European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 10 a a the stars and stripes Friday May 24, 1991powell from Page 1 Oiler advisers Are Bush then rushed to Powell a defense. me sound advice straightforward advice a Bush said a i just want to be on the record As saying that he spoke his mind he did it openly and then when we had to get together in meetings and figure the next Steps he was a constructive Force All the Way along the line., v v a a v. A the told me the risks he told me what was at stake in terms of human lives a Bush said. ,. Bush said he was angered with a a revisionist accounts that suggested he and Powell disagreed on the administrations Gulf policy. A the military advice he provided to me under pressure was absolutely remarkable a Bush said. A the has done a fantastic Job a Powell a first term docs not end until the fall. A i am taking this step now to demonstrate my great Confidence in his ability and the tremendous respect that 1 have for him a Bush said. Said Powell a i of course accept it gladly because it gives me the Opportunity to stay in uniform and to continue serving the nation serving you but most importantly serving the great Young men and women who vol us tech to serve in their nations armed the appointment is subject to Senate confirmation. Bush nominated Powell for his first two year term in october 1989. Powell is a decorated Vietnam Veteran who was Deputy National Security adviser and then National Security adviser under Reagan As the United states brings troops Home from the Middle East the Pentagon is refocusing its attention on downsizing the military by 25 percent Over the next five years. The restructuring will reduce manpower by roughly 500,000, including drastic reductions in the . Military presence in Europe. A a As for .-soviet relations Bush said Progress was made in arms Contro discussions with a visiting soviet military delegation he said there still is a possibility of a summer Summit with Gorbachev. Bush was again noncommittal when asked about inviting Gorbachev to participate in the economic Summit of Western Industrial Powers in july. Gorbachev himself indicated tuesday that he was not optimistic about the Prospect and . Officials have said privately that such a dramatic step was Bush said he was working with Germany France and other Western allies on an economic Aid package for the soviet Union but that the allies a have understandable concerns about credit a. A. A a. A. A a a Aschaffenbur gym renamed for Soldier killed in Gulf War Aschaffenbur Germany a amps a an army gymnasium in Aschaffenbur was renamed thursday in Honor of the Only 3rd inf div Soldier to die in combat persian Gulf War a Community spokeswoman said. 7 a. The gym located on ready Cavern was renamed the Cash physical fitness Center in Honor of spec. Claf knee a. Cash Andrea Wales said. Cash a Bradley fighting vehicle Driver assigned to the divisions 4th in 66th Armor died feb. 26 when an iraqi rocket propelled grenade hit his vehicle his 3rd brigade unit which was attached to the 1st army div during the War was engaged in a major Battle the Republican guards Medina div at the time of his a death. A a a 7 Cash is survived by his wife Sandra Kay and his parents Clarence o. Cash and May Lambert. The 3rd inf a div will Honor Cash during a memorial Day ceremony at 4 30 . Friday at Leighton Barracks in fest changed for 1 1 5th postal co rheingau Germany a amps the Homecoming Celebration planned for members of the 115th postal co will be held an hour earlier than first announced an army postal spokeswoman said thursday. The event will be held at 2 . June 5 at Thompkins Barracks in Schwet Zingen. About 70 members of the company returned to Germany on tuesday. The deployed element of the 115th, Kaiserslautern Wasi comprised of postal soldiers from throughout the european theater. The company supported Vii corps in various locations in saudi Arabia and was the Only european based army postal company serving in the Middle from Page 1 befallen my children and myself does not make it possible for me to accept president ship of the Congress party a a a a the italian born mrs Gandhi who is politically inexperienced was offered the Congress presidency wednesday in a move designed to keep the party United arid capitalize on Public sympathy during the elections. Her refusal appeared to end the Nehru Gandhi dynasty which has dominated Indian politics since Independence from Britain in 1947. A Congress party spokesman Pranab Mukherjee said the party a leadership will meet after Gandhi a funeral on Friday to decide who will take command for the election that was interrupted by the assassination and postponed until next month the party a senior members were known for their subservience to Rajiv Gandhi and his Mother the late prime minister Indira Gandhi. Meanwhile police and the chief forensic expert investigating Gandhi a slaying said thursday that the Assassin was probably a sri lankan tamil who strapped High powered explosives around her body in a Denim a Belt a. 77a. .7 7 7 7 a this is the first time i have come across such a de. Vice a said p. Chandrasheka director of forensic sciences for the state of tamil Nadu. A it was a thoroughly professional Gandhi was killed tuesday night in 25 Miles Southwest of Madras where he was scheduled to address an election rally. A policeman died thursday from wounds sustained in the explosion he was the 17th fatality of the blast. The woman a identity was not known. She was 5 feet tall 25 to 30 years old and had the dark Brown complexion and features of a tamil said Chandrasheka her Abdomen was ripped away in the blast and her severed head flew 10 Yards from her body but. Her face was preserved he said police were searching for her picture in the files of tamil militants who sought Refuge in India from sri Lanka where they Are fighting a guerrilla War for a tamil Homeland. Gandhi a order to Send the army to the Island nation of sri Lanka could have been the to live for the killing sources said. 7 Rajiv Gandhi was the third Gerie Fatiori of his family to serve As prime minister of India. His Grandfather Jawaharlal Nehru was the country a first prime minister. The next in line was Nehru a daughter Indira Gandhi who was assassinated in 1984 and succeeded by her a son Rajiv. 