European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 5, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 b the stars and stripes tuesday May 5,1992 world Winnie Mandela retains Post despite controversy from wire reports Johannesburg South Africa Winnie Mandela unbowed by the controversy swirling around her was re elected sunday to one of her posts in the african National Congress. Mandela estranged wife of Anc Leader Nelson Mandela ran unopposed for chairwoman of the Anc women a league for the Johannesburg Region the government run South african broadcasting corp. Reported. Some Anc officials feel the organization should distance itself from Winnie Mandela who was convicted of kidnapping last year and was recently accused of involvement in assault and murder by former  cleanup goes on Mexico City a workers from Mexico a state owned Oil company continued sunday to extract thousands of Gallons of gasoline from the Guadalajara drainage system 11 Days after an explosion that killed nearly 200 people. Meanwhile at least three other cities reported evacuations because of similar gasoline leaks near storage areas owned by the Oil company Lemex Mexico a official news Agency no Timex  kills israeli Soldier Jerusalem a an Arab clan Leader shot to death an israeli Soldier monday in the occupied West Bank saying he opened fire because he mistook army troops for palestinian attackers the army said. An army Reserve unit reacting to gunfire reports tried to break into a House in the Fara refugee Camp near Janin assuming an armed Arab fugitive was inside the army  re Bury officials Tirana Albania a the body of Enver Hoxha the communist strongman who kept the country sealed off from the rest of the world for decades has been removed from a dignitaries cemetery and reburied in a commoners grave. The bodies of Hoxha and about a dozen other former top communist officials were taken under government order from a Hill overlooking Tirana and reburied in the Sharra cemetery on the City a West Side  collapse kills 81 new Delhi India a a two Story House collapsed monday in Srinagar capital of the Northern state of Jammu and Kashmir killing at least 81 people and injuring at least 100 others the press Trust of India news Agency reported. The news Agency said the building collapsed during a gathering to mourn for a resident who had died thursday. Columbus would have loved it sleek sailing ships part of a group of nearly 200, set out from Southern Spain a Bay of Cadiz on sunday in a regatta that will take them to puerto Rico and new York. The race commemorates the 500th anniversary of the historic voyage made by Christopher Columbus to the new world in 1492. Good transportation was key to Gulf Victory general says by Ron Mckinney staff writer Darmstadt Germany a the defense transportation system was a the most important factors in the persian Gulf War Victory said the army general who headed the logistics Effort for . Central come during the War. It. Gen. James Dane Starling Deputy commander of the . Trans come called the buildup of troops and Materiel a remarkable feat in his keynote address at the opening of the 27th annual european transportation conference Here monday. Starling passed on a few anecdotes about the logistic efforts in the Gulf War. For example his saudi arabian counterpart handed him a Check made out to the . Government for $760 million to cover the costs of the efforts up to the end of october 1990. A i  think of anything to say to him except a hey you made this out to the wrong Guy a a he said to the Delight of the crowd. Starling credited the transportation systems Success in operations desert shield and storm to the interaction Between the coalition nations As Well As civilian transportation assistance. As Many As 200 ships were coming and going from the United states Europe and saudi Arabia at the height of the buildup Starling said. A if you were a giant with a stride of about 50 nautical Miles you could have walked across the Atlantic through the Mediterranean Down to the red sea and probably stepped off onto saudi Arabia without Ever getting your Reet wet a he said. The first of three panel discussions held monday at Darmstadt a Maritim hotel focused on the successes and failures of the sea lift operation of desert shield and storm. Army maj. Gen. Richard g. Larson commander of the military traffic management come said much of the credit for the Gulf War Victory lies with the cooperation and partnership Between the military and civilian sectors to meet the needs outlined by Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf. A we spent a lot of time expediting and a lot of time innovating to get what he wanted when he wanted it a Larson said. One weakness Larson said was that the distribution system broke Down in saudi Arabia. A a we a get a lot of stuff there but they did no to know w hat to do with it once they got it a he said. As a result of the War Larson said the army has drawn up plans to move two divisions within 30 Days to anywhere in the world. A we did no to do that during desert storm so i Tell you that a a Challenge a Larson said. Other requirements will include moving 20 million Square feet of cargo and operating 11 Continental . Seaports. Jack Helton the vice president of government and marketing of Sealand service a shipping company said that the military needs the civilian sector in time of War More than the military is willing to admit. He said the use of civilian shipping improves the military a capability to ship equipment without the High costs of building new ships and maintaining its current Fleet. A a we re still very concerned about the lessons Learned from desert storm and desert shield a Helton said referring to the military a not having a formal contingency plan to use civilian ships in a future crisis. Group celebrates German american Friendship by Gary Pomeroy staff writer Gen. John r. Galvin the supreme Allied commander of nato and senior . Military officer in Europe was among 600 people who attended ceremonies in Bamberg on sunday commemorating the 38th annual German american Friendship week. The 7,500-member federation of German american clubs sponsors the week of activities throughout Germany aimed at promoting relations Between the two nations. . Military communities across the nation will participate in the events. Addressing the crowd Galvin traced the roots of German american Friendship from foes to allies to friends saying that the millions of americans who served in Germany Are now a a ambassadors of Germany in the United states. A however we did not become germans but we became More than Only tourists a Galvin said. During the ceremony German adm. Dieter Well Ershoff received the Lucius d. Clay medal for initiating project Friendship a support program for families of american service members who deployed to the persian Gulf during operations desert shield and storm. The federations annual award is named for the american general who was the . Zones military governor in West Germany during the Berlin Airlift in 1948-49. In accepting the award Well Ershoff said project Friendship came about after he put himself in the position of the americans who left their families in Germany while they deployed to the persian Gulf. With this thought we As germans were needed a he said. The federation celebrates its 45th anniversary this year. And although membership has dropped by 1,000 since 1990 members it vows to stay Active the federation president said monday. A even though we might lose Sonu americans because of draw Dow that clubs and the federation Are aware tha our work must continue a said Hildegard Frank president of the federation o German american clubs. Some of the Slack in the federations 5. Chapters has been picked up by the Ger mans Frank said. At the ceremony or sunday she was approached by a Grouf of students seeking to Start a chapter in Regensburg. A we Are sorry to see americans go a said Frank a German citizen who joined that federation in 1972. A but friends repair friends even though you Are far