European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday August 16, 1990 news briefs Heath wins in Colorado Denver ites of stadium tax Denver apr Josie Heath won the dam Neralic . Senate nomination in Colorado s primary election tuesday and Denver arca voters approved a sales tax increase to pay for a major league baseball stadium. With 2,1 i ot-2,835 precincts counted Heath had 83,654 votes or 60 percent to 55,543, or 40 percent for Carlos Lucero. Heath will face gop nominee Hank Brown who had no opposition tuesday in november s general election for the scat now held by re Publ can by ii Armstrong who is not seeking re a Lection. Most polls show that Brown could easily beat the democratic primary Winner. On the stadium financing Issue there were 106,730 votes or 54 percent in favor of the proposed tax to 91,819, or 46 percent against the tax with 981 of 1,499 precincts counted in six Dan Var arca counties. A the proposed baseball stadium tax would not be imposed unless Denver is awarded a National league expansion franchise. Ted Koppel in Iraq tells of King Hussein a help new Yor Tab a Abc Anchor Ted Kop pc planning a second Day of exclusive reports from Iraq wednesday said Jordan a King Hussein May have helped get him there in Hope of airing the iraqi Point of View. The Quot nigh diner Anchor scored a journalistic coup tuesday when he became the first american reporter let into Iraq since that country a takeover of Kuwait. Koppel. In a phone report from the . Embassy in Baghdad to his Quot night inc program tuesday night said he spent 2�?Ta hours with King Hussein several Days ago. He said the King an ally of iraqi Leader Saddam Hussein Quot is extremely eager to have the iraqi Point of View communicated through the american Media. A the King he added Quot was very helpful i think in making our trip possible.�?�. He speculated that iraqi officials let him in because they fee things Are going so poorly for them that a they have nothing to lose by letting us come Over Here and report from May step up terrorism israelis warn Jerusalem apr iraqi president Saddam Hussein is Likely to reactivate his old network of palestinian terror groups and open a second Iron against . Targets and pro Westem Arab states israeli officials and analysts said wednesday. Quot Saddam will turn Baghdad into the new Mecca of International terrorism a said Avi Pazner a top aide to prime minister Yitzhak Shamir. Quot he was Active All these years. But now it will be done More Lux Tilv and with greater intensity israeli government officials continued foreign Media reports that one of the worlds most notorious terrorists. Abu Nidal has been summoned to Baghdad. A israeli radio cited foreign Media reports As saying that one of Saddam a Brothers personally escorted a b i dal i com l. I by a i o i r a. Gulf fro Page 1 Lions against c. In other developments soviet foreign ministry spokesman Yuri arc Minsk Ike said special ambassador Mikhail Stenko Leit tuesday for consultations with the governments of Syria Jordan Egypt and other Arab countries. Stenko a former Deputy Secretary general of disunited nations is also expected to visit Baghdad Remus sikh said at a regular news briefing wednesday remit sikh said soviet women children and invalids would be permitted to leave Iraq. He said inc first group of 230 evacuees was assembling in Baghdad wednesday but evacuation plans were hampered by desert beat and Lack of transportation. Nearly 9,000 soviets were among the hundreds o thousands of foreigners trapped in Iraq and Kuwait. Iraq has agreed to allow All 880 soviets in Kuwait to leave but Only by a 1,200-mile Road route through Iraq and to the Iraq Jordan Border. A the Outlook darkened for about 3,000 americans caught in Iraq and Kuwait when Saddam sent Nis forces into the Small Oil Rich Sheik Dom. The iraqi ambassador to Greece said in Athens that the americans and other stranded foreigners could leave Quot As soon As the threats from the United states and its allies Are eliminated a a Abc quoted an iraqi foreign ministry official in Baghdad As saying americans in Iraq Are Quot who will stay there until the crisis ends. A the British foreign office said wednesday that conditions in Kuwait appear to be deteriorating. There have been reports of wholesale looting but food and gasoline were still available said a spokesman wj10 by custom was not identified. Banks remained closed. A the iraqi ambassador to Venezuela said on tuesday that Iraq would retaliate against Venezuela and other open Oil Cartel members if they boost Oil production to fill the Gap created by blocked supplies from Iraq and Kuwait. With Kuwait now Quot annexed Iraq has control of 20 percent of the worlds Oil reserves. A Steep Rise in world Oil in pcs followed the Kuwait Tnuva sly the . Security Council on aug. 6 ordered a cd Natl embargo on Trade with Iraq As punishment for St g Quwas Bush then sent . Troops and planes to saudi Arabia saying iraqi troops massed nearby in Kuwait threatened saudi Arabia and its vast Oil re so twelve Arab league nations voted for an Arab Force to protect saudi Arabia with the Vanguard of Syria s contingent arriving tuesday according to diplomatic sources in Riyadh the saudi capital. Fevo Tian and moroccan troops were already there. The predominantly moslem nation of Bangladesh said wednesday that its troops would join multinational forces in saudi Arabia. The contingent s size was not disclose Turkey and saudi Arabia in effect shut Down Iraq s Maior Oil outlets through those countries but according to jordanian officials a smaller line into Jordan remained operating. R t a truckloads of goods rolled into Iraq from Jordan on tuesday and iraqi bound cargo was unloaded from ships at the red sea port of Aqaba