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Publication: European Stars and Stripes Monday, September 17, 1990

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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a a the stars and stripes War from Page 1 tons and command centers chemical nuclear and munitions plants and Armor formations. A a that a a Nice list of targets and i might be Able to accept those but that a not enough a Dugan said. He said he asked planners to interview academics journalists a sex military types and iraqi defectors to determine a what is unique about iraqi culture that they put very High value on a a what is it that psychologically would make an Impact on the population and the regime in Iraq a he asked saying the revision has resulted in a a better list that still includes All the earlier targets. The intent of the revision he said was to find a scenters of Gravity where air Power could make a difference Early  because Saddam is a a one Man show in his control of Iraq Dugan said a if and when we choose violence he ought to be at the focus of our efforts a a strategy known As decapitation. Dugan said there would be efforts to limit a collateral damage Quot to civilians. The air Force has also identified three a culturally very important Sites in Iraq a perhaps religious Sites the Post reported a that bombers would be ordered to avoid. A a wite not mad at the iraqi people and when this is All Over we done to want the iraqi people to be mad at us and the rest of the allies we be brought together a Dugan said. Saddam a placement of Western civilian hostages at or near potential bombing targets remains an Uncertain Factor in any outbreak of War. A i done to know what influence that consideration will  it. Gen. Jimmie v. Adams air Force Deputy chief of staff for plans and operations told the  from Page 1 the bundestag keep their a a status until dec. 2. Burgmann Pohl a in an interview with the newspaper Bild released in Advance of its publication monday a said deputies who May not have jobs to return to should be Given Severance pay for their service in the vol Skammer. An Interior ministry spokesman in Bonn said sunday that it was legally impossible for vol Skammer members not going to the bundestag to retain their Deputy status after oct. 3. But he said officials from the two states would discuss on monday possibilities forgiving the outgoing deputies Severance pay. Tuesday september 17,1990soviets March for leaders resignations Moscow apr thousands of demonstrators marched toward the Kremlin on sunday chanting for the resignations of president Mikhail Gorbachev and prime minister Nikolai Ryzhkova blaming them for the soviet economic crisis. A the Economy is a disaster read banners carried by the throng which gathered at Gorky Park crossed the Moscow River and headed toward Central Moscow the same path followed by earlier demonstrations. Many carried White Blue and red russian flags from the pre bolshevik Era and they shouted a Gorbachev resign Quot and a try Zhukov  participants in earlier demonstrations in May and july had called for the removal of Ryzhkova and the leadership in general but specific demands that Gorbachev step Down marked a new stage in the soviet political struggle. The rally came the Day after a leading Radical reformer Moscow mayor Gavriil Popov appeared on National television and said it was time for Ryzhkova a Cabinet to make room for a government trusted by the people the 15 soviet republics and foreign nations. He said the Ryzhkova government had no real plan for reforming the Economy. Ryzhkova who appeared in a separate program saturday night defended his own plan for moderate economic Reform and said a we will Stop at nothing to implement  Ryzhkova and Popov were interviewed briefly on the evening news program Eremya with longer versions played on separate channels afterwards. Popov who quit the communist party in july and favors a competing Radical economic blueprint drawn up by economist Stanislav Satalin said a the government did not have does not have and does not want to have any real plan for a transition to the genuine  he said Ryz Khova a government was responsible for the deplorable state of the soviet Economy the Lack of consumer goods and a growing deficit. A we Are sick and tired of empty shops and devalued Money. We want no More crises a Popov said. So Atalina a plan Calls for transferring most economic authority from the National government to the republics who then could move independently toward Market economies Ryzhkova a plan Calls for keeping Central control Over the Economy through 1991 and making a much slower transition to a Market based  from Page 1 mounted sunday Over iraqis raids on embassies in occupied Kuwait with the . Security Council unanimously condemning the incursions and the soviet Union and Italy sharply protesting the iraqi action. The Security Council also decided a to take further Concrete measures As soon As possible Quot against Iraq for its continued violations of International Law and Council resolutions. According to reports