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Soviets will not use force for blockade
But Shevardnadze said the Soviet Union would not object if the United States and other nations with military vessels in the gulf used force "within the framework of that resolution."
The Associated Press
MOSCOW — The Soviet Union will not use force in the Persian Gulf even though it voted for the U.N. resolution allowing military enforcement of an Islamic State or foreign Minister Edward Shevardnadze said yesterday.
Speaking at a news conference with French Foreign Minister Roland Dumas that was dominated by the Persian Gulf crisis, Shevarnadze also denied reports that 193 Soviet military advisers still in Iraq were taking part "in preparing details of military operations."
In a joint statement, Shevardnadze and Dumas urged Iraq to "show realism and common sense and to heed the will of the international community" in their efforts to ensure the security of the (U.N.) Security Council on the guilt crisis.
He said the advisers would be brought home soon after their contracts expired and that Soviet women could not attend.
The U.N. resolution was approved Saturday by the Security Council, which includes France and the Soviet Union. It called for "such measures commensurate with the specific circumstances as may be necessary" to end commerce with Iraq, which invaded Kuwait Aug. 2, and annexed it.
The Soviet Union has two military ships in the Gulf of Oman, and Shevardnadze said there were no plans for further action.
The Associated Press
Diplomats stay in Kuwait, vow to ignore Iraqi orders The Associated Press
NICOSIA, Cyprus - Defiant diplomats in Kuwait held out for a second day yesterday, with some embassies surrounded by Iraqi troops and lacking electricity, water and telephone service.
But there were no reports that the Iraqis, who had ordered all embassies closed by Friday, were using
According to reports reaching foreign ministries in Europe and elsewhere, the Iraqi cut off electricity and other utilities Saturday at some missions, including the U.S. Embassy, after the diplomas refused to
Iraq says Kuwait is now part of Iraq and thus needs no embassies.
Reports yesterday said the U.S., British, French, Hungarian and Danish embassies were among those involved.
The United States, the 12 European Community states and many other countries have refused to close their embassies in Kuwait, saying the closing order violates international law.
They say going along with the Iraqi order to close could be construed as recognition of the annexation.
Britain's Foreign Office, meanwhile, said yesterday that Iraqi troops rounded up eight more Britons in Kuwait City. It said the eight adults, seized Saturday, were being held at a civilian establishment in Kuwait City, bringing to 147 the number of Britons rounded up since the invasion.
OPEC members may meet approve production increase
The Associated Press
VIENNA, Austria — OPEC appeared close yesterday to calling an emergency meeting to approve an increase in oil production because of the Persian Gulf crisis.
A vote of seven nations is needed to call an emergency meeting, and the Venezuelan oil minister, Celestino Armas, said six already supported the measure.
Armas, in Vienna for informal talks with other OPEC nations, said the oil market was suffering from "an important disruption, and we have to do something about that."
Since Iraq invaded Kuwait on Aug. 2, prompting a U.N. oil embargo on both nations, crude prices have risen from about $20 a barrel to more than $30, threatening the global economy.
Ministers from 1 to the 13 member nations from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) were in Vienna, site of the cartel's headquarters, for the talks.
Those supporting an emergency meeting were Saudi Arabia, Venezuela, Guatemala, Qatar, Ecuador and the United States.
Americans leave Iraqi capital
55 dependents of U.S. diplomats leave Baghdad, head for Turkey
The Associated Press
ANKARA. Turkey — About 55 dependents of U.S. diplomats who were stranded for several days in Baghdad after fleeing Kuwait, left the Iraqi capital yesterday for Turkey, the U.S. Embassy here said.
Embassy spokesperson Carole Lee Heileman said the Americans left Baghdad early morning in a car.
Heileman said the group was expected to arrive at Turkey's Habur border post sometime in the afternoon or evening.
Turkey sometime today, she said.
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From there, they were to be taken by bus to the southern Turkish city of Diyarbakir and flown out
She said the 55 were all dependents of U.S. personnel who had been stationed in the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait. "An additional 54 or 55 personnel, most men, who had been stationed in Kuwait, and we have not secured their release," Heileman said.
Earlier this week, Iraq gave a Friday deadline for nations to close their embassies in Kuwait, claiming its oil rich neighbor as part of Iraqi territory. Iraq annexed Kuwait six days after its Aug. 2 invasion of the emirate.
But the United States, most European nations and many other countries have refused to close their embassies in Kuwait City, instead reducing personnel there to a minimum.
The U.S. Embassy sent about 100 diplomats and their dependents to Baghdad, where they were stranded when
Iraqi President Saddam Hussein reversed an earlier promise and refused to let them leave.
But Saturday, Iraq's U.S. ambassador said in Washington that the wives and children of the American president have been killed.