despite the . Ordered sanctions. On tuesday the United states and soviet Union conferred in Washington on putting an anti Iraq naval blockade under a United nations umbrella. The United Stales has provided most of the naval vessels so far to Block iraqi Trade with Britain West Germany and Australia among the other nations lending support at sea. The embargo is meant to cripple Iraq by cutting off its exports of Oil and imports of food and military supplies. Iraq imports about three quarters of its foodstuffs.,. allies and other . Members have objected that the Security Council embargo Resolution did not specifically authorize such a naval operation. Bush told a news conference on tuesday that the naval barricade now in Force might be extended to Jordan a Aqaba Quot if it is a Hole through which Commerce Hows in and out of from Page 1 decision on the reserves. In his speech Bush offered no new information on How Many . Troops w ill go to the Mideast or How Long they will stay. In the event of full scale conflict the Pentagon plans to ship up to 250,000 troops to the Region. Defending his decision to dispatch tens of thousands of . Combat troops and dozens of warships Halfway around the Globe Bush said that nothing less than world order is at stake. He denounced what he called Saddam s Quot raw territorial ambition Quot and attempts to portray the conflict As Quot a holy War of Arab against infidel Quot a struggle Between Quot the hav a and the the president said the . Action is important to maintain Access to Energy resources that Are key to americans Way of life and the world Economy. But he also said Quot we Are striking a blow for the principle that might does not make right. Kuwait is Small but one conquered nation is one too Many a warning Saddam not to Quot doubt our staying Power or our determination Quot Bush called again for iraqis immediate and Complete withdrawal from Kuwait the restoration of Kuwait a government and the Protection of All americans caught in the conflict. As Long As Iraq ignores the need for world order Bush said a peace and Freedom Are impossible. Ine Rule flaw gives Way to the Law of the jungle.1 a it is Saddam who invaded an Arab state. It is Saddam who now threatens the Arab nation. We by contrast seek to assist our Arab friends in their hour of ,. ,. At the stale department officials said that americans stuck in Kuwait Are running out of Cash and that the . Embassy has been advancing some of them Money. ,. Tutwiler said that except for 39 americans being held in a Baghdad hotel the 500 or so other . Citizens in Iraq arc Able to move about provided they do not leave the country. R. She again cautioned against americans trying to leave either country because it would entail serious risk a but she also repeated the administrations stance that the americans should not be described As hos Tutwiler said an iraqi foreign ministry official s reference to the americans As a restrict yes Quot was a matter of Quot pure t Quot whatever terms the iraqis use it does no to change the facts. We have been telling you for Days these people Are restricted from leaving she said. Quot there is no secret about this. The world knows it. Finally they Are admitting behaviour that is contrary to All International norms Quot space from Page 1 the country were allowed to use the space a flights. Return flights from Turkey to the rest of Europe Are limited Lewis said. U s. Officials at . Logistics group Headquarters m Ankara Turkey called for the restriction because of Quot a Lack of facilities Quot created alter 4,000 turkish workers went on strike at 28 . Military installations Lewis strike forced the shutdown of base support to Bililies such As exchanges commissaries and clubs. The turkish government stopped the strike Friday citing National Security concerns. Travellers Noi assigned to Lorre on a Spain Are restricted from flying there As a tinal destination because the base is experiencing Quot heavy workloads and overtaxed facilities a Lewis said. No restrictions remain however on travel to other bases m Spain such As Zarago a a. Yusaf Pilot among 3 killed in midair collision in England London a amps a a . Air Force Exchange Pilot was one of the three Crew members killed in a midair collision of two Royal air Force Tornado aircraft in England on fourth Crew member was seriously injured. The american Pilot was identified As maj. Dennis Wise 36. The 12-year air Force Veteran was piloting the Jet when the collision occurred. Wise who was qualified As an full 1 Pilot had been stationed at Raf Honington near Bury St. Edmunds since 1987 through an officer Exchange program. The native of storm Lake wis., w As married. No other details about his family were immediately available. The planes collided about 3 20 . During a training flight 10 Miles East of the town of spurn head about 30 Miles West of Llull. The planes were from Raf Honington and Raf Laa Brueh West Germany. The crash also killed flight it. John Frederick Bowles and Squadron Leader Gordon Graham. The Pilot of the Tornado assigned to Laa Brueh whom the Raf would not identify is listed in serious condition at a Hospital in Grimsby an Raf spokesman in London said. Bowles was the navigator in the plane Wise was piloting. Graham 37, was stationed at Laa Brueh. A Raf Board of investigators was formed wednesday to determine the cause of the crash. Its findings will not be published until next year the Raf spokesman said. So far 19 tornadoes have been lost in British airspace since september 1983, Britain a press association reported. The aircraft which provide Long Range air defense Are among those joining the multinational military Force gathering in saudi Arabia in response to iraqis invasion of Kuwait two weeks ago. /
