European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday february 4,19b8 the stars and stripes Page Bush shows opposition to gun controls by taking weapon into . Meeting Concord nil. A vice president George hush was packing a five snot pistol when he appeared Ai a candidates forum before new Hampshire gun owners tuesday night in 1980, inc same croup booed gop hopeful John Anderson into silence of his support for gun licensing. Gun control was the tonic again tuesday right and inc six go presidential contenders All hastened to come nut against it. I m opposed to gun control. I opposed gun control As a member or Congress t opposed gun control As a  said former Delaware gov Pete Clu 1 on. My idea of gun control is a steady aim declared rep. Jack Kemp of new York a favorite of the gun owners of new Hampshire you tic up he honest people with red tape and the croaks Jum  Bush said of gun licensing efforts. Former television evangelist Pat Robertson read inc tit of inc second amendment to the Constitution which ensures the right to keep and Bear arms and then said "1 grew up with firearms. I shot expert with a Browning automatic Rifle. I scored Sharpshooter with them a Rifle. I am familiar with the .32-Cnlibcr pistol and the ,45-caliber  Senate gop Leader Boh Dole who was seriously wounded in world War ii. Said he too supports the second amendment even though i know a Little bit about guns particularly about the wrong end of  we re All saying the same thing wid former Secretary of slate Alexander Haig. Town firearms today Large ones and Small ones but hush went beyond his opponents rhetoric dramatically flourishing a Liny pistol to make a Point about efforts to limit or ban plastic guns that arc hard or impossible to detect at Airport Security checks. Ill Tell you what troubles me is inc whole question of detectability Bush told about 1,200 members of the group attending the meeting. Here s a weapon he said whipping out inc gun. This weapon at this Point cannot be selected. This weapon can kill the Pilot fan  Bush s aides said the Metal gun was a five shot .22 Cantiber pistol weighing Svi ounces. They Aid it was provided o Bush by Treasury department officials. The forum was one of the most tightly secured events of the Campaign. All those Cut Cong the room were required to walk through n Metal Detector and All bags and packages were searched by uniformed secret service guards. All the republicans denounced current legislation in the Senate sponsored by Seni. Howard met in Baum. A Ohio and Edward Kennedy a mass. That would drastically limit plastic weapons. Each promised to veto such a measure. Bush Haig and Dole warned that High technology poses a major danger because an entire gun May soon he made of non metallic mule is and thusby totally . The Only Boos during the session were aimed a the democratic presidential hopeful who were also invited to attend the session. None did although the group said sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee had initially indicated he would come. Barbara Spring fold Ith husband Jim holds up i inning lotto ticket. Preacher s wife wins Lofto and Hopes she is forgiven Chicago a a preacher wife will be counting her pennies from heaven More than i to million of them for the Nel -0 years with a Little help from the Illinois lottery Barbara Springfield whose Hus band. Jim gave up a s30,000-a. Ear Job to become pastor of a storefront Church won More than si.2 million in saturday s drawing of the state s lotto game. She had purchased Only a few lick Cli and said she kept those hidden from her husband because he preaches that gambling is a sin and has Cam  the lottery. So what docs he think of her wind fall i have prayed for her and asked the lord to forgive her said Spring held pastor of Good Hope free will Baptist Church. My belief is that All unrighteous Ness is sin Springfield said but inc Bible says All things work to the Good for those who Lov the  mrs. Springfield 49, said she plans to use her winnings to buy a House and pay overdue Bills but first she will give id percent to the Church where her husband started preaching a year ago. My final analysis of what happened the other Day is that it was a Blessing that came at a time when we were in need said Springfield. It seems to me like the lord is saying hey Here s your salary for the next 20 years now preach my word " said Springfield. Ala. Lawmakers arrested trying to remove Flag Montgomery. Ala. Up slate rep. Thomas Reed and 13 other Law makers were arrested tuesday for trying to remove a Confederate nag former gov. George Wallace had raised Over the slate Capitol after his 1963 segregation forever speech. What you saw today is Jusi the begin Ning Reed said after he and the other lawmakers nil of them Black were arrested while trying to climb a Fence surrounding the Capitol which is closed for renovations we bitterly resent having to pledge allegiance to a lag thai wants to turn the clock Back. We will not Stop until that Flag is removed from the Capitol dome he said. Wallace put the Confederate Flag Over the Capitol dome one Day after delivering his famous segregation today segregation tomorrow segregation forever speech at the University of club an to protest the enrolment of the first Black student Here. Reed s attempt to Lake the tag Down was part of a National Effort to get the Confederate Flag removed from the slate capitols of Alabama and South Carolina and to gel the Symbol removed from the design of the slate flags of Mississippi and Georgia. More than 1,000 supporters stood be Hind police barricades and cheered wildly As the legislators were led away into a wailing police bus and taken to inc coun a jail. Jail officials said the lawmakers who were charged with second degree tres passing a Misdemeanour were released on their own recognizance. There was an equally vocal group of Flag supporters waving confederates and wearing Ash Iru that said. The South shall Rise  Reed said he was trying to remove the Banner because gov. Guy Hunt ignored his requests to have it taken Down and his Only option was to pull the Banner Down himself. 3 gis held in puerto Rico in drug smuggling Case san Juan puerto Rico not three american soldiers and a Panama Nian citizen wearing a . Army uni form were arrested when they stepped off a military transport plane saturday afternoon carrying a Large Quantity of co Caine Federal authorities said monday. The four were arrested after a routine customs inspection uncovered inc co Caine in their baggage and on their per sons the officials said. The plane was making a Slop at the Roosevelt roads is on puerto Rico s cast coast on the Way from Panama to inc United states the panamanian citizen identified As Rafael a. Valladares carried what appeared to be a legitimate army identification tag Papen and travel orders said Arthur Barnes a special agent for the drug enforcement administration. Two of the soldiers were identified As Dairy t Taylor and Franklyn Brown both were reportedly stationed at fort Clay ton on the Easl coast of Panama. They were reported to have carried a local of 26,4 pounds of cocaine. They and Valla dares were charged in scaled indictments issued monday by . Magistrate Roberto Schmidt Mange. The third Soldier. Bruce Milton Mack of South Carolina stationed at fort Kobyc on the West coast of Panama was charged with attempting to smuggle 37 pounds of cocaine into the United states. Barnes said the investigation was Loo preliminary to determine when her it was an isolated Case or part fan organized operation. He said that the drug Agency had no Advance knowledge there would be drugs on the plane. They were discovered As part of a routine Check of incoming passengers he said. Asked How Valladares got military identification and travel orders for a Mil Alary flight Barnes thai is part of the investigation. We would sure like to maj. Ken Roberts a Public information officer at fort Clayton said in a Telephone interview thai inc army was aware of the situation and was conduct ing its own investigation. These things obviously can happen and it did he said. We Are trying to determine How in  the four were being held in the Annex of inc slate Penitentiary in Rio Pindras