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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 19h8 the stars and stripes Page 9 showdown set Over guard training Dukakis will get Chance to make Good on threat d Norman Black a military writer Washington the Pentagon has refused la cancel the scheduled raining deployment of a Massachusetts army National guard Tinnil to Central Ameri Ca Selling up a showdown with the slate j governor. Democratic presidential contender Michael a Duka Kis. Dukakis a Strong critic of Reagan administration Central America policies vowed in june j9b6 hat he would never allow a Massachusetts National guard Imil to deploy to the Region. Since then.  and 10 other Stales have lost a Federal lawsuit challenging the Pentagon s authority to order such foreign training deployments the Case is now on Appeal in the meantime it re Mains unclear whether Dukakis is prepared to violate Federal Law i ordering his National guard unit to stay put. Should he Ilo to informed sources said Man Day this pc Lason is Etc ired to Cut off of Tirral  confrontation involved 13 Man  of he Alf Jirs spi ii lists i i Ary spokesmen.  Darius he. Rte j Clerf spokesman far Iii a Liti Cuil liar a Hurc i .11 i ii i Cimeon  Man Daj it Leilur Haj in Viii n to  i by 1,1. Gen.  r. . Jr., 11 Sta d s . Do Huilui ii i i Recti v a Tio " luvs inn ii  not  u i. To arrive in l i Upin a. Lull in ,.,. A to  ii. I it., a j the Massachusetts governor one of his units must deploy to Panama and Honduras from May 28 o june  the senior leadership of the Massachusetts nation Al guard talc last year asked to be relieved of this Long scheduled deployment commitment Donohue said after reviewing the matter the in quest has been turned Down and the governor is now being advised of that. The 65th Public affairs detachment of the Massachusetts army National guard must proceed with its  according to Donahue the Massachusetts Public affair unit was first advised in 1986 that it had been selected for Central american training and would de ploy there for two weeks in 1988. In will be the first unit from Massachusetts to travel to Central America he said. Donahue declined to discuss the matter further. But one High ranking Pentagon official said Temple s letter to Dukakis contained a polite reminder that we Cancun off their Monsy if this unit does t  a spokesman for Dukakis declined immediate com ment monday but two weeks ago during a or Idun tial debate in Iowa the do Mccratic governor save no indication he had Liani a his position on the i sur. " i hic National Gujri people Aren t Down the relearning now to by i a  he said an Jan. I 5. There Are  of  you can learn my la build loads in. This  by. They re Down then1 in us d in a  end i Al policy in Central Ai-,, thai s w y i Iii i  l Send my Guruji in 1  a it nil  Faro Jinjr the  of    � pm Icli cd veil for . Duty training periods. Until 198fi, inc Pentagon routinely sought a governor s permission before lending a guard unit outside the United slates for that Active duty training Starling that year however Dukakis and several other governors announced they would not allow their guard unit to deploy to Central America the Reagan administration countered the governors were trying to illegally jul . Foreign policy and con Vinced Congress to enact a new Law making it Clear governors had no veto authority Over training assign ments. The Pentagon s ability to withhold Federal funding from a state that does t comply is spelled out in that same Law which was enacted in he fall of 1986, one Pentagon source Laid monday it was unclear whether Dukakis had personally prodded his guard commanders in Massachusetts to ask the Pentagon to cancel the upcoming May deployment or whether the commanders did so on their own because of his Public position. All we know is that they did t Advance any legitimate reasons for  said the source. In essence 1 hey were trying to make us believe they had plans to accomplish three years Worth of project during thai particular two week period. It was a trans Parent  another source dismissed suggestions the administration was play Irp politics saying they re the ones  notifies. 