European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a a a the stars and stripes tuesday january 15,1991 i crisis in the Guli Comiso s Security police kind of like homeless Quot by Deedee Arrington Doke Middle East Bureau an air base in Qatar a a suitcase packed with a few clothes is the Only personal belonging that awaits tech. Sgt. Mark Myers at Comiso air station Sicily when he returns from the Middle East. Along with other 487th Security police so members Myers has had to put Comiso a closure and moving preparations on hold to support operation desert shield in the Small Gulf state of Qatar. . Forces will leave Comiso a ground launched cruise missile base by late september. Because of the impending shutdown few service members assigned to Comiso expected to get Gulf duty before they moved on to new assignments. But nearly 50 members of Comiso a 487th Security police so deployed to Qatar last  returned to the base in Sicily last month and roughly 50 More took their places Back in Qatar. Those now deployed expect to return to Europe in june to pick up the last vestiges of their household goods and move on to new assignments. Unit equipment being used in Qatar will be turned Over to Central air f orces and their replacements in the Gulf. A my tent Here a that a what in be got. Nothing else a said tech. Sgt. Mark Schaefer. A a we re kind of like  Myers wife and children went Back to the United states to live with her father until Myers leaves Qatar. A a it a probably better that she a Back there a Myers said. The Comiso contingent is confident that friends base support offices and self help groups such As the waiting wives will help the families waiting in Sicily.  those whose families have moved on to the next assigned bases Are concerned about the unknown at the new locations. A a in a not worried about anything on Comiso Send a said senior airman Craig Hillman the father of a 2-year-old boy and a 7-month-old girl. A but what about on the receiving end will they pick up the Slack we done to know. I just Hope my wife does no to have a hard time because in a not there to do  the increasing tension in the persian Gulf Isnit lost on the Comiso airmen. They also know that they live better than Many americans deployed to the Gulf thanks to such amenities As hot showers and flush toilets. Some joke in fact that their Standard of living went up in Qatar because current movies show up on the video circuit sooner than they did at Comiso and american fast food is available. A if i had to choose a place in the Gulf to be this is the place id want to be a said sgt. Salvatore Aiello. But being caught Between three bases takes its toll. A a it a More stressful. You re dealing with a permanent change of station move along with coming Down Here to this deployment a Aiello said. A right now we re expecting to go Back in six months. If War Breaks out who knows. Sgt. Stanley Chisolm approaches the situation pragmatically. A i kind of key in on survival. All that other stuff a that a just gravy.�?�. Kohl warns that War in Gulf Wii Bonn Germany up a Chancellor Helmut Kohl warned monday that a military conflict to drive iraqi troops from occupied Kuwait would be one of the worst since world War ii. Kohl held out a Hope for peace telling the bundestag Germany a parliament a a military conflict can still be averted now. Iraq must pull out of  but he added a if sense does not finally prevail upon Baghdad a and we All Hope it will a we must expect one of the strongest military conflicts since the end of world War ii. So far the iraqi leadership has thrown All warnings to the  Kohl also said the German government would fully support the . And , positions rejecting iraqis linkage of the palestinian Issue with demands for a withdrawal from Kuwait. But he said the broader Middle East questions should be addressed immediately after a a Resolution of the persian Gulf  the Chancellor said the German government would continue to Bear its share of the costs a was Long As the Gulf crisis and the embargo against Iraq continue a and he urged Oil producing Gulf states to also a carry a major share of the  because its Constitution does not allow for a military deployment outside the nato theater Germany has no troops in the Gulf Region but Kohls government has contributed More than $2 billion in military and humanitarian Aid toward International efforts to Force an iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait. As Kohl addressed parliament about 200 people demonstrated outside against a possible Gulf War. Former Chancellor Willy Brandt addressing parliament after Kohl warned against automatically launching a military intervention As soon As the United nations deadline for an iraqi withdrawal front Kuwait elapses. The social Democrat said he did not question the right to end the occupation of Kuwait by Force but said other Means of putting pressure on Iraq should be considered. Saddam s sign advises travel on this fateful Day by the stars and stripes Eastern saudi Arabia today would be a Good Day to travel and make deals for iraqi president Saddam Hussein. At least that a what his Horoscope suggests for the Day