The oil war; Fight hits the home front; Gas price hikes strike well of outrage; Oil companies reject charge of a 'ripoff'
Aug. 7, 1990
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At Sand Springs Truck Stop in Tulsa, Okla., motorists are taking their frustrations out on Lloyd Kub Jr.
Kub, assistant manager of the busy highway stop, has raised gas prices three times since Thursday's Iraqi invasion of Kuwait.
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Consumers locking up their wallets
Aug. 28, 1990
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The mighty U.S. consumer has stopped shopping as if there was no tomorrow.
Shaken by rumblings of war in the Persian Gulf, soaring gasoline prices and an economy in recession, consumers are hunkering down.
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A Christmas without mom; Military mother of three relates her personal agonies; Words echo from 'half a world away'
Dec. 24, 1990
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"I am a half a world away and cannot comfort them, read bedtime stories, or tell them I love them." - Army Spec. Alyssa Mehl
I am a soldier, and I do not cry. I am a mother, and my heart breaks. If I were to die here for my principles, protecting America's freedoms and interests, I would die wondering, 'What have I taught my children? What have I taken from them?'
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FAA readies wartime air security plan
Jan. 11, 1991
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The Federal Aviation Administration will order an end to curbside check-in, among other security steps, if war breaks out with Iraq, according to a contingency plan.
The plan - recently sent to U.S. airports and airlines - details actions to be taken for five alert levels, from normal conditions to war.
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Choosing between standoff, war
Nov. 13, 1990
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After months of impasse in the Persian Gulf, the threat of war is starting to seem imminent, and whispers of dissent are growing louder.
President Bush's order last week adding 150,000 U.S. troops to the gulf force sounded to many like a collision course with war and - with the elections over and out of the headlines - sharp debate over the wisdom and direction of U.S. policies has begun.
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Protesters no longer seen as radicals
Jan. 14, 1991
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The pace of anti-war protests is quickening as Tuesday's deadline for military action in the Persian Gulf looms near.
Today, thousands plan a silent protest outside the White House and an all-night vigil nearby while in San Francisco a "funeral procession" across the Golden Gate bridge will protest the impending war.
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Congress lines up behind Bush, troops
Jan. 17, 1991
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A Congress divided last week over war in the gulf united late Wednesday with praise and prayers for the Pentagon's midnight mission over Iraq.
Democratic leaders who had voted against authorizing war held their rhetorical fire, while Republicans applauded President Bush's decision.
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USA combats 'real threat' of terrorism
Jan. 18, 1991
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While war raged in the Mideast Thursday, the USA went on its own emergency footing against possible terrorism.
"There is a very real threat of terrorist activity," said Sen. Daniel Inouye, D-Hawaii. "You can't just shrug it off."
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Poll: TV viewers devour war news
Jan. 24, 1991
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NEW YORK - The USA's TV viewers are eager for war coverage, according to a survey by Frank N. Magid Associates.
The TV consulting firm Monday surveyed 647 viewers 18 and older for its more than 150 clients. The confidential survey said 99.5% of those contacted have seen a gulf war news update. Seventy-one percent said they make a point of getting as much war news as possible.
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Media coverage under the gun; Insensitive reporting, critics say
Jan. 24, 1991
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The public's seemingly endless thirst for news about the gulf war is starting to be matched in some quarters by a feeling that parts of the coverage are insensitive or even helpful to Iraq.
USA TODAY alone received more than a hundred telephone calls protesting its coverage Wednesday, and television networks report a growing number of complaints.
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Specials open phones for kids' war questions
Feb. 19, 1991
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NEW YORK - Teach Your Children was an anthem for the war years of the early '70s. For the war of 1991, ABC News plans to do just that.
War in the Gulf: Answering Children's Questions pre-empts Saturday's cartoons at 10:30 a.m. EST/7:30 a.m. PST to let children call in with their questions about the war.
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War's financial toll; Call-up means tough times on home front
Feb. 19, 1991
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Air Force Reserve Capt. Channing McAllister, 39, left a lucrative job as a stockbroker in Athens, Ohio, to fly C-130 transport planes over Saudi Arabia. His wife, Jan, is working 12-hour shifts as a nurse to help pay the bills for the family of five.
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Poll: Bush backed by record 91%
March 1, 1991
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George Bush is riding the decisive allied victory in the Persian Gulf war to the highest approval rating given any modern president.
In a USA TODAY Poll of 622 adults Thursday, 91% said they approve of how he's handling the presidency.
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Peter Arnett's ascent; The CNN gulf ace is flying high
March 25, 1991
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WASHINGTON - Three months ago, would super agent Norman Brokaw have asked Peter Arnett to talk about a book deal over lunch at the Jockey Club?
Would Sam have wanted him on PrimeTime Live or Phil on Donahue?
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Simon ready to face the Mideast storm again
May 9, 1991
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NEW YORK - CBS correspondent Bob Simon gets a lot of mail these days.
Most of the 1,000 people who've written him are supportive. They're glad he and three CBS crew members were finally freed by Iraq March 2 when the gulf war ended.
