European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday january 10, 1983 the stars and stripes Page 7 Iran Confra affair dead Issue Bush aide says Des Moines Iowa apr vice president George Bush defended his conduct in the 1 run Contra affair against everyone who has been hooting no me As the sit Republican presidential candidates pal their Best faces before loss s caucus voters. Bush sparred with the forum Moderator and Liis opponents Ai the Iran Contra Issue and Bush s knowl Edge of ii dominated the Al Rel top debate of 1988, a month before Ilic critical Iowa precinct caucuses. George Bush effectively look Iran Contra right out of the Klch Bond Bush s Iowa coordinator. Said after the Friday night event. He hit it right Mil of the although rival Pete Dupont of Delaware said he thought the Issue would be a Campaign hardship for Bush rep. Jack Kemp of new York allowed that the vice president very aggressively took on the the debate covered topics from agriculture to arms control defense to deficits and Energy policy to ethics. But the spotlight was on Bush and his role in the Rea Gan administration s Sale of arms to Iran and the diver Sion of profits to the n nicaraguan contras the lingering Issue dominated the week of campaigning especially after the Washington Post reported that Bush attended daily sessions of he National Security Council in 1986 during which the hostages in Lebanon and arms sales to Iran were discussed. Bush needed a Good debate performance to Shore up his Iowa Campaign. Recent Iowa polls put Bush behind Senate minority Leader Bob Dol of Kansas including a Survey by the new York times and lbs gave Dole the support of 41 percent of Host 29 percent for Bush. Bush said he resented news reports Hal he has not questions about the Iran Centra Anair. "1 have answered every question put to me save one Bush told Moderator James p. Gannon editor of he sponsoring Dos Monics Register. And the one que lion is what did you Tell the president of the United Stales and i should t answer i want to ask you now and everyone who has been shooting at me to ask the question and let me answer it save the one Bush said. I Don t think it s very fair 10 say i have refused to respond to former Secretary of stale Alexander p. Haig said inc Issue would nut go away and Bush might As Well face up to it. If you can t answer your friends what in heaven s name is going to happen Nusl november if you arc our Standard bearer and these democrats gel after you or this subject Haig asked. Renneb Stcin presidential hopefuls from left. Jack Kemp Alexander Haig vice president George Bah Robril Del it Robertson and pet in punt Exchange greetings before the Start of debate in a Molnes Low. I Don t think anyone s going to ride to the White House knocking me or knocking the president on Iran Bush shot Back. The debate format saw the an republicans question each other in front of the civic Center audience of 2,500 and take questions from Gannon As Well As democratic rep. Patricia Schroeder of Colorado who prompted Dole to grumble about getting a lot of lib eral democratic questions thrown at Dole defended the Tan reforms of 1986, saying it was Good policy despite the bios cd budget a Cicil. Whoever is elected president is going to have a Tough Job the Kansas senator said. You just have to grab the Bull by the Homs and Tell people we re going to freeze spending for three dependent Iowa do font stood 1 government payments to farm Nutly in Amenta is paying j400 a Al farm even in agriculture dependent Pon by his proposal to end go cars saying every in Molj year to subsidize federa Kemp raised the vice president s anger on the Oil Issue saying i never would hive embraced the Sun Dis and tried to raise Oil prices through open just As you did a few years thai is wrong Bush said. I just did t like $3 Oil. 1 thought that would result in Oil lines that Strelch from pcs Moines to the Only new proposal of the evening appeared to be Bush s Call for the candidates to release their in come lax returns for the past decade. The suggestion Drew no taken from the others. Candidates respond to questions on aids issues Washington api most or the democrats running Tor president say physicians and nurses should not refuse to treat a ids patients. Aids patient care Magazine on Fri Day released copies of candidates responses to a Survey about the deadly Sims and the issues it raises. Six democrats and one Republican sen. Bob Dole of Kansas responded directly i the Magazine s questions including one asking whether doctors and Ottier health care professionals should have inc right 1o refuse to treat aids patients. Former Arizona gov. Bruce Babbitt said health care workers have every right to choose the specialities and facilities in which they practice. But i believe that a doctor or nurse who refuses to treat a patient on inc basis of his or her illness is probably in the wrong sen. Albert Gore of Tennessee said no that would be a shocking departure from inc time honoured principles of medi Cal he said physicians have faced equally deadly epidemics in the past including tuberculosis and always accepted the risk.,. Aids should he no Jesse Jackson called for an end to ads re Latch discrimination in health care no one should be refused treat ment and no qualified persons should refuse to give Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis also said no adding i applaud the re cent pronouncement of the american medical association clarifying the professional and ethical responsibilities of medical professionals to provide two democrats did not give Clear Cut replies. Rep. Richard Gephardt of mis Souri said it is not the role of the Feder Al government to decide whether or not health workers have the right to refuse to i cat he said the government does have a fundamental responsibility to make information available about protective measures and sen. Paul Simon of Illinois said this is perhaps the most difficult question facing the medical Community. I do not think there will be an easy answer and it is one of those areas in which 1, As , would seek the counsel of All Democrat car / Hart re entered the race Loo late to be included in the Survey. Dole also did not give a yes or no reply. But he noted health care professionals have Long Hod a tradition of caring for the sick and although we have read of some incidents Hal would suggest the opposite professions1. Organizations representing nurses and physicians have restated this position for the continued care of the sick including those with Dole said he has introduced legislation to provide More funds to train health care workers to treat aids patients the new York bated Magazine said two republicans Alexander Haig and pal Robertson did not respond to the Survey while three. Vice president George Bush former Delaware gov Pete Dupont and rep. Jack Kemp of new York submitted material but did not directly answer inc questions. The seven candidates also replied to questions about mandatory testing and other aids issues. All favored voluntary testing pro Grams. Dole and Dukakis backed Manda tory tests for immigrants. The Survey will appear in
