European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 7, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 9gis return anything but a wild one Oak Grove by. A the bars and strip joints braced for wild revelry and the local police sought to hire an extra officer As thousands of Young men headed Back to nearby fort Campbell after seven months in the  what was feared never  a the Only thing that a picked up around Here is the traffic a said police chief  Elliott. A in fact id say the Guys Are a Little bit More subdued now than they were before they left a a. This town of 2,800 people just outside the Post Gates never found a new policeman for its six member Force. Elliott decided he did no to need anyone else. The 101st airborne div sent More than 19,000 soldiers including some women to saudi Arabia in a gust and september. After seven months of living in tents and Foxholes and abiding by the country a strict islamic Law the soldiers began returning in Early March. Now Only a few Hundred remain in the Middle it East for postwar cleanup. A As they we re welcomed by jubilant crowds Many soldiers said they craved hot showers and cold Beer. But most longed for rest and time with their families. A people said they were anticipating All kinds of trouble people getting killed drunk driving fights Quot said Bill Harralson fort Campbells Deputy Public affairs officer. Pfc. Brian Mcmullen did no to expect any trouble from fellow soldiers even in his second Job As Doorman at the cat West an exotic dance club. V a Btl Rev done to want to be messed with. They done to want to Start any trouble Quot said the 22-Ycar-old from Chino Valley Ariz. A a a a they be been messed with enough Over . Mcmullen said he was Quot in a trance Quot when he returned from saudi Arabia in late january with a knee injury. \ a a a you done to know what to think about regular life a warm running water or working toilets or living without Sand in your clothes a he. Said. A you just. Want to soak it All up and be left  said soldiers fresh off the planes came by for a few drinks but business has generally been slow. Many soldiers granted 21-Day leaves after re. Turning to fort Campbell immediately left to visit their hometowns. A soviet unrest delays Gorbachev s Norway trip Moscow a president Mikhail s. Gorbachev beset with Domestic woes again appears to have postponed plans for travel to Norway to deliver his Nobel peace prize speech a spokesman said monday. Gorbachev was scheduled to travel to Oslo Norway for the ceremony in december but asked the Nobel committee to postpone it until May 10. A no preparations have been made so it does no to look like he is going on the 10th,�?� said Gorbachev a Deputy spokesman Sergei Grigoriev. Gorbachev May try to pick it up on Eagle scouts May 18, a for it May be postponed till the summer a he said. Grigoriev did not attach any particular significance to the May 18 Date. The Nobel committee allows laureates up to six months to deliver their lecture. If Gorbachev postpones beyond june 10, he May deliver a speech in Norway but it will not be an official Nobel lecture. The committee rejected Gorbachev a request to postpone the award ceremony. The Uncertain timing of the trip is indicative of the disarray throughout the soviet government. Moreover Gorbachev a solutions to some of his problems might not sit Well with the committee that awarded him the 1990 peace prize soviet troops reportedly arc being sent to the troubled armenian azerbaijani Border Region where hundreds have died in ethnic fighting in the past three years. Meanwhile leaders of the three Baltic republics including lithuanian president vytautas Landsbergis arc scheduled to visit this week with top . Officials. Gorbachev has said he had no Advance knowledge of military attacks against the separatist governments of Lithuania and Latvia. The january attacks left 22 people dead and the soviet leaders failure to condemn the violence was criticized in the republics and the West. The soviet Leader May also still be smarting from the Rebuff he received on last months visit to Japan. Officials and businessmen there refused his Appeal for economic Aid and urged him to solve his political problems first. Gorbachev who was aligned with soviet hard liners from september through february has now shifted toward the reformers. His government has been engaged in negotiations with russian Leader Boris n. Yeltsin on turning Over Coal Fields and parts of the Kab Security apparatus to Russia. By the stars and stripes the following youths have joined the ranks of. The Eagle scouts the highest award in boy scouting. A to earn the Eagle scout award a boy scout must fulfil requirements in the areas of leadership service and outdoor skills. This includes earning at least 21 Merit badges and completing a Community service project. The new Eagle scouts and