European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 4, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday april 4, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 Laxalt considering bid for White House Washington not the Republican presidential landscape for 1988 it being altered again As former sen. Paul Lanfall or Nevada prepares id form comm inc 10 look into whether he should run and Donald Rumsfeld Tays thai he Wilt not be a candidate close associates mid that Laxalt a conservative re. Publican plans to Mart the committee after easier Annai already begun interviewing prospective Campaign aides. They said that whether he becomes a candidate depends on whether his exploratory Effort yields Ade quate political and financial  began expressing an interest in the race last May saying his decision would depend on whether he could raise "j8 million to $10 million up front for his candidacy. He said another major consideration would be whether any of the other candidates had emerged As acceptable to Republican  had been some question about la Talt s Candi Dacy after the Mcclatchy newspapers published a article several Yean ago about possible Legal violations at a Nevada gambling Casino in Carson City of which he was part owner. Laxdall is suing the newspaper Chain for libel a trial Date has been set for june 22.Laxalt was chairman of Reagan s presidential campaigns in 1976,1980 and 1984, and he served As Gener Al chairman of the Republican National committee for five , Laxalt s name is not widely known among voters outside Nevada and the nation s capital. Among conservative republicans he is admired As an Arnica horror suspect attempted suicide in cell police say Philadelphia up Gary Heidnik accused of the torture murders of two women and the rape of four others who were allegedly shackled in his House of horrors apparently tried to commit suicide thursday night police said apparently he took his undershirt and at tempted to hang himself a detective said. Police said Heidnik. Who has been under con Stant surveillance in his isolation cell at the City detention Center in part because a suicide at tempt was feared was taken to Juiffre medical Center where his condition was not immediately available. Heidnik was arrested March 25 and charge with murdering two women and kidnapping torturing and raping four others. Earlier thursday a City newspaper published parts of a letter in which die self styled preacher who has a history of mental problems broke the silence he had maintained since his arrest and complained that he was framed by authorities in a 1978 Case. Heidnik insisted in his letter to the Phila Delphia daily news that he not be interviewed. Gary Heidnik after scuffle with another prisoner. Bit politician who comes closest to Reagan in Persona land political style although thai doct Noi Stem to have cd translated into political support for  to a new York times lbs news poll conducted March 28-29, Laxdall was preferred by 3percent of he 394 Republican primary voters Sam pled. The margin of sampling error for that finding was plus or minus two percentage Points. None of the same respondents named Rumsfeld a former while House chief of staff and defense Secretary in the Ford administration As their Choice for  a memorandum to his supporters and financial contributors Rumsfeld said he could not raise enough Money to compete effectively As a dark horse against better known  we believed the necessary funds could ultimately be raised he said we concluded they could note raised Early enough to avoid a substantial shortfall later in the year. As a matter of principle i will not ran deficit Rumsfeld said a dark horse contender must be a Leto raise enough Money up front to compete in the primary Campaign Money must be committed Earl for staffing and organizational purposes particularly in View of the record number of Early  has been out of Public life since 1977, when he left the Ford administration to become presi Dent and then chairman of . Searle & co. He left Scarle in 1985 and is now a senior adviser to williamblair1 & co., an investment banking concern. Nevada sen. Paul lox Alt Amtrak Conrail crash prompts safety changes in rail service Baltimore a the Amtrak Conrail Acci Dent that lulled 16 people has prompted both Compa Nies to make safety changes in their trains and service officials told Federal investigators thursday. Amtrak has reduced the Speed for its non metro Lin or trains from 125 Mph to 110 Mph after determining that the Amtrak train was going too fast just before theban. 4 crash which also injured 175 people. I thought it was a very prudent action to Lake Attis time in Light of the Accident Dennis Sullivan Amtrak vice president of operations and maintenance told the investigators during the final session of a four Day National transportation safely Board hearing looking Inlo the Accident. The Amtrak train should have been going 105 Mph because one of its 12 can was an older Model but it was travelling 128 Mph when the Engineer applied the brakes to avoid hitting the Conrail train near Chase md., Amtrak has said. The Nash is expected to release its findings on the probable cause of the Accident in four to Jive months after reviewing the testimony of the 33 witnesses another information Sullivan also said Amtrak planned changes in i scan to improve passenger safety such As adding Plas tic seat backs and Luggage restraints securing Micro wave ovens in cafe cars and adding passenger safety cards similar to those used by airlines. Conrail is stepping up drug testing and increasing safety checks by supervisors As a result of reports that the Conrail engine in the Accident had a broken radio and an inoperable warning whistle which is used to Alert he Engineer to a change in rack signals said ,, Conrail vice president of operation. Hasselman said the company also is recommending that its trains be equipped with automatic stopping devices which would Stop the train if an Engineer do snot acknowledge a Stop signal. Such a device could have prevented the Januar Accident in which the Conrail train Slid through s Stop signal and Inlo the path of the 12-car Amtrak train with More than 600 passengers aboard Hasselman said earlier thursday two Amtrak officials said it was a mistake not to have ordered drug tests on three surviving Amtrak Crew members. Tests were performed on the body of an Amtrak Engineer who died in the crash and on a Tower operator who controlled a switch near the Accident  Railroad administration rules require drug and alcohol testing for Railroad employees after a Accident involving fatalities. My concern was to gel medical attention for them they had been through a lot said Robert c. Vander Clute Amtrak assistant vice president for  did t think that they the employees had any bearing on the Accident he said in retrospect it Wasan error in judgment not to test the employees he  c Brown Amtrak general superintendent of the Philadelphia division said "1 did not make the decision with the knowledge of violating the Law. It was a judgment Call. It was  lower operator was tested Brown said because he controlled the interlock switch near the  of marijuana were found in the systems of the Conrail Engineer and brakeman on the freight train both Conrail employees have been suspended without pay since the Jan. 4 Accident. Acc to lift radio station s License Washington