Reserve ships Cape Decision and Cape Archway readied in Baltimore
Workers at Sparrows Point and Bethlehem Steel Shipyard labor twelve to sixteen hours daily to prepare two Ready Reserve Force freighters bound for the Persian Gulf. Cape Decision sailed Monday and Cape Archway is due to depart soon as crews compare the effort to a wartime Liberty ship build.
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Baltimore
Sparrows Point
Persian Gulf
Lloyd Jenkins
Bethlehem Steel
William Gignac
Gorbachev urges Arab unity against Iraqi aggression
Mikhail Gorbachev told Egyptian Foreign Minister Esmat Abdel Meguid that Arabs must unite to counter Iraq. He urged using the Arab factor to influence Iraq and act in world interests, noting past Arab League actions condemning Iraq and deploying troops.
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Moscow
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Tass
Gorbachev
Cairo
Arab League
Iraq
Kuwait
Saudi Arabia
Egypt
Morocco
Syria
Palestinians cross into Iraq amid Kuwait exodus surge
Jordanian Palestinians head the other way as refugees flee Kuwait seeking work in Iraq. An electrical engineer, Khanchand Abuja, left six years of Kuwaiti life with his family to return to India. About 2,000 crossed into Iraq on Sunday amid growing border flow and claims of rising crime by some Palestinians.
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Ruweishid
Jordan
Kuwait
Iraq
Khanchand Abuja
India
Suburban manager recalls layoff after Army reservist stance
ATLANTA AP A suburban apartment manager reversed a layoff of maintenance worker Sgt Charles Mack who volunteered for Army reserve active duty. Mack, with 450th Ordnance Company, gave up civilian work Aug 16 for Fort Bragg duty and is due back in Georgia soon. Federal law protects reservists with unpaid leave and reemployment rights.
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Atlanta
Charles Mack
450Th Ordnance Company
Aiken
D.C
Mack
Fort Bragg
N.C
Georgia
Norcross
Sgt
Maj
Austin Smith
National Committee For Employer Support of
The
Guard and Reserve
Saudi opens doors to foreign media amid troop deployment
Saudi Arabia grants visas to more than 250 reporters for coverage of U S troop deployment in the oil rich kingdom. Journalists call the shift a media war while many received monthlong visas and the U S Defense Department ends its 17 member media pool.
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Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
U.S
Ray Wilkinson
Newsweek
Wilkinson
U.S. Defense Department
Veterans Answer Call as Recruiters See More Interest
In Boston AP report, recruiters note a surge of calls from patriotic citizens eager to serve. Many are ineligible due to age, yet Vietnam and Korean War veterans, plus older supporters, contact recruiters. Army usually accepts ages 17 to 35, while other services report little change since the Kuwait invasion.
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Boston
Mideast
Robert Maydoney
Providence
R.I
Pir
Maydoney
Army
Air Force
Navy
Marine
Iraq
Kuwait
U.S
Persian Gulf
Savannah Air Reservist Faces Duty With Kids Waiting
Air Force reservist Phillip Meyer of Savannah prepares for activation and asks who will care for his three children aged 4, 3, and 2. He prefers stateside duty and has asked his mother to look after Christopher, Christin, and Morgan if called to active service. Meyer notes his unit’s role could lead to deployment to Saudi Arabia.
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Savannah
Air Force
Phillip Meyer
Mr. Meyer
13Th Contingent
Warner Robins
United States
Meyer
Edith Meyer
Christopher
Christin
Morgan
Bush
Pentagon
Saudi Arabia
Iraqi expulsions widen as US tightens Iraq Kuwait embassies
At a news briefing President Bush and State Department officials outlined U S actions against Iraq over the Kuwait invasion. They reported expulsions of seven diplomats and 63 Americans were detained or in custody while embassies face closure threats and curtailed access. Officials urged allied governments to mirror measures and maintain embassy presence despite Iraq’s crackdown.
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United States
Al-Mashat
U.S
Iraq
Kuwait
Maine
Bush
Ms. Tutwiler
State Department
Oil decline may be slow to hit pump
New York AP reports that a 4 per barrel drop in oil prices is unlikely to immediately lower pump prices. Industry advocates cite a lag between crude price changes and retail gas prices, while critics say oil companies and gouging drive faster rises than falls.
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New York
Cuttas
Ralph Nader
Buyers
Christopher Dyson
Nader Group
Mr. Dyson
James W. Brock
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Brock
U.S
New York Mercantile Exchange
United Nations
Persian Gulf
Iraq
Kuwait
Congress
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Appren
Abc-Tv
Nightline
al- Mashat
Bassin
Notes
Che Frederick
Callus
Teele
Hydro-Aire, Inc
Bucheimer
Frederick
Toyota
Pces Suez
Fredericktown
Mont. Co
W. Patrick St
Uea
Frederick Town
Ont Rone
Royals
Royal
J, Vernon Cobrentz
Robert J. Smith
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