European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Quot a a a a # a Page 10 a b the stars and stripes saturday june 29, 1991 germans blame Rainy Summers on legend by de re Avis staff writer a German summer a said Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Germany a most famous poet a is just a Green tinted  a a a \ according to German folklore june 27, the so called Day of the seven sleepers plays a key role in determining the weather for the rest of the summer. According to the legend if it Rains on the 27th a As it did this week a it will rain Lor the next seven weeks a. \ a nonsense a said Urc Wesp chief meteorologist at the Federal weather Bureau in 0ffenbach, Only. Thing Correct about the old saw is that the end of june Marks the Start of the european weather Cycle that Means if the. Highs coming from the azores Are Strong enough to reach Germany we have a sunny summer if they Only make it to France we get changeable weather a Cool and rain but also some Sun from the North Atlantic a 7. The legend of the German. A sic Ben Schlafer or seven sleepers of Ephesus who were supposedly awakened on 7 june. 27, can be found in Early Christian and even Mohammedan texts. Its a pre. Cursor of the the rip Van Winkle Story. The earliest record of the legend is a syriac text from the beginning of the sixth Century a a.7 the. Story claims that during the persecution of christians under emperor de Ems who reigned from.249 to 251, seven Noble youths of Ephesus in Southwest Turkey having refused to worship Pagan idols hid in a Cave that was then sealed. By Brdar of the emperor. The seven youths fell into a deep sleep the legend goes and were accidentally awakened in the reign of Theodosius 11, who reigned from 408 to 450. After a Shepherd removed the Stone blocking the Entrance one of the youths went to the next town to buy some bread. He was surprised to see a Christian Cross a erected in the City and the townspeople were equally astonished at his antiquated dress and the obsolete Money he tried to spend. A. The youth was taken into custody under suspicion of having found a secret treasure. After relating his Story to the judge the Bishop of Ephesus and even the emperor hurried to the Cave where they found the other sleepers still in the Bloom of youth before they died the legend claims one of the youths explained that god had put them to sleep to demonstrate the proof of the resurrection. But How the legend which a became a. Day of religious Observance became connected with the weather is not known. A Wesp who often does the weather on German television said a a done to despair in face of our German summer. You know what our great poet Goethe said., a a a from Page 1 a .7 a a Quot a a a a a Quot a. Tween the government and Slovenia and Croatia which also declared Independence on tuesday a. Unlike Slovenia however Croatia did not try to seize control of its own Borders and was not attacked. The Federal military assault to take Back the Border a posts began wednesday with ground attacks on Slovic Niass Borders with Italy Hungary and Austria. It escalated Friday with the air attacks. The Federal army is much larger and better equipped than tie slovenian militia but the defense ministry said its forces were subjected to intensive artillery arid anti aircraft fire during the two Days of fighting. \ at Ljubljana the slovenian capital several air to ground missiles fired by two twin engine j-22 Orao tighter bombers exploded on the airports Tarmac in huge fireballs one of them narrowly missed a group of slovenian helicopters. Shortly after the air assault two austrian news Pavo  w Ere  a wayward tank or artillery Shell hit  near the Airport witnesses said. The. Photographers were hot identified a a. Slovenia and Croatia acted after Belgrade rejected their proposal for a Loose confederation of states rather than one controlled by the Federal government. Blit the Federal government said it would crush the. Independence movements and preserve the federation Long torn by ethnic hatreds its strategy was to isolate Slovenia from the outside world by recapturing Border Points and taking Over key installations such As the air frown Page 1. A ,. White House said. Saddam Hussein a regime was violating the persian Gulf cease fire agreement that ended the War with Iraq. Bush said he was considering a a wide array Quot of possible . Responses. A from the . Standpoint we can to permit this brutal bully to go Back on this solemn agreement and to threaten people that Are there under , jurisdiction and that a exactly what he appears to have done a the president told reporters on Board air Force one As he beaded to Kennebunkport Maine. In a letter to , Secretary general Javier Perez do Cuellar the executive chairman of the . Special commission said while the . Personnel were waiting for permission to enter the iraqi military facility the team observed vehicles within the compound loaded with objects. V. The letter said Drivers were seen moving quickly to the vehicles which then began leaving the facility through an exit despite . Request not to do so. Some . Team members then photographed the iraqi movement. A 7 a a at that time the iraqi military fired Small arms into the air and efforts were made to seize the camera a the letter said v a a a. A this outrageous behaviour by the government of Iraq constitutes an unambiguous and flagrant breach of . Security Council Resolution 687,�?