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Odessa American

Location

Odessa, Texas, United States of America

Date

Aug 16, 1990

Page

3

Oil prices, supply fears rise amid Middle East turmoil

West Texas Intermediate settled at 26.46 a barrel on the Nymex as markets fret over a possible oil crunch. Perry warns higher crude prices risk U.S. economy while banks pull back on lending. Refineries run at full capacity and many firms, including Fina and Texaco, take steps to avert gas shortages and lines.

West Texas U.S New York Mercantile Exchange Permian Perry Middle East Jere D. Smith Phillips Petroleum Co Smith Fina Oil and Chemical Co Texaco USA Ralph Jordan Fina Oil Big Spring Kuwait Fina Jordan Texaco Paul Weeditz Houston Weeditz Onte Eicher Ike Odessa Ike’s

Reservists Comprise Major U S Combat Support Roles

Reservists account for about 80 percent of combat service support units including medical specialists and engineers. The Army relies on reserve brigades for sustained deployments, with National Guard participation cited in Saudi Arabia and Panama.

U.S Panama United States Persian Gulf

Saddam pledges Friday start to troop pullback and prisoner release

Baghdad said troops will withdraw and prisoners be released starting Friday but did not define the withdrawal area or troop numbers. Iran claims 772 miles of occupied frontier. the UN says half that. A treaty with Tehran could ease pressures on Iraq’s 730 mile Iran frontier.

Baghdad Saddam Iran Iraq United Nations Tehran

King Hussein Faces Greatest Challenge Yet as Iraq War Looms

King Hussein of Jordan, on the throne since 1953, has survived coups and wars. With Iraq’s Kuwait invasion, Saddam Hussein’s alignment tests Hussein’s leadership as he plans to meet President Bush. The 54-year-old monarch is famed for daring rescues, liberal reforms, and a life of peril, wed to Queen Noor with twelve children from four marriages.

Amman Jordan Hussein Ibn Talal Middle East Iraq Kuwait Saddam Hussein Bush West Bank Hussein

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