European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday january 196b Bush sharply rebukes Dole tells him to get off my Back _ hmm stateside Washington of vice president George Bush is making his first Campaign foray of the new year after issuing a Sharp rebuke to chief Republican presidential rival Bob Dole to gel Olf my Bush had a full schedule wednesday in he Icador primary slate of new Hampshire where his front run Ner status is unchallenged. Then the vice president was travelling o Iowa where new poll underscored Dole s dominance in the feb. 8 caucus slate. Dale has steadily added 1o Hii advantage in the results of a wow to poll released tuesday night gave him the support of 44 percent of registered republicans in Iowa compared to 29 percent for Bush. Bush appeared 10 relish the Opportunity to strike Hack at me Afler suffering in silence for months at the a Ettric comments of the Kansas senator. Otili has Calvd hush More or less an observer and said his role As Senate minority Leader makes him a player while Bush has to sit on the dolt who grew in in poverty in Rural Kansas also has mad Subtle digs at Bush i Silver spoon upbringing and his seven years in the Shadow of president Reagan. Bush 1okl reporters tuesday thai he was struggling to abide by his party s Lith commandment not to sneak ill of a fellow Republican. But he went on to m not sure being in Congress All your life is a part of the answer. I think it May he part of the problem. Dole has spent 26 years in the House and Senate while Bush s resume includes years As a Texas oilman and Anu in merits As . Ambassador to the United nations and director of the Cia As Well As four years in the House. I served there Long enough to understand How it works Hul. I be done other things with my then Bush said so Tell him to gel off my s just begun to Sec the silkworms missiles coming Illinois levies tax on illegal drugs Springfield Iii. A Illinois has imposed tax on marijuana cocaine and other illegal drugs but expects that most of the Revenue from the new Law will come from stamp collectors. The Law requires drug dealers to Purchase tax Stamps featuring either a marijuana Leaf with a slash through it or a Skull and crossbones and am them to drug packages. The Stamps Cost is per Gram for marijuana. 1250per Gram for other drugs and j2.0qo for each dose of drugs not sold by weight. However no drug dealers bought Stamps when the went on Sale monday said Helen Adorjan of the stale of Revenue. She thinks stamp collectors will be the most frequent buyers although they Wouldhave to pay the same Price As a drug dealer. Verenda Smith of the Illinois department of reve nue said that although no drug dealers purchased the Las Stamps two employees of the Agency who had worked on the legislation Bough a j5 Stamps. Oiler states have also levied taxes on illegal drugs not to raise Money but to provide another Legal weapon against dealers. Major drug dealers without the Stamps would be hit the hardest. A violator would be subject to four limn the amount of the la a j 10,000 Fine and three years in prison. An immediate reaction is Why Tan something Ille Gal but As you look at it More closely it makes More sense said sen. David Barkhausen a Lake Bluff. Barkhausen. The Taw s chief sponsor modelled the grass Las Afler a similar Law in Minnesota which has sold about 1 to Stamps so far and collected 113 million in fines since its inception about in months ago. The la provides that dealers cannot incriminate themselves by buying the Stamps Adorjan said. Employees will not even ask for names she said. Only those who order Stamps by mail will be re-quired1 to give their names and addresses for return mail the said. Illinois state police spokesman Bob Fletcher said the department is strongly in favor or the new Law " people can say the taxes and the Law Are ridiculous but they should think Back a Little bit and remember How Al Capone was convicted he said. Capone was convicted of Tan evasion. Dole Bun across his shot Back the record Speaks for itself. I have a solid record of leadership and he Joes i. And it must be letting to m on the front line every Day making a differ ence the Senate minority Leader said. When presi Dent Reagan wants action he Calls Bob s four Day Campaign Outing into the numbing cold of Iowa and new Hampshire is his first of the election year. He plans a Brief Forey into Illinois on Friday for an appearance with gov. James Thompson but i will spend most of Hal Day hunkered Down i preparation for the first gop debate of 1988, scheduled Friday night in Des unabashed loyalty to Reagan and his support of the .