For The Iraqi Ruler, Variations on a Name
Date: 25 August 1990
Special to The New York Times
LEAD: In reports on the crisis in the Persian Gulf, many Western news organizations and many officials have referred to President Saddam Hussein of Iraq as Saddam, or President Saddam. Other organizations, including The New York Times, call him President Hussein. The inconsistency derives from the Iraqi
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The Oasis Crowd
Date: 25 August 1990
Russell Baker
Russell Baker
LEAD: He had been the first to get into Baghdad. That's why they called him Koppel of Arabia. The name had weight. Before he was Koppel of Arabia he had been just another Ted.
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Boon to Paper in El Salvador: Free Speech
Date: 26 August 1990
By Lindsey Gruson, Special To the New York Times
Lindsey Gruson
LEAD: In an act of journalistic courage here, the small afternoon newspaper Diario Latino, in May published a scathing report by investigators for the United States Congress asserting that 14 of El Salvador's 15 highest-ranking officers had commanded troops responsible for killing and torturing hundreds of civilians.
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Public Dismay on Savings Disaster Grows, Poll Finds
Date: 26 August 1990
By Nathaniel C. Nash
Nathaniel Nash
LEAD: The public has grown increasingly disenchanted with President Bush's handling of the savings and loan crisis, but most Americans still place ultimate blame on the managers and owners in the industry, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News Poll.
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Know Your Allies
Date: 26 August 1990
By A. M. Rosenthal
A.
LEAD: Americans have a pretty clear idea why the United States is fighting in the Arab Middle East, what rings true and what clunks like a counterfeit coin.
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Corrections
Date: 25 August 1990
LEAD: A headline yesterday about a New York Times/CBS News Poll on Americans' view of the economy referred incorrectly in some copies to the segment who believe the nation is now in a recession. It was slightly more than 6 in 10, not ''nearly.''
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News Summary
Date: 25 August 1990
LEAD: International 2-7 The American effort to isolate Iraq advanced when President Gorbachev suggested he would support measures to toughen the U.N. embargo. In Kuwait, Iraqi troops surrounded several embassies. Page 1 Gorbachev warns Iraq to withdraw and to free hostages
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Golden Nugget
Date: 25 August 1990
Special to The New York Times
LEAD: Stephen A. Wynn, the chairman of Golden Nugget Inc., has lowered his stake in the Las Vegas, Nev., casino concern to 31.1 percent from 32 percent. In a Securities and Exchange Commission filing, Mr. Wynn gave no reason for the sale of the shares. Golden Nugget has 16.5 million shares outstanding. Between July 3 and July 11, Mr.
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INTERNATIONAL/3-24
Date: 26 August 1990
Chicago's response to the gulf crisis has been muted. People agree with the decision to send troops to Saudi Arabia, but perhaps because they doubt war will come of it, there has been little flag-waving.
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Sematech Gains In Chip-Making
Date: 25 August 1990
LEAD: Officials at Sematech, the private industry and Federal Government chip-making consortium, said yesterday that they were now making semiconductor chips with half-micron-wide circuit lines on American-made equipment.
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