European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 a the stars and stripes Friday november 16,1990former aide makes bid to oust Thatcher by the Washington Post London a Michael Heseltine declared his candidacy wednesday for head of the ruling conservative party and hence for prime minister confronting incumbent Margaret Thatcher with the first such Challenge of her 15 years As party Leader and plunging tory lawmakers into turmoil. The former defense Secretary faces an Uphill contest against the prime minister whom he has stalked Ever since storming out of her Cabinet in 1986. Nonetheless he has momentum on his Side following a devastating resignation speech tuesday by her Deputy sir Geoffrey Howe plus a growing fear among conservative legislators that they could lose their House of commons seats in the next general election unless they make a dramatic change at the top. Heseltine said divisions within the party Over Britain a future role in Europe had prompted his Challenge. But his Brief declaration speech appealed primarily to his colleagues instinct for survival by citing opinion polls indicating that he not the three term prime minister stood a better Chance of preventing Quot the ultimate calamity of a labor  he sought to demonstrate that Appeal by pledging a an immediate and fundamental review of the poll tax thatchers highly unpopular new system of local taxation if he is elected by the party a House of commons caucus. It holds its first round of balloting tuesday. A mrs thatchers outstanding contribution to the politics of our times is not in question a Heseltine said. Quot the Issue now however is How Best to protect what we have All achieved under her  Thatcher did not comment about the contest which pits two mortal political enemies in a showdown Likely to destroy the career of at least one of them. Even if Thatcher wins some of her own closest allies conceded the leadership contest would damage her. She took office in 1979 and has served longer than any other British Premier in this Century. Former party chairman Norman Tebbit said the questions accompanying Heseltine a Challenge Are Quot How much will he wound and Are we going to get this thine Over quickly and cleanly next week or is it going to drag on causing More and More agony and damage to the party a fire from Page 1 cent Bea tooth game Range. Butch Hestekin said a Wall of flames seven Miles wide a just whipped across the tops of the Trees at his Camp. Hes Tekina a Hunting party abandoned five pickup trucks and their belongings in their Rush to flee. A the cinders were falling on us a said Hunter Lynn Dumas. A we had five minutes warning a just about enough time to Saddle a  Bob Michaelson said he saw flames destroy four pickup trucks and four camping vehicles. Hunters freed their extra horses while the heat caused ammunition to explode and the Chrome on vehicles to melt. About 180 Miles Northeast of the Missouri River Blaze fire authorities reported containment of a 33,000-acre grass and Timber fire on the fort Belknap Indian reservation. That Blaze had burned at least one Mobile Home several bams and had killed a cow fire officials said. No injuries were reported. The fires cause was under investigation. Rescue workers search a wooded area near Zurich Switzerland where an a italia dc-9 crashed wednesday evening. 6-year-old shoots Mother Over Coke Lille France apr a 6-year-old boy shot and seriously injured his Mother with a Hunting Rifle after she refused to let him drink a coca cola police said wednesday. The boy who was at Home with his Mother in their apartment tuesday took the Rifle from the closet in his parents bedroom and shot his Mother in the Abdomen police said. The boy told officers he loaded the gun himself. After pulling the trigger he ran downstairs to seek help from neighbors they  Page 1 withdraw from Kuwait. During a visit to Abu Dahabi saudi foreign minister Prince Saud Al Faisal said a meeting would be a waste of time unless Iraq agreed in Advance to abide by . Security Council and Arab league resolutions calling for its unconditional withdrawal from Kuwait and the restoration of the legitimate government there. A any Arab meeting will yield no fruit or result unless Iraq agrees to abide by the decisions of the Cairo Arab Summit and International resolutions which Call for iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait a Prince Saud was quoted As saying. Fears of War in the Middle East were flamed by Bush a decision last week to Send upward of 200,000 More troops to the Gulf nearly doubling the american  Page 1 Man Peter Gutknecht said. Only a few on Board were italians an a italia spokeswoman said. Italian reports said most of the other passengers were apparently Swiss and japanese. A italia said it did expected to publish a full passenger list thursday. The Swiss Federal meteorological office said visibility at the time of the crash was Good a up to 10 Miles with Light rain and Light winds. Earlier reports had cited heavy rain. Fire raged in the wreckage and Woodside for at least 1 Byz hours police said. Hanni Steffen a nearby resident and a Force there and adding what Bush called an offensive capability. Reading from notes House minority Leader Robert Michel r-ill., quoted Bush As saying a we Haven to crossed any particular Rubicon Here with the latest increase. For his own part Michel said a i done to look for the kind of action that some people Are anticipating real soon. We want to continue to counsel with our allies and the United  Michel said however that he was a a Little distressed that some participants in the meeting with Bush had spoken of waiting up to 18 months for sanctions against Iraq to take full effect. According to an administration source House majority Leader Richard Gephardt d-mo., told Bush that waiting a year or a year and a half for sanctions to Force Iraq out of Kuwait was a better Choice than War. Abc news said wednesday evening that the Bush administration had decided to medic said she rushed to the site but All help appeared too late. A the plane was burning like a Volcano a she said. Italy s state run Rai television said first reports appear to discount the possibility of a terrorist act but that the crash did not seem linked to the weather. The Jet Cut a Swath through the Forest and broke apart on Impact witnesses said. Smoking wreckage covered with firefighting foam was scattered about the Muddy Hillside. The Tail Section had broken off one Landing gear and a Section of Wing were also discernible. Mph  As on time allowing a 50 Niar h Flag ? Milan wheel it disappeared from radar screens Gutknecht Swiss aviation authorities said they had begun an investigation and italian author seek approval of a United nations resold whkhbakp1z1h8 free against ira9 for which Baker has been seeking Sud Tasir trip before c tuesday a theadar bom bake  used during the vie i War  s2 scr a Tnp to be withdrawn within 90 Davs Iff i Ces does no to declare War. Y Congress Mon a Tea a a a is states going to War Yuvi t United in8r��?zirmsif Jort in in end ties said they would Send a team of investigators. The crash site is about 10 Miles Northeast of Central Zurich in Northern Switzerland. Eugen Thomann the Zurich Ponce official in charge of Rescue operations told reporters about 200 police and firefighters were at the scene Early thursday preparing to Salvage the wreckage and Idun Ify the bodies after Daybreak. Authorities sealed off the site. A italia said the dc-9 was built in 1974, and As of last years flight Register had flown 29,000 hours. It said the plane was last inspected on nov. 4. The last major crash involving an italian Airliner occurred on oct. 15,1987, when an atr-42 Turboprop of the Carrier Ati an a italia subsidiary crashed near Como on a flight from Milan to Cologne Germany killing 37.changed by the beginning of next year. The poll also found that most americans approve Bush a handling of the Gulf crisis the National Telephone Survey of 1,020 americans found that 44 percent favor continuing the economic sanctions if the situation remains unresolved by january or february. Fourteen percent who were questioned Friday through tuesday favor withdrawing . Troops from saudi Arabia if the stalemate continues. Thirty eight percent of those polled believe the United states should Start a War against Iraq including 8 percent who believe the country should act without approval from . Allies or the United nations. Four percent were undecided. The poll conducted by ice Survey research group of Media pa., also found that 71 percent believe Congress must approve sending . Troops into Battle with iraqi forces while 26 percent think the president is Able to act alone