European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 15, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 3 Gen. Garner sought to Foster Tranquility in provide Comfort by Chuck Roberts staff writer Frankfurt Germany a not even the army gets a second Chance to make a first impression. That a Why maj. Gen. Jay a Garner kept a tight rein on his troops while they worked with civilian Relief organizations during operation provide Comfort. A we were breaking new ground with the use of military forces a Garner said of the Effort to bring Relief and safety to iraqi kurd after their failed attempt to overthrow Saddam Hussein a government. Garner was commander of joint task Force Bravo which secured the safety zone in Northern Iraq for the kurd. His policy was to use Force Only As a last resort. If the army had appeared eager to pick a fight with the iraqis Garner said the Relief agencies would probably Point to them and say a a that a just the Damn military again using this As an umbrella to go in and beat up  but despite the Low profile maintained by the soldiers it still took time for the civilians to warm up to their military counterparts said Garner Deputy commander of v corps. A the general said the Relief agencies and the military complemented each other. Although civilian organizations can be slow getting established in an area Garner said Speed is the military a  i think the military is a great precursor to any kind of operation like that be a we were breaking new ground with the use of military forces a maj. Gen. Jay m. Garnar cause we can instantly stabilize it and instantly begin to solve it until All these other great people get organized a Garner said at his office in the Abrams Complex in Frankfurt. Garner said the 14,000 nato service members under his command helped Foster Good relations by keeping their Cool in a a highly charged area where there were 15 recorded instances of iraqis firing on Allied forces. One of those instances was related to garners most vivid memory of Iraq. It began with the death of a popular . Paratrooper from injuries sustained when he stepped on a land mine. The memorial service held the next Day included a Eulogy a Soldier singing two songs and comments from two of the dead soldiers friends. None of the soldiers could finish because they began crying. Garner said he and the other 500 soldiers attending the service also began crying. He left the ceremony to demand that an iraqi general order his soldiers to Stop incidents of isolated shootings so the me. _. S4s Oil Casoy Mil. Gen. Jay m. Garner discusses the role . Troops played in Northern Iraq. Morial service would not have to be repeated. The iraqi general blamed the problems on poor communications and Lousy soldiers but he offered a solution that shocked Garner. A the said a lets get in your helicopter and Well Fly out to the unit. You loan me your pistol and ill shoot three of them to Sho them what la happen to them. If you wont loan me your pistol ill just Cut their  a Garner said that incident made him most aware of the differences Between the two Milit Aries. He said he expects the safety zone that he helped secure in Northern Iraq to be stable a for a  but Garner said stability depends on a the ability of the kurd to control their people. A How soon the iraqi army returns to the area. If a Small number of troops return there could be hostility he said. If few troops return the kurd could attack the iraqis. Hispanic wins democratic race for Udall s seat Phoenix apr de pastor won the democratic nomination for the seat held for 30 years by . Rep. Morris k. A a Mon Udall virtually ensuring Arizona will Send its first hispanic congressman to Washington. The former Maricopa county supervisor will meet the Republican nominee former Yuma county supervisor Pat Conner in a sept. 24 election. But with democrats holding a 2-1 majority in the District pastor is considered a shoo in. The special primary tuesday became necessary after failing health forced Udall a Democrat into retirement in May. The race Drew scant interest among voters in the District which includes Tucson part of Phoenix and most of southwestern Arizona. About one third of the districts 250,000 voters Are hispanic. Pastor got 37 percent or 12,350 votes in the five Way democratic race. His closest rival Tucson mayor Tom Volgy received 32 percent or 10,544 votes. Virginia Yrun executive director of planned parenthood of Southern Arizona got 27 percent or 8,861 votes. In the five Way gop race Conner beat to Weatherman John Kaites 33 percent to 29 percent or 4,253 votes to 3,817 votes. If pastor is elected to Congress it will be the first time he Isnit in the political minority. Udall has suffered from Parkinson a disease for a dozen years. He suffered a serious fall in his Virginia Home in january. Tate shootings so the me most aware of the differences Between iraqis. Subic expected to be shipshape for returning families worker Manila Philippines up a Navy dependents no exploded. He said the military Airlift come who Manila Philippines up a Navy dependents Are expected to return soon to Subic Bay naval facilities after repairs and cleanup of damage caused by the eruption of mount Pinatubo in june the commander of the . Base said wednesday. Rear adm. Thomas a. Mercer said in an interview with . Armed forces network for the far East that work Crews were repairing schools for the opening of the 1992 school year. The eruption of mount Pinatubo on june 9 severely damaged Subic and forced the closure of Clark a. More than 18,000 americans from the two installations were evacuated to the United states following the eruption leaving 5,600 troops at Subic and 2,400 at Clark. Mercer said rehabilitation at Subic a giant repair Yard and logistics Center for the 7th Fleet was a progressing remarkably Well eight weeks into the  a a we be come Back. The roads Are Clear. The Jungle is clean a Mercer said. He said the naval air station at Cubi Point was operating at 100 percent capacity As it did before the Volca no exploded. He said the military Airlift come which used to operate out of Clark was flying out of Cubi Point. A a the Navy Supply depot is attending to aircraft of the 7th Fleet. Public works has All the facilities Back up the naval station right from the Start. The port service was handling ships and returning services. The ship repair facility has six or seven ships Here a Mercer said. A the schools Are being cleaned up. We expect to have a school year for the dependents when they get Back Here in a couple of weeks. It has been remarkable what has been accomplished through the Superb team Effort of everybody involved a Mercer said. Mercer did not say How Many dependents and civilian workers Are returning to Subic but before the eruption they numbered More than 9,000. Meanwhile on wednesday Monsoon Rains sent floods and mudflows called Zahars Down from mount Pinatubo into Low lying areas of Mabala cat just outside Clark. At least 96 houses were buried but there were no reports of injuries officials said. More than 320 people died in the volcanoes eruption after a 600-year slumber. Teen convicted of attack on Gay Man san Jose Calif. Apr an 18-year-old Man was found guilty tuesday of a hate crime for beating his Gay neighbor in a videotaped attack that a judge ruled was prompted by homophobic feelings. Joshua Huff who was 17 at the time of the june 11 attack on William Kiley also was found guilty of assault and Battery. He could be held until age 25 under juvenile Laws. A one of the most important skills we must learn is How to get along with others a juvenile court judge Thomas Edwards lectured Huff after delivering his verdict. A this is a skill Josh has failed to  Kiley 44, videotaped the beating by hidden camera from his Home across the Street from huffs Home. He said he set up the camera to get evidence of what he said had been years of harassment by the huffs because he is a homosexual. The videotape the key evidence in the we Klong trial showed Huff challenging Kiley to a fight because Kiley left some grass clippings on the Huff driveway. Kiley refused. The youth called Kiley derogatory names As he Pum Meled him with fists and feet. Kiley suffered two Black eyes a swollen nose a concussion and bruises