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Kuwait puts American soldiers on hold i IRAQ from page 1 The administration says the coali tion is intact, with Britain and France Still helping mrmttnr the no-fly anne in the south. Britain has endorsed the U.S. actions wholeheartedly. In Bahrain, Perry announced Sunday that island emirate's agreement for 26 American F-16 fighters to be based there. Kuwait last week said it would play host to eight U.S. F-117A stealth attack planes. But the U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Madeleine Albright, pointedly said on ABC that “when our national interests are threatened we are not afraid to act alone." Saddam announced Friday he would no longer shoot at coalition planes patrolling the two no-fly zones over Iraqi soil, which arc designed to cripple Saddam's ability to mount threats against his neighbors. U.S. of ficials confirmed Sunday that die de cision to avoid further confrontations, which lowers prospects for another strike, was on the whole being carried out. ShaHkashvili said it was a “mixed story—we see the missile sights still there, we see them moving around try ing to hide them from us, but on the other hand we have not seen here in the last few days any efforts to recon struct them." Iraq’s deputy foreign minister, Riyadh al-Qaysi, told ABC dud Iraq had decided “to stop our military re sponses within the limits of our capa bilities,” He latersaid the decision was to “suspend” attacks cm coalition planes. Perry's trip to shore up toe anti Saddam coalition also took him to Bahrain and Saudi Arabia, which hosts 5,000 U.S. military personnel but has not allowed die Americans to launch air strikes from Saudi territory. Perry, asked in Bahrain about a new round of attacks mi Iraq, said, “Yes, it is still a possibility.” At mid week, he spoke of “disproportionate” punitive attacks in the aftermath of abortive Iraqi attacks on U.S. aircraft. Tbe United States responded to the late August incursion of Iraqi troops into a protected Kurdish area oftorth em Iraq by attacking Iraqi missfle sites in southern Iraq with cruise missiles. Senator supports Hagel, military strength jmcuaict from page l McCain traveled to Nebraska this week to give his support to Hagel’s campaign. McCain was a guest at a $200-per plate dinner in Kearney Friday night and a $250 breakfast in Lincoln Sat urday morning. McCain is a retired Navy captain who spent five years as a prisoner of war in Vietnam. He is a member of the Senate armed services committee. McCain said the United States should launch a rigorous attack on Iraqi troop concentrations in Kurd controlled territory and disable com mand centers in and around Baghdad. . The United States is committed to standing firm against Saddam Hussein and now Clinton is backing down, McCain said. “The one thing the U.S. cannot risk is its credibility,” McCain said. The United States may also risk its credibility because the Democrats have weakened military strength by cutting defense spending since the end of the Cold War, McCain said. “I believe we’ve cut too much in the wrong areas,” he said. “If tye had to go through another Desert Storm, it would take longer and be more difficult.” Hagel, who served in the army in Vietnam, said Clinton's foreign and defense policies were ill-guided and dangerous. Nebraskans have a personal con nection to military affairs, Hagel said, because the state is home to the Stra tegic Air Command, now Strategic Command. Many Nebraskans also have friends and family stationed in Air Force bases overseas—some in Saudi Arabia, he said. I Regents approve bid for transplant center REGENTS from page 1 tion costs and a loss of up to $35 million in federal and private do nations from people who said they would donate only if the Lied Transplant Center was built ac cording to certain specifications. Construction inflation since 1993 has been about 10 percent. When the estimate was made in 1993, inflation was about half that amount. The unpredictable in crease meant low estimates. Wilson's amendment did not pass, and regents said that in the future, disparities between plan ning estimates and final bids would be better avoided. University of Nebraska faculty and staff will no longer be getting their medical ami dental insurance benefits from Mutual of Omaha, af ter the regents approved a switch to Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Ne braska. The university will be saving about $3 million each year under the Blue Cross plan. Faculty members will receive the same benefits as they did with Mutual of Omaha. Peter Bleed, president of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Academic Senate, argued that fac ulty members were not given a chance to give their input on the decision. Jht other board news: ■A budget of $350,000 was ap proved to replace the artificial turf on UNL*s Buck Beltzer field. The turf is 14 years old and has become worn and slippery. ■A project budget of $6.7 mil lion was approved to build a Live stock Teaching Center and Student Union/Leaming Center at the Ne braska College of Technical Agri culture in Curtis. The budget also will have to be approved by the Legislature. ■ Sinclair Hille & Associates in conjunction with Lescher and’ Mahoney SPORTS was approved to design the Memorial Stadium Improvements Project at a cost of no more than $1.8 million. Im provements will be made to restrooms, concession stands, press boxes, and indoor seating. The project also includes permanent field lighting. ■ William Bemdt was approved as University of Nebraska Medical Center chancellor. Bemdt was die vice chancellor for academic af fairs. He is replacing Carol Aschenbrener, who announced her resignation Aug. 30. t I Rest Assured be Insured. 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