European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday february,24,1991 the stars and stripes Page 5 War in the Gulf citizens firms donate Cash to War Effort by Marcy Gordon associated press writer Patrick Carroll Isnit a Rich saudi Oil Sheik and his steel fabricating business near san Diego is hardly under threat from Saddam Hussein a War machine. But Carroll who has a brother serving with the Navy in the persian Gulf has Given the . Government $500 to help pay for the War against Iraq. A a in be got a brother Over there. I i done to think its too much for me to do a Carroll the owner of Carroll Metal works in National City said Friday., he said his company has no connection with the military. He just wanted to do his part. Other people like Carroll in towns like Baxley  a and Harrison Ark Are writing checks a Large and Small a Touncle Sam. A so far they be contributed More than $31,000 to help finance the War a enough to pay for As much As 17.3 seconds of fighting in the Gulf. The Bush administration estimates Tolje War costs Between $150 million and $1.65 billion daily. Billions More Are coming from wealthy countries that belong to the Allied coalition against Iraq. They include nations on the front lines of the conflict such As saudi Arabia Kuwait and the United Arab emirates As Well As . Partners like Germany and Japan. So far of the $53.5 billion in Aid the United states has been Purohi Isid by other countries $14.9 billion has been received in Cash goods and services without being asked individuals Small companies and groups around the United states already have chipped in according to data released by the Pentagon. Sixteen companies contributed a total of $2$,555 to the War Effort. Twenty two organizations mostly american legion posts in various locations gave a total of $2,645.individuals in foreign countries also have contributed to the defense cooperation account but 373 of the 395 individual donors Are from the United states the figures show. The remaining 22 Are from France Germany. Japan Britain Australia Canada Greece Italy the Netherlands and the Philippines. Names of donors and the amounts Given were not provided. A a it a just to give something to All of them Over there a a said Martha Singer a member of the ladies auxiliary of american legion Post 675 in Dayton Ohio. The 200-tnember group voted to donate $75 from its Treasury. Several members have children or grandchildren scr ing in the Gulf. Singer said. She said the group viewed contributions As the Best Quot Way to show support for All of  Pilot recalls  Downs of combat capt. Scott Thomas left and his Wingman it. Eric  Edwin Chen the los Angeles times saudi Arabia a in the five minutes that it took him to Parachute onto iraqi soil air Force capt. Scott a Spike Thomas had plenty of time to think about the enemy troops he had just finished bombing. A it was a Long time a the f-16 Pilot said Friday recalling his Rescue earlier in the week by a helicopter just As iraqis closed in from two directions firing at the getaway chopper. As he plunged through the Clouds from 12,000 feet Thomas mentally ran through his checklist ticking off the items in his survival kit water Foo two Way radio life raft and 9mm pistol. Then he focused on How to avoid the a bad  �?o1 was try ing to find a Good place to land a he recalled. There was still some Daylight left and As he cleared the Clouds Thomas was Able to see for about five Milev in All directions. There was no enemy fire. As he touched Down about 50 Miles North of the saudi Arabia Border Thomas looked up and saw his Wingman and Friend it. Eric Dodson circling overhead. Thomas quickly contacted him by radio. Dodson told Thomas to stay put he would coordinate the scarch and Rescue Mission from above. With a thunderstorm heading his Way Thomas bleeding from the Chin set up Camp making a shelter by propping his raft Over two Bushes. A the first hour passed pretty quickly a Thomas 27, recalled. A the second was the longest of my  Thomas passed the time by gathering stones for souvenirs thinking about his Harrow escape from the f-16, whose engine had inexplicably caught fire after a successful bombing Mission Over Iraq. Ress of when Thomas began experiencing engine trouble he and Dodson members of the 33rd so of the 363rd tac fighter Wing from the Shaw fab in Sumter s c., were about 100 Miles from the saudi Border. A a you re on fire a radioed Dodson who was Hying about 500 feet away. A then everything literally went downhill Quot Thomas recalled. He had three options. A one is to make it across the Border and land at an airbase second to Cross the