European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes thursday january 10,1991 crisis in the Gulf air Force extends Stop loss action new policy affects even More Job areas ii Janet ii Owells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a the air Force has extended and expanded its Stop loss action indefinitely to retain people in Job specialities critical to operation desert shield. The initial action delayed scheduled separations and retirements beginning oct. 2, officials said. Of the 12,546 people eligible to leave the air Force Between october and december 1,547, or 12 percent were affected by the Stop loss policy said spokeswoman capt. Sylvia  new policy affects 66 officer skill categories and 63 enlisted categories. The previous policy affected 15 officer and 35 enlisted groupings. No figures Are yes available on How Many people will not be Able to leave the service under the new policy. The skills added to the list Range from the medical Field to linguistics. Enlisted air Force members working in an identified critical Job skill in the persian Gulf area who were set to leave the service after Stop loss went into effect will be Given a separation Date of sept. 29, 1991. The Date is for administrative purposes Only officials warn and can be moved up or Back. Officials Are using sept. 29 to avoid moving Stop loss members out of fiscal year 1991-until absolutely necessary. A. Air Force officers who fall under the policy will be Given an indefinite Date of separation. _ a a a a people scheduled to separate or retire before sept 1 will have their dates adjusted to sept. 1, with the understanding that the Stop loss action is  View a maj. Baxter Ennis of he 82nd airborne i in takes a break on a Bluff overlooking soldiers training at a Structure in the saudi arabian desert on tuesday. The Structure made of rubber tires was built by engineers from the 82nd so that troops could practice live fire assaults of enemy houses. ,. Some classifications affected by the initial Stop loss action Are. Now exempt officials said. Fifty four airmen assigned to Short tour areas were involuntarily extended beyond their scheduled dates of separation when the policy took effect but now will be allowed to leave the service officials  exceptions to the policy wild be granted for disability retirements discharges or certain involuntary or hardship discharges and separation actions. An exemption process has been established for people with unique personal situations officials said. Exemption requests May be made if a members major command declares the person non essential to the operation of desert shield. Also requests will be considered in the Case of a a compelling hardship condition not being experienced by his or her contemporaries a officials  can avoid War if it begins pullout Mitterrand says Paris apr president Francois Mitterrand wednesday said that War in the persian Gulf could be averted it Iraq announced before next weeks . Dewid line that it had begun a withdrawal from Kuwait. Mitterrand at a news conference coinciding with  in Geneva said War was a practically certain if Iraq remained intransigent until tuesdays deadline to withdraw from Kuwait or face military action. He stressed that prance seeks a total prompt iraqi withdrawal and suggested an iraqi pullout could be overseen by , Secretary general Javier Perez do Cuellar backed by Arab countries. Could one judge it Sofii client to avoid starting an aimed conflict. If the Start of a withdrawal was1 announced executed programmed and controlled before Jan. 15 / Mitterrand asked. He said president Bush to whom he spoke by Telephone wednesday mentioned a proposal that allowed him to think such an outcome was possible. I re user to begin the withdrawal process before the . Deadline Mitterrand said he would Convene an extraordinary session of parliament on Jan. 17, presumably to consider French participation in a War. Quot the event of fighting France a will fulfil its duty a said Mitterrand who has sent 10,000 troops to the multinational Force assembled in saudi Arabia after Iraq seized Kuwait on aug. 2. N Mitterrand said France and the United states were in Accord on the need for Iraq to announce before Jan. 15 that it would withdraw completely from Kuwait. It 1 r 1, Frances differences with the United states Over the desirability of an International conference that would Deal with the israeli palestinian conflict. Iraqi president Saddam Hussein favors such a conference As does France while the United states says agreement now on such a meeting would be tantamount to rewarding Iraq. Mitterrand said France was ready to press ahead with peace initiatives up to the deadline. But he ruled out sending a High level emissary such As foreign minister Roland Dumas to Iraq. Over by Janet ii Owells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a the Soldier in saudi Arabia wrote to order three calendars but he also singled out two women for special Praise. A �?op.s., miss february and miss november brighten up our Days a he wrote to Rel productions in Hawthorne calif., makers of the operation desert shield Calendar. A buddy s Girlfriend had sent him a Calendar and suddenly All the ten mates wanted one of their own said Rel spokeswoman Carolann Romney Merritt. About 10,000 copies of the provocative 16-Page calendars have been sold in the United states since they went on Sale two months ago and orders continue to pour in she said. The desert shield request though was a first quickly followed by Many Many More. Technically saudi authorities could seize the. Calendars As a violation of that cultures strict standards of decency. In reality though the crush of mail to service Mcm bars is so great that such items usually go through  undisturbed. Quot but sales in the Pentagon will drop now that the Bookstore has been ordered to take the Calendar off its shelves because some browsers found it offensive. Quot we sold 80 calendars before they told us to Stop a said Dirk Williams Pentagon Bookstore manager. A we have it More ordered that Well sell from our  i lie. Calendar which features 17 women in various stages of military undress posing by modern Battlefield equipment soon will be available overseas. A military installations in Germany have ordered 500,�?� Romney Merritt said. A but they will probably need  orders also have been received from Italy a express and Germany a Stern Magazine and publishing firms. Stars and stripes bookstores in Europe do not have the Calendar nor have they been ordered said Jerry Wigen the merchandise supervisor. The daring $12.95 calendars Are the brainchild of two air Force officers stationed in los Angeles. An undetermined portion of the proceeds from the calendars will be used to assist hostage and military family support groups Romney Merritt said