Hampton va., read the names of kuwaiti soldiers who arrived sunday at fort Dix. Fort Dix giving 300 kuwaitis crash course a fort Dix . Apr about 300 kuwaiti Volunteer soldiers arrived at fort Dix on sunday for a crash army training course in preparation for deployment with american troops in the persian Gulf. The Pentagon said the men will serve As linguists for . Forces. Part of their Mission will be to help . And Allied troops distinguish Between kuwaitis and iraqis in the event of War published reports said. The recruits Are scheduled to leave for saudi Arabia on Jan. 15., the same Day the United nations has set As a deadline for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait or face possible military action. 7 they arrived on five buses from Washington d.c., where they had gathered at the kuwaiti embassy. Most wore Black sweatshirts bearing their country a red and Green colors and the words a free  the recruits who assembled in an auditorium applauded when maj. Gen. James Wurman com manding general at fort Dix promised Victory against Iraq. A will Tell you one thing a Wurman said a together we will fight and together we will  the men have been sworn in As members of the kuwaiti army and will be attached to . Military  will be issued . Army uniforms. Most of them Are students at american colleges and universities. Others Are kuwaiti nation a is who happened to be in the United states on work permits or As tourists when Iraq invaded Kuwait aug. 2. Hamid Boushehri 35, a student at Jackson state University in Mississippi said he was eager to return to his country where scores of his relatives remain. A this is to a risk a he said. A a in be been waiting a for this Chance for a Long time since this crisis started. A i Don t care if i die a he added. A a in a just doing a Small part for my  Richard Dowling a spokesman at fort Dix said he could not go into the recruits specific duties. The Normal eight week Basic training period will be condensed to 10 Days. And the crash course will be different in other ways As Well. Dowling said the 5 . To 10 . Training routine will be broken by five prayer Breaks in keeping with Muslim customs. Modified army meals without pork w ill be served also in deference to islam. All the expenses of the kuwaiti training transportation and deployment inside saudi Arabia will be paid by the kuwaiti government Dowling said