European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Iraq vows revenge As War escalates Page 2 d Render unto Caesar blame for leap Day Page 5 d Swaggart tried to make Deal on photos paper says Page 9 d Witt takes Gold medal Thomas Bronze sports Page 21 author Iii unofficial  p0 Tho . �m10 ii d vol. 46, no. 315 monday february 29, 1988 Good morning 08693 a Bush win claimed in Maine caucuses by the associated press vice Percsi Donl George Bush s backers claimed Victor sunday in Maine s Republican presidential caucuses and Bush came under heavy lire at a gop debate from mischief rival. Sen. Bob Dole of Kansas who termed his budget plan a four year  meanwhile the democrats geared up for their Sec Ond debate in two Days. And in the Maine democratic caucuses Massachusetts gov. Michael Dukakis favored to score another Victory on his new England Home turf grabbed an Early Lead. The caucuses pick delegates to the parties stale conventions this Spring where National convention delegates arc chosen. Maine gov. John r. Mckirnan or. Bush s to supporter in the state said the Bush Campaign s count of 204 caucuses thus far gave Bush 557 delegates to the state convention in april. That added up to a huge Lead for Bush in the state where he has a vacation Home. Former television evangelist pal Robertson was listed with 125 delegates. Delegates uncommitted to any candidate were in third place with 101. Dole had 72and rep. Jack Kim of new York 13. On the democratic Side Dukakis jumped to Leadin very Early returns from caucuses across the slate. The Massachusetts governor the heavy favorite to win Here had the support of 48 percent of those at the caucuses. Taking aim an Israel Soldier fires rubber bullets at demonstrators in Ramallal he occupied West Bank sunday. Reports of More Arab killings by israeli soldiers have sparked debate in Israel s Cabinet and Israel radio has reported a proposal to close the West Bank and Gaza strip to Media coverage. Set Story Page 28. Those uncommitted to any candidate were the Sec Ond largest group at the caucuses totalling 32  Jackson had 14 percent and rep. Richard Gep Hardt of Missouri sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee and sen. Paul Simon of Illinois each had 2 percent. Gary Hart had very scattered support. None of the rest of the democratic Field made much of an Effort to Challenge Dukakis in Maine leaving the liveliest other Force in the caucuses a group of part leaders who put together an Effort to elect uncommitted delegates to the state  s debate in Allan la was the first full scale gop face off since a debate two Days before the new Hampshire primary on feb. 16. There was a gop a Balc of sorts in Dallas last week but it featured Only two republicans Bush and Kemp after Robertson and Dole declined to  four of the contenders were in agreement on one Issue speaking As one against tax  problem is nol revenues. It s spending said Dole for his part complained about Campaign ads that he said distort his record on taxes ads that we rerun by the Bush Campaign. No one in this group is advocating raising taxes he said. I be been leading the efforts to reduce lax speaking of deficit reduction he said you Don t see Bush on Back Page r j Noriega and protege Gen. Manuel Noriega left holds High the hand of newly appointed president Manuel soils Palau Friday outside the presidential Palace i Panama City Panama. Soils was appointed by the National Assembly Friday after it ousted president Eric Arturo Delvalle at the instigation of Noriega. Delvalle went into hiding saturday to avoid arrest. Story Page 28. U.s., Egypt have package for Mideast peace Shultz says Cairo Egypt Dpi Secretary of state Georg Shultz after visits to Israel and three Arab countries said sunday he believes that the United states an Egypt have a package that is promising for breaking the stalemate in Middle East peace efforts. Shultz who was rebuffed by Jordan and Syria said other parties might disagree with that assessment but we will be working together to make that  Shutlz who Mcl with preside no Hosni Mubarak for three hours during a Brief Slop in Cairo said the . Objective was a comprehensive Arab israeli peace settlement. Speaking with egyptian foreign minister Esmal Abdul Meguid by his Side Sulu said As our ideas develop. I think 1 can say we both feel we have a package that i promising. At least we think it is promising. Whether anybody else will think it is promising is a us lion. But we will be working together to make that so Hult said. Shultz did not go into inc details of this package but he said what we arc seeking is a comprehensive Pence in the Middle East. This Means we have to consider All countries involved we have to consider the Security issues we have to consider the palestinian people their aspirations their legitimate  the Secretary of stale who visited Israel Jordan and Syria and then Israel again before going to Egypt describe the talks with Mubarak As very fruitful and  Shultz flew to Israel to resume his discussions wit prime minister Yitzhak Shamir on sunday night Over Din Ner and with foreign minister Shimon Peres on monday before Fly Anglo Amman for a second round of talks with jordanian officials. Reagan Senf Persona emissary to Iron for folks paper reports London up the observer newspaper said sunday that the United states sent an envoy Possi Bly a close Friend of president Reagan to Iran two weeks ago for secret talks. The unidentified american official went to Tehran to discuss the possible re establishment of diplomatic relations and presumably the Fate of american hos tages in Lebanon the observer said. It said the United states has sent a secret envoy to Tehran in the first visit there since the ill fated Mission which led to the arms to loan scandal in no vember 1986." the envoy Mcl Middle ranking iranian officials who asked for assurances Hal any arms embargo against them would be delayed until summer the weekly newspaper said. It also said the iranians asked for a delay in an embargo in order Hal moderates might have a bal Ler Chance in iranian parliamentary elections scheduled for april. The Story did not identify the official but it said he apparently travelled under the name  the report also said he was apparently a close Friend of president Reagan but did not elaborate further