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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Gambling in the military profits problems Day the problem Day 2, the Money g Day 3, the illness big the Sraj amp and amp Fries Utho sized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49, no. 222 thursday november 22,1990 d 8693 a Thatcher comes up Short 2nd round of voting set for tuesday by the Washington Post -mrr.,-., w 7 London a prime minister Margaret Thatcher suffered the worst political defeat of her 11 years As head of Britain a government tuesday out polling challenger Michael Heseltine in a contest for leadership of the ruling conservative party but failing to win enough votes to avoid a second round of balloting. Within minutes of hearing the result and without consulting any other party leaders a defiant Thatcher announced she would stay in the race for the second round on tuesday setting the stage for yet another damaging week of political turmoil  already deeply wounded Thatcher and her bitterly divided parly. Her Swift response from Paris where she is attending the 34-nation Summit on european Security was seen by analysts Here As an attempt to foreclose the possibility that a Compromise third candidate might emerge from within her own Cabinet and it set up another showdown Between her and Heseltine her former defense minister and now her relentless rival. The vote by conservative party members of the House of commons capped a whirlwind five Day Campaign chiefly notable for venomous verbal attacks and counterattacks that show no sign of abating in the Days and weeks to come. A eleven years is Long enough in Power for anybody. She a passed her sell by Date and she ought to go now a said conservative lawmaker Anthony Beaumont dark tuesday night. Beaumont dark a member of a coalition of Maverick legislators and disgruntled former Thatcher loyalists who had lobbied for Heseltine called on Thatcher to step Down saying a Tam sick and tired of overweening politicians who try to hang onto Power Margaret Thatcher talks to reporters in Paris.., at the expense of the party and the  thatchers backers were not to be outdone. Nicholas Fairbairn an ardent tha Cherite called Heseltine a junk jewelry and described his supporters As a a band of bandits who Are  a Good god a Fairbairn said a if you look at their names you  form a government of the  but despite such fanatical expressions of support political analysts Here said that senior tories a known As the men in Gray suits a will face the unpleasant task Over the next Day or so of deciding whether they should Send a deputation to 10 Downing Street to try to persuade Thatcher to resign. Even if she wins next tuesday Many observers believe this weeks pyrrhic Victory makes her political demise inevitable. A i think mrs. Thatcher is so badly damaged now that she will not be prime minister by the summer of next year a said John Cole the highly respected chief political editor of the British broadcasting corp. The 372-member conservative parliamentary caucus gave Thatcher 204 votes and Heseltine 152, while 16 members abstained a a tally that left Thatcher four votes Short of the 15 percent margin Over her rival that the party a Complex rules require in first round ballot-in.? in he second round a simple majority of the caucus will suffice but Thatcher will need to hold her support ers against an opponent who May gain momentum from his showing tuesday. Thatcher lieutenants who believed they had pledges of support from 230 lawmakers before the voting began indicated that waver ers can expect intense new pressure to fall in line behind a prime minister who has let them to three straight National election victories. By the new York times Paris a the United states and the nonet Union said tuesday night that further United nations action would be needed to get Iraq out of Kuwait but apparently failed again to reach an agreement on what Concrete Steps these county Council should take to achieve that  after three Days of intensive discussions including a 90-minute meeting tuesday night Between Secretary of state roes a. Baker Iii and foreign minister fail to agree on Gulf action Eduard a. Shevardnadze of the soviet Union it seemed Clear that the Bush administrations stated goal of getting Broad agreement now on a Council Resolution authorizing the use of Force against Iraq had proven harder to achieve than Baker had hoped. Moscow and Washington which have worked together throughout the persian Gulf crisis though sometimes differing on tactics seemed intent on trying to avoid the impression of differences Between them a differences that iraqi president Saddam Hussein might interpret As a sign that the coalition ranged against him was less than Resolute. A let me simply say that the United states and the soviet Union have been United in their approach to this problem beginning on the 3rd of August a Baker said. A we Are United today. President Gorbachev and president Bush have both made it very Clear that we intend to be  appearing at bakery a Side after a late evening round of talks Shevardnadze said a we have shared a common platform we have acted together and we intend to continue to act in the same Way in the future. A we need to consult with our colleagues and partners in the Security Council a he said. Shevardnadze said the Council should a take Stock of things and pass appropriate judgment on what it has been doing. Then if necessary he said the body should a adopt new resolutions with a View see Gulf on Back Page Turkey dinners for All is goal in the Gulf by Chuck Vinch Washington Bureau a ?flfngt0n a a the us Central come will a to dish out a traditional thanksgiving dinner to by service member in saudi Arabia today. ,Ces have flown in 105,000 pounds of tur no a Audi government has donated 60,000 who it i of roast beef and an unknown number of turkeys As Well As bread and fruit Pentagon spokesman Pete Williams said tuesday. Kitjj6 Meas it most of which will be prepared in Field that Are already set up will also include Anc Sweet potatoes shrimp cocktail Corn o her veg tables stuffing and assorted pies. Eivins the go Al is to provide a hot traditional thanks g dinner to every military person a Williams said adding that the Effort involves cooking 200,000 meals. Related stories pages 2,3,4,5 and 28. If a regular dinner can to be provided for some reason troops will get a special version of the to ration which Williams described As a sort of like a to dinner a with Turkey mashed potatoes stuffing vegetables Cranberry sauce and Gravy. But Williams said the to ration is strictly a backup. A commanders in the Field will make every Effort to ensure that troops get a regular thanksgiving dinner he said. Williams listed several other thanksgiving activities for troops in saudi Arabia a commanders have been encouraged to allow troops time off when possible and some saudi families As Well As american families living in saudi Ara Bia have extended invitations to have troops join them for the Holiday. A religious services will be held for . Military personnel throughout the Region despite saudi sensitivities. A the armed forces radio and television service plans to broadcast three football games. Games pitting the Detroit Lions against the Denver Broncos and the Washington redskins against the Dallas cowboys will be carried on both radio and television. The Detroit Denver game will Start at 8 30 . Local saudi time and the washing ton Dallas game be seen starting at Midnight. A College football game Between West Virginia and South Carolina will be broadcast on radio beginning at 4 . Friday in saudi Arabia  
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