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Show Inside Today: Sports Nation Prison cell's search is ruled OK, despite attorney's objections Top Cranston Bradley to share aide testifies NCAA PagoBI Tuesday, December 11, 1990 Ufestyle record Page Page A3 Central Utah's Newspaper for 117 Years Try international holiday recipes B6 Page CI 50 Cents Issue No. 133, Provo, Utah More (Hostages prepare to leave Bush: Iraq assaulted 'soul' of Kuwait 'Jfv& (ft ft ,. n 1 -ri Herald PbotoJasoo Olson Air Guardsmen Eric Kapo'o Stewart of Sandy are two of the of Provo 12 (left) and Greg activated firefighters. Activated firefighters leave for California By PATRICK CHRISTIAN SALT CITY LAKE vu. - with his comrades or members the Utah press trying to interview him. Kapo'o said he remembered that when he was 14, his father told him his National Guard unit had been activated for duty in Vietnam. "Now it's my turn to tell my son," Kapo'o said. Kapo'o leaves behind an son, an daughter and a wife two months pregnant. Kapo'o works as a fireman for West Valley City and said his employer assured him they would keep his job warm until he returned. Kapo'o also works as a professional stand-u- p comic under the stage name Eric Prize. He tried to introduce comedy Monday morning, referring to (See GUARD, Page A2) . of Herald Staff Writer Deja It was a ring for one of the 12 Utah Air National Guard firefighters who has been activated for duty. Called to duty last week, the 12 Air Guard firefighters leave for Castle Air Force Base, Calif., today. Monday, they were completdetails before ing spending a farewell afternoon with families. Four of the 12 are from Utah County, one from Davis County and the remainder from Salt Lake County. Firefighter Eric Kapo'o of Provo was at the Guard along Salt Lake International Airport's east perimeter. Noisy departing civilian airliners made it difficult to talk ar last-minu- te fire-hou- se Interest up in class on chemical warfare By PATRICK CHRISTIAN Herald Staff Writer Dozing off in this class could be deadly. Only a year ago at this time, some Utah Air National Guard students in Senior Master Sgt. Rod Taylor's chemical warfare training class might start to doze off. But that doesn't occur often today because of the events in the Middle East and the threat they pose. He says the popularity of his class has increased since Utah Air Guard members have been participating in Operation Desert Shield in Saudi Arabia. Iraq, which occupies Kuwait and whose leaders now face a January deadline set by President Bush to get out or face a Revised military threat from U.S. troops, has used chemical weapons in the past. On a volunteer basis, Utah Air National Guard air crews have been involved in ferrying supplies and refueling operations in Saudi Arabia. Twelve Utah Air Guard firefighters were activated last week and left today to replace regular Air Force firefighters at Castle Air Force Base near The firefighters they replace have been assigned to Saudi Arabia. Taylor said the annual chemical warfare training has been Merced, Calif. mandatory and routinely BYU By CHRISTI C. EVANS Herald Staff Writer I Male Brigham Young University .students will be free to go without 'socks and wear trimmed beards if a proposed dress and grooming standard passes the school's hierarchy. d The proposal, approved Friday by the presidency of the BYU Student Service Assostudent-generate- ciation, condenses the current dress and grooming standards into statement. a ad hoc committee A appointed by BYU President Rex E. Lee in October will now review the proposal, after which it will be considered by the university's President's Council and then th ac- cepted. But now it is enthusiastically welcomed by all Air Guard members. (See CLASS, Page A2) By The Associated Press Hundreds of foreigners assembled at airports in Iraq and Kuwait today as the mass exodus of hostages drew to a close. President Bush cited stories told by freed hostages as proof of Iraq's "assault on the soul of a nation." Three Iraqi Airways planes flew from Baghdad to occupied Kuwait City today to pick up hundreds of people stranded there after the Iraqi invasion. The hostages were to be flown to the Iraqi capital where they would join other foreigners in boarding flights to Britain, Germany and Thailand. British diplomats said about 400 Britons would depart. The number of Americans leaving Iraq and Kuwait today was not known, but diplomats said just one more such flight would be needed later this week. About 160 Japanese, including 14 diplomats from the Japanese Embassy in Kuwait, were expected to leave Baghdad on a flight to Bangkok. Not all the estimated 600 U.S. citizens in Iraq and Kuwait were expected to leave. Diplomats said about 400 were expected to remain, mainly people with dual U.S.