European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a King the stars and stripes tuesday january 22,1991across the nation Washington up As combat continued in the persian Gulf americans on the Home front paused monday to remember the nations Foremost apostle of non violence Martin Luther King or. But the War was never far from mind. Across the nation Federal and most state offices a with some exceptions such As Arizona and new Hampshire a were closed prayer breakfasts vigils and Small memorial marches were held in numerous communities. V King born Jan. 15, 1928, came to a. Tonal prominence As the Leader of the 1955 bus Boycott in Montgomery ala., and then As the Premier Leader of the civil rights movement. In 1967, he also broke with other Black leaders to denounce americans War in Vietnam. He was shot and killed in 1968 As he stood on a Motel Balcony in Memphis tenn., where he had gone to support striking sanitation workers. His widow Coretta Scott King set the tone for Many of the gatherings when she opened weekend observances to a capacity crowd of 700 on sunday at his old pastorate Ebenezer Baptist Church in Atlanta. In a a state of the dream speech mrs. King reaffirmed her late husbands plea for a world where ambassadors not missiles Settle International disputes. Ltd just As he husband had spoken out against the Vietnam War for sapping Energy from the struggle for civil rights mrs. King criticized the persian Gulf War. She said it is diverting resources for the fight a against poverty and racism. A let us be Clear that we Are not fighting for democracy for there is no genuine a democracy in the persian Gulf a mrs. King said. A this War is yet another misguided attempt to make the United states the worlds  in san Antonio. Texas a crowd of 30,000 marched three Miles through City streets before stopping to sing and Pray at a rally on the City a cast Side. Ltd. Speakers criticized president Bush for choosing to veto the civil rights Bill even though Black soldiers make up a Large portion of troops stationed on the front lines for the United states in the Gulf. About 6,000 people peacefully marched five Miles from san Francisco a Bayview Hunters Point District to the civic Center. Included in the March were about 4,000 people who Rode the Freedom train from san Jose calif., 50 Miles to the South. The Freedom train is a charter that runs a up the Peninsula to san Francisco each Coretta Scott King left widow of or. Martin Luther King jr., and daughter Yolanda year to commemorate Kings birthday. King place a Wreath on Kings crypt in downtown Atlanta on monday. I i flows from Page 1 edged by the allies would be treated according to the Geneva convention. A Stop playing that kind of foolery respect any prisoners you May have a said Hurd. . Networks on monday showed footage of the captured airmen showing several with swollen faces two with bruises one of them with cuts on his forehead and eyes. It was unclear How the injuries occurred. The captives a three americans two britons an Gulf briefs is killed in Bunker were v corps troops Eastern saudi Arabia the two sol Dicks killed when their Bunker collapsed saturday were members of a v corps unit stationed at Camp Eschborn Germany. Spec. Gary w. Crask 21, of Cantrall 111., and pfc. Scott Rush 19, of Blaine minn., were assigned to Vii corps cob 317th engr in 7th engr brigade in saudi Arabia. The battalion is permanently assigned to v corps at Camp Eschborn. V corps spokesman Walter Nebgen could not say late monday whether a memorial service was planned for the soldiers by their rear detachment unit a. A a a. A a a. A a military officials Are investigating the Accident. Pm restrictions lifted Rhein main a Germany a entry restrictions to Rhein main a were to be removed tuesday morning the Public affairs office said monday. Base officials restricted entry Over the Holiday weekend to base residents and those with official business in part because of the increasing intensity of anti War demonstrations across  cancels tour Cologne Germany is amps the Philadelphia Rock group Cinderella has cancelled its european tour according to a spokeswoman from phonograms the groups record company in Cologne. The German leg of the tour was scheduled to begin tuesday in Offenbach near Frankfurt. Because of the political situation in the persian Gulf the band members decided to return to the United states last weekend to be at Home with their families she said. Tickets can be reimbursed at Points of Purchase. Italian and a kuwaiti a spoke stiffly and haltingly and some appeared As though they were Reading from statements prepared for them. A i condemn this aggression against peaceful Iraq a said warrant officer Guy Hunter jr., 39. A i think our leaders and our people have wrongly attacked the peaceful people of Iraq a said Navy it. Jeffrey n. Zaun 28. The third american identified As Marine it. Col. Cliff