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1 vMv II WEATHER jSS Partly sunny, Rv 1 FOREIGN 1 Agreements I with Mexico A4 i- ii in ir-ini rt Vi I I If 11 NATIONAL I SPORTS Reaching out tf AH America to immigrants honors A2 B4 I -u 1 1 I I 1 yo guardsmen JL rt ri 4 VSj on way to Arabia Medical unit leaves state i i Difficult goodbye CHEYENNE (AP) Tearful families and friends of the Wyoming Army National Guard's 1022nd Medical Evacuation pany, clutching American flags and braving freezing temperatures and snow, bid farewell this morning to their loved ones. More than 100 guardsmen and women began their mission to the Persian Gulf at the Cheyenne Armory. The unit will pick up and treat wounded soldiers if war breaks out with Iraq. "We never thought it would actually happen, that he would really have to leave," said Pamela Landry of Cheyenne. "I'm so sad." The unit, the first of the Wyoming Army National Guard to be activated for Operation Desert Shield, traveled in convoy to Fort Carson, Tuesday morning for further training.

The soldiers are scheduled to deploy to the Middle East, although that date has not been made public. a Gov. Mike Sullivan says farewell to Wyoming Army National Guard soldier Kevin Jackson who was joined by his wife Sarah and children after a brief ceremony at the Cheyenne armory. Tories elevate Major to succeed Thatcher U.N. sets Jan.

15 date for Iraq to quit Kuwait By The Associated Press The United States and the Soviet Union have fixed Jan. 1 5 as a deadline for Iraq to get out of Kuwait, or face the possibility of a military strike to drive it out, diplomats said Tuesday. Three Americans, waving Iraqi flags and criticizing their government, arrived in Jordan after being freed by Saddam Hussein. Also Tuesday, Kuwaiti refugees told the U.N. Security Council that Iraqi invaders have turned the conquered emirate into a living hell of murder, torture, rape and pillage.

An infant's head crushed under a soldier's boot, a retarded girl gang-raped by soldiers, babies torn from incubators and from their Before they left, Gov. Mike Sullivan the guard's commander-in-chief during peace time and Adjutant Gen. Charles Wing wished the soldiers and their families "Godspeed." "I come here, as I know you do, with mixed emotions. With a great deal of pride, knowing that you are fulfilling the mission of the guard," said Sullivan, standing on a stage in front of an American flag. "I come as well with trepidation and anxiety for you, knowing that with defending our freedom and rights come unknown risks." With the Army Guard band playing Let Freedom Ring" and a color guard saluting, the governor presented the guard a Wyoming flag as a symbol of the state's support.

In civilian life the soldiers are pilots, paramedics, firemen, mechanics and students. Some are Vietnam veterans. Others are Please see GUARD, A12 mothers' arms and mass graves for babies were stark images in the testimony delivered by four men and two women. The deadline for an Iraqi withdrawal had been the only sticking point in a draft U.N. Security Council resolution agreed upon by the five permanent members of the council.

The measure is expected to be voted on by the full council on Thursday. In a fresh sign that the Baghdad government is bracing for war, the Pentagon said Iraq is rapidly increasing its troop strength in Kuwait and southern Iraq. It said Iraq has 450,000 troops in the region, an increase of 20,000 over Please see GULF, A12 ficials also need a special use permit from the Bridgcr-Teton National Forest in order to proceed with rehabilitation and construction. Under the proposal, a substantial amount of water will be removed from the creek leaving a flow of as little as eight cubic feet per second (cfs) during the summer and two cfs during the winter. The water will be channeled through 9,000 feet of penstock, or pipe, and into an upper and a lower power generating plant.

The two plants will have a combined 1.5 megawatt capacity and would generate an estimated 8 million kilowatt hours of electricity annually. The power would be marketed to the Bonneville Power Administration through transmission lines, and would generate $400,000 to $500,000 annually based on a rate of about 6 cents per KWH. The generating facilities were Please see POWER, A 1 2- LONDON (AP) John Major, endorsed by Margaret Thatcher as the politician closest to her heart, was elected by the Conservative Party Tuesday night to succeed her as prime minister. Major, 47, fell two votes short of winning a majority in voting among the 372 Conservative Party members of Parliament, but his two opponents quickly conceded defeat and the party confirmed Major as the winner. Thatcher, ending 1 1 12 years in power, intended t6 submit her resignation to Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday morning, and Major would then be called to lead the government.

