European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 03, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                War in the Gulf guarding against terrorism stories by Effie Bathen Nurnberg Bureau spirals of concertina wire Are snaking through . Mill s . Military communities in Europe. The wire is War s fencing. Its growing presence is an indication of the . Military a increasing efforts to shield american communities from the threat of a terrorism As an outgrowth of the persian Gulf War. For the most part the inconvenience of increased r Security measures is tolerated a closed Gate that Means a a Dogleg Detour of several blocks. Or finding the Way through a Maze of sandbag bunkers and doubled patrols in the quest for a loaf of bread and a Dozer eggs. Most people appreciate a feeling  in Munich. University student april Tavella said she thinks the added Security measures Are Quot very Good and it seems to be ,. Getting better every Day. It Good because Lotof us Are really  a but there Are those who say that some Security measures Are going too far. ,. In Bamberg for example a deployed soldiers wife was told that she could t have visits in the military housing area from her German Mother who lives nearby if her Mother did no to arrive during the business hours of the office that issues visitors passes. The office closes at 3 30 . On weekdays and 4 . On weekends. That made a dinner visit nearly impossible. A. Quot Why does your Mother need to visit you anyway Quot. Irene Cullinan said a sergeant in the office asked her. After a week of sleepless nights and caring for two children on her own Cullinan saw nothing wrong in wanting her mothers Comfort. She had hoped that her Mother could visit her in Flynn housing each week. 1 Quot you re subjecting your family to possible attack if they come Here Quot she said the sergeant told her. A Many other communities allow a military id card Holder to sign in a guest after hours when the stars and stripes pointed thie out to col. John Miller the Deputy Community commander it the policy was changed to allow More flexibility Quot a Quot a Miller explained that some Security procedures had run into Quot glitches Quot and said that Many would be refined. The Security measures were not meant to be Over restrictive. And people should not overreact. Panic and rumours Are just the things that Community leaders Are trying to avoid Miller  despite this the increased patrols spark rumours of their own. Quot. Quot i heard a Cav cavalry soldiers wife was raped in the Mai room. They told us not to go there alone Quot said Genevieve Grant. She is also the wife of a deployed Soldier has two children and lives in the same stairwell As Cullinan. Quot someone said there were three other women a my Fop is to keep the Community Safe Quot says sgt. Reggie Stewart who is on duty checking id cards at the Burger King in Furth Germany. Raped  t these rumours Are false said commander Miller. Quot Rumor control is one of the biggest challenges that a commander has. We have to quash every one of them As rapidly As we  a a a rumours that bombs were found at the schools followed a series of recent Telephone threats Miller also said. Quot there were no bombs a he said. Quot we identified the individuals involved in All cases  a student at the school. The second was a student who went Back to the United states a he called Back Long . German and american authorities Are taking appropriate action in both cases he said., Miller recommended that people voice their concerns. By attending town Hall meetings or contacting the Leader of their support groups. Until they do that there a bound to be some confusion he said. A in Munich a strict curfew from 10 . Until 6 . Was imposed on military housing residents by Deputy r Community commander col. Richard a Manupella when the War started. He put the word out that violations could mean revocation of installation entry privileges. The purpose of the curfew was Quot not to lock people in their quarters Quot but to help Security forces identify people who Quot done to belong there Quot said a Community official who asked that his name not be Usell the so Virv inv r a ver was Aiso apparently -1&Quot oui Muu by the beginning of the. Second week. People returning to their quarters after the curfew would Quot simply be advised to go directly Home Quot the official said. Reactions to the curfew have been mixed. Quot its a hassle but its necessary Quot said one Soldier. Among the 600 students on the University of Maryland a Munich Campus feelings vary. Dan Thatcher the editor of the schools newspaper said that a lot of students. Described it As Quot martial  re there s been a lot of negative reaction but i feel its beneficial Quot he added. Student Metina Perez thinks the curfew is a Good idea. Quot it keeps track of everybody Here especially on the  in the Wurzburg military Community Brig. Gen. Robert a. Goodbary placed a inst of More than two dozen bars and discos frequented by americans off limits. Soldiers who disobey face being punished with an article 15. Family members or civilians were advised not to patronize businesses on the list. \. A. Quot it s a Good idea in a Way Quot said a Soldier stationed in the Wurzburg area. The Soldier who asked not  identified Felt Large bars and discos probably would be prime terrorist targets but disliked the fact that a Small pub he likes to visit in another military Community has also been put off limits. Quot smaller places being placed off limits is a Little bit overdoing it Quot he said. A Wurzburg family member who also asked to remain Anonymous said some bar owners May not want to be exposed to possible terrorist attacks any More than the americans who frequent their establishments. Quot they probably Don t want their bars bombed Quot she  could get killed  a. Brig. Gen. Wesley b. Taylor or. Warns against panic. People must be prudent but use common sense he said in the Jan. 18 edition of the Nurnberg. Military Community newspaper. Taylor is commander of the 1st. Army div base which now includes the military. Communities of Bamberg and Ansbach. A a we should avoid a sense of panic and avoid developing a syndrome of living in an armed  Taylor was quoted As saying in the article. We should t allow fear to entrap us and to limit us a ,Ribu,in9 this report staff writers Steve Taylor in Munich and John Millar in Wurzburg Page 14 a the stars and stripes