European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 22, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday october 22.1987 India s prime minister Gandhi with Reg a in Washington. Gandhi visits Reagan Stefes closer . Ties Washington no re president Reagan conferred tuesday Wilh prime minister Rajiv Gandhi of India in what american officials characterized As a new atmosphere of in creased cooperation. Leaving the White House Gandhi expressed Hope Tor Bel Ter relations and Indian and american officials presented a list of initiatives designed to emphasize an Effort by both nations to cooperate with each other More. The package included a recent decision to go ahead Wilh the joint construction or anew Indian combat aircraft and the Resolution of a Dis agreement Over India s Purchase of a new american supercomputer. India has maintained dose relations Wilh the soviet Union and Washington and new Delhi have regarded each other warily for Yean. But tuesday a senior administration official said Gandhi appeared to have decided to change the nature of that relationship. India ii seeking a More balanced relationship Between the United states and Che soviet Union the official said. Rajiv Gandhi wants the United states to be More of a player Ana Isno longer scared to say  Jackson says Campaign has lust Over $ 1 million Washington a Jesse Jackson inthe tint disclosure of the finances of Hii presidential Campaign reported tuesday thai he has raised just Over $1 million which ii less ban any of the Oiler democrats. However the $1.04 million Jackson collected still lopped the receipts of Republican hopeful Alexander Haig the former Secretary of state who remains the presidency seeker with the lowest Overall Lota $95s,000 sofar in contrast to totals of More than 10 limes that much for some other candidates. Commenting on Buji modest Cash coffers tuesday Jackson said it shows that we have the strongest candidate and the weakest Finan Cial operation. It shows a poor Campaign Wilh a Rich message. And the message ii getting through. Peo ple Are responding not to our financial Situa Tion but to bold leadership and a new  he dismissed further discussion of the topic by saying we Are going to increase our fund raising  in Bis financial statement prepared to meet Federal election commission requirements Jackson reported spending nearly All that he raised and ending the month of september Wilh debt of si77,602. He had $35,172 in Cash on hand and his Campaign was owed $6,191. On stale by Stalc spending which is subject a specific limits m each stale he reported spending is 16,915 in his Home base state of Illinois and$46,684 in Iowa the Early caucus state where he has a Field office and where he has made a Strong Pilch for the votes of economically pressed farm ers. He also spent $5,384 in California and $2.800 in new Hampshire the state whose february primary is the first in the nation. In contrast to Jackson s Kitty the More flush end of the fund raising race found vice president George Bush reporting $12.7 million in receipts so far and former to evangelist Pat Robertson Wilh $11.7 million for their respective gop  six democratic hopefuls an led by Massachusetts gov. Mike Dukakis who has collected Jet. I million. Soviet dancer granted Asylum Dallas a a soviet dancer who deserted the Moscow Ballel last week Dur ing its . Lour has been granted Politica Asylum in the United Stales immigration officials said. Andrei Ustinov 32, has requested any Lurn and it has been granted. He will be slaying in the United slates Ronald handler director of the . Immigration and naturalization service s Dallas office said wednesday. Philip Semark executive director of the Dallas Ballet association said Ustinov has agreed to perform with the Dallas Ballet Ina three month contract that runs through year s end. Asked about his wife and 2 a  who Are still in the soviet Union Ustinov said through an interpreter that the couple had wanted to get a divorce but that such a move was difficult in the soviet  said however he would try to bring his daughter to the United Stales. Chandler said soviet officials were granted an interview with inc dancer earlier in the  said those officials tried to per Suade him to rejoin the Moscow Ballet an promised him that he would not to punished after returning Home. He said he turned the Down. Asked what political reasons prompted him to defect interpreter Natalie pm Jovika said he says he just wanted to have a change code always heard so much about the United states. He is an artistic person not a  chicagoan opens Kirkpatrick for president drive Peoria 