-soviet intermediate Range missile treaty have been issues in past debates., in a speech tuesday Bush made Deal that be backs the treaty but considers soviet Leader Mikhail Gorba Chev no Freedom Loving Friend of democracy. Pigeon Carrier Utun Hubert Luger never Geli lonely on his Dally round id sin Mih a. For the put two Monlai his Consul a by duh pet p mod Percy a Obr Lionly enjoy he cd por Tion. Judge says rights violated in Jackson Tenn., elections Jackson Tenn. A a Federal judge has ruled that Jackson j Way of electing its mayor and City commissioner is illegal because it dilute the voting strength of Macks ind thereby violate the 1965 voting rights . District j Edge James Todd was mime in a Law suit filed in 19t7 by three Black residents of Jackson they City s system of local government was established in i91i and voters have elected White males As com missioners Ever since Jackson chooses its three member Board or mayor and City commissioners in at Large voting rather than from individual mayor who also serves As police and fire commissioner is joined on the Board by an education commissioner and a Commissio Crof Glittis and sanitation. Todd set a hearing for Jan. 28 to discuss Selling up anew form of local government in Jackson. Nightclub spoils caper of trigger Happy pair Dallas a employees of a Western club turned Inlo a posse to Corral two would be horse ii Eves who were trying to make off with trigger the club s 7-fool High trademark Palomino statue police arrested Jeffrey Alan Lovett 12. And Steven Hay storm. 23. Both of suburban Desoto after the were spotted trying to unscrew bolts Holdi Glne statue onto the roof of the Belle Slnar were released alter posting $200 Bond each on attempted Shefl charges. An off duty police officer who works As a Security guard at the club confronted the men and they ran witnesses told police three club employees then caught one of them on the roof and the other in an Alley police said. Bill Pence general manager of the nightclub said the horse has been a faithful companion since he Bloudil in five years ago trigger remains atop the club at his favorite hitch ing Post Pence said adding thai he will install More safely devices to discourage thieves. Dog repays adopters by sounding fire alarm Royal Highlands Al. A Smokey an aptly named terrier saved from the Pound repaid his adopters by rousing inc Fol from their sleep during a House fire that caused an estimated $30,000 they did t have the dog. 1 would Jucs i i desc people would t be walking around said Jack Sanfilippo Captain of the Northwest Herm do county fire District. He said the Bla was started by a fireplace and John Campbell adopted the Small Gray wire Halrid fas terrier from a Friend a few years ago to save it from the Campbells had been asleep for several hours when Smokey began whining from his spot at the foot � Campbell got up opened the bedroom door and was greeted by a Wall of flames. He roused his wife Ord they fled through a outside icy could t find Smokey until a neighbor Clawd the Little dog from the burning was about dead said Wilford Hick he would t have lasted much _. Or. Campbell took Smokey to a veterinarian who said tuesday Hal the dog should recover. Pope to meet Waldheim . Jewish leaders upset new York. A jewish leaders in the have sharply criticized the announcement that Pope John Paul 11 will visit Austria in june and meet for i second time with president Kurt Waldheim the june 2j-21 trip announced by Vatican radio on tuesday will include stops in Vienna Salzburg an Innsbruck. Ii will be the pontiffs second visit to the country and his second meeting with Waldheim who was elected in 1986. The pontiff tint visited Austria As Pope in septem Ber 198j, Waldheim who has been accused of comp City in nazi War crimes during world War ii met the Pope in Rome last june. Tha incident angered jewish leaders and jewish groups tuesday denounced the plans for a second meeting Between the Pope and meeting will further Reive to politically and morally legitimize Kurt Waldheim at a Lime when her lis.1 11_ a. Nil whip theremins a virtual a West pc the us Angeles based Simon Wiesenthal censer for Holo Caust studies said in a prepared St Alcmene
