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Show Thursday, November 22, 1990 THE HERALD, Provo, Utah, Page H5 MA ffaQ By MARTIN MARRIS Associated Press Writer RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (AP) -Saudi Arabia is reaping a multibfl-lioo-dollwindfall as ofl prices and productioD shoot up because of Iraq's invasion of Kuwait But it's the kind of it would rather ds without. The kingdom is providing aid to countries affected by the trade embargo on Iraq, giving help to Kuwaiti refugees, paying for its own big military mobilization and supplying oreign forces deployed ar in its northeastern desert Senior Saudi officials said that in the next few months, all the new oil revenues will likely be eaten up by the increased expenses, although they pointed to a for private companies supplying the troops. mini-boo- m The kingdom anticipated running an $8 billion budget deficit this year, and the officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said they saw no reason to change that estimate. .The officials were reluctant to make kng-tei- m predictions, saying kingdom should have little trouble footing those bills and indeed could earn huge surpluses starting next Since then, some of the money has come back and business year. But mat's a big "it" In the event of a peaceful Iraqi withdrawal from Kuwait, some oil analysts forsee an oil glut within weeks, with OPEC failing to bring production under control That would drive prices down and cut the kingdom's revenues without back to previous levels eliminating the need for the new spending, since the Iraqi threat to the kingdom would not vanish. If war breaks out, few doubt that at least initially oil prices would rocket But where they would bead after mat would depend heavily on the outcome of the hostilities. Saudi Arabia has long had a : Now the Saudis are producing 2 million barrels a day, with current market prices around $32 a barrel, to help make up the shortfall caused by the loss of around 4 million barrels a day of Iraqi and capacity. If oil prices stay at the current level of $32 a barrel or so, the overseas. But the kingdom's banks were able to weather the crunch with relative ease. Persian Gulf neighbors ing projects and investment is being scaled down, especially when foreign companies were involved. In the immediate aftermath of F-1- Mayor says it ought to cost to beg MARTTNSBURG, James Toian, W.Va. (AP) Mayor Anthony Senecal has bis band out to panhandlers, hoping a proposed licensing fee wQl persuade them to move on. Tve always been appalled that people who come downtown to shop are always being asked. Have you got 25 cents? Have you got 50 cents?" Senecal said. "That's bulL It isnt right Pretty soon they're going to stop coming downtown to shop." Senecal wants to require panhandlers to buy a $25 license every six months. Violators could get a $500 fine and 10 days in jaiL City Council is scheduled to consider the ordinance Thursday. $50-a-ye- ar tion, not as much as other forms of speech, perhaps, but some protection," be said. The idea came to the mayor after three men asked him for walk money during the three-bloc- k from his tobacco shop to City HalL "We cant afford having people on the street giving people who come downtown the bum's rush," Senecal said. "Some of these guys get right up in your face if you says be some," doubted the 63, who 'panhandles ordinance would do much good. "I panhandle when I go broke," he said. guess VI) buy a license if 1 nave to, but it aint right It 1 just aint right Robert O'Brien, spokesman for the state chapter of the American Civil liberties Union, called the proposal preposterous and said the group may challenge it Robert Bastress, an expert in refuse." O'Brien said the ordinance wont solve the problem. "Winos are going to take their government check, spend $25 on a license and then panhandle freely," he said. constitutional law at West Virginia University, said panhandling is a form of commercial speech. "The Supreme Court has recognized that commercial speech is entitled to some protection under the Constitu Julie Setty, IS, is surrounded by 4,001 Christmas cards she has written to U.S. sen icemen and women serving in the Persian Gulf. Setty, aa Air Force Junior ROTC member at have pledged to provide $3.4 billion by the end of 1951 in aid to countries hurt by the crisis, especially Egypt, Jordan and Turkey. The bulk of that money will come from the kingdom. In the longer run, the Saudis want to buy new weapons worth around $20 billion from the United States. That includes advanced 5 fighters and hundreds of armored vehicles. They also plan to double the size of their army, which currently numbers about AP Luerpbote Season's qrectinas Kuwaiti oiL On paper, that would indicate oil revenues rising by about 180 percent, although there is some question whether the Saudis are