Show - :- "'"wNkwe a 1 ' I' 4 t acoM it I oat ' 1 4 T 1 4 Zit : r 52 )mow kLA4mwk44wCiotp04 1 frill"4Nikt4:0 i 4 Z4 f' g 471 IS ":le I Iran iary Wednesday with g a peace proposal in a desperate bid to gain Arab sup- wide-rangin- port the in I :' Per- - sian Gulf said the peace plan Saddam with Iran would neutralize Ilasheml ern "evil forces" and secure his eastern flank followin Iraq's bitter ing a 1988 cease-fir- e war with Iran in which both sides reported tens of thousands of casualties it West-Rafsanja- ni President Hashemi Rafsanjani called the proposal "promising" before meeting with Iran's Supreme National Security Council in Tehran Tehran radio quoted Foreign Minister All Akbar Velayati as saying the Iraqi president's proposal was still being studied Saddam's proposal including a prisoner exchange and a withdrawal of troops from border areas came as Jordan's King Hussein arrived in the United States with a Jordanian-Iraq- i plan for solving the Persian Gulf crisis King Hussein will meet President Bush Thursday to review details of the plan An Arab diplomat said the plan called for an international conference to settle the gulf dispute provided no more troops are sent into the area t In Iraq's proposal to Iran broadcast on state-ruBaghdad radio Saddam offered to start withdrawing his troops from border positions within 48 hours if Iran accepted the plan Apparently referring to the US troop buildup in the Middle East Saddam said improved ties "will open the way for serious interaction with all Moslem believers for confronting evil forces which are after harming Moslems and the Arab nation" J1 Javier PeUN Secretary-tienera- l rez de Ceullar hailed Iraq's offer as a "major new development" toward four-poin- n implementing a 1987 UN peace plan Iranian officials were reported to have been privately "overjoyed" with Baghdad's proposal but reserved any official comment until they could examine the full text of the Iraqi offer Both sides have maintained thoue sands of troops along their a small which UN border joint force of some 300 men has patrolled since 1988 Although they have exchanged accusations of breaking the cease-fir- e UN officials have not reported any major violations r1 LW 1 4 --4111 t 7' fr--- !iiO4e: ''''' " -- - 1 - :- :1 - " 4 1 1 11 1 1 1 Institute reported Tuesday that mil- crude stocks had fallen by lion barrels in the last two i 10 wee-k- s 1 4" VIi Ats I-- II i- l'1 LI 1-1-- '14 ' -:1 J li Y 1 V A ) 13Aik I' c 4 4 Final Home Edition Ar-t- k nt 7- - :: ' US: Ships Leave i oNT- 1 '411 I rt But Kamal Kharrazi Iran's ambassador to the United Nations said Tehran remained opposed to the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait and would continue to abide by UN economic sanclions "We cannot accept aggression against another Islamic country and annexation of that country to another country" Kharrazi toll the BBC "The settlement of the dispute between Iran and Iraq does not necessarily mean any sort of support or help toward that country Certainly we have our principles and we are committed to the resolutions adopted by the Security Council" he said In Saudi Arabia Brig Gen Turk Bin Nasser a member of the Saudi - - N k t re-Se- r ‘ N:A A 1144 4 N 31 t r" 0 & 4' A ' 04jeO' ' ' 't11 " ' P' ' 1 8 '44 'k 4 ' ' tr v ' ' It 't — IA 'V ' ' --- l' AKt 44: 04 4 " ' ' ' -- 4 A : '' ' ' - — '' ' 4 v 5 t 1 - - - oc ti-lie- ' i S'ar141 c f ' t 20 z 1 5 Press taselorvoto —Associated I 5 i ' Saudi Arabia "Our air force can defeat any Arab force it faces" a Saudi general said US-mad- F-1- 4 -- - - It" I tp Jk '1 1e i' a f:'r$ At s '‘ est lo- - e Royal Saudi AF pilot settles into in at base air fighter jet Wednesday '"' - ' g" v'it f t A !ii-1:'”a-- 'I' 03 1 t ' ''' ti7r:17tri: 4 '''''('':'- t‘41w ft- : ' :1r2r'i:'' 1 : ' 4 ' ' i ' ': I' V 1 P:‘ c- ''' : -— 1— P tt ' '' '' ' It voi 6 ' t- - - - ' ' ' - : ' 2' e I- 0- ' :- 'r 13t-'- - )'"-0-000- : r:04 ' - -t a”re 4t ' ' 6 ' 430'4'::' 0 '" '' ' z : e 4ft-4'- 71 - ztral--- 44 o' 1 Ar 4g1' '' i - t 1"'''t 41 : ' w '! )7 4 4 4'- -t 'a - 0 47110N7p-Y‘' A ‘ 0 o t 4 e-e- 16 ' g tr 'F x z - ' fsrtto 4 f 7 ' or: ""' ? 