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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Saturday, January 26, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 2 a a a the stars and stripes saturday january 26,1991war in the Gulf at a glance a Patriot Battery stands ready. Scouts taking humvee scouts with the 1st Gav div plan to go to War in h humvee a rather than the bigger More heavily armed Bradley cavalry fighting vehicles. A Page 4women get closer to War for Many women soldiers filling noncombat jobs in the Gulf the War is just beyond the horizon and Quot seems to be getting closer All the  a. A page5 suicide alleys traffic gis Call this two Lane Highway Quot suicide  its the Supply route for the massive Allied ground Force poised to attack iraqi forces. A Page medics haunted by threat the threat of a chemical weapons attack haunts the medics at the army a 85th evacuation Hospital. A Page 7security tightens in Europe since the outbreak of the Gulf War Security measures have grown tighter to guard against terrorism. A Page 8correction t an associated press article yesterday misidentified the German duty station of a Soldier participating in operation desert storm. Cpl. Dave Iio Ernle was deployed from Karlsruhe  a headline yesterday said army and air Force commissary supplies should be Back to Normal feb. 1. The Date referred to the air Force commissaries. A spokeswoman for the army commissaries said Friday that while deliveries have returned to Normal it will take several weeks for store shelves to be Back to Normal. A a. A a a a a a a a ����.�?�. A. A amps Ken George members of Frankfurt a jewish Community Friday wave pro american banners and a . Flag during a rally at the . Consulate. By Mary Neth staff writer Frankfurt Germany a More than 1,000 members of the Frankfurt jewish Community and their friends gathered Friday in front of the . Consulate to proclaim their support for the Allied action against Saddam Hussein. A this is a spontaneous demonstration sponsored by the jewish student initiative Quot said rabbi Aron Daum. A a it a to show our support of America the free world and  Large banners made the Point Clear. A Hussein not Bush is the aggressor a proclaimed one. A a we re behind you America a stated another. Israel censoring its weather reports Jerusalem apr Iraq and the rest of the world Are going to be kept guessing about weather conditions in Israel the army censors office said Friday. Weather reports have been censored. Israeli newspapers Are without their usual weather reports and forecasts. Israel is concerned that weather re Orts could help Iraq decide when to Aunch attacks against the jewish state. Iraq has fired missiles at Israel five times since the Gulf War began Jan. 17, and officials have expressed fear of strikes by warplanes As Well. Signs also chided the German people for their a a forgetfulness and. Expressed anger at German companies who allegedly helped Iraq make chemical weapons. A will jews again be victims of German Gas Quot asked one sign. A where is the silent German majority Quot asked another. At least 100 German companies Are suspected of helping Iraq develop its chemical weapons and three companies Are being investigated by the Darmstadt Public prosecutor. A we Are disappointed in the anti american turn some of the anti War demonstrations have taken a a student speaker told the crowd. A Hussein this Man who gassed his own people can to be dealt with by peaceful pro-. Rally Means. For Over five months the . Tried to get him out of Kuwait. A now rockets have been fired at Israel a peaceful country. Why Arentt the germans turning out to express their anger Quot the jewish demonstrators weren to alone Friday. A a in a not a member of the jewish Community a said Peter Wendel a but i came Here to show them my support. Its shameful to fail to stand behind friends in time of  Walter Wallmann the minister presi Dent of Hessen told the gathering that Germany supports Israel in the conflict. His remarks Drew applause from the crowd. Heidelberg Germany a amps a army Post offices in Europe will accept Only Small parcels for mailing to service members deployed to operation desert storm. Army postal clerks will accept shoe Box size packages approximately 30 inches in combined length and Girth an army postal group Europe spokesman said Friday. However,.mail clerks have been urged to use common sense and err on the Side of the customer. The . Army Europe commander called for the parcel limitation following a request from . Central come in saudi Arabia that family and friends of deployed service members limit mail to first class letters and audio cassettes. Navy and air Force postal officials in Europe have not placed any restrictions on parcels destined for operation desert storm personnel spokesmen for the commands said Friday. A. 16 cruise missiles bound for destruction Raf Greenham common England a amps a another shipment of 16 . Ground launched nuclear armed cruise missiles and their launchers left Raf Greenham common this past week for destruction in the United states a spokesman said Friday. The missiles were shipped out during an inspection by a soviet military1 team. Conventionally armed cruise misses Are being used in the persian Gulf War although apparently not the ground launched variety. . Military officials and air have reported using ship launched versions against Iraq. An air Force spokesman at Rae Greenham common said the missiles and four transporter erector launchers were loaded aboard a c-5 Galaxy and a c-14f Star lifter and flown to Davis Monthan fab Ariz. Since August 19s9, missiles and launchers have been leaving the base which is about 47 Miles Southwest of London for destruction under the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty this was the fifth such shipment. Officials would not say How Many missiles remain at the base which is scheduled to go on stand by status by May 31. The inf pact also allows the United states Atid the soviet Union to carry out Short notice inspections to verify compliance with the treaty that eliminates land based missiles with ranges from 300 to 3,400 Miles from both nations arsenals. The soviet inspection team arrived at Greenham common on tuesday and left two Days later. The team will also witness the equipment s destruction  
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