European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 b the stars and stripes thursday March 7, 1991 from Page 1 government but tens of thousands of iraqis were believed killed in the War. More Western journalists were report quoted missing wednesday in Southern Iraq and an iraqi opposition group said at least five foreign reporters were seen in the custody of iraqi government forces. More than two dozen journalists were unaccounted for a although a few called their news organizations to say they Safe in Damascus Syria a spokesman for iraqi shiite moslem opposed to Saddam said his group was told five foreign journalists were seen monday being led out of Basra by iraqi soldiers French Media reports said a substantial number of the missing journalists might be held by the Republican guard. The . Central come released the names of other americans freed tues a Day . The marines were it col. Clifford m.,-Acrcc, 39, of Seattle capt. Michael c Berryman 28, of Cleveland okla. Chief warrant officer Guy l. Hunter jr., 46, of Moultrie a. Capt. Russell . Sanborn 2, of Doland Fla. And maj. Joseph j. Small Iii 39, of Racine wis. The former pos in the air Force Are col. David w. Eberly 43, of Brazil ind. Maj. Jeffreys Tice 35, of Sellersville a. Capt. William f. Andrews 32, of Syracuse . It. Col. Jeffrey d. Fox 39, of fall River mass. Capt Harry a Roberts 30, of Savannah a. Capt Richard d. Storr 29, of Spokane Wash. And 1st it Robert j. Sweet 24, of others also freed tuesday were army spec. Troy l. Dunlap 20, of Massac Iii. And army staff sgt. Daniel j. Stamaris jr., 31, of Boise Idaho. From Page 1 fessed neutrality in the War but has helped iraqis kurd and also backs an opposition group led by a fundamentalist shiite Muslim cleric. The iranian leadership has made it Clear that it would like to see shiite fundamentalists govern Iraq its foe in the 1980-88 War. \ one military source said there is no evidence of any iranian influence in the unrest. A a we done to Sec that right Row he said a that May Cirne to Light and its certainly something that not Only we but everybody is the military source said he docs not believe the resistance that spawned the unrest has any Type of centralized control behind it. A a in a not sure that its purely spontaneous but this is not an orchestrated Effort by one Central group he said. A the Only people that seem to be Wei coordinated in this entire matter is the government Effort to quell it. That a Only occurred in the last Day or two.�?�. Overall it appeared that Saddam was maintaining his grip on Power despite revolts in about a dozen iraqi cities said . Military officers in Riyadh saudi Arabia speaking wednesday on condition of anonymity. One officer said the situation in the South remained Quot fluid a but a Active resistance a had ceased in Basra iraqis second largest City. Another report on Baghdad radio said the ruling. Revolutionary command Council had decided to Reward members of the Republican giving each spid Fei . $3 h a month previously each guardsman made $900 monthly. A. A. A. A army and police volunteers were granted a salary increase of $150 per month and regular soldiers were Given an extra $50 monthly. A on tuesday the officials had reported signs of an impending tank Battle Between members of the a club incan guard Saddam a most Loyal forces and army units believed to be rebelling because of iraqis punishing defeat in the War. The . Officers relying mainly on Aerial surveil. Lance said. Wednesday that it now appeared the Republican guard had gained the upper hand and that All troops were a on the same one officer said however that Karbala the shiite muslims holy City Southwest of Baghdad Iraq was in turmoil. They also reported strife in an Najaf another iraqi City of shiite shrines farther South. Buildings were on fire in Karbala and a Republican no one injured in crash of 11th army Cav copter Fulda Germany a an 11 the army Cav regt scout helicopter crashed in a Field wednesday afternoon a Community spokeswoman said. No one was injured in the crash which occurred at 3 15 . Near the town of Gross Niider according to Renate Stieber. The oh-58 helicopter assigned to the regiments 4th so was on a training Mission. No other details were crash is under investigation Stieber said. Guard unit was moving toward the City one officer said. A the voice of the people of Kurdistan an opposition radio station reported tuesday on the rebellion in the kurdish Region and urged on the revolt in the South. A Kurdistan with its Power strength and its Well known history of struggle is with you to shake the throne of the criminal tyrant in Baghdad and alleviate your suffering and plight a said the radio monitored in London. It is run by the patriotic Union of Kurdistan a marxist group. A 1. ,. The kurd have sought autonomy from Iraq for decades and have been brutally repressed by Saddam a regime. A . A . A. Jalal Tala Bim Leader of the patriotic Union said tuesday from Damascus Syria that the guerrillas had taken control of several iraqi towns in mountainous Kurdistan. They