Desert Sands Wreak Havoc On Saudi Helicopters
Desert sands are eroding rotor blades and clogging engines of U S Apache Cobras Kiowas and transports assigned to the 24th Mechanized Division in northeastern Saudi Arabia. Brigade crews report elevated wear, limited spare parts, and new dust prevention efforts as they adapt navigation and maintenance to the desert environment.
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24Th Mechanized Division
Fort Stewart
California
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Mojave
Burt Tackaberry
Jacksonville
Fla
Defense Department
Richard Paradis
Pooler
U.S. Army
24Th Infantry Division
Inside Kuwait hotel refuge for royals and refugees amid invasion
The Kuwait hotel grounds house bungalow living for officials and refugees with seven story offices, guarded gates, and coded passes. A Bangladeshi perfume seller operates in the lobby while regional papers, posters of Saddam and Hitler, and scarce news filter through. Crown prince Sheik Saad al Sabah faces questions as officials fear naming relatives tied to the Baghdad invasion.
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Paris
Mohammed
Sheik Saad al Abdullah al Salim al-Sabah
Baghdad
Information Ministry
Saddam Hussein
Adolf Hitler
Kuwait
Hamad Jabal al-Sabah
Japanese minister to visit Damascus amid Kuwait oil and war talks
Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Nakayama travels to Damascus for talks with President Hafez Assad possibly on aiding a Syrian armored tanks brigade transit to the Saudi desert. Meanwhile hundreds of Kuwaitis flee into Saudi Arabia as Iraq eases exit restrictions. EC foreign ministers in Asolo vow no compromise on UN Kuwait resolutions amid uncertain hopes for a return to Kuwait by month’s end. A hotel elevator ad at the Sheraton highlights ironic advertising as crisis unfolds.
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Damascus
Hafez Assad
Saudi Arabian
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Asolo
Italy
Iraq
U.N
Kuwait
The
Sheraton
Dormitory computerization reshapes Northwest Missouri campus life
Northwest Missouri State College turned on in August 1987 making it likely the first public college to place a computer terminal in every dorm room and faculty office and link them with a campus wide software system. About 5,900 students use 2,400 terminals with a $25 per semester fee.
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Northwest
Missouri
Northwest Missouri
United States
Harlan Higginbotham
Higginbotham
Rickman
Budget plan shows Medicare beneficiary relief in new proposal
The draft budget would trim Medicare's contribution to deficit reduction from 60 billion to 42 billion over five years with beneficiaries bearing 12 billion of the cost. It would raise doctors' deductible to 100 dollars and slow premium increases while opposition targets Medicare premiums and a 12 cent fuel tax increase.
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James Sasser
Dtenn
Senate Budget Committee
Sasser
ABC
House
Congress critics mock dysfunction in pre election session
Lawmakers argued late into the night over budgets and public image. Republicans and Democrats blamed each other as museums closed and constituents grew frustrated. Some members toured the Capitol while others warned of a lame duck session and unfinished business. A symbolic duck with a broken leg on Capitol pins appeared as a sign.
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D-N.m
Robert Dornan
R-Calif
Bill Feddema
St. Cloud
Minn
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Washington
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