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WAR With IRAQ Allies stop Scud on way to Saudi
RIYADH. Saudi Arabia — iraq fired a long range Seud missile at the Saudi capital yesterday but the projectile detonated in a patrol defense missiles in a spectacular flash over the city
It was the first Scud attack
since last Saturday, when one
of the missiles was intercepted
and pieces rained on a resident-
ship, injuring 29 people,
according to the South pore-
press agency.
Minutes after air raid sirens warred over Ryadath at 2 a.m. two patrol batteries fired their supernatant masses They threw the Seed in a pair of gloves and a weaponized a few trays to the ground
Iraqi president ander pressure
to use chemicals
DEVRALEM Saddam Hussein knows using chemical weapons will escalate the Persian Gulf War into a wider conflict, but he faces increasing pressure from his troops to unleash them anyway, an Israeli expert said yesterday.
"He has to prove to his army officers that he is putting at their disposal absolutely everything which Iraqi military technology is capable of providing," said Anwar Al-Masri, professor at Middle Eastern affairs at Haifa University.
If Saddam does not use his chemical arsenal, he will be held responsible for denying his troops something that could make the difference, Baram said.
Speaking to reporters in Jerusalem, Baram said that if Saddam did order the use of chemical or biological weapons, he would become even more partisan of the world than he was before.
Slick threatens water supplies
MANAMA, Bahrain — Winds from the north yesterday pushed the oil fouling the Persian gulf closer to vital desalination plants and islands rich in wildlife, authorities said.
It was the slick's first significant movement in a week.
"Mother Nature has been kind to us, but the party's over. I was, Coast Guard Lt. Martha J. Cousin," she said. "Now it's do or die."
- This story includes reports subjected to review by allied military censors.
France predicts allied ground attack
The Associated Press
PARIS — President Francois Mitterrand predicted yesterday that the Persian Gulf War allies would mount a ground offensive against entrenched Iraqi troops this month, but he ruled out occupation of large chunks of Iraq's territory.
He flatly rejected using nuclear, chemical or biological weapons, even if Saddam Hussein uses non-conventional weapons.
From The Associated Press
"Once we have liberated Kuwait, we will have done most of the work we set out to do." Mitterrand said in an interview with French journalists "I do not want this to turn into a war covering all of Iraq's territory."
The French president said he did not fear an international escalation of the conflict, as Baghdad has apparently hoped to achieve by attempting to draw Israel and possibly Iran into the war.
"I do not believe for one second that this could degenerate into another world war," Mitterrand said. "But if we had not acted now we would have found ourselves in the conditions of conflict that could have risked one."
A postwar settlement should be organized by the United Nations, Mitterrand said.
He reiterated his longstanding call for a peace conference to solve the Middle East's problems, including the Israeli-Palestinian dispute.
Mitterland's aims are somewhat at odds with a postwar plan proposed Wednesday by U.S. Secretary of State James Baker, who avoided references to an international peace conference.
Mitterrand said that any settlement would have to include respect for internationally recognized borders and national sovereignty, a global arms control plan, mutual security guarantees and a workable regional balance of power.
"We must not fool ourselves." Mitterrand said. "It is the Security Council that should organize the return to peace."
He said arms sales would have to be controlled.
France has come under heavy criticism for supplying Baghdad with about 25 percent of its arsenal before the invasion, but France was second only to the Soviet
Union in arms sales to Baghdad.
Mitterrad's comments were the first public remarks on the war since Jan 20 when he told journalists that he would not limit their attacks to Kuwait.
That strategy contributed to the resignation nine days later of the defense minister, Jean-Pierre Chevementen, and his replacement by the then Interior Minister, Pierre Joxe.
Chevenement, criticized for months for his close ties to Iraq, said the heavy armed bombardment of Iraq had gone beyond U.N. resolutions to use military force to end Iraq's occupation of Kuwait
Mittlerand has since authorized British-based U.S. B-52 bombers to fly over France on their way to missions in the gulf Britain and Iran have carried only with conventional weapons and confined to military targets
Mitterrand predicted that the aliens would not become bogged down in a protracted ground war, and he said they had long been resisting lasting harm on Western economies.
