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Stan? 1990 The Arizona Daily Star Vol. 149 No. 220 Final Edition, Tucson, Wednesday, August 8, 1990 44 Pages Bum mmm mmtrnmBm, Vr'TEJK' -sew mmm pte to SaoKi Airafcoa if ms lit iX I i Contingent may be up to 15,000 men Multinational force sought to face Iraqis By Andrew Rosenthal 1990 The New York Times WASHINGTON Declaring that Iraqi forces massed in Kuwait posed an imminent threat to Saudi Arabia, the United States ordered thousands of paratroopers, an armored brigade and jet fighters to the Middle Eastern kingdom yesterday, officials said. Administration officials said they were trying to put together a multinational force, including Egyptian and other Arab BMBHOBDmB I V' Bush to speak on Gulf crisis WASHINGTON (AP) President Bush will' address the nation at 6 a.m. Tucson time today concerning the Persian Gulf crisis.

The White House announced Bush's speech late last night. forces, to give the military operation an Arab presence that Washington considers critical. There were reports last night that Egypt and Morocco had agreed to take part, but an Egyptian Defense Ministry official in Cairo denied that his country was sending troops to Saudi Arabia. Oil prices stir ire in Congress Demos urge Bush to curb gougers By Steven Komarow The Associated Press WASHINGTON Congressional Democrats yesterday charged that oil companies are engaging in price-gouging and exhorted President Bush to stop it. "Someone is making a killing," exclaimed Sen.

John F. Kerry, at one of three hastily arranged public hearings on sharp increases in American fuel prices following Iraq's occupation of Kuwait. Charles J. Di Bona, president of the American Petroleum Institute, vehemently denied the accusation. Critics of the oil industry are taking "a naive, one-sided view of how markets work," he said.

U.S. oil companies had no choice but to pass on to consumers the higher cost of oil on the world market, Di Bona maintained, saying prices would drop if world prices fall. But angry members of Congress said Bush should jawbone industry leaders for price relief in much the same way President John F. See OIL PRICES, Page2A Fuel reserve ready for use 1 990 Fort Worth Star-Telegram WASHINGTON The Energy Department has signaled a willingness to sell oil from the federal government's Strategic Petroleum Reserve, a move that would effectively depress prices pushed up by Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. "We are prepared to use the Strategic Petroleum Reserve to address any interruption of supplies to this country, and we are coordinating with jour allies," John J.

Easton assistant secretary for international affairs and energy emergencies at the Energy Department, told a House subcommittee yesterday. The Strategic Petroleum Reserve was created in 1975 after Arab producers refused to sell oil to the United States and other Western nations that sympathized with Israel. It contains 590 million barrels of crude oil; which are kept in salt caverns along the Gulf Coast in Texas and Louisiana. Associated Press photos Marine Bill Sherwin waves American and Irish flags as he boards a Navy ship at Morehead City, N.C. laddam swears 1 i It was not clear last night exactly how many American troops were moving to Saudi Arabia or whether this would be just the initial deployment of a larger force.

The contingent, estimated at between 6,000 and 15,000, was assembled after King Fahd of Saudi Arabia gave his final permission to President Bush, officials said. (NBC News said Special Forces troops had been in Saudi Arabia for the previous 24 hours, The Associated Press reported.) (At Davis Monthan Air Force Base in Tucson, offi- See IRAQ, Page 5A 4 he'll keep Kuwait IRAQI CRISIS INSIDE The Associated Press Despite the global pressure, Iraqi President Saddam Hussein remained defiant, declaring in a nationwide speech that he would never back down and leave Kuwait. "We would rather die than be humiliated," he said, "and we will pluck out the eyes of those who attack the Arab nation." The speech reiterated much of the rhetoric Saddam has been using since first launching a blistering verbal attack against the Kuwaiti royal family July 17, two weeks before Thursday's invasion. The Kuwait invasion has ushered in "a new period in which the sun will shine on us in the coming days," Saddam said. In yesterday's speech, Saddam said the invasion rectified unjust borders drawn up by colonial powers.

The takeover of Kuwait gave Iraq control of 9 percent of world daily oil production. A conquest of Saudi Arabia would raise Iraq's control of world oil out put to almost 20 percent. But the Iraqis have repeatedly denied any plans for a follow-up invasion of Saudi Arabia. In his speech, Saddam apparently tried to play on the resentment felt by many poorer Arabs toward the oil-rich sheiks. Saddam said the colonial powers drew up the borders of Middle East nations to keep the population centers away from the region's wealth of natural resources.

