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Fort Devens closing

Description: Reaction from Ayer residents about closing Fort Devens. Defense Secretary Richard Cheney. Rep Chester Atkins. Meats in butcher case. Greasy spoon restaurant kitchen.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/12/1991

Reporting how the war began

Description: Start of Persian Gulf war with air offensive, as reported first on ABC News. Statements from Marlin Fitzwater, Richard Cheney, Colin Powell. Graphic of Scud missile. "The liberation of Kuwait has begun."
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/16/1991

State of the Union / war update

Description: In State of the Union President Bush refers to new world order, encourages volunteer solutions to domestic problems, hints at cease-fire if Iraq promises to withdraw from Kuwait, and frets about Baltic sovereignty. Edward Kennedy and Dick Cheney seen in audience. Brigadeer General Pat Stevens of the U.S. Army speaks on the military situation in the Middle East.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/29/1991

War update

Description: F-16 plane w/Maverick missiles brought out for final phase of air war. Colin Powell + Richard Cheney will visit Saudi Arabia. Bush says Iran is credible. Fuzzy night video of missiles in Baghdad sky. ,Meyer
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/05/1991

War update

Description: Colin Powell says strategy on Iraqi army is "cut it off and kill it." Dick Cheney is vague on expected length of war. Bush says Desert Storm is working.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/23/1991

War update

Description: Cheney says war must go on. Moshe Arens and John Major dismiss Soviet peace proposal. Ali Akbar Velayati thinks unconditional withdrawal imminent. British artillery fire. Iraqi planes parked in Iran.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/19/1991

War update

Description: Rep. Ron Dellums pleads to Dick Cheney not to escalate war. British officer says land war is next & final phase. Baker says secure, prosperous mideast must include Iraq. Debris being swept up in Baghdad. ,Meyer
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/07/1991

War update

Description: Iranian President Rafsanjani offers peace initiative. Richard Cheney is skeptical. Fighter cockpit with pilots. Marine briefer says no civilian targets. Bush reiterates confidence. ,Meyer
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/04/1991

War update

Description: Dick Cheney and Colin Powell debark plane in Saudi Arabia, speak to troops. Powell says "move it or lose it." Tanks roll across desert. Rubble and rebuilt pontoon bridges in Iraq. ,Meyer
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/08/1991

War update

Description: Bombing of Baghdad air raid shelter results in hundreds of civilian deaths. Grieving Iraqis, burned bodies. Pentagon calls target military. Cheney says focus will shift to Kuwait.UN Security Council meets ,Meyer
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 02/13/1991