7-.7 a a a y a 77. A a a 7-.7-7 7 7 in her statement Sonia Gandhi said the family�?Ts7 three Prairie ministers a dedicated their lives to the party and the country. Their memory and that of the sacrifices made by them will today enable the Congress to emerge even among the half dozen leaders who could succeed Gandhi is former foreign minister . Narasimha Rao who was close to Indira Gandhi arid later a Topi adviser to Rajiv Gandhi. From Page 1 77 7�."� 7-7777 7 .7 a 7 of to be Able to take part in it a a said pvt. 2 Scott Ivory or an administration specialist for the combat support so in Fulda. He said most soldiers in the unit wanted to go to saudi Arabia for operation desert storm and he a glad a to be getting a Chance to go a Quot a Quot a a a a a a a 7. 7 a a a a a a a -7 a most of them were pretty excited a 1st it. Erik Imajo said about his troops reaction to the deployment. 7 v a 7a we sort of missed out on the War arid Lind of resigned ourselves to the fact that we were staying Here a said Imajo a platoon Leader with howitzer Btry 1st so. Many Young soldiers who arrived at the unit in do Cember and january joined the army thinking they a participate in the persian Gulf War said capt Gene Haulcy the howitzer Btry commander. A when they did no to they were kind of let 7 Haulcy has had the difficult Job of picking who gets to go to the Gulf Rind who stays behind in Fulda. A you can see the sad faces a he said of the troops who will remain in Germany. The trip to Kuwait wont be As hectic As troop de. Plo ments during operations desert shield and desert storm. Noyes said the unit had been put on Alert sever Al times during the Gulf crisis and was ready to go. Quot Wco pc been up and Down this roller coaster Ever since the War started a he said. The regiment will not have to Load its Bradley fight ing vehicles Abrams tanks and other vehicles to the dessert. A a we la use stocks and equipment already in theater a he said. Still equipment and vehicles left in Germany will have to be up to snuff before the soldiers leave said a a sgt. Tony Clayton a Generator Mechanic for howitzer Btry. He and other soldiers have been checking batteries and Antifreeze Levels and fixing problems in vehicles the unit leaves behind. A who knows it might be freezing when we get Back a he said. V however Clayton said his maintenance chores Are minimal because the unit was prepared for what he called a a Blackhorse Shock a a Fine toothed comb inspection held periodically by the regiment. Haulcy the Battery commander said he was More worried about the vehicles the unit will inherit when it gets to Kuwait. A a we re going into what we understand is a maintenance Nightmare a he said. Nonetheless most Blackhorse troops feel Well prepared for desert duty after More than eight months of Media coverage a i think we know now what to expect and what could happen a Van Wormer said. A the mis takes people made earlier we can learn from. We be got something to go a accordingly the cavalry troops Are stocking up on such items As solar powered showers suntan lotion and lip Balm. A i think every troop in the Battery has at least 30 a batteries a a said 1st it. Paul Brotzen a howitzer Btry platoon Leader 7 the regiment has also been making sure the spouses of deploying troops will be taken car of in the regiments absence. Brotzen a wife Caroline said she plans to stay in Fulda. A a in be gotten adjusted to the idea a she said. A a in a kind of thinking of this As an extended Field Beverly the combat support so staff sergeant told his wife about the deployment last thursday a a she a pregnant now but she gave her approval a he said. His wife spec. Tracey Beverly is due in september she plans to return to the United states and leave the service in Early july but will return to Fulda after the baby is born.7 a a a i done to like the fact that in a pregnant and he a going to miss the birth of this child a she said. A but in a glad hell be Able to get the staff sgt Beverly said at first he understand Why the regiment would have to deploy to Kuwait. A then it came to me that we still have a vital Mission Over there a he said. In fact Beverly a Mission May be among the most vital of All. As a technician who repairs the air conditioning units on computer vans a they need me Over there he from Page 1 7 7 for purposes of birth control and family planning. Smith and other critics also say that while women would pay for the operations they would be done in taxpayer funded facilities by military doctors and thus would violate the spirit if not the letter of current Law prohibiting Federal funding for abortions. �?o1 can to believe the hysteria against this simple and fair amendment a Aucoin said., a a it a not abortion on demand and its not government funding of abortion. It does not mandate abortion for any purpose at any Point in a Ronald Machtley . A co sponsor of the amendment said it is designed to provide a reasonable Access to Quality health care for military women a Are we going to take away from military women the constitutional rights that their stateside contemporaries now enjoy a Machtley said. A when a woman joins the military she does not give up her constitutional before the initiative becomes part of the final fiscal 1992 defense authorization Bill it must be agreed to by the Senate where it was narrowly rejected last year. A Senate armed services committee staff member said the House action May be enough to boost the proposal to approval in the Senate this year. President Bush has vowed to veto the final defense Bill if it contains the abortion language As Well As a number of other weapons related provisions not to his liking. But rep. Les Aspin d-wis., chairman of the House armed service committee said earlier this week that Bush would not have enough congressional support to sustain a veto
