European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                D . Skater Jan sen Falls loses bid Tor Gold Page 21 o columnist decries open olympics Page 23 d Torrejon women beat pm Tor basketball title Page 25 d takers defeat celtics in Aba action Page 26 to Idieo ext if arc i Pili Tiosh ran the . Ftp Trio vol. 46, no. 302 tuesday february 16, 19bb Good morning .w�.n�i, d 8693 a Bush predicts Victory in . Despite polls Concord. . Api vice Percsi Dent George Bush monday predicted a win in the new Hampshire primary and said rival Bob Dole a fallen into the same momentum Iraq that snared Bush after the 1980 Cwa caucuses. Democrat Paul Simon told his supporters 10 look for a real Surprise in the nation s first primary. I want new Hampshire 10 do what it did in 1980," Ulicny president Reagan turned around an Lima defeat and beat Bush in the new Plimpt firc primary. Bush said on Abc s " Good morning  in 1980, i came Imo new Hampshire talking momentum Ken non got the is sues out. And no n t tie opposite Bob Dole is talking momentum and i m talking issues. We re doing better gel Ling out those Dill Reni is with Bob Dole on the  on the eve of the nation s first Pri Mary the Gallup polling organization re leased � poll showing me leading Bush in new Hampshire t y a 36-18 margin with Jack Kemp and pal Robertson tied Tor third at 12 Percy in. And Peedu Pont fifth with seven percent. The poll of 5s9 Likely Republican voters was conducted Friday and saturday and had a five Point margin of error. Other polls also showed the race a Vir Tual tic with the vice president s once substantial Lead vanished into new Hampshire s frigid air and the trend moving in the Kansas senator s direction. On the democratic Side Michael Delfakis remained the Leader and the target of sniping by Richard Gephardt and Simon who arc still dueling for second. The Gallup poll of 424 democrats showed Dukakis with 39 percent. Gep Hardt 18 percent and Simon 16 percent. Its margin of error was tour Points. Simon campaigning in Hollis n.m., claimed the race is Between Michael Dukakis and me and i think it is tightening. I think there is a Pouf ability of a real Surprise com ing  Simon began television commercials attacking Dukakis the governor of next door  As a bureaucrat. Gephardt s new ads lashed out at Duka Kis too. Calling him one of the biggest a foolish time of year tomfoolery is e High paint of the Fisch Lolk or car april he son with Many spec twi Taring cos Tumes. More thin 3 million re Telera surf and slaved ill done rum re a Paride route enjoying the fat title. Tax raisers in Massachusetts history Dukakis ignored the criticism Devot ing much of sunday to stating his views on foreign policy issues including Cen trial America and nuclear arms control. I be emphasized his opposition to fund Rig far the nicaraguan contras but said he would use military Force if necessary to thwart a military attack on a Central american ally. Bush cast himself As Rea Gan s Strong loyalist in a debate with his five rivals sunday night while Pat Robertson offered the startling assertion that the soviet onion secretly has placed nuclear missiles in Cuba nukes pointing at the United states he said. See Story Dole displayed the Confidence of a candidate who has seen All the Breaks go his Way for the past week since trouncing the vice president in the Iowa caucuses. Some of us would like to see it end tuesday Here with someone winning Dole said. He gently boasted later i have come a Long Way in the last 30  mindful thai a second loss after his see Bush on Back Page a photo dangerous weapon in a scene reminiscent of biblical Days an Arab nun hurls a Stone with b Slingshot sunday during devout Nitsun til the Anata hero ice Canp in Jerusalem. The hone hit jul injured the photographer tending him to he Hospital. Re lated Story on Page 3. Defiant Waldheim assails slanders says he won t resign Vienna Austria a president Kurt Waldheim monday defied wide spread Calls to resign because of his War time past and vowed not to Retreat be fore slanders hateful demonstrations and wholesale  i decision announced in a prepared text tar a nationally televised speech seemed certain to deepen Austria s grow ing political crisis. The 69-year-old president was addressing the fierce controversy that reached flashpoint last week when a historians report questioned Waldheim s moral integrity and said he was in close proximity to nazi atrocities during his world War ii service in the Balkans. Monday Waldheim declared i can not but slate thai parts of the report do not correspond to the facts but Are built on presumptions and hypotheses for that reason the conclusions drawn can not be  Waldheim stressed that he will cling to his embattled presidency despite Calls from across the political spectrum that he should step Down. In the course of the renewed Dis a Misiun the question was also put about my premature departure from the office Offe Cral president Waldheim said. I want to Lake a stand in All clarity Vou my dear austrian have elected me Federal president with a convincing majority in a secret and direct election for six Yean thus it is no longer a matter of the Man Kurt Waldheim Waldheim ruled out resignation say ing it is a fundamental principle of our democracy that an election result cannot be subsequently changed. A head of state must not Retreat in the face of slanders hateful demonstrations and wholesale  earlier monday Alois mock the for eign minister and chairman of the conservative people s party reiterated his support for the president As some other conservatives appeared Loback away from Waldheim. On sunday. Socialist Chancellor Franz Wranitzky sharply criticized Waldheim in a televised interview and made it Clear that the controversy was threatening the government coalition Between socialists and conservatives. Vranisky runs the government in Austria while the presidency is a largely ceremonial Post. The socialists Are the senior partner in the coalition govern ment with the conservative austrian people s party which backed Waldheim when he won the presidency in 1986. Wranitzky said tic would consider re signing if his leadership continued to be affected by the controversy Over Wald him