European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2. A a the stars and stripes tuesday january 22,1991war in the Gulf smoke Billows Over Security Federal Law enforcement officials say they have no solid evidence that the War in the persian Gulf will Lead to terrorist activity in the United states but they say extra Security precautions Are justified. A a Quot a Page 4emotional ride psychologists say couples without any personal stake in the persian Gulf War can still be carried on a roller coaster ride of emotions that strains even healthy relationships. A Page 5forrestal to sail Navy families scrambled to pack belongings do laundry and say their goodbyes after a second Flor Ida based aircraft Carrier the Forrestal received word it would join Allied forces in the Middle East. A Page 6iraqi expelled the Philippines expelled a senior iraqi Diplomat citing Strong evidence linking him to a misfired weekend bombing in which one iraqi was killed and another injured. A Page 7war jitters in Turkey . Air strikes against Iraq from in Ciurlik a in Turkey intensified sunday As families of american servicemen abandoned the base. A Page 8on Alert its amazing what a scud missile Alert can do to confuse the already chaotic night life of Riyadh. A Page 8arabs sympathetic for the first time in More than 40 years the people of Israel Are getting a sympathetic hearing in the Arab world. A Page 9correction to use usage urn a helpful i Telephone line from an eps phone simply dial 111. From a civilian phone dial the military Access code plus 111. Because of a reporting error a recent article provided incorrect instructions. Crew s euphoria skyrockets after patriots Wallop scuds editors note this article is based on information gathered by Pentagon Pool reporters with a Patriot missile Battery by the stars and stripes Eastern saudi Arabia first it. Quinton Mccorvey once played Strong safety for the Alabama a amp a football team but the biggest defensive play of his life came sunday night. Mccorvey 26, of Pensacola fla., is part of the Patriot air defense missile Battery that is believed to have knocked two iraqi scud rockets from the nighttime sky near an Allied air base in the Dhahran area. A a in a a former athlete so in be definitely been on some highs but last night took me quite High a said the Soldier from Btry a 2nd in 7th air defense arty. Despite the Success of Mccorvey a Btry a the battalions Btry a is thought to have had an even better night. It claimed to Knock three other scuds from the sky giving it a total of four. It blasted a scud Friday a morning the first time a Patriot had been fired i War. A a they re leading 4 to 2,�?� said Btry bus commander capt. Joe Deantona 26, of Scranton a. A a there a some Good natured rivalry but basically we re Good in All the 2nd in reportedly intercepted five scuds in two separate attacks sunday night and my Day morning. A sixth scud fell harmlessly in the nearby Waters of the persian Gulf which was just Fine with Deantona. He said the Patriot radar dismissed the errant scud after determining it would land in the water. A they can shoot All the scuds they want into the water a he said. Reports said patriots shot Down nine of 10 scuds aimed at Riyadh and Dhahran while a 10th fell into the water. The Patriot Crews have been in saudi Arabia for More than five months. They came As part of the deterrent Force president Bush ordered Here in the Wake of iraqis invasion of Kuwait on aug. 2. Since then they have been on the Job every Day around the clock. A members of the 2nd in gave the following account sundays action near Dhahran began about 9 30 p.m., when Btry b picked up a single scud missile on its radar. Seconds later it detected two More Deantona said. Tracking began immediately. Alarms sounded and the Patriot computers began selecting targets two for Btry a one for Btry a. At 9 45 p.m., the Bravo Battery launchers nicknamed Iron Maiden and scud Buster fired two missiles. Alpha Battery fired at the third scud All three scored hits but because two took a bit longer to reach their targets two other insurance shots were fired a passers by in Ai Khobiar near Dhahran saudi Arabia View damage from missile debts after sunday nights iraqi missile attack. Calculation that the computer makes in a split second said it. Col. Leroy Neel the battalion commander. A until the adrenalin hit i Felt pretty Calm and collected a said Phillips 28, of Wichita kan., onic of three Btry b Crew members. He is shaky he said Only when it was All Over about three hours after he initial attack three More incoming scuds were detected. Btry a knocked two of them from the sky about 12 45 . The third is now at the Bottom of the persian Gulf. Debris from one of the scuds landed on a Beach in nearby Al Khobiar knocking Down a lamp Post and Palm tree and Boring a 3-foot Hole in a Blacktop parking lot. Military investigators said none of the scuds destroyed in the Dhahran area carried chemical weapons. French efforts in Gulf Paris up a French defense minister Jean Pierre Cheve nement came under fire monday for a policy limiting French military efforts to Iraq occupied Kuwait. In other developments diplomatic sources in the French capital confirmed earlier reports that 13 iraqi diplomats and 30 other iraqi nationals were to be expelled. The foreign ministry declined to j continent. A according to the sources the iraqi ambassador would remain along w Ith two or three aides in the Paris Mission. President Francois Mitterrand in a televised news conference sunday night r a. Tried to assuage critics of the policy by saying France a could if necessary intervene m conservative opponents of the government criticized an agreement cited by Cheve nement for French forces to operate Only in Kuwait. Eduard Bahadur a spokesman for a i Leaf r of ninja a. Government that has assigned them their Mission is fully some analysts have said France has been reluctant to attack Iraq directly in fear of political reaction in the Arab world. Mitterrand while declining to Contra a visor cons a for dict Cheve nement gave a slightly differ Quot the defense Minista to Urt �?Tsu1 ont inter pro a nation of French War Aims. A a i attitude constr the president acknowledged that Iraq s a military Industrial potential has to be targeted by the allies. Also on monday French bombing missions in the persian Gulf were scrubbed Tor the second time because of poor weather. Uei Cuse minister s attitude constitutes a questionable and troubling elements of the French participation. Though he did not Call for Chevene mentus resignation Bahadur said a we have thousands of soldiers tie Hting Over there and they must know clearly if the
