Iraq Seeks Normal Ties Despite Hostage Crisis
Iraq's President Saddam Hussein said the crisis with the United States shows his nation's resolve is unlimited yet seeks normal relations with Washington. State Department officials cautioned that missing Americans are not yet declared hostages, while 3,000 Americans were in Kuwait last week. U.S. forces, including 2,100 Marines aboard the USS Inchon, moved to the Middle East as Defense Secretary Cheney toured Saudi Arabia to secure bases for staging. Markets plunged on fears of oil disruption as Iraq readied drills and evacuation plans amid Saudi mobilization.
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Kuwait oil crisis spills into county
News item notes spillover of Kuwait oil crisis to local area with rising pump prices as oil companies raise costs for motorists. Page 3.
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Family earns wings as pilot stands ready
A first person reflection on a brother’s military pledge amid Iraq Kuwait tensions. The writer notes the crisis reaching his Illinois Virginia and New Castle family as older brother Steve trains as a fighter pilot in an elite Air Force squadron. He recalls pride from ROTC to boot camp and acknowledges altered sense of safety and reality as conflict looms.
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Lawrence County Fair opens Monday with extended run
The Lawrence County Fair begins Monday at 9 a.m. with an extended schedule ending Aug 18 in a 10 p.m. fireworks show. Entries for 4-H and open classes must be brought at designated times including perishables 9 10 a.m. Monday and animals by 1 p.m. Monday with weigh ins later.
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Concord Resources faces fierce township protest over hazardous waste plans
About 300 residents filled Plain Grove Township Building in rain to oppose Concord Resources plan to spend 75 to 100 million dollars on a hazardous waste facility. County officials and residents urged keeping waste operations out of Lawrence and Mercer counties. Concord cited sites in Mercer, Somerset, and Clarion counties and scheduled a public meeting at the Pittsburgh Hilton on August 24.
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Emergency rule in Pakistan amid Bhutto dismissal
ISLAMABAD Pakistan President Ghulam Ishaq Khan declared a grave emergency after dismissing Benazir Bhutto as premier and dissolving the National Assembly He named October elections and swore in the opposition leader The news notes Bhutto party leaders fearing arrest and a state run television report also mentions a separate funeral feature with an all star film cast on WPGH TV tonight.
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American hostage among Liberia rebels in Monrovia
UPI reports Lib erian rebels captured hostages including an American after U.S. Marines evacuated 73 people. State Department spokesperson Margaret Tutwiler said 14 or 15 hostages were moved from the Africa Hotel near Monrovia to Calweld. None were harmed to her knowledge.
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Obituaries list includes Mae Aiken Lillian Barris Michael Repas
August 7, 1990 notices mark the deaths of Mae F Aiken 79 Apollo PA Lillian Barris 97 308 Sycamore St Michael R Repas 77 Farrell Rev Dr Robert Rose 74 Hermitage and John J Safranic 58 San Bernardino Calif More obituaries are on page 7
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