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Jin epic Wstm 'Wolves' offers unique view Starlight, Page 5F 1 4 ic-moonscape A backyard paradise Accent, Page 1C pwmlljr Smut 1 990 The Arizona Daily Star 84 Pages Final Edition, Tucson, Friday, November 23, 1990 No. 327 Vol. 149 7 1 1 fight to "Incense the evil blasphemers" In the event of a U.S.-led offensive. "We want to tell Bush," Saddam said on Wednesday, "we will destroy you no matter how heavily your teeth are filled with poison." Bush, his wife, Barbara, and the four top congressional leaders ate two Thanksgiving dinners with troops and attended worship services on a ship in the Persian Gulf. Bush also spoke to a combination of American, British, Saudi and Kuwaiti troops at an air base in Dhahran.

Bush was greeted enthusiastically by the forces he had sent here to confront Iraq, See BUSH, Page 6A By Tom Raum The Associated Press IN EASTERN SAUDI ARABIA President Bush shared Thanksgiving dinner with U.S. troops at a desert outpost 65 miles from occupied Kuwait and cautioned that Saddam Hussein Is developing a dangerous nuclear capability. "He's never possessed a weapon he didn't use," Bush said. On a uniquely American holiday, Bush apologized for sending the soldiers so far from home and praised them 230,000 strong as "the ones doing the heavy lifting" for his policy to reverse Iraq's Invasion of Kuwait. During three separate stops, Bush urged U.S.

and allied forces to remain strong Army considers freezing release of personnel. Page fA- against Iraq and said, "More and more your mission Is marked by a real sense of urgency. "We won't pull punches. We are not here on some exercise. And we're not walking away until our mission Is done, until the invader is out of Kuwait," he said, producing shouts of approval when he added, "And that may well be where you come in." Meanwhile, Saddam, in a clear challenge to Bush, made an inspection tour of occupied Kuwait yesterday and said he would 3f ft 7 The Associated Press President Bush presses the flesh with U.S.

soldiers at a Saudi air base ands return tu rteys law Thatcher quits, citing need for party harmony J. hV 1 it' to---' tr tS By Maggie Jackson The Associated Press LONDON British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher called It quits yesterday, leaving her nation trans-. formed and her party torn by a bit- ter and potentially destructive strug-gle for succession. The morning after she declared she would "fight on" to a second round of the party leadership election against former Defense Minister Michael Heseltlne, the "Iron Lady" Informed her Cabinet of her decision to resign. "She told us of her decision and then got on with business," said Transport Secretary Cecil Parkinson.

At the same Cabinet meeting, she decided to commit 14,000 more British troops to the Persian Gulf. As flowers and tributes poured into the official residence at No. 10 Downing the prime minister passionately defended her government against a no-confidence motion introduced by Labor Party leader Neil See THATCHER, Page 14A 1 Poison scare i mars holiday, may be hoax By Jim Erlckson The Arizona Dally Star Thousands of Tucsonans returned Thanksgiving turkeys some frozen, some stuffed, some fully cooked In aluminum roasting pans to Smith's grocery stores yesterday in response to a poisoning scare. On Wednesday night an anonymous caller told a local television news anchor he had injected some of Smith's turkeys with cyanide. None of the turkeys have been checked for cyanide, so it's still not clear If the call was a hoax, said Barry Holtnskl, meat supervisor for Smith's Food and Drug stores in the Tucson area.

No turkey-related poisonings were reported to local hospitals yesterday. In response to the call to KOLD-TV, Channel 13, Smith's pulled all turkeys from the shelves of its four Tucson stores, Holinskl said yesterday. Those birds were replaced by others that had been stored in un- opened crates inside a freezer. Smith's offered to replace any turkeys it had sold or to reimburse customers for their purchases. Holinskl said he didn't know how many birds were removed from the shelves, how many were returned, or how much the inci-.

dent will cost Smith's. "We have no idea how many turkeys have been returned, but it's easily 500 at each of the four stores," he said at 12:30 p.m. The Associated Press Margaret Thatcher Thatcher's resignation stuns other European political leaders, many of whom welcome the news. Page 15A. V.