Pentagon decides how to count dead
RIYADH, Saudi Arabia — Facing an edict from their commander that there will be no Vietnam-style body count in a Gulf ground war, U.S. officers will use wrecked tanks, guns and helicopters to measure the course of battle against the Iraqis.
Nevertheless some officers question whether this impersonal approach is appropriate. They believe the units doing the actual tightening unavotably will count the number of dead enemies.
The question of how to report allied casualties is also troubling military officials who are deeply concerned about the so-called 'body bag' issue; the spectacle of a large number of dead U.S.
soldiers arriving in the United States.
A recent query to the U.S. Central Command seeking a definition of "light, moderate and heavy" casualties elicited the response that this method of reporting losses, used in Vietnam, is no longer accepted by the military.
U. S. officers said yesterday that they still were waiting for the Pentagon to say how U.S. battle casualties would be reported on a daily basis: by numbers, or by a less precise method, such as the effect of personnel losses on the unit involved.
Profs focus AIDS research on cows
This story includes reports subjected to review by allied military censors.
Virus found in cattle is their model for study
By Sarah Davis Kansas staff writer
Charlie Wood, associate professor of microbiology, leaned over a microscope.
"See how the infected cells fuse together?" he asked, referring to a petri dish full of cells.
Wood and his team of seven researchers are involved in three areas of AIDS research at the University of Kansas, one of which includes working with a virus that causes immune deficiency in cows.
Wood chose to work with cows because the virus, Bovine Immunodeficiency Virus, is similar to Human Immunodeficiency Virus, humans and causes AIDS. He also sold cattle were accessible in Kansas.
and his team have been testing BIV for one and a half years and hope that through their research, they will be able to develop vaccines that involve the human AIDS virus.
"We don't know much about this virus yet," Wood said. "We want to find out if we can use it as a model to study humans."
He said working with the virus would help researchers understand HIV.
"The HIV virus is very small, but so complex," Yunqi said.
Geng Yunqi, a visiting scholar from Tianjin, China, has been doing research on BIV for a year.
"I think BIV is better for research than HIV," Yunqi said. "It can't infect humans. Safety is a priority."
Bruce Akinson, Lawrence graduate student who also is researching the virus, agreed.
Charlie Wood, associate professor of microbiology, examines cells that are infected with Bovine Immunodeficiency Virus, found in cattle.
"Since all the viruses are highly related, you can apply what you learn about one to another," he said.
Wood's second phase of research involves how humans are affected by HIV and how their bodies, especially the lungs, respond during different time stages.
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"We're interested in what causes the transition from pre-AIDS to AIDS." Wood said. "We want to see if we can make some correlation between people with the virus and the severity of the disease.
One of the reasons that AIDS is such a difficult disease to study is that many factors are involved, he said.
"There are a lot of things that can stimulate a virus to make it active." Wood said. "By understanding these cells, you can understand the 'attency period.'"
There is a recent wrinkle in the medical world - a new virus.
It is called Human Herpes Virus type 6, and it was discovered about two years ago. The virus affects the skin of a cell, the same cell that HIV affects
"We are very excited about this," he said. "We are using herpes as a model to study the interactions between the two. The only way we can prevent AIDS is to understand this."
KU is one of the first universities to demonstrate that the virus can stimulate HIV, causing AIDS. Wood said.
The researchers already have shown that the viruses do stimulate each other. Now they are working on how it happens.
Wood said there was a lot of interest and research in the area of AIDS, especially in understanding human disease-causing viruses work.
In a recent study, Glutathione, a natural molecule vital to the body's cells, has been found to suppress the spread of AIDS powerfully.
“It’s important because we are always looking for something on you so don’t have to inject something with toxic side effects.” Wood said. “If it’s true that it can block the heat, I feel it will be very important.”
Atkinson said hands-on research was important to the community.
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"The demand is for a cure, and there isn't going to be one without research," he said. "The bottom line is that research ultimately benefits our understanding of viruses."
"Once we understand how the virus causes the disease, then we can find ways to prevent it," Wood said. "That's our ultimate goal."
City officials to lobby for highway funds
By Vanessa Fuhrmans
Kansan staff writer
Lawrence and Douglas County officials will lobby in Washington this weekend for federal money for a highway system that would loop around Lawrence.
