European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse American sentenced to Lite or Ira attack. Page 2 q record crowds Jam Mardi gras Blowout Page 5 d computer virus infectious electronic havoc daily Magazine d Winter olympics action continues sports Section the Trutho Idieo und icim. Fun he Tom Fotek b. Mid cski1 a a blk vol. 46, no. 304 thursday february 18, 19bb w a d 8693 a c004morningi Bush Dukakis win in . Dole Gephardt take 2nd Concord. . A vice president George Bush powered past sen. Bob Dole in new Hampshire s Kickoff presid Colial primary tuesday and reclaimed Hie Edge in the Republican race for inc while Dukakis won impressively in he contest for democratic supremacy. Reports of my death were greatly rejoiced Bush As lie rebounded from a third place Fin ish in last week s Iowa caucuses. He won 38 percent of the gop Vole to 39 percent for Dole. The Kansas senator said his earlier win in Iowa coupled with a second place finish in new Hampshire had made us n National he also said his views on lairs and an import Oil fee had been distorted by Bush and told the vice president Stop lying about my rep. Jack Kemp narrowly Defeated pee do Montand pal Robertson in the third place Competition to emerge As a conservative alternative of the front run ners. Bui the Trio was clumped far behind Bush and won 36 percent of the Vole and said hts showing would give us a very very Strong boost see win on Back Page Scanu sets Cov. Mithael Dukakis and wife Ketly wave to supporter after vice president Bush and wife Butalia id Brale it taking new Hunt Elk part my . Reducing number of warships in Gulf a military Urlow Washington a lop Pentagon official said tuesday the United stale was withdrawing some warships from Ricort and mine Clearing duties in the persian Gulf. And expressed concern that iraqi forces were engaging in dangerous Maisu evors near . Ship. Richard Armitage assistant defense Secretary for Ink a National Security affairs said the United slates had pro tested to Baghdad a weekend incident involving an iraqi Jet that fired a missile near a u a. Destroyer. He said the administration planned to Send a team of military officials to Iraq this week to discuss the matter a wide ranging briefing at the Pentagon Armitage confirmed that the United males was now reducing the number of its warships in the Gulf and said the administration had no plans to offer military Protection to ships flying foreign flags. In Santa Barbara Calif. White House spokesman Marlin Fitz Walcer said this represents a Fine tuning of our position in the Gulf and not a policy change that would be reflected in Overall forces or in Oiher coun tries actions. We think this has been a very successful operation and ii s just Lime to kind of Fine tune our forces he the remarks by Armitage were the first by an and see warships on Back Page cafes cancels Price hikes on japanese items " ,.m, stereo rack system and about a disc As if we had Bee buying the items of ass Szmuc citing the Dollar s improved performance Agama the yen army and air Force Exchange service officials have Canuck a a 15-Pcrcenl Price hike on Japa Nese goods thai went into effect for Over seas customers last month. The cancellation fftfcii.-. Orders signing tug Wirtl Olrun Ovir Lac coun Jtj 1keginning Kri Ilay of around is 50 on lop of inc n s d Aboul Ilse Smith Quilar Vitco Wasselle re corders. I a spokesman Al the . Dallas Headquarters said the crease had been up he Mari morn rip in the Dollar. Usu cd the falling Dollar already had aft Ted prices by the Lime the in crease was put into effect Al the end of january. We were pricing japanese Murchan Dise As if we had been buying the items Al a rate of 140 yen to the Dollar Wienir reality we were Loine Dollar 10 lne poin where to customers in the form or _ he said the Price increases were. Solely due to fluctuations in the Che hang Rale Between the time inc Price increase was announced and the Lime it was can celeb. 90 to 180 Days in tout a much ct-iiiuvii.T. Icsman said. Vic were looking Al a drop of 20 to 30yen in just three Moths. The rate fell 16.6 percent in january the re Duclion does not affect Japa ducts sold in the United slates Are bought through Pitnu c branches. They Are paid Tyr sub Folpe said. Bee cafes on i
