European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 7, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 7, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 crisis Gas prices los Angeles up a wholesale gasoline prices surged upward by As much As 25 cents a gallon across the United states last week As the invasion of Kuwait caught distributors already scrambling for supplies during the Peak driving season an Industry analyst claimed sunday. On a nationwide average the wholesale Price for non Brand unleaded gasoline jumped 9.5 cents during the week ending Friday according to a Survey conducted by Trilby Lundberg of the Lundberg  wholesalers also have increased prices by an additional 6 cents since Friday Lundberg said. Shedid not have a Broad enough Sample to compute a new average. She said Price increases vary greatly with some wholesalers up 25 cents and some unchanged. Generally the Midwest showed the biggest increases. In two other classes of wholesale Trade Price in creases were less dramatic. Brand name gasoline sold to distributors moved up less than 5 cents. Gasoline delivered by major brands to their own dealers increased by Only 2,5 cents. Lundberg reported a nationwide average retail gasoline Price of just Over is 05 on july 20 but does not have another retail Survey scheduled until aug. 10. She. Said the wholesale Price increases Are being rapidly reflected at the pump. A it is logical and expected that dealers will act on any potential of protecting or improving profit margin Quot Lundberg said. Quot our system does t work without a profit bargin in each Point in the system Quot. The current Middle. East crisis increased gasoline prices so rapidly because of the Structure of the Industry and the time of year said Lundberg her father the late Dan Lundberg gained International Fame in the 1970s for his surveys during the Arab Oil embargo. News of Iraq s invasion of Kuwait sent prices up sharply on the International Market for future delivery of crude Oil. The jump in the futures Market was quickly reflected in the Quot spot Quot Markei for immediate delivery of Oil and refined products such As gasoline and heating Oil Lundberg said. Because of Peak summer driving demands wholesalers without sufficient refining capacity to serve the needs of All of their customers were caught up in the skyrocketing spot Market Lundberg said environmental requirements of different types of gasoline for different areas of the noun try make it harder for distributors to respond to a crisis without bidding up prices on the spot Market. She said she expects prices to Rise further throughout the Peak driving period. Hut it would take a serious and sustained crude Oil shortage to keep prices rising beyond the end of the month she said. Us form anti abortion group Corpus Christi Texas apr police and sheriffs deputies have formed an anti abortion group that will press for a Law allowing officers to refuse duty protecting clinics. The local group is led by nieces county sheriff James t. Hickey who said he  Send deputies to help police Clear clinic entrances because Quot i would be aiding in murder of babies if i  officers for life is apparently the first of its kind in the country said Ron Delord president of the combined Law enforcement agencies of Texas Elva Bustamante director of new women a clinic targeted by anti abortion protestors said she was astounded that officers would form such a group. A this is outrageous Quot she said. A i can to believe this i really can to. Maybe they should find another Means of earning a  the City of 23 000 has become a focus of growing anti abortion activism. The roman Catholic Bishop on june 1 excommunicated Rachel Vargas director of reproductive services inc., the other clinic in the City that performs abortions. And warned Bustamante she could be excommunicated. A group called body of Christ Rescue has held More than 20 protests at the clinics since november. At one rally sheriff Hickey prayed on the sidewalk while police pulled his wife and other protesters from a doorway Ruben Rodriguez a sheriffs department communications supervisor said about 12 police and deputies attended officers for life s first meeting on july 26. Sands of Lime. Jts a a in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 7, 1950 a speaking before a new York convention Gen Mark. W. Clark chief of the army Field forces said the army was about to Start Quot new unconventional methods of training which would shorten to nine months the time needed to ready a new division for combat 30 years ago Focay. Aug. 7, i960 a . Secretary general Dag Hammarskjold proposed that the Security Council assure the Congo a dissident Katanga province that . Forces had no intention of taking sides in the belgian Colony a internal conflict. 20 years ago today aug. 7, 1970 a drug charges against Robert f. Kennedyjr. And r. Sargent so River i were suspended fora year by the Barnstable mass., District court. J 0 years ago today. Aug. 7, 1980 a a pre Dawn Brawl involving 5,500 sailors ended the first night of Shore leave in Singapore for the . 7th Fleet task Force. An official said fighting by . Navy personnel did not involve any singaporeans and was slopped by . Military police who were on the scene. A a a a a t 1 a a i to to i Ltd to amp. A j5r. A. A a Oregon Blaze huge flames erupt in front of firefighters est on the Eastern slope of the Cascade near the town of Bend ore., on saturday Range by sunday jumping a 75-foot-wide night. T he fire driven by High winds and River Canyon and destroying 28 houses temperatures dose to 100 degrees had More than 2,800 people were evacuated singed about 2,800 acres of parched for around Bend. Dukakis wont Rule out another run at White House Washington apr democrats gel out your Check books and dig out those 1988 buttons the Duke thinks he might want to give e it another try. Massachusetts gov. Michael s. Dukakis lie of the plummeting poll ratings and slumping state budget has t ruled anything out for 92. In a television interview broadcast sunday the 1988 democratic nominee sounded like a Man ready to get up off the Canvas and go another round. A can you Ever see yourself running for president again the governor was asked on a Span a Cable i a Public affairs network. A pm ave. Maybe Quot Dukakis said. �?o1 Don t think you Rule ii out  t think you Rule it in a lie a a Aid. A Kitty and 1 Are still relatively Young we be still got our health we be got a lot of Energy it s an exciting and wondrous world out there these Days As we read about the cataclysmic changes every Day internationally and  the comments were Only a slight Advance from what Dukakis has been saying All along since his crushing defeat at the hands of George Bush two years ago Quot never say never Quot has been the consistent Dukakis line. A �?o1 want to keep my hand in Public life Quot he said in response to the latest queries. A what form that takes i done to  Marty Linsky a political analyst at Harvard a John f. Kennedy school of government and a longtime acquaintance of Dukakis Lound a dry Way of depicting the governors chances. A there certainly does no to seem to be m a external data for it a Linsky said citing a recent a presidential preference poll of democratic National committee members m which not a single member mentioned Dukakis. Dukakis is retiring from the governors office in january alter three terms. Foiling data editorials and political commentary seem to hold that up As a Wise decision. Since losing to Bush Dukakis Lias come Home to a state beset by budget shortfalls the Specter of tax increases and an elector a be angry with his administration. For now Dukakis said a i want to finish up my final year As governor As Strong As i possibly can leave a Good solid stale for my Sun Sesoi arid then Kilty and i will ,.lake go 11 a i i lie c look a i the to fid arum dude w i we o