European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition vol. 49, no. 313 Friday March 22,1991 a b authorized unofficial publication for the  armed forces a 35c d 8693 a 1,150 kuwaitis 4 y on guard in the desert a members of the . Army a 3rd  div stand guard Over a ragged group of iraqi soldiers who surrendered near umm Qasir on the Iraq Kuwait Border thursday. The enemy troops Are being held under a new policy initiated by the american military. It is again accepting and holding those who surrender instead of turning them Back toward their own country. The allies still hold approximately 60,000 prisoners of  wire reports Iraq freed 1,150 kuwaitis of thursday in compliance with terms set Down by the allies during cease fire talks the red Cross said. A spokesman for the International committee of the red Gross announced the release As a four Man iraqi delegation began talks with Allied officials in Riyadh saudi Arabia on Speed no up the Repa nation of iraqi prisoners of War. It was the first time that iraqi and Allied officials have met outside Iraq since the War ended three weeks ago with a provisional cease fire. The  kuwaitis was a condition set by Gen. Ii. Norman Schwarzkopf commander of . Forces in the persian Gulf during cease fire talks in occupied Southern Iraq on March 3. The kuwaitis were being brought in buses across the iraqi saudi Border near the Remote saudi town of Arar 550 Miles Northwest of Riyadh said red Cross spokesman Roland i Huguenin. They will be flown to Kuwait in chartered planes Hugunin said. He did not have any specific details. See Iraq on Page 102 Navy planes collide 27 Crew missing san Diego apr two Navy submarine Hunting planes collided Early thursday during a training Mission off the coast of san Diego and 27 Crew members were missing Navy spokesmen said. Search and Rescue teams in helicopters found some debris but located no bodies or survivors Navy spokesman Mike Kreis said. Navy air controllers lost Contact with the two planes about 2 30 a.m., Navy spokesman Bob Howard said. A Navy sh-60 helicopter Crew taking part in the exercise spotted a fireball at sea about the same time the Navy said. A v a a a a. A thirteen Crew members were believed to be on one p-3 Orion plane and 14 on the other Howard said. The planes were on a training Mission from Moffett Field naval As in Northern  said chances of finding survivors were a obviously not Good in a situation like this but we Are conducting very aggressive search and Rescue  John Shackleton a Public affairs officer at Moffett said the two planes were part of patrol so 50, which flew to san Diego Early thursday to take part in train n8 a a Yyvon the crash occurred in the Pacific Ocean about 60 Miles Southwest of san Diego Howard said. Rain showers and Strong winds were reported in the san Diego area overnight. About three hours after the planes collided a funnel Cloud was sighted about five Miles offshore from san Diego a Mission Beach. The National weather service said pilots in the area reported severe turbulence about the time that the funnel was sighted. Howard said the Navy was Uncertain what part weather played in the collision. He said the cause of the crash was under investigation. The aircraft Carrier Abraham Lincoln was assisting in the search for survivors Howard said. The planes Donot Fly off carriers and i toward did not know if they were in Contact with the Carrier at the time of the crash. The p-3 Orion driven by four propellers is regularly used by weather forecasters to Fly into hurricanes. When used to Hunt submarines the planes can be armed with torpedoes nuclear or conventional depth charges mines and Harpoon and sidewinder missiles. Lockheed began building the planes for the Navy in 1958. They have a Wing Span of about 100 feet a length of 116 feet 10 inches and a height of More than 33 feet their maximum Speed is 473 Mph and they have a cruising Speed of 378 Mph. By Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a marines should not be allowed to marry until they reach  of Corporal the top enlisted Marine told lawmakers. And marines who Complete their first enlistment without getting married or pregnant should get a monetary Bonus sergeant major of the Marine corps David Sommers said., a we now have 215,960 dependents a an increase of 4,029 Over last year a Sommers told the House appropriations military construction subcommittee on wednesday. Sommers said 15,986 marines in the ranks of Lance Corporal or below Are married and because of their Low income they Are barely Able to support a family. A a in an Effort to make the military. Service work in an All Volunteer environment we have constructed an elaborate system that indirectly encourages marriage before our Young people Are prepared to accept the responsibility of a family a he said. Married marines receive larger allowances free medical care for dependents and the possibility of family housing instead of Barracks rooms. However the Marine corps is Short 11,000 family housing units worldwide and Chod care facilities Are bursting at the seams. A we have Young families forced to turn to their parents or Federal programs for assistance now More than Ever a Sommers said. A we continue to allow the dependent population to grow while the resources to provide for them decreases. Now is the time to fix this  top enlisted representatives from the other branches agreed that the military cannot provide All the services needed for the rapidly growing population of family members. A a worldwide we Are Short More than 50,000 family housing units and about 79,000 Bachelor spaces a said master chief Petty officer of the Navy Duane Bushey. Bushey said Many families want to live on military installations because they can to afford the higher costs in civilian communities. Unfortunately no new housing is in the military a near future. A i find it so hypocritical that we re welcoming All these troops Home with such fanfare a said the subcommittees see marines on Page 10