INTERNATIONAL United Nations prepares to tighten sanctions By The Associated Press World leaders opened a U.N. General Assembly session Mon day by condemning Iraq as a warlike state for its invasion of Kuwait, as Iraqi President Sad dam Hussein vowed to fight for "a thousand years" to keep the oil-rich emirate. While the world body pre pared to tighten sanctions on Iraq, the economic repercus sions of the Persian Gulf crisis spread and strengthened. Oil prices closed at a record $38.25 on the New York Mer cantile Exchange, where nil fu tures have been traded since 1983. Gasoline and home heat ing oil both topped $1 a gallon. The International Monetary Fund, meanwhile, moved to help poor countries whose economies are being devastated by the conflict. The stock market in New York fell to a 14-month low Monday, battered by rising oil prices and trouble in the bank ing industry. The Dow Jones industrial average tumbled 59.41 points to 2.452.97. French President Francois Mitterrand delivered the first of a series of condemnations of Iraq, warning that Iraq’s aggres sion could lead to global anar chy. Leaders from Brazil. Argenti na. Poland and Indonesia joined the chorus of condemna tion that opened the 45th ses sion of the General Assembly, while the Iraqi U N. ambassa dor watched in silence. The speakers set the stage for a Se curity Council vote Tuesday on extending sanctions against Iraq to include an air embargo. Soviet Foreign Minister Ed uard Shevardnadze speaks Tuesday, and President Hush is to address the 160-member as sembly next Monday. Hush said in Washington on Monday "I'm not going to be distracted" by Saddam’s efforts to link the crisis with the Israe li - Pa lest i n ia n d is pu to "First we've got to take care of the situation that exists right now, naked aggression of one country against the other. That cannot be permitted to stand." Bush told a group of Arab American leaders in Washing ton. Saddam has suggested one way to ease the crisis would be for Israel to leave the Arab terri tories it has occupied since 1967. Iraq’s foreign minister. Tariq Aziz, was to address the United Nations the same day as Bush, but he has insisted on traveling to New York aboard Iraq's flag carrier. Iraqi Airways. The United States has not approved landing rights. In Washington, the State De partment said Aziz had U.S. permission to attend the U.N. session. But it was not clear what was meant by the U.S de cision. reported by department spokeswoman V. Kim Haggard, to allow Aziz to come to the United States "commercially.” Iraq said Monday it had re buffed an offer from the United States to allow the plane to land — if Baghdad releases more than 1,000 Americans be ing held in Iraq and Kuwait since Iraq's Aug. 2 invasion. "Iraq categorically rejects any link between this issue and any other issue,” said the offi cial Iraqi News Agency, moni tored in Cyprus. State Department officials said they had no knowledge of such a claim by Iraq Aziz was not on hand as Mit terrand assailed the Baghdad government and said the inter national community would not retreat from its demand that Iraq Hive up Kuwait. "How could wo not bo dis gusted by the taking of thou sands of hostages?" Mitterrand asked, referring to the 2(H) French citizens and other West erners being held in Iraq and Kuwait. France, a former friend and arms merchant to Iraq, sent 4.(MM) troops to the gulf region after Iraqi soldiers raided the French ambassador's residence in Kuwait on Sept. 14. About a dozen foreign missions in the emirate are still resisting a month-old Iraqi order to close down. Iraq on Sunday offered a be lated apology for the raid. It was spurned by France. "Excuses are fine," Interior Minister Pierre Joxe said on French radio, "but we're wait inR for Iraq to let captive Frenchmen leave in a normal manner " At the United Nations. Mit terrand pointed to the dangers posed by the "expansionist de termination of one man. of one warlike state "In order to prevent this an archy and theory of might makes right I can't find any other answer than the rule of law, of right." he said The U N Security Council is expected to vote Tuesday on what would tie the strictest res olution yet against Iraq It would block all air traffic in and out of Iraq except for planes carrying humanitarian aid. Iraq warned Sunday it might target Israel and the oil fields of the Mideast if it is "strangled” by the sanctions and other steps against it. Israel said Monday it took the threat seri ously. and warned Saddam not to underestimate its readiness to react. Prime Minister Yitzhak Sha mir said Israelis were ready to “confront, prevent and ... de fend ourselves" against Iraq. Saddam. meanwhile. ac cused the United States of be ing the aggressor in the gulf crisis. "America poses a threat to mankind, emerging as a new tyranny in the world." the offi cial Iraqi News Agency quoted him as telling a group of Is lamic theologians. Saddam also insisted his armies would never pull track. Illegal food convoy to Baghdad cheered on by Jordanian crowd AMMAN. Jordan (AP) - A convoy of (rucks loaded with food rolled out of Amman on Monday bound for Baghdad with horns honking, flags flying and hundreds of Jorda nians cheering the violation of the U.N. embargo. The 30 trucks, hauling rice, powdered milk and oth er foodstuffs rationed in Iraq, were decorated with red. green and black Jordanian and Iraqi flags. Banners de clared the food a gift "from the Stone Children, the Heros of the Intifadeh in Palestine to the Children of Iraq." The convoy was a small but clear violation of the U.N. embargo banning ship meats to Iraq unions cleared by the Security Council, anti a symbol of the enthusiastic support Iraq enjoys here. Many in the crowd were of Palestinian origin — like about half of Iordan's :t mil lion residents — and had do nated food and money and brought their children to the late afternoon rally. Posters showing Iraqi Pres ident Saddam Hussein !>eiug kissed by a brown-haired buy while hugging a wide-eyed girl were among the dozens of pro-Saddam, anti-Ameri can signs, banners and leaf lets in the crowd "We are for any Arab child and any Arab regime which is against the Americans. We're with him because he's against the United States, that's all." said Mona Hilar, who brought her five daugh ters to the rally. "1 am teaching my chil dren that Arabs should tie unified." she added. Outspoken popular sup port for Saddam in Jordan whose King Hussein has been a U.S. ally — has mysti fied and infuriated the Unit ed States. But here, across the Jordan Kiver from the West Hank, it seems perfectly logical. Daily Emerald CLASSIFIEDS SHTKMBIR ATTRACTIONS Quick Cash! 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