European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday february 15r 1991 the stars and stripes i a Page 5war in the Gulf s v.v8.\xxx Mardi gras in the desert Gas mask toting . Army soldiers improvise their own Mardi gras Parade wednesday near a desert storm fuel depot in saudi Arabia. It was their Way of celebrating the real Mardi gras carnival held in new Orleans. Army says it s Short of Catholic clergy by the Baltimore Sun Baltimore. A because of a nationwide shortage of roman Catholic priests and the reluctance of most Catholic Bishops to re least clergy for military service 360 Catholic chaplains under the age of 40 Are urgently needed for Active duty army recruiters say. A the Navy marines and air Force Are not experiencing the same shortage of Catholic chaplains As the army. Nor do any of the other services have a comparable need for additional protestant and jewish clergy. V Sands of time in the stars and stripes40 years ago today. Feb. 15, 1951 a the . General Assembly killed two soviet resolutions seeding to condemn the United states As an aggressor against communist China. A a. A. �?�30 years ago today. A spokesman for the Catholic Church said that it has the same ratio of priests to military personnel in saudi Arabia and the persian Gulf As the Catholic population on the Home front a one priest for every 1,100 congregants. But for Catholic military families outside the War zone the shortage of More than twice As severe. The ratio of priests to . Catholic soil Dicks and their dependents generally is one to 2,500, said the Rev Michael Mccormack who is on the Silver Spring md., staff that administers the churches military chaplaincy program. Lie said that 130 of the 687 Catholic priests on full time Active duty with the armed forces Are serving in the Gulf area. He estimated the number of catholics among the Gulf forces at 150,000. A we need a minimum of-530 to 550 on Active duty and we Only have 189,�?� says maj Gregory Sykes one of two army recruiters based in Washington. He said that the army so desperate need of More Catholic chaplains has forced recruiters to make exceptions to the age requirement. Galvin says Turkey has defense gaps Casteau Belgium a the dozens of planes and ships rushed by Nat o nations to Turkey and the Mediterranean have bolstered dozen pcs to a a tis Fuet Ory level the alliances top military commander in Europe save. To . Gen. John a Galvin said Tykey would like a a Little bit Niobe a military support from the North Atlantic treaty Ora animation but declined to give details. A we have not completely filled turkeys requirements and we re still at it a Galvin supreme Allied commander Europe said in an interview wednesday. Although nato itself is not involved in the Gulf War its members have dispatched planes missiles and other hard Ware to strengthen turkeys defences against possible iraqi aggression. A Turkey is the Only one of the 16 allies sharing a Frontier with Iraq. In addition the nations have sent patrol planes surveillance ships mine detectors and Inch sweepers to the Mediterranean to make sure the sea lanes remain open for merchant shipping 7 a a a Ere at a level right now thais sat a i factory in terms of the current Situa to Ion a Galvin. Said. A if the sit u at Ion changes then it might be necessary to do More or less depending on which Way things go.�?�. A a in signing with nato which was. Created in 1949, Rise niger nations consider an armed attack on any one of them As an attack on All. Some critics argue the a aka re govern rent has invited attack by permitting american warplanes to use in Ciurlik a for missions against Iraq. It Galvin stressed that the 42 Short Range bomber and reconnaissance planes sent by Belgium Italy and Germany at turkeys request have not participated in . Missions. The Allied planes located at Perhac and Diyarbakir air bases a stay Over t Turkey. A a there a no connection Between them and . Forces in Turkey a he said. Turkey also has received Patriot surface to air missiles from the United states and the Netherlands. Germany has promised i Law surface to air missiles. In to world convulsed by Gulf War feb. 15, 1961 a the soviet government officially withdrew recognition of Dag Hammarskjold As the , Secretary general and demanded that All foreign troops he withdrawn from the congo.20 years ago today. 7 feb. 15, 1971 . Bombers roamed across the East West Axis of the to Chi Minh Trail in Southern Laos in an Effort to Clear out North vietnamese hideouts overlooking the Highway 9 approaches to the town of sep one. i0 years ago today. Feb. 15. 1981 a Marine pfc. Robert r. Garwood convicted of collaborating with the Viet Cong and assaulting a fellow american pow. Was Dis honorable discharged hut not Given a prison sentence. Des Moines Iowa a shortwave radio listeners said they get from Static filled frequencies what they can to get anywhere else a sense of what life is like amid War in the Middle east1. Kelly Krueger of Sioux City began listening to shortwave broadcasts from saudi Arabia Iraq and Israel and great Britain a few Days before the persian Gulf War began. A a it a the next Best thing to being there a Krueger said the thug 11iked about it is it was the instant it was happening. One of the Guys was actually under fire. It was going on right now. It Wasny to by the hour a sales of shortwave radio receivers have increased dramatically since the Gulf crisis began. Suppliers cannot keep up with the demand said Larry Magne editor in chief of the Annua passport to world band. Radio. He estimated that 200,000 to 500,000. Sets Hae been sold since the end of december. About 1 million were sold in 1990 and about 3.5 million were sold from 1986 to 1990, he said. Listeners pick up everything from War propaganda and weather forecasts to gasoline prices in the. Middle East As Well As reports about How civilians and soldiers Are coping with the War. A a a most of the shortwave broadcasters broadcast information about their coun a a try their music different types of culture and How they live Day to Day a said Joseph Woodall of Mabelvale Ark. A a thai a Why shortwave is so Nice you feel like you re in the Woodall said israeli broadcasts were tense during iraqi scud missile attacks. A a they re describing what they re seeing at the scene and you can Tell they re talking through a Gas mask a he said. A a it a been a very intense Woodall also heard iraqi broadcasts in English aimed at . Soldiers in saudi Arabia. A when i tuned into radio Baghdad a this was shortly before the War broke out they told our troops a do you want to be victims of War a they told our Guys to go Home to their wives and sweethearts. Its mainly propaganda try int to break the morale of our unlike Amateur radio known As a Ham radio Quot people using shortwave radio receivers do not require government lice rises and cannot transmit information. The shortwave bands arc used worldwide most often by government operated radio stations such us the voice of America radio Moscow the British broadcasting corp. World service and iraqis English language pro Grann several Veteran listeners said shortwave stations broadcast information More quickly than most commercial outlets but rarely carry information not offered by the . Media Hee Ause they too Are subject to military censorship. However shortwave radio has More in depth coverage they said. A s a a you get More news. You get More detailed news a said . A a Gib Gibson of Renton Wash. A most of the shortwave stations. Are not dependent on commercial sales and done to have to allocate x number of hours to
