Iraq Accepts Soviet Peace Plan End to Gulf War
The Soviet plan calls for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait and ends the Persian Gulf War with no mention of the Palestinian issue or the Arab Israeli conflict. Iraqi Foreign Minister Tariq Aziz and President Gorbachev discussed the terms for over two hours. White House spokesman Fitzwater said Bush has no immediate response while studying the plan. The war continues.
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Iraq
Kuwait
Kremlin
Vitaly Ignatenko
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Tariq Aziz
Ignatenko
Immedi
Ately
Gulf
Washington
White House
Marlin Fitzwater
Bush
Fitzwater
United States
Saddam ready for all out war in Iraq speech
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein told his nation that forces are ready for the showdown and that there is no path but the one chosen. In Moscow, Kremlin officials reported talks between Gorbachev and Tariq Aziz on steps toward a possible Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait and an end to the Persian Gulf War.
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Cyprus
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Moscow
Kremlin
Vitaly Ignatenko
Iraq
Soviet Union
Kuwait
Mikhail S. Gorbachev
Tariq Aziz
Odessian Navy Wife Faces Deployment and Baby on Way
Norma Padilla, wife of Jaime Padilla, ships out from Norfolk to Saudi Arabia aboard the U S S Cape Cod. She is pregnant with their first child due in September and hopes he returns before the birth. He leaves Sept 17 from San Diego after training, with mail as their link.
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Jaime
Persian Gulf
Padilla
Navy
Norfolk
Saudi Arabia
U.S.S
Cape Cod
Bharain
32Nd Street Naval Station
San Diego
Gulf
Odessa
Saddam Hussein
Kuwait
Naval Station
Yeltsin faces no confidence backlash over Gorbachev push
Boris Yeltsin, elected last May to lead Russia, escalated his criticism of Mikhail Gorbachev and urged resignation. Russian Supreme Soviet Presidium charged him with authoritarianism while lawmakers pressed for a no confidence vote. Congress could remove him as Presidium chair.
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Mikhail
Yeltsin
Supreme Soviet
Russian Federation
Gorbachev
Russia
Supreme Soviet Presidium
Congress
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Bush energy plan faces backlash over conservation demand
Senators say any energy strategy must toughen conservation provisions and curb production emphasis. Energy Secretary Watkins signals openness to modest fuel efficiency increases but warns on feasible tech gains and smaller car sizes. Lawmakers and environmentalists argue automaker standards are essential as cars drive 40 percent of oil use. GM warns the plan’s claimed savings may be overstated.
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Bush
Energy
James Watkins
Senate Energy
Watkins
Bennett Johnston
D-La
Wendell Ford
D-Ky
Ford
Senate
Odessa residents clash over sign ordinance at hearing
Odessa residents jeered a proposed sign ordinance at Permian High School during the first public hearing. About 20 residents criticized the plan for hurting business and curbing free enterprise while supporters argued the rule would remove traffic hazards and eyesores and improve the community.
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