European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page the stars and stripes Friday March 4, t9b8 Dukakis Gephardt clash Over Oil fee b the Assur in cd press Massachusetts i in. Mil Rind Dukakis accused rival Richard Gephardt thursday of trying to impose a $50 billion Burden in the nation s Economy with an Oil import fee and rep. Jack Kemp added to the criticism the arc heaping on Panama Nian Strong Man my much Antonio Onega. Sett b Dole picked up an endorsement from for mar . Ambassador Jvance Kirkpatrick thai could give him a boost with some conservative republicans and democratic sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee go endorsements from former Virginia gov. Charles Rob hard Louisiana Huddy to cmdr. One Hay earlier vice president George Bush re has former Cia g baked Dole for implying that bus chief May have had dealings with Noriega. And rep. Richard Gephardt Dmn was the Largel of slinging attacks by two in socratic opponents. With Southern cup usury at a Premium in the final five Days of super tuesday campaigning the Candi dates were saturating the airwaves with attacks and appeals and barnstorming their Way from Lubbock to Littzi Rock tuesday s 20-Italc round of primaries and caucuses is concentrated in the South for both parties More than half the delegates needed to Clinch the Nomi nation Are at slate. In to ice. Tenas. On thursday Dukakis defended his opposition to an Oil import Tec that Many in inc ailing Texas Oil Industry have hoped for. We Don t need thai said the gum nor who instead favors incentives for Small Oil producer repeal of the Oil Windfall Las and other measures to increase . Production. Kemp in South Carolina thursday praised the kenyan administration s move to keep panamanian assets in . Haul from going to the government run by Noriega. The . Republican pledged Tibai if he becomes president and Noriega remains in Power he will push for Hie Senate to repeal inc . Treaty wilh1 Anama and regain control of the Panama canal. On wednesday Hole and hush traded jabs As the two campaigned in Louisiana. The Kansas Republican senator hinted i p Bush Noriega connection in new Orleans. There s some evidence Noriega was on the Cia payroll As tar Back As 1966. That s All 1 know he said. Campaign 88 Bush headed the Central intelligence Agency during w6 and 1977. Dole offered no evidence that Bush was aware of Noriega s alleged drug dealing but suggested thai a Lack of knowledge would be almost As damning. He says he made All these decisions Al the Cia Dole said. What were they was Noriega on the pay. Toll when Fie was Cia director the vice president tired Buck from Baton Rouge i find it amazing that a United states senator will talk Ghoul Cia matters. I took an oath of office to protect sources and methods of in Ligen a and 1 would never discuss any thing i was doing at the Cia that would affect the National Security hush said adding i would printout hut it s the Reagan hush administration under which or. Noriega is being indicted in Florida for Noricca is under Federal indictment in Miami on drug trafficking charges. Dole acknowledging he s got a Tot of catching up to do in the South to running a commercial that Ridi Cules flush for using the French phrase a esl la vie or that s life in connection with ii Tilc imports Ihal have Hurt inc Economy in both f Arlin at. The and Louth an endorsement from South Carolina sen. Strom Thurmond pointedly noting that thur mind s Southern accented in ii
