European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Germany vol. 49, no. 314 sunday february 24,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 50c d 8693 . Approves land War War in the Gulf by the associated press the noon deadline set by the United states for Iraq to begin leaving Kuwait passed saturday with no signs Stern iraqi pullout. President Bush said the War is proceeding a on schedule a and a Pentagon official said the next phase a a ground assault a has been authorized. On Friday Bush gave Iraq until noon est saturday a 8. . Baghdad time a to begin pulling out of the emirate it overran aug. 2, and one week to finish the Job. As the appointed hour passed Iraq had Given no sign of judging its dug in ground forces . Military officials said. In Baghdad an iraqi Leader was quoted soon after the deadline As dismissing the . Ultima turn. Izzat Ibrahim Deputy chairman of the ruling revolutionary command Council called Bush a demand a an aggressive ultimatum to which we will pay no  a Bush and his allies should have toned Down their arrogance a Ibrahim was quoted As telling the iraqi news Agency. President Saddam Hussein was reported to have met with the Council earlier saturday. An iraqi military communique said says Campaign on see land War on Page 10 Abrams tanks bearing mine Clearing Blades sweep Over berms in the saudi desert during ground Maneu vers on Friday. Modi Pool that suld nit Man a machine gun at he Ounim Cytrun to station in Bangkok. Bangkok Thailand a armed forces commander Gen Sunthorn Kong Sompong grabbed Power saturday and reportedly detained the top leaders of the elected government. There were no reports of fighting. A senior source said Premier Chatrchai Choo Shavan a has a policy of no resistance to  an announcement by the rebels read Over seized radio stations said the government was dissolved martial Law imposed and the 1978 Constitution abolished. It said they had taken Over because of government corruption the governments attempt a to destroy the military and efforts to a a distort a recently opened investigation into an aborted assassination bid in 1982. Former Premier Prem tins Vanonda and former Farny chief Archit Kamlang Elk were said to have been the targets of the assassination attempt allegedly dotted by communists. Chatrchai recent a approved live television coverage of a parliamentary hearing on the question this week. His son and senior adviser Kvaisak Choo Shavan said in a Telephone interview saturday "1 think they be got the prime minister a a senior source said Chatrchai Appun enily was be ing held at the Bangkok an pod Whtie he was stopped from taking a by flight to Chiang Mai City in the North. He was in route to see King hum Biol Adul Tadej the constitutional Monarch. Chatrchai was to seek an audience with the King to present Archit now a Deputy Premier for the additional Job of Deputy defense minister. Chatrchai appointed Archit to the defense Post wednesday in a move Fiat is said to have angered the military. Chatrchai himself had served a defense minister in addition to Premier. Military commander Sunthorn 59, speaking saturday Over television stations seized by troops declared a we a the army the Navy the air Force and the police have taken ref Power in the country since ii k today and we arc in control of everything 8 Thailand a Southeast asian nation bordering Burma  and amt Jya has a population of 54 million la chief allies Are the United slates and the awl citation of Southeast asian nations in Bangkok saturday. Alff mod Haift Riel canters and other Nunion v. To u % carrying a total of Atni i jul Rived at the government run Ltd i. Station at 12 i pm it j Derd broadcasts slope j h us if Hunt a i i. I till., Jyh lit d run dial  _ >1 r i Els and j. J a a it n a it it a a 11 o. Town chopping a   Wilt at at it., v i i i f. Hll i a i Del it 4 a. I i. A t ii of. I i. F c at it t ,1 a