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Tomorrow's flight Water Usage 727 NAS Norfolk, Va. -------- 8:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 19 Guantanamo Bay 11:00 a.m. noonUsable0storage: 1120MI Kingston, Jamaica 12:30 p.m. 1:00 p.m. Guantanamo Bay 2:15 p.m. 3:20 p.m. I NAS Norfolk, Va. 6:15 p.m. Consumption: 783 K See page 3 Guantanamo Daily Gazette Vol. 46 -- No. 185 U.S. Naval Base, Guantanamo Bay, Cuba Thursday, September 20, 1990 Iraqis seize foreign assetsS Evacuation of Americans from Iraq, Kuwait nears end UPI - The evacuation of since the Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait In other developments, Iraq Arens secured a U.S-leasing agree- Americans out of Iraq and Kuwait by Iraqi forces. The State Depart- passed a law allowing it to seize meant for F-15 jets and Patriot mis- apparently is near an end. ment estimated 1,200 Americans assets of governments and compa- tiles. The State Department says most remain in Kuwait, and another 120 in iec that have frozen Iraqi assets The Pentagon announced plans S Americans who can leave have al- Iraq. abroad. to sell heat-seeking Sidewinder air- Moscow - The pressure is mounting ready done so. One more flight is Iraq has been holding foreign It's not clear if the new law to-air missiles to hoth Israel and 3 on Soviet Prime Minister Nikolai scheduled to leave Kuwait on Satur- men at vital installations as "human means Iraq will seize the assets im- Britain. Ryzhkov. The Russian republic's par- day. Yesterday's flight landed in shields" against possible attack by mediately, or whether it is simple re- In addition, the U.N. Security Y liament today overwhelmingly ap- London last night carrying 328 the U.S.-led force in the Persian serving the option to do so. Council is preparing to discuss an air r proved a resolution urging him to re- Americans, and they are to return to Gulf. France says two more French And the United States apparently embargo against Iraq so tighten eco- saying he's not capable of pulling sign, the United States today. civilians were captured in Kuwait will send more jet fighters and mis- nomic sanctions. Officials say the e e country out of its deep economic About 1,700 Americans have this week and taken to unknown smile to Israel. In Jerusalem, Israeli council will take up the issue tomor- risis. The parliament in the largest of locations, sources say Defense Minister Moshe row. the Soviet Union's 15 republics is also been airlifted out of the two countries calling for the resignation of the entire government of the U.S.S.R. However, the resolution does not refer to Presi- House, Senate Defense Bills far short of projected Bush budget dent Mikhail Gorbachev. AP - Here is a comparison of billion for the program, commonly gram and instead created a fund of budget cancels the tilt-rotor aircraft, President Bush's proposed spending known as Star Wars. The Senate $610 million for advance missile which takes off like a helicopter but Poland - Poland's President for various military weapons and the approve $3.7 billion; the House, $2.3 work, calling on Bush to decide in 90 can fly like a plane. The House in- Wojciech Jaruzelski has offered to step changes approved by the House yes- billion. days whether it should be used for the cluded the research money as well as down in November if parliament, as MX or the unbuilt Midgetman. $165 million in procurement funds. expected, moves presidential elections terday, and the Senate last month. MX MISSILE - The Presi- up to this fall. The elections currently TOTAL DEFENSE BUDGET dent's request included $1.6 billion MIDGETMAN - Bush pro- PERSONNEL - The admini- are scheduled for next year. He's the - Brush proposed spending $307 for procurement and military con- posed $202 million in research stration proposed a reduction of only remaining senior official of the billion on Defense for the fiscal year struction costs and $548 million for money for the mobile, single-war- about38,000 from thecurrent total of former Communist government. beginning Oct. 1. The Senate ap- research involved with moving the head missile. The Senate approved 2.1 million military personnel. The prove $289 billion Defense Bill; the MX nuclear missile from fixed silos the request. The House eliminated Senate adopted a cut of 100,000, Colombia - Gunmen kidnapped the House, $283 billion. to railroadcars. The Senate approved the funds in favor of the $610 million including 50,000 in Europe. The 28-year-old son of the publisher of Co- STRATEGIC DEFENSE INI- only the research money. The House strategic missile pot. House approved a reduction of lombia's biggest newspaper, "El TIATIVE - Bush proposed $4.7 eliminated all money for the