European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . Shipping Home Materiel it had hoped to leave in Gulf by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington the . Central come lacking a Deal with persian Gulf countries to leave behind equipment has started shipping out War Materiel it had hoped to put in a postwar stockpile. The defense department had tried to delay the move by putting Materiel earmarked for pre positioning in the Middle East at the Bottom of the list for ship ment Back to the United states. But the Pentagon now has a started withdrawing some equipment that we had hoped would stay a said spokesman Pete Williams. About 1 million tons of equipment remain Down from about 1.5 million tons on oct. 16. That includes 1,300 tracked vehicles 10,000 wheeled vehicles and a substantial amount of ammunition construction materials and supplies Williams said. Without any agreement with the countries All the vehicles should be out by mid december Williams said. Redeploying the other equipment to the United states could take a few months longer he said. Aside from equipment belonging to Germany based units in Kuwait it was unclear whether any of the equipment left in the Region belongs to groups based in Europe. The United states has reached an agreement in principle to pre position equipment in Kuwait although details on How much and what kinds of equipment will remain in the emirate As Well As where it will be stored have not been worked out Williams said. But negotiations on similar cooperation agreements with other Gulf countries notably saudi Arabia Are still see Materiel on Page 2 Jesse Turner plays with his 4-year-old daughter Joanne in Wiesbaden Germany on wednesday. The image was taken from a video taped by Turners Stepfather Eugene  s Stepfather banned after releasing video to lbs Wiesbaden Germany apr a state department team banned Jesse Turners Stepfather from the military Hospital Here for giving a . Television network a videotape of the former hostages family reunion a team spokesman said thursday. The Stepfather Eugene Ronneburg was also thrown out of the . Government owned hotel in Wiesbaden where he and Turners Mother had been staying officials said. Both Ronneburg and Turners Mother Estelle Ronneburg left Germany earlier in the Day. The videotape a taped inside Turners private suite at the . Air Force Hospital where the freed hostage is being examined a was aired wednesday on lbs evening news with Dan rather and again thursday. Spokesman Joe reap of the state department team said Turner had wanted privacy for his reintroduction to his family. A one of the most Basic elements of . Concern for any freed hostage is his or her privacy. Yesterday or. Ronneburg violated that policy a reap said. A in order to prevent a recurrence he Ronneburg was advised that he would no longer have Access to the Usan Hospital. Or. Ronneburg and his wife decided to leave Germany in the aftermath of this  the incident marred the 44-year-old Turners otherwise routine stay at the air Force medical see video on Page 2u.s. Movement toward Viet ties draws criticism Washington apr the Bush administration is getting some criticism for moving toward diplomatic relations with Vietnam without first getting an accounting for the 2,300 missing american combatants of the Vietnam War. Others saw wednesdays announcement by Secretary of state James a. Baker Iii As a step toward closing a painful chapter of . History. Most who commented a and Baker himself a insisted on continuing vietnamese cooperation in accounting for the missing americans. In his statement from Paris Baker said Hanoi a help a on the very very important Issue of our prisoners of War and our missing in action was essential. But Dominic d. Difrancsco National commander of the 3 million member american legion said recognition should Only come after the question is settled. A once Washington recognizes Vietnam All leverage for resolving the pow-m1a Issue will be lost no matter what the diplomats say a he said. The 3,600-Mcmbcr National league of families of american prisoners and missing in Southeast Asia said Vietnam a cooperation so far has been sparse. A promises Are not acceptable without results a a said Ann Mills Griffiths the leagues executive director. A Only two americans have been accounted for in 1991. That is absurd when factual evidence demonstrates that Vietnam can rapidly account for  Robert Muller president of the Vietnam veterans of America foundation called pos a false Issue and one that had been  he said a common sense and the intelligence reports in be seen Tell him that no americans Are being held against their will. A a in be talked to thousands of Vietnam veterans and they done to have any problem with recognizing Hanoi a said Muller who was severely wounded in Vietnam and see . On Page 2 Schwarzkopf talks about the Gulf Parsee Page