European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday february 16,1991 the stars and stripes Page 5 War Effort a 7.l a. Quot a a Quot a  needs for clothing Washington a the fastest moving fashion items this season Are in the Pentagon a order books the defense department has just signed contracts for 3 million new camouflage. Jackets and trousers for operation desert storm. And the newly designed a Schwarzkopf Boot a requested by the persian Gulf commander a has gone into production and is to Start reaching the front lines around March 1. The Pentagon is paying about $58 million under contracts with five companies announced wednesday for 1.67 million jackets and 1.49 million trousers All in the desert camouflage Browne now familiar to americans. A because of the rapid buildup we re combing the United states trying to find any operation that makes them a said Frank Johnson a spokesman for the military a defense personnel support Center in Philadelphia. The contracts Are the latest in a series of Pentagon clothing purchases Tor the. War Effort. The new boots were designed after Gen h. Norman. Schwarzkopf complained that the Black boots issued to troops in the Gulf the. Same Type used in the Vietnam War were uncomfortable and impractical. The new boots Are Tan suede and have exterior Hooks instead of eyelets to keep Sand from getting in. They have a ventilation system on the Side. The military has ordered about 1.4 Mil lion pairs for $63.2 million Johnson said each Soldier in the Gulf was issued two jacket and trouser sets at the beginning of the . Buildup. Now the average is three each and the Pentagon wants to increase it to four Johnson said. A we Start delivering in the next few weeks a Chris Galvis executive Vic president of work Wear corp. Inc. In Greensboro n.c.,. I the company which normally makes uniforms for factories Gas stations and laundries is getting around $14 million to produce 671,450 combat jackets. A Salute to her Nephew Corky Macias of Chicago holds a picture of her Nephew a kuwaiti Border in saudi Arabia As she salutes during a presen Rine Lance Chi. Anthony Reyes 24 a who is serving near the tation of arms at a pro troop rally in Chicago on thursday. Most reservists deployable army says Washington a less than 2 percent of the More than 147,000 army Reserve and National guard members ordered to Active duty since August have been excused from duty for health or hardship reasons an army official said thursday. A people have been pleasantly surprised at the readiness of the reservists said Van d. Hipp the army a Deputy assistant Secretary for Reserve affairs noting that the army callup is the largest since the korean War. The rate of  reservists has been about the same As for the regular Active duty Force Hipp said. He said that about one half of the reservists called to Active duty have been sent to the persian Gulf. The others serve in the United states or at . Bases in Europe. Separately the army announced thursday it ordered 247 National guard and Reserve members from Florida Illinois new York and Wisconsin to Active duty for the persian Gulf War  with transportation units. Hipp also said that More than 10,000 retired army personnel have volunteered to return to Active duty since the Start of the War. He said 634 of those Are in uniform. Because the available Pool has not covered All skills needed by the army about 280 retired officers have been involuntarily put Back on Active duty he said. Most of those Are medical specialists. Oil Slick in persian Gulf nears big desalting Plant Manama Bahrain apr a Slick that has fouled some of saudi Arabia s most ecologically sensitive areas rounded the last Peninsula before the worlds largest desalination Plant on thursday officials said. Workers rushed to finish protecting the vital installation from the southernmost of the three Slicks fouling the Gulf. Saudi officials said Aerial flights showed that the Large Oil Slick might be following this smaller Slick Down the saudi coast. The tip of the smaller Slick hit the. Island of Abu Ali on thursday according to officials at the saudi meteorological and environmental Agency the Island at the Peak of a Peninsula just North of Jubal is Home to tens of thousands of migrating Birds. Jubal is the site of the worlds largest desalting Plant. It can process 230 million Gallons of Salt water a Day a the bulk of saudi arabians daily capacity of 580 million Gallons. The Plant supplies drinking water to the kingdoms capital Riyadh and parts of the Eastern province. That rely on fresh water such As Oil refineries will also be affected. The Slick already has fouled beaches from Khanji on saudi arabians Border with Kuwait to the Island of Abu Ali. That stretch contains More than 100 Miles of some of saudi arabians most important ecological areas. The first sea Turtle killed by the Slick was found wednesday and a dugong an endangered sea mammal was soaked in Oil. It had yet to be captured thursday. Nisar Tawfig a saudi environmental official said thursday the smaller Slick could hold As Many As 3 million barrels. A that Slick apparently caused by a . Attack on iraqi tankers off the coast of Kuwait had been estimated earlier at about 500,000 barrels of  Aerial flights taken thursday saudi officials said Little Oil was seen offshore Between Hanifah and Saf Aniya on the Northern coast leading analysts to conclude that the smaller Slick had moved South. Sands of time in the stars and stripes .40 years ago today. Feb. 16, 1951 a three chinese communist armies totalling about 120,000 men massed North of two . Defense lines on the Central korean front after a . Force smashed a communist encirclement and rescued a .-French Force. �?Tw30 years ago today. Feb. 16, 1961 a a Boeing 707 in route from new York went out of control As it approached the Brussels Belgium Airport and crashed into a farmyard killing 73 people aboard it. The victims included 49 americans among them the 18 members and coach of the . World ice skating team. 20 years ago today. Feb. 16,1971 a Nathaniel r. Jones the general counsel for  association for the advancement of coloured people called for Black civilian lawyers to be sent to Germany to defend Black soldiers in military trials. Saudi officials said workers on thursday re arranged Oil booms around the Plant for a third time. Booms were also moved around Ghazwan Power Plant a hug install action South of the desalting facility. If the Plant at Jubal is shut Down officials have said saudi Arabia May have to ration water. Key industries the massive Slick was at one time estimated to be part of three Oil Slicks containing 7 million to 11 million barrels of Oil. A. But the Slicks have been downgraded to a total of 3 million barrels or less according to a los Angeles times Story quoting saudi Arabia officials. Y7 0 years ago today. Feb. 16, 1981 a Chicago physician or. Alberto Silva filed a $75 >,0 j suit against a registered nurse he said had reneged on her Promise to marry him on St. Valentines Day