Major, the chancellor of the exchequer, emerged from his official residence at 1 1 Downing St. Tuesday night smiling and holding hands with his wife, Norma. Inside, Mrs. Thatcher, who came next door from the prime minister's 10 Downing Street residence, embraced Major. "I am thrilled and delighted that John Major is to suc Feds, state agree to hold off on bison hunt By DAN NEAL Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER Settlement of a lawsuit brought by an animal rights group means the public will not hunt bison on the National Elk Refuge in Jackson Hole at least until next fall, federal officials say.

The Department of Interior and the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agreed to a moratorium on bison hunting last week when they settled a lawsuit filed by Legal Action for Animals. The action group separately allowed the Wyoming Game and Fish Department to be dismissed from the suit. The suit had challenged the bison reduction hunt first instituted on the refuge in 1988. The hunt was an effort to limit the herd to about 110 animals, partly to keep bison from interfering with elk feeding on the refuge.

The 1990 hunt had already started, with two bison killed, but state and federal agencies halted the hunt when the suit was filed. Legal Action for Animals, a group of attorneys based in New York, charged in its suit that the FWS failed to meet the requirements of the National Environmental Policy Act. The group argued that the federal and state wildlife agencies had not properly studied the effects of the bison hunt before implementing it. Following filing of the suit, Department of Justice attorneys advised the FWS that it appeared the agency had in fact failed to meet NEPA requirements, according to John Spinks, deputy director of FWS for Region 6. The agency was told it was "vulnerable legally," he said.

In the settlement, the federal agencies agreed to complete a scientific review of a study of the genetics of the Jackson Hole bison herd and an Environmental Assessment of the reduction hunt before deciding whether to continue the hunt, representatives of each of the parties said. The Wyoming Game and Fish Department was dismissed from the suit even though Game and Fish staff had urged that the department fight the lawsuit. In return for the dismissal, Director Francis "Pete" Petera signed a letter that he said assured the Fish and Wildlife Service that the de-Please see BISON, Al 2 Casper Area A3 Classified B8-12 Comics B7 Community A7 Crossword A5 Landers, Omarr B3 Letters A9-1 1 Markets A6 Movies B3 Obituaries, Diary B2 Opinion A8 Sports B4-6 Bl Old Grouch When was the last time bison got a break in the West? RESULTS The Star-Tribune Classified Section is not just for selling unwanted items! If there is something you would like to buy or trade for, don't wait for someone else to place a 'For Sale' ad in the paper. running your own advertisement in 136-Want to BuyTrade. Right now, you can buy a classified ad there for just $6 for 7 daysl Just call 266-0555 or 1-800-442-6916 (in WY toll-free) for more details! -V AP JOHN MAJOR Opponents concede after vote Thatcher had not wanted to leave office, but she decided to resign last week after she was unable to put down Heseltine's challenge.

She said she resigned to let someone from the Cabinet stand against Heseltine. Major and Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd both joined the race, but before the vote her aides spread the word that she was backing Major. tion committees, including $5,000 from the Wallop Senate Drive, U.S. Sen. Malcolm Wallop's campaign committee.

Sullivan, however, got more PAC money $57,900. The Democrat also received $3,554 from Democratic party organizations in Fremont, Uinta, Laramie and Campbell counties and spent none of his own money, the report shows. Mead's other PAC contributions include: U.S. West and Campaign America, Washington, D.C. $2,000 each; WY PAC, Casper, Maxus Employees, Dallas, Texas; True Responsible Government Committee, Casper, 1 Marathon Employees, Findlay, Ohio; USAA Group, San Antonio, Texas; Auto Dealers and Drivers for Free Trade, Jamaica, N.Y.; NARAL, Washington, D.C; Republicans for Choice, Please see CAMPAIGN, A12 1 Afton supports rehab of Swift Creek project ceed me," the "Iron Lady" said in a statement released by aides.

"It is a very exciting thing to become leader of the Conservative Party, and particularly exciting, I think, to follow one of the most remarkable leaders the Conservative Party has ever had," Major said. "Our job now I think is quite clear. We are going to unite totally and absolutely, and we're going to win the next general election," said Major, who will be the youngest British prime minister in this century. Major received 185 votes, two short of a majority. Former Defense Secretary Michael Heseltine received 131 and Foreign Secretary Douglas Hurd had 56.

