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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, June 17, 1991

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 17, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Families Start leaving Philippines . Military families use towels to protect themselves from Volcano ashes sunday while moving from an Annex to the main building of a Seaside hotel in Subic. Manila Philippines apr tens of thousands of filipinos trekked along Ash clogged roads to escape mount Patubo s devastation sunday and the . Military began evacuating All 20,000 dependents front the Philippines. At least 56 people have been killed since the Volcano began erupting june 9 for the first time in 600 years. Several minor eruptions were reported sunday but scientists said they no longer feared a cataclysmic explosion in which the Mountain could blow itself apart. Thousands of cars buses and trucks most of them caked with Sticky Ash inched along jammed roads toward Manila. The vehicles were flanked by endless columns of refugees carrying children and bundles of supplies on their backs. Some Rode water buffaloes or of carts but thousands were on foot. Others including the elderly and children  on the backs of commercial trucks. The . Military Hail announced plans to Send families of Clark a personnel Back to the United slates to relieve congestion at Subic. Hay naval facilities where they were taken june 10. On sunday however the evacuation was expanded to include families from Subic Hay and the adjacent cd ubi Point naval air station because of damage see families on Page 10officer who lost War plans reportedly facing trial London up the British military will court martial a senior officer who lost a computer containing Allied persian Gulf War secrets it was reported sunday. The Lap top computer allegedly containing details of Allied commander Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf Decoy plan for a military offensive into Kuwait was stolen in december from the car of Wing cmdr. David Farquhar. Farquhar 45, had left the computer in his car while he visited a used car showroom in London after returning from a secret briefing with prime minister John major the mail on sunday said. At the time he was staff officer to the joint commander in chief of British forces in the persian Gulf air marshal sir Patrick line who was one of the few officers familiar with the War plans. Schwarzkopf after the War cited the so Cret Decoy plan in which some Allied troops faked an initial head on Rush into Kuwait while others mane Vered around to the Side As a key to the Victory Over the iraqi troops occupying the country. The mail on sunday claimed the Brit ish ministry of defense covered up the loss for two weeks until the theft was revealed in the  computer was returned three weeks liter by the thief it said. \ \ -. The ministry of defense decided to charge Farquhar after a six month investigation and he will appear next week before a military court in West London the newspaper said it was not Clear exactly what charges a Farquhar will face but they were expected to cover a breach of Security and Gross negligence to which he was expected to plead not guilty. I convicted Farquhar could face dismissal reduction in rank a Fine or a reprimand. Farquhar Olio won the air Force Cross for pioneering work in air to air refuelling during the falklands War was transferred to other duties after the incident the mail on sunday reported of possible Bank bailout problem Washington apr congressional critics said sunday that american taxpayers Are faced with having to bail out the troubled banking Industry and the official in charge of Federal Bank insurance conceded it could happen. Comptroller general Charles a. Bowsher head of the congressional general accounting office said that he sees he Banks a starting to fall into the same situation As the savings and loan Industry a How much it will be i done to know but i am worried a Bowsher said on Abc tvs a meet the  a i Hope in the banking situation we done to kid ourselves that we done to have a  rep. John d. Dingell d-mich., chairman of the House Commerce committee said on the same program that the taxpayers a wound up holding the bag on thes amp is and the taxpayers Are going to wind up holding the bag on the Banks. It is our Job to see that does not  but l. William Seidman chairman of the Federal Deposit insurance corp., said Banks Are a clearly not headed for the kind of debacle that engulfed the savings and Loans. A we have got a few Banks that Are in trouble and they Are putting the insurance fund in trouble a he see Bank on Page 10choppers in spotlight spectators throng around two . Helicopters at the exhibits at Lebourget Airport where defense contract 39th Paris air show on sunday. Thousands visited the tors and the american military base set up 140 Booths  
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