European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 b the stars and stripes thursday april 25, 1991 at a glance a Marine helping to set up refugee Camps near Zakhoo Iraq talks to iraqi children outside a water purification Plant. Mouthwash and cancer using mouthwash with a High Al Coho Content slightly increases the risk of Oral cancer. A Page 4 gun Bill advances the House judiciary committee has approved a seven Day waiting period for handgun purchases Clearing the Way for a House floor showdown a Page 5 vote on Moynohan plan the Senate has voted against a proposal by sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan to Cut the social Security payroll a \ a. \ a pages tories announce new tax prime minister John majors conservative party says a new tax based on property values and the number of residents in a household will replace the deeply unpopular poll tax. A page8 bombing suspect caught a cuban exile sought in the 1976 car bombing that killed former chilean ambassador Orlando Lete Lier and an aide is arrested four Days after being featured on the to crime show Quot America s most a Page 9 resourceful Ollie North former Marine it. Col. Oliver l. North is demonstrating the same ingenuity and initiative outside government that he showed at the White House during the Iran Contra affair. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 14 comics. 14-16 commentary. 13 letters. .12 Money matters. 1. Sports. 18-24 to listings. 18 weather. 11 a a a m m ii German troops in Iran Ai Bonn Germany up a about 100 German soldiers arrived in Iran on wednesday to prepare the groundwork for a massive Airlift in what was described As the first major deployment of German ground forces outside the nato theater since world War ii. A defense spokesman said further troops from the engineering corps would arrive later but described earlier reports that 2,000 would be deployed As Quot purely the first 100 soldiers were flown to the Northern iranian air base of Bakh Taran which will be the Center of German food distribution operations to kurdish refugees who fled to Iran to escape per Saccu Tion by iraqi troops. The operation is the first major deployment of German ground forces outside the nato theater of operations since 1945, when Germany was Defeated in world War ii. It in the late 1960s, a few dozen German troops participated in a humanitarian operation to provide Relief supplies to earthquake victims in Algeria. German Navy ships and minesweepers Are currently patrolling the persian Gulf German troops did not participate in operation desert storm because the government argued that the German Constitution does not allow for a deployment outside nato boundaries. Neither Iran nor Iraq Are within the nato theater. A defense spokesman said the authorities were still waiting for formal clearance from the iranian government to set up one or several refugee Camps along the Border. But he said the troops had already started organizing stocks a brought in by daily military flights a so that the emergency supplies can be delivered to the thousands of needy refugees As soon As the Camps Are set up. The German government is already running similar Relief operations in Turkey and has pledged a total of $266 Mil lion in assistance to the refugees a More than the total commitment of All other european nations together. Navy commander in Gulf War is not Complete by Chuck Roberts Middle East Bureau Manama Bahrain a the Navy Stop commander during the persian Gulf War left port wednesday with the message to sailors aboard the command ship la Salle that the Navy a work Isnit finished. Quot the system was tested and the system worked but obviously All of our work is not Complete Quot said vice adm. Stanley r. Arthur who became commander of the . 7th Fleet and the . Naval forces Central come on dec. 1. Taking his place wednesday As Navy commander for Central come was rear adm. . Taylor who also commands the Middle East Force. About 45 . Ships and 35,000 sailors and marines remain in the Gulf. Arthur said he hoped that the Navy Mission would continue to grow and represent Quot the importance that our country and in fact the whole world puts in this Region a a Region that has traditionally seen unrest and a Region that controls the great percentage of the wealth of the world. A Region that needs to have some sort of the Navy a a role in the persian Gulf War involved a few changes from the Way it usually operates said Arthur who is returning to his Home port of Yokosuka Japan with about 1,100 sailors aboard the amphibious command ship Blue Ridge. A ,. \ a v the Navy is More adept at operating in Large open Waters and most of its tactics Are designed for such Waters the three Star officer said in an interview following the change of command ceremony. He said the persian Gulf although not Small is a relatively confined area to operate 130 . Navy ships and command 96,000 sailors and marines. The Navy was forced to change the Way it arranges its vessels Arthur said. For example ships that traditionally remain near an aircraft Carrier were placed closer to land and to smaller enemy ships that posed a threat. The accuracy of the Tomahawk missile has been criticized in some quarters but Arthur praised its performance and said Battle planners should Quot integrate it More into Campaign he also cited the role of armed helicopters in defending ships against smaller enemy boats. Using the helicopters in such a manner freed the Navy fighter planes for deep air strikes he said. Arthur recalled the hectic times at the beginning of the air War., a. A Quot once we started our combat opera. Tons it was a very fast moving very dynamic picture Quot he said. Quot it just required a lot of attention. It was one of those experiences where you re not sure where the last week went to or maybe the last month went helicopter Les in near by j. King Cruger Mediterranean Bureau in Ciurlik a Turkey a . Navy helicopter carrying Relief supplies was damaged and one Crew member slightly injured in a hard Landing when the Pilot tried to avoid a crowd of Rushing kurdish refugees. A was the super stallions Pilot prepared to set Down a Sling loaded with supplies a number of kurd ran out towards the hovering aircraft a said . Navy it. Cmdr. John Hopkins a spokesman for operation provide Comfort. / Quot the Pilot concerned about the kurd so safety tried to pull up and go Forward of the kurd Quot he said. A apparently the Helo did not have enough Power to carry that out and it came to a hard Landing but away from the the incident involving the ch-53e, the largest helicopter in the Western world occurred at 2 15 . Tuesday near the allies main Relief base at silo i a Turkey. A a a a a a a a Crew members ankle was slightly injured during the Landing Hopkins said. He said he did not know the name of either the injured person or the Pilot. Quot the Crew of six slept aboard the Helo tuesday night while . Military forces provided Security for them and the aircraft Quot Hopkins said. Quot the damage to the Helo has not been determined. We done to know whether it is the damaged helicopter is deployed to the Relief Effort from helicopter combat support so 4 at Simonella Sicily. Another deployed ch-53e from the Squadron flew out of in Ciurlik on wednesday mom ing to the Accident site where a damage assessment will be carried out. Meanwhile the multinational military Relief Effort reported wednesday that Allied planes and helicopters delivered a record 787 tons of supplies to the refugees tuesday. Additionally 140 trucks left in Ciurlik on tuesday carrying 1,440 tons of supplies to refugee Camps. Cafes Europe commander assumes Job a Munich Germany a amps a col. Norman e. Williams on wednesday became the commander of the army and air Force Exchange service in Europe. Williams who has been nominated for promotion to brigadier general will oversee the move of a fest european Headquarters from Munich. The move is scheduled for Early 1992. The entire Munich military Community is to close by june 1992. Giessen and Nurnberg have been named As possible Sites for the Headquarters. A Usa eur spokeswoman said wednesday that a decision should be announced in a few Days. Williams transfers from fort Lee va., where he was the Deputy commander for combat developments at the . Army combined arms support come. He replaces Brig. Gen. Thomas w. Robison who will take Over As the director of logistics for the army forces come at fort Mcpherson a. Robison who has been selected for promotion to major general had been commander of cafes Europe since september 1988
