European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Vol. 49, no. 300 sunday february 10, 1991 raids go on As talks focus on land War a a 35c Dally and 5dc sunday d 8693 a War in the from Staft and wire reports Riyadh saudi Arabia a top us military officials talked saturday about _ bringing the persian Gulf War Down to Earth and Allied warplanes rained More bombs on iraqi troops to soften them for a ground blow. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney and the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff Powell Are in saudi Arabia to assess the War for president Bush. They met saturday n Riyadh with the ill lip s. Commander in Wii it the Gulf Gen. H. Norman Schwarz Copf. And his staff Quot to discus a what Many believe is inevitable a a ground War to drive Iraq from Kuwait. A they talked a across the spectrum of the Campaign from a historical perspective of what has gone before where we Are right now Ana where we Are going a said Marine Brig. Gen. Richard Neal. He described the mood of the meetings As upbeat but added a when you re fighting a War its not slapping everybody on the Back and saying a great sporadic fighting meanwhile continued Friday night and Early saturday along the kuwaiti saudi Border. The 1st Marine div reported destroying an iraqi command and control Post. No . Casualties were reported. The marines along the Border West of the umm Godair Oil Field in Kuwait used artillery fire to Pound the command Post and also called in air strikes. On saturday Allied warplanes Over Kuwait fired missiles and bombs that ripped the turrets and treads off iraqi tanks flipping some belly up in the Sand. Quot after 24 Days of 57,000 combat and Supply sorties the bombers have destroyed up to 20 percent of the tanks artillery. And armoured personnel carriers in Kuwait and southerly Iraq the . Command said. Nearly a week of relative Calm in Israel was shattered Early saturday when Iraq fired another scud missile a the 31st launched at the jewish state. . Patriot air defense missiles in Israel intercepted a the scud according to Central come. However falling debris in the populous to Aviv area injured at least 26 people. Neal said f-15 fighters on patrol Over Iraq had seen the scud heading toward Israel but bad weather prevented the pilots from finding the launcher that fired the missile. However the pilots earlier destroyed another scud missile on its Mobile launcher in Western Iraq. A top. Saudi arabian official said saturday that a desalination Plant had been closed to prevent damage from an Oil Slick moving along the saudi coast. Mizar Al Tawfig vice president of the saudi meteorological and environmental Protection Agency said a desalting Plant was shut in Saf Aniya along the saudi coast. He sail the Oil Slick could reach the Juba ii area in two to three Days. The soviet Union has agreed to lend see raids on Page 10 \ a s. \ Ltd it drilling for Battle Madia Pool . 155mm self propelled howitzers from the 1st army div the saudi desert during a full Battle exercise last week. Many . Units have moved into positions along the kuwaiti Border preparing for a ground assault against dug in iraqi troops. Bomb to be used Vienna Austria up a a bomb exploded on a main International railway in Western Austria Early saturday damaging a stretch of tracks that were to be used to transport . Tanks from Germany to the persian Gulf. Transport of the tanks has angered Many austrians who say it violates the nations neutrality. Members of Austria a Small Green party had said Friday that they would Block the railway to Stop the tanks passage but on saturday denied any connection to the Bon Bing. The bomb that exploded left a 6-foot-Square Crater under the tracks and Bent the two rails said Michael Fritz a spoke mamat the Interior ministry a Security office in a a train Engineer spotted the Crater about 3 . Some seven hours later a second bomb was found on tracks running parallel to the crippled line and was defused without incident Fritz said. A a. A he said that an investigation was under Way and that no one had been arrested yet in the bombing. Interior minister Franz told austrian radio that the tracks about 30 Miles Northeast of Innsbruck rail line were scheduled to be used to transport . Tanks from Germany to forces in the persian Gulf. However Woschnak refused to speculate of the motive behind the bombing. A a damage by the bomb halted All rail travel in the area Early saturday but part of the railway was reopened by late afternoon. Fritz said the whole railway was expected to be operating by saturday evening. It was not immediately Clear if the bombing would affect the tanks . Tanks Are part of the last armoured units being deployed in the Gulf and would play critical roles if a ground offensive is launched against Iraq. Austrian politicians Jet the Fth stained that because Austria is a . Member and supports its resolutions against Iraq it is Austria a duty Tol help carry out the resolutions aimed a forcing Iraq from Kuwait. The bombing delayed thousands of travellers for As Long As several hours. The tracks Yive Switzerland and Paris As Well As providing the main transit route from Southern Germany to Italy. A a. A a a a. A. All Star chorus song of support Burbank Calif. Up dozens of the biggest names in entertainment and sports were gathering Over the weekend to record a song and video sending an apolitical message of support to the . Troops in the persian the All Star choir promises the voices of Hollywood heavyweights Michelle Pfeiffer Kevin Costner Denzel Washington meryl Streep Michael j. Fox and Sally Field along Toth such sports stars As Wayne Gretzky Mike Tyson and . Simpson. There should even be some legitimate singers among the 50-Odd participants including five Beach boys Michael Bolton Belinda Carlisle Tiffany Julio Iglesias Luther Vandross and Peter Cetera. The project is called a voices that care Quot and is the brainchild of Veteran songwriters Linda see chorus on Page 10
