European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Germany edition the vol. 50, no. 33 thursday May 16,1991 b authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35c d 8693 a . Relief Effort takes off 5 army Black Hawk helicopters form Vanguard into Bangladesh Dhaka Bangladesh apr five . Army helicopters ferried food and Medicine to Cyclone survivors along the Southeastern coast wednesday beginning an american Relief Effort involving thousands of troops. The International Effort to Aid Bangladesh picked up Speed wednesday. About 7,000 . Military personnel some of them persian Gulf War veterans were to reach Bangladesh later in the Day aboard eight ships and a 15-truck Convoy was to leave from India with 15.0 tons of Rice. The Rice is the first consignment of 5,000 tons promised by Indian prime minister Chandra Shekhar. A a a a .��.�. A Mother Teresa the 80-year-old roman Catholic nun also sent More supplies to Bangladesh. She stayed behind in Calcutta India where she Heads a worldwide Mission for the poor. It some Bangladesh opposition legislators criticized the . Military Effort As a threat to the nations sovereignty but parliament speaker Abdur Rahman rejected their bid to debate the Relief Mission. The five Black Hawk helicopters swooped out of the sky Over Chittagong scattering cows grazing beside a runway that 15 Days ago was submerged under 20-foot tidal Waves. A a a a. A a a a a american servicemen streamed out of the choppers while 18 Bangladesh trucks formed a semicircle at the other end of the runway. Excited children ran toward the aircraft As they landed but were shooed Back by Bangladesh air Force personnel., two c-130 cargo planes also brought in supplies ferrying them from Dhaka where they had piled up in the capital for Lack of transport a . Embassy spokesman said. The april 30 Cyclone that thrashed the Southeastern coast killed 130,000 people by official count. Storms later hit the coastal lowlands. Severe rainstorms with winds up to 55 Mph were predicted for the Southeastern coast and for Dhaka the capital. The storms could hinder Relief efforts burdened by the weather bangladeshi red tape corruption and shoddy communications. The English language newspaper the Star said Post Cyclone flooding has killed 40 people and displaced about 3 million others. About 30 percent of Bangladesh is affected by Natu see Effort on Page 10 5 army Black a Law helicopters arrive in Chittagong. A a i i to. So \ a it i a amp it it kurd departing Iran Strain Allied Campaign aimed at resettlement Daw Aniyah Iraq apr iranian officials said a wednesday that kurdish refugees Are streaming Home and Iraq reported a tentative Accord on replacing Allied troops in Northern Iraq with . Police. The safety guaranteed by the Allied Force in Northern Iraq a As Well As the availability a Are attracting tens of thousands of kurd who sought Refuge in Iran after their failed rebellion witnesses say. / a their arrival could Strain the resources of the. Western military contingents whose Relief work has focused on repatriating and providing Lor iraqi kinds who tied to the turkish Border. Quot we thought wed Only have to sae the tines who escaped to Turkey a said 1st . Jan Tenhove of the dutch marines. A now we re going to have to save the whole a Quot there could be some real. Bottlenecks a said ius Konturas an official with the International Rescue committee a .-based humanitarian Agency. At the United nations on tuesday. Baghdad a ambassador said his country had reached a tentative agreement Call see kurd on Page 10 women in combat jobs pose problems for Dod apr into the arms of safety while attached to a rope firefighter Kevin Shea right rescues an occupant from a burning 12-Story building in new York City on tuesday. The occupant another rescued person and at least 12 firefighters were treated at local hospitals for smoke inhalation. The cause of the Blaze was not immediately known. By c1ilck Vinci Washington Bureau Washington a the a Cense department is preparing to grapple with a number of prickly questions As the idea of opening combat jobs to women gains wider acceptance. If women Are put on an equal looting with men in serving in combat jobs should they also be required to Register for the draft should female recruits be forced into combat skills that have critical shortages As a condition of enlistment a As sometimes happens with males. A these Are complicated issues and we re just starting to discuss , 1.1. Gen. Donald w. Jones the Pentagon s Duel of military manpower and personnel policy told the Senate appropriations defense subcommittee on i tuesday. The persian Gull War drove Home the Point that no one is Safe on the modern Battlefield. I hat fact torpedoes the rationale behind the 43-year-old Laws that prohibited women from Hying commit aircraft or. Serving aboard combat ships Jones acknowledged. Quot women Are going to be exposed to danger no matter where you put he Constantino head of the defense. Advisory committee on women in see women on Page 10