� state department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said. A _ the Resolution requires iraqi cooperation in permitting International inspections of its military facilities. Iraq is also obliged to destroy its nuclear weapons capabilities As Well As its chemical and biological warfare a assets. A ,. A bases a British official said the dec delegation would seek a three month truce during which Slovenia and Croatia would suspend their declarations of Independence and All troops would return to their Barracks. Slovenia and Croatia declared Independence follow big  conflict with communist run Serbia an other of Yugoslavia a six republics Over the future of the nation. A. The two republics had repeatedly threatened to secede unless the nation was reformed into a Loose federation of states a plan opposed by powerful Serbia and the serb dominated military. From Page 1. Live use of taxpayer Money a said Jim Courter a former new Jersey Republican congressman who Heads the defense base closure and realignment  we need to trim fat from the military budget while preserving its muscle a he said. The five training bases the panel opted to spare had been added to the Pentagon a target list at the last min. They were viewed As alternatives to the Pentagon 5 43 installations. In All some 60 installations were investigated As possible targets. The Pentagon has estimated savings of about $1 billion Over five years in closing the bases. A. A a a. A. Sen. David Boren d-okla., chairman of the Senate intelligence committee urged the commission to spare . Army corps of engineers installations that the a panel has sought to eliminate. Boren said that corps offices such As the big one in. Tulsa okla., play a a huge civilian role this is. A Mission that is not going to ,. Among other things his Home state corps office handles 50 major reservoirs in Oklahoma he said. If the panel includes the Tulsa corps office in its hit list Boren said he might withdraw his support for the package of base closings. He predicted that inclusion of the corps could jeopardize the entire package. Boren is not the. Only lawmaker who has pleaded with the seven member commission to save an installation in his District. Rep. Glen Browder d-Ala., has lobbied in. Pensively to save fort Mcclellan in Anniston Ala. A a the whole Economy is dead because of this a he said. The threat of  base has stalled Home and automobile sales. If the base is shut Down the City a unemployment rate could jump 10 percent. Courier referred to the pressure the panel has come under from local communities to keep their bases open. A hours is an unenviable task a he said. A not everyone will agree with our decisions but ill guarantee one thing a Well be fair. A a a across the United states we have seen people turn out in the thousands to support their local bases a he said. Although the most controversial decisions have not been made yet commissioners have indicated they Are leaning toward saving some facilities including naval  in san Diego and Orlando  from Page 1 t \ 7 source had confirmed to him that his. Brother s death did result trom Midi reeled . Fire. Sullivan explained that Well before the ground War began the army was working to secure equipment that would help pre vent fratricide such As reflective tape chemical lights and infrared devices. Ground troops also took Steps to limit fratricide during the actual fighting Sullivan said. These  included painting special symbols on Friendly vehicles. Although the Boston native said he did no to expect generals of the major commands to finish their review until the end of the summer he said technologists Are continually working to come up with better systems to Tell Friend from enemy. A on the aviation end of things that a been going on for years Quot Sullivan said lie said the army a next generation air Craft the reconnaissance attack helicopter Comanche will have advanced systems when it is fielded in 1998. A a it a certainly Early enough in the do veto mental Cycle that that a not a prob-icm.�?�. A a As for. The problem of soldiers not receiving mail in the Field in a very timely manner Sullivan said the army a working on it too. A we Are aware of the fact that it mail flow was riot necessarily what anybody wanted a Sullivan said. Quot i  want to kid you it Wasny to and we need to take a look at  fart of the problem is related to manpower but Quot it s a technological problem Loo a he said. Consequently the army is also consulting with mail Industry officials for solutions. A the mail Issue is not unlike getting repair parts to vehicles a Sullivan said. A it is a very specific letter to a very specific person. And Given the magnitude of the task it is a formidable Challenge to get a letter from Butzbach to lire base 2 bits which happens to be 150 Kilometres inside of Iraq for  ,. A. Fire base was the Vietnam Era term used to designate set locations from which combat troops operated. During operations desert shield and storm troops were constantly moving and being moved compounding the headaches of. Mail handlers. As for whether  will result in the army shifting Back to having More uniformed Cooks and mail clerks Sullivan said a we Haven to called All the bets in on  the army of excellence program of the 80s emphasized the importance of combat troops and de emphasized the role of Cooks and mail clerks which were converted to civilian and contract positions. A certainly the Field feeding system is under review since you know there were some areas that probably need tidying up a Sullivan said. �?o1 Don t know exactly where Well go on  findings on mail and food services were also expected at the end of summer he said. Sullivan declined to release details regarding the restructuring of the army in Europe saying he would expect usar eur s commander Gen. Crosbie same to. Make an announcement when approx. Private. A Sullivan has commanded soldiers at every level during the course of his 31-year army career. His extensive overseas assignments include one tour in Korea two Tours in Vietnam and four Tours in Europe to include such jobs As chief of staff for the 3rd army div in Frankfurt and Deputy chief of staff for natos Central army group in Heidelberg. Among his stateside assignments Sullivan served in Kansas As commander for the 1st inf div at fort Riley and Deputy commandant of the army a command and general staff College at fort Leavenworth also in Kansas. On Artys Headquarters staff in Washington he worked As Deputy chief of staff for operations and plans and vice chief of staff of the army