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Times, October 9, p. Al.)

Senator Sam Nunn and Representative Les Aspin urge Department of Defense to
expand reliance on reserve in Desert Shield and in future military plans. (Navy Times,
October 8, p. 44.)

October 9
Tuesday --- U.S. presses U.N. to condemn excessive Israeli force in killing of 19
Palestinians in an apparent effort to maintain backing of Arab nations for U.S. Persian
Gulf policy. (New York Times, October 10, p. Al.)

President Bush warns Iraq that his patience is "wearing very thin" with reported Iraqi
atrocities in Kuwait and that Saddam Hussein's moves against the Kuwaiti population in
the last three weeks has "created" a new equation for U.S. planning. (Los Angeles
Times, October 10, p. 10.)

Saddam Hussein renews threat to attack Israel over shooting deaths of 19 Palestinians.
(New York Times, October 10, p. All.)

Saudis say killing of 19 Palestinians could weaken Gulf alliance. (New York Times,
October 10, p. All.)

Army limits night helicopter flying in an effort to prevent accidents in Persian Gulf
(New York Times~, October 10, p. All.)

October 10
Wednesday --. The Army orders 4,846 reservists from 24 states and Puerto Rico to
active duty effective Thursday October 11, 1990. The Marines order 160 personnel from
a variety of units to fi~rm a Combat Service Support Detachment. (The Philadelphia
Inquirer, October 11, p. 4-A.)

President Bush 5 approval rating has dropped to 55 percent. Approval ratings on how
President Bush is handling his job as President were 68 percent in September and 76
percent in August. The surveys were conducted by the Times Mirror Center for People
& Press, a news industry group under direction of the Princeton Survey Rese<~ch Asso-
ciates, and by the Gallup Organization. (The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 11, p. 17-
A.)

400 Americans and other foreign captives in Kuwait and Iraq sign up for the first
U.S. chartered flight from Iraq and Kuwait since September 22. (All Hands, December,
p. 33.)

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