European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 01, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4. The stars and stripes Friday by 1,1991 Ava a it Liv i  i a,aviva<a4wy a via a it a a  . Jlse Nate panel oks by Chuck Vinci a / Washington Bureau a Washington a the Senate armed services committee on wednesday approved Large increases in imminent danger pay and military life insurance coverage. V a a a a a a Quot the doubling of life insurance a to $100,000 Quot would extend to the beneficiaries of the  cos who have died since the beginning of the persian Gulf buildup. It. A a a a the legislative package still must Clear the full Senate and House and be signed into Law. It would increase danger pay for troops in hostile fire arcs from is 10 to $150 a month. The committees chairman sen. Sam Kunn d-ga., who proposed the increase said it would be the first change since 1985. The change would be retroactive to aug. 1. A that Means anyone who deployed in the Early Days of desert shield would stand to get a chunk of Money in Back allowance a said a Senate staffer a for someone who deployed in August you re talking about a difference of $40 a month for six months  a Quot a a a a a. 1. V a. A the proposal to change the life insurance coverage was introduced by sen. John Warner r-va., ranking minority member on the committee. A. A raising that coverage makes sense a the staff member said. A the average life insurance policy in the United states is Worth More Tran $116,000  under the legislation a survivor of a service Mem or killed in the persian Gulf who had already received $50,000 would get an additional $50,000 through the department of veterans affairs. Another initiative crafted by sen. John Mccain a Ariz would give All service members who leave the military the same unemployment benefits As everyone else a a a a a. A a a a  currently service members must wait four weeks after leaving Active duty before applying for a maximum of 13 weeks of unemployment benefits. Non-1 military workers can apply for 26 weeks of benefits one week after losing their jobs. A a in a sure a lot of people who had been nearing separation last summer had civilian jobs lined up or had plans to go to school and were forced to give All that up because the use of Stop loss authority for the Gulf operation kept them on Active duty a the staffer said. V. A a in Light of that situation it seems Only fair that we should give military personnel the same a employ Merit benefits that everyone else gets a he said. Based on the current troop level of 500,00q, the increase in danger pay would Cost $20 million a month. A a a the insurance coverage Isnit such a big problem because there a a huge surplus in that fund pore than $200 million at the moment a the committee member said a a a a a a a a a. A. A a a a a a a a a a. The Money for the increase in danger pay would have to come either from supplemental appropriations for operation desert storm that Congress is expected to approve in the next few weeks or funds that the Alt care contributing to offset . Costs for the operation the staffer said. Germany deploying 600 service members Turkey. \ 1 by de Reavis a. 7r Staft writer Schoneck Kilian Staten Germany a German tech. Sgt. Klaus Uffert could become one of the first German solid cars to go to War in 45 years. The 22-year-old, part of a Roland antiaircraft unit says he is ready a we All want to do our part in this and although i Hope we re not attacked by Iraq anything can happen a said Uffert a Volunteer airman who has signed up to serve 12 years in the air Force. _ Uffert is one of 600 service members in air defense units whom the German government is sending to Turkey As part of its commitment to nato. The commander for Buffer to a unit said thursday that Germany also was sending the. Service members to help Blunt Crit i Cirn that the country Wasny to carrying its share of the Allied War Burden. A. A a the order from Bonn came As a Surprise a it. Col. Otto Rohm said of this weeks Cabinet decision. A but it was Felt the 18 Alpha jets stationed Tveith the Ace Mobile Force in Perhac in Southeastern Turkey since. Jan. 10 heeded More and round the clock  a the germans belgians and italians Tunc sent three squadrons of jets to Turc 4 a. ,. ,. ,. A 5ss Davod of key to a demonstrate the collective Soli sgt Urc Loysch wearing a chemical suit stands in front or one of the German Roland Darity and determination of the nil a a anti aircraft systems that will be deployed to Turkey. A. Quot a a s. Territory a nato has said. Turkey the Only Allied nation bordering Iraq requested the reinforcements on dec. 18 to serve As a deterrent and to reduce the vulnerability of natos Southern flank in Case of attack. The . Air Force has been flying attacks from in Ciurlik aj3, Turkey and iraqi president Saddam Hussein has threat Ned retaliation \ the German built Roland system is a a -24-hour, Independent functioning All weaker system a Bohm said. A its radar picks up objects 14 Miles away and can Knock them out at about five  unit spokesman capt. Frank Schmuck said the Roland unit is preparing to leave sometime during the weekend or Early next week. A a / a a the decision to Send German troops to Turkey is wrong Hans Jochen Vogel Leader of the opposition social democratic party said in a speech to the German parliament on thursday. V but for now Schmuck Isnit too concerned about such criticism. Ltd i can Only say one thing a he said a anything that comes flying into our radar unidentified will be shot Down we have the direct order to protect ourselves the parliamentarians can argue All they want about of it was a nato action or not after the  a a me As Yuwei sized Jordan apr. Refugees fleeing from Iraq said thursday that Tiff in Baghdad has regained some normalcy As Allied bombing tapered off. The refugees who crossed into Jordan Quot Attu Wisheu said they had seen extensive damage to civilian areas in several cities. They also reported major damage to the desert Highway linking Baghdad to the Border a 625-mile lifeline for refugees fleeing the capital. Several refugees said that Many shops Selling fruit vegetables and clothes were open in Baghdad. A it was very usual 1 was very surprised a said Samir Ibrahim an egyptian who has an Auto parts shop in Baghdad he had returned to Baghdad to get an exit visa after spending about 10 Days at the Border. Ganum Gumma 49, of Cairo said he had left Baghdad last wednesday night. He added that a for the last three a gets it a of. But before that it the bombing was almost non Stop. The shops Are open now1. A few people Are even eating at restaurants during the Day but at night the cite shuts Down at about 8 30 As people take shelter before the nightly . Sacral refugees said iraqi authorities had resumed gasoline sales to civilians. Car owner with ration Stamps Are entitled to about four Gallons of gasoline every 15 Days. Taxi divers get about 13 Gallons he said. Iraq suspended gasoline sates after Allied bombers heavily damaged the main Oil refinery on the outskirts of Baghdad. A. The expected flood of refugees evaporated thursday y noon fewer than Ann tevet Jhan 4d0 Moston the six a arilve1t at 30rdanian red Crescent Refuge Tamsi tramp Halfway Between Ruwe Ishad and the be Ontha Ofui a undred refugees were Waith traffic Tim in to n e Border and thar Ewas Little if Ai traffic through the re wished Border pos itself. The or evil thousand egg a trans had entered Jordt ,7�unsfd3y 9fter spending up to two weeks on to  incl ave can l la result of bomb ii week Highway by Allied aircraft earlier in to