Chris McKenzie, Douglas County administrator,
said the delegation would speak to Rep. Jim Slattery, along with staff members of Sen. Bob Dole, Sen. Nancy Kasebaum and Rep. Ted Nichols, about financing for the Eastern Parkway and the South Lawrence Trafficway.
McKenzie said the trip to Washington had been planned to coincide with a federal transportation
"The timing has been chosen very deliberately," he said. "The federal trust fund for highways is
Mike Wildgen, city manager, said the purpose of the trip was to explain the status of the circumferential loop system and its estimated costs to representatives in Washington.
one of the only ones in healthy shape. This is the time to talk to congressional delegates about the benefits of a healthy diet.
The estimated costs of the Eastern Parkway and the South Lawrence Trafficway, the two largest segments of the loop, will be presented individually, he said.
November approved the release of $4 million in bonds to finance the trafficway. County officials estimate that the trafficway will cost $60 million to complete.
The city will find out in September how much monetary money it will receive for next year; morecalendar.com
The Eastern Parkway was link downtown Lawrence with East Hills Business Park east of the city on K-10. In November, Lawrence voters applied $4 million in bonds to help finance the project.
The South Lawrence Trafficway would run south and west of Lawrence, linking Kansas Highway 10 to the city's highway.
Although the Eastern Parkway was not financed by the state's highway enhancement program, Wildingen said city officials were confident about receiving federal money.
"I don't know if there's added pressure because of a perceived lack of state funding," he said. "We've said from the beginning we're going to do what we're doing."
Professors express concern over Iraqi artifacts
By Lara Gold
Kansan staff writer
Iraq is overflowing with historical and sacred artifacts dating back to some of the earliest known
It is home to many historical and sacred Islamic sites and is said to have been the home of Abraham, the first Prophet.
However, as war ravages the country, some KU professors are concerned that the antiquities and artifacts of the city are lost.
"I think there is no question that there will be damage from the bombing," said Elizabeth Banks, associate professor of classics.
Banks said that many professors were concerned about the destruction of historical sites and
antiquities
"There is a lot of valuable archaeological material that has come out of Iraq," she said.
James Beaver, emeritus professor of history,
and a native of the island, was found from recent
archaeological excavations we have made.
"There is a wealth of important information there," he said.
Seaver said he was worried that the Iraqi reports of bombs hit the National Museum in Baghdad had not been told.
"It would be very unfortunate," he said.
Babylonian tablets, ancient gold and silver artifacts and other items are housed in the museum, Seaver said.
He said Saddam Hussein had planned on having a great exhibition, similar to a world's fair, to display Iraq's antiquities and increase his popularity as a patron of ancient history.
"Hopefully they are in the basement or buried somewhere." he said.
Seaver, who has participated in archaeological excavations in the Middle East, said that Iraq's museum housed some of the most remarkable artifacts in the world and be a great loss if they were destroyed in the war.
Colombian army called to stop guerrilla attacks
The Associated Press
BOGOTA, Colombia — The government has called out the army in most of Colombia in an effort to halt what is being called the biggest rebellive in 30 years, officials said yesterday.
Traops backed by armor were guarding approaches to Bogota after rebels had attempted to blow a bridge across high ways near the capital.
About 50 rebels, security troops and civilians have died in the
Since late Monday, rebels of the National Liberation Army and the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia have been attacking towns and police posts and blowing up oil industry installations, high tension electric towers and bridges.
The government's National Security Council intensified intelligence operations and protection for oil and coal companies, government minister Humberto de la Loca Lembana told reporters.
The government warned bus and trucking companies and private motorists to stay off highways in the country because of guerrilla attacks.
fighting so far, according to army and police reports.
The guerrillas have said in several statements that they are retaliating for the army's capture in early December of a rebel command post in the jungles of southern Colombia.
Yesterday guerrillas attacked army and police posts in three small towns. Two soldiers and an unknown number of rebels died in the fighting, a military report said.
Late Wednesday, the rebels stormed a coal mine of the Carbones de Caribe company in northern Colombia. Local authorities said the rebels bombed the offices, machinery and warehouse
Damage at the coal mine was estimated at $4.5 million, an army communique said.
Similar attacks have led the government to militarize most of the country's oil-producing regions. Dynamite attacks on Colombia's main oil pipeline, wells and drilling equipment have cost an estimated $100 million in losses since New Year's Eve.