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165 Americans airlifted from Kuwait to Jordan
A U.S. chartered airlift rescued 165 Americans from occupied Kuwait to Amman Jordan as Baghdad’s siege stretched into week six. Most evacuees were women and children, with several foreigners aboard. President Bush headed to Helsinki for talks with Gorbachev amid mounting gulf costs and uncertain European backing.
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Kuwait
Jordan
Bush
Helsinki
Finland
Mikhail Gorbachev
U.S
Persian Gulf
Japan
Korea
European Community
Rome
Gulf
Norway
Iraq
Amman
Elena Reyes
Los Angeles
Patricia Hammer
Denver
State Department
Mark Dillon
Saddam Hussein Bessen
Dillon