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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Security experts Call for world anti terror Force Page 3 d Gen Rogers highly critical of inf treaty Page 5 g Indiana defeats 2nd-ranked Purdue Page 21 uthoml0 unofficial fuil1utibn vol.46,no.zb7 monday. February 1. 1988 Bush hails Michigan big win Mei foiicc1 d 8633 a Robertson supporters stage. Grand rapids Mich. Cap George Bush on saturday hailed his big Clear we the Battle for the first 19ss Republican convention delegates but his Triumph was tainted by an embittered walkout by Pat Robertson s supporters. The former television evangelist flew to Mic address his followers who  la mat they called the Legal Convent Ioanou a Megan Republican  i the new Bli ilm in Bush and rep. Jack Kemp. R . Orca congressional District caucuses in in i a Sitf Iriti a Long night of wrangling and finally a on walkout the final air separate Puc settled when Lite party convenes its nal.-,. Convention in new Orleans in August where h will decide which Michigan delegation o recognize. Kansas sen. Bob Dole former Delaware gov Pete do  and former Secretary of slate Alexander Haig bypassed Michigan which jumped to the head of the list of Siales choosing delegates 10 the 1 988 Republican nominating convention with a Complex process that Gol under Way nearly two years ago. With the Iowa precinct caucus vote following in Joist nine Days Michigan was viewed by the Bush Robertson and Kemp forces As an Opportunity to gel a tart in their campaigns for the nomination.  at National convention will he11111,11 Ili Lff Blim Wand new Hampshire combined speaking to his backers by radio i cil Bluffs Iowa Bush called it the first re ill Ingul Delegate oriented event of 1988, Thesee Bush on Back Page Friendship one gets its Speed record Seattle Natl Riding a Strong unwind. A Boeing 7475p on a Mission for Chi Idren s Chanty smashed the round the world Speed record saturday Landing Here 36 hours 54 minutes 15 seconds after Takeoff. Cunt. Clay Lacy said the 23.125-mile trip knocked More than eight hours off the record. With the exception of space vehicles no other Craft has circled the Globe so fast he said. He said some Mili tary acis could easily break the recant but have never tried. The old record 45 hours. 26 i n Dies 55 seconds was set in june by a gulfs Tream in business Jet Lacy s plane dubbed Friendship one stopped for refuelling in Athens. Greece and in Taipei. Taiwan and cruised at an average Speed of 623 Raph while burning 140,000 Gallons of fuel. On Board were my passengers including 100 people who paid a minimum of  each to be on the flight. That Money has been designated for various children s charities by the sponsor the non profit Friendship foundation. Neil Armstrong the fret Man on the Moon was one of the first passengers to disembark after inc plane touched Down under Gray skies at Seattle s Boeing Field saturday morning. Seattle was also the pint round the world rip took 175 Days. Armstrong smiling and waving nags Cape. Cay Lacy answers questions ii Flor Landing Ullh Mission accomplished. As a band played and several Hundred people cheered said the flight could rot compare with his 1969 lunar Landing but it was a real  most of those on Board described the trip an eastward journey thai began at 7 23 . Thursday Andun did at 8. 17 . Saturday As a festive never Dull experience. The four engine plane was loaded with exercise bicycles gourmet food liquor foam mattresses for sleep ing in the coach Seal and 30 cases of bottled  was a non Slop party said Bonnie Lewis a Pilot from los Angeles who was a any my passenger. Toward the end of the flight the attendants were gelling a Little need but they were so Swei unlike any flight i be Ever been  everybody Gol along Well said Jim Hartley of Auburn Wash. We re All friends after nearly 40  Hartley carried a Globe autographed by All inc passengers As he stepped off the plane. Jul lag what in Flag All 1 warn is a Good hat Shower said Sharon jct cries of Palm Springs Calif. Captain Lacy who already holds nine aviation records shared the flying Wilh four other pilots. He said inc two fuel stops look longer than expected but he was Able 10 make up time on inc final 7,400 Miles from Taiwan 10 Seattle be cause of tailwinds of More than 100 Mph. At limes he said inc plane hit a lop Speed of 803 Mph while crossing inc Atlantic to Europe. Candidates would keep troops in Europe by Nohman Black a Mizilar writer Washington presidential candidates responding to an army times Survey say they arc committed to keeping american servicemen in Europe and Korea but also say it Lime Rex Rani lib us started Bear ing More of the financial Burden. S ithe candidates also say they would commit . Forces to combat in order to protect vital National interests but they were not willing to spell out publicly the circumstances under which they would such an order. They say they support equal  women in the military but show Little ind Mon to allow women into combat though so Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas Suomi Banat a thorough unemotional review  in order. Those and other military issues were addressed recently by nine of the 13 democratic and Republican presidential candidates in response to questionnaire. From the Independent newspaper which is based in Springfield a. Democrats responding to the Survey were Sens. Al Bert Gore or. Of Tennessee and Paul Simon of Illinois. Rep Richard Gephardt of Missouri gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts and former Are Bruce Babbitt. _b8l"Republican  George " of Flag a retired army general of state and former Delaware newspaper said Hnot a Jarv Hart and Jesic Jackson among the  rep. Jack Kemp of new York and former i. Evangelist pal Robertson on the Republican Side did not  candidates who did respond stressed their sup port for the North Atlantic treaty organization and for maintenance of a Strong military Force in Europe. Withdrawing . Forces at this Lime would be a mistake particularly Wilh arms control talks continuing with the soviet Union Gephardt said in a common Haig said those who have served overseas since world War ii understand that our troop presence there has helped to Deler conflict and has added to the Sci Mill i in or. A to me Are How we persuade our friends to Bear a greater share of inc Cost of our Mutual  Dole agreed saying. Our forces Are part of a collective defense which our allies should do More to support not in technological fantasies like Star wars,1 but in technology thai will have real application in the real world against a real  he said. A breakthrough t anti Lank warfare will be a major Goat of my admin a inc use of military Force the Candi dates  but said any president had to keep thai Ono met teak it is naive to think thai blk Steve american diplomacy without Ever having Power wrote Gore. N Bush wrote our main objective is the mail canc. See troops on Back Page  
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