European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday August 2, 1987 Jackson Schroeder talk to Liberal activist group Rosemont Iii. A the Rev. Jesse Jackson garnered cheers from Liberal activists saturday when he called for a More compassionate government and rep. Pat Schroeder d-colo., said that family should come before military might. Jackson and Schroeder both possible contenders for the 1988 democratic presidential nomination spoke saturday morning to the 1987 Midwest Academy re treat which trains grass roots political organizers. Jackson said the United states should have integrity not just Power and must Champion the causes of the various groups that comprise the . Population. The Farmers arc special interests. Black people arc special interests Jackson said. Special interests that s who we Schroeder added that americans must realize the importance of family. Last year the world spent$30,000 per Soldier and $400 per child she said. Our priorities arc totally on Friday declared democratic presidential Candi dates told the conference that the United states should Stop aiding nicaraguan rebels and instead Send peace corps volunteers and teachers to Central America. We Don t need a shooting War in Nicaragua Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis told the Academy which is billed As the largest gathering of political progressives in the country. We need a War against Pov erty and injustice in Central also speaking Friday were former Arizona gov. Bruce Babbitt and Sens. Joseph Biden d-dcl., and Paul Simon a Iii. Simon told about 1,500 people from More than 30 states that the next president should Send peace corps volunteers and teachers not soldiers to move the sandinista government of Nicaragua away from Marx ism and toward democracy. We ought to be putting out wars. Using the tools of democracy he said. Babbitt attacked the Reagan administration s Posi Tion on Aid to the Contra rebels in Nicaragua. Contra Aid is a slow motion Bay of pigs he said referring to the unsuccessful 1961 attempt by cuban Schroeder Jackson exiles to invade their Homeland with promised support from the United states. The three Day Midwest Academy conference is the group s 13th and is co sponsored by Midwest s Parent group the Washington citizen action said Heather Booth Academy president. Citizen action is a National federation of 24 state grass roots groups she said. In his speech Friday Biden said president Reagan has made it fashionable not to care about such social issues As Urban transit and housing and health insure Anc for the poor. We have a president who stood before Congress. And said Why should a woman in Albuquerque pay for mass transit for a student in Philadelphia " Biden said. Simon cited recent . Census figures showing a growing disparity Between the income of the Rich and the poor in the United states. What this president has done is Appeal to the greed in us he said in an interview after his Speed \ Babbitt outlined a Campaign platform including a Plank he called workplace democracy which urges employers to Institute profit sharing and other worker ownership programs. Senate favors Pakistan Aid cutoff Ifa program not stopped Washington a the Senate went on re Cord Friday night against continued military Aid to Pakistan unless that nation agrees not to produce weapon Grade nuclear materials. Recent arrests and criminal indictments increase concerns As to whether Pakistan is respecting its pledge regarding the nuclear Export control Laws of the United states according to the Resolution adopted by voice vote. Further . Assistance to Pakistan in the face of continued violations would undermine . Efforts to contain the spread of nuclear weapons it added. The Resolution offers president Reagan Strong sup port in his forthcoming efforts to gain Pakistan s compliance with its past commitments not to produce weapon Grade nuclear leading members of the House and Senate Nave urged sanctions against Pakistan for attempting to Export from the United states materials to build nuclear weapons. Sen. Claiborne Pell i r.i., chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee earlier this month urged Congress to Cut off a six year $4.02 billion Aid program to Pakistan. His Call was prompted by charges brought by a fed eral court in Philadelphia against a pakistani National accused of bribing an undercover agent to obtain an Export License for special steel for Pakistan s uranium enrichment program. Despite denials from the pakistani government it is widely believed Pakistan has been seeking to develop a nuclear bomb since its traditional enemy neighbouring India exploded a nuclear device in 1974. Reagan has urged president Ziaul Haq several times to refrain from developing nuclear weapons. The administration supports Pakistan As part of its strategy to limit soviet