1 hey cams in without Good reason acid tried to gel out of a Liei Timar training assign mull fur which they Lull  years of Advance  Dukakis takes the offensive in demo Deb life in my a newly in  duiiv., i t Lurf Pmj  at hts  can in  rivals  they  in inc Little for the Liuyu los and  of. Gary Hart is very naive in the Liming of his budget proposals. The Massachusetts governor grabbed the Home court advantage in a Candi dates debate held monday Only blocks from his snatch Misc office using inc Faneuil Hall forum to trumpet his executive experience Over opponents legislative skills. Vou pc never been through the pro Cess Dukakis Lold Hart in one testy sex Chance. You be never been a chief executive. You re very naive if you think you can put a budget together now for what you Are going to face in january 1989." Dukakis now attacks also were aimed at rep. Kichard Gephardt of missourian sen. Paul Simon of Illinois since he and they Are locked in a Light race in Iowa. It was six of the democratic hopefuls in a third do brie in three Days. The other candidate with is Alehouse executive credential former Ari Ronn gov. Bruce Babbitt was Chient. Having Down Homo after his father s death late sunday this debate was seen in Loua with its feb. 3 caucuses and in new Hampshire with its sch. 16 primary. The debate was carried on Wiz to in Boston which reaches much if new Hampshire an who in lies Mii incs which covers much of Iowa. Wiz and the Boston her Ald sponsored the debate. Moderator Marvin Knob often struggled in keep order As the democrats rat cd Bari for 90 minutes with occasional timeouts for Mutual compliments. Utise Jackum won Praise front theother in Dimatis fur his fight against drug abuse and Turt was defended bothers against charges of Campaign finance irregularities. Dukakis previously has been criticised for an almost withdrawn style in the fre quent candidate deputies. But on Mon Day he was in the Litick of the Battle. He slammed his rivals with congressional chalking up Points democratic presidential hopeful Guy i Lart Rock to the blackboard m he Laski to study nos at a Loc Tiona school in Stra Ihnn.  i Iii drawing of a dilapidated Cupric acc for not doing More for the homeless Afler All had talked about i hair concern for America s poor. All the words i have heard on the stage in the last few minutes sound terrific Dukakis said. But it was t just the president who walked away from hous ing for families of moderate income and Low income and the homeless. It seas the Congress As Well. What have you folks been doing for the past seven years Hart was the first 10 return the volleys. "1 was fighting reaganomics and Grant Rudman and All these things when a lol of democrats weren t. So Don t lecture me the former Colorado senator said. House illustrated Hart s perception of on ton my Ilia is filling part Draple president Reagan s attempts it sup Iclal re pairs "1 want Yutakis said calmly. Then it was Gephardt s turn. We be done the Best we can with what we be had said the Missouri con Gressman. We changed Gramm Rud Man and we exempted 11 program for the poor some of them affecting the  Simon replied to the Dukakis charges in much the same vein saying be worked in Congre against the Reagan Nils. Then Han attacked Simon saying if you cared so much Why do you support a balanced budget amendment a line item veto and Gramm Rudman and Hin said Simon voted for Rea Gan administration tax cuts in 1981 you voted for the Reagan lax cuts. I did  "1 did t vote for it Simon sail. Hear no evil Sec no evil ii happened Dukakis commented. Dukakis also took Hart to task fur put Ting out a 14-Page Federal budget proposal something the Massack Uscito Gover nor has not done. But Han would t let that go by on the contrary i think that unless you re Able to put it together now you Don t deserve the  on the Issue of Campaign finance however Dukakis and Jackson came to Hart s defense. Hart denied he knew of illegal contributions to his 1984 and 1988 presiden tial campaigns allegations that have dogged him Lor the Pas week. Not one of us on this stage can Gua Rantee thai every cent we receive is legally received Hart said. Do not compare this confused pro Cess of. Contribution with a president breaking the Law and bringing Down in Honor of the entire country Jackson said. Sometimes you find that Laws have been violated without your  Dukakis added. In a Sharp i change. Gephardt accused Core of sounding like a Republican with his stand in favor of humanitarian Aid to the contras lighting in Nicaragua. It Civ you be been sounding More like Al Haig than Al Gore the Missouri congressman told Core. The Tennessee senator fired Back you Don t want to Lake a position to inc left of the sandinista in this  $1.2 billion Cereal Plant planned by Kellogg Memphis Tenn. A Kellogg co. Will begin building a st.2 billion breakfast Cereal Plant near Here this year. The highly automated Plant is inc Sec Ond largest Industrial project planned for Tennessee. General motors corp. I building a si.75 billion Aulo Plant at Spring Hill Soili of Nashville  
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