European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 14, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 a gof the stars and stripes wednesday. October 14,1987p elder Alf London dead at 1 Al Topeka Kan a Alf Landon the Fonn 4itufiovemor whose presidential Iii spa Mellil Franklin Roosevelt s 1936 landslide came the grand old Man or the Grinold party in a Long life outside politics died monday at his Home. He was 100. Landon. The father of sen Nancy Kas Schaum r-kan., wryly described himself a lawyer who never had a Case an Oil Man who never made a million and a president Iai candidate who carried Only Maine and  he refused to be nettled about his epic loss and in later years gave his grand children ponies named for the two slate she won. They might have forgotten me if Thad been close he once said. Landon was hospitalized Stormont Vail regional Mcki Kentur after complaining of Inu Spain. Hews treated for a Gumone and a mild Case of  resuming Home saturday a hts Pill bed had been set up in the Library of the family Home. His , and housekeeper Rila Dwight said Landon simply stopped breathing at 5 25p.m. Naaf Cal i Iii in would have him a Tittle while to nil my Tendon said. But can accomplish. He was Vermadell to 100. And he was so plea that the president came to see  said she had noticed in Landon s breathing Pau monday but said he Rejba Bealert and talked with both Harpf mrs. Landon during the Dav of he Waal Jan of exceptional charac Ter column ind fortitude Dwight said. Passed away. I think he fell it time Kassebaum had been scheduled to appear monday night in Walc Bury Conn but headed Back to Topeka after learning of her father s death. President Reagan issued a statement mourning the death of the gop elder  Landon exemplified the very Best in Public service. He deeply loved his country and he was motivated by a Genu Ine a Cire to help his fellow maa governor Landon was a True eld Man whose expertise a Grifft were sought and valued�ajj0m f us in pub n. Bob Dole who is1988 a Publ lean presidential Hsii lulled Landon a Friend andmentor.1 he was a  who taught generations of  integrity and leadership were is the decades put the 1936 drub further and further behind him Landon became a beloved Symbol of his party an elder statesman who received president Reagan Al his Home last month on the occasion of his 100th  the Kansas Coolidge his Campaign was symbolized by the Sun Flower his battered fell hat and the slogan life Liberty and  he condemned new Deal policies As dangerous and cockeyed and pledge that if elected he would restore our gov Well As a con i who emerged As the top Swright Hope by being the Only Republican governor to win re election in 1934, received eight electoral votes. Waller Mon Dale received 13 electoral votes in 1984, second lowest number in Modem political  received 36. S percent of the popu Lar Vole the third worst showing in Atwo Way race since the turn of the Cen Tury after John Davis in 1924 and James Cox in 1920. In afterwards he acknowledged  the eve of the election he , yet he never expressed Art you Sec 1  a Politi Cal career he said. But was not a vocation but an ave never sought office  _ Alfred Mossman Landon was Bof sept. 9, 1887, in West Middlesex. A. The Sou fan Oil explorer who began drilling in Kansas near the turn of the Cen Lury. Bush from Page 1 that he has been too subservient in the past to Republican presidents. During the Houston speech which touched on a array of Domestic and foreign policy issues Bush embraced Reagan s stand against any general or significant lax increases vowing that i am not going to raise news Brief mischievous Monkey lands but in the Wrona pot Cany i Earth i at an . Tass Saat 7 03 . 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Tax code is cloaked in deliberate ambiguity and advocated a taxpayer s Bill of  he indicated a shared philosophy with Reagan on the need for a prudent scepticism in dealings with the Sovi ets and said the Reagan doctrine of encouraging struggle for democracy must Thunder  that said Bush includes Nicaragua As Well As Afghanistan and  citing any names Bush blasted those who engage in influence peddling in Washington and said americans must leave the tired old baggage of bigotry behind  joined new York rep. Jack Kemp former Delaware Cov. Pete Dupont former television evangelist Pat Robertson and former Secretary of state Al expander m. Haig or. As officially declared  minority