secondary sanctions against nations flouting the . Trade embargo would be discussed sunday. . Ambassador Thomas r. Pickering said Western diplomats would begin drafting language sunday for a new Resolution to close off iraqis air routes with an air embargo a step the United nations has never taken against any nation. Soviet ambassador Yuliy Vorontsov said that a if Iraq persists there will be other resolutions. The cumulative effect will produce the necessary result a political solution a solution without any kind of military  the Swift moves to plan the air embargo indicated How seriously the Western Powers viewed iraqis storming of the French belgian and Canadian and dutch diplomatic compounds the detention of diplomats and kidnapping of three frenchmen. Italy acting in response to last weeks raids expelled several iraqi embassy employees and limited the movement of others. The italian foreign ministry in a communique said All military officials in the military attaches office at the iraqi embassy in Rome have been Given 10 Days to leave the country. Moscow too spoke out sunday against the storming of diplomatic premises in Kuwait. A the soviet Union condemns this action by iraqi occupying authorities since it is inadmissible from the viewpoint of International Law a said the soviet foreign ministry As quoted by the official soviet news Agency Tass. A protesting throng some of 50,000 people expressing their Lack of Trust in the soviet government carry banners sunday As they March across the Krinsky Bridge to Moscow Scenter. Prior to the Kuwait invasion the soviet Union was a chief ally of Iraq. Two tunisian newspapers reported sunday that iraqi troops had entered the tunisian embassy in Kuwait As Well. The newspapers assabah and be Temps did not cite sources for their reports nor say when the incident took place. In Bangladesh the Bengali language newspaper Itic fax said soldiers stormed the residences of two embassy officials on Friday. Acting foreign Secretary Musta Fizur Rahman said that if the report were True Bangladesh would a strongly condemn the action. In another development Belgium a foreign minister said sunday that european Community countries Are considering taking new punitive measures against iraqi diplomats in response to the raids. Sunday also brought indications that the Fate of foreigners in Iraq is becoming More precarious. Iraqi soldiers seized 12 West germans in Kuwait and took them to an unknown location bringing to 43 the number of West germans held hostage by Iraq the West German foreign ministry said sunday. Also a sri lankan Cabinet minister was quoted sunday As saying Iraq has threatened to Cut of food and water to in lankan in Kuwait unless they Are evacuated within five weeks. Iraq opened its Border with saudi Arabia for the first time allowing kuwaitis to escape. There was a huge exodus on saturday and sunday. Most left possessions behind but brought with them tales of terror and anarchy. At least 1,500 refugees were expected to Cross on sunday Border officials said. At least 1,000 entered saudi Arabia on saturday. Another  iraqi airways jetliner carrying 165 evacuees flew saturday from Baghdad to London the . Embassy in London said. The plane was to travel on to the Washington area on sunday afternoon. The passengers included 73 americans but most of the others on Board were relatives of americans or dual passport holders heading for the United states according to a Gatwick Airport official. Six Lucky winners hit Florida Jackpot Tallahassee Fla. Up a six players will split a Florida lotto Jackpot estimated at $105 million the second largest lottery Jackpot in . History state lottery Secretary Rebecca Paul said sunday. The Jackpot total wont be known until monday but Paul estimated it at $105 million or about $ 17.5 million for each of the six winners. Lottery computers show the winning tickets were sold in new Smyrna Beach Coconut Creek Venice Miami Winter Haven and Long Wood. None of the winners has come Forward. The winning numbers chosen in the saturday night drawing were 5, 6, 21, 34, 35 and 45. The burgeoning Jackpot fuelled a week of frenzied ticket sales with players snatching up the $1 tickets at a record clip of 566 per second saturday. The Jackpot is second Only to the $115.6 million Pennsylvania lottery Jackpot split by 14 winners in april 1989. Paul said there were nearly 2 million winners Overall including 1,581 tickets with five out of the six numbers. Those players will get $4,488 each. Some 1.8 million who picked three of the six numbers will take Home $5.50 each. The most popular combination was the simplest 1,2, 3, 4, 5, 6. More than 52,000 tickets had those six numbers Paul said. Had those turned out to be the winners the per ticket payout would have been about $1,000. With no single ticket Holder taking Home the $105 million this time the . Record Holder for a single winning lottery ticket remains Shee Lah Ryan of Winter Springs. She bought the Only Lucky ticket in a $55.16 million Florida lottery drawing two years ago  
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