European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 b the stars and Stripe saturday May 11, 1991 Bangladesh floods follow tornadoes Dhaka Bangladesh apr flood swollen Rivers and torrents pouring Down from the Hills in neighbouring India stranded hundreds of thousands of people Friday one Day after three tornadoes claimed More than 50  there was no sign of a let up in the relentless Cycle of natural disasters  this impoverished nation still reeling from an april 30 Cyclone in which at least 125,000 people perished. Few parts of the  immune. At least 300,000 people were stranded by rising flood Waters in the East and Northeast the daily Star newspaper reported. The Relief ministry whose reports arc usually slower than those in the newspapers said at least 100,000 people were marooned when heavy Rains swelled the Rivers and More  Dovon from the Himalayan mountains in India. By Sundown scores of fresh Breaks in River embankments in the Northeast were reported by United news of Bangladesh. A. The flood reports came from the Moulvi Bazar Region 100 Miles Northeast of Dhaka and the Comilla Region 55 Miles to the East. So far no reports of deaths have reached Dhaka. Floods usually claim fewer lives than cyclones because people have time to move to higher  least nine people died in the floods in the Indian state of Assam which Borders Northern Bangladesh. In the Southeast where most of last weeks Cyclone deaths occurred government teams and Relief agencies continued efforts to Supply food drinking water Modi Cine and clothing to millions of survivors. A nine planes including three from the United states landed in Dhaka on Friday with Medicine and humanitarian Relief Statt run television reported. Weather officials said another major storm was brewing in the Bay of Bengal of Bangladesh a Southern coast but they said such predictions were virtually routine at this time of year. They said the storm might strike by the end of the Montalv but  not predict its Force. A a a a a a a a a a a a thursday tornadoes claimed at least 53, lives act cording to local reporters and government  from Page 1 interest earned on the Money deposited by other nations the state department s share for refugee Aid would not. In All the allies pledged in Cash or inking in 1990 and 1991 a total of $545 billion to help finance the  All but $17.8 billion has now been paid the biggest pledges came from Kuwait which was liberated by the War and saudi Arabia which was protected from a possible iraqi invasion by the presence of the coalition forces. Saudi Arabia pledged $16.8 billion has contributed $7.6 billion leaving $9.2 billion on the books. The amount  is Only 45 percent. Kuwait pledged $16 billion has paid $9.4 billion owes $6.7 billion leaving the emirates payment record at.58 percent. A a a a. The Best credit risks have turned out to be the United Arab emirates Japan and Germany. Germany which pledged $6.6 billion has paid All but $18 million or 99,7 per event. A a a a. A a a a a a a a. The Oil Rich United Arab emirates promised $4 billion paid $3.7 bilion and owes $239 million or 94 percent. Japan much vilified for moving slowly on making the pledge agreed to provide $10,7 billion has paid $9.4 billion or 88 percent. �?�1 South Korea conversely pledged $385 million but has paid Only $154 million or a dismal 40 percent. Other countries not named who together pledged $15 billion have paid up. A we fully expect that our allies will help pay the War costs and keep their Promise a Byrd said. A i Hope that the Secretary of slate or. James a Baker will continue to press and remind those states of their obligations not Only to us but also to the turks who were so instrumental in protecting Allied interests from the outset of the iraqi attack last aug 2, 1990,&Quot he said. Baker could be on last Mideast peace Mission Washington. A if Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii a feels he is being Strung out a the trip beginning Friday night to the Middle East is Likely to be his last a senior . Official said. �?o1 think his inclination is that four trips ought to be enough a the official said before bakery a departure for Damascus for talks sunday with syrian president Hafez Assad. \ a \ a a a bakery a chances of setting up Arab israeli negotiations could depend on whether the hard line Arab Leader is willing to give ground on his demand for a decisive u n. Role in the peace talks. Israel objects to involving the United nations As potentially one sided but has agreed to consider european participation. Baker scheduled a meeting with German foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher before leaving. Another problem confronting Baker is which palestinian arabs would be part of a joint delegation with Jordan. Israel is trying to screen out palestinians with Strong links to the Palestine liberation organization. A if he feels he is being Strung out he is not interested in returning to the Region again said the . Official who spoke on condition of anonymity. A but if everyone is serious hell obviously have to make a judgment what to do  Baker plans to go from Syria to Egypt and then to Jordan and Israel he is due to return to Washington on thursday night. But every Baker schedule is tentative. The official countered meanwhile an implied threat by soviet foreign minister Alexander a. Bessmer Nyoh to limit the emigration of jews As a Way of halting is Racli settlements on the West