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I '''''-' 7:i ''' 3r ::- - --1 A 4 w - 74- ' 4 ii t ":: r§:iiii::IJ --- Ncl i i 7 -- r : 1 v L1 1 x 0 : : : : s 0 1 khb4bAtL - : - Sii Pi 114 V444 A ' too k10-- ' '4 ' '1:e 4‘' : 4'1 J: 11: '- -- - r ' 1 '- ) t' a '''1 J Itt ItEl - t' 0 47140"°°- - 1 jl''''':':- : ''f - — - 'lqy r tt CL —Iketed Press international Photo President Bush says goodbye to Gen Colin Powell at the Pentagon after rallying servicemen behind military action By Walt Schaffer Tribune Staff Writer In response to increasing calls for military supplies from Defense Depot Ogden the facility has started a swing-shif- t with employees wcrking overtime to fill orders and the Ogden Air Logistics Center at Hill Air Force Base acknowledged for the first time Wednesday it too is providing personnel and supplies to units deploying to the Middle East "In the continuing effort to support the recent US military deployments we're shipping freight of all kinds" said Joyce Fend DDO public affairs officer "As of last night we've shipped over Tuesday 400000 pounds Some of the items leaving Utah for armed forces in the Middle East in rwlEMMm Inside The Tribune Tribune Telephone Numbers on A-3 Asimov Qui- Business Classified Comics Crossword B-- 2 C-1- 4 C-6- 7 B-- 4 Editorials Entertainment A-1- 4 A-1- Intermountain Jumble Lifestyle Local National A-- 8 B-- 4 8 Obituaries Public Forum Sports Star Gazer Television Vi'ashiogton Today 0 A-2- 4 Foreign B-- 3 A-1- 5 8 C-- 7 C-- 5 8 s Forecast PartSalt Lake City and vicinity ly cloudy with a chance of stowers Highs 80s Lows 60s Details B-- Departments such as State and Commerce were brought into the process because of the delicate nature involved in dealing with a situation where shipments might be carried by ships flagged by third countries A preliminary message sent to intra-agenc- elude jugs clothing the usual mainteboots and tents nance supply of nuts and bolts said the base spokeswoman A Hill Air Force Base officer acknowledged Wednesday that the ALC is giving the highest priority to the logistics cupport of the operations Col Lt Portia McCracken Hill public affairs officer said pecific details on the numbers of people and amounts of equipment or their destinations cannot be released at this time Hill's involvement according to an Air Force staiement includes additional shipments of supplies by LOGAIR a miliary transportation network The Ogden ALC provides logistics support for some of the country's most advanced weapon systems The Utah base stocks and supplies more than 12 vmillion items for weapons systems support It is also the manager for all conventional air munitions solid propellants and explosive services throughout the Air Force Prior to the US military's massive troop and ship movements the Ogden Defense Depot handled about 20 to 30 priority shipments a day Last week that went up to 55 to 60 and the base spokeswoman said the number is now in excess of 100 a day said the depot is using overtime and temporary workers to handle the increase in orders On top of meeting immediate requests for military supplies workers at the Ogden post also managed to fit in an emergency shipment of nearly a ton of equipment for crews battling forest fires in Washington "Our people have responded to the call" said Ms Fend "They're doing a great job" The depot receives stores maintains and distributes electronics industrial medical (including portable hospitals) and construction gear as well as clothing and package petroleums and chemicals The Tooele Army Depot was contacted by The Tribune Wednesday to see if that facility which has stockpiles of Army vehicles was directly involved in Middle East troop support There was no reply by publication deadline Since Gov Norm Bangerter announced last week that 28 Utah National Guardsmen have been sent on support missions the guard has sent additional volunteers but under Pentagon orders the numbers or the names of their units cannot be released No guard units from Utah have been called to active duty Ms fire-fighti- radar-evadin- 44tosii7 4 ? -- L t'' r -- f ' ': nr-- i i IJ ' ' : t ifs ' 1''': 4 - ''' - 't :t-- r' - ! : - : : t :' 4 4 ' !V : - :": - : -- : :5 '2' - !' - ' A''''''' 5 '-- - -- el- - F' ' I t'''I r ''''' '' 4 ' A :71- - ":': -: r'':l ty'' - 6 -- - 11 ' '''' - :7-- Ili ' ''''- i ': lit ir!f'' r- - 4::f i i ''--- '1" r p ' if A ro I! li a' '' 2 4 ! 