March 2, 1991

The military victory over Iraq has considerably strengthened Saudi resolve to play a stronger role in Arab politics as an ally of the West and an opponent of militant governments in the Middle East, senior Saudi officials say. "The experience of asking the Americans to come over here is viewed by all classes of Saudi society, including the most conservative religious groups, as a wise and courageous move," said a ranking Saudi official who spoke on the condition that his name not be used.

President Bush announced today that allied and Iraqi commanders would meet soon on the battlefield to make arrangements for a permanent cease-fire. Initially set for Saturday, the meeting was later postponed until at least Sunday. Administration officials said the Iraqi military command requested the delay tonight for what were described as "understandable logistical reasons." Officially, the allied command said the talks had been delayed for 24 hours, but Pentagon officials suggested that the delay might be longer. Quick Action Is Promised In his first news conference since he ordered a truce in the fighting, Mr. Bush pledged that he would move fast to resolve the chronic problems of the Middle East by capitalizing on what he said were the best prospects for diplomacy in decades.

The dream home of Gerald and Jeanne Farrey Sanderfoot is a simple, split-level ranch house, nestled amid the sea of grain silos in ZIP code 54944. The bay window in the living room overlooks a small duck pond, lending the 27-acre homestead the country feeling its owners sought for their three young children. The Sanderfoots' married life centered on the home they built in this largely rural section of central Wisconsin. Now that their marriage is shattered, the house remains a focal point, but of a different sort -- one involving many other marriages as well as Federal bankruptcy laws and the United States Supreme Court.

Edwin H. Land, whose invention of an instant camera changed the picture-taking habits of millions of people around the world, died yesterday in a hospital in Cambridge, Mass. He was 81 years old and lived in Cambridge. For decades, as head of the Polaroid Corporation, Dr. Land provided the ideas and impetus for a long line of innovative photographic products.

Washington has dropped efforts to have the U.N. explicitly authorize renewed hostilities if Iraq fails to meet U.S. terms, diplomats said. Page 4.