European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 26, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ripes vol. 50. No. 196 saturday october 26,1991 Al. ? jts a we t a it a i Usu most of the . Will return to Standard time by turning clocks Back one hour Early sunday morning. Great Britain clocks will be pushed backward one hour on sunday also. See Story on Page 2 . Shipping War equipment out of Gulf area by Chuck v1nch 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 into a postwar stockpile. The defense department had tried to delay the move by putting Materiel earmarked for repositioning in the Middle East at the Bottom of the list for shipment Back to the United states. But the Pentagon now has a started withdrawing some equipment that we had hoped would stay a Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said. About 1 million tons of equipment remain Down from about  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. However details on How much and what kinds of equipment will remain in the emirate As Well As were 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 ongoing with no firm Prospect for Success. In the absence of such agreements the United see . On Page 2 authorized unofficial publication for the  armed forces 35e d 8693 a Turner boards Jet for journey Home from staff and wire reports Frankfurt Germany a with his Wile and Little girl beside him freed american hostage Jesse Turner flew Back to the United states on Friday after a five year hostage ordeal in Lebanon. Smiling and looking relaxed. Turner left on a commercial flight from Frankfurt to Chicago. His lebanese born wife Badr carried their 4-year-old daughter Joanne whom Turner saw for the first time on wednesday at the . Air Force Hospital in nearby Wiesbaden. Turner sporting a new Brown jacket made no comments to reporters upon departure from Wiesbaden or before leaving Frankfurt. The plane took off from Frankfurt at 10 43 ., nearly three quarters of an hour behind schedule. Turner was hustled out of the air Force regional medical Center in Wiesbaden at 8  Friday and taken to the Frankfurt International Airport for the United airlines flight. Military Public affairs officials announced his departure Only 30 minutes earlier. Journalists waiting at the Frankfurt Airport for a glimpse of Turner s departure or a possible statement from the former hostage were told by a United airlines spokesman that Turner did not want to be exposed to the Media until his arrival in the United states. Turner an american mathematics see Turner on Page 2 Jesse Turner his wife Badr and their daughter Joanne prepare to Board a Chicago bound United airlines flight at Frankfurt International Airport Beirut papers print letter to Anderson Beirut Lebanon apr two Beirut newspapers Friday published a letter from Peggy say the sister of american hostage Terry Anderson in Advance of his seventh birthday in Captivity this weekend. A the family is still basking in the glow of your robust Good health which was quite obvious on your videotape a said the letter published in the conservative Al Anwar and and Dinar dailies two Days before Andersons 44th birthday. A equally apparent was the survival of your sense of humor and emotional Well being a said the letter. Say referred to a videotape obtained by can on oct. 6 in which a healthy looking Anderson said his captives told him of a very Good news soon for the hostages. Several other Beirut newspapers including the inde pendent an Nahar and the leftist As Safir also received says letter and have decided to publish it today. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press is the longest held of the eight remaining westerners missing in Lebanon. He was kid napped March 16,1985. A we Are very grateful that you were allowed to Send us this wonderful videotape gift a say wrote. Anderson was Likely to see the tribute. Several freed Western hostages have said Anderson and other hostages Are allowed to read newspapers and magazines and listen to radios. Say gave her brother a detailed account about the affairs of each member of the family in the United states. Pentagon seeks to save jobless Benefit plan by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau Washington a Pentagon officials Are counting on Congress to save a plan to extend unemployment benefits for service members who voluntarily leave the military from being shot Down by the White House. A new unemployment benefits Bill winding through Congress retains a provision from a previous Bill vetoed by president Bush that would increase the amount of benefits available to separating service members. But an administration policy statement on the Bill says Bush does not support additional benefits for those who voluntarily leave the service because it would pro vide More generous benefits to service members than to civilians. The House ways and Means committee approved the new $5.3 billion Bill oct. It by a vote of 22-14. It probably will go to the full House for consideration next week and then move to the Senate. Service members currently can get up to 13 weeks of unemployment benefits whether they leave the military voluntarily or Are forced out. Civilian workers can get up to 26 weeks of benefits but Are usually ineligible unless they Are fired or Laid off. The Issue of unemployment benefits for service members who leave the Mili sea jobless on Page 2gene Roddenberry of Star trek Fame Dies Page 3