actually managing to sell all their oil at such high prices. Already Saudi Arabia and its m the invasion, Saudis transferred millions of dollars into accounts " ; barrel policy of backing relatively low oil prices, believing this is the best reveway to maximise long-ternues from its proven reserves of 255 billion barrels. The Saudis reason that higher oil prices in the long term would likely mean a worldwide switch to other sources of energy and could also drive the world into economic recession. The Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait has already shaken business confidence in the kingdom itself. Some contractors have postponed build- that without knowing the outcome of the Persian Gulf crisis they could make no firm mates They deplored Iraq's invasion of Kuwait and said the extra oil income could not compensate for the economic uncertainty and regional upheaval the invasion caused. Saudi Arabia is spending billions of dollars to expand its military and b considering spending billions more to increase oil production confi- dence has been boosted by thi swift deployment of a large ILS.-le- d multinational force to defend the king Aim, , Some sectors show signs of a boom, such as the caterers who provide food to thousands of Arab troops at about $3.50 a meal, and of course the oil industry itself. Before the crisis, oil production was about 5.2 million barrels a day with exports selling at about $18 a Simi Valley High School north of Los Angeles, began writing Christmas cards last July. She said she hopes half of them will reach men and women serving in the Middle East ." Have wolves returned to Oregon? - the ILS. Fish and Wildlife Service's recovery plan, though it is part of the wolfs historic range, said Diana Hwang, a biologist for the agency in Portland. Sightings persisted, but no one paid much attention, Wondercheck said. Not until April 1989, when a pair of surveyors for the Rogue River National Forest, John Montgomery and Steve Shaffer, came back from the Siskiyou Mountains with pic- If it MEDFORD, Ore. (AP) looks like a wolf, bowls like a wolf, and leaves tracks like a wolf, is it really a wolf? . Dale Wosdercneck, biologist at the Rogue River National Forest wants to trap one this winter to find out whether the endangered gray wolf is moving back into Oregon, or people have been turncrosses ing out wolves and wolf-do- g ' they could no longer keep as pets. "It's like banting Bigfoot" said Wondercheck. "Except there are a lot more sightings too many for mem to be discounted as kooks. What we do know is people are tures. "We'd just stopped the truck and were getting our boots on, and Steve spotted them," said Montgomery. "I happened to have my camera with me, because I was trying to finish a few frames on a roll of Elm. "They got about 70 feet away from the truck and wouldnt case any closer." Montgomery and Shaffer found some tracks in the snow that measured four indies across, just about right for a wolf. The animals' tails were slung low, like wolves', and they had the distinctive masked eyes, wide neck ruffs, and saddle patches on their backs common to wolves. Wondercheck found reports dating to 1965 of wolf like animals sighted in the Rogue River Nation- seeing some large canines out there." The last confirmed wolf in Oregon was killed in IMS at the Umpqua National Forest Bill EaigM of me Oregon Department of Fish and Wildlife said. The packs of wolves that once roamed the Northwest's plains and mountains were hunted with a vengeance from 1815 to 1929 to keep them from preying on live- stock. Though gray wolves survive in the northern Rocky Mountains and have recently moved into Washington's northern Cascade Range, can-i- s lupis was generally believed to have been wiped out in Oregon. The state isnt even included in al Forest In 1989, there were 13 reports. Crater Lake National Park and the Umpqua and Willamette national forests also had reports. "The photographs don't confirm they are wolves, but they also dont confirm they are dogs," Wondercheck said. "At this point there has been a great deal of hesitancy to make a positive identification without a skull." ; Dogs are all descended from wolves, and as a result cant be distinguished from them through the genetic codes. The generally accepted key to a positive identifi- -' cation is the bone around the eye,' said Jack Laufer, who runs a sanctuary called Wolfhaven in Ten--, io, Wash. i 'Typically,, in dtig skulls, the top of the eye and the bottom of the, eye are wider open," said Laufer. "Is the wolf, that is tighter, giving the eye better protection. It's a close call, especially from an X- - t ray." Chances that these animals are' true wi!i natives of Oregon are virtually zero, said Hwang, Haight. and Laufer. It is more likely they; s once kept are wolves or as pets. 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