AFTERMATH OF WAR : Heroes: Honors Urged
Senators are racing to HEAP HONORS ON GEN. H. NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, commander of U.S. forces in the Gulf. Sen. Trent Lott (R-Miss.) introduced a bill to strike a gold congressional medal in Schwarzkopf’s honor. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman (D-Conn.) proposed that the general speak to a joint session of Congress. And Sen. Alfonse M. D’Amato (R-N.Y.) has suggested that Schwarzkopf and Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Colin L. Powell be promoted to five-star rank.
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