PERSIAN GULF WAR
Eugene Army captain
ordered back to gulf
KUCKNK (AP) An Arim
captain forced to spend four
months at the I'.S. Kmbassv
in Kuwait before Iraq released
all foreign hostages in Decern
her has been ordered ba< k to
duty in the Persian (iulf
William Schultz, itt). of Hu
gene, was a military liaison
assigned to the embassy in
Kuwait City when Iraq inr ad
ed on Aug 2
He tried to escape to Turkey
in a car caravan with Ins wife.
Marilyn, and their 12-year-old
daughter. )ulie. hut Iraqi offi
cials allowed only women
and children to leave and
forced him to return to the
embassy
After N< hull/ was released
m early December with thr
last of the hostages tie said hr
supported I’resiilent Husti and
the lr S military effort in the
Persian (lull
lie rei eived orders to return
last month and left Monday
his w ife s.iid Tuesday
I think he was sort of oyer
whelmed Marilyn Schultz
said
She said she was depressed
her ause her worries are begin
long again
"I had a sense of foreboding
when I said goodbye to him at
the airport." she said He
will be going over under dif
ferent circumstances this
time
Hussein says he’ll work for peace
NICOSIA. Cyprus (AIM Ir.i
ip President Saddam Hussein
toll! a Soviet envoy he is pre
pared to i ooperate with the So
viet Cnion and other nations to
end the Persian Gulf war. Bagh
dad radio reported early
Wednesday
The radio, monitored in N'i
cosia. said Soviet envoy Yev
genv Primakov gave Saddam a
message from Mikhail C.orha
i hev during talks late Tuesday
The message contained the So
viet president's view ol the re
gional conflict, the radio said,
without providing details
"lrai| is prepared to extend
i ooperation to the Soviet I tnion
and other nations and agencies
in the interest of finding a
peaceful, political, eipiitahle
and honorable solution to the
region’s central issues, includ
ing the situation m the gulf."
the radio ((noted Saddam as
savins
The radio report was perhaps
tin* most forthright indication
Iraq was reads to negotiate
since the war's |an 1" liegin
runs
In Washington. White House
Press Set retars Marlin l it/sva
ter said U S officials do not
li.isi details of Saddam's unn
ment, hut said "The deciding
fa< tor for us is, what does he
sav about getting out ol hu
ss ait?
"Finding a solution svould
have to start with lrai| getting
out of Kuwait and i omplvuig
with the II N resolutions
The non aligned movement
and Iran also recently offered
peace initiatives Iran's foreign
minister. Alt Akbar Velavuti.
said Tuesday Ir<in had ret eived
an encouraging response from
Saddam Hussein. He did not
elaborate
Iraqi Deputy Saadoun Ha
madi told jordunian officials
tins week that lrai| would ho
willing to negotiate a peace set
demerit hut without precondi
tions In Tunisia. he added that
Iraq would not accept I' S par
tu ipation in peac e talks
I'he United States demands
an Iratp commitment to with
draw irom Kuwait as a precon
dition for any talks
Muse ow has expressed con
corn that allied war plans may
exc eed the goals set out by
U N Security Counc il resold
tions. which demand with
drawal of Iraqi fore es from hu
wait and restoration of the ku
wditi government
Hut Soviet offic ials stressed
that I’rimakov. Corhac (lev's
spec nil envoy, was insisting
Hussein pull his troops out of
Kuwait
Iraqi soldiers keep deserting
AT THE KUWAITI BORDER (AP)
Every morning <it sunrise, Iraqi soldiers
walk across a deadly strip of desert,
stand in front of a wall of sand and raise
their arms in surrender.
Some cite the relentless allied air at
tack# and the dwindling supplies of
food and fuel Some blame a decade
long cycle of war that they say has not
hardened troops, hut worn them down
"It is very bad Fighting, fighting,
fighting, and for what? Nothing, said
Saad Shah. 29, a career tank soldier who
says he fought every year of the
1980 1988 war with Iran
"I'll go back to Iraq when Saddam
Hussein is dead." Shah said as he sat on
Saudi sand.
Shah was among 10 Iraqi frontline
troops who crossed the Kuwaiti border
early Tuesday morning and surrendered
to an Egyptian armored unit just inside
Saudi Arabia
American. Saudi and Egyptian offi
cers on the front say Iraqi desertions
have betoine a daily ritual for the multi
national allied units along the liorder
All say the numbers have steadilv
climbed in the past few days.
Typically, the Iraqi soldiers leave
their units in small groups at night and
crawl gently through their army's own
minefields, estimated to l>e about 2r>l)
yards deep
At daybreak, they raise their arms and
walk toward the man-molded wall ol
sand that buffers allied positions for
much of Kuwait's southern border Most
carry the little leaflets dropped by allied
planes that explain how to surrender,
and threaten them with death if they re
fuse.
U S officials say 1.0(H) Iraqis have ei
ther deserted or been i aptured since the
war began on |an 17, hut that number is
several days old.
The Iraqis who arrived at the Kgyplian
post said half the frontline troops have
deserted Many more, they sav. are
planning to leave
"Many soldiers don't come because
they are afraid fur their families " said a
12-year-old soldier who only gave his
name as Shakr
Ground, air forces hit Kuwait
The following gulf war reports were
compiler! by the Associated Press;
In a foretaste of all-out war. Marine
and naval gunners combined their fire
with U S. air strikes Tuesday to pound
Iraqi tanks and artillery massed in
southern Kuwait.
The U.S. command said the land
sea-and-air barrage that shook south
ern Kuwait could be described as part
of "our training program" — training
for the major offensive that may lie
over the horizon.
A U.S. official said the combined
forces bombardment was the biggest
battlefield action yet initiated by the
allied forces
• • •
Pentagon officials said about 50 oil
fires —• apparently at storage and relat
ed facilities are burning in Kuwait.
The Iraqis were believed to have start
ed setting fires soon after the war be
gan. but the official* said some fire*
may have beeo ignited by allied bomb
ing.
• • •
Tuesday's air attacks on Baghdad
sent fireballs exploding into the sky
from two five-story buildings housing
Iraqi government offices.
Witnesses said at least six people
were killed and 17 wounded in nearby
houses damaged in the raids.
• • •
Secretary of State James Maker is ask
ing West Kuropean countries to con
tribute to Israel's defense costs while
also weighing increased U S aid, the
Slate Department said Tuesday.
The amount Maker is soliciting from
the Kuropean Community was not dis
closed. hut the administration is be
lieved to be considering $700 million
to $1 billion in additional U S. aid
SAM’S TO GO
◄ Fresh Salads <+ Homemade Soups
◄ Daily Lunch Specials
12th & Alder • 343-1141
UNIVERSITY SERVICE CENTER
- COMPLETE AUTOMOTIVE SERVICE -
Tires & Alignment
, COUPON I
! LUBE OIL & FILTER SPECIAL j
| s19.95 j
? • BRING COUPON • i
| EXPIRES March 1, 1991 ^ |
EUROPrA~iAPANESE7DOMESTic CARS*
Specializing in Volvo's & VW's
1905 Agate (close to campus) • 344-0869
EMU CULTURAL FORUM PRESENTS
BLUES TRAVELER
an electrifying blues quartet
with special guests local band NINE DAYS WONDER
Sat. Feb. 23 EUGENE HILTON BALLROOM 8 pm
Tickets: $8 U of O Students, $12 General Public, available
at EMU Main Desk, Face the Music, Record Garden,
CD World & Happy Trails in Corvallis