BenJIe Sanders, The Arizona Daily Star Ready-to-eat turkey Is returned by Ralph Rodriguez left, his father, right, and Ron Elmore Yule season promises bargains for shoppers Ninety to 95 percent of the customers asked for a refund Instead of an exchange. Outside the store at North First Avenue and East Roger Road, a steady stream of turkey-bearing customers poured through the automatic doors. "This kind of puts a damper on the whole day," Shanna Missett See TURKEYS, Page2A Moore was surrounded by frowning faces and shopping carts packed with uncooked turkeys. Fully cooked birds in aluminum trays, smelling of stuffing and savory juices, cooled on the checkout counters. "We've probably been taking back a shopping-cart-full every five or 10 minutes, and probably 10 or 15 percent are completely cooked," Moore said.

Eric Moore, assistant manager of the Smith's at 4036 N. First said all the check-out lanes were packed 10-deep with turkey-cradling customers when he arrived at 7 a.m. "We've probably been getting back 200 an hour at least," Moore said yesterday morning as he counted out another cash refund from the wad of bills in his right hand. "There may be more bargains this year," said University of Arizona economist Randall Hopkins. "Consumer confidence is really very shaky right now.

People are just reluctant to spend." The effect, Hopkins said, could be more competition for the shoppers' dollars. Hence, more advertising, more specials and more attempts to pull customers into stores. "I think we've seen it already," said Mark Schneider, store director at Toys Us, 4525 N. Oracle Road. "I see our competitors running specials they never dreamed of before, See YULE, Page 2A By Jay Gonzales The Arizona Dally Star There are optimists and there are realists about the Christmas shopping season that officially begins today.

The optimists believe that all the vital signs leading into the season sales tax figures, economic indicators, the latest retail figures do not necessarily foreshadow consumers' tendencies. The realists look at the same signs and see little chance for a better-than-average shopping season for retailers. But if there's a group that has the potential to make out like a bandit, it's shoppers. INDEX F) WEATHER I Retrovirus discovered Volunteers take holiday meals to 500 homes By Eric Healy The Anzona Dally Star Hortensia Perez sat in the living room of her southside home, a television her only companion until volunteers from Pima Meals on Wheels arrived with Thanksgiving dinner. Perez, 73, was stricken with im-' mobilizing arthritis years ago.

She now walks with a crutch and says the pain of standing makes it hard to cook her own meals. "I've had operations," she says, "but they can't do anything." Yesterday, Perez smiled gratefully as a Meals on Wheels volunteer pulled the lids off her turkey dinner, delivered In two foil trays and complete with potatoes, gravy, cranberry sauce and pie. "We smile and visit with people for as long as they want us to." said Lynne Tabor, 42. who with her family has volunteered to deliver meals for the past two years. "We really have to play It by ear to see what See MEALS, Page 2A Effects on Immunities.

Researchers isolate a third human retrovirus. They say It resembles the AIDS virus and may be linked to diseases of the immune system. The discovery suggests that the retroviruses might play a larger role In human disease than had been thought Page 4A. 1 5 I i it Accent M4C Bridge Clustded Comic 12C Comment XX-23A Crrawtrd ISO DftrAbby 11C Dr.Gstt JC Horoscop 4C Money IMJD Movies IF Nevi summiry 1A Oblruiriei 1D Public records Sports MID TV HC Warm for the weekend. Look for sunny skies today, with a high In the upper 70s and an overnight low in the upper 40s.

Tomorrow, expect a high around 80. Yesterday's high was 72 and the low was 38. Details on Page 21A. BenJIe Sanders, The Arizona Daily Star Greg Thompson, 1 Canyon del Oro High School senior, delivers holiday meal to Hortensia Perer.