European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 b the stars and stripes monday september 2, 1991 at a glance  a w defiant czech Bookstore owner Petr Rohacek will soon be closing his doors in Prague. But he has some bittersweet memories. Pages 14-15.shields and the Sheik financial backing of a movie starring Brooke Shields has been linked to a saudi Sheik and the Bank of credit amp Commerce. A Page 4six bad bombers the first six b-2 stealth bombers ordered by the air Force have been so plagued by manufacturing defects that contractors May be unable to build the planes As fast and efficiently As desired by the Bush administration. A Page 6pakistan nuclear capable former prime minister Binazir Bhutto confirmed Long held suspicions that Pakistan is capable of building a nuclear weapon. A Page 8helping out the kids doing dishes getting pats on the Back and visiting the zoo can help children do Well in school according to a new Booklet that focuses on what actions parents can take to ensure classroom Success. A Page 9early arrival the eruptions of mount Pinatubo in the Philippines hastened the arrival of 149 air Force personnel in Europe. A Page 10benefits of scandal four senior Salomon Bros. Inc. Executives who resigned in August in a major Bond trading scandal a could still receive Severance packages potentially Worth millions of  Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers .19 comics. 19-21 commentary. .13 letters ��?��?�����.��. 12 a a a a 1 b Money matters a .17 sports. 22-28 to listings. .27 weather. .11 Gorbachev from Page 1 arc approaching very important decisions that will define the future of the country and the course that we began in �?T85 a i will not permit myself. To just leave a Gorbachev said referring to his six year program of reforms. Gorbachev also promised there would be no a a Witch Hunt against those involved directly or indirectly in the hard liner coup that briefly ousted him from Power. He said a Only those directly involved in the aug. 18-21 Coupe that left three people dead shall be punished a a the purge was dead from the very beginning a Gorbachev said in1 an interview in the Kremlin. Seven of the eight coup plotters Bave been arrested and an eighth died apparently in a suicide. Gorbachev was to address the soviet legislature today in what a presidential aide said sunday would be Gorbachev s political speech of his life. In other developments a British prime minister John major in Moscow for a Brief visit was holding meetings with soviet and Republic leaders on Western Aid the soviet military and the splintering Union. Quot we have been watching with enormous excitement the events of the past few Days. We Are delighted that the forces of Reform Are m control Quot major told the russian republics prime minister Ivan Ilayev. A russian president Boris n. Yeltsin was in Latvia on sunday but few details were Given about the visit which officials said was considered unofficial. Later sunday in Vilnius lithuanian legislator to Niu Aldas Vozolas said he believed that Yeltsin was trying to determine whether Latvia Raisa Gorbachev suffered heart attack doing of Moscow up soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev said sunday that during the final hours of the failed coup his wife Raisa suffered a a very bad heart attack but she is now recuperating. In an inter Raisa Gorbachev vie with can Gorbachev said that the most critical moment for his wife was when they heard on the bbl that the conspirators were on the Way to the Crimea after their Power grab failed on the third Day of the action. A when the bbl first communicated that the group of conspirators was on their Way to the Crimea to perhaps show Gorbachev to the soviet people to the International Public we were worried about their intentions maybe they had something very treacherous on their minds a Gorbachev said. A was a result she had a very bad at tack she had a very bad heart attack with some very bad consequences and the doctor who saved her says now she is Recupe rating Quot he Saith. A and it is of she is already Active she is talking to people and 1 think yesterday she was giving an interview Over the  and Eslonia were willing to slav in an economic Union with Russia and other republics. A in Latvia and neighbouring Lithuania people celebrated the departure of the despised a Black Beret Quot troops most of whom had pulled out of the two republics by sunday morning. A in Armenia a visiting . Congresswoman suggested United nations intervention in the dispute with neighbouring Azerbaijan. Armenians and azerbaijanis have seized More captives in a disputed enclave and were demanding a hostage Swap. A i m afraid if we do nothing we could have the makings of something with very serious consequences said rep. Barbara Boxer a Calif. Of the 15 republics 10 have declared Independence from the soviet Union Uzbekistan Kirghizia Azerbaijan the Ukraine Latvia Lithuania Estonia. Georgia Moldavia and byelorussian. In the can interview Gorbachev said he had met earlier sunday with 11 Republic leaders and