-Iracitizenship or American spouses of Iraqis'. In Washington, Bush lashed out at Saddam in a speech clearly aimed at limiting the Iraqi president's publicity gains from releasing foreign hostages. "What has happened to Kuwait is qi more than an invasion," Bush said Monday. "It is a systematic assault on the soul of a nation." For months after his troops seized Kuwait, Saddam prevented many foreigners from leaving Iraq and Kuwait sometimes freeing Westerners only after receiving prominent emissaries from abroad. Last week, he said all those who wanted to leave could do so. Iraqi Information Minister Latif Jassim, meanwhile, denied news reports that Baghdad might withdraw from Kuwait if it can keep the southern tip of the Rumailah oil field, which extends for two miles into Kuwait. Before Iraq overran Kuwait on Aug. 2, Saddam accused Kuwait of overexploiting the field. "Kuwait is Iraqi, whether in the past, present or future and we will not compromise one iota on Kuwaiti territory," Jassim said. In his condemnation of Iraqi atrocities, Bush drew on the reports of some of the hundreds of foreigners who have left Iraq and Kuwait. They included hostages held as "human shields" at strategic sites and men who hid out in Kuwait after the invasion. More than 150 Americans arrived at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington on Monday, and more than 500 other former hostages flew into London. Other flights carried foreigners to Italy and Jordan. The experiences related by the hostages ranged from terrifying to (See GULF, Page A2) i I ill- AP Laserphoto Former hostages arrive at Andrews Air Force Base in suburban Washington Monday evening on a charter flight. meet to discuss gulf crisis ush, Shamir - PresiWASHINGTON (AP) dent Bush and Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir met today in an effort to smooth relations between their two countries, strained by the U.S. partnership with Arab leaders against Iraq. The president issued a "warm welcome" to Shamir at the outset of their Oval Office talks this morning, but he rebuffed questions from reporters about the Middle East situation. Israeli officials said Shamir would tell Bush that Israel does not intend to launch any strikes against Iraq. The administration has been concerned in recent days by suggestions from senior Israeli officials that if the United States doesn't dismantle Iraq's military machine, Israel might. "Both sides would like the Shamir visit to result in general under- ve pre-empti- BLM as and biological Administration officials have arms control measures that might be used to prevent been discussing rv L j! (fa h Yitzhak Shamir George Bush standings so as to improve the somewhat bumpy ride they've had lately," said an Israeli official who spoke Monday on condition of anonymity. Israel has been torn between its promise to the United States to lay low in the Persian Gulf crisis, and fears that the administration is moving toward a diplomatic solution that will leave intact Iraq's Iraq from menacing its neighbors once the current crisis is resolved. "Israel looks to the United States to provide the leadership and resolve that will rid the Middle East of such dangers in the future," Shamir said in a statement issued in New York on Monday. But. he added, "Saddam Hussein of Iraq knows that Israel will not remain passive if he tries to harm us." Saddam has threatened Israel with chemical weapons, and Israel's air force has been on high alert since his Aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait. Bush and Shamir also were to discuss the shape of the Middle East after the crisis with Iraq is resolved, officials said. Israelis are worried that some U.S. allies in the gulf crisis, especially Syria and Saudi Arabia, will demand payment for their support in the form of U.S. pressure on Israel to relinquish lands it captured from the Arabs in the 1967 Mideast war. "We trust the American government's determined stand not to permit Saddam Hussein to link the gulf crisis with the Arab-Israconflict and the Palestinian issue," Shamir said in his New York remarks. el The administration, while rejecting attempts by Iraq and its allies to link the two issues in a United Nations Security Council resolution under debate in New York, is keen on reviving stalled Mideast