European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday March 8, 1991the stars and stripes Page 5 in the Gulf families of mias hold out for answers by Dean j. Murphy the los Angeles times the Long wait is Over for the families of 14 missing airmen whose gunship disappeared in the skies Over Kuwait five weeks ago but unlike the jubilant relatives of the 21 pos freed this week by iraqi there was no cause for Celebration wednesday in the Florida Panhandle. A air Force officials at the scene believe All Crew members perished a the Pentagon said in a Brief statement. A the families of. All 14 missing Crew members have been  wreckage of the ag-130 spectre air Craft was found in the persian Gulf about a half mile offshore near the saudi kuwaiti Border. Rescuers identified the wreckage As the missing gunship out of Hurlburt Field fla., Headquarters of the air Force special operations come. A we found out monday that the aircraft had been located and they had divers searching a said Dixon Walters sr., whose son air Force capt. Dixon Wal ters jr., was aboard. A when he did t show up among the pos being released our Hopes went Down to Zeroth Kimberly Walters the missing captains wife was taking the news a very hard a Dixon Walters  they have a daughter Jessica who is 31/and a boy Hunter who is 7 months Quot he said. A the wrote his wife a letter that he would do it again and again if his country called on  a Beverly Blessinger whose Hwy Elfiida. Staff sgt. John pm Blessinger also was killed in the crash said that family Mem bars of the downed airmen were having Quot a million different feelings about the news. �?o1 think we Are All very proud a she said a a. A a a a a a. The grim discovery of the ac-130 cuts by More than half the number of americans classified by the Pentagon As missing in action. Although the 14 airmen will remain on the missing list during an investigation of the crash a Pentagon spokeswoman said that the practical a Short list now has 12 names. For the families of those dozen soldiers still unaccounted for word of the sunken wreckage came As a painful reminder that the War is not yet Over for them. As the nation almost Giddy with its Battlefield Success readies for ticker tape parades and Welcome Home parties some families still lie awake at night wondering about their loved ones. Quot a it is the not knowing Quot said Helene Turner of Richfield,.minn., whose son Navy it Charles j. Turner has been missing since a Jan. 18 bombing Mission. A it is actually  1 a a Quot Charles Turners wife Sharon and Hist Mont avoid son Andrew arrived tuesday in Richfield a Minneapolis suburb where Turner grew up to spend time with Helene Turner and her husband. Lowell. Sharon Turner lives at a naval air base in Whitbey Island. Wash., but both families decided the distance had become too great. With smiling pos parading across the living room television the Turners needed to be together. Quot we Are gathering strength from each other Quot Helene Turner said. Quot we Are All getting very anxious. The War is Over now and now  them to  crash Sites and Tell us what happened. A it is hard to think of him Quot she said stopping in mid sentence As she began to sob Quot being there and not having him  / a v Charles Turner. 29, was the flight officer of an. A-6 intruder Bon Ber piloted by Navy it. William t. Costen 27, a dose buddy of Turners who Sang in Charles and Sharon Turners wedding. William s. Costen a St. Louis physician said he has not Given up on his son and the other airman although he got a real scare on tuesday when a Navy Captain arrived at his Home. A. A the had called my Wile and she got me out of a lunch Quot the senior Costen said. A i zipped Home expecting to hear one Way or the other. But he jus wanted me to know that none of the released personnel was Navy so it  be  a Gulf Success won save costly military items Washington apr . Military prowess in the persian Gulf War wont necessarily persuade Congress to approve More funds for expensive High tech defense programs. Proponents of costly futuristic systems like the b-2 stealth bomber and the strategic defense initiative want More Money for their programs citing Overall technological Success in the Gulf. A but budget process realities temper any increases. Last fall Long before the first Patriot intercepted a scud missile the Bush administration and Congress agreed on a budget that limits military spending to $295.2 billion in 1992. The pact was made to Cut the Federal deficit and the defense department in the stars and stripes submitted a budget in Early february that met the limit. Among major items oif the Pentagon wish list $4.6 billion for ski and $4.8 billion for four b-2 bombers. In past years Congress has Cut several big ticket defense programs including ski and the radar evading b-2s. As it hashes out a budget Congress May still Cut major military programs. Said rep. John Kasich a Ohio a member of the House armed services committee a was time passes rather than writing the budget based on euphoria the writing will be based on  the contentious budget issues Center on the costly High tech systems still in development rather than weapons already paid for and used in the Gulf War such As Tomahawk cruise missiles m1ai tanks and f-117 stealth fighters. One Factor that May Force Congress to Cut billion Dollar programs is the Pentagon a difficulty in cutting nearly 100,000 Active duty personnel from the current 2,1 million by sept. 30. Mccain because of the persian Gulf deployment the Pentagon must pay for housing clothing and arming troops for More months than originally planned. The budget for. Fiscal 1992 Calls Tor reducing the number of troops by an additional 91,000. Several lawmakers suggested that con Giess and the Pentagon would have to look for Trade offs. It republicans and democrats see Little change in the growing opposition to the $860 million per copy b-2. A a the b-2 is still under enormous assault Quot said Senate armed services committee member John Mccain a Ariz. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney says the Success of the Al 17 stealth fighter in the Gulf should justify Pentagon plans to buy 75 of the b-2s, which use similar technology to reduce their radar profile. 10 years ago March 8, 1981 a a Superior court judge ruled that californians policy on the teaching of evolution does not violate the rights of fundamentalists who believe in the biblical version of creation. 20 years ago March 8,1971 a five people were killed and 24 others were injured when a fight broke out at a Cleveland motorcycle show. 30 year Sago March 8,1961 a ambassador at Large w. Averell Harriman said that the United states intends no with. Drawl of troops and will remain firm on Berlin and other sources of tension Between West Germany and the East bloc countries. 40 year Sago. March 8, 1951 a acting Secretary a of state James Webb said the United states is consulting with fighting allies in South Korea on the a abnormal military inhibitions Quot that Gen. Douglas Macarthur has complained limit his military operations against the chinese communists. There a no place like Home neighbors no term american pow Jeffrey Zaun Decar aled the. Ever since his capture by iraqi forces in january. A Navis Alor front door of his House in anticipation of his return to Virginia Bombardier Zaunis a-6 intruder Jet was shot Down on the first Beach v a. Zaun s neighbors have been maintaining his Home Day of the air War. Zaun was released on monday