European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 2 the stars and stripes Friday May 24, 1991 at a glance sue Schernitz gives instructions on How to do a a topside pushups a at the girl scout Camporee. See Story on pages 1415. Bush s blackboard president Bush choosing a much touted experimental Magnet school in Minnesota As a backdrop sends his sweeping package of education reforms to Capitol Hill. A. A Page 4 trial goes on a judge rules that four los Angeles police officers charged in the videotaped beating of a Motorist can still get a fair trial despite the leak of secret police documents. A v a a page5 defining smokers rights should smokers be protected from Job discrimination. A a a Page 7 of speeds promotions fewer air Force captains will be selected for major in 1991 so that those chosen wait less time to be promoted says the air Force director of personnel plans. Quot a a Page 9 recession chugs to end. Almost three fourths of the nations top economic forecasters predict the recession will be Over in five weeks. A page17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 letters -12 Money matters. 17 sports. 22-28 to listings. 22 weather. 11 clarification the Sato of a yellow ribbon going Home drawing acl that ran in wednesdays editions contained incomplete rules for the Competition. However entries submitted on those coupons will still be valid. Readers Are asked to look for the Correct entry rules in the Sato of ads appearing in the issues of May 25 and May 27. We regret. Any inconvenience this May have caused our wants Barracks life by Gary Pomeroy. Staff writer the army Stop enlisted Soldier in Europe wants Barracks life less like an inst. Tuition and More like Home. A basically in a trying to get commanders to be a Little bit More pro Active in what they do in the Barracks a command sgt. Maj. George l. Horvath Iii said during a Call in broadcast on american forces network radio thursday morning. During his three hour radio stint Horvath quelled rumours answered questions and listened to the complaints of soldiers and family members assigned in Europe. Horvath said that in addition to physical improvements to Barracks he endorses More Liberal visitation policies and an end to what he called a they you rosters. A a a Quot i be got a situation where soldiers get up out of their Beds very Early on their Days off and get out of the Barracks for fear of somebody coming through and saying t need you to go work a i want the Barracks to be thought of As Soldier s Home where he or she can come Back to and feel comfortable and relaxed. A if i were a single Soldier and every time you needed somebody after duty hours and you were picking on me id probably maintain a room but go live in a car to get out of the Barracks. And that a i want the Barracks to be thought of As the single Soldier s Home where he or she can come Back to and feel comfortable and a command sgt. A maj. A George l. Horvath 111 what i m trying to avoid. Quot everybody tells me our soldiers Are smart intelligent Well trained Well disciplined and motivated. If that a the Case then we need to treat them that Way. A a a. Though topics ranged from decorations to promotions most callers questioned Horvath about unit draw Downs and troop cutbacks. One Soldier who called in volunteered to leave the army As soon As possible. Quot at this Point we re not offering any Volunteer separations a Horvath answered adding that its a one of the things being considered.�?�. A another Soldier wanted to know How Long troops returning from Southwest Asia could Wear their desert fatigues. Two weeks Horvath told him. A woman from Neu Ulm complained that certain facilities in that area were already closed because of the draw Down. Horvath told her that facilities Are not supposed to be closing until the people Are gone. In Neu Ulm however officials have been unable to fill some vacant jobs forcing a few facilities to close he said. A 1st army div Soldier injured in a truck Accident while refuelling tanks during a inight Mission during operation desert storm did no to understand Why his purple heart paperwork was pulled. Horvath told him that the injury must be a direct result of an encounter with the enemy. Provide Comfort Leader pleased by Pace of kurdish resettlement by Ron Jensen staff writer in Ciurlik a Turkey a the number of kurdish refugees camped in the mountains of Northern Iraq has dropped from a Peak of 400,000 to fewer than 60,000, the head of operation provide Comfort said thursday. Quot i think we re further along than in my most optimistic dreams i had envisioned we would be at this time said . Army it. Gen. John m. Shalikashvil. Quot i would think that in the next 10 Days or so we should have All existing Camps empty and have them All the kurd in Way stations their own Home or the Tern Horary Shalikashvil who normally serves As the Deputy commander of Usa eur said the key to easing the misery in the Camps was the arrival of the 10th special forces group including troops from bad Tolz Germany. Those soldiers provided the first assessment of the needs in the Camps. A it was Only at that Point that we were Able to turn it around a he said in an interview. Once the starving stopped the Mission turned to resettling the kurd to their Homes if possible but definitely out of the mountains where the summer heat would dry up water sources and increase disease. That was done the general said by negotiating with the iraqi government for space in Northern Iraq. This too went easier than he expected. A when i went into that first discussion with the iraqi government i had no idea what their reaction would be to our insistence that we move coalition forces into Zakhoo and into the Valley a he said. A and when we asked them to withdraw to an arc of some 30 Kilometres around Zakhoo i was very encouraged when they did.�?�. A a the discussions stalled a bit when the coalition asked to extend the zone of Protection to include the provincial capital of Dozhuk the goal was to leave the City in iraqi control but under conditions attractive enough to lure the kurd Back. That agreement was reached this week. The iraqi military has pulled out but the civilian Structure of the City has remained in place and will operate serv a ices. \ a a a a a a. A i think its essential that it be so a the general said noting that the opera to Oija a combined task Force did not want the additional task of operating a City government for a settlement of More than 200,000. Still unresolved is the. Issue of continued Protection for the kurd who have indicated that they will be forced to re Quot turn to the mountains if they Are left with no guaranteed Protection. A i think the Security is a very important part of the operation a Shalikashvil said. A your Mission is a humanitarian one a to bring them out of the mountains. And that is nearing completion. A in the meantime i am very hopeful that All of the governments that Are involved in this operation Are working very hard to find the right kind of Security mechanism that will allow the coalition forces to leave. I think it is not in the Best interest of anyone for us to stay Here longer than is absolutely the solution must come from the kurd and the iraqi government he so. V a it Isnit an easy answer to find a Security arrangement that will allow the kurd to live in peace in their own country a he said. A but i think what we Are doing now is providing time for All of that to be worked. A a it is a thorny Issue. I do not think the answer is to accept a Long term presence of coalition forces in this part of the . Troops have begun redeploying from operation provide Comfort but the total assigned to the Iraq Turkey Border Region remains about the same because of new arrivals military spokesmen said. The troops who have left to Date Are largely from the special forces stationed at bad Tolz. There Are More than 11,000 . Troops in the Border Region and Security zone. Shalikashvil 54, said the secret to the Success of operation provide Comfort has been the International involvement and the support of the turkish government. A it is really great fun to stand Back and watch these super soldiers go at a task with As much enthusiasm As they Are doing this a he said. Contributing to thl report staff writer Joseph Owen in Sil Opl Turkey 3rd army div soldiers return from Gulf Rhein main a Germany a nearly 350 soldiers of the 3rd army div carrying the spearhead colors returned to Rhein main a from saudi Arabia on thursday afternoon. In the contingent was the division commander maj. Gen. Jerry r. Rutherford. The soldiers Are from division Headquarters Headquarters company and the 122nd support in. A they were greeted by v corps commander it. Gen. David a Maddox and Vii corps commander it. Gen. Frederick m. Franks or. The return of the Flag signifies 3rd army dives return to the command of v corps a corps spokesman said. Of the 27,000 v corps soldiers who went to the persian Gulf fewer tha 9,000 remain in Southwest Asia. Amor those Are 3,700 soldiers from 3rd Arm div who will stay in Kuwait until Milt june when be replaced by to 11th army Cav regt a corps spoke Sec said. The division began its deployment late december. A