their projects Are a scan a. Cash 16. The son of maj. James and Janis Cash Sean is a Sophomore at Augsburg High school in Germany. He initiated a a watchful Eye Campai Gri to familiarize residents of the Augsburg military Community with possible criminal acts and teach them How to prevent or report such acts. The project involved delivering 5,000 fliers within the Community and accompanying Mcguff the crime prevention dog on a Daylong appearance at the Augsburg Post Exchange. A Sean has been involved in scouting for eight years and is a member of troop 38 in Augsburg. A Ryan Thornberry 15. The son of capt. Wil. Liam and Valerie Thornberry Ryan is in the ninth Grade at Ramstein Junior High in Germany. He and a staff of volunteers logged More than 300 hours renovating the Ramstein american red Cross building including painting applying graphics and building shelves. Ryan is a member of troop 232 in Ramstein. A Matt Sallie 16. The son of sgt. 1st class John and Marie Sallie Matt is a Sophomore at Stuttgart High school in Germany. He organized a Book drive for the 5th general red Cross Library to provide a wider selection of Reading material for patients. Matt has been involved in scouting for eight years and is a member of troop 127 at Nellinger Barracks near Stuttgart. A Thomas a. Kovacs 16. The son of Stephen and Myra Kovacs Thomas attended Oslo school in Norway. He organized and led an Effort to clean up the Public Island of Langoy ene in the. Oslo fiord. Clean up Crews collected 77 bags of trash from eight Miles of trails four coves and two Public beaches Over a three Day period. Thomas currently attends . Woodsen High school in Fairfax a. He has been involved in scouting for four years and was a member of troop 131 in Norway. A look out joggers and cyclists Here come the roller Laders new York apr the weekend joggers and cyclists who once reigned supreme on Park sidewalks across the nation Are being elbowed aside by a new Breed of knee padded Lycra Clad creatures who Whiz by on polyurethane wheels at 30 Mph. These High tech roller skaters Are ushering in a booming new Leisure fad a rollerblading also known As in line skating. Their skates a folded boots with four or five wheels in a Row a have also created a booming new. Leisure Industry. Retail sales rocketed from $150,000 in 1984 to about $10 million in 1988 and Are expected to double to $300 million in 1991, said Mary Haugen a spokeswoman for rollerblade inc. For Pler skaters the advancement in skate technology adds a whole new dimension of thrills and fun to their pastime. A a it san unbelievable Rush a said Max Langstaff who spent a recent Balmy Day skating in new Yorkus Central Park. A a it a a Cross Between ice skating and downhill skiing. Imagine skating Down a Hill its like. Akaah huh a a As Rock music blasted from a portable stereo hundreds of people gathered on a recent sunday to watch skaters speedily weave through a sloping obstacle course or Cones. The crowd cheered when skaters some on Only one skate others going backward negotiated the course without knocking Over a single Cone. A blazers As they re called propel themselves much like Speed skaters on ice swinging their arms. In line skating has also become a hit in California and in the Midwest where the two largest manufacturers of the skates Are based rollerblade inc. In Minnetonka Minn., and first team sports in Blaine Minn. Rollerblade inc. Got its Start in 1980 when two Brothers Scott and Brennan Olson both High school hockey players sought a Way to keep in shape during the summer. A they sold their first pairs of the skates out of their parents basement. In 1984 the olsons sold the company which began promoting in line skating As a new sport in 1986. At Peck amp Goodie a skate rental and sales shop near Central Park customers can rent skates for $10 for two hours or buy a pair for $95 to $320. New skaters making their Way through Central Park traffic look like ducklings trying out their legs for the first time. Many of the Parks hard Core skaters go by nicknames like blur Spade and Gladiator. Some travel far Young Man at left shows off his a dbl aders while the envious Man at right uses conventional roller skates. To compete in races. A a it was Only last year that we started to see compel a tors come out class athletes so racing is still at a rough stage now Quot said Steve Novak also known As thud a Moniker he earned crashing into a car while skating. A now the sport is poised to go International. Nordica a Large italian manufacturer of ski boots bought half of rollerblade inc. In March and will Market the skates in Europe and Japan said Nordica spokesman Adalberto Muzio. Suzanne Winick of new York began skating when she bought some Blades last november., a a it a great a she said. A when you find a Road that a smoothly paved you feel like you re on a Sheet of ice. You just