Eight join sit in at BP plant over Middle East policy
Eight members of the Delaware County Campaign for Peace spent the night in the BP Oil reception area in Marcus Hook to press BP America for a policy statement on the Persian Gulf. They demanded the company join calls for withdrawal of armed forces and oppose oil profits funding war.
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Trainer
Delaware County
Campaign For Peace
BP Oil Company
Persian Gulf
Terry Rumsey
Middle East
Rumsey
Marcus Hook
James Ross
BP America
Felix Strater
U.S
United Nations
Strater
Curt Weldon
R-7
Europe Allies Snub Iraqi Envoy Over War Talks
European ministers in Brussels refused to meet Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz unless Baghdad first secures talks with Washington. President Bush urged U S support for UN resolutions and a possible Gulf war, while Iraq mobilized 510,000 troops around Kuwait and thousands more reservists reported for duty. The coalition of nations opposing Iraq totals about 220,000 troops, with Pentagon officials noting continued deployments as tensions rise.
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Iraq
Persian Gulf
Baghdad
Washington
United Nations
Kuwait
Bush
W. Bush
Revolutionary Command Council
Pentagon
Pete Williams
U.S
Gulf
European Community Foreign
Brussels
Tariq Aziz
Europe
Hans van den Broek
Iran
Santa Executives Send Jet to Saudi for Gift Aid
AP reports executives in Santa Claus operations dispatched a jet to Saudi Arabia to evaluate potential gifts and future charitable acts. The move signals a forward-looking plan to assist New York with possible donations and festive support.
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Saudi Arabia
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