Leader Bob Dole of Kansas is expected to announce his candidacy in a  an interview broadcast monday Bush said he would not seek to enhance his prospects by second guessing or criticizing Reagan s policies and decisions. Amtrak fro Pagol stable and satisfactory  of the injured suffered bumps bruises or Bro Ken Bones Hospital officials  said Amtrak s records showed 248 Pas sengers and 22 Crew members were on me train but she said that number would not include passengers who failed to show or who bought tickets at the Las minute. Investigators for Amtrak Burlington Northern and the Federal Railroad administration were at the scene near Russeli Early tuesday. My understanding is that the Crew was Given Aradio signal to go ahead and then they came upon the open  said Tom Simpson a Washington d.c.,spokesman for the Fra. Obviously that s something we re going to look into to see now something like that could happen Simpson said. We can thank a Tot of things for no on being  Simpson said he understood that Amtrak s Crew had undergone alcohol and drug testing after the crash but that the results would not be available for three to four weeks. Hurricane from Page 1 for 10 american red Cross shelters said red Cross spokesman Tom Donia. The most 369, were gathered at South Dade High school in Homestead just off the keys be said. Since Floyd first started threatening Florida there Cross opened 55 shelters in 10 counties sheltering at one Lime or another 2,000 people including almost1.000 in Lee county and 425 in Collier county. Trailer Park resident Guju Enno Anton was one of Many who opted to ride out the storm because of his Dot in the shelter they Don t allow dogs he explained White picking up debris around his Mobile Home. Some airlines stopped their Miami International Airport operations in the afternoon stranding vacationers while military official ordered about 100 f-4and f-16 air rail out of Homestead fab South of Miami 10 safer facilities. Uso from Page 1 port and try to find new ways new things in new markets. And we Lake every Chance to speak Lobus iness Leaden and at organizational functions such As the american legion National  he said. Hagel also is pursuing an institutionalization of the Uso resource base As he Calls it by establishing a number of annual fund railing events worldwide that will guarantee income. For instance we re going Tofino annual  gala Here in . 9," he  re join Gap  the tint annual but those Uso award which will be Given every year at that  a similar event will Lake place in Ger Many later this month with . Ambas Sador Richard Burt presenting the first ambassador s Uso award to Chancellor Helmut Kohl. I Well go after a Cou ple of of Tokyo or Paris he said year maybe we can bring on one or to More until we have six or eight a  doing that Well know expect 10 pull in Money from each of acc Ems every year. Atom Mune All of that raises ii bin the organization Hagel has been tackling a severe morale problem among his worldwide staff. In addition 10 culling an entire level of Middle management to give More responsibility to staffers at the local level he has gotten a Meril pay system approved by the Boardo directors. Everyone has always gotten the Sam raises whether they worked 10 hours a Day including weekends or came inform 9 to i and never worked week ends he said. Thai s wrong. We re still going id Factor in the Cost of civil be but aboyejfcjl0mr and they la Lucive creative workers for the Stravi Camembert this slimmed Down revamped Uso be More effective and responsive by changeling its energies into five areas Airport Tenien Fleet centers family an Community centers orientation and in Ler cultural programs and celebrity entertainment. By concentrating on Only those five areas we can upgrade those programs with better trained people bigger physical operations and More financial sup port Hagel  Uso also will pull Back from a duplication of efforts with the military services whenever pos Sib j of Fth aun Holder Germany five Yean ago but now the army has their own Center and is doing Good Job he said. Why should we be on that base with that program ? let s find another need to fill. Al admits there is nothing pro ii plans for the Uso. Lion commonsense and Haro la Musaid. We re going to make non tante in Notafraid to make most Ike tru things. We be got a Long Way to 6twe be made a Good Start and it j very encouraging thai Well wind up this Yea with some Money in the Bank