European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 49, no. 284. Friday january 25, 1991 a a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 saudi fighter Downs 2 invading iraqi jets marines on the move Madia Pool two . Marines run across the Edge of exercises during operation desert storm rings Are deployed along saudi arabians a Trench while taking part in combat in the saudi arabian desert. The a Border with Kuwait. War in the d11ahran, saudi Arabia apr iraqis elusive air Force showed signs of life thursday sending two warplanes Over saudi territory where they were shot Down carrying missiles capable of sinking Allied warships. Iraq mocked the allies for failing to launch a ground offensive but Allied commanders said they would stick to their game plan Ami intensify the around the clock air strikes on i Rati and occupied Kuwait. The United states and Britain each lost a warplane during the night wednesday. The american Pilot was saved in a dramatic Rescue after his Jet was disabled by ground fire and he ejected Over the persian Gulf. The two crewmen of the British Tornado gr-1 fighter bomber Are missing British sources in Riyadh said. The losses occurred As Allied forces took advantage of Clearing skies to step up their relentless air assault on Iraq and Kuwait. Many of the attacks concentrated on iraqis elite Republican guard an army spokesman said. A we Are hitting them with All assets mailable to Pepin said. The number of Allied sorties passed 15,000 on thursday Pepin said. Allied sources in Dhahran said the .-led coalition wants to pick up the Pace perhaps see saudi on Back Page my t available to us a . Army it. Col. Greg arts dropping super bowl by Sarah Bordorff and Chuck Vinch # staff writers All sports programs except for sundays super bowl have been dropped from the television satellite transmission and one of the two radio signals that feed military networks worldwide officials said thursday. The decision was prompted by a surge in requests for More news since the War in the persian Gulf erupted Over a week ago said officials with the armed forces radio and television service. A with the events in saudi Arabia we feel our see arts on Back Page Washington apr Republican congressional leaders emerging from a White House briefing with president Bush said thursday that iraqi president Saddam Hussein was a a very very dangerous opponent but that he would a get his butt  a a it a not going to be a Short War a said House Republican Leader Bob Michel of Illinois. A a we re not going to be Rushing into Aland War while the air strikes still have much to  a rep. Newt Gingrich the gop House whip from Georgia said that Saddam is a a very very dangerous opponent and that a fall of us ought to understand that this is still a Long difficult  however Gingrich added that Saddam is a going to get his butt  at the briefings opening Bush described the Gulf crisis As a the no. 1 Issue of the Day a but he also said the session would include events in the soviet Union As Well As the Domestic Agenda for the year ahead. Attending the briefing was agriculture Secretary Clayton k. Yeutter Bush a Choice to become chairman of the Republican National committee. Yeutter created a political storm when he suggested that democrats who opposed authorizing use of Force in the Gulf would suffer politically. Addressing the Reserve officers association on wednesday Bush said of Saddam a no one should weep for this tyrant when he is brought to Justice. No one anywhere in the  the president on wednesday night delivered a positive status report after the a Gre a first week. He declared. Operation desert storm Quot right on schedule and said see defeat on Back Page