European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 c the stars and stripes saturday August 10, 1991 Peter Kern checks out the insides of ii 350 v-8 on a 1979 Chevrolet pickup at an Auto show in kaisers lantern Germany Story on pages 14 and 15. I Experiment jeopardized the Atlantis astronauts switch a part on a camera Assembly hoping to Salvage an air Force photography Experiment that was jeopardized. A Page 4doctor found guilty a doctor who refused to go to the persian Gulf with her army Reserve unit has been found guilty of desertion. A Page 5.sailor Dies in fire a crewman aboard the aircraft Carrier Independence was killed and seven of his shipmates were injured in a fire. A Page 6dahmer Case twist bail was set at $1,000 for Tracy Edwards the Man who fled Jeffrey Dahmer and led police to the confessed serial killer on a fugitive warrant charging him with sexual Battery of a child in Mississippi a Page 7plane sent for germans the government dispatched an air Force plane to Turkey to pick up 15 German tourists 10 of whom were held by kurdish guerrillas for one week before being freed. A Page 8navy eyes future Navy officials Hope construction of three new . Buildings at Naples Cap Dichino Airport May be the beginning of a full fledged american military  Page 9pan am fuel stops pan american world airways accounts for most of the planes making unscheduled fueling stops at Bangor Maine in route from Europe to Kennedy Airport. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers 19 comics 19-21 commentary.13 letters.12 Money matters.17 sports.22-28 to listings.27 weather.11hopefrom Page 1 Captivity officials in Many world capitals have speculated that a Swap involving Arab prisoners held by Israel and its ally the South Lebanon army could result in the freeing of More westerners. Israel however has insisted that it will not take part in such a Deal unless seven israelis held in Lebanon arc part of the Swap if those israelis Are dead the jewish stale says it wants their remains returned in the Deal. Benjamin Netanyahu israelis Deputy foreign minister indicated Friday that Israel would pressure the South Lebanon army to free Arab prisoners in Lebanon. A we have influence there and i think we can effect that release yes a Netanyahu said in an interview on Abc tvs a Good morning america.�?�. Me said he believed the key Factor in any wholesale hostage release was a change in attitude by the governments of Syria and Iran. Syria controls the territory in which the hostage takers operate and Iran controls their funding he said. A a they re the ones who have now decided for their own reasons a probably to Curry favor with the United states a to release one hostage possibly two. They can effect the release of All hostages and our offer on the table stands and is ready to be acted on a Netanyahu said. Perez do Cuellar said earlier Friday he would leave saturday for London to meet Mccarthy on sunday. Mccarthy is carrying a letter his captors said must be delivered personally to the Secretary general. Mccarthy says the letter suggests that the remaining Western hostages including six americans be freed in Exchange for hundreds of shiite detainees held by Israel and the South lebanese army. Despite Perez de Cuellar s optimism Hopes for the release of another Western hostage in Lebanon dimmed Friday As authorities confirmed that a French Relief worker had been seized Only hours after Mccarthy was freed thursday. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwa Ter said the kidnapping of the Frenchman in Beirut a serves As a reminder of the vicious and vengeful nature of  meanwhile the spiritual Mentor of the islamic jihad group a believed to hold americans Terry Anderson and Thomas Sutherland a was quoted Friday As saying the most militant leaders in Iran want to wind up the hostage episode. A i heard from the most hard line of opposition lists there that they desire an end to the whole problem. The hostage Issue no longer has any great Impact on events a Sheik Mohammed Hussein fad Lallah was quoted As saying in the Washington Post. In a Sermon Friday in Beirut Fadlallah harshly criticized the kidnapping of the Frenchman Jerome Peyraud. A we denounce this abduction because there is no meaning for kidnapping someone who  Lebanon for humanitarian purposes a he said. The shadowy group that abducted Peyraud on thursday threatened to kill him if another hostage was  Friday his employer the Paris based doctors of the world sent officials to Lebanon to try to help locate  from Page 1 when. Perez de Cuellar would arrive or press reports that he would meet Mccarthy on sunday. Mccarthy looking fit and smiling waved both arms in the air As he stepped from a British air Force Jet from Damascus Syria where he had been taken after his release in Beirut Lebanon. He was accompanied by his father Patrick and brother Terry. The former hostage was reunited with Pearson and his Girlfriend Jill Morrell who led the Campaign for his release at a Small private party in the officer s mess. Describing their reunion Pearson said a Jill Morrell walked ahead of me and went into the room first and then i walked in and we just hugged and did no to say anything for a while. A this sense of humor is intact. He a quite Lucid quite chatty very very much and uncannily the person who i knew 5la years ago a Pearson said. British foreign office minister Douglas Hogg told a