Britain and France were the main colonial powers that helped reshape the map of the Middle East after World War I eliminated Turkish dominance over the region. Saddam said the colonial powers left "the minority with a vast amount of rich reserves of the area it did not own, while the majority fell in need." Due to their wealth, the minority made "corrupt decisions" in alliance with the West, which Saddam said was worse than falling See SADDAM, Page 4A 4 Price-Increase Impact Is extending beyond the pumps. Page 2A. Saudi Arabia's most recent actions show Its interests are aligned with the West's. Page 4A.

Merchants who wanted to deal with Iraq despite trade sanctions might find Jordan to be the key, shipping sources say. Page 4A. Western Europe and Japan acted quickly to walk the line on sanctions against Iraq. Page 4A. U.S.

forces In Saudi Arabia intend to deter an attack on Saudi oil fields and to Intimidate President Saddam Hussein of Iraq. Page 5A. 0" Hurry home A sailor and his wife prepare to part. The USS Saratoga awaits In Mayport, Fla. I ihprian rphpl thrpatpnc weather Andrew Young is defeated in race for Ga.

gubernatorial nomination to attack U.S. Marines Possible showers. Look for variable clouds today with a slight chance of thunderstorms and southeast winds of 5 to 10 mph. A high in the mid-90s is expected, with an overnight low in the lower 70s. Yesterday's high was 89, and the low 68.

Details on Page I A. INDEX Conceding defeat Young called for party unity and termed Miller his "former opponent but my friend." He said the Democratic Party would be "moving forward with our support." He blamed his loss, in part, on a late start, saying he had come to "re- -alize that maybe I should have started eight years ago, instead of this year, for there just hasn't been enough time to get to meet enough of the wonderful people in Georgia." Young, a former Atlanta mayor, congressman and U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, had hoped to follow in the footsteps of L. Douglas Wilder of Virginia, who last November became the first black elected governor of any state. But Young finished 12 percentage points behind Miller in the primary July 17 and recent polls had shown him trailing by even more as the runoff approached.

In the final weeks of the campaign. Young, 58, adopted a more aggressive stance, suggesting that See PRIMARIES, Page3A By Mike Silverman The Associated Press Lt Gov. Zell Miller scored a whopping victory in Georgia's Democratic gubernatorial runoff yesterday, dashing Andrew Young's hopes of becoming the nation's second elected black governor. In Kansas, first-term Gov. Mike Hayden edged his chief Republican primary challenger, real estate executive Nestor Weigand who benefited from voter anger over higher property taxes.

On the side, former Gov. John Carlin was defeated in his comeback bid by state Treasurer Joan Finney. Two other states also held primaries. Michigan Republicans picked state Sen. John Engler to challenge Gov.

James Blanchard and Rep. Bill Schuette to take on Sen. Carl Levin. Both incumbent Democrats seek third terms. And in Missouri, Rep.

Richard Gephardt the House majority leader, easily captured the Democratic nomination for an eighth term, claiming 82 percent of the vote against Nicholas F. Clement a Johnson now holds 22 foreign hostages MONROVIA, Liberia (AP) West African nations agreed yesterday to send troops to Liberia, where a rebel leader was holding foreign hostages and threatening to attack US. Marines unless nations intervened to end the civil war. More hostages were taken day, raising to 22 the number held by rebel leader Prince Johnson. The hostages include one American.

About 14 to 16 foreigners were seized from a hotel on the outskirts of Monrovia Monday night Street battles raged in Monrovia as rebels loyal to Johnson fought troops of President Samuel Doe, who remains holed up in his fortified mansion. Heavy fighting broke Out near the VS. Embassy. It was not immediately clear if the deployment of the five-nation West African force would prompt Johnson to free the captives. The hostages were presented to foreign reporters in a back room of Johnson's camp at Caldwell, a town a few miles from Monrovia.

Most of the hostages said their best hope for freedom was intervention by the West African force. "Our safety depends on these people coming," said a hostage who gave his name only as Anthony. "The worst that could happen is that Charles Taylor should come in here." Taylor is the leader of the rebel National Patriotic Front Johnson split from the front in February to form a rival faction. In Washington, State Department spokeswoman Margaret Tutwiler said a representative of Johnson's group had informed U.S. officials yesterday that the hostages were all well and would not be harmed.

American diplomats invited Johnson to send a delegation to the VS. Embassy to discuss the hostages. Only eight of the hostages have been identified by name, including one American, three Britons, two West Germans, an Argentine and a See LIBERIA, Page3A Germans disagree. The main West German opposition party rejects an effort by the leaders of the two Germanys to push up the date of reunification by seven weeks. Page 7 A.

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