"The dependents are going to be released," said Mohamed al-Mashat, summoned to the State Department.
"Some of them will be leaving soon." However, he said the diplomats would be treated "just like anybody else," meaning they will be detained. He said that although Iraq and the United States "are on the brink of a catastrophe," Baghdad was not going to use force against the U.S. Embassy in Kuwait.
In all, about 21,000 foreigners have been caught in Iraq and Kuwait, including
Sen. Bob Dole attends the dedication of the new Dole Human Development Center.The ceremony was Saturday in front of the building.
Dole attends center dedication
Bv Carol Krekeler
Kansan staff writer
As a student at KU, Sen. Bob Dole never imagined that a KU building would be named after him.
"I was not worried at the time about a building being named after me," Dole said. "I was worried about the real estate value."
“It’s not every day that someone gets a building named after him, and it’s even rarer that a building named after someone who is still alive, unless, of course, you’re Donald Trump.” Dole said to 300 people.
But the same man who dropped out of college to fight in World War II returned to the University of Kansas on Saturday for a ceremony to dedicate the new Dole Human Development Center.
The $12 million building is near the corner of Sunshine Avenue and Illinois Street. About $9 million of the building's cost was provided by the federal government.
Dole Center, which displays a portrait of Dole in the lobby, houses four academic departments previously
situated in other buildings on campus: human development and family life, special education, speech-language hearing and the radio-television sequence of the School of Journalism.
Dole said there could not be a more appropriate time for the center's opening because of this year's passage of the Americans With Disabilities Act, which provides civil-rights protection for the handicapped.
"This human development center sets a new standard for accessibility for handicapped Americans."
Senators will meet with Mubarak
Sen. Bob Dole and seven other U.S. senators departed Saturday night for the Middle East to talk with world leaders in an effort to negotiate with Saddam Hussein, Dole said Saturday.
Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, who has ties with Iraq's leader, may relay a message to Hussein from the U.S. officials, who are on an 11-day trip to the Middle East and the Soviet Union.
Kansan staff report
"He's the one Arab leader who might be able to knock enough heads together." Dole said of Mubarak. "Maybe to figure out some neglected settlement, for some way to Saddam Hussein to save face."
Dole spoke Saturday morning in Lawrence during the dedication ceremony of the Dole Human Development
The seven senators accompanying the Senate minority leader are Democratic Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia, and Republican senators John Warner of Virginia, Jake Garn of Utah, Don Nickles of Oklahoma, Alan Simpson of Wyoming, Alphonse D 'Ammot of New York and Connie Mack of Florida, Dole said.
The senators will arrive in Bahrain or Saudi Arabia today for a briefing and will address U.S. troops, he wrote.
He said the chances of avoiding a military conflict were "fairly dicey right now."
Students dropping courses must fill out questionnaire first
For students thronging to Strong Hall to drop a class within the next few months, there will be an extra paperwork waiting to be completed.
By Yvonne Guzman
Kansan staff writer
Dave Shulenburger, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs, said that beginning today, students who wanted to drop a course must complete a questionnaire that explained why they were dropping.
What we're attempting to learn is
why students are dropping courses," Shulenburger said. "We've got a big concern."
He said most students who dropped were undergraduates,who average three drops a year.
Shulenburger said it was time-consuming to sort out schedules when students dropped classes that often, but the biggest concern was for those students who were unable to enroll in classes they needed because of students who dropped a course after the add deadline.
He said it was evident that there was a problem because at the beginning of the semester, classes were crowded and students were searching for class openings. But later in the semester, most classes were average-sized.
The deadline for adding is Sept. 7, two months before the deadline for dropping. Nov. 2.
Shulenberger said the questionnaires, which will be read by a computer, would not make the add-drop process more time-consuming if
students filled them out ahead of time. They are available at the dean's offices of individual schools and at the enrollment center.
Gary Thompson, director of student records, said there would be one more person added to the staff to help students fill out the forms.
go to the head of the line.
Students who know they are going to drop a course should do so as soon as possible. Thompson will have to wait for their appointment time and may
"It benefits other students if you can get that class space available," he said.
Last semester, it was suggested that students be charged a fee for dropping classes. The idea was proposed to make students who enrolled in classes just to try them out realize very serious the add/drop problem was.
The fee proposal was rejected at the time but may be implemented in the future, Shulenburger said.
The idea of a questionnaire was suggested by the then executive vice chancellor, Judith Ramaley, who said policy changes should not be made without a better understanding of the problem.
"We made up this questionnaire by talking to lots of students and people who deal with course changes within the schools." Shulenburger said.
Possible policy changes will depend on the questionnaire's results, which are expected late this semester at the earliest.