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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 2 a the stars and stripes monday september 2, 1991at a glance Bookstore owner Petr Rohacek will soon be closing his doors in Prague. But he has some bittersweet memories. Pages 14-15.out of uniform three robbers holding up a fast food restaurant in Queens n.y., tried to fool arriving policemen by changing into workers uniforms but were arrested when police noticed the thieves were not in company pants. A Page six 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 Pago 6could be moving on rep. Stephen Solarz d-n.y., said the United states will probably move its naval facilities to other areas in the Pacific if the philippine Senate rejects an Extension of the . Lease on Subic Bay naval air facilities. 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 9 not so Bleak future four senior Salomon Bros. Inc. Executives a who resigned in August in a major Bond trading scandal a could still receive Severance packages potentially Worth millions of dollars. A Page 17 Index Abby Ann Landers. 19 comics. 19-21 commentary. 13 letters. Money matters. 17 sports. To listings. Weather. 11 caste Gandolfo Italy up Pope John Paul ii on sunday marked the 52nd anniversary of the Start of world War ii by warning that Europe is failing to heed a the lessons of  with Yugoslavia in crisis and the soviet Union breaking apart the Pope condemned the increasing spiral of violence in the world and said that War creates More problems than it solves. The polish pontiff spoke to a crowd of pilgrims from the Balcony of the papal summer Retreat South of Rome during his weekly Angelus Blessing. A the first of september still reminds us that on this same Day of a Wii a Start 52 years ago the second world War began with the invasion of Poland a the pontiff said. A half a Century later there still remain wounds from that catastrophe which struck Europe and the entire world spreading mourning destruction and suffering of every kind. A a i Pray that god will help us to comprehend the lessons of history War  solve problems it Only creates new and Graver ones a he said. Without mentioning specific european trouble spots the Pope said that a even today arms Are being used to solve tensions Between  from Page 1 Monist party and led to declarations of Independence from 10 of the 15 soviet republics. Major who is stopping in Moscow for a Day in route to China and Hong Kong is visiting in his capacity As chairman of the group of seven Industrial democracies. Senior government sources said major would Tell Gorbachev russian federation Leader Boris Yeltsin and representatives of other republics that substantial Western Aid will depend on their own efforts to Rescue the faltering soviet Economy. Major is also expected to stress the West s insistence that the soviets significantly Cut defense spending British sources said. A we will certainly be talking about food Aid the immediate needs of the present the know How and All the things that Britain is doing a said Hurd. A but the prime minister has a wider aim As chairman of the group of seven. He wih be listening to the soviet and russian leaders about what they see the West and the soviet Union and the republics have to do together in the economic Field. Then the prime minister will report Back to his colleagues of the main Industrial nations of the  major and president Bush agreed last week that they would support food Aid and technical assistance for the soviet Union. Both however Are resisting Calls from German Chancellor Helmut Kohl for significant increases in assistance. In other developments a president Bush said saturday that he has personally advised lithuanian president vytautas Landsbergis of his anticipated announcement monday that the United states will open diplomatic relations with the Baltic countries. A i said that we d probably have something to say on monday that would be of great interest to the people there a Bush told reporters in recounting his Call to the lithuanian Ian Leader. A if . Intelligence agencies had detected Early signs of the Kremlin coup a top White House official said saturday the United states probably would have warned Gorbachev. A the answer is probably yes a National Security advisor Brent scowcroft said when asked whether Gorbachev would have been alerted. A i think that the coup As it happened had it been successful would not have been in the Long term interest either of the United states or the soviet Union or the world  a Gorbachev fired one of the most virulent coup plotters army Gen. Valentin Varen Nikov in a massive military reorganization the Tass news Agency  from Page 1 Seum Memorabilia. But few if any of the people will accompany the switch Over. This Means Boice a staff is trying to reassign and move roughly 50 or More families a Day or 2vi times faster than the Normal rate. A fall of the machinery in place to facilitate transitions has been absolutely overwhelmed Quot Boice said. The army a search for civilian movers has spread across Central Europe and Boice said he gets an updated briefing almost hourly. A i almost feel like a fireman a he said. A every time one of these things comes apart a either a contractor cancels out. Or transportation Falls through a i have to get on that problem right  multiply this by three separate communities were soldiers Are moving out a Ansbach Bamberg and Nurnberg a and you end up with a calculus a Boice said. A and ill 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 contractors which we have no control Over decides that Well maybe he can to meet that  and adding personal lives makes the equation even 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 1 need to run the organization a Boice said. A so now in 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 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 Boice said. For now he said he is optimistic a 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 Are legally liable for any damages. A use . Government transportation along with soldiers to do the pack my. That would mean the government would have to pay for any damages. The word a draw Down sounds negative so Boice said he spends much of his time pointing out the positive Side it Isnit much different than Many missions a 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 die 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 Ana 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 done to intend to tarnish it just 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 u first pm Ord division Patch. And they re Gonna know he came from a great  from Page 1 Wyatt Marvin t. Wilson and Richard m. Rives. They were in Eastern Turkey on an expedition to what they believed to be the site of the biblical Noah Sark according to an official with Noah Sark found l.p., of Nashville tenn., which was sponsoring the Mission. The other two were identified As or. Allen s. Roberts 59, and Gareth Johns Thomas 50, of Britain a turkish official said. Roberts an archaeologist from Sydney was identified sunday As australian by his country a foreign ministry. He had been earlier identified by turkish officials As austrian. It Dufis Nier it a general partner in Noah s Ark found said Wyatt was trying to arrange for permits to do a preliminary excavation and was working on a television special about the Mission kurdish guerrillas kidnapped 10 German tourists in Eastern Turkey earlier last month. They were released after a week. The kurdish guerrillas operating in the Region belong to the illegal kurdish labor party the pkg which has been waging a guerrilla War in Southeastern Turkey to establish an Independent kurdish Homeland. On saturday about 15 guerrillas stopped a bus on a main Road in Bingol province and set it on fire local sources reported. Two guerrillas were shot dead in an ensuing clash with Security forces they said. Western governments regularly Issue Security warnings to any citizens travelling to Southeastern Turkey  
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