European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 04, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday february 4, 1991 the stars and stripes. Page 5 War in the Gulf military demands apology from can Riyadh saudi Arabia a . Military officials demanded an apology from Gable news network of saturday for saying the commander of . Forces in the Gulf had ordered it to Stop televising a news said that Gen h. Norman Schwarzkopf had issued no such order. They said the cutoff of to cameras after 30 minutes was part of an agreement worked put earlier by members of the news Media among themselves and accepted by . Officials. The televised 30-minute portion of saturdays Brief ing ended and it continued without the cameras. At the same time a can Anchorman in Atlanta told viewers a we would like to show you the rest of the briefing but by order of the commander in chief general Schwarzkopf we must Stop this coverage after 30 minutes. A general Schwarzkopf was reportedly annoyed at the. Controversial questions and ordered that the questions be Cut off at 30 senior military officers responsible for the briefings were furious when they Learned of the report. Schwarzkopf spokesman. Navy capt. Ronald e. Wildermuth accused can of Quot unprofessional a conduct in putting the report on the Ait without a accuracy. A r v y \ y a Quot a what can did will not help military Media relations a he said. A the press lost a lot of credibility today. They can aired an absolutely false report without checking with the source a this command ror even with their own office here.�?�. A there was no immediate response from can. Can correspondent John Sweeney who is based in Riyadh mentioned the subject Only in passing during a live report on the Days briefing. He said under a a change of ground rules a a the briefings would run longer but Only the first 30 minutes would be televised the network has been providing live coverage of the military a news briefings War began Jan t7.a. Other journalists have complained the briefings open to All Media were curtailed to about 30 minutes to act commodare the to cameras. They said the Tirrie limit impeded the amount and Quality of information the command was providing about the War journalists Atka thu . Military agreed to try a new Ute to revised portion followed ackgrbund�?T1�?T ses format for the daily w a briefing that includes a 30-min-. Quot a. A Quot veda a a Aba. Sion with military spokesmen. The new format was started saturday three Days after it. Col. Mike Gallagher the command s Media director agreed to Exiell the briefings beyond 30 minutes. A a. A a a a a army Reserve doctor surrenders after rally capt. Yolanda Huet Vaughn is escorted by a Dod special agent after surrendering. Kansas City Kan. A an army Reserve doctor who deserted her unit in protest of the persian Gulf War surrendered saturday after a rally and was whisked away to a military fort. Capt. Yolanda Huet Vaughn deserted from fort Leonard Wood after her unit was called to Active duty dec. 20. She was taken Back there following her surrender to face possible court martial. A i done to feel frightened by the possibility of jail Huet Vaughn said As she was driven by supporters who included actress Margot Kidder to the Federal courthouse in Kansas City Kan. A i am frightened that this War will go before surrendering Huet Vaughn spoke at a rally at a Kansas City mo., Church attended by 250 people a both supporters of hers and people resentful of her actions. She criticized president Bush during the rally saying a you ask me to support the killing of hundreds of thousands. For what a Oil this is supporters chanted Quot we will overcome while 20 dissenters shouted. A you. Took our dough Why wont you go a l Luet Vaughn who lives in Kansas City Kan rejoined the reserves six Days be Foro Iraq invaded Kuwait in order to fulfil her obligation to the service which helped pay for medical school. The 39-year-old Mother of three said Friday that she was prepared to face court martial rather than take part in a War she said will cause massive casualties that the .-led forces Are not prepared to treat. A a a / a. A a. Y a a Hel Lacious americanisms hugging lots brits London apr although the Union Jack and the stars and stripes arc on the same Side in the Gulf War the British Are fighting a country that sounds like a Beer Hawk a while americans Are bombing a this War run by the americans and More to the Point Lai Cly broadcast by them is blowing breaches in i the redoubt of our language and our pronunciation of Jit a Simon Heffer Harrum phed in saturdays editions of the daily Telegraph. I Raymond Whittaker wrote in the Independent a whatever damage the . Military is doing to the iraqis the violence it wreaks on the English language goes further and the sunday times offered a glossary of combat Slang including the recently famous americanism the word sounded fresh minted to the British when Marine it. Col. Cliff Myers used it to describe the fighting in Khanji. Its been around so Long in America though that its included in websters dictionary meaning a very great bad Heffer beefed about to reporters talking of a a loot instead of properly British a left tenants a of a Amis Nants a it Selss instead of Quot Iniss aisles Quot of Patriot missiles pronounced a a Patel instead of he added perhaps the most boggling usage encountered so far was uttered by an american military technical expert who when the missile attacks began on Tel Aviv and Riyadh was discussing a an tic Missel misses an american interviewer. A neither batted any eyelid when in mentioning the a i Rackys capability o f dealing with a Patriot misses a the expert ruled out the possibility of any a i Racky an tie an tie Missel Missel a Sands of time to detect oust lesbians by the los Angeles timer a Navy Admiral urged officers in charge of nearly 200 ships and 40 bases to step up detection Andali Scharge of lesbians a even though they might be a among the command Stop professionals a a according to a memo dated july 24, 1990, a and obtained by the los Angeles times. A there is a perception by Many that female homosexuality is somewhat tolerated while sexuality is dealt with swiftly and sternly a says the memo written by vice adm. Joseph s. Donnell former commander of the Navy a Atlantic fleets surface Force who retired Friday. A the stereotypical female homosexual is hardworking career oriented willing to put in Long hours on the Job and among the commands top professionals a Donnell wrote Quot whatever the reason for this perception that female homosexuality is tolerated in the Navy it is wrong Quot Don 4iel added in the memo. Quot demonstrate Equality in the treatment of male and female homosexuals. The problem wont just go away so we must Deal with it sensibly and fairly with due regard for the privacy interests of All a the memo says. Gay men and Woro amp a Are prohibited from joining the armed forces because Quot homosexual conduct seriously impairs the accomplishment of the military Mission by undermining discipline order and morale a according to the Pentagon. In sending out his message Donnell was a looking for a renewed emphasis on the enforcement of the homosexuality policy. He Felt there were abuses going on. He wanted people to be More aware and to pursue trying to get people to comply with the policy a Aid it. Cmdr. By land Dodge a spokesman for the the stars and stripes 40 years go today. Feb. 4, 1951 a Gen. Dwight d. Eisenhower told the american people that the defense of Western Europe must be maintained a until communistic imperialism Dies of its own inherent evils.�?�30 years ago . 4, 1961 a More than 1,500 rebel troops ambushed and encircled an isolated United nations uniting the Congo a Kivi province. One in. Officer was killed.20 years ago today. A feb. 4, 1971 a 1 he Senate finance approved inc John a Connally or. As Secretary of the Treasury after determining that his Rote in administering a wealthy oilman a estate was not improper. Connally received $750,000 Asco executor of the estate of Sid Richardson. Quot 10 years ago today. V feb. 4, 1981 a defense Secretary Caspar Weinberger said he is examining the possibility of deploying Neutron weapons in Europe. He questioned president Carters sudden decision to scrap the weapons after americans european allies had approved deployment. _