Acree hesitated after giving a rank and first name. The iraqi questioner then Cut in and gave the last name other responses in which several gave their Mission Type of aircraft used and details on where they were based went beyond the . Military code of conduct. The code advises american pos to give Only their name rank service number and Date of birth and evade other questions As Best As possible. Two former pos in Vietnam believed severe iraqi i treatment prompted the More detailed answers. Asked if he believed Iraq was torturing its captives i rep Pete Peterson held nearly seven years by the vietnamese responded a no doubt about  the Florida Democrat said that a if they re not its probably the first time in warfare that it Hasni to been  a i think already we can assume these men Are being mistreated a said sen. John Mccain r-ariz., who was held prisoner in Vietnam for 5vi  from Page 1 iraqis elite Republican guard in their garrisons. At a briefing air Force maj. Gen. Burton Moore said 8,100 sorties had been flown since the Start of the War although the allies were a nowhere near their objective of knocking out iraqis scud launching ability. Even so Kelly said he believed that a protracted ground War of months or years can still be avoided As the allies press their Campaign to evict iraqi forces from Kuwait. Meanwhile in Turkey bombs exploded at a nato maintenance facility in Istanbul on monday night after gunmen overpowered a guard police said. The explosions caused extensive damage but no injuries they said. Three of eight bombs went off shattering windows and causing other damage to the five Story building police said. A communist anti government organization claimed responsibility for the attack on the Center which overlooks the bosporus Strait on the outskirts of Istanbul. In saudi Arabia . Military sources said damage to a Riyadh residential neighbourhood was caused by falling debris Likely from from the collision of an iraqi missile and an american missile that intercepted it. They said investigators found pieces of Metal tentatively identified As coming from an iraqi scud and a . Patriot ground to air missile. The blast damaged a building and dug a Hole several feet deep in a vacant lot on Capitol Hill congressional sources said monday that the search for scud launchers was being hampered by the sporadic nature of the iraqi attacks Cloud cover and the need for search planes to Fly at High altitudes to avoid rockets and anti aircraft fire. A a wed be a lot better off if we could Fly lower a said a source adding that the military does not want to risk pilots and planes unnecessarily. The source insisted upon  the Pentagon Kelly said thick Cloud cover continues to hamper locating Mobile scud launchers and assessing the bombing campaigns effectiveness. Lawmakers said the military appears Content for now to stick with its air War where the allies hold an advantage. A v. 0. A a a a i a a there a a sense he a hunkering Down and waiting us out a rep. Tim Penny d-minn., said of Saddam. A but ii done to think there a any sense that his approach is going to Wear us Down. I done to think he a in a position i where he can mass a major offensive. He really does no to have much Choice except to take a Licking and see if Hel can keep on  1 a my sense is there a no hurry to Start the ground War and there  be a added rep. Thomas Downey . A. At the Pentagon Kelly repeatedly refused to give spel civic damage estimates in the War or describe the disruption of commands from Baghdad to the Field. Sometimes he cited weather constraints on intelligence gathering and sometimes he did no to. A a you be got to remember that we re in a War a Kelly said. A a you be got to remember there is another Side in this  i Kelly disclosed that the number of american forces in operation desert storm has swelled to 472,000, an in-1 crease of 7,000 Over the weekend. He said nine Ameri i can warplanes have been lost and 14 american troops Are listed As missing in action. Ikelly said the Allied air Campaign continued to work hard to eliminate the scud missile launchers that sad-1 dam has used to fire on Israel and saudi Arabia. Its a one that we re on big time and one that we will stay on big time a he said adding that pilots begin Pur-1 suit a the minute the missile is off the  but iraqis Are working just As hard to move the launchers before Allied planes can get overhead he said. I american commanders Are buoyed by the Success of the patriots which Cost $1 million each and Are under a going their first combat test after 11 years of devel a Ozment marked by controversy Over technical problems. I in Jordan doctors and lawyers joined anti american protests monday As King Hussein faced growing pressure from his subjects to Aid Iraq. Elsewhere in Jordan evacuees crossing into Jordan said monday that they saw the wreckage of a . War of plane in the desert a few Miles inside Iraq