that they had agreed that at the very least some kind of economic Union must be maintained. A this is a Clear position of All the republics who Are ready to participate a he said. Gorbachev on monday was to present plans for the future in a crucial address to a special session of the soviet  from Page 1 scum Memorabilia. But few. If any of the people will accompany the switch Over. This Means Boice s staff is trying to reassign and move roughly 50 or More families a Day or 2vz times faster than the Normal rate. A fall of the machinery in place to facilitate transitions has been absolutely overwhelmed a Boice said. The army a search for civilian movers has spread across Central Europe and Boice said he gets an updated briefing almost hourly. Quot i almost feel like a fireman Quot he said. A every Lime one of these things comes apart a either a contractor cancels out. Or transportation Falls through a i have to get Dri that problem right  multiply this by three separate communities where soldiers Are moving out a Anspach. Bamberg and Niernberg and you end up with a calculus a Boice said. A and i la Tell you what not a whole lot of people understand calculus. It requires a computer program literally to figure out where to refocus your Effort when one of these Eon tractors which we have no control Over decides that Well maybe he can to meet that  Quot and adding personal lives makes the equation Eveaj More complicated than College math. For instance Boice gave move out priority to soldiers with school aged children particularly High school seniors so that the students could get into their new schools when classes Start. And those soldiers with older children tend to be higher ranking. A Well those just happen to be my key and essential people that i need to run the organization a Boice said. A so now i be got a  he said he usually chooses on the Side of the family. So far he has been Able to meet his deadlines albeit with a few a hiccups a if we can to get sufficient numbers of contractors to help us to move Over the next. Two months then we will fall behind in our schedule a Bovee said. For now he said he is optimistic Quot but its fully dependent on the household goods  he has two emergency Back up plans a use soldiers to pack. However they would have to be trained Well enough to suit the civilian moving firms who arc legally liable for any damages. A use . Government transportation along with soldiers to do the packing. That would mean the government would have to pay for any damages. The word a draw Down Quot sounds negative so Boice said he spends much of his time pointing out the positive Side. It in t much different than Many missions a fighting unit might have he said likening it to a deployment. Also the army is getting a Chance to practice a a evacuating families and installations Boice said. His Job is to a get soldiers though this Tough time with the least amount of turbulence a said the two Star general. He tells people its like going to the dentist. A when its All Over you re going to feel Good. But during the operation which is necessary its going to be a Little  the Best Way to fight draw Down doldrums he said is to keep the troops Busy a doing Soldier  a we still have a Mission to stay trained and ready for As Long As we be got a  his people work on a two Page checklist As they wait to depart and it includes updating things like weapons qualification and physical fitness tests. A we fully believe that we have a great reputation in this division a said Boice who also spent two months As an acting commander of old Ironsides in 1989, a and we Don t intend to tarnish it jul because we re going through this particular Mission. A so that Means that every Soldier who leaves this division when he reports into his next unit is going to Wear with Pride his first armoured division Patch. And they re Gonna know he came from a great  from Page 1 Man was or. Allens Roberts 59, of Sydney Australia. The five men were kidnapped by about 10 kurdish gunmen near Elma i Village in Zingol province on Friday evening officials said. Guerrillas had stopped about 111 vehicles and taken away the foreigners they found according to local sources. The americans and the australian were travelling in a minibus the group had rented Friday according to local sources who spoke on condition of anonymity f he briton was also taken from a bus. A the guerrillas stuck the barrels of their guns into our Mouths when the foreigners refused to allow them to Check their bags a Dilaver Avei. The Driver of the minibus told Anatolia. Avci said the guerrillas allowed the foreigners to take some clothes from their suitcases. Police released Avei on sunday alter holding him for questioning. The guerrillas have not made any Ransom demands. But Abdullah Ocala the Leader of the kurdish labor party guerrilla group indicated that the abduction was aimed at underlining the rebels claim of sovereignty in the area. Kurdish guerrillas kidnapped 10 German tourists in Eastern Turkey earlier last month. The germans were released after being held about a week