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and intr. i attacks on Palestinian lands. After Bush spoke bv_telephone eted up its diplomacy, there were Raanan Gissin.
<br /> with Israeli Prime P' ter Ariel signs of trouble for Secretary of State "This is not acc 'tie,"said Saeb
<br /> Sharon, Sharon's silk said he'd Colin PoWell's trip to the region.The Erekat,a senior R .inion negotia-
<br /> • pledged to"speed up"the Israeli of- White House said Powell,who leaves tor. "We're not tribes and chiefs of
<br /> INSIDE By LEE HOCKSTADER fensive—not to end it. today,had no plans"at the moment" clans here.President Arafat is a legit-
<br /> The Washington Post There was every sign that Israel to see Arafat. Palestinian officials imate leader,elected in 1996 in direct
<br /> •Israeli siege a JERUSALEM—Defying President was redoubling its 9-day-old offensive, said they would boycott Powell unless elections along with a Palestinian
<br /> bitter reminder for Bush's appeal to withdraw from Pal- the most extensive it has undertaken he meets with Arafat. parliament."
<br /> ' Palestinians of estinian territory"without delay,"Is- in the West Bank since the 1967 Mid- Complicating,matters further, Gissin said.Sharon told Bush that
<br /> •Six-Day War/3A raeli troops,tanks and helicopter gun- dle East war.Extremely heavy fight- Sharon's office said Powell would' the West Bank offensive,code-named
<br /> •Mideast crisis ships intensified their assault on ing was taking place-in the Jenin have to seek permission from the Is- Operation Defensive Shield, would
<br /> leaves the U.S. West Bank towns and refugee camps refugee camp in the northern West raeli Cabinet to meet with Arafat, continue despite the U.S.appeal for a
<br /> too busy to deal . Saturday,and soldiers fired an anti- Bank and in the city of Nablus to the whom Israel has placed under strict cease-fire.
<br /> With Saddam/3A tank missile into Palestinian leader south, both strongholds of hard-line isolation inside his compound. The
<br /> ' Ya s s e r A r a f a t's b e s ie g e d Palestinian militant groups. Cabinet would "consider" such a Turn to MIDEAST,Page 9A
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<br /> IT SOUNDS at the outset like a B grade hillsides are blanketed with the leafy stuff. enthusiast."We ought to consider the By 211
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<br /> Plant Society,EmeraldChapter,will swear enthusiasts have cleared only four of 45 infested world-" But to
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<br /> Alien plant life is attacking Oregon,and at SkinnerButte. Tea green barbarin an populatio
<br /> if left unchecked it will topple the tallest Now,groups such as the Native Plant Society With ivy,the plant society has chosen ing,natio
<br /> Doug firandbury the entire natural and the No Ivy League are battling their foe on a formidable foe.You'd be hard to provir
<br /> landscape in waxy green vegetation, the political front.During the past three years, ' pressed to find a block in Eugene or elderly.
<br /> society members say. they've persuaded the state to create a plant Springfield without a fence post or
<br /> The evidence is clear,obvious to quarantine list,place English ivy on the list and chimney or embankment covered
<br /> the naked eye,and unsuspecting —in a major victory this winter—persuaded with its tangled vines.
<br /> ,, Lane County residents would be the Oregon Department of Agriculture to pass a That's because people like ivy—a
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<br /> —is bound to take over yard of all varieties of ivy—and hundreds of walls. Books
<br /> -:`' every place a human being other imported plants.So expect to hear a lot - They took ivy along .-: Classified ..
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