Baker Warns Iraq to Leave Kuwait Now
Secretary of State James A. Baker III told Congress Iraq must withdraw from Kuwait immediately or face all consequences. He warned force would be used swiftly if needed, while Congress pressed for a role in any military action and for sanctions more time to work.
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Kuwait
Israel
United States
NATO
Persian Gulf
Philippines
Baker
Senate Foreign Relations Committee
Capitol Hill
Saddam
U.N
Bush
South America
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Sahib Hussain Tahir
Tahir
Haaretz
Firefighters' protective suits cost 2563 each in Lawrence
Lawrence Fire Chief Jim McSwain defends the $2,563 price of full protection gear. The suit includes helmet, mask, hood, coat, trousers, suspenders, boots, gloves, flashlight, alarm, air pack and helmet ID. The gear is custom and designed to withstand extreme heat rather than bought off the rack. See Safety, page 9A.
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Lawrence
Jim McSwain
Meeting for Peace Seeks Funds to Cover Budget Shortfall
Organizers of the Meeting for Peace, a weeklong U S Soviet citizens conference in October, aim to raise 75000 to 80000 dollars to cover unpaid expenses while compiling a summary of the event's main accomplishments. The budget stood at 640000 dollars with US delegates paying 750 dollars each.
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U.S
Kansas University
Soviet Journalist Missing After Meeting for Peace Trip
Soviet Tass reporter Maxim A. Kniazkov did not join the return delegation after the Meeting for Peace in Lawrence Oct 12-18. U S authorities and the Soviet Embassy in Washington have no information on his whereabouts. The conference linked U S and Soviet citizens to discuss education business global security and the environment.
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Lawrence
U.S. State Department
Immigration and Naturalization Service
Federal Bureau of Investigation
Tass
Washington
Maxim A. Kniazkov
Kniazkov
Meeting For Peace
Kansas
U.S
United States
Meeting for Peace conference finalizing statement
Swan said the final Meeting for Peace statement to be sent to Presidents Bush and Gorbachev will be ready by Friday. The Soviet Peace Committee co-sponsored the conference and executive director Karen Brashares is finalizing the wording with a published summary to follow.
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Dation
Swan
Soviet Peace Committee
Bush
Gorbachev
For Peace
Karen Brashares
U S Needs Security for Computers
Washington AP report highlights a National Research Council warning that the nation increasingly relies on computers for power, communications, aviation and finance. The 300 page study says vulnerabilities risk accidents and deliberate attacks and calls for a national effort to boost security awareness and protections.
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Washington
National Research Council
America
Kansas Beats SMU Behind Randall Scoring Burst
The game saw senior Mark Randall rack up 11 of 13 floor shots and 8 of 9 from the line as Kansas defeated Southern Methodist 80 to 60. Weather notes: Tonight cloudy and cold with a low of 25. Thursday forecast not as warm with a high of 44.
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Mark Randall
Kansas
Southern Methodist
Pilot lost in fog before deadly Detroit air collision
NBC released a transcript stating a DC-9 pilot reported being lost in fog moments before his jet and another airliner collided above Detroit, killing eight. Survivor J C Payne recalls hearing an engine blow after the crash in a ground collision.
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NBC
Panamanian police official captured by U S troops
Former senior police official Col Eduardo Herrera Hassan who escaped from prison and seized police HQ was captured after fleeing the building. He was pursued through a roadblock and later found at a condominium near the HQ. One supporter was wounded as armed followers surrendered. Herrera said he sought respect for the police, not a coup. The incident rattled President Guillermo Endara’s new government.
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Panama
National Police
Eduardo Herrera Hassan
Herrera
Pacific
Nao
Panama Canal
Guillermo Endara
U.S
Manuel Antonio Noriega
Miami
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Endara
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