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1 tT A 1 IT Great Inland Seafood Festival '90 Organizers expect more than 200,000 people at the Serpentine Wall to sample the handiwork of 24 restaurants at the feast, which runs Friday through Sunday. TerapoD-1 Bengal coaches weigh Ickey's status Faldo confident of 4th big title in PGA OutdoorsRecreation The Reds took a 2-0 lead in the first inning on Chris Sabo's home run but couldn't keep it. SportsB-1 NL West: Reds lead Giants by 5 games, Dodgers by 8. Giants 8, Astros 4. Up next: Dodgers (Martinez 14-4) at Reds (Armstrong 11-7), 7:35 p.m.

today. Mr'- Section Ickey Woods THE CINCINNATI ENQUIRER FINAL35 am mmmiunum jiwwi i CA line has been drawn in the sand IT (0 11 0 (O Jl A 1U Uooo MM ffl akiiim Analysis Deployment is defensive, Bush says ENQUIRER NEWS SERVICES Thousands of elite U.S. troops took up positions in Saudi Arabia Wednesday as President Bush vowed to defend the country and its oil reserves. Declaring "A line has been drawn in the sand," Bush said the forces were on a defensive mission to deter an Iraqi attack, not to drive the occupying army out of Kuwait. Ml 3 Inside 15 I Qift f'f 'i J' PM a "We're not in a war," Bush said.

His tone, however, was that of a leader preparing his country for war. He described Iraqi President Saddam Hussein as "an aggressive dictator threatening his neighbors" and compared him with Hitler. He used emotionally charged words from the 1930's such as Local families wait, worry Bush appeals for oil companies' cooperation, consumers' conservation Analysis.A-4 U.S. lawmakers back Bush.A-14 Crisis pushes economy closer to recession and continues to affect markets.E-8 'V Iraq has massive arsenal Chemical weapons also a threat ENQUIRER NEWS SERVICES WASHINGTON The U.S. forces that took up defensive positions in and near Saudi Arabia on Wednesday are designed as a tripwire contingent that likely would retreat rather than face slaughter if attacked by Iraq.

"We do not have the force there to deal with them," said Rep. Ie Aspin, chairman of Jth House Armed Services Comnifr-tee. "If the attack comes, the advice to those people ought to be, get in some jeeps and get out of there." But, Aspin said: "Saddam Hussein ought to know that if he attacks those American forces, he's moved the whole confrontation to a different plane, and it's war between the United States and Iraq." If it comes to a battle, the U.S. troops will face an enemy willing to suffer horrific casualties to gain victory and willing to use deadly chemical weapons to avoid defeat. The Iraqis likely would use large, relatively slow forces to slug it out with the Americans and Saudis, turning to chemical weapons only as a last resort.

"They use lots of firepower, lots of tanks, lots of concentrated forces," said Bard O'Neill, director of Middle East Studies at the National War College in Washington. "It reflects their training in Soviet doctrine." The United States likely would hit the Iraqis with a smaller but more agile and flexible forces. The item in the Iraqi arsenal that draws the most attention is the thousands of tons of chemical (Please see MILITARY, back page, this section) 1 Two Egyptian soldiers watch as the aircraft carrier Dwight D. Eisenhower and five other U.S. warships pass through the Suez Canal on Wednesday.

The ships are among the U.S. forces positioning themselves in the Mideast. -v- blitzkrieg and appeasement. And he asked that "in the churches around the country, prayers be said." Bush said at least 5,000 troops and more than 150 military aircraft had landed in Saudi Arabia and would be there an indefinite period. Defense officials said there were contingency plans for up to 50,000 troops.

Bush repeated his call for Iraq to withdraw from Kuwait, which it invaded a week ago today, but the Iraqi government responded by announc-; ing it was annexing Kuwait based on a historic claim to the territory. The White House had hoped for the intervention to be a multinational effort, but few other governments joined immediately. Egypt and Morocco denied reports by U.S. sources that they had agreed to send troops to Saudi Arabia. Only the British said they would send unspecified military forces.

Italy and Spain agreed to provide crucial access to bases on their soil for U.S. planes. Administration officials-said they still expect several Arab nations to announce military backing for Saudi Arabia, possibly after an Arab summit Egypt arranged for today. Secretary of State James Baker, flying to (Please see U.S., back page, this section) Wednesday's highlights: Iraq said it had annexed Kuwait. The first of U.S.

forces took position in Saudi Arabia. Egypt's President Hosni Mubarak said an emergency Arab summit would convene today in Cairo. Egypt and Morocco denied that they had agreed to send troops to Saudi Arabia. Only the British said they would send forces. Turkey said it might let the United States use its air bases.

At a news conference, President Bush warned Americans to be ready for an indefinite military commitment. Secretary of State James Baker said the United States was seeking help from Syria and Iran. Hundreds of Americans and other foreigners streamed to airports to get out of Saudi Arabia. The Associated PressJohn Ouricka Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, left, and Gen. Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, field reporters' questions Wednesday.

3 He's No. 01832061 now Rose steals into Marion to start prison stay Six sections 150th year. No. 122 Copyright, 1990 The Cincinnati Enquirer 1 NationWorld and remember all good things he Rose beean his sentence two days Nation World A-3, 8-9 Health science F-l A A 1 Sports Edberg squeaks by Srejber No. 1 seed Stefan Edberg is jubilant after winning a point Wednesday over unseeded Milan Srejber in the Thriftway ATP Championship.

Edberg recovered from a 4-2 third-set deficit to win 6-4, 6-7, 6-4. In other matches, Michael Chang, Pete Sampras. Aaron Krickstein and Jim Courier advanced. More in Sports, Section BY JOHN FAY The Cincinnati Enquirer Pete Rose arrived at the Federal Work Camp in Marion, 111., Wednesday in the back of an unmarked prison van. He went unnoticed by the half-dozen media people staked out at the camp's entrance.

Rose checked in at noon, was fingerprinted and photographed and began his five-month sentence protected from the media spotlight that has B-2 B-2 before he had to. His wife, Carol, and Ruby's wife, Richelle, drove Rose to an undisclosed location outside Marion, in southwestern Illinois 299 miles from Cincinnati. There, they met two prison officials who drove Rose the 9 miles down 111. 37 to the prison. Warden John Clark said Rose told officials he did not want to be inter Classified ni Tempo" Radio TV D-9 Comics D-12 Puzzles D-13 Pete Rose fjl Metro" E-l Lotteries E-2 Obituaries E-7 7 1 Business viewed.

"I want to emphasize that every attempt will be made to preserve Mr. Rose's privacy and to have his term pass as uneventful as possible," Clark said. "One of the big problems will be with the other inmates," said Randy Davis, executive assistant to warden. "We don't want some newspaper, magazine or media outlet going to the other inmates for 'The Real Pete Rose Once he entered the camp Wednesday, Rose went from being baseball's all-time hits leader to (Please see ROSE, Page A-14) followed him since his gambling and tax troubles began. That is exactly what Rose wanted, his friends said, and the way he wants to keep it.

They said Rose was anxious to get his sentence for cheating on his taxes over as quietly as possible. "He wants people to forget about him," said lawyer-talk show host Bill Cunningham. "He wants to left alone, to be a private person." Said restaurateur Jeff Ruby: "He get a life sentence. This thing will not go away. He hopes NASDAQ Classified The Cincinnati Enquirer Gary Landers Weather: Partly cloudy with 40 chance of rain.

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