European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany edition Snipes vol. 50, no. 61 thursday june 13,1991 b authorized unofficial publication for the  armed forces 35c d 8693 Volcano erupts 6 explosions Send Ash m Ines Manila Philippines apr mount Pinatubo erupted with Silt i thundering explosions wednesday and thursday shooting a plume of Ash 15 Miles High. Molten Rock and hot Gas poured from the Volcano and nearby residents fled in panic. A filipino serving with the . Navy became the first reported fatality related to the eruption when his car collided with a bus on an Ash slicked Road North of the Subic Bay naval base. Scientists warned of larger eruptions from the 4,795-foot Volcano which was dormant for six centuries until it began spewing steam in april. A a this could Only be the beginning a said Raymundo Punongbayan director of the philippine Institute  and seismology. Quot Punongbayan warned people within a 15-mile radius of Pinatubo to flee. Residents of nearby Angeles panicked when a huge Gray greenish mushroom Cloud burst front the Volcano and turned Day into night prompting thousands to flee. Angeles a City of 300, Kis adjacent to Clark a. But authorities had not ordered a general evacuation there. Hundreds of americans fled Clark a Home to some 15,000 american military personnel and their families. Most of the bases residents Hail been evacuated monday to .-run Subic Bay naval a Eil tics. Clark All was not immediately threatened. By volcanic flow. Clark is one of the biggest . Bases overseas. Punongbayan said tuesday that the site was in the path of the volcanic flow from mount Pinatubo during its last major eruption in 1380. Quot seismologists said Gas Ash and molten Rock raced Down the Mountain s Western and Northern slopes. They said most of. The debris flowed into nearby Rivers. No property damage was reported about 3.000 aeta tribesman de seen see Volcano on Page 10 moves Security police at Clark a View the mushroom Cloud caused by the volcanoes eruption by Susan Kaki its Pacific stars and stripes Subic Bay naval facilities Philippines a the parking areas looked like the Fields around a county fair a but without the  parked their cars in Grassy lots Long Subico a main Road. Hot dog and Barbecue vendors fed families spread out on blankets. Children chased other children. Dogs panted and snapped.  14,635 evacuees were not there for a Good time a they were waiting for a place to sleep monday night. By 10 30 an apparent Miracle had been -.mostly, achieved a nearly everyone had nighttime quarters. A move in Clark a residents started evacuating at 6 . Monday from the Shadow of mount Pinatubo a Volcano that erupted. Wednesday. Squeezing them into this base a. More than doubling the population i f a facility already 08 percent full was a logistical Nightmare. Placing what appeared to be As Mam pets As kids proved a major headache. Subic Bay a major resupply and main Tenrice port Tor . A warships in the Western Pacific already had a housing shortage. About. 25 percent of the 14,000 people based there live in the adjacent City of Olon Gapo. Navy families were asked to accept see Subic on Page 10 women s i Washington a Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf said wednesday women should be excluded from some combat roles even though they performed Well in operation desert storm. A i am very much in favor of women a rights a Schwarzkopf told Congress. But he said it do not believe we want our infantry 50 percent men and 50 percent  pressed on his views by sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., Schwarzkopf said he favors a some sort of combat exclusion Rule that keeps women out of certain . For instance he said the . Military would be disadvantaged if women were forced to go into hand to hand combat in trenches against All male foreign armies. Schwarzkopf the father of two daughters said decisions on what roles women should play in War must be based on military standards not Wom ends rights. The House influenced by the performance of women in the persian Gulf recently passed legislation that would allow women a greater role in combat. The Senate will consider similar legislation soon. In the iraqi conflict women flew combat helicopters and served in key logistical and operational roles. One woman was killed and another was taken prisoner of w a. Schwarzkopf whose leadership of military forces in operation desert storm has made him a National hero also said a Strong . Military presence Wili be needed in the Middle last to prevent conflict from erupting there. Another regional conflict if not contained could threaten vital . Interests he said. A a we. Could again face substantial enemy forces armed with increasingly see women on Page 10