European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday septembers 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 Nixon lists Cuomo As demo Leader says Bush is probable Republican Choice Chicago a former president Nixon said in a confidential memorandum to Republican leaders in june that new York gov. Mario Cuomo was the front runner for the 1988 democratic presidential Nomi nation and vice president George Bush will probably be the Republican nominee the Chicago Sun times said sunday. However the newspaper quoting the memorandum said Nixon would not bet the ranch on Bush. The newspaper said Nixon corresponds frequently with president Reagan and other prominent gop leaders and the memorandum was sent to friends and political associates. The 74-year-old former president said Bush is hampered by an image problem and appears As a weak individual on  Nixon predicted the gop will retain the presidency unless there is a decline in the Economy the newspaper said. In that event the democrats could nominate a jackass and probably win Nixon said. In the memorandum Nixon referred to Cuomo As the front runner because he appeals to the hearts of democrats rather than their  Cuomo has said he will not be a candidate for the nomination but has not ruled out the possibility of accepting a last minute draft. His assets arc that he is considered to be a Success Ful governor of a major state he is highly intelligent and he is powerfully persuasive As a Public speaker and on television the report quoted Nixon As writing. According to the report Nixon said Cuomo s main drawback is that he is very thin skinned and pulled out of the race because he docs not want his family and friends subjected not just to a Microscope but to a proct scope a proct scope is an instrument for examining the inside of the rectum. Nixon said Bush s position is both an asset and a liability. Because he is a Loyal vice president he docs not come through As a Strong Independent candidate in his own right Nixon was quoted As writing. Nixon described the announced democratic con tenders As mediocrities but singled out sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee As the most politically impressive according to the report. Nixon said Gore 39, could capitalize on his youth if Bush or sen. Robert j. Dole of Kansas is nominated by the gop according to the report. Hush and Dole will both be 64 in 1988. Also listed by Nixon As a formidable opponent if nominated is sen. Joseph r. Biden or. Of Delaware the newspaper , despite their great affection for Reagan May feel that the country now needs a much younger Man in charge Nixon said. Sen. Edward m. Kennedy of Massachusetts has no Chance to win the 1988 election because he is far More vulnerable than was Gary Hart on the so called morality Issue Nixon was quoted As saying. He said White House chief of staff Howard h. Baker could appear As a leading candidate for the gop Nomi nation and also believes the final gop nominee May be subject to veto by the Reagan administration. Meanwhile Cuomo said he wants to sit Down with Nixon before he visits soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev on his upcoming trip to the soviet Union. I would t go to Russia without talking to Nixon said Cuomo who will be taking a trip to the soviet Union. During his presidency Nixon made several rips to the soviet Union and negotiated the first strategic arms limitation treaty. Of. Louis supermarket massacre suspects hunted St. Louis up homicide Detec Tives circulated a composite drawing of one of the two robbers sought for shoot ing five supermarket employees to death and wounding two others in a late night Bloodbath police said sunday. The sketch was distributed by police late saturday about 24 hours after the two gunmen herded seven National supermarket employees into a customer service area at closing time and opened fire on them. Four victims were pronounced dead at the scene at about 11 15 . Friday and a fifth died at a Hospital. Two others who survived the Mas Sacre assistant store manager Harold Meyer 30, and service manager Rich Ard Fortson 32 furnished police with descriptions of the gunmen who did not Wear masks police capt. Charles Mccrary said we have released Only one composite so far and i Don t know if they la release the other one today or not police sgt. Tom Godfrey said sunday. Meyer of St. Louis was in critical but stable condition sunday and Fortson of Jennings mo., was listed in serious but stable condition. Two other employees who fled from a curious neighbors Mill around the Market where 5 employees Here gunned Down. Back room to a roof at the sound of gun fire escape injury and later gave police a description of a car seen fleeing the scene police said. Police said the suspects apparently posed As floor cleaners to enter the super Market. After forcing employees to lie lace Down on the floor while they robbed the store of an undetermined amount of Cash the gunmen ordered the victims into the customer service area and gunned them Down. One police sergeant who was on the scene said there was a lot of  the suspects were armed with a .38-Cali-Bcr pistol and May have taken a Security guard s gun authorities said. Asked How the investigation was proceeding Godfrey said we re not open to questions and answers on this topic at  he added let s say we think the Case is heading in the right  four sergeants and 13 detectives were assigned to assist the homicide squad in the investigation police said. The dead were identified As Rose Brown 49, of Ferguson to. Kenneth Bass 27, of is. Louis Michael Louis beam. 34, of Overland to. Bag boy Michael Mart. 16, of St. Louis and Security guard David Spahn 27, from suburban St. Louis. Circus goers get extra for a Spokane Wash. A a circus audience got a few extra thrills when the lock on a Tiger Cage popped open during a performance and two circus tigers escaped into the Arena. The tigers got free immediately after the first act Friday night but were captured about five minutes later officials said. Trainer Jacqueline Zorbini said saturday the Ani Mals never strayed near the audience and no one was injured. The locked popped open and i called to them they re used to my voice my command Zorbini said. I called and told them to lie Down and they  some spectators however said it took several tense minutes before workers were Able to Calm the fright ened tigers and coax them Back into Captivity. The lights were dimmed but the show went on Dur ing the incident said Jeanne Vanderbosch assistant to the owner of the California based circus company american Continental. There were a lot of people who probably did t even know it was going on Vanderbosch said. It was one of those Freak things that will probably never Hap pen again in a million years. I can assure you the locks on All the cages have been re checked and double  the tigers appeared in saturday s performances. Pilot Dies in Calif air show crash Mammoth lakes Calif. A a stunt flier was killed sunday when his military training plane crashed in flames before spectators at the Mammoth lakes air show authorities said. Gary j. Loundagin 42. Of Livermore Calif., had been trying to make a Loop during an acrobatics demonstration when his plane crashed according to a Mono county sheriffs department dispatcher. No one else was injured in the crash at the Mam Moth june lakes Airport in the Eastern Sierra resort Community 300 Miles North of los Angeles. A Federal aviation administration official witnessed the crash and was investigating according to an Faa regional duty officer in los Angeles who refused to give his name. Authorities said the plane Loundagin was flying was privately owned but it was t immediately known if he was the owner. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 8, 1947 soviet dictator Josef Stalin hailed Moscow As a Model for All the capitals of the world As the City marked its 800th anniversary. 30 years ago today ,. Sept. 8, 1957 a Federal judge rejected the Little Rock ark., school Board s Appeal for a delay in he integration of Central High school where National guardsmen had been blocking nine Black students from attending classes. 20 years ago today. Sept. 8, 1967 defense Secretary Robert Mcna Mara said an anti infiltration Barrier would be stretched across South Vietnam to reduce the flow of North vietnamese troops and supplies across the de militarized zone. I 0 years ago today. Sept. 8, 1977 terrorists demanded that the Ger Man government free 11 of i hair comrades in return for the life of industrialist Hanns Manin sch yer. An Dreas Baader. Who gave his name to the Baader mein Hof gang was among the prisoners the group wanted released