Marine Lt Kirtley Still In Desert Mission In Saudi Arabia
Marine Lt Steve Kirtley, 32, already a noted veteran after Tehran captivity, leads a combat supply unit near the Iraq border. He recalls Desert One failures and emphasizes duty while awaiting word on when home. He reflects on courage, family, and the hope of early return as Beirut anniversary nears.
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Steve Kirtley
Middle East
Iran
Kirtley
Little Rock
Ark
Marine Guards
U.S
Tehran
San Diego
University of Florida
Gainesville
Hawaii
Camp Pendleton
Calif
Iraq
1St Marine Expeditionary Force
Lt. Kirtley
America
Arabian Sands
Beirut
Iraq Rationing Signals Strain From Global Embargo
In Nicosia AP reports Iraq begins gas and motor oil rationing as the embargo tightens its grip on the nation. Officials acknowledge sanctions hurt the economy and military capacity, with oil exports loss and refinery constraints sobering growth while consumer goods remain unevenly stocked.
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Nicosia
Cyprus
Iraq
U.S Administration
Baath Party
Al-Thawra
Kuwait
U.S
Dick Cheney
Islam Abdul Rahim al-Chalabi
U S destroyer tracks Iraqi ship after warning shots
A U S destroyer pursued the Iraqi vessel Bahar al Arabi in the Persian Gulf after it ignored two warning shots and radio commands. The ship headed toward Aden as Italian and U S warships tracked it amid a multinational naval armada enforcing Kuwait invasion sanctions.
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Persian Gulf
Washington
Pentagor
Steve Roy
Iraq
O'Brien
At- Bahar al-Arabi
Roy
Dhahran
Saudi Arabia
Aden
Yemen
United States
Gulf
Iroq
Kuwait
Tokyo
Sharjah
Al-Khaleej
East German Soviet reactor to close by mid December
Berlin AP reports the new German government will shut down the last Soviet designed reactor at Greifswald by mid December due to unsafe conditions. Three other Greifswald units and Rheinsberg reactor already closed this year. Government allocated 20 million dollars for an oil heating plant to replace lost power.
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East Germany
Er Ministry
Sundey
Berthold Goek
Bonn
Greifswald
Germany
Rheinsberg
Europe
Chernobyl
Soviet Union
Mr. Goeke
Environment
Iraq expels Iranian opposition group amid regional shifts
Washington reports Iraq has expelled members of the People’s Mujahedeen of Iran at Iran’s request. Officials say the group is relocating to Paris and other European sites as Baghdad seeks to ease isolation by courting Iran. The UAE paper notes a rapid night movement of tanks and armored units toward north Kuwait near Matla.
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Iraq
Iran
U.S
People’s Mujahedeen
Tehran
Paris
European
Kuwait
Sharjah
United Arab Emirates
Matla
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