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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A 3 anti nuke protesters charge assault at base in  2 a 45 years later Hiroshima recalls the horror. Page 3 a Man says his father was 1 of 3 Juk killers Page 4 a israelis riot after 2 jewish teens Are slain Page 28 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces . Slaps cps  a a Quot a  k 1 i # vol. 49, no. 116 wednesday August 8, 1990 a it Yfim .-.n. A a. Quot a a Ltd a Quot a a Quot a i Ltd i a it a 254 Delily Irod i Unity d 8693 a with by the associated press. The . Security Council on Mon Day ordered a worldwide embargo on Trade with Iraq to punish the Arab Oil and military Power for its invasion of Kuwait. A defiant iraqi leadership vowed to resist the economic and military pressure being marshalled by the United states. The iraqi people a cannot be fright end a said Iraq s army commander. The Security Council vote 13-0, came on a .-sponsored Resolution and represented the first such total Trade and arms Boycott by the United nations in 23 years. Two members of the 15-nation Council Cuba and Yemen abstained. If successfully enforced the sanctions could cripple the heavily Oil dependent iraqi Economy. In Washington president Bush declared a these sanctions will be enforced a whatever it  Britain a visiting prime minister Margaret Thatcher said after meeting with Bush that the West would have to consider a naval blockade of the persian Gulf if the . Sanctions proved ineffective. The vote in new York came on the fifth Day of a crisis precipitated by the iraqi army a Blitzkrieg takeover of neigh Boring Kuwait. In occupied Kuwait meanwhile iraqi troops rounded up some americans britons and other foreigners monday but they appeared to be in no danger British officials said. Tension remained High along the saudi Arabia Kuwait Border. Saudi arabian forces were reported moving northward into areas closed by iraqi units in Kuwait. Diplomats in the persian Gulf a in reports otherwise unconfirmed a said . Rapid deployment units had been dispatched to the Middle East. In other developments a major Stock markets worldwide plummeted again worried that an Oil crisis could touch off a recession. Oil prices Rose More than 10 percent monday. Many motorists in the United states and elsewhere were paying sharply higher prices for gasoline. Related stories photo. Pages a in Liddah saudi Arabia . Defense Secretary Dick Cheney conferred with saudi leaders about How to defend the Oil kingdom against any attack by Iraq. The White House said it was discussing a military possibilities a with Gulf states to Stop iraqi aggression. A two . Aircraft carriers a inde see embargo on Back Page 2,500 marines heading for duty off Liberia of behead City . Apr a Force of 2,500 marines Are shipping out to relieve another Marine unit off War torn liberians coast military officials said monday denying reports the troops were headed for the persian Gulf. Meanwhile troops at the army a fort Bragg rapid deployment base reportedly have been put on Alert. And a Carrier Battle group was scheduled to leave Atlantic ports on tuesday for the Mediterranean in a deployment planned before the iraqi invasion according to it. . Cate Mueller a spokeswoman for the Navy a Atlantic Fleet. The Battle group of nine ships including the aircraft Carrier Saratoga and 11,500 sailors was to sail tuesday from Norfolk va., and Mayport fla., Mueller said. Four air squadrons from Virginia Beach will join the Carrier off the coast. The 2,500 marines from Camp Lei unc and the new River air station including a helicopter Squadron were to depart Morch cad City at noon tuesday aboard ships of amphibious Squadron 2, said 1st it. Colleen Ryan a spokeswoman. The movement is not related to the crisis stemming from iraqis invasion thursday of the persian Gulf nation of Kuwait she said a the unit is scheduled for a 6-month deployment in the Mediterranean but will first replace a 2,200-member Marine unit from Lejeune and new River operating from a flotilla off the liberian coast Ryan said. Two rebel factions have been fighting the government of liberian president Samuel a Doe. Rebels on monday seized 14 or 15 foreigners including one american and moved them to an insurgent Headquarters outside the liberian capital of Monrovia the state department announced. Early sunday a Force of 225 marines from the 2,200-member unit landed in Monrovia and began see marines on Back Page 2 a Keith and Sandy Miller whose son is a Petty officer aboard the amphibious assault ship Nashville watch with their daughter in Law Michelle right at Norfolk va., on monday As the ship departs. Cold front Wormly welcomed throughout Europe Tiv Amy r.fl<57i  q to j 1 k a f1 n i a annl i a. 1. Annl n n i 11/ it. I _. J. Quot i k a i y a by Amy Zeiszler Jones . Bureau service members stationed throughout Europe awoke monday to find that the heat finally was off. After weeks of above average temperatures and several Days of record highs temperatures returned to the More liveable Range of the Low to mid70s As a cold front moved in off the Atlantic sunday night. The weather system bathed Britain and the continent in dry Cool air As it pushed South triggering sudden temperature drops of 20 degrees or More. Temperatures dropped even further monday night a into the Low 60s a yielding the first comfortable nights sleep in weeks. According to British forecasters temperatures should stay in the More Normal 70-degree Range ail week. A things Are going much according to plan a a a forecaster at the Norwich weather Center said monday. He predicted the weather would remain dry with temperatures slowly moving up by the weekend to the i 70s and possibly to the 80s. But said he does not expect a return to t amp Hie be cat office. Temperatures registered around Britain Friday either broke or equated records set in 1911. The meteorological office said it has an unconfirmed re a a Cord temperature of 37.1 degrees Celsi High temperatures that baked Europe us or 98.8 degrees fahrenheit at chel last week. Tenham about 50 Miles West of Oxford. Last weeks temperatures were a re that would break the previous result of winds from the a hot steamy Cord of 36.7 a or about 98 of set in the continent a said Derek Hardy a South and Southeastern pans of eng spokesman for the British meteorology see cold on Back Page  
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