European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 27, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pago 4 the stars and stripes monday october 27.1986 Campaign mudslinging continues Harrisburg a. A demo cratic gubernatorial candidate Robert p. Casey will make an Issue of 600,000casey-criticizing brochures mailed after Republican candidate William w. Scran ton 111 had announced he was ending his negative Campaign Casey s Campaign manager say. Related Story Page 6. James Carville said he expects Caserto Hammer away at the Issue All week and he said commercials calling alien lion to the Blunder May also be aired. I think we have every right 10 set the record straight his week Carville said. It s not enough for him to Jay  even if it was a mistake he added Scranton has to be held accountable be cause when he was basking in the glory of the no negative Campaign he was accepting responsibility for  the brochures which were sent mostly to Republican households throughout the state were mailed after Scranton said last monday he would Stop using negative ads because mudslinging is  John Baer Scranton s press Secretary said the pamphlets were mailed by mis  be said it was inadvertent Bacr said. I think people will believe Bil Scran Ion or give him the Benefit of the doubt. Every time an Issue has come Upin this Campaign he s faced it  the brochure slates in pan Case was the auditor general the people s watchdog when the corrupt Shapp administration was running things in har Risburg. He was Blind to the fraud abuse and corruption. He Wai too Busy making 1100,000 a year with Bis Law practice Tobe a Lull time auditor general Casey has acknowledged making$100,000 to private Legal Lees during a tour year period while he was auditor general not $100,000 per year. Baer said a year was a typographical error. 36% of americans would t vote for woman president poll shows Washington a a nation wide poll says thai 36 percent would not vote for a woman presidential candidate even though Only 12 percent said they thought women were Les qualified for political office than men. The Telephone poll conducted bythe Roper organization for . News and world report Magazine said 71percent of those pooled considered women As qualified for political offices men and 13 percent thought women Are belter qualified the Survey reported saturday was based on interviews with 1,020  breakdown was Given for the opinions of men and women but the Magazine said there was Little differ ence in the views of each sex. It said nearly two thirds of democrats sampled approved of women in Congress or As governor while Only 46percent of Republican respondents approved of women holding these  poll also sought a comparison of men and women on various Quali ties. Women were judged More compassionate by 63 percent while 11 percent said men were More  were viewed As More honest by 44 percent while 12 percent said men Are More honest. Men were Given higher percentages for demonstrating toughness being Well informed dealing with cruet showing decisiveness backing Arrn control having knowledge of Lua and dealing with the soviets. Nine per cent said women could Deal better with the soviets compared with 63 percent who said men would be better. Three percent of those interviewed said they would refuse to vote for a woman As a state legislator four per cent As a member of Congress even percent As a senator eight percent at governor and 21 percent As vice presi  Magazine said its poll has a 5 percent margin of error. . Made very severe1 mistakes in Middle East israeli official says new York a the Reagan administration had a poor understanding of the complexities of the lebanese War and made very saw vere mistakes Herc Formi r israeli a defense minister Ariel Sharon said in an interview published , now is Rael s minister of Trade and Industry also insisted that the United states gave Israel its approval to sell Mili tary hardware to Iran inching the . Has denied. In an interview with the new York daily news Sharon who lost his defense Post following the 1982 massacre of hundreds of palestinian refugees in Lebanon com sharon1982, some planned that Israel had blundered in removing Liim it a critical moment. He said his removal reminds me of situation where in the Middle of surgery the surgeon was taken out 1 was the  the problems of Lebanon have no been solved Sharon said. They could have been solved but i would say there were mistakes on All sides. There were very severe american  think the main american mistake was the attempt to use Lebanon As lever age to solve other issues in the Middle East. For instance an attempt to bring Syria to the american tide we made it very Clear if the syrians did not interfere we would not touch hem. But they did interfere. The american administration did nol understand How complicated was the lebanese  added that president Reagan did nol gel Correct information on what was going on in  Israel s Sale to Iran of spare parts for american built p-4phantom jets Sharon said i can assure there was not one transportation of spare parts that was made without the full knowledge of the United state. As matter of fact they agreed 10 that a . Slate department spokesman denied Sharon s assertion telling the daily news we have never Given our agreement or approval. We were asked by Israel in 1981 to approve the ship ment of some items and we did not give our approval and also expressed Purview that Israel should not Shin any anus from any source to  of the Iran Iraq War Sharon said "1 see danger if Iran wins and i fee even greater danger if Iraq  Ana asked if he envisions himself a prime minister he said i will try in due  3 planned raids american mercenaries say Washington up american mercenaries say they have told the Fri they led raids Imp Nicaragua that were planned and organized by a conservative Alabama activist and two other Ameri cans described As liaisons to the .  