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was step-by-ste- p 4- 'ii- - "7 41 i4 Schafer AP Military Writer WASHINGTON — President Bush authorized naval commanders to use "the minimum force necessary" to interdict shipments to and from Iraq a senior administration source said Wednesday The president's message was expected to be sent Thursday to the US Navy fleet in Middle East waters the source said The source who spoke on condition of anonymity said the instruction described a approach under which commanders should first request ships to halt and to seek their cooperation before taking any more aggressive steps Those steps could include attempting to block the ships passage or firing warning shot across the bow A minimum use of force might steps taken to disable the ship so that it couldn't continue on its way the source said Ever since Bush has spoken of his barricade against Iraqi commerce administration officials have said they hoped the mere threat of a possible confrontation would deter unarmed merchant vessels from carrying Iraqi cargo In a pep talk address at the Pentagon earlier Wednesday Bush vowed to use the massive infusion of US military might in the region to put a stranglehold around Iraq and force it to abandon Kuwait "Together we mus ensure that no goods get in and that not one drop of oil gets out" he said The source said the president had actually approved the minimum use of force "a couple of days ago" but that the directive had gone through a approval rigorous By Susanne 1 so g‘0151 M Saudis to Cut To Supply US Forces in Mideast Oil to US Boosts Operations Ogden Defense Depot water Sources Say desert Fend and i at) Salt Lake City Utah—Thursday Morning August 16 1990 750-mil- By United Press International Saudi Arabia will substantially cut deliveries to US oil companies and other large customers next month in a reallocation of its oil exports that could eventually affect petroleum prices US industry sources said Wednesday "They're cutting back September liftings by 15 percent to 20 percent in order to reallocate their barrels" said one source Saudi Arabia is the largest foreign supplier of crude oil to the United States accounting for about 19 percent of US oil imports The source said le had been told that some of the reallocation would be sent to European refineries owned by beleaguered Kuwait which has been unable to export crude oil since its Aug 2 occupation by Iraq The sources said the Saudi action could help neighboring Kuwait by replacing the oil that would have normally gone to Kuwaiti refineries in Europe Peter Beutel a vice president of Merrill Lynch Futures said he had independently confirmed the cutback but wondered what effect it would have "I don't know if it will have much of an impact on the market because its more of a reallocation than anything else" Beutel said It was unclear why Saudi Arabia apparently at the expense of the United States was rearranging its exports other than perhaps to set the stage for an overall increase by the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries OPEC officials have said it would be difficult to raise the cartel's output while the United States has a glut of crude-oi- l supplies US crude-oi- l inventories are now 330 million barrels about 45 million barrels above what they were a year ago But The American Petroleum 9 Aattiiis A 4 )0'? Iran-Ira- q tg 41k41FrAdCh4itass1414iikmbedo-1016a4- 416 t L'i amvt:1404i fU) I 17I" 0 C I 1 t ---- 4 fll k F'77774410 r By Lee Stokes United Press International Iraqi President Saddam Hussein spurned by most of his Arab allies after invading Kuwait surprised longtime adver- - A'? 1 Vol 240 No 124 1 14 AoLoM7 04 -1 :i1 !Ai Ii i 'ir !:::' - E 74 7 - orco'A-hi-6-'- o 44Lzmt-aw-—t4wy-Kewtzm-a- I I :277': - - identified under standing regulations Iraqs ambassador to Greece Abdel Fetah said in Athens that Americans and others could lea e -- as soon as the threats from the United States and its allies are eliminated" An estimated 500 Americans slipped out of Kuwait after the Aug 2 Iraqi invasion The Stale Department has been discouraging Americans from trying to leave since British businessman Doiglas Thomas Croskery 49 was shot to death while trying to flee into Saudi Arabia on Saturday In northern England Croskery's widow Thelma 45 appealed to Iraqi authorities to send her body home for burial "Can they not realize that I am torturing myself that my husbands body is lying in the sand for days and I want him home?" she said Iraq has agreed to allow all 880 Soviets in Kuwait to leave but only road through Iraq to by a 1200-milthe border bus-band'- s ' Iraqi-Jordania- n s I ( t 1I 1 o- |