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Iraqis take POWs NICOSIA, Cyprus (AP)—Iraq broadcast interviews Sunday with seven captured airmen, including three Americans, on Baghdad television. Cable News Network and Iranian television monitored the television broadcast, and CNN broadcast audio excerpts cleared by Iraqi censors. CNN reporter Peter Arnett, who has remained in Baghdad, said all the men appeared on television in uniform and were interviewed sitting against a white wall. "The manner of the men was subdued," Arnett said in a censored report. "One's conversation was barely audible. One man had a bandaged hand and two others had bruised faces." In the audio excerpts broadcast by CNN, the POWs delivered statemen ts denouncing the allied assault on Iraq. It was not known if they were reading or under duress, but they often paused and used phrases echoing statements often made by Iraq. Saddam's government has announced rewards ranging up to S32,000 for anyone who captures downed allied fliers. Both the United States and Iraq are signatories to the 1949 Geneva Convention governing the humane treatment or prisoners.
Scuds intercepted In SAUDI ARABIA (AP)—Iraqi Scud missiles were shot down Sunday night by U.S. Patriot air defense rockets as they approached Dhahran, site of a major allied military base, and Riyadh, the Saudi capital. H. Norman Schwarzkopf, U.S. commander of Operation Desert Shield, said Sunday that Iraq's four primary nuclear research facilities were crippled by alliance air raids. "I have very high confidence that those nuclear reactors have been thoroughly damaged and will not be effective for quite some number of years," Schwarzkopf said. Meanwhile, the Iraqi government said allied air raids struck al-Qu'im, / site of a nuclear and chemical weapons research and development cen1 r an-Nasiriyah, the site of a major r base, and the al-Anbar governate, e of a missile test center. ♦
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TUESDAY January 22, 1991
Peace vigils come on eve of assaults By Barbara Dewailley Staff Writer .11=1111
Amid the worries and pressures the possibility of war brings, many students are praying and focusing on God to help them cope, said Janay Moody, Central State University Baptist Student Union, director. Moody said she is noticing students are using prayer to help them deal with their fears. Before the United States launched ground to air attacks on Iraq Jan. 16, prayers for peace in the Middle East were the focus of a vigil at the BSU Jan. 15. The prayer vigil was on the same day as the United Nations' deadline for Iraq to pull out of Kuwait. About 25 students participated in the vigil, which lasted several hours, Moody said. "It was a time we could come and bond together. We asked God for the problems of the Middle East to be solved. We prayed for President Bush, Sadam Hussein and Defense Secretary Dick Cheney," Moody said. She said the vigil began with meditation, soft piano music and singing. Those with friends and family in Saudi Arabia lit candles and said special prayers for their loved ones. ♦
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Hopes for peace in the Middle East ran strong across the Central State University campus last week before Iraqi military targets underwent a massive air assault launched by the U.S.—led coalition forces. See related material on page 2 and page 5. (Photo by Peter Weds)
House OKs hardship resolution From Staff and Wire Reports said her children "were short of finances"
when they returned to college last week because her husband had been called into acOKLAHOMA CITY (AP)—Oklahoma tive duty. college students suffering economic hard- He said he originally intended to draft a ship because a parent has been called to ac- bill to appropriate money to help out such tive military service are eligible for tuition students. But he said he was told by higher fee waivers under a resolution passed education Chancellor Hans Brisch that a unanimously by the state House of Rep- law already existed that allows colleges to resentatives Friday morning. waive tuition fees. Rep. Rob Johnson, R-Tulsa, said he esti- Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Edumated that no more than 400 or 500 students cation also passed a similar resolution at at state-supported institutions of higher their regular meeting Friday in order to help learning would fall into this category. disseminate the resolution down through Johnson said he drafted his resolution af- state colleges and universities, Johnson ter being contacted by a constituent who said.
Johnson's resolution calls on the presidents of the various colleges and universities to use this authority to grant waivers to students who are in a financial oind because a parent had been summoned to active duty. Johnson said students "would be considered on the basis of economic hardship" and prove they are a dependant of a deployed U.S. military personnel. Ed Cunliff, director of institutional research and planning, said no plans could be made to accomodate students qualifying for this special fee waivers until the regents' resolution was made availabe to university administrators, which he hoped would be sometime this week. V
geared not only to residents, but also toward commuters," SA Senator Joacquin Stevens said. The Hunt for Red October, the Clancy Welcome Back Week, sponsored by the novel turned movie will be screened tonight Student Association, will feature activities at 8:00 at the University Center in the countonight and tomorrow night geared toward cil room. Free popcorn and soft drinks will Central State University students. be offered to all CSU students. "This offers something for everyone. It's The Welcome Back Finale Dance will be
held at 8 p.m. tomorrow night in the University Center Ballroom. Music will be provided by It's Showtime, a video dance music program. Monday night featured Edmond hypnotist, Dr. Bellows. Students who attend all the events will be eligible for prizes to be drawn at the dance. V
SA events to welcome students back By David LoBaugh Staff Writer
