Gulf Crisis Escalates as Iraq Warns of Abyss Ahead
Kuwaitis waved American flags upon arrival in the United States as a DC-10 evacuated 111 people to Raleigh Durham. Iraq warned it would deny oil region access and threaten Israel, saying the world is being driven toward a bottomless abyss.
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Kuwait
United States
Raleigh-Durham International
Iraq
Saudi Arabia
Israel
Radio
Baghdad
Nicosia
Cyprus
America
Associated Press
General Assembly
Tariq Aziz
U.N
Javier Perez de Cuellar
New York
State Department
United Nations
Security Council
James Baker
Des Moines kin seek aid and release of man held in Iraq
Des Moines residents launch a letter campaign to obtain medical help and the release of Charles P. Keegan, 57, seized in Kuwait City after the Aug 2 Iraqi invasion. Keegan, an employee of Kuwait Investment Co., was reportedly arrested by Iraqi authorities and is said to have hidden in his apartment prior to capture. Relatives say he has an inactive thyroid and needs treatment, with the State Department offering limited details.
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Des Moines
Kuwait City
Cathi van Baale
Charles P. Keegan
State Department
Kuwait Investment Co
van Baale
Kuwait
Iraq
Prison nurseries spark national debate over inmate mothers
The Crimin al Justice Institute notes a 27 percent rise in incarcerated women over four years while states resist expanding mother infant programs due to space limits. New York defends yearlong nursery access arguing joint custody aids inmates and babies, despite concerns from corrections and advocacy groups.
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Criminal Justice Institute
D. Jacqueline Fleming
Minnesota
New York State
John Poklemba
Elaine Roulet
Bedford Hills
Wanda Brewer
New York City
Torture practices in Iraq documented by Amnesty report
Amnesty International cites decades of torture in Iraq under Saddam Hussein. Accounts detail beatings on feet, electric shocks, hangings, and sexual abuse of prisoners including students and family members. The 1985 and 1987 cases involve Kurdish suspects and a U.S. hotel supervisor, with extensive methods described.
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Iraq
Saddam Hussein
Baath Party
Sulaimaniya
Baghdad University
Amnesty
Robert Spurling
Novotel
Baghdad
Spurling
Leech Therapy Targets Reattached Limbs At University Hospitals
At University Hospitals about 20 leeches work in a pharmacy aquarium to aid blood flow in reattached tissue. Surgeons Cram and colleagues use Hirudo medicinalis to prevent clotting, with success reported in 35 to 65 percent of cases. Leeches USA Ltd supplies the leeches, priced around six dollars each, via a growing medical market.
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University Hospitals
Bill Fisher
Leagues
Fisher
Westbury
N.Y
Leeches USA Ltd
Rudy Rosenberg
Rosenberg
Amazon
Asia
North America
Minnesota
Oklahoma
Leeches
USA
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Persian Gulf
Darry Benson
Life
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