expansion in Asia. Memorial to Stark dead unveiled Mayport is Fla. A in an emotional me Morial service saturday two Stark crewmen unveiled a Bronze and Stone Monument in memory of their 37 shipmates killed by an iraqi missile in May. God gave them dignity but they earned their own Honor rear . Michael p. Kallires commander of Cruiser destroyer group 12, told the families of the slain sailors at the Dock where the guided missile Frig ate Stark had departed in february and will return wednesday. Chief Petty officer Henry Bloney and Petty officer 2.c. Gary Goodale pulled away the shroud covering the memorial As family members broke into tears. We owe an Honor to those Youn people and their family members Kalleres said Dunn the 15-minute service before 75 people. The Stark left its Home port six months ago for what was considered a routine patrol in the persian Gulf. But on May 17, a French made exocet missile fired by an iraqi warplane ripped through the Hull of the Frig ate killing the crewmen. Families and friends of the surviving crewmen Are expected to Greet the ship when it docks about 10 30a.m. Local time wednesday. A sister ship the guided missile frigate Stephen w. Groves is to return an hour earlier. Its tour in the persian Gulf was extended for two months after the Stark was attacked. Wednesday has been declared yellow ribbon Day by Jacksonville mayor Tommy Hazouri who is asking local residents to Wear and display yellow rib Bons in Honor of the Stark and Groves crewmen. Stateside chlorine leak at Plant forces evacuation of 300 , ind. A chlorine leaked from the City s waste water treatment Plant Fri Day forcing evacuation of hundreds of people and sending 45 to leak discovered about i ., forced evacuation of a 10-Block area. In All 20 people were admitted to medical centers for treatment. The cause of the leak had not been deter mined said Larry Mckinley Kokomo s director of Urban development and design. We do know a line to a chlorine Cylinder separated Mckinley leak was scaled about 2 30 ., and fire fighters diluted the spilled chlorine with water. The All Clear was Given shortly after 5 30 To the estimated 300 evacuees bus Driver suspended for leaving child in vehicle Crest Hill Iii. A a school bus Driver has been suspended indefinitely Tor leaving a handicapped 3w-year-old girl unattended for 40 minutes in a hot bus while shopping at a mall authorities say. The Driver christens Brown apparently thought All the children she had picked up at Ludwig elementary school had been dropped at their Homes when she stopped at the mall said Tom Casey general manager of Crawford bus service inc., in suburban Lockport. Casey said that the child had fallen asleep in the seat behind the Driver and that Brown did not notice her. Company policy requires All Drivers to walk the length of their bus before they leave it Casey discovered the child when they heard her crying Casey said. He said the win Dows had been left open. Miss America pageant operations chief resigns Atlantic City n j. A the head of the Day to Day operations of the miss americ pageant has resigned less than two months be fore the september event but the pageant s chairman said Friday the show will go on. John Zerbe appointed last year As the pageant s first executive vice president resigned effective coordinated the state pageants sponsors and contracts. Since All the state pageants Are com plete and chairman Albert a. Marks or. Will handle the National pageant on sept. 19, the resignation will not affect operations Marks said. Marks also said he has picked Leonard Horn an Atlantic City attorney to take Over As chief executive officer for next year s pageant. Crop dusting Pilot killed when plane hits Power line Kalispell Mont. A the Pilot of a crop dusting plane was killed Friday when Bis aircraft struck a High voltage Power line and crashed in a potato Field dumping a Load of highly toxic insecticide authorities said. Flathead county Deputy Delbert Brenneman said Pilot Rodney a. Martin of Demon was killed instantly. Life support advances spawn litigation study says Washington a severely or Termi Nally ill patients Are often left out of decisions on whether to keep them alive through respirators feeding lubes or other treatments according to a congressional study released advances in life sustaining techno Logies have spawned a growing number of Legal cases pitting a patient s right to refuse treatment against Protection of doctors integrity said the office of technology assessment. As the population Ages As once extraordinary measures become commonplace and As Ever More powerful technologies emerge it be comes increasingly important to understand the problems As Well As the potential associated with the use of these technologies and to devise poli cies that reflect this understanding said Ota a research of Congress
