European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse A sunday february 10, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5war in the Gulf two Young kuwaiti girls work on electrical equipment at the kuwaiti educational Center in kuwaitis exiled to Egypt being trained to do Basic asks Cairo Egypt apr hundreds of Young kuwaitis Are taking crash courses in such Basic skills As. Sewing and car repair to prepare for returning to a Kuwait stripped of the riches and luxury it provided them until six months ago. Kuwait a exiled government is making the vocational training program compulsory for All 800 kuwaiti students Between the Ages of 13 and 18 stranded with their families san Cairo. They re preparing for the jobs that were performed by asian and Arab guest workers who fled the Oil Rich emirate after iraqis aug. 2 takeover. At a recent class Manal Sayer 16, carefully ironed a Rcd and White striped Gal Driya a House dress she had just made in her first Dewing experience. A a a a a. A v a a in a learning How to do this because when we go Back to Kuwait there la be no tailors and Well have to do everything ourselves a she said. A a we la have to rebuild our a. The kuwaiti educational Center in Chiroff und de by the Kuwait. Embassy to look after kuwaiti students launched the training program in january. Yaacoub Al Sharrah the centers assistant Dirac Torr said the training is to help the youngsters a a achieve simple and Quick tasks after the liberation of our country which was by some measures kuwaitis had the worlds highest Standard of living before Iraq took their country. Virtually All kuwaitis had servants. Al Sharrah said that after the coalition drives iraqi occupation forces from Kuwait Only kuwaitis will be in the county a to put the House in in the program boys Are taught mechanical skills such As plumbing and Basic electrical repairs. Enrolled at an egyptian vocational training Institute they learn How to install electric wires repair air conditioners Weld broken pipes and Deal with simple automotive malfunctions. Girls Are trained in sewing knitting cooking Home economics and electrical wiring. A As Manal Sayer works with her new dress other girls Are Busy cutting cloth sewing pieces together and listening to the teachers instruction.1 guardsman still awol others return. From wire reports Killeen,.tcxas. All but one of,40 Louisiana National guard a Meibers who had returned to fort Hood by Friday officials said. The officials added that eight guardsmen were taken into custody As they stepped off a bus by Friday afternoon All but one of the guardsmen from the 1st in headquartered in Shreveport la., had returned to fort Hood they had been absent without leave for two Days said Dan Nance a spokesman for fort Hood. A a a. Eight of the missing soldiers were returning by bus from Shreveport when they were taken into military custody without resistance Friday a torning at the Killeen Texas trailways bus terminal Nance said. Also Friday freshman rep. Chet Edwards a Texas whose District includes the , toured the facility and spoke at an afternoon news conference. A a the vast majority of those soldiers Are Good soldiers a Edwards said. A a handful of woe soldiers does not a reflect on anyone but themselves. The training for War is Tough. Fort Hood was never intended to be club _ sixty Saveh soldiers a 40�?Tof their declared absent without leave and 27 with one Day passes a left the base tuesday complaining of improper training and broken promises of a respite. Nance would not speculate on what kind of punish ment the soldiers face. Military lawyers however have said that it could Range from an admonition to confinement at hard labor. Most of the soldiers have been released to their units to await the results of the investigation Nance said. He said a High ranking division officer would investigate the soldiers complaints. Meanwhile he said base commanders were conducting frequent counts to prevent another unauthorized exodus that could further Embarrass the National guard unit which is being trained for duty in the persian Gulf. A a a. A to very disappointed with these soldiers and their actions a said Louisiana National guard maj. Gen. Ansel Stroud. A i believe they Radii a very foolish unwise decision and it has caused me a great Deal of Stroud acknowledged that training has been strenuous and the weather unusually cold arid Rainy. But he insisted that none of the Maneu vers were out of the routine for combat training. The exodus from for mood began tuesday in what some guardsmen said was an Effort to of us attention on their complaints of mistreatment and broken promises of time off. They claimed they had been forced to train in cold weather with inadequate clothing. Most of the guardsmen returned to their Homes in and around Shreveport. Officials said they also thwarted another group of guardsmen that had planned to leave. Air Force Calls retirees 1 St time Sands of time Washington up the air Force on Friday ordered More than 130 a retired personnel involuntarily recalled to Active duty. It Yves the first time retired air Force Quot personnel have been recalled to duty involuntarily. A. Those ordered Back into uniform will fill critical positions left vacant by personnel who have been deployed to the persian Gulf. A spokesman for the air Reserve personnel Center which handled the recall said 134 of those being called Back were being involuntarily activated. In addition 16 retirees had volunteered to return the spokesman said. The first 150 retirees Are largely biomedical personnel such As pharmacists anaesthetists Laboratory technicians and orthopaedic technicians. The personnel Center ordered the first group to report to Lackland fab in san Antonio Texas by feb. 21.-there they will be processed and receive medical checkups. A a they will then be assigned to air Force medical facilities in the United states for six months. The personnel Center which is based in Denver is responsible for providing centralized personnel support to the air National guard and air Force Reserve. In emergencies it mobilizes reservists and retired air Force personnel to fill critical vacancies in the air the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Feb. 10, 1951 a . Troops in Korea drove to within one mile of Seoul closing their trap around thousands of communist soldiers caught in a pocket just below the city.30 years ago today. Feb. 10 1961 a two members of an alleged russian spy ring ordered to stand trial in London for the theft of atomic submarine secrets have been identified is a new York couple linked with Rudolph Abel espionage operations in the United states. �?T20 years ago today. Feb. 10, 1971 a the worst earthquake in 38 years struck los Angeles sending people running from their Homes in panic As buildings collapsed Bridges fell onto freeways and broken Gas Mains set off fires.10 years ago today. Feb. 10, 1981 a president Reagan decided to retain air Force Gen. David Jones As chairman of the joint chiefs of staff allowing him to serve out the remaining 17 months of his term. Jones had been criticized for being too close to the Carter administration. A a
