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Cedar Rapids Gazette

Location

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America

Date

Dec 01, 1990

Page

8

Bush signals Gulf crisis talks with Baker envoy push

The article describes President Bush offering talks and a high level Baker mission to the Gulf, aiming to break deadlock and shape public support. Iraqi reaction stresses negotiations without preconditions and wary optimism. Congressional figures, including Kennedy and Gephardt, back diplomacy while demanding sanctions timelines. Bush defends not rushing to war, pledging force if needed and insisting on clear aims and a decisive outcome.

Baker Bush Saddam United States Capitol Hill Security Council Judith Kipper Brookings Institution Vietnam Gulf Paris Abdul Razzak Hashimi British Broadcasting Corp Edward Kennedy D-Mass Richard Gephardt D-Mo U.N Gephardt Kennedy Congress

Iowa Senators Back Extending Sanctions Time on Iraq

Iowa senators endorsed delaying military action to resolve the Gulf crisis, urging continued use of economic and diplomatic pressure. Grassley supported not rushing Congress into war and favored longer embargo patience, while Harkin urged restraint and questioned unilateral U.N. war authority, favoring sanctions that could last a year.

Gazette Associated Press Iowa Iraq Persian Gulf Charles Grassley Saddam Hussein Bush James Baker Baghdad Saddam Kuwait U.N. Security Council Gulf Tom Harkin Harkin U.N United States Congress Ate Armed Services Committee Grassley Middle East

National Guard recruitment in Iowa falls this fall

National Guard enlistment in Iowa drops 25 to 30 percent this autumn as parents and youths fear Desert Shield. Sgt Major Robert Clasen cites reduced summer prospecting and normal seasonal trends. About 600 guardsmen already on active duty with units deployed to Saudi Arabia, Kansas training, Fort McCoy, and Camp Lejeune.

DES Moines Army National Guard Robert Clasen Guard Clasen Iowa Mason City Saudi Arabia Kansas Fort McCoy Wis Waterloo Camp Lejeune N.C

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