news conference following Mccarthy a release that Britain is pressing Israel to secure Freedom for More than 300 lebanese and palestinian prisoners held by israelis surrogate in South Lebanon the South Lebanon army. Hogg said Britain is also pressing for the release of Sheik Abdul Karim Obeid a leading shiite Muslim cleric who was kidnapped by the israelis As a bargaining Chip in july 1989. Mccarthy a journalist wit the London based worldwide television news was abducted by the pro iranian islamic jihad group. He was seized april 17, 1986, on his Way to Beirut International Airport to return Home after an assignment for win in  from Page 1 report of 11 american troops killed and 15 wounded came from a report compiled More than a month ago by the . Central come. It also said nine British soldiers were killed and 13 wounded in Friendly fire incidents. British authorities however have been counting 24 deaths from combat action in the War including 11 from accidental attacks by . Forces. It was not Learned thursday night whether the latest studies found additional Friendly fire casualties among . Allies. Army spokeswoman maj. Barbara Goodno told the stars and stripes Friday she could release no information about an investigation into an alleged Friendly fire incident feb. 26 that killed four soldiers from Europe. . Investigators were aided in sorting out Friendly fire casualties by the american forces use of anti tank rounds made of depleted uranium. The rounds left traces of uranium where they hit which distinguished them from the ammunition used by iraqi forces. The casualty assessment was made easier by a Lack of missing in action in the persian Gulf. There were none in operation desert storm in Sharp contrast to other wars fought by the United  from Page 1 using existing technology the report said. The push produced such devices As infrared lights to Mark Friendly ground targets and fluorescent vehicle markings. However while these solutions saw some benefits during desert storm they must be improved upon for the future the report said. A any longer term solution to the Friendly lire problem will require a capability other than a device that continuously illuminates a Friendly vehicle a the report said referring to one particular device developed in the Rush for solutions. The Quot Darpa Light a named after its Developer the defense advanced research projects Agency shoots an infrared signal into the sky that is visible through Niolu vision goggles from a distance of about five Miles. The Light which is powered with seven c batteries attaches to vehicles with a High technology velcro a the report said. About 190 of the Darpa lights reached the bail afield on feb. 26, two Days before president Bush declared a cease fire. Another 10,000 of the lights were delivered to the army after fighting ceased a a a because the coalition forces had achieved air supremacy there was Little concern of iraqi aircraft using the emitters to target coalition vehicles a the report said. The lights cannot be used in a conflict where air supremacy is not achieved though. The lights would also be ineffectual in identifying Friendly vehicles to. Troops using Thermal targeting systems and new weapons that can be fired from extremely Long distances the report said. The Darpa Light did not expose ground troops to enemy troops because it is equipped with a protective Collar that prevents infrared Light from being seen by ground forces. In addition 15,000 simpler infrared lights nicknamed a Bud Quot lights were used to Mark tanks and tank fire zones the report said. The preliminary report said the army is leading continuing efforts to develop both Short and Long term solutions to trick Day fire Between ground vehicles which Lack a positive Quot systems to Tell Friend from foe Quot simply put the Basic problem is that we can shoot farther than we can positively identify targets Quot the report said. During the War fluorescent Orange cloth panels were placed on top of ground vehicles and inverted a a a Quot symbols were tacked on their sides. Theve a were made using fluorescent placards White Luminous paint Black paint and Thermal tape. In some cases infrared Strobe lights and special infrared paint were used for longer Range identification. However the report called these efforts Only marginally effective saying they worked Well at close ranges but did not work Well at longer ranges. Environmental conditions including Low Clouds Haze smoke rain and darkness made the markings hard to see. And when the ground operation picked up dust and mud coated the vehicles further reducing their visibility. A High technology optics and navigational systems especially the global positioning system helped reduce the risks of inadvertently firing on Friendly ground forces a the report said. The High priced global systems receivers which receive satellite navigational data were especially critical to troop safety and control in the featureless desert the report said. While system receivers were available among the Allied forces More were and Are needed a both hand held and inboard vehicles and aircraft a to reduce the risk of Friendly fire the report said. The Pentagon a three Page response to the Friendly fire concerns also cited the importance of continued improvement in night and All weather vision equipment. The Pentagon must provide Congress a final More detailed report by january