Tank battles long feared in Gulf as war marks era
Cypriot report notes multinationals in Saudi Arabia Iraq Kuwait clash could rival Kursk in scale with 430,000 Iraqi troops and 3,500 Soviet tanks facing over 300,000 Allied troops. El Alamein and Yom Kippur anniversaries loom as air power and desert tactics shape modern armored warfare.
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Abner Katzman
Associated Press
Nicosia
Cyprus
Saudi Arabia
Iraq
Kuwait
Kursk
Middle East
el Alamein
Desert Shield Troops Adapt To Harsh Saudi Desert
Soldiers in eastern Saudi Arabia improvise comforts in a harsh desert setting. A water bag serves as a shower, a 55-gallon drum becomes a cooler, and a stretcher becomes a card table. Private Tenhagen from Kentucky plus Lt. Moore praise adaptability as the 2nd Platoon at Six Flags Over Saudi Arabia builds mail boxes, carpeted canvas, and a makeshift recreation area while training with radar-guided MLRS that can fire 12 rockets in 36 seconds and hit within 24 yards of the target.
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Robert Dvorchak
Associated Press
Saudi Arabia
Scott Tenhagen
92Nd Field Artillery
Tenhagen
Burlington
Texas
Fort Hood
William Moore
Orange County
Calif
Francisco Merced
Gary
Ind
Farm Bureau meeting and dairy expo highlights
The Franklin County Farm Bureau plans its annual meeting and buffet dinner at Ottawa University's Mowbray Union with Bill Fuller as keynote. Separate reports note Osawatomie Holstein Olivia winning the World Dairy Expo supreme champion among 470 cows, a first US title in nine years, plus a wild horse adoption event at Kansas City stockyards with details on eligibility and fees. A third item discusses BST hormone debates as USDA eyes approval, with critics warning of milk taint and price impacts.
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Franklin County Farm Bureau Association
Ottawa University
Mowbray Union
Bill Fuller
Public Affairs Division
Kansas Farm Bureau
Farm Bureau Association
W. Tecumseh
Ottawa
United States
Milwaukee
Bureau of Land Management
Kansas City
Western
Navy
Nevada
Wyoming
California
Oregon
BLM
Lotto America and Kansas Cash Lotto prizes go unclaimed
DES MOINES AP The Lotto America jackpot rises to an estimated 5 million for Saturday after no winner for Wednesdays 2.2 million prize. Multi-State Lottery Association reports no six winning numbers on Wednesday night 19 25 38 45 52 54. Kansas Cash Lotto also had no jackpot winner for Wednesdays drawing worth about 100 000 with winning numbers 4 6 8 12 25 28. Next Cash Lotto draw rises to about 140 000. Kansas Reno drawing reported a large set of numbers 9 15 17 23 25 29 30 31 34 37 39 40 41 43 49 50 56 57 60.
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Des Moines
Tery
Kansas
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