111. A a Chicago Manhas bought advertisements in dozens of Illinois newspapers seeking delegates Loback Jane Kirkpatrick former . Ambassador to the United nations if she runs for the Republican presidential nomination. Dennis Kosinski paid $300 for ads i weekly and Dally newspapers that seek sup port for Kirkpatrick who has said she will announce her decision on a candidacy be fore oct. 28. We re organizing the state for Ambas Sador Kirkpatrick said Kosinski 39, an editor Al a Chicago publishing House we re looking for delegates and have 40 people who have pledged to run at the stale convention on March is 1988. We re half Way there because there s 82 seats up  Kirkpatrick said last weekend in Seattle she is considering a candidacy because so Many people talk to me about it so  she added i have not intended nor expected lobe a  Kirkpatrick is being urged to enter Hegop sweepstakes by conservatives who Are dissatisfied with the six republicans already in tie race. Most visibly some conservatives in new Hampshire the earliest primary state Are trying to persuade her to run. Former  Thomson old reporter last week thai Kirkpatrick is within a hair of announcing. And Nackey lock the publisher of the conservative Union Leader of Man Chester has advocated a Kirkpatrick Candi Dacy. She s gone toe to toe Wilh the soviet Union said Kosinski. She would be in a much better position to Deal with the Sovi ets. Bush May have similar experience but ambassador Kirkpatrick coma out ahead of All of them As far As integrity experience and character arc concerned. Kosinski said he believes the Only Obsta Cle to a Kirkpatrick candidacy is Money the gop in Illinois was unaware of Kosinski s efforts and had t communicated with Kirkpatrick or her Kofi said party spokesman Dave Koltun. Kytt Patrick 60, is a fellow at the Ameri can Enterprise Institute in Washington and she has held a teaching postal George town University since 196kirkpatrick served Ai . Ambassador to the United nations from 1981 to 1985. Schools urged to Start new Asbestos inspections Washington a the environmental Protection Agency pleaded Wilh the nation s schools to Start new Asbestos inspections now warning that procrastination until next summer will mean they can t meet the deadline fora new Federal Law. There won t be enough trained inspectors or Asbestos program writers if too Many districts let the work slide until the Long vacation said Susan Vogt Deputy director of the Agency s office of toxic substances Al a news conference to unveil Epa s final school Asbestos rules. Those school districts that wish to get an a on their report cards Are those that will Start their inspections and management development plans now she said tuesday. If schools Start these inspections now 1 think Well have enough  the military s overseas school system. Launched four year. $57.ii million Asbestos removal program in june with Europe schools receiving top priority. The department of defense dependent school program came in response to the Asbestos Hazard emergency response act of october 1986, which contains a special Section directed at Dodds the Law requires the Secretary of defense to take such action As necessary. Including abatement of Asbestos in any building used by the department of defense As an overseas school for dependents of Mem Bers of the Arr cd  rations of All Dodds schools in Europe should be completed in december a school system official said. Specialists in Asbestos removal from Rockwell md., Are conducting the inspections. Dodds schools found to contain powdery Asbestos will be targeted for removal projects first the new rules require the roughly 45.000 Public an private school districts in inc nation to inspect their 107,000 buildings for Asbestos and decide what if any thing to do about it As of april Epa approved courses had trained 5,000 inspectors. In a major addition to current requirements inspections must cover both the dangerous crumbly kind of Asbestos that can throw Oil breathable fibres another kinds that would be Safe if undisturbed such As floor tile. Asbestos if breathed can cause lung cancer another disorder stat May not develop Tor 40 years. Children Are a concern because of the wide use of Asbestos for insulation in the past and the longer Lime the fibres lodged in their lungs have to do damage. A 1982 Epa Rule had required inspection Only for breathable Asbestos and notice to parents and employees if any were found. About 30 percent of the nation s school districts had not fully complied Epa estimated and the Agency conceded that Many had used incompetent removal contractors