peace moves. wants nearly 2 million acres of wilderness - SALT LAKE CITY (AP) The Bureau of Land Management has recommended designating nearly 2 million acres of wilderness in Utah, based on what environmentalists denounced stores of chemical weapons. "fundamentally flawed" decisions. The proposal, in the form of a final environmental impact statement, marks another stage in a debate over wilderness designation in Utah. Congress ultimately will determine how much land is designated wilderness and who Rep. Wayne Owens, has recommended protecting 5.1 million acres as wilderness, be h, lieves it will take another three years before a compromise is negotiated. Rep. James V. Hansen, said he would reintroduce his legislation calling for 1.4 million acres of BLM wilderness and said congressional action could come as soon as the end of 1991. The agency's recommendation follows the BLM's proposal last February, with the impact statement providing 4,133 pages of analysis and justification for its decision. At present, 3.2 million acres of BLM land are study areas, enjoy h, ing most of the same protections as designated areas. More than 802,000 acres fall under Forest Service wilderness designation. The 1.975 million acres would be added to the BLM's existing 22,600 of designated land. The BLM's proposal would establish 66 separate wilderness units, including eastern Utah's Desolation Canyon and the slickrock country of the Escalante River Basin in the south. The final EIS now goes to the secretary of the interior, who will submit the package to the president, who will give his recommen dation to the Congress by October 1993. Congress has no time limit in which to act. "Now that the facts are on the table and the public has been heard, we stand ready to assist the governor, the congressional delegation and others working to resolve this issue," said BLM State Director James Parker in a prepared statement. "Hopefully, our EIS can serve not only as an information resource but as a catalyst for a timely decision." The 3.2 million acres now under study will remain so until Congress (See BLM, Page A2) dress code clears one hurdle BYU Board of Trustees. The proposal gives few specifics but more freedom to students who are now discouraged from wearing shorts or sweats on campus. "The whole thing is based on three principles: integrity, modesty and cleanliness," said Kristen Smith, chairwoman of the student advisory committee which drafted the proposal. "Hopefully it does allow more to the individual choice." The proposal, which was approved by the BYUSA presidency with a few grammatical changes, begins with a paragraph stating the reason for dress and grooming standards. "Through our appearance we ex press our personal values and our dedication to intellectual, spiritual and personal development," the proposal states. Also included is a statement of why the standards are pertinent to students personally. "We feel that these standards of modesty and cleanliness inspire us to better ourselves and our university," the proposal states. Lacking in the proposal is any specific mention of overalls or sweats, which are both currently defined as unappropriate for wear. Men's socks are also not mentioned; men are now required to wear socks on campus. Shorts, allowed only in the living areas how, are mentioned as ap propriate on campus providing the length hits the knee. Clothing is generally deemed acceptable by the proposal if it is modest, clean and well cared for. Exceptions to this include sleeveless tops, strapless dresses and low-cnecklines. Beards, also currently prohibited, would be allowed if kept neatly trimmed. Men are now required to keep their hair cut above the collar. Under the new proposal, a specific length is not designated as long as the hairstyle is kept "clean, neat and trim." Drafted mainly by students, the proposal was based on the results (See BYU, Page A2) ut Herald "Want Ads" get results. Place your ad by calling Weather Find it ArtsEntertainment Classified Ads Crossword C6 D4-D- 8 D6 C7 A3 Movies National Obituaries B2 B4 Opinions Sports Stocks Comics Weather World 373-645- 0 B6-B- 8 A8 D2 D3 A6 Tonight and Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with chances of rain showers, increasing as the day goes on. Tonight's lows will be in the 30s and Wednesday highs in the 40s. See Page D3. Air Quality Air quality was only moderate in most areas along the Wasatch Front, and health advisories were given to persons with respiratory problems. No stagnation advisories were given. see Page A2. |