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United slates has been very cautious in missing anything of hat kind in the past but see Mia on Pago 24 the stars Andt filpes a or vol. 46, no. 167 authorized unofficial put Lacarre foil the u t. It flamed of faces Friday Oci Obar 2, 1987 a � 0 6693 a Reagan lanes out at Bork s opponents Washington not president Reagan sharply attacked opponents of judge Robert h. Bork on wednesday opening a newly aggressive White House Campaign to save Bork s nomination to inc supreme court. Former pics Den Jimmy Carter meanwhile denounced Bork s civil rights views As obnoxious an distanced himself from two top lawyers in his administration who testified in favor of the nomination. Carter s disapproval was delivered in a left or to sen. Joseph r. Biden jr., chairman of inc Senate judiciary committee which concluded its hearings on the bark nomination wednesday. Reagan delivered his remarks in a 15-Minule speech to supporters in the old executive office building wednesday morning. The speech seemed id reflect anew White House strategy for the weeks before inc full Senate votes on the confirmation. Until now Reagan has largely taken the High Road a while House official said stressing what the president believes arc the strengths of Bork s record. But wednesday the president lashed Oul Al Liberal special interests that he said were guilty of Distor Tion of i Insor nation and unfair and unfounded attacks amounting to endorsement of Liberal judges whose decisions protect  while House officials acknowledge in Privalo thai they have been too passive allowing opponents to run away with the debate. Responding to a question wednesday morning Rea Gan quarrelled Wilh the estimate of sen. Alan , d-calif., that 49 senators now oppose the nomination 40 favor it and 11 remain undecided. Senator Cranston s been wrong  Keagan said i m very  Howard h. Baker jr., inc while House chief of staff said Cranston is the worst vote counter in the United states Senate  his own count. Baker said was "40-plus" for Bork "30-plus against and 30 undecided. Bui another senior White House official said he believed it was closer to a 45-45 tie with 10 senators undecided. Officials acknowledge that the new while House strategy docs carry risks. On tuesday sen. Bob Dole the minority Leader predicted thai Bork would lose if the debate became a partisan vote and a White mouse official acknowledged that attacking Bork s opponents could cause that problem. A his letter to Biden Carter did nol refer by name to Griffin Btl his attorney general or to Lloyd n. Cutler his White House counsel Bolh of whom its i fled in Bork s behalf before inc judiciary committee. . Won t abandon its allies says Bush  staff writer Bonn vice president George Bush reassured european allies wednes Day that the United states will not aban Don them for the Sake of an arms agreement with the soviets. There is no danger in my View thai the United states will use any arms Eon Trot agreement or anything whatsoever to decouple to move away from our commitment Lonato Bush said. The vice president began the Day at a breakfast meeting with foreign minister Hans Dietrich Genscher. Went on 10 a briefing with defense minister Manfred worn or and Mcl briefly with president Richard von Wiz Sacker before lunch ing with Chancellor Helmut Kohl. Bush was welcomed in Paris Lale wednesday with military honors and went immediately into talks Wilh pre Mier Jacques Chirac. On thursday he was to meet president Francois Mitterrand before travelling to London for talks Wilh prime minister Margaret Thatcher. He wraps up his nine Day european Visil saturday in Brussels. Kohl described his meeting with Bush As close and cooperative talks hat ranged from disarmament to conventional and chemical weapons and the strategic defense initiative. We have had an intensive Exchange of views on the disarmament process in which i emphasized our wish that the intermediate nuclear Force agreement be concluded under inc Reagan adminis Talion and before the end of this year Kohl said. The Chancellor also said that while Germany should remain firm in its de sire to improve relations with the East it must remember who is Silling Al the other Side of the  Kohl said West Germany will con in us to try to Case the Burden of the divided germanic to make in possible for inc German people to meet and gel to  but we Nusl not forget that be Are dealing with East German Leader Erich Honecker we must remember who is sit Ting at the other Side of inc table. And i agree with him when he says thai