European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 25, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Sec amp my 1942-1992 50 years of service vol. 51, no. 8 350 saturday april 25,1992 8693 army retracts order on desert uniform Washington apr after some prodding from Congress the army announced thursday that persian Gulf War veterans May keep one set of the camouflage uniforms they were issued for the War. A a message is being sent to the Field suspending the request for soldiers to turn in their desert storm bus Battle dress uniforms a army spokesman col. Don Kirchoffner said. The attire donned by Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf during his famous television briefings was dubbed a chocolate chips because of its Brown Black and White speckled appearance. At the end of the conflict Active duty personnel As Well As members of the National guard and Reserve were told that they could keep one set for Homecoming parades and other ceremonial purposes. A set costs $51. But by Law members leaving the service must return equipment and uniform items issued them. So a directive was issued March 26 telling desert storm veterans that by june 30, they must return the one uniform they had been told they could keep. Congressional reaction was Quick. A senior democratic member of the House armed services committee rep. Ike Skelton d-mo., asked the services leaders to think again. The order was suspended one week later and Skelton applauded the army a change of mind. A it s Good to see the Pentagon do the right thing when a problem is brought to their attention Skelton said. Kirchoffner said army Secretary Michael Pav. Stones office is trying to a find a Way to use existing authority to let soldiers keep their uniforms Quot without having to draft legislation. If that can to be done Congress will have to Pas legislation to allow for the change. Kirchoffner said the decision applies to the National guard and Reserve As Well As those on Active duty. Mexico seeks those responsible in blasts Guadalajara Mexico a fearing More explosions authorities thursday evacuated a neighbourhood near a working class District wrecked a Day earlier by sewer line blasts. The government said at least 176 people had died half of them children. Moving quickly to control potential political damage president Carlos Salinas de Gortari gave his attorney general 72 hours to determine who was at fault for Mexico a deadliest explosion since 1984. Guadalajara Mavor Enrique Dau Flores and the sewer system chief Gualberto Limon stepped Down temporarily late thursday state officials said. The governor of Jalisco state had earlier blamed Limon and two other City officials for taking no action on residents complaints of leaking Gas. Dau Flores said Limon and the fire chief sent inspectors to the scene tuesday evening but they went Home after assuring him the danger was receding. Authorities said the Likely cause of the blasts was either volatile hexane leaked by la Central cooking Oil company or spilled gasoline from the National Oil company Lemex. Officials from both companies denied responsibility. Jorge Alexandre a senior la Central manager said the firm had a system to control hexane seepage and leaked Only traces of the chemical in the worst of times. It would have taken tons of hexane to cause a blast of wednesdays proportions he said. The Issue b-2 bombers Lemex which operates fuel storage tanks in the area sent workers into the Reforma District to Check lines on thursday and later suspended natural Gas deliveries to Industrial customers in the Reforma District and close its Gas stations there. Francisco Rojas the company s director general described the moves As a a safety precaution.�?�. About a half mile from a Lemex storage facility in the City along Lazaro Cardenas Boulevard workers and safety officials thursday afternoon found an underground Pool of gasoline next to a Lemex pipeline. But men with copies of the layout of sewers and pipes in the area said the Leaky pipe did not appear to be connected to sewers where the blasts occurred. The casualty count from the explosions remained Uncertain. The state attorney general Leobardo Larios Guzman said the death toll was 202. The red Cross said 184 were dead. Jalisco a state health minister or. Palemon Rodriguez said 176 people died half of them children. Jalisco state gov. Guillermo Cosio Vidaurri said 1,361 eople were injured. The first damage estimate was 300 million. Salinas said the government would carry to its utmost consequences the investigation of the causes of the tragedy and the circumstances that produced  weeping survivors thronged the Reforma District f see Mexico on Page 2 Elizabeth Vasqucz 7, receives clothing donated by the people or Guadalajara Mexico after wednesdays sewer system explosions. Editor s note the associated Para has Baan asking tha major candidates questions about their views on a particular Issue and assembles their responses views 0 the major presidential candidates on the question Quot should the United states add five More b-2 bombers to the 15 now in production at an estimated Cost of about $1 billion each a some in conure share tue pitting George Bush president Bush proposed in his fiscal 1993 budget building a total of 20 b-2 bombers. Congress has authorized 15. Patrick Buchanan a spokesman said Buchanan had no position on the Issue democrats Jerry Brown a spokeswoman said Brown would use the Money to develop the infrastructure instead of buying five More bombers. Bill Clinton Quot i believe we should halt production of the b-2 bomber at the current level of 15 because additional bombers Are unnecessary in the Post cold War  terrorists struggle continues letter says see related stories on Jaye i Bonn Germany up a the Ultra left Wing red army faction will continue its violent attacks alleged sympathizers said m a letter received Friday contradicting a previous announcement from the group that it was giving up violence. The letter sent to United press International and other news agencies stated a those who do not fight die in instalment Freedom is Only possible in the struggle for  the letter bore the logo of the Raf a an ak-47 assault Rifle set inside a five pointed Star. Security officials said the letter appeared to have been sent by Raf supporters rather than by members of the Small Nard cores of the organization. The letter said that a we As part of the Istance in Germany say. The Strug res amps Gle  the two Page letter lists attacks carried out by the Raf Between 1972 and 1991, including the april 1991 killing of Detlev Rohwedder who headed the Agency that was privatizing state owned assets of former East Germany. The letter made no mention of previous messages in which the Raf said it was giving up extremist activities after More than two decades of attacks. The attacks which targeted politicians and industrialists left about 50 people dead. The terrorist organization had said in its earlier messages that in Exchange for halting the attacks it expected Early release for some of its jailed members including several who were in poor health. Earlier Justice minister Klaus Kinkel had urged Raf members to Lay Down their weapons