Fri investigation of the operations organized by Thomas Posey of Decatur,ala., could Lead to indictments by Early next year for violations of the neutrality act a spokeswoman for the . Attorney s office in Miami has disclosed the neutrality act bars private Citi Zens from launching combat operation against governments with which the United states is not officially at  Barnell an official with the . Attorney s office in Miami said the in Quiry has focused of Posey founder of civilian Materiel  would not confirm whether Rob Ert Owen and John Hull two other americans who have been the subject of similar allegations to the Fri also Are under investigation. Owen a former Republican Cong res Noil aide was described As the while House Liaison to Nicaragua s Contra re Bels in a. Recent report by sen. John Kerry. , an american rancher in Costa Rica was characterized the Cia s Liaison to the rebels by five witnesses in Costa Ryan court testimony hut  Fri inquiry initiated Early this year Marks the first by the Justice department into Paible criminal violations stemming from the privately funded military Campaign against Nicaragua by Contra rebels the last two years. On Friday president Reagan signed Abill for $100 million in renewed military and humanitarian Aid to the  reportedly got financial Aid from As far away As saudi Arabia after Congress Cul off military assistance in 1984. Jack Terrell former commander of 15american mercenaries in Honduras and Costa Rica and Joe Adams who commanded one raid that included eight Ameri cans said in Telephone interviews they told the Fri that Posey recruited their men. They also said they told investigator several months ago that they Partick cd in Miami meetings in which Owen and Hull planned combat operations launched from Honduras int Nicaragua in Early 1985. A cuban american raid in a separate Fri interview that he loaded a 6-ton ship ment of weapons organized by Posey Lor transport from fort Lauderdale fla., to the contras in March 1985, according to John Mattes the cuban american s attorney Posey said he denied All allegations of illegal activity in a half dozen interview with Fri agents Between november 1984and oct. 7, he says big Only efforts on be half of the con Trai have involved Supply ing food clothing and medial supplies Posey who acknowledged having worked with Terrell and Adams said their account of i role were concoctions and a Bunch of Bull lie hid he recalled meeting with Hull to discus Pel Ting up a Miami chapter of a Tijani partion but recalled no meeting with Payoa named Robert Owen. Posey said he recruited american for service in Central America but tit Dost of them served As trainers of own fighters and did nol Sec combat them selves. He said several Othen who Wen engaged in combat volunteered be Irv ice and asked him to arrange their trip Hull has denied any involvement i combat operation and nid bit role wit limited to evacuating wounded a Ftp fighters by plane from his Nodi u near by Hospital to  1,200 protest near White hour7.-. Washington a an Esti mated Uoo people marched to a Park across from the White House saturday to protest . Military Aid to nicaraguan rebel and other Reagan administration policies. The demonstration sponsored by the coalition to Stop the . War on Nicaragua brought participants from Vir Ginia Maryland North Carolina Penn Sylvania Delaware and weat Virginia according to coalition spokeswoman Joanne Heifer. She said it was part of is peace jobs and Justice demonstrations planned in cities around the nation on saturday and next weekend. While the themes of the protest included Central America South Africa and nuclear weapons Heifer said the focus was Aid to aka Raglan rebels. We believe Nicaragua should be Given the right to self determination just As any country in the world and we fee the United Stales government has no right whatsoever to interfere in a county s right to self determination she said. President Reagan signed legislation Friday providing s100 million to the Contra rebels Over the next year $70million in military Aid $27 million in non lethal Aid and $3human tights enforcement the  Park then marched Sev a Lafayette Park carom zip Thouse fort rally. . Park police said the vernant Rolion was peaceful and estimated to crowd to be 1,200. But Heifer did the thought u was closer to 3,000, toe protesters carried signs tithe to say no to racism Here at Homo w no u5. Intervention in Central  they also chanted murder no Tare fies that s what Contra T Bays