Gulf policy blasted amid Gulf crisis tilt toward Iraq
Two senior Democratic senators condemned the Reagan administration move to protect Kuwaiti oil tankers as signaling a pro Iraq tilt in the Persian Gulf. They warned the decision could provoke Iran and widen conflict. Senator Sam Nunn called the Kuwait flagging a sign of policy absence. Senator Claiborne Pell urged focusing on ending the Iran Iraq war to avoid an American Iranian clash.
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Sensible Credit offer from Philadelphia National Bank
A national bank advertises Sensible Credit with an 11.9 percent rate cap through March 31, 1990, extending up to seven years with a small fee. It promises no closing costs, possible tax deductibility, easy access, and uses for tuition, medical bills, home improvements or debt consolidation, with a June 30, 1987 visit timeframe.
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Could Rubber Duckie have saved Stark incident
CHICAGO RP Last month s attack on the USS Stark killed 37 sailors and a published report suggests a simple 1970s decoy known as Rubber Duckie might have prevented the strike. The inflatable rubber boat carries eight radar reflectors and would be towed behind a ship to misdirect missiles like the Exocet.
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