a the . Deadline for Iraq to leave Kuwait. He May also be a consulting with a new adviser a according to astrologer Frances Drakes daily divination for those born under the sign of Taurus the Bull. Saddam is believed to have bist unborn on april 28but there is disagreement on the year. Some sources say 1935 others maintain it was 1937. Either Way Saddam a Horoscope advises that a plans involving travel and education fall into place today. A contractual interests Are favored and some of you will be consulting with a new  ,. The iraqi president has shown Little interest in the . Demand that his forces leave Kuwait by Midnight today but he May be planning to travel according to published reports. One Story making the rounds in the Middle East holds that a plane is on standby in Baghdad to Fly Saddam to Cuba where he plans to seek Asylum from president Fidel Castro. If Saddam were born in 1937, he would fall under the Oriental year of the of which characterizes those born then As a easily angered remarkably stubborn and unpleasant if  a it would be Wise to avoid an of year person when he is angry for he is Likely to do something rash to anyone confronting him a according to the Book a the japanese Fortune Calendar a by Reiko  plastic for Coke bottles gets approval of the Fra Washington up the food and drug administration has Given the coca cola co. Permission to use recycled plastic in soft drink bottles. The action Marks the first time that plastic bottles using recycled materials have been allowed for a food Container Fra spokesman Chris Lecos said. The plastic soft drink bottles which Industry sources said will be made from a blend of about 25 recycled plastic and 75 percent Virgin plastic will be on store shelves in an undisclosed test Market in the first Quarter of 1991, said Randy Donaldson a coca cola spokesman in Atlanta. The 2 and 3-liter bottles will look similar to those currently used and will probably Bear a Mark indicating they contain recycled plastic Donaldson said. By Deedee Arrington Doke Middle East Bureau an air base in Qatar in a society that still balks at coed recreation areas finding a place where  could work out was a Tough assignment for capt. Patricia m.  Qatar a Small persian Gulf state places fewer restrictions on women than does neighbouring saudi Arabia. But a sports facility that was opened to . Servicemen assigned to an air base there did not admit women. Enter Blaylock the bases female morale Liaison officer. American and British expatriates put Blaylock in touch with several facilities that subsequently permitted the women to swim work out with weights and enjoy other sports on certain Days. Quot a it allowed us a Little More Freedom Quot Blaylock said. When women at an air base in Qatar a just want someone to talk to who Isnit male a they seek her out. And besides offering an ear Blaylock advises base officials on women a issues from sports facilities for women to mirrors in the latrine and Shower areas. The base has a population that is 95 percent male. It is Home to the persian Gulf portion of 401st tac fighter Wing from Torrejon a Spain and air Force personnel from 60 other bases including 20 in Europe. Blaylock who deployed from Pope fab n.c., serves As the women a voice As an extra duty. In her regular Job she directs base services including food billeting laundry and mortuary affairs. A i think yes its necessary a if for no other reason than to identify issues a Blaylock said of her extra duty. A because there Are so few women they done to necessarily have a Strong voice Here in tent  cultural issues have not otherwise posed major problems for women assigned to Qatar said Blaylock one of two women officers at the base. For example women can drive a unlike in saudi Arabia. A they expected it to be much worse than it is. There a some grumbling that you can to walk out of tent City we Ith out Tong pants but the Guys can to either a she said. A and one qatari Guy had a problem with a Young w Oman wearing jewelry. A but women can Wear jewelry and makeup Here As Long As its fairly conservative a Blaylock said. A the biggest a women a Issue at the qatari air base involved the segregation of women and men in tents said Blaylock a 28-year-old new York native. There Are some tents strictly for women and others that at the women a request Are split into women a and menus sides to help keep a unit together. At first the split tents had Only one Entrance. Menus and women a sections were divided by a ceiling to floor Wall to Wall fabric Flap. The Wing commander col. Jerry Nelson later ordered an additional Entrance so each Side had its own. He also ordered w Ooden barriers erected Between the menus and women a sides. The bases women meet quarterly. If an emergency comes up a special meeting is called. Patricia a Fabley wife of the . Ambassador to Qatar also has broadened the scope of activities by introducing the americans to local women a organizations such As a businesswomen a group. Blaylock said a it gives us a Chance to get away from the Guys for a while and talk with other women look at other career Fields not Only in the states but worldwide. It s  we have that