included Erbil the provincial capital of 900,000, and Salah Al Din Kharbat Aratow and is Miklik. A. Talaban said a tens of thousands of kurdish guerrillas were confronting a loyalist Force of about 60,000 in the North. The guerrilla claims could not be independently verified. Meanwhile some iraqi refugees have been seen flee. Ing to Kuwait to escape the unrest a military official said wednesday. A. A . A a in a kind of flabbergasted by it a one official said of the iraqi flight. A a it fairly steady Stream. We done to have a Good feel for it writer Ron Jensen contributed to this report wife from Page t incomplete. Guy Hunter was coming Home As was a fellow Pendleton Marine it. Col. Clifford a whose name had appeared on the first list. A i am just so relieved a Mary Hunter said. A v a. A a i am so liar spy so Acree a wife i indy confirmed the Good news about her husband too. A Quot we have received official word from the Marine corps that Cliff is of a she said in a prepared statement. Faces a it places Quot he has not boarded yet a the cries of Joy and sighs of Relief at Camp Pendleton were echoed nationwide As the iraqis turned Over 15 american prisoners to the International com Milter of the red Cross in Iraq. The released soldiers arrived in saudi Arabia on of them had been listed As prisoners of War and nine As missing in action. A a in a just ecstatic a said Mary Storr Mother of missing air Force capt Richard a Storr of Spokane Wash., who was last seen in Iraq by the Crew of lbs reporter Bob Simon. Nato s Mobile air units in Turkey to be withdrawn Brussels Belgium a amps a citing a reduced iraqi threat in the Region nato has decided to withdraw its rapid deployment air Force from Turkey Alii a Nee officials said wednesday. A the Allied come Europe Mobile Force air which included 18 aircraft from Germany 18 from Belgium and six trom Italy a will in the immediate future return Quot Home the officials said in a statement. A a. -. A nato will also scale Back measures it put into effect to protect shipping in the Mediterranean and those designed to enhance air defense capabilities in the alliances Southern Region the officials said nato also increased the use of Alliance surveillance aircraft in the Region. A a these will be progressively terminated As the units concerned return to Normal training status or re deploy to their Normal operating areas a the statement said. Quot from wire reports among the. Hottest trading cards being collected and swapped by children along the Border Are those featuring photos and vital statistics of . Customs service drug sniffing dogs. A the set of cards features labradors pit bulls Golden retrievers German shepherds and even an Airedale terrier. School officials students and customs agents from crowns Villa Texas to Yuma Ariz say cards featuring baseball superstars now play second fiddle to trading cards of canine standouts such As j.d., a Black lab who Twe found 878 pounds of marijuana in the false floor of a trailer Home. The idea for the cards came from two Dallas customs agents. The cards have become so popular that customs officials Are negotiating canine with a major dog food manufacturer to distribute the card sets nationally in bags of dog food. Toddlers save mom a pair of very Little boys Are very big heroes for acting quickly to get help when their pregnant Mother suffered a life threatening diabetic seizure. Quot Joseph Zappa 3, and his 5-year-old brother Andrew will receive fire department commendations from St. Paul minn., mayor Jim Scheiber. A it is spectacular that a 3-year-old and a 5-year-old could assess this medical situation and then intervene appropriately Quot acting fire Chi Ewohn Colonna said. Last week Joseph found his Mother Susan who is two months pregnant unconscious in their Home. He run to a Are latest craze phone and called 911 for emergency help reporting that his Mother was sick but not much else. Andrew said he then took the phone. A i said that mom had diabetes. They had to get some sugar in her.�?�. Paramedics arrived within minutes and did just that reviving mrs. Zappa 33, with intravenous Spike Spray fashion conscious students Are smuggling contraband hair Spray into Broward Fiad county schools to maintain their Spike coiffure. Plagued by Clouds of Sticky Spray in school bathrooms administrators at one third of the county a 29 Middle schools have banned hair Spray and confiscate it when they see it. Administrators Are also concerned that students could injure their classmates by sprinzing them accidentally a or deliberately. \ the policy applies to girls and time to spare. Gospel Singer Michael w. Smith says he a amazed president Bush had time for a White House Chat hours after announcing a cease fire in the persian Gulf War. Smith who was in the Washington area for a concert met with Bush for about 15 minutes last thursday. Bush announced the cease fire late last wednesday. Actually sit arid talk with the president at such an historic moment a the Day of the cease fire a just blew Rny mind a Smith said tuesday. A
