European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday. March 2,1987 women s caucus says Washington a the National women political caucus has reported that Many of the Republican presidential hopefuls arc falling Short on Issue important to the feminist group and the chairwoman Irene Natividad declare that the caucus won t endorse a presidential candidate in 1988, a highlight of the caucus study was vice president George Bush s reversal on abortion and the proposed equal rights amendment which occurred after he was put on the top ticket with Ronald Reagan in 1980. But the report did find Good things to say about Many of the cop candidates even if they disagreed on the issues. For example rep Jack Kemp r-n.y., opposes the Era and abortion but the caucus study pointed out that Kemp has 13 women Ort his 16-Pcrson congressional staff and that the top four salaries on his staff All go to women at a Friday new conference Natividad emphasize thai the group is focusing on its main goal to get More women elected and she said that the group s 1984 endorsement of the democratic National ticket would not be repeated that was a one time move she said because of the first woman on a National ticket then rep. Ger Ald inc Ferraro of new York in the vice president Slot. The caucus on last week released its study of the democratic hopeful for president in 1988 and found substantially More agreement with caucus positions on the issues it studied than was found with the republicans. The report went beyond the abortion Issue and the equal rights amendment traditionally the two lit mus test issues for feminist support. But there has been no Retreat on the caucus part spokeswoman said. We Are not moving away from the Bottom Lin issues thai Are important to Republican women said Arlene Sontag head of Tite caucus1 Republican taskforce that conducted the gop study. Bush Ferraro s opponent in 1984, was noted in the report for reversing his positions in favor of the Era and abortion. As a congressman and As a potential president candidate in the late 1970s, the vice president supported the ratification of the Era the report said. As vice president he has taken the administration s anti Era position. The report added prior to becoming vice president or Bush was quoted As staling thai he was a proponent of a woman s right to choose. However the Vic president has recently been quoted As saying that his views on abortion have evolved he is opposed Loab ortion except in cases of rape incest or when the life of the Mother is  and Bush also was noted for having Only three women on his personal staff of 13, in addition to Bush and Kemp the study looked a former sen. Howard Baker of Tennessee Senate minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas former Delaware gov. Pierre Dupont and television evangelist pal Robertson among the presidential hopefuls. It also exam ined the records of Secretary of labor William Brock sen. Nancy London Kassebaum of Kansas and . Ambassador Jeane Kirkpatrick All considered possible vice presidential nominees. On the Era Baker and Dupont Are listed As fully i favor of the proposed constitutional amendment while the other presidential hopefuls Are listed As opponents or As having voted against extending the dead line for ratifying the Era in the late 1970s. On abortion the presidential hopefuls Are All Lis Tedas Al least personally opposed to abortion. Their positions Range from stringent opposition by Kemp an Robertson to do font s Call for overturning the supreme court decision on abortion and allowing each stale to set its own rules. On child care most of the candidates with position outlined in the document Are in favor of expanding child care opportunities although there Are Dis agreements on the role the Federal government should play in promoting Day care. On their own staffs the candidates vary in their employment and pay of women. There is no information on Robertson s Blair the report said because his groups Are As Lugtu lipped As the 9-foot-hign Brick Wall that surrounds their.,.  North other sex Reagan aides blamed in failure to pay Hospital Chicago apr former White House aides including it col. Oliver North Are being blamed for a delinquent $31,000 Hospital Bill for treatment of ayoung nicaraguan refugee the wounded Girt 11-year-old Marilsa Hen Era was brought to Washington in 1985 to help raise Money for the Contra rebels fighting Nicaragua s leftist govern ment the Chicago Tribune reported saturday Marilsa was treated at children s Hospital National medical Center from Atril to june 1985 for a severely infected Bullet wound i newspaper said. She also underwent intensive dental surgery an psychotherapy for a Motif Nal Shock the Tribune re ported. The Hospital recently turn. H the Bill Over to a collection Agency. For the past 21 months the Bill has been sent 10 in nicaraguan refugee fund. It s our understanding that there was a Promise from North and the while House that this would be paid said Doris Indyke Media coordinator Al Chil Dren s Hospital. The Tribune said the promises were made to former nicaraguan ambassador Alvaro Rizo who Al the Lime was executive vice president of the refugee fund an the child s Legal guardian. A White House spokesman Albert r. Bras car said saturday that he had not seen the Tribune report and had no comment on in. Rizo said Robert Reilly then a special White House assistant told him not to worry about the Hospital  follow up Call came from one of North s secretaries Rizo said. She told us to Send All the Bills and icy would be Laken care of he said. North is at the Conler of numerous investigation concerning the Sale of arms to Iran and the diversion of profits to the contras. The nicaraguan refugee fund is now 180,000 indent Rizo said. We keep telling children s Hospital we Are sorry we have no financial Means to pay the Bill he said. We sent All the Bills to the while House August r _ raisers in Hopes of winning support for the Contra cause. Rizo said Marilsa went through five Days of pres conferences briefings and a is qty a Plale dinner before anyone looked Al the wound beneath the Sling she had been holding tightly against her Chest. Her left Arm was Beverly infected from a Bullet wound suffered three months earlier when she was shot by sandinista As she prayed in a Chapel in he Village in Jino Tega province. The girl was admitted to the Hospital april 16 an was rushed to Sui Jery to clean out the infected wound and Bone fracture the Tribune said. Doctors said amputation would have been necessary if the treatment had been delayed a few More Days. She has since resumed Home. Reilly now Deputy chief of Mission at the . Embassy in Bern Switzerland dented telling Rizo the while House would pay it. Later Reilly called the Tribune and said thai a arrangement had been worked out Between the while House and the Hospital but that a Hospital official involved in the Deal was no longer employed there. Ballerina Dies a Phou. Nora Kaye to american Ballerina who  acclaim died in her Home to Saab Monk Calif. She to 67. Star of be american Ballet Tater. Do new Yor Toty bilk sad butt of two worlds Kaye later Cou aborted Wio ukr him director Herbert Bora a once. Rules urged to Cut deaths caused by Tow trucks new York. Ryt Tow trucks speeding to crash Sites in new York City contributed to seven deaths 800 personal injuries and 1,200collisions Between 1983 and 986, mayor Edward i Koch has Laid in response he and City Council leaders pro posed Tough new measures to control who gel assigned to Tow disabled vehicles. Towing companies Are supposed to respond to traffic accidents not create them Koch said Al a City Hall news conference under the proposed Bill which has the sup port of the Council s leadership Tow Truc would be assigned to accidents in rotation from police department lists. The trucks would also be forbidden to Cany police band radios Alert new paperboy finds injured elderly customer Council Bluffs Iowa a a 16-year-old newspaper Carrier who noticed a customer s papers piling up found the Man Al the foot of Ahill where he had fallen and had lain for two nights in freezing  fell to near 20 degrees both nights the National weather service  w. Annan. 68, was listed in serious condition Wilh internal injuries in the intensive care unit at mercy  newsboy Jere my Wulbecker said he became curious when he delivered the Council Bluffs nonpareil to As Man s Home and found newspapers slacked be tween the door and the storm door. Hawaiian Island houses invaded by sewer rats Honolulu up Black sewer rats that Are swimming up Drain pipes and into the toilets of Homes on Oahu should be targeted for comprehensive poisoning a state official said. The rats Hawaii s biggest and most vicious Posea serious health Hazard in numerous Homes on the Island of Oahu Fred Hemming a stale lawmaker said. Hummings whose own toilet was entered by Arat has asked City officials to implement a comprehensive Poison plan to halt the invasions