European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 11, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page athe stars and stripes wednesday March 11,1987 Babbit writers demo race Manchester . A former nov. Bruc Babbitt of Arizona tuesday entered the race for the 1988 democratic presidential nomination with pledge to never again Trade anything of value for a hostage even if it costs the lives of some of those  at the site of what was once the world s largest textile Plant Babbitt said president Reagan has conducted government by teleprompter in which words and deeds have lost All logical  he added for Yean we be heard courageous word about terrorists from a president who sends them missiles for Ransom and then pleads amnesia when he called into account. For Yean we be heard patriotic words from a administration that compares the nicaraguan contras to our own founding fathers and then Sel up sultans and saudis and Swiss Bankers to fund them behind our Back and that is a  the 48-year-old former governor chose the male that holds he first presidential primary As the site for his entry into the race. The location for the speech Thea Moskean co. Milt Yard once was the site of a textile Plant that employed 17,000 people. Appolo drive gets rolling Freddie Kui Zarkh or. Ttys the Public know who Beis. Backing for president on � sign outside his Keno Itu wis tavern. The tavern it across the Street fun lot main american motors corp Plant in Kenosha he posted the sign after Chrys Ler whose chairman is be Iacocca announced plans to in Jam. Babbitt began his Day with an interview on Abc tvs Good mom ing america.1 he told an interviewer i intend tomake some Waves by taking positions that would separate him from his rivals. Among the proposal Babbitt put Forth was tax ing social Security Bene fits for wealthier Ameri cans. Asked at what income level he would Start taxing benefits Babb " id. About $35,000 a  Laid that As president he would Cut off Aid to the contras fighting to overthrow the leftist govern ment of Nicaragua. The contras arc a dead end he said. They Don thave any support in  Babbitt joined rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri As an Early candidate for the democratic nomination. Gephardt and Babbitt have received 2 percent to 3percent each in surveys asking democrats their Choice for their party s nomination. Former sen Gary Hart of Colorado generally regarded As the democratic front runner plans to announce his candidacy aprils. Gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts sen. Joseph Biden or. Of Delaware and the Rev Jesse Jackson also arc expected to make presidential bids with Reagan barred from seeking a third term crowded Republican Field also is shaping up Babbitt said an America in charge of its future would stamp out terrorism and we must begin with a pledge to let our Heads Rule our  we must never again Trade anything of value for hostage and if we take that pledge seriously then some of the hostages May not be coming Home Bab Bitt said. He called for a  moratorium on Sta wars Reagan s plan fora space based missile defense system because you Don t Stop one arms race by Start ing  Rizzo files for mayoral race assails tactics against move Philadelphia a Frank Rizzo seeking to return to the mayor s chair says incumbent a Wilson goods wants to win re election to finish his Job that s to bomb the other hair or he City a Rico s statements referring to the May 1985 confrontation Between police and the Radical group move in which police dropped e bomb on the group s House came monday As the former two term mayor filed Bis Republican mayoral nominating Peti Tion with the City election Board. Goode declined to comment directly on Rizzo characterization. That Type of rhetoric is the past. And we re not returning to that Type of name calling Goode said. Also filing petitions monday were Rico s opponent in the May primary businessman John Egan an Goode and his. Opponent in the democratic primary former District attorney Edward Rendell eleven people died and 61 Homes burned after a fire started when police dropped a bomb on the fortified move Headquarters. The Federal government and a City grand jury Are investigating the , a 30-year policeman and police commissioner before becoming mayor said he was undecided about Egan s Challenge to debate. Everybody knows where Frank Rizzo stands Herald. Everybody knows what i m going to say most. Vou run out of things to soy when you re a candidate after being on the scene so Long there s no prob Lem comparing me with fast Eddie or the bomber he said. Veteran Pepper Calls Gephardt most capable Man in the race Miami a rep. Claude Pepper who s been campaigning for democratic presidential candidates since Franklin d. Roosevelt s firs run has pledged Todd some Gray Power to rep. Richard Gephardt s dark horse 198bbid. He s not a spectacular Type fellow but i think he going to slowly Rise Pepper said. I be always known that his ability is outstanding that he is a dogged Down to Earth honest Man who s been doing some of the most innovative work i be known of Pepper said "1 had some reservations about whether or not he had enough Charisma to win the Campaign. But i believe he s the most capable Man in the race and the people in 19b8 won t be looking so much far a charmer like Roosevelt or Reagan. There Are plenty of reasons for people to have doubt about the people in Public  the 86-year-old National Champion of elderly per sons perhaps the democratic party s most popular perennial campaigner will appear with Gephardt i Iowa and new Hampshire the first two tests next year for presidential hopefuls. In return Gephardt will embrace Pepper s Agenda of legislation on rights of the elderly including expansion or catastrophic illness coverage for the elderly an maintaining annual Cost of i veg adjustments for so Cial Security. Pepper who was a . Senator before Gephardt,46, was born campaigned for democratic Senate and congressional candidates in at least 15 Stales last  s recognized As a spokesman by Many of the nation s 2b million Ovcr-65 voters. Anel oks drug tests for transportation workers Washington up the senat Commerce committee tuesday approved legislation that would require random drug testing of employees involved with operating commercial air Craft railroads trucks and buses. The legislation passed on a 19-1 Vole was approved despite questions raised by senators about whether it would with stand a constitutional test. Several senators who voted for the measure said they May fight to change the Bill when in reaches the Senate floor. The measure would require the department of transportation to write regulations requiring the testing for worker involved in the safety aspects of com Mercial airline travel Railroad operation and truck and bus service. The Bill drafted by Sens. Ernes Hollings , the committee chair Man and John Danforth r-mo., the ranking Republican would cover employees such As pilots airline Crews air controllers bus and truck Drivers and Railroad engineers and brakeman. The department could include other employees. Under the Bill an employee who tested positive would have to leave safely related duties immediately. In som cases the employee could return after rehabilitation. For an employee to be tested positive however he or she would have to have failed two tests a preliminary screen ing and a much More accurate and expensive second test. In addition to periodic random test ing the screening would be required be fore employment and after accidents. Most truck Drivers work for Commer Cial Carrier however the Bill also would provide for a Pilot program for Roadside testing of Independent opera tors an aide for Danforth said. It is Lime for the Federal government to strike turd and fast against substance abuse in transportation Danforth  the Strong vote in favor of the Bill some senators said they had con Cerns about whether it was Constitution Al. They said they May try to change the measure on the Senate floor. It s not going to do us any Good lop ass a plan Here that will be struck Down by the supreme court in a matter of months said sen. John Kerry d-mass., who voted for the Bill. I just started learning about this week ago but i read enough material on false positives to raise my hackles he said. Sen. Brock Adams. D-wash., a former transportation Secretary also pied for the plan but said he thought it might create an administrative Nightmare if Congress did not give the transportation department More direction on the specifics it wanted covered under the Biu