pro- V-22 OSPREY - Bush's 129,500. Tiempo," in Bogota last night, killing his chauffeur-bodyguard. So far, there has been no word from the kidnappers. Aquino wants U.S. bases dismantled if no agreement reached by January South Africa - South Africa's Presi- AP/UPI-Talks on the future of wide range of concerns yesterday at trying to overthrow the government tary facilities in the Philippines, in- dent Frederik De Klerk announced ad- U.S. military bases in thePhilippines the start of the talks, including con- of Corazon Aquino. eluding Clark Air Base and Subic ditional measures yesterday aimed at resume today in Manila. cerns about aids in cities near the The United States has six mili- Bay Naval Station. curbing the black-on-black violence A Philippine government U.S. bases, and concern about debt that has killed hundreds of people. De spokesman says he hopes the two relief. U.N. to work on Cambodian peace plan Klerk says thecabinet ratified measures In opening ceremonies Tuesday, plan worked about by its five perma- taken by police duringthe weekend, but sides will agree on "a framework" UPI- The U.N. Security Coun- also approved several additional steps. for a new relationship before this U.S. negotiator Richard Armitage cil focuses on Cambodia today. nent members. The South African president leaves round of talks ends. The negotiations said the United States is prepared to Diplomats say the council is set The plan directed creation of a Saturday for talks with President Bush. are expected tolastuntil tomorrow or scale down its presence in the Philip- to okay a peace plan and call for the "Supreme National Council" by the Saturday. pines. However, he hinted that it early resumption of an International four squabbling Cambodian fac- (Continued on page 3) The spokesman says he expects might take a decade to accomplish Conference on Cambodia. tions. It also gives the United Nations the American side to presentpropos- that. Diplomats predict when the Se- a major role in running part of the als today for a new security arrange- Leftist groups have demanded curity Council meets today it will Cambodian administration and or- ment to take effect once the current the immediate withdrawal of the give the nod to a Cambodian peace ganizing general elections. USA bases treaty expires in September bases. 1991. The State Department says it has 'Flo' hits less populated parts of Japan News Aquino says she'll order the six received a credible threat that a ter- UPI - Residents of Japan's has claimed at least 21 lives and left 't U.S. military bases in thePhilippines rorist group may carry out a bomb- most heavily populated island ex- thousands homeless. Twelve people e Washington - More than 40 wit- ing, aimed at Americans in the Phil- pected the worst, but Typhoon Flo's remain unaccounted for. nesses testified in five days of confir- dismantled if an agreement on the winds and heavy The worst storm to hit Japan in n mation hearings on Supreme Court bases can not be reached by January. ippines. In a statement, the State 100-mile-an-hour nominee David Souter. Senate Judici- The current round of talks is ex- Department says the biggest danger rains turned aside to the less popu- 31 years cut a 150-mile path of de- ary Committee Chairman Senator Jo- pected to last through the end of the is in the Manila neighborhood where lated western side of the main island. struction as it traveled rapidly over r seph Biden says he plans a vote fornext week. The chief U.S. negotiator has talks are being held on the future of The powerful storm churned western Japan's rice fields. Tempo- Thursday. said he thinks the days of a large U.S. U.S. military bases in the Philip- north in the open waters of the Pa- rary shelters were set up in school .i military presence in the Philippines pines. The statement links the bomb cific Ocean today after slamming about 300 miles southwest of Tokyo D Los Angeles - Six men are on trial in will soon be coming to an end. threat to the Communist New lastnightinto acoastal city 275 miles to house families who homes were e Los Angeles in connection with the The Philippine side expressed a People's Army, which has been southwest of Tokyo. Typhoon Hlo destroyed. world's largest cocaine seizure. Prose- cutor James Walsh told jurors in his opening statement yesterday thatithe men were an integral link in a drug What's old is new again at Gitmo's Treasures pipeline that moved 77 tons of cocaine and Trivia into L.A. and El Paso in three months. nursery for the children to use during By J03 LISA PETRILLO The pipeline was smashed in Septem- dress-up time and we continually ber 1989 when authorities seized 21.4 give to charities," said Roessler ons of cocaine.