Border and Jettison and third and worst is to jump out in Irani territory a he  within minutes both he and Dodson a classmate at the air Force Academy knew that Thomas had Only one Choice a the worst one. A the actual ejection was not too violent. The Jet flew on for about eight Miles and got away from me and did not draw attention to me Quot Thomas said. A it is an amazing sight to jump out there to see a flaming f-16 flying out Between your  then the helicopter flew Over his location apparently not having seen him. That is when Thomas tossed caution to the winds. A i was then screaming on the radio a hey Guys you passed me up. In Mon the left a a Thomas continued. But he heard nothing for an agonizing three minutes then a the next thing i saw was this helicopter right in front of my face. It puts Down and they Send out a Guy to get me. Tie was like a self contained army and his most effective weapon was his arms lie had these huge arms a Thomas recalled. A file grabbed me and shuffled me into the  shortly after the helicopter lifted off iraqi soldiers fired on it but missed. As the helicopter hew through the night Back toward saudi Arabia Thomas passed Ouchis Stone souvenirs to the men who had saved him from capture or death. Sands of time for $15 in the stars and stripes Ion in War funds 40 years ago today. Washington a president Bush asked Congress on Friday for $15 billion in taxpayers Money plus authority to spend $53.5 billion pledged by foreign countries to begin paying for the persian Gulf War. White House officials said those amounts should be sufficient to cover the conflicts costs through March 31. Additional funds would be needed if the fighting extends beyond that  plans to consider the request this week. Leading democrats have said they want to look closely at the numbers but expect lawmakers to provide All the Money needed to support the War Effort. Tie administration has said the Money would be raised through borrowing. A few democrats have said a War tax should be considered but the idea has received Little sup Bush a request also contained the administrations most detailed accounting of the wars Price tag. According to White House documents the confrontation with Iraq in this fiscal year will Cost $40 billion through March 31 a not including the actual costs of combat. Fiscal 1991 Becan oct. 1. ,. The White House estimated that the fighting is ranging in Cost from $150 million to $1.65 billion daily. Officials provided no Overall Cost estimates for the combat which began Jan. 16. White House budget director Richard Darman said the Range in the estimates for the i cited states daily expenses was due to the varying types and numbers of weapons and ammunition being used. A the first Day 114 tomahawks were fired at $1.3 million each a Darman said referring to the cruise missiles fired that Day by . Ships. A a that a not happening these  in papers defense Secretary Dick Cheney sent Darman on feb. 12, Cheney estimated that fighting alone a lasting through March a would Cost $25 billion to $44 billion depending on the types of tactics and equipment used. Darman said Friday that those figures were preliminary. Overall Cheney estimated that the . Deployment in the Gulf and a three month War would Range in Cost s Between $58 billion and $77 billion. The White House papers released Friday estimated the costs of keeping . Troops in the Gulf at $21.4 billion for october through March including salaries transports Tion fuel and other costs. The countries that have provided the most assistance Are saudi Arabia with $6 billion Kuwait $3.5 billion Germany $3 billion Japan $1.3 billion and United Arab emirates $1 billion. About $100 million More has come from other sources. Feb. 24, 1951 a assistant Secretary of state George  Mcghee said he believes the West could count oif support from the Arab world in the event of War with the soviet Union. ,. 30 years ago today. Feb. 24, 1961 a British european airways and air France added flights to West Berlin to serve passengers stranded by a strike by pan american airlines which has cancelled All of its flights in Germany. 20 years ago today. Feb. 24, 1971 a it. William l. Calibey jr., on trial in a military court at fort Binning ga., admitted that he fired at a handful of vietnamese civilians in my Lai South Vietnam nearly three years ago and ordered the mass execution of others. But he said he Felt he did no wrong. A 10 years ago today. A feb. 24, 1981 a soviet president Leonid Bre Nev proposed a face to face meeting with president Reagan and said such a meeting was the Only Way to break the deadlock in superpower relations