European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Report details jordanian Aid to Iraq los an gulls apr Jordan a government pro Vidd Iraq with . Technology and israeli intelligence information after the invasion of Kuwait and during the persian Gulf War a newspaper reported sunday. The allegations were part of a general accounting office report that had been stamped classified the los Angeles times reported. The other parts of the report already had been made Public. The classified Annex to the Gao report suggests that Jordan a assistance to Iraq was much broader than believed the newspaper said. Other reports have said Jordan supplied Iraq with equipment during the 1991 War. According to the secret Section of the report . Intelligence services verified four types of cooperation Between Jordan and Iraq during the Gulf crisis the t Imes sail. A these activities included joint training exercises with Iraq two eases of providing Access to its. Technology. One ease of purchasing spare parts and one ease dealing with the sharing of coalition and israeli intelligence information a die report said. The report did not say what kind of technology was Given to Iraq or spell out the intelligence information the times reported. Calvin Mitchell an official in the state department s Middle East division disputed some of the report s findings. A a we have said consistently that we have no confirmed information that military parts or equipment moved Tom Jordan to liar during the Gull crisis he said. Mitchell declined to discuss the in Poitz a la Ulm that intelligence information was shared. Manvan Muasher. Director of the Jordan information Bureau in Washington also called the allegations unfounded. "1 can categorically deny that we have had any military cooperation or Sale of military equipment to Iraq since aug. 2,�?� he said referring to the ,0 Date when Iraq invaded Kuwait. A and we do not even get intelligence from Israel. We Are in a state of War with  the times said the report did not indicate How Jordan would have received the information. Yeltsin vows to stick with economic Reform Moscow a president Boris n. Yeltsin rallied reformers sunday for a showdown with their parliamentary opponents declaring that his life a duty is to replace the soviet system with a free Market Economy. A there has been talk in. Recent Days that the president is going to Back away from reforms a Yeltsin told a meeting or pro Reform groups his voice booming inside a Moscow meeting Hall. X a those who dream about this should know something i done to have the right to forsake the main purpose of my life. More than that i cannot betray the people of Russia who believed this when they made me president a he exclaimed. A rhythmic applause erupted from the audience of several Hundred activists and lawmakers making up 29 groups loosely Allied in a movement called democratic Choice. A the 15-minute speech was Yeltsin a latest appearance aimed at shoring up support before tuesday s opening of the Congress of Peoples deputies. The legislature is dominated by lawmakers elected before the soviet collapse. Yeltsin s critics in the Congress want to limit his Powers Roll Back Market reforms and oust acting prime minister Yegor Gaidar the architect of Radical reforms. They say his policies Are impoverishing Russia. Several Hundred pro communist demonstrators rallied sunday across town from the reformers. They carried portraits of soviet founder Vladimir i. Lenin and dictator Josef Stalin and shouted anti Yeltsin and anti semitic slogans. Yeltsin has reshuffled some top aides in recent Days to appease his opponents. He hinted sunday that he might make More changes before the Congress meets but tried to reassure reformers that any shifts would be minor. Widow 62, becomes pregnant using sperm from late husband Rome apr a gynaecologist a a announcement that a 62-year-old widow is pregnant after using sperm put in a sperm Bank by her husband eight years ago stirred Sharp criticism sunday. Newspapers said the doctor Severino Antinori said saturday that the woman a sicilian is four months pregnant after implantation of a donated egg fertilized by the sperm of her husband who died a year ago. Antinori did not identify either the widow or the woman who donated the egg since the aspiring Mother is postmenopausal. Antinori claims to have helped several woman past menopause become preg Nant using hormonal therapy and donated eggs. Professional colleagues and commentators quickly attacked the ethics of the latest Case. �?o1 find it absurd to make a a grandma widow give birth a corriere Della Sera quoted Romano 1 oreo in charge of gynaecology at a Rome Hospital As saying. La Stampas front Page commentary was headlined a for parents the baby will have a ghost and a  Antinori said the widows parents Are still alive and healthy into their 90s, leading him to believe his patient will also live  laureate in War zone jewish author flip Wiesel Winner of the 1986 Nobel peace prize surveys ruins in Sarajevo on sunday with Alija act Bogovic president of Bosnia and Herzegovina. Wiesel was to hold talks with inc Begovic and meet members of the jewish Community during a four Day Lour meanwhile a  cease fire Between croatian and serbian factions in Sarajevo was expected to go into effect at Midnight  Aid worker released by rebels Geneva apr an american Relief worker was freed apparently unharmed by rebels in Sierra Leone after being held for about a month the International red Cross said sunday. Mike o Neil who was working for the Sierra Leone red Cross helping refugees in the West african country was one of a group of people who were kidnapped during a rebel attack in the Eastern part of the nation. O Neil 3s. From new York state turned up in the Eastern cite of enema on saturday and was being taken to the capital. Freetown said Robert Watkins desk officer at the International federation of the red c Ross and red Crescent societies in genes a. �?�1 understand he s All  Watkins said. No further details Sere immediately available. Discovery countdown begins Nasa shuttle s Mission to launch secret military satellite from wire reports Cape canaveral Fla. Nasa began count ing Down sunday morning toward a wednesday launch of the refurbished shuttle discovery which will be carrying a secret military satellite. The countdown began at 8 . Lor the eighth and last space shuttle Mission this year the shuttle is to return to Earth on dec. 9. T he weather forecast however was not promising an Force meteorologists at the 45th space w ing predicted a 6< percent Chance of a launch delay because of Low Cloud pos Nile rain showers and the Chance of Unac Cep Bly High crosswinds at the Kennedy space enter still Nasa shuttle managers were optimistic the. Mid launch discovery on wednesday dining a 2 hour window that opens at 6 59 . There Are no technical issues now being looked at. And the chide i on track Lor launch on Widne Day Tacl said Nasa spokesman Mitch Varney. Discovery commander David Walker 48 co Pilot Robert Cabana 43 James Voss 43 Guion s. Blu lord jr., 50 and Michael Richard Clifford 10, were scheduled to arrive at the spaceport sunday alter noon Lor final flight preparations physicals and visits with Lami lies. The All nil Lutary Clew Walker i a  Captain Abana a Mamie colonel. Blu Hud an an i our Iolo Nel. And Voss and lil Hud Aie lieutenant Genet is in the army a plans to spend at least six Days in orbit i heir i nary Job is to deploy a a Silica spy satellite about six hours alter Lilloll i hey also have Cicik a Engineer Lilg Anil in Dii a i e \ Pel line ills planned. It discovery is launched on Lime it is scheduled to  at 12 53 . Dec. 9 on the Kennedy space Center dial the inn Way Mission managers however Beady to inn i Deming extending the Mission a Day