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 Ire 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