European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 49, no. 286 sunday january 27, 1991. A a 25 daily and sunday d 8693 a a. A a a a a a a a a. A. 1. A amps Kan Cio Sonday ends but work goes on the Bright desert Sun begins to set Over two f-16 fighter air base located in saudi Arabia. The warplanes with the storm Are from a new York National Cuard unit based in jets while their american pilots wait to take off from an multinational Force battling Iraq in operation desert Syracuse and Are part of the 4 thac fighter  is i c k b la zing in Gulf from staff and wire reports military officials had speculated that a huge Oil spill stretching tens of Miles the iraqis might set the Slick on fire to along the saudi kuwaiti coastline was set hamper a possible Allied Beach assault or ablaze saturday said an Anonymous Brit make bombing runs More difficult ish military source. Experts and military officials said the in Washington White House spokes dangers of War severely limit any moves to Man Sean Walsh confirmed that officials clean up the Slick which had grown to monitoring the Oil release said part of it More than 30 Miles wide and 8 Miles Long was on fire. However he said it is not saturday. Clear How much is ablaze Walsh did not saudi and . Officials have blamed elaborate. Continued on Back Page allies now targeting Iraq s storage tanks from staff and wire reports Miles away. The allies have badly damaged iraqis he added that the allies believe they ability to produce chemical and biological have entirely eliminated iraqis nuclear weapons and Are now turning their Atten threat and now Are targeting iraqis Chemi Tion  intact storage tanks a . Cal and biological storage capacity which military spokesman said saturday. Remains a very  at the daily military briefing in Riyadh a we believe we be destroyed a Signild saudi Arabia air Force it. Col. Mike cant amount of iraqis capability to pro Scott also dismissed the effect of a Mas Duce chemical and biological weapons a Sivc persian Gulf Oil spill on military of he said. Rations. And he described an attack on Scott said the Republican guard con iraqis crack Republican guard that he Sid cred the Best of Saddam Hussein s said created a fireball visible from 200 see tanks on Back Page tax Relief measure awaits Bush s of by Chuck v1nch Senate said the president is expected Washington Bureau to do so. Washington a a Bill to pro the legislation duplicates Many pro vide tax Relief to troops in the persian visions of an executive order signed Gulf has cleared Congress and is on monday by Bush that designated the the Way to president Bush. Persian Gulf Region a combat zone the House passed the legislation by a but it does contain some differences vote of 415-0 wednesday while the sen Saij a staff member with the House ate cleared the Bill thursday by 99-0, ways and Means committee. A White House official declined to got the presidential order and the predict whether Bush would sign the r Bill but staffers in both the House and see tax on Back Page it s not just any other Oil Slick. It s in the Middle of a bloody War zone. It s atrocious it s outrageous. If it s intentional it s unforgivable Canadian Navy it. Jotin Williston