European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition the str amp and ripes. Vol. 50, no. 48 Friday May 31,1991 b authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 350 d 8693 soviet challenges . To due general seeks Apache Hind copter showdown ah-64a Apache Crew two Max cruise Speed 184 Mph armament m230 30mm automatic Cannon. Four underwing hard Points and ejector units that can carry up to 16 hellfire anti tank missiles or up to 76 2.75 Inch far rockets. Sources Jane s All the world s aircraft a amps Susan Harris by . Wilson Jane a defence weekly the commander of soviet army aviation Gen. Vitaly e. Pavlov has challenged his . Counterpart maj. Gen. Rudy Ostovich of the army aviation systems come to a helicopter Duel. It would be a head to head match Between the american ah-64 Apache and the soviet Mi-24 Hind choppers a probably an air show style contest. He made the suggestion during a social engagement with Ostovich at the american helicopter society con frence in Phoenix in May. Pavlov also presented Ostovich with a chess set saying a if we Ever have to meet in Battle May it be Over a chessboard and not a  just exactly what would constitute a a a Victory a a in the chopper contest was not made Clear. But Pavlov and fellow members of the soviet Deluga a see Duel on Page 10 soviet Mi-24 Hind Crew two Max cruise Speed 183 Mph armament Gatling Type 12.7mm machine gun. Rails for four at-2 Quot swatter anti tank missiles. Four underwing pylons for. Uv-32-57 rocket pods each containing 80mm rockets. Sources Jane s All the world s aircraft a amps St Iron Kirin Powell says Relief Effort Over the Hump by Joseph owe staff writer Sirsen Iraq a the International Relief Effort for kurdish refugees in Northern Iraq is a Over the Hump a the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff said thursday during a tour of the troubled Region. But Gen. Colin Powell offered no specific timetable for when . Troops can expect to return Home. A we will stay As Long As necessary to accomplish the Mission Given to us by the president a he said. A but i think its Clear we Are moving More rapidly than we expected. So i would Hope it would not be too much longer before we arc Able to  Powell said the departure schedule do pends on the outcome of iraqi negotiations with kurdish leaders in Baghdad As Well As coalition consultations with kurdish leaders , officials and Relief agencies. V a a a a a. A a a finally we have to make it absolutely Clear in every Way possible to the leadership of Baghdad that the International Community is watching a Powell said. A and it would not be in the interest of the government in Baghdad to return to this area in Force or in an aggressive  Powell took time out to cat lunch with . Troops controlling the last High Mountain refugee Camp on the turkish iraqi Border. He also met with members of the 24th Marine expeditionary unit and the 3rd in 325th inf airborne combat team from Vicenza Italy. Powell also inspected a transient refugee Camp built by the combined International task Force at Zakhoo flew Over two abandoned High Mountain Camps and visited coalition troops at an Airfield in sir senk. A i think this has been an enormous accomplishment on the part of not Only . Forces but the forces of All the coalition nations represented Here a Powell said in Sirsen. A i think we Are Over the Hump. I think we Are making great Progress  asked whether the refugee problem has cast doubts on americans Success in the persian Gulf War Powell noted that All the major Aims of the War were accomplished. Recalling that Iraq had the worlds fourth largest army before the War began in january he said a they were scaring the Dejesus out of everybody. They arc not scaring anybody outside their Borders at the  Powell also spoke to dozens of . See Powell on Page 10 67 from Europe bask in glow at . Awards by Rosemary Sawyer staff writer nearly 70 representatives of six army communities in Europe attended an awards ceremony in Washington last week at an estimated Cost of nearly $90,000. The representatives attended army Community of excellence ceremonies May 23 and 24 with the army chief of staff Gen. Carl e. Vuono and defense Secretary Dick Cheney receiving Cash awards for their efforts to improve Community Quality of life. In Germany Wiesbaden sent 24 representatives Heidelberg 17 Wei Brincken 14 Bamberg six and bad Kreuz Nach four. Livorno Italy sent two. Each Community could Send As Many delegates As it could afford according to col. Tom Fincher chief of the army Community of excellence program in Washington. The army encouraged. See awards on Page 10 Dodds speller s defeat has a German accent Sellers by Janet Howells Tierney Washington Bureau Washington a a German word dashed Jeff Sellers Hopes of advancing beyond the fourth round of the Scripps Howard National spelling Bee on thursday. When the word a a scrapping a was called out for Jeff the pronounced immediately defined it. Scrapping which is Neucom to Cut 25, Stuttgart Germany the United states will reduce its troop strength in Europe by 25,000 in the current fiscal year european come officials said thursday. The Pentagon had hoped to withdraw 30,000 soldiers and 10,000 airmen from the Quot theater in fiscal 1991. However the persian Gulf War a significantly affected the army a ability to make the planned cuts according to a statement from the . Army in Europe. Instead the army will withdraw 12,500 and the air Force will increase its cuts from 10,000 to 12,500. The pronounced like a shopping a is a european Industrial method for fermenting and removing the gum from silk wastes. Jeff the european representative for the overseas school system maintained a Blank face and asked for the words origin and its use in a sentence. Finally the see speller on Page 10 in air forces increase was related to the closing of the 50th tac fighter Wing at Hahn a Germany a move that was not anticipated for this fiscal year a Safe spokesman said. The smaller army reduction is designed to allow a an orderly withdrawal of military personnel and their fam Vilics from Europe after the european military units return from operation desert storm a the army statement said. The reductions should be Back on track by the end of the next fiscal year the statement  oks military construction Bill a Page 5