I Page 2 -The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 22, 1987 Iran renews threat as tankers sail south MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) - A convoy of reflagged Kuwaiti tankers and American warships steamed south yesterday past the two Iranian oil platforms destroyed by U.S. Navy artillery. Iran, meanwhile, renewed its threat of reprisal. Shipping sources in Kuwait reported a loud explosion off the southern coast, near the Mina Saud oil port, but said they did not know the cause. Iraq said its aircraft raided two tankers off Iran - one Tuesday night and the other yesterday night - but neither strike was confirmed by gulf-based shipping executives. A senior Iranian diplomat said that the response to Monday's attack on the oil platforms would "not necessary be limited" to the Persian Gulf region, where Iran and Iraq have been at war since September, 1980. "Iran has several plans under consideration and will soon act to make the United States pay for its actions," Ali Ahani, the Foreign Minister's director for political affairs, told reporters in Bonn, West Germany. "The United States will regret this action." Ali Akbar Velayati, the Iranian foreign minister, sent a letter to the United Nations claiming the U.S. attack violated the Security Council's unani-mous cease-fire resolution of July 20, and demanded a council protest. The convoy is expected to complete the 550-mile trip out of the gulf today. It is the 12th convoy in three months since U.S. warships began escorting Kuwaiti-owned tankers registered in the United States and flying American flags to protect them from Iranian attack. The convoys have logged more than 7,000 miles. Iran began regular attacks last year on ships owned by or serving Kuwait. The Iranians accuse Kuwait of receiving arms shipments for its neighbor Iraq. 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Solow has devoted the last decade to researching macroeconomics, or the economic policies of nations, especially unemployment. He also is involved in research on the optimal use of natural resources and the environment, the Academy said. Shultz travels to Moscow HELSINIKI, Finland - Secretary of State George Shultz set out for fog-shrouded Moscow by train yesterday, saying he was certain'he would make headway on nuclear arms control in two days of talks with Soviet officials. He was guarded, however, about arrangements for a third Reagan- Gorbachev summit. "I think we and the Soviets both agree meetings between the top leaders are very desirable," Shultz told a news conference in the Finnish capital But, he said, summits must be well-prepared "and produce substantive results." Shultz said he hopes to clear remaining hurdles for a treaty to scrap U.S. and Soviet intermediate-range nuclear missles worldwide, and to make progress on curbing long-range bombers, missiles, and submarines. Chrysler negotiates payments DETROIT- Chrysler Corp. is negotiating with workers at a former American Motors Corp. plant in Toledo to work out repayment of concessions owed to workers from 1982, union and company officials said yesterday. Chrysler asked United Auto Workers union Local 12 at the former AMC Jeep plant in Toledo to reopen its contract, which would haye expired in February, shortly after Chrysler bought AMC on Aug. 5. As part of the negotiations, Chrysler is trying to work out a payoff plan that would release it from an AMC obligation now worth more than $40 million, or an average of $7,000 for each of Toledo's 5,700 hourly workers. AMC also negotiated concessions and payback arrangements with workers at its Kenosha, Wisc., assembly plant and its Milwaukee stamping plant. 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