European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes Friday March 1, 1991 at a glance Allied troops hoist a kuwaiti boy. Getting allies to pay up american and coalition troops have liberated Kuwait and have Quot trounced the iraqi Republican guard. Now comes the hard part getting . Allies to help pay for the Short but expensive conflict. A Page 5 Tough unique peace terms the conclusion of the Gulf War May be unique in that an iraqi Promise to quit fighting was not enough for the .-led coalition to end hostilities historians and military analysts said. 7 Page 6 Joy scepticism mingle. Relief Joy Jub Ilance but tempered with scepticism americans interviewed throughout Europe As Well As germans shared these feel ing about the cease fire. A pages 14-16 Index Abby Ann Landers. .19 action line. 16 comics. 19-21 commentary .13 crossword. 19 Lett ers. 12 Money matters.17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 22 weather 11 collection of time your stars and stripes Carrier will be calling soon. Please have your payment  in the Gulf scientists assess damage from blazing Wells Oil spill from staff and wire reports. The huge columns of Black smoke bit lowing from burning Oil Wells in Kuwait May cause Only Short term damage to the environment British and German scientists said thursday. But a British expert remains convinced that the massive amount of Oil Iraq poured into the persian Gulf Wilt haunt the waterway a environment for perhaps the next 100 years. Allied military officials have said Iraq set nearly 500 kuwaiti Oil facilities ablaze. It was not known How Many Oil Wells refineries and petrochemical facile tics were on fire Fin Iraq As a result of nearly six weeks of Allied bombing. Reports from Britian s department of environment and the Max Planck Institute for meteorology in Hamburg Germany show that the effect of the Well fires set by Iraq does no to look nearly As bad As first predicted scientists had predicted catastrophic environmental effects including smoke Clouds that would disrupt agriculture across Southern Asia and Darken skies around the world. John Birks a professor of chemistry at the University of Colorado said he expelled Suberc Ching temperatures would occur if the iraqis ignited 300 to 500 pressurized Oil Wells. A. But the British and German scientists Are finding that the effects Aren t nearly Quot so devastating. The British meteorological office believes the fires effects on the atmosphere May last for a number of weeks a spokeswoman said. The effects include soot falling with the Airt and lower Lem Perttu res created when the fires Black smoke shuts out the sunlight she said. A it looks As if it will be restricted to Kuwait and the surrounding area a she said. A a a a a a a a a Quot a a a a  a. In addition the Max Planck Institute figures that temperatures around the Wells will drop Only two degrees celsius but no significant temperature change will occur in outlying areas. However the fires May also cause other problems including acid rain since the Oil fires could produce hundreds of thousands of tons of Fulfur and nitrogen oxides experts believe. Quot because of its intense sul uric acid con tent the rainfall could Start impacting the water Supply and crops almost overnight. It depends on How much it Rains Quot Greenpeace spokesman Steve Elsworth said. The fires already have darkened skies North to Turkey and South to Qatar turn ing Day to night and filling the air with the intense stench of Oil. Greasy Black rain also has been reported in parts of Iran for weeks threatening to Poison drinking water and destroy crops. Billowing Black Clouds have stretched at least 900 Miles across Iran where officials  warned people with heart and respiratory problems to stay indoors. Even if the fires prove to be a Small environmental problem Tim. Thomas a wildlife officer with Britain a humane society is certain that the Oil Slick will be a major Burden in the Ulf. Thomas said that in certain areas of the Leulf such As the Coral reefs too years will be needed to replace lower sea life devastated by the Oil Slick. V. Thomas who recently returned from saudi Arabia after assisting the saudi government in its Bird cleanup efforts said it could take Between 20 and 30 years to replace the fish and lower Marine life such As jellyfish. The Birds will recover much More quickly he said. Thomas explained that the natural Flushing system in the persian Gulf moves slowly therefore slowing Down the process that eliminates the effects of tie Oil. Slick from the sea. German Security experts caution americans to keep their guard up by Edrea vis staff writer German Security experts reacted to news of a cease fire in the Gulf with words of caution for americans serving in Europe keep your guard up. A if anything we should have height Ned Security at this time after Saddam a Hussein a forces were disgraced on the Battlefield and certain Arab Hopes have been dashed a one German expert said thursday in Bonn Germany. The expert a Security adviser for the German government asked that his name not be used. He pointed out that the last significant wave of Arab terror in Europe closely followed the Arab defeat in the. Six Day War with Israel in 1967. The Palestine liberation front for example was responsible for a half dozen attacks on airliners and Western and israeli citizens in the five years following the War. A1 Fatah the military Arm of the Plo also staged a series of bomb attacks hijackings and assassination attempts in Europe and the Middle East in the first 48 months following the War. A a other european experts also suggest the need for further caution particularly for those who Are involved with jewish institutions or american British and French installations overseas a a we believe there is no Call for alarm but we also have no reason to decrease any safety precautions because of the cease fire Quot said Roland Bachmeier a terrorism expert for the German ministry of the Interior in Bonn. Quot our vigilance cannot be reduced in the least for any foreseeable amount of  referred to a recent government Security Agency report that said 3,500 Arab residents in Germany have had Contact with Radical Arab groups. However a the number is misleading because Only a few of these people Are considered Worth watching a and they Are being watched a Bachmeier said. A we done to expect Arab terror squads to come to Europe. If there a any problem it will probably Stem from those who live within the country and know the Lay of the  Bachmeier a warning was echoed by the ministry of economics in the German state of Hessen which has responsibility for Frankfurt International Airport. A a we re still on High Alert at the air. Port. The cease fire As pleasing As the news May. Be is no cause to let Down our guard a said Thomas pier a spokesman for the. Wiesbaden ministry. A spokesman for the Frankfurt Airport said thursday that Security at  remains High. A and i done to expect there to be less Security in the near future a the spokesman said. A. Some now correction because of an editing error in saturdays paper a Chart explaining the army a casually notification procedures referred to a spouses Chain of command. It should have said Chain of concern. Was i in tons amps army officials will now notify next of Kin by Telephone if their Active duty loved ones receive minor wounds that require them to. Be hospitalized according to a new army policy. A the policy also allows officials to Call families of soldiers with a very serious or a a serious illnesses or injuries army personnel officials said. Within 24 hours of the Call an army representative will visit the family followed by a written notice of the soldiers status. Individual communities still can elect to notify families of serious illness or injury in person though. A next of Kin will then be Given updates on the patients condition every five Days officials said. A As a Rule army officials Are discouraging next of Kin from visiting hospitalized Servic members because patients could be moved before the family arrived. However in cases where a doctor determines the Soldier is near death or a family visit would be critical to recovery the army will fund a family trip to the Dierks bedside said army spokes pc capt Barbara Goodno. Written notification of a soldiers us will be made via a mail Gram a Sage transmitted electronically to nearest Post office and usually Delb overnight., Goodno also said notifying officer make in person notifications alone though the com hand decides when i a chaplain will accompany the so performing the notification