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At the southern buffer zone, the field commander in charge of the 18,000 soldiers of the 3rd Ar mored Division said they would feed and protect refugees in the area until relief agencies can take over the work. "We're not going to pull the plug until people can take care of themselves or until there's some body else here to take care of them," said Lt. Col. John Kalb, who runs a sector of the Kuwait border zone that includes the U.S. Army-run refugee camp in Safwan. An estimated 40,000 Iraqis are in the zone, seeking refuge from civil unrest in southern Iraq, where Shiite Muslims rebelled against Saddam Hussein. About a fourth of them are fed and treated for medical problems at the Safwan camp. The zone, which was created under the cease-fire imple mented by the United Nations Security Council, stretches six miles into Iraq and three miles into Kuwait. Iraqi and Kuwaiti military units are barred from the zone, but the Iraqi part of the zone is to return to the civil control of Sad dam's government once U.N. peacekeeping troops are de ployed. Many refugees who de serted from the Iraqi army or supported anti-government uprisings fear the changeover will give free reign to Iraqi police to exact revenge. Kalb said the refugees would be safe as long as U.S. troops were there. "If an Iraqi po liceman shows up with a gun. I'm taking the gun," he said. He said that no regular Iraqi olice had returned to Safwan, ut that several secret police I agents had been arrested by the Americans. They were seeking information on the U.S. and the names of Iraqis wi with the Americans, he said, Kalb said American soldiers might stay on to mn humanita rian programs even after the 1,440-member United Nations peacekeeping force begins pa trolling the buffer zone. No de ployment timetable has been set, and relief agencies have not an nounced plans to take over the Army's humanitarian work. U.S. military strength in the Persian Gulf theater under 270,000 men and women Wednesday, just under half the peak at the war's end, the U,S, Central Command in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, said. One Soviet mine resumes operations; other industries threaten to join strike MOSCOW (AP) — The nation's largest coal mine resumed operations Wednesday free from Kremlin control — a small crack in a crippling strike but a victory in the fight by republics to gain control over Soviet indus try and natural wealth. Meanwhile, workers in other industries threatened to join miners who continued the 7-week-old strike. The strike was backed by a veteran dissi dent who returned to Moscow this week af ter more than 15 years in exile. Vladimir Bukovsky urged protests and said a general walkout "is the only solution" to force Kremlin reforms and to oust Presi dent Mikhail Gorbachev. He was in Tokyo seeking Japanese investment for the crum bling Soviet economy. Some hard-liners also have demanded Gorbachev's resignation, saying he has not acted firmly enough to end ethnic and labor strife. Next week, the party Central Committee is scheduled to meet in Moscow to review the work of its leaders, including Gorba chev. 66 On one hand, it's wonderful that they have resumed work. On the other hand, it’s damaging to the workers’ movement. 99 —Vyacheslav Sharipov, coal basin strike committee member The mine strikes have battered the Soviet economy and posed a strong challenge to Gorbachev's authority as party chief and government president. The miners started the strike on March 1 demanding pay raises, but Gorbachev's resignation has become their main goal. Miners at the Raspadskaya mine in west ern Siberia returned to work Wednesday af ter the republic of Russia agreed to take con trol of the operation from the national government, said mine officials and ers. "The country's largest coal mine is now flying the (Russian) flag instead of the So viet one," said the independent Postfactum news agency. The mine formerly was by the national Coal Ministry, meaning all decisions about production and sales were made in the Kremlin. Tass quoted the Raspadskaya mine direc tor, Alexander Yevtushenko, as sayin| shipments from the mine would resume Thursday. It said the mine is capable of pro during 20,000 tons of coal a day. No figures were immediately available® how many miners work there or how the) arrived at the decision to return to work. Japanese leaders doubt security of Soviet economy, deny requests TOKYO (AP) — Japan's elite toasted and cheered Mikhail S. Gorbachev on Wednesday but turned a cold shoulder to the So viet leader's frank plea for aid and investment. Gorbachev, in a speech to Par liament, urged Japan to join the "new spirit in Soviet-U.S. rela tions" that began with the end of the Cold War and promised that the Soviet Union would never at tack Japan. He also claimed broad Soviet military reductions in Asia and said he did not intend to inter fere with Japan's most important relationship, its security treaty with America. Yet midway through Gorba chev's historic four-day visit, deep-seated Japanese doubts about their giant Soviet neighbor and its economic stability were proving more difficult to over come than Cold War hostility. Accompanied by his wife. Raisa, the 60-year-old Soviet president entered the wood-pan eled main chamber of the Diet, or parliament, to a standing ovation. He received another when he finished speaking 45 minutes later. In his most plain-spoken re quest to date for foreign aid, Gorbachev warned that "the de velopment of a new peaceful world order will largely depend on the outcome of perestroika. ... We are counting on support for our efforts, particularly now as we go through this critical stage. "If we let the new social proc esses get out of hand, the coun try may really be thrown into the chaos that gives birth to dictator ship," he said in a speech inter rupted seven times by applause. At a luncheon meeting earlier, Gorbachev was blunter about asking for aid. He threw out most of a prepared text in trying to persuade 600 business leaders he was serious about reforming the crumbling Soviet economy. "Our Far East and Siberia have resources, but they lack the in frastructure to develop them," Gorbachev said, adding that the Soviet Union has much to learn from Japan's experience of con verting military industries to commercial use. Gorbachev stressed he was aware of the need for the Soviet Union to deal with its outstand ing debts. "This year has been especially difficult because our oil exports have declined due to the Gulf War," he said. "But we have the resources to resolve the prob lem. Your understanding would be appreciated." But Japan's hard-nosed busi ness elders, whose savvy built this country into the world's No. 2 economic power, said political and economic problems must be resolved before they can invest. U.S. justices dismiss suit by passengers WASHINGTON (AP) - Hie Supreme Court on Wednesday made it more difficult for some airline passengers to sue ovei emotional distress from near crashes. The justices unanimously threw out a lawsuit by passen gers who said they endured II minutes of sheer terror whenal engines temporarily failed on as Eastern Airlines flight from ami to the Bahamas in 1983. The derision said passengers on international flights may nd invoke a key 1929 treaty to sue! they suffered no physical harm The ruling has no direct bear ing on psychic injuries incurred on domestic U.S. flights. Stall judges increasingly are permit ting financial recovery for erne tional distress unaccompanied by physical harm in a variety oi personal injury suits. NSC Jordan Institute for International Awareness 3rd Annual International Dance Fest featuring Tfr Wazobia 3 Dancers will perform and teach the audience a South African Liberation Dance Thursday, April 18,1991 8:00 p.m. at the GROUEH! fRain Location 201 MSCJ REAL MEN DON’T NEED LOGOS! Our knit shirt is simply the best available on the market, S'/if/c /