European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The Simand a types vol. 53, no. 180. 500 e3ss8s Friday october 14,1994 d 8693 a a a a Vav v a amp a Quot Vav us marines from Camp Pendleton calif., take part in a live fire exercise thursday in the kuwaiti desert. A . Ground troops to leave persian Gulf soon Perry says Schwarzkopf on Saddam maybe he a counting on the Carter factors seepage Kuwait apy a prospects for War in the persian Gulf diminished thursday As the United states slowed its military buildup in Kuwait and the . Defense Secretary said american ground troops would leave the Region within weeks. Iraq has withdrawn most of its troops from the Border a week after it sent shudders through the Region by massing soldiers in a move reminiscent of its 1990 invasion. At its height an estimated 70,000 iraqis were on the Border. On thursday the Pentagon said it was cutting Back the number of troops it will Send in Light of the withdrawal. But . Officials said they would continue to Send thousands of soldiers Over the next week or so. President Clinton said american forces would remain in the persian Gulf until Iraq no longer poses an imminent threat to Kuwait. A the crisis is not past a Gen. . Binford play see Gulf on Page 2 also inside see Page 5 French Challenge . Policy kuwaitis scorn Iraq threat in Cedras begins his exile Aristide expected to arrive saturday port a Prince Haiti a the Man feared by thousands of haitians walked across the darkened Tarmac Early thursday holding his wife a hand and being followed by his three sleepy children. Ignoring pleas from journalists to turn around deposed dictator Raoul Cidras headed straight for the .-chartered Boeing it used dictator Raoul  Dot 757 and walked up the staircase without once Glanc Irig Back. An hour or so later Cidras along with his top general began a life of exile in Panama. The White House showed it was glad Haiti a military leaders Are gone by unfree zing their . Assets. The departure of Cidras and Philippe Biamby cleared Haiti a Way to democracy and the Long awaited return of the nations elected president president Jean Bertrand a Aristide. A a a a a Quot a a a a a a a a a a a Aristide plans a triumphant return saturday three years after he was ousted in a coup that brought Cidras to Power and crushing economic sanctions to the impoverished Caribbean nation. Cidras a participant in Aristides bloody overthrow was flown out of Haiti with the help of american soldiers he once pledged to Battle to the death. His departure a made in the Middle of the night to discourage jeering crowds a broke another of his vows to remain in his Homeland. A Convoy of . Humvee carried Cidras and his family from his Hillside mansion to the Airport at 1 45 . Thursday. . Ambassador William swing showed up at the port a Prince Airport As did reinforcements of american Security personnel and military police. But As the engines revved up on the plane swing chatted with american officers inside the terminal who paid Little see exile on Page 2 by . Barham staff writer Grafe Wohr Germany about 600 soldiers remained a locked Down Quot at the army a Grafe Wohr training site thursday unable to return to their families in Baum older Germany because an officers pistol is missing. A a in a mad that the unit is keeping soldiers in the Field because of someone a mistake Quot said Carolyn l. Fisher 40, whose husband is a medic with the unit the 2nd in 68th Armor regt. They re All being punished for the captains negligence a she said. Fisher said that soldiers calling Home have said the 9 my pistol disappeared from the officers Footlocker. Angry soldiers called the stars and stripes and complained of the crackdown. A mass punishment is not supposed to happen. We re getting punished for this captains negligence. That weapon is sup posed to be on his person at All times. We re All Down about it Quot said one Soldier who would not give his name. A everybody has searched for the pistol even in places where it could not have been lost. Every platoon and company has been involved in it a said another. As part of the lock Down soldiers activities Are restricted most Are not allowed to go to the Exchange or laundry without an escort. The unit was supposed to return to Baum older on tuesday after nearly a month at Grafe Wohr. But family members who arrived. To Greet them found instead a memo from the battalion commander announcing the delay and also indicating the unit May be sent sent directly from Grafe Wohr to Hohenfels for another training Cycle. The memo issued balt. Col. Thomas p. Piskel battalion commander states a Between 0001 and 0555 hours on the. See pistol on Page 2