European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 23, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4the stars and stripes saturday february 23,1991war in the Gulf a amps Gus Schuettler spec. Chad a. Canter co a 5th in 77th Arnul brigade is treated to Coffee and pastry from a group of German High school students and their teacher Helmut Mehrer right while he stands guard in Mannheim. German teen agers bring Sweet support to guards by Crystal Laureano staff writer Mannheim Germany a about a dozen German High school students armed with Coffee and Jelly doughnuts visited american soldiers on Gate duty thursday. A it is important to show that not All germans Are anti american because a lot of americans think that the germans Are against them a 17-year-old Yvonne Urei Sprecher said. A we want just to show them that not everybody is of that the Jelly doughnuts called berliners in German were chosen urbe both tasty and symbolic. The symbolism stems from a speech that president Kennedy made. At the Berlin. City Hall in 1%3. A a a Ich bin Ein Berliner was a famous sentence and Berlin was a Symbol of Liberty a teacher Helmut Mehrer said. A we bring them the doughnuts of the Liberty our com Moi idea. And we Hope like you that the infantry will not be involved in this Vera Wenz a 16-year-old student at the Lessing school said a because there were so Many anti american demonstrations this was a Why to demonstrate our Solidarity with the a bit of curiosity also played a part in the visit. A it is a Chance to speak to americans to hear their opinions about the War a Breit Speccher said. A people my age done to have any experience with wars so this is the first War we spec. Jack Carter of co a 5th in 77th brigade was one of the guards on duty. A i thought it was Good a Carter said. A one of them asked me How Long i was in the and what my rank was. L think they were a although guard duty is probably one of the least favorite duties among soldiers the War softens the dislike for the Job. A a a a in a very thankful for being Here and its by gods Grace that we Are Here because this company was supposed to Send two platoons to saudi Arabia said staff sgt Aaron Flanagan also with co cd then three Days before we were supposed to leave they told us we weren to going. A i think a lot of the Guys had mixed emotions about being Here instead of being there and they feel like they be been left out and they be not important any Flanagan a wife was visiting him when the teen agers arrived. A a Quot a a a. A a a. A. A �?o1 see some people spitting on our Hospital guards then i see others coming up with a peace food so i see it from All kinds of ways a said Sandra Flanagan who works at the Hospital in Heidelberg. A it was wonderful to come out of my meeting and come Over to say hello to my husband and see this. It is really great what the children have done. It makes me feel 51,000 can seek Sanctuary in . Desert Titena Merit Fillici Joseph Owen to each his own Washington athe Bush administration is preparing to let As Many As 51,000 people who fled wars in Lebanon Liberia and Kuwait stay in the United states temporarily sources said thursday. A new Legal status enacted by Congress last year called temporary protected status allows people who have tied War to remain in the United states until it is Safe to go Home. It is not known for How Long the temporary protected status would apply but the Law provides Tor a minimum period of six months and a maximum of is. A a the designation permits those under it to world Cal by and to apply for permanent residence. The designations were requested by undersecretary of state Lawrence s. Eagleburger on the recommendation of the state departments Bureau of human rights and humanitarian affairs. Eagleburger was particularly concerned about the plight of people who tied Liberia during the civil War that toppled the military government of Samuel Doe said the source. As Many As 13.000 people have died in fighting in Liberia since late 1080 and the strife displaced More than half the country a 2.5 million people according to a report prepared by sen. Edward no. Kennedy a mass. A cease fire was declared kist fall but a rebel Leader and a vice president under Doe have both proclaimed themselves president. A according to recent immigration and naturalization service figures there were As Many As 27,000 lebanese 14,000 liberian and 10,000 kuwaiti citizens in the United the Law attorney general Dick Thornburgh May designate a period of time during which these groups will have temporary protected status. A time for prayer a shouts the Small but conspicuous headline on Page 2 of the Riyadh daily a local newspaper. In the space below the Reader is advised that proper times in Riyadh on thursday for prostrating oneself toward Mecca will be 5 03 a.m., 12 07 ., 3 24 ., 5 52 And 7 22 The times vary in other cities because they depend on when the Sun rises and sets in each place. The times also change from one Day to the next for the same reason. Such painstaking calculations suggest that saudis cherish punctuality and precision but its just not so. Will the Mechanic fix the car on tuesday morning As arranged will the Driver in the far left Lane avoid the urge to make a right turn cutting you off dangerously will the construction project be finished on time a i Shallah a the saudis answer. A god i Hope no one at the stars and stripes office in Al Khobiar Ever has to summon an ambulance. We be had the place for three months now and nobody a including the landlord a has figured out what the House number is. Most saudi buildings done to seem to have numbers. At least the streets have names which was not the Case 20 years ago. The Telephone system is equally vague. If you meet a fellow named Abdullah Ibrahim Al aria i and he asks you to Call him but you lose his number a trip to the English edition of the Riyadh phone Book will yield 17 men with exactly that name. No addresses Are listed. Done to bother looking for women a numbers they Arentt listed at All. R government and business listings Are obscure too. The Royal guard Complex is listed alphabetically a under Al Sonal trading co. Is under a company a but Konin saudi elevator co. Is under using the phone Book presupposes that you have decided How to spell Abdullahu a name in roman letters of course. The King of saudi Arabia can be a fahd a a Fahad a or the red sea port of a Jed Dahl also is a Jid Dahl or a a a ? suppose that somehow you reach Abdullah. If he a unfamiliar with Western ways be wary about making an appointment. Many saudis regard appointments As merely a rough guide As to when a meeting is Likely to take place. The practice of scheduling things is not one with which they Are comfortable. One Western embassy staff officer said High level visitors from his country rarely get an itinerary for meet Ings with saudi dignitaries until the morning they arrive in the kingdom. A they just done to plan the Way we do. But when they do get things going they do a really Good Job of it a he you get used to it. Actually you never get used to despite the fuss Over prayer a a times time measurement is another vague aspect of saudi life. According to the Gregorian Calendar thursday was feb. 21, 1991. Saudis use the 354-Day Muslim Calendar and for them thursday was the seventh of Shaban 1411. Computing the Gregorian equivalent for dates of the past is hard figuring out future dates is impossible. The Muslim Calendar has 12 months. But the Start of each month is based on the first reported sighting of the new Moon an event that hinges on the weather and the Moon spotters attentiveness. Calendars printed ahead of time therefore Are Only estimates of what dates for the coming year will be. While this frequently casual approach to worldly matters often fails to accommodate Western priorities it fulfils saudi interests. They Reserve precision for what they consider most important a religion. Islam dictates what foods they eat How they Wear their _ clothes and the precise words they must use when re a Ferring to god. Westerners inclined to scoff at such Picayune detail might examine More critically their own preoccupation with television schedules Treasury Bill rates and batting averages. Each to his own. The stars and stripes. 4a
