European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Dozhuk patrol could pave Way Tor bigger zone truckloads of kurdish refugees line up in silo i Turkey for the ride Back to Iraq. By Clyde ii Aberman the new York times Dozhuk Iraq a a Small band of . Soldiers carrying automatic rifles walked the streets of this provincial capital on monday putting Allied troops deeper into Northern Iraq than they have been since the Start of Rescue operations for kurdish refugees. Their presence in Dozhuk in the company of More than 40 american and British technical experts military and civilian suggests that the allies May be near a decision to move some forces into the City. The City has been outside the established Security zone for the kurd in Northern Iraq. The soldiers venture onto the streets was Brief but deliberately conspicuous and they were quickly surrounded by residents who insisted that their safety hinged on the dispatch of american troops into the City. A a a we re testing the reaction of the people to our presence trying to take the temperature a said a . Army major who led a half dozen soldiers through the streets. One of them spoke arabic. A the reaction was obvious equal parts happiness that the americans had arrived and Chagrin that they left after Only a few hours to return to their base in Zakhoo 30 Miles Northwest and inside the existing Security zone. Quot a fall the kurd need the american sol Diers a a Salim Sami an official at a government Rice warehouse giving an opinion that reverberated across do Huki a Dusty alleys. Tor the technical experts this was the first on site look at conditions in a City that was practically emptied when the kurd fled seven weeks ago. Its a Copula Tion is considered essential to resolving the refugee crisis. Perhaps As Many As 200,000 of them re main along the mountainous Border with Turkey and at ragtag encampments in see Dozhuk on Page 10scud s hit linked to computer glitch Washington a the scud missile that killed 28 people at a . Barracks in saudi Arabia went undetected by a Patriot Battery because of a Bug in the defense missiles computer program an army source said monday. The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the missile that hit the Barracks in Dhahran on feb. 25 was a the Only scud missile fired by Iraq in the entire War that did not break up a in flight. Twenty eight servicemen and women were killed and 97 were wounded in the explosion of the scud warhead. At the time the army scentral come said the attacking missile had broken up in flight and so Wasny to spotted As a threat by the Patriot system. The army source generally confirmed an account in mondays new York times a v of How the scud got through the defences. Two batteries of patriots were stationed in the area but one was out of service for maintenance. The Bug was activated by the variables presented in the attack such As missile Speed and Altitude the source said. Because of the Bug the computer never knew an attack was under Way and thus never a a saw the attacking scud he said. Otherwise two patriots would have been fired automatically at the missile. The army source said the glitch arose because the computers had been running continuously for four Days. The software error was fixed in All Patriot batteries around the world the source said. The army plans no announcement of its findings until it can discuss them with the families of the victims he said.  training pact targeted by army report by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau a Washington a an agreement under which German and . Forces can use each others training ranges in Germany May be costing the United states As much As $40 million a year according to a recent army audit. That has caught the attention of the House armed services committee which wants the germans to make up that deficit within the next two years. The agreement dating from 1970, allows German military forces to use 7th army training come ranges at Grafe Wohr Hohenfels and Wil Flecken and . Units to use Host nation training facilities. But the army audit of 1991 training schedules found tha German units will spend about 815,000 More training Days on Usa eur ranges than american units will spend at German facilities. A training Days Are computed by taking the number of Days a Range is scheduled for use and multiplying by 500, the personnel strength of a battalion. The number of troops who actually participate does not matter because a Range is made available for 24 hours and is staffed to support a full battalion. The current agreement results in the United states a paying a disproportionate share of the Cost to operate and maintain jointly used training facilities a said the audit completed in april. The actual deficit May be much higher than $40 million because 7th army training come records prior to this year were incomplete or inaccurate which forced auditors to make rough  report said the $40 million figure May be conservative for other reasons. For example the command has not revised its Cost rates since 1987, and those rates do not take inflation or currency fluctuations into account. Talks Between . And German military officials to update the agreement have dragged on since 1985, the audit said. A the current arrangement does not provide a contractual basis for the United states to Bill the germans for training Day imbalances. But the . Army in Europe billed them $10.8 million anyway for a known in see pact on Page 10 a stars and stripes special Europe  Amoc Tims   see special Section inside