European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page-10 b the stars and stripes monday april 22, 1991stormin Norman gets hero s Welcome Tampa Fla. Apr Gen. Ii. Norman Schwarzkopf returned from the persian Gulf War sunday to the waiting arms of his wife and three children and a heroes Welcome from Flag waving throngs who chanted  As he stepped off the plane at Macdill fab Headquarters for his . Central come the victorious Allied commander saluted. Then with a beaming smile he greeted his family As his Black Labrador. Retriever Bear jumped for Joy. A a it a great to be Home a Schwarzkopf told the crowd which included kuwaiti ambassador Saud Nasir Al Sabah. The ambassador flew into Macdill on a private Jet sunday to personally thank the commander who liberated his Homeland. A emr. Ambassador i am proud to report to you Kuwait is free a the four Star general said in Brief remarks. Schwarzkopf said he  describe the emotion he Felt and thanked supporters for the a absolutely magnificent warm  he stood at a podium in front of a 40-foot-wide american Flag while the 24th inf div much band played the National Anthem a a it a a great Day to be an american a he told the crowd. Some 500 Well wishers awaited the general a arrival including base personnel local dignitaries and families of de. Sort storm Scricc members. Military officials had waffled on whether to allow the Public on base finally agreeing on Friday to open the base but strongly suggesting that most people might get a better glimpse of the general by watching the Brief ceremony on television. A. A a a Aon sunday they were surprised the crowd was so thin. Maj. Dian Lawhon base spokeswoman said Between 5,000 and 50,000 Well wishers were expected. City officials had feared that As Many As 200,000 might attend. They based their figures on an air show at Macdill last weekend that Drew 500,000 people. But Celma Moran and her son Bernie 10, of St. Petersburg did no to heed the warning to stay Home. A people respect what he stands for. There a no Bull. He just gets the Job done and he gets it done Well a she said carrying a placard that read a Welcome Home general us love  \ Warren Stiner 40, of Crystal River is local commander of the veterans of the Vietnam War. He waited to present a special Homecoming medallion and a letter to the general. Stiner Wasny to upset that Vietnam veterans did no to get such an enthusiastic Welcome Home to not bitter at All. All of this has Given me the Pride i lost 20 years  from Page 1 _ would cover an area 35 Miles to the East of Zakhoo and about 22 Miles South of the turkish Border. The first 400 marines landed by helicopter saturday in Zakhoo and the Bridge Over the Haber River Border was later opened by marines. Throughout the Day sunday additional supplies troops and Relief Aid for the refugees was taken into Iraq by a steady Stream of helicopters including naw super stallion c1153s. Thirty two Blue and White tents provided by the Agency for International development were set lip an american Flag flew Over Zakhoo we will rapidly build this Small neighbourhood into an entire Community a said Garner the senior . Commander on the ground in Northern Iraq. He set up Headquarters in the newly abandoned Garrison of the 44th iraqi division. A ���.�. I lie tents were pitched in a Lush Green Meadow. Marine guards took up positions around the Camp and manned military outposts on a Low Ridge overlooking the Valley where the Camp is located. Garner said kurdish clan leaders would be brought to the Camp to demonstrate that it is Safe and comfortable for them to Jive there temporarily. I elements of the air Force and army As Well As civilian and diplomatic staff were also in Northern Iraq. Pool reporters and . Military personnel said the iraqi soldiers they met offered them smiles and Waves a a they re saying a we leave we go Home they were packing up and leaving a said Navy airman Greg Cin Elli a combat  from Page 1 their  still the record debt could slow consumer spending and thus temper a recovery from the recession. A in the �?T90s, at Best Consumers spending will keep track with their incomes unlike the �?T80s, when debt spending grew so much faster than incomes a Steinberg said. Consumer spending accounts for two thirds of All Economy activity and is critical to the strength of a recovery from the recession the study shows that Home mortgages and consumer debt Rose from $1.3 trillion at the end of 1980 to just under $3.4 trillion in 1990. It was conducted by Glenn b. Canner and Charles a Luckett and published in the april Issue of the Federal Reserve bulletin. Home mortgage debt which includes Home equity lines of credit totalled $2.6 trillion at the end of 1990 while so called consumer debt amounted to about $800 Bdl Ion. Consumer debt includes credit cards and automobile Loans. Economist Samuel d. Kahan of Fuji securities in Chicago said the repayment period for Auto and some household Loans often is longer now than in the Nast and that the net Worth of . Households had increased Over the decade. A in 1975, net Worth was 2.4 times the rate of income by 1989, it had jumped up to nearly 4.5 times the rate of income he said. From Page 1 cent of the vote and not be eligible for seats in the legislature. Ihl greens have proposed a coalition govern with the social democrats and if the television or hons re confirmed the two parties would have i the chamber a 101 seats. Dun-i16 late St election Campaign social Democrat Rheinland Pfalz accused Kohl of lies because he hot  a Campaign Promise not to raise taxes to Fin the integration of the 16 million Eastern germans the United Germany staff writer Dee Dee Arrington Doke contributed to this Etory Congress from Page 1 death rates remain High in the kurdish Camps a private Relief agencies and the United nations have to pick up a lot More of their share of the Relief Effort a Hall said. _ Mchugh said International organizations Are moving to improve communications with one another. A they the organizations now Are meeting on a daily basis at Diyarbakir to determine what needs to be. Done a he said a coordination Between International Relief agencies reportedly has been ineffectual. A the problem is that these outfits the Relief organizations Are not talking to one another Quot a highly placed military Relief coordinator who asked that his name not be used said Early last week. A a we be got to get them working together to fix this  Mchugh said the . Military continues to carry the Burden of the operation. A if they weren t doing the Job it  get done a he added. Earlier at the Safwan Iraq refugee Camp members of the group assured Iraq refugees sunday that american troops will not abandon them until firm Steps Are taken to prevent reprisals by iraqi Security forces. Many refugees have links to resistance groups that rebelled against Saddam Gulf St oaf Ira is defeat in the Gulf Sar. They fear retribution if iraqi soldiers or police return once the us soldiers leave. 1w no to her d?, the air Force r i 2 medical equipment Sun to Holny no Sef 1� Tua 0" sunday to help. Kurdish refugees suffering from diarrhoea and dehydration the . Euro Pean come said. Unicof the United nations children a fund moved the Oral dehydration kits by truck from Copenhagen Denmark to Rhein main a near Frankfurt. Military personnel worked through the night to Load the medical supplies onto a plane bound for in Ciurlik. The supplies were to be flown later sunday from in Ciurlik to the humanitarian support base in silo i to be distributed to refugee Camps where Many children Are suffering from diarrhoea because of poor drinking water. Contributing to this report the associated press