Bank and thereby spurring  Page 1 in my data Hank to contradict that a Nash said. The . European come said in a statement released Friday that iraqi troop strength in and immediately around Dozhuk was estimated at 300 to 400 soldiers. A a Nash noted in a news briefing that the presence of even a few iraqi soldiers in the area causes concerns for the refugees Many of whom say that Dozhuk is their Home the refugees claim that they will not leave the mountains until their safety in Dozhuk is guaranteed he said. Multinational forces Are in the Vicinity of the town but they have not entered and remain within the previously announced Security zone about a Miles from Dozhuk. Naab said both sides in the negotiations have presented proposals and a response from the iraqis is forthcoming. A a fhe key Issue is what a going to satisfy the kurd Quot said Naab a native of Rock Island 111. A after All they re the ones we re trying to  Naab said that Dozhuk is More sensitive to the iraqis than previous cities brought into the protective zones such As Zakhoo because it is a provincial capital. He likened it to a state capital in the United states and said it is a Center for police electricity sanitation and water. Should the iraqi government give in too quickly re Garding Dozhuk it might Send a wrong signal to the iraqi population he said. Quot its a bit More of an insult on their  but Naab said the coalition would not agree to any plan that was unacceptable to the kurd. A your whole Effort Here is to get them to resettle a he said. A a we re not going to sell them  Naab meets daily with iraqi military leaders and met thursday with . Army it. Gen. John m. Shalik Ash Vili commander of combined task Force provide Comfort and iraqi Gen. Abu Firas Saber. The advancing summer dry season makes a resold lion of the Issue of Dozhuk All the More important. The water Supply in the Mountain Camps is rapidly running dry. Said Naab a in pc done to have a whole lot of  Page 1 fathers a did understand that legislators would try to accumulate Power Quot and a this sort of Competition Falls entirely within the Bounds of the Constitution a but Congress often makes a unnecessary requests that waste the tire of the executive Branch he said adding that the Pentagon alone a has to respond yearly to More than 750,0 h congressional staff  in fiscal year 1989, the Pentagon a devoted 500 Man years and Over $50 million dollars just to write reports responding to congressional queries a he said. A total of 107 committees and subcommittees oversee defense programs and spending he said. Quot other executive agencies exhaust their time and Energy often giving identical testimony to a whole Battery of subcommittees and committees a said Bush. A oversight when properly exercised helps keep the executive accountable. But when it proliferates wildly it can confuse the Public and make it More difficult for Congress and the president to do their jobs properly a he said in a speech at the dedication of a new Princeton social sciences building. Turning to a favorite theme Bush also called for line item veto Power Over the Federal budget instead of the up or Down approval he now must give to the entire package. Bush said the budget becomes so Complex and riddled with arcane measures that members of Congress a often done to know what they voted for a Bush was described As a Resolute yet compassionate As he was awarded an honorary doctorate by Princeton University on his first venture out of town since the thyroid problem was diagnosed. Aides said he was scaling Back his hec1 tic schedule hut Only a Little. Although the president decided to continue with the trip and a commencement address on sunday at Hampton University in Hampton va., Bush cancelled a. Planned trip on monday to Chicago. Fitzwater said the president would Only Cut one or two Public events from his schedule per Day. Bush has no intention of cutting Back on his private schedule of meetings and staff time. Drops in poll new York a after president Bush a health problems most americans Are jittery about the possibility of vice president Dan Quayle becoming president according to a new York times lbs news poll released Friday. In the poll 62 percent said they Are worried about the Prospect of Quayle serving As president. Only 30 percent said Quayle would he qualified for the Job. Of 909 adults surveyed by phone tuesday and wednesday 19 percent said they have a favourable opinion of the vice president. In november 1988, just after the presidential election 22 percent said they had a favourable opinion of Quayle. An unfavourable opinion of Quayle was voiced by 32 percent of respondents in the poll which had a margin of error of plus or minus 3 percentage Points. For the 1992 election 54 percent said Bush should replace Quayle As his running mate. Thirty two percent said the vice president should remain on the Republican ticket. Among republicans questioned 47 percent said Quayle should be replaced while 42 percent favored keeping him. A it s not much Quot Fitzwater said in terms of Bush s plans to trim his sometimes frenzied schedule. Bush s chief physician. Or Burton Lee flew to Princeton with Bush and stayed close by his Side. A Lee suggested thursday the president slow Down while he is undergoing treatment for the overactive thyroid gland that caused his heart disorder. Lee believes the president should spend More time in his office instead of in the Public Eye