Hurd and Heseltine conceded within minutes, and party officials declared Major elected. The party had been torn by the sudden and unexpected leadership challenge by Heseltine, who last week stopped Thatcher short of victory in the first round of the leadership race. date Pete Simpson spent nearly $630,000 in his unsuccessful 1986 campaign against Sullivan. In 1982, Republican gubernatorial candidate Warren Morton spent about $560,000 on his unsuccessful campaign against Democratic Gov. Ed Herschler.

Mead's campaign committee report shows her campaign financing included $157,000 in loans from family members: $150,000 from her father, former Gov. and U.S. Sen. Cliff Hansen, and $7,000 from her brother, Peter Hansen. Mead loaned her committee $140,000 of her own funds during her primary campaign against Nyla Murphy, the reports show.

Mead's receipts include $38,000 from Republican Party organizations, including $5,000 from the Republican National State Election Committee. The Jackson Hole rancher also received $2 1 ,600 from political ac Mead outspent Sullivan by 2 to 1 By KATHARINE COLLINS Southwestern Wyoming bureau AFTON The Afton Town Council decided Monday to recommend rehabilitation and renewed operation of a hydroelectric project in Swift Creek Canyon east of the town, despite some local opposition that included a petition drive. Opponents said they feared the project would dc-watcr the canyon and adversely affect its scenic value. The town endorsement asks the Forest Service, which must issue a special use permit on the project, to "pay special attention" to environmental concerns raised by residents, according to Afton Mayor Mike Hunsaker. Swift Creek Power Company, Inc.

is seeking Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) permission to extend its 50-year-per-mit, which expires in 1 992, for another 30 to 50 years. Company of By JOAN BARRON Star-Tribune capital bureau CHEYENNE Republican gubernatorial candidate Mary Mead spent $702,105, more than twice the amount spent by Gov. Mike Sullivan, in her unsuccessful campaign to defeat the popular Democrat, according to reports filed with the secretary of state's office. Mead's campaign expense bill for the primary and general elections apparently sets a new spending record for a campaign for state office, elections assistant Toni Hin-ton said Tuesday. Sullivan, who captured 65 percent of the vote to win a second term, spent a total of $3 1 0,030 on his primary and general election campaigns this year.

Sullivan polled 104,638 votes in the Nov. 6 general election to Mead's 55,471. Republican gubernatorial candi Two school board candidates spent $2, GOO to win posts Related story A3 By HUGH JACKSON Star-Tribune staff writer CASPER Two successful candidates for the Natrona County School Board District No. 1 spent over $2,000 apiece on this year's election campaign, official reports show. One losing candidate expressed "shock" at the amount spent on advertising, including television, in the race this year.

Retired teacher Marge Schropfer spent $2,087 to land a two year seat on the board, while banker Steve Kinner spent $2,372 to hold on to his four-year term, according to statements of receipts and expenditures filed in the Natrona County Clerk's office. Ten candidates for four seats on the board spent a total of $7,754 this year, an average of $775. That represents nearly a 50 percent increase over average spending in 1988, when eleven candidates spent $5,759 for an average of $523. Bob Keefe, a defeated incumbent who spent $630 to Kinner's nearly $2,400 in the Area A race, said that advertising seemed heavier this year, and that he was shocked when he heard school board candidates were running ads on TV. And according to Keefe, Kinner's advertising probably decided the election.

"1 know I had better name recognition prior to the election than he did, because of my prior tenure on the board. (Advertising) brought him from never having run to getting elect- including $395 for advertising on KGWN, to the Legislature's decision as of 1988 to stop electing school board members in the primary and elect them in the general election. Before the switch, Schropfer said, school board candidates received more media attention because they were the only candidates whose race would be decided in the primary. As a result, advertising was not as important to their campaigns. With the switch to the general election, she said, "Any candidate who needs to get their name out there had to pay for it." "That was why I solicited funds, got them and spent it." County records, however, appear to belie Please see NATRONA, A12 ed," Keefe said.

Kinner was appointed to Keefe's seat on the board after Keefe resigned in 1989. Kinner agreed that name recognition is necessary to win an election, and said he spent so much to keep his seat because he did not feel he was well known. And Kinner said that television advertising was relatively inexpensive. For only 1 80, he said, he got 30 20-sec-ond spots on cable off prime time. He later spent $315 for prime time ads on KGWN, which he said is cheaper than KTWO.

Schropfer attributed the amount she spent,.