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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Sunday, June 9, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and Stripe sunday june 9. 1991 at a glance first is order Din Kuwait s postwar Kuwait a a martial Law court on saturday handed Down the first death s in Tynce in the country s series of postwar trials. The stateless defendant was convicted of collaborating with iraqi troops. Sankhi Al Shi Miri a radar technician in the kuwaiti air Force was convicted of joining iraqis popular army and providing information to the enemy., the defendant was one of scores tried in proceedings that have been strongly criticized by human rights groups. Saturday the . Ambassador warned Kuwait that the world was watching its human rights record. Edward w. Gnehm jr., in a speech to the kuwaiti. Chamber of Commerce warned kuwaitis a no matter How emotionally difficult it is kuwaitis must now Champion Justice and fairness for All people in Kuwait in the same Way the entire world stood for those principles for  a meanwhile the commanders of Allied forces in Northern Iraq rejected kurdish demands to extend the allies a Security zone Quot in Northern Iraq a military spokesman said saturday. . Army it. Gen. John m. Shall Kash Vili met Friday with about 30 kurdish tribal leaders at Shi Ladisa the Headquarters of the French troops in the Security zone said col. Don Kirchofner a spokesman for the Allied forces stationed at incur Likay in Turkey. A the told them that while there was still work left to be done our Mission was drawing to a close. Our intention had not been to move farther South or East than absolutely necessary to get the people Home from the mountains a he said. Almost All the 450,000 kurd who fled to Turkey after a failed rebellion in March have returned Home on Friday the United states and its allies handed Over responsibility for the Relief Effort to the United nations. The Allied troops will continue to provide Security and other sety ices. Their withdrawal Date has not yet been set. In Kuwait judge Mohammed Ben Naji pronounced the guilty verdict and the death sentence done by hanging. There is no Appeal under martial Law rules but Crown Prince Saad Al Abdullah Al Sabah must approve All sentences. Bill Radigan is fanatical about sport shooting an american pastime that is growing in popularity in Europe with the Advent of Blanch cup pistol shooting matches. See sunday  dispels divorce myth a major study of More than 20,000 children disputes the Long held belief that divorce triggers Long term behavioural and psychological problems in Many children. A Page 4 murders not connected police in Gainesville fla., Are discounting any link Between a recent double homicide and five murders last August. A 1 a pages Keating wins court round a Superior court judge has thrown out 13 More criminal counts. Against former Thrift owner Charles h. Keatingjr. And three others. A Page 7 new zip codes listed mail will get to the right place More often once new addresses and zip codes go into effect july 15 for . Service members overseas. A Page 9 a-12 complaint filed the nation s top two defense contractors have filed a complaint in court seeking to change the government s claim they defaulted on the a 12 attack plane contract. A Page 15 Index Abby Ann Landers 14 commentary. 13 letters ,.,.,.12 Money matters. 15-17 sports .18-24 weather. 11 funny business several sunday comics scheduled Lor today a newspaper were not received because of a mail delay. In All but two cases later versions of tire missing strips were available and Are being run. No later versions of Prince valiant and spi Der Man were available and those two missing comics Wilt be run when received. Germans protest Job cuts nearly 8,000 demonstrators marched on Usa eur had guar forces in Germany. They were demonstrating against Job cutters in Heidelberg Germany saturday. The protesters Are backs with the draw Down of . Forces in Europe. The sign Niem hers of a Union that represents workers employed by . Reads a a disarmament a yes. Unemployment a  Mission is be company by Joseph Owen staff writer Zakhoo Iraq a they own state of the Art equipment. They travel to exotic places. And they Quot get some of the Best training and assignments in the military. In return the Pentagon asks that they he ready to deploy anywhere on Earth within 72 hours live joint comm support element May not be one of the worlds better known Telephone companies but it is certainly one of the fastest and More unusual. R. The battalion sized unit one of Only two under direct control of the joint. Chiefs of staff is supposed to be ready to set up a military communications system and operate it Lor 45 Days without being resupplied except with food and fuel. Quot we basically gel As much Money As we want. Our charter is never fail Quot said army capt. Robert 1. Milburn 36, of f it William . A plans officer who has spent the last two years in the unit. Quot if you see something breaking. On theto we re usually going lobe going shortly thereafter a said Milburn whose current Job has taken him to Kenya Egypt. Puerto Rico saudi Arabia Sudan and Ethiopia a your Job is to he a Stopgap unit basically until the component forces with heavier equipment can be mobilized and brought . Al he element is based at Mae Dill apr Tampa. Fla., but events of the past year have kept Many of its members on the Road More than at Home. Milburn arrived. In Riyadh. Saudi Arabia last aug. S in a 15-person Advance party that set up communications for Gen. In Norman Schwarzkopf operation desert shield Headquarters and the element staved in saudi Arabia and Kuwait through March. Most of the troops went Home then but 15 of them ended up in Northern Iraq. Quot there was a c-5 smoking on the run Way leaded Home and it came lie re instead Quot Milburn said. That Crew set up preliminary tactical and strategic communications for joint task Force Bravo the Iraq based . Portion of the International combined task Force. Then they went Home replaced by More than 100 fellow support element members most of them who had Only a Short break after serving in the persian Gulf urea. The support element consists of 82nd airborne div units. Special operations personnel and other rapid deployment units from the army air Force combat communications groups communications specialists from a-1 Marine division and electronic technicians from the Navy. The vast majority is made up of noncommissioned officers and officers. The 7th signal brigade and temporarily attached units had arrived and relieved the support element of most of its duties Here within a month so most id the elements. Troops will return Home this week. A but since Bravo Headquarters is moving across town to the West Side of a Wkho will be required a Small number of element troops to remain until . Forces leave Iraq  
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