European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february 10, 1991 the stars and stripes a a Page 7war in the gulf3 charged in Norfolk bomb. From wire reports Washington a three men were charged saturday with attempting to bomb a Norfolk va., tank storage facility containing flammable chemicals As part of a plot to collect insurance Money the Fri said.  a. A. A. A a a a a Charles e. Gresham 57, was arrested Early saturday in Ellicott City md., and was being held in Baltimore. He was accused of participating in the plot along with two men taken into custody in Arizona on Friday night the Fri said. Gresham was charged with conspiracy to use explosives to commit mail and wire fraud in connection with an attempt to recover insurance Money for chemicals he had stored in rented tanks at the Norfolk facility the Fri said. Also charged were Joseph w. Open Shaw 36, of St. Johns Ariz and Cecil h Ross 31, of Glendale Ariz. The two men were being held by the Fri in Phoenix. The arrests came a Day after Federal authorities said they had officially eliminated terrorism As a motive for the attempted bombing. The discovery of the bombs attached to two tanks at the Allied terminals inc., not far from the Norfolk naval base had led to fears that they had been left by terrorists. The company that owns the terminal rents tanks to other businesses for storing chemicals. The crude pipe bombs were found attached to a tank that contained a million Gallons of highly flammable methanol. Another tank where bombs were found contained less volatile sodium sul fates. On Friday the director of the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms issued a statement saying the investigation had1 officially eliminated terrorism As a motive for the incident. Stephen Higgins said there was no connection Between the attempt Dit bombing and the War in the persian Gulf. At officials noted that the crude bombs were similar to those used in most bombings in this  expressed doubt that even if the bombs had detonated they would have ruptured the tanks. Since the bombs were discovered police in the Norfolk area have received a number of bomb threats. All have turned out to be hoaxes including one that caused a Highway Slider the inner City Harbor to dose at Rush hour. This truck at Mcguire fab n.j., is carrying thousands of letters and packages for service members in the Gulf. Postman plays cupid towns pot Loving touch on mail Washington a americans Are Loving their Darlings in the persian Gulf this Valentines Day. Indeed for the postal service the volume of Romance mail has risen to a Lovington. In a Normal year about 2.5 million Valentines Are sent to 17 Post offices across the country to get special postmarks such As Romance Ark. Darling miss. Or Loveland Colo. This year the volume is up sharply with some spots getting three to four times the usual number of Valentines. A Large share of the extra mail is heading of the troops in the Tersian Gulf postal officials said. With mail averaging Between 12 and 15 Days to reach the Gulf its a bit late to Send a Valentine. But folks not concerned with exact timing can still Send items to postmasters in various towns with a request for the item to be remained with that special postmark. ,. A a popular choices include Darling miss. 38623 Loveland Colo., 80537 Loveland Ohio 45140 Loveland okla., 73553 lovejoyrga.t"30250-Lovejoy,ill�?o62059rtx Eviller md., 20656 Loving n. M., 88256 Loving Texas 76062 Lovington 111., 61937 Lovington n.m., 88260 Lovelock nev., 89419 Lovely Kyd a 41231 Romance Ark., 72136 Valentine neb., 69201 Valentine Texas 79854 and Valentines va., 23887. The Overall volume of mail going to the Gulf has dipped since the defense department asked americans to refrain from sending parcels to the troops. In addition movement of troops in the Region has slowed the volume of mail coming Back. Have there been problems in moving the Gulf mail a of course a said postmaster general Anthony Frank. A when tour re mailing to moving cities in the volume that we Are you Are going to have problems of course. F it a we Are averaging 150 tons a Day you know. A part of that is addressed to a any Serviceman and the rest is addressed to people shifting around on the shifting Sands. So it is complex.�?�. Frank said the postal service is getting the mail to military airports within two to three Days then its a Handoff to the military air come. But the time for a message to reach the Gulf and a reply to come Back can be a month he acknowledged with mail averaging 12 to 15 Days each Way. Its understandable that families Are anxious for mail he said but moving the volume is a problem with the flow averaging More than one piece of mail per service member daily. In the week of Jan. 30 to feb. 5, for example 150 tons of mail were shipped daily to the troops Frank said. Return mail averaged a dozen or More tons a Day although exact figures Are not immediately available he said. Both figures were Down somewhat from previous weeks. Included in the returning mail was a letter from men. Norman Schwarzkopf commending the Agency for its handling of the mail flow. Since the military buildup began last August Abo 40 million pounds of mail has been shipped to the. Gulf and 4.4 million pounds has come  trying to lower Cost of calling Gulf Austin Texas up a concerned that saudi Arabia is apparently making a profit on Long distance Calls from the persian Gult War zone a state Olti Cial Friday unveiled a plan to lower costs and Helpa families that have run up Large Telephone Bills. A a we re at War and no entity in this country or in saudi Arabia should be making a profit off our troops calling Home a said Marta Greytok a member of the Texas Public Utility commission. American families calling soldiers in saudi Arabia Are being billed $1.46 per minute with 73 cents going to . Telephone and no entity should be making a profit off our troops calling Home a Marta Greytok communications com a panics and 73 cents going to the saudi postal and Telephone system. Greytok said that while the am Otlet col. Elected by american companies barely covers costs the saudi government apparently is making a profit on its share. A it appears that the saudis portion goes _ not Only to help defray Telephone service but also to subsidize the Cost of postal service in saudi Arabia a she a said. A v. A a Greytok said she had heard stories of families running up Telephone Bills of up to $800 for Calls to the Gulf Region. A Quot. I. A ,. A a a a we do not need our courageous military men and women in the persian Gulf or their families to be burdened with what appease to be above Cost charges Tor Telephone Calls a she said. Greytok said she discussed the problem with officials at at amp to which has established a temporary toll free number to help families that Are haying trouble paying their Long distance charges. At amp to has furnished 1,000 Telephone lines for use in the persian Gulf. Individuals also can Call the number a 1-800-323-i help a to contribute Money to help pay existing Telephone Bills. A permanent line will be in place soon. In addition Federal communications commission chairman Andrew Barrett and commissioner a1 Sikes said Fulvey were willing a to Quot consider a Tariff filing from at amp to that would lower rates for persian Gulf Calls to a level that would Only recover actual costs Greytok said. Rates charged for International Telephone traffic Are negotiated Between the Telephone systems in each Couri Fry. A. Greytok said rate negotiations Between american companies and saudi Arabia have been undertaken. A but they need to be accelerated with an Eye toward providing our troops the ability to Call Home at rates no higher than the actual Cost of providing the service a she said. A we owe it to our  ,