European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes thursday january 31,1991war in the Gulf saudi briefs sleep deprivation also a weapon doctor says in Eastern saudi Arabia a Allied forces Arentt just bombing iraqi troops but keeping them up at night. In War Lack of sleep is a weapon. . Army psychiatrist William Mcdaniel says one goal of the around the clock pounding of enemy positions is to keep the other Side groggy and disoriented. A a sleep deprivation deprives you of your ability to put Energy into other defences a said Mcdaniel part of a psychiatric team at Fleet i Hospital five. Mcdaniel said sleep deprivation can cause mistakes that could be critical during combat. A sleep deprivation denies you of your ability to sort out your surroundings a he said. A the More tired you Are the less Energy you have to think things Mcdaniel said he wants . Troops in the Field to get at least four uninterrupted hours of sleep each Day. A that is just barely enough a he said. Sleep is difficult As the Prospect of combat moves closer he said. He cautions troops to think about other things. Mcdaniel is part of a team of two psychiatrists one psychologist and five psychiatric Issue prompts cancellation of symposium Munich Germany a a top level defense symposium scheduled for this weekend has been cancelled because of Security concerns an official said wednesday. Forty five senior . Officials including Deputy Secretary of state Lawrence Eagleburger and congressional members were scheduled to attend. In past years other defense officials from several nato nations have also attended. William Lohninger the . Forces Liaison in -.havana, said that while no specific threat exists the conference was cancelled after German police said that Security could not be guaranteed. The two Day meeting is hosted annually by a German Magazine publisher. A a a Quot a no referred patients accepted by lands uhf Germany Active duty who have been referred to land Stuhl army regional medical Center for specially care must now receive that care from private facilities on the Economy. Service members should Contact their referring physician for information on How and where to receive specially care according to a statement from 7th medical Coul Public affairs. The medical Center is not accepting referred patients because of preparations for patients from operation desert storm. Military family members retirees and civilian employees referred to Lan Stuhl also should seek specially care from civilian facilities using their a civilian health and medical program of the uniformed services plan or their civilian health insurance for payment of medical fishing Industry feels bite of War giant Oil spill by Dave Schad Middle East Bureau Natif saudi Arabia a Abu Gaib surveyed the nearly empty fish Market in this Gulf coast town where seafood has been bartered for centuries and said the Days uttering was the worst head Ever a seen. V a Quot a a a a a a a. A there were probably More and better. Fish for Sale Here 100 years ago a grumbled Gaib who has sold seafood Here for 40 years. Many people in the kingdoms lucrative seafood Industry share Gaibis View. The saudi government has halted fish Ingoff the normally productive Northeast coast fearing for the safety of fishermen in the War zone and Many fishermen Are now afraid to go into the few areas that remain open because of the threat from mines missiles and Navy ships. In addition the giant Oil Slick has crept South of the saudi kuwaiti Border threatening some of the worlds richest shrimp Beds. A a fishing has been knocked Down very badly since the War started in August Quot said Nasser Al Saleh the general manager of saudi fisheries co. A we missed one shrimping season last fall and we re going to miss a second one that starts in february. That alone will Cost our company around $6 million a saudi fisheries which is subsidized by the kingdom is one of the Middle last s largest fishing companies. It accounts for about 20 percent of the $300 million in seafood sold in the country each year. Al Saleh said the company has transferred its persian Gulf Fleet into the red sea Ami is considering putting some boats into storage. Because they Are unable to fish Al Saleh said his company and others have begun the United Arab of mirages. It Jinan and Yemen. Al Saleh said 30 percent of the seafood being consumed in saudi Arabia is produced locally and the rest is imported. Before the War he said those figure were l his of course is bad news for the consumer. \ Abdulla a Midi walked out of a Small fish Market in the town of Shat bearing proof lie carried a kilogram 2.2 pounds if his favorite fish in a Small plastic bag. �?o1 used to pay 15 rivals $4 for a kilo. Today i paid 30,�?� a Midi said. A fish Here used to be very cheap and available in huge quantities. Now very few people Are even Al Saleh worries about the Impact of the the War but said the worst damage might come from the Oil. The shrimp Beds on the saudi kuwaiti Border Are among the Best in the world he said and he a not optimistic that the spill can be dealt with soon enough to a amps Wayne j. Begasse a merchant in the saudi town of Shat warts for customers to buy his remaining fresh fish. The War has Cut supplies and made prices Rise. Avoid major damage. A it could take up to 15 years for the environment to recover a Al Saleh said. A it he future of All fishing in the area is Bleak very bleak.�?�. Despite the hard times that May lie ahead Al Salch accepted the situation stoically. A Tor the last in years this company has shown a 30 percent profit a he said. A it looks like we re now going to pay Tor it. You can to expect to have a honeymoon All the Quot Texas firms shipping spill equipment to Gulf Houston dim a Texas Oil cleanup companies tuesday gathered containment booms and other equipment for shipment to the persian Gulf where a spill of kuwaiti crude has caused severe environmental damage Jim a of Brien the operator of o Brien Oil pollution services of Gretna la., left for saudi Arabia on tuesday. The Oil spill expert coordinated the Mega Borg cleanup off Galveston Texas in Lelh. He also participated in Valdez cleanup m Alaska two years ago. Quot pm going Over there at the request of Shell and Exxon Usa a o Brien said adding he had no idea How Long it might take to clean up the spill. A a a that s anyone a guess. Its a Factor of How a much support and equipment we have. I hey have quite a bit of equipment already Middle fast he said. L sports said the spill is the largest in history. Saudi minister of Petroleum lie Sham Nazar estimated More than 4 4 million Gallons is polluting the Gulf. By comparison. 11 million Gallons of Oil were spilled by the Exxon Valdez in alaskans Prince William sound. That spill was the largest in . History. . Central come officials said the flood of Oil has been stopped and the Slick appears to be breaking up. The Oil flow which . And saudi officials said was deliberately unleashed he iraqi occupiers in Kuwait was stemmed by a . Air. Strike Oil a pipeline Complex. Iraq claims the spill resulted from Allied bombing raids against iraqi forces occupying Kuwait. Saudi optic gals said the Slick is causing massive damage to Gulf wildlife and thav some environmental damage Mav take decades to reverse. O Brien said the first cleanup supplies will be coming from Europe and More supplies will arrive later from Asia and the United slates. He added that he was not afraid of working in the War torn Middle fast. The Gull lacks the. Tide action that helped break up the Valdez spill but the water is warmer which w ill Speed up the Oil s hib degation lie said., a truck containing 2.0l l linear feet of containment Boom left the Houston based Tabasco inc. On monday bound for new York s John f. Kennedy the Boom will be a birded onto a saudi arabian airlines flight slated for departure wednesday said Jim Rhodes of Anasco. Reese Majoue sales manager of Petro Boom environmental inc., said his company has already sent feet of Boom a Large Skimmer a dispersant sprayer that mounts on a boat and absorbent material Tor cleaning up beaches. Those supplies were sent by ship before the spill occurred. A
