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VOL. 101, NO. 103
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAS
WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1991
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Allies approach victory in Kuwait
The Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Bush grimly vowed yesterday to continue the war against Iraq with undiminished intensity, and the Pentagon said Saddam Hussein's shattered army was in full retreat. Bush said troops were leaving only in hopes of regrouping to fight again another day.
"Saddam is not interested in peace." Bush said.
"He is trying to save the remnants of power and control in the Middle East by every means possible. And here, too. Saddam Hussein will fail."
Pounded by air and ground attacks, Saddam's forces were on the run in occupied Kuwait and threatened by more than 100,000 U.S. and allied troops in southern Iraq. A small band of U.S. and Saudi special forces arrived to combat an allied force of thousands waited to enter the Kuwait capital.
Tomorrow, when the sun comes
up, the question in my mind is whether the enemy is going to be there," Lt. Gen. Thomas Kelly said at the Pentagon. He said Saddam's powerful Republican Guard had not asked any better in battle than other units.
Declaring that the allies were advancing faster than expected, Bush said, "The liberation of Kuwait is close at hand."
"The Iraqi army is in full retreat, although there is still fighting going on."
After an afternoon update on the war, Bush said, "We are not only on schedule, we're ahead of schedule. No commander in chief has ever been so proud of America's men and women in uniform."
In a radio speech, Saddam said he had ordered his troops to withdraw Bush dismissed that possibility in a terse and unyielding statement in the White House Rose Garden. "He is trying to claim victory in the midst of
a rout," he said.
Also yesterday, a senior Pentagon source gave the first detailed report of how the allied attack on the elite Republican Guard was being carried
The source, who spoke on the condition of anonymity, said that hundreds of M-1A1 tanks and infantry from the Army's VII Corps had attacked and defeated a guard division in Iraq.
The attack was led by the 3rd Armored Division and the 1st Infantry Division (Mechanized), and the units were plowing forward and engaging a second Republican Guard division in Iraq, the source said.
The attacks were being conducted on a front dozens of miles wide and situated west of Kuwait, the senior military officer said, adding that Guard units were offering stiff resistance.
More quilt stories Pages 6.8
Segregate
gregate Separate soldiers by rank to prevent POWs from the same units from conspiring to fabricate stories about Iraqi military's strategic maneuvers
Search Search for weapons, equipment, military documents,
intelligence information helpful to U.S. allied effort
Speed Evaluate quickly from point of capture to minimize hindering ground battle operations; lead POWs away for miles on foot in single file or in columns; if far from Saudi border, transported in 2 1/2-ton trucks or Chinook helicopters to POW camp
Silence No talking permitted among POWs to prevent them from planning escape or fabricating stories
Safeguard Soldiers guard POWs to prevent escape, traps who surrender are docile, hungry and thrusty, highest rank is held by U.S. help, leashes the officers a Saudi processing center, U.S. hands over POWs to Saudis at POW camp
SOURCE: U.S. Army
Minority Enrollment for the Last 5 Spring Semesters
Spring 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991
African-American 745 679 627 607 608
American Indian 99 93 94 94 135
Asian-American 327 375 388 450 485
Hispanic-American 298 309 339 353 395
1.469 1.456 1.448 1.504 1.623
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Scholarships peg increase in minorities
Kansan staff writer
By Lara Gold
"We're making a greater effort to provide scholarships for minority students," said David Ambler, vice chancellor for student affairs.
More scholarships for minority students may be the reason for the highest spring semester minority student scholarships, said an administrator yesterday.
Ambler said the University of Kansas was more sensitive to the individual needs of minority students than it had been in the past.
Minority students and minority student groups also are responsible for the increase in recruitment and retention, he said.
When students return to their hometowns they tell other minority high school students about the benefits of attending KU, Ambler said.
"The credibility that other students have is fantastic." he said.
Bob Martin, president of Haskell Indian Junior College, said he was pleased with the increase in American Indian enrollment.
"There has been an increase in funding for scholarships for Native American students," he said.
He said the statistics also showed that programs between Haskell and KU to recruit American Indian students were working.
Martin said KU had been more committed to recruiting minority students.
"We are successfully transferring our students to Kansas University," Martin said.
Louie Lopez, president of Hispanic American Leadership Organization, agreed that more scholarship opportunities probably had increased enrollment and retention of Hispanic Americans as well as other minorities.
"I think the retention programs are helping," he said. "There are more scholarships, and they are students can stay at the University."
Lopez said HALO had been effective in retaining Hispanic American students because it acted as a support group and listened to any concerns a student might have about the University.
"The increase in enrollment is good," he said. "but there is always room."
