European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 31, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Theofas Mes Zsa aes vol. So no. 201 thursday october 31,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35$ d 8693 a time to heal old wounds Bush urges Compromise As peace talks open Madrid Spain apr israelis and arabs opened historic talks wednesday aimed at overcoming four decades of hostility and War in the Middle East. President Bush implored them to forge a a real peace based on territorial Compromise and a Broad Range of permanent treaties. A peace in the Middle East need not be a dream a Bush said at the dramatic opening of  first peace talks in a generation. A it is time a he also said a to heal old wounds and build  soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev forcefully seconded the Call for Compromise. A it. Would be unforgivable to miss this Opportunity a he said. Diplomats from Israel Egypt and Lebanon were seated across the table from syrian representatives and the joint Jor see related stories on Page 3 Danian palestinian delegation. The diplomats avoided handshakes however evidence of an underlying tension that could not be masked by the splendor of the Royal Palace and its Rich tapestries. By their presence Bush and Gorbachev Lent their influence and prestige to the talks the first since a 1973 Parley in Geneva collapsed in a Day. Ahead Lay months or years of delicate talks designed to move ancient foes from the Brink of War. A peace will Only come As a result of i see talks on Page 2 soviet president Mikhail s. Gorbachev and president Bush shake hands at the Start of the Middle fast peace conference in Madrid. Iranian threatens Summit leaders Nicosia Cyprus apr a powerful iranian hardliner influential with lebanese terrorist groups said wednesday that All participants at the Middle East peace conference must be killed Tehran radio reported. Ali Akbar Mohtashemi a leading parliamentarian and Iran a former Interior minister singled out president Bush As a the most hated individual who would be punished. In a speech broadcast by the radio and monitored in Nicosia he said that a participation in americans so called Middle East peace conference Means a declaration of War on islam and the  speaking to the 270-member House he added that see iranian on Page 2 inside today s paper halloween time for pumpkins costumes and trick or treat see stories on Page 9. Short term rotations to Europe a dumb idea Saint asserts by Luke Britt Stafl writer Heidelberg Germany a proposed Short term rotations of troops to Europe would not be Good for the army or the individual Soldier the commander of the . Army in Europe said tuesday. A shortage of stateside units and the frequent family separations that rotation Tours would cause make it a a dumb idea a Gen. Crosbie e. Saint said. European Tours lasting a several months Are a budget cutting measure under consideration army Secretary Michael . Stone said last week. Lawmakers have suggested that Short unaccompanied Tours would allow the department of defense to eliminate the expensive network of housing areas schools and family support services. A fall suggestions should be looked at a Saint said. A but when it is put to an analysis it does no to stand up. I done to like the  on wednesday col. Phillip Childress chief of Usa eur Public affairs emphasized that although rotation Tours Are being studied there Are no plans for implementing them. Before the reduction of . Forces Here More than half of the army a combat Power was located in Europe. There Are not enough battalion and brigade sized units stationed in the states to support rotating Tours Saint said. A tank brigades for example. We just done to have enough tank brigades to support one year rotating Tours a Saint said. Rotating tour experiments were conducted in Usa eur three times before in the 1950s, �?T70s and �?T80s. The attempts proved to be logistically difficult and expensive an army spokesman in Washington said. During the rotation efforts of the �?T70s, some units became a permanent part of Usa eur instead of returning to the states and Many families pro tested the separations. A today about 50 percent of our Force is married a Saint said. A we say we like married people because they Are stable industrious and have integrity. I done to think they join the army to be separated from their  units rotating in from the states would also lose training time on both ends of their tour Saint said. The time it takes for a unit to set up at a new Loca see Europe on Page 2 Saint