European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d broadcast ministries get another Jolt Page 3 d teams in Peak condition can move mountains Page 9 g Nykanen Roetsch win again in Winter olympics Page 21 d Italy expected to take 401st Jet fighters Page 28 the stars and 5fripes vol. 46, no. 31 1 thursday. February 25, 1988 d 6693 a Dole takes minn., s. Dakota Gephardt Dukakis Swap wins by tin associated press Kansas sen. Bab Dole scored win victories tuesday in the South Dakota Republican primary and Minn Mia presidential caucuses with vice president George hush tar Back in twill Stales. Rep. Richard Gephardt and Ciao. Michael Dukakis stopped democratic Victo Ries As the nominating wars pointed South. Gephardt outpaced Massachusetts gov. Dukakis and the rest of the Field 10 win the South Dakota primary. He was gaining 44 percent of the Vole to 31 percent for the runner up in nearly Complete returns. Dukakis countered with a win in Minnesota s caucuses to demonstrate electoral strength outside his native new England. He had 34 percent of the vote with sen. Paul Simon. Jesse Jackson and uncommitted in a tight Duel for second place and Gephardt far Back in fifth place. Gary Hart was trailing in both states and Lent his eligibility for new Federal Campaign funds sen. Albert Cote or. Of Tennessee lagged As Well i n bid to show strength outside his native South. The Wiencis broadcast their claims of Success. The losers Bush chief among them were comforted by the knowledge that the big Delegate contests Don t begin for another two weeks with 51 democratic races sea wins on Back Page Lavy spending cuts Early of p r o Mai pin Lay s by Chuck Vinci i Washington Bureau Washington and Early involuntary sedation arc among the actions by the Navy to meet reduced local 1988 personnel spending Levin messages of fief fit id last week. Navy officials fid they arc freed Wilh a shortfall a diff million in personnel accounts. A copy with lha deficit the Navy unit need three major personnel lies changes fcj4ore than 6,000 officers in grades 0-74uujh o-6 who were due to april and August will have i Host Kun Lions delayed until sept. I. So. In ginning a jmj. About 70,00 1 sailors in grades Al 4n%&2 will have three months added to inc Numnum six months Lime in Grade Roqui Amto for promotion to e-2 and e-3. No will be Grandval hired under this see cuts on Back Page White House lobbyist med Navy seen a president Reagan tucs a Tail cd White House lobbyist will Hall to Utu Creary of the Navy and the admin Istfan to ofter support for defense Scorcia Carluci against criticism by a de Cossor James to. rain jail a resigned monday withal but at Carluci and his at my Isar curb Pentagon spending. The big a restructuring under Way at Ihen Pentagon now is a difficult and paint said White House Filz Waler St retry an admirable Job. Hcs a capable and suitable to the task he s carrying out the president s policies in that Ball s nomination requires Senate con lion. Says he would continue to Cut Itil suf Llyl military in any future budget Rcd Calm Ather than readiness of the remaining Lan spite the Prospect of louder scam Jiei the Mill see lobbyist on Good Knight Cap it Knight grand Crom defense St Reury Cuiper Burger shews Oft it Tii intr Are Bood insignia the Hidge of e order of he Brill la Empire and Tony tuesday m but Kinbara Ai it. With Weinn " b his Jine. See Stor 1 on pipe 2. . A ors come to Rescue of tangled whole Manama Bahrain apr sailors from the guided missile Cruiser Truxtun risked their lives in a three hour operation to free a 30-ton Spunn whale tangled in fishing nets in the arabian sea . Officials raid. At one Point it. James m. By Cortsen of wad ing River n.y., Rode the Back of the 40-fool mammal like something out of a Rodeo while culling the Nylon cords according to a Navy news release issued in Manama. He was one of four divers who went into the water to Cut the nets Foose in the dangerous operation sunday. In the end the female whale was freed and swam off Wilh one last piece of line dangling like dental floss Between its Teeth according to capt Clinton 1.coneway, the Truxtun s skipper. Through the ordeal the whale made no attempts to harm the swimmers. It seemed that she knew they were trying to help said con Way. All in All it was a most unusual and rewarding Way to spend a sunday afternoon. Jacques Cousteau would be the Rescue occurred after crewmen aboard Heli copter from the Carrier Enterprise spotted the whale floating listlessly. The helicopter was on a routine patrol and the Crew dropped smoke flares to Mark the spot for the Truxtun which was 30 Miles away. The two ships arc part of a . Battle group that arrived in the arabian sea earlier this month to sup Purl naval operations in the persian Gulf. The helicopter crewmen said they thought the whale was dead until they saw water spouting from its blow according to pity officer James co a Rescue specialist aboard the helicopter. Rear adm. Raymond g. Ziller. Commander of inc in Tarp risk Rescorl the Truxtun to the scene. Its Crew used grappling Hooks to Snag the net and Saa whale on Back Page