A fond farewell
Kansas seniors (from left) Mike Maddox, Mark Randall, Kirk Wagner and Terry Brown take their final bows at Allen Field House. The team won their final home game of the season last night against Iowa State, 88-57. See story page 13.
Allies enter Kuwait's torn capital
The Associated Press
KUWAIT CITY — Kuwaiti resistance leaders declare late yesterday that they were in control of their smoke-filled and ravaged capital following ravaged months of Iraq occupation.
They said fleeing Iraqi troops had taken thousands of Kuwait captives with them from the streets of tanks and loaded weapons.
U. S. Army and Saudi special forces probed the city yesterday, the vanguard of an allied force of thousands poised to enter the coastal city. Some of the U.S. commanders wore Arab headaddress along with their uniforms and carried small, easily concealed automatic weapons.
During their advance, the Marines said they destroyed more than 100 Iraqi tanks.
Kuwaiti resistance leaders claimed Iraqis rounded up their hostages from schools and mosques. The hostages included relatives of Kuwaiti military personnel and prominent families, these leaders said.
"They were killing us just for no reason. They were chasing us. They were killing us, we don't know why," said Mahdi Al-Kallaf, who claimed he was a resistance fighter.
"The life was horrible. It wasn't a life," said resident Sadeq al-Zadi in a television interview.
The city appeared to have largely escaped the effects of allied bombing, but there were reports that roadblocks set by Iraqi troops.
Abandoned Iraqi T-5 tanks were scattered along the highway into town, as well as transport trucks and smaller vehicles. Elsewhere were handguns, machine guns and anti-tank launchers abandoned by Saddam Hussein's forces.
One Iraqi anti-aircraft battery was abandoned, fully loaded.
Major hotels were damaged and burned by retreating Iraqi forces. Many of the other office towers and modern buildings, symbols of Kuwait's oil prosperity, were devastated.
Most of the electricity and water supplies have been cut.
"A lot has been destroyed. I love a hope has been lost," said Kuwait's Finance Minister Hamed al-Sahab in a radio interview.
Supreme Court rules states may collect taxes on reservations
Bv Joe Gose
Kansan staff write
Kansas may have gained the upper hand in a struggle between it and businesses on American-Indian reservations.
Although the Court said states could not sue the tribe that owned the land the business was on, it did say states could bring suit against the manager of the store on the reservation.
In an Oklahoma case, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled yesterday that states could collect taxes on sales to non-Indians.
Three bills and one resolution that address the taxation issue have debated in the last month in the Kansas Legislature.
State Sen. Don Sallee, R-Troy, the main proponent of the legislation, said there no longer be a need for it because of the Supreme Court
"Needless to say, I very happy about it," he said. "A lot of this fighting would never have had to occur," he could have cleared this up before me.
"It was never directed against the Indians. I've said all along it
wouldn't affect them. Only non-
Indians."
The legislation focuses on U.S. Highway 75 between Mayetta and Holton where three gas stations on the Potawatomi Indian Reservation sell gas without collecting state sales tax.
Sallee said the reason reservation store owners did not show up at the hearings was because they were in a hurry to get the laws created for American Indians.
But none of the owners of those stations showed up to testify at the bearings, only owners of stations off reservation land who said they were going bankrupt from unfair competition.
"This all started with one white man and one station that he sold to a white woman," he said. "And she's barely on the reservation."
That woman, Carla Nissen, who owns the Indian Mini Mart outside of Holton, would not comment.
Her attorney, Jeff Ungerer, said he did not think her race was an issue.
"I don't know if it's relevant," he said. "The problem you're dealing with is that there are a lot of opinions as to what the law says."
"It's not as clear cut as everyone thinks," he said. "We are dealing with different treaties and different state constitutions."
Ungerer said he did not think the issue was important enough for him or his client to show up and submit onoosing testimony at the hearings.
He also said he had not heard of the Supreme Court decision.
Businesses along the highway will not be the only ones affected by the ruling, however.
Richard Smith, a truck driver for Grain Express Inc. of Emporia, said that he knew the sales taxes helped finance highway maintenance but that he was pressured to buy the fuel.
"All I know is that my boss told us to drive 30 miles out of the way if we have to get gas here," he said outside Indian Country Diesel, between Holton and Mayetta. "I got fuel mileage bonuses, and if I have to pay $1.05 to $1.25 for gas, my boss is cutting my wages.
"I know people around here are going out of business, but it's business to me too."
The Associated Press contributed information to this story.
A Fina service station, north of the Potawatomi Indian Reservation, was forced out of business because competitors on the reservation were not subject to state taxes on gasoline.