European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday March 10,1988 Bush is super tuesday s big Winner from Page 1 about  Gore said dismissing the chances of Gep hard Sun King much longer in an interview on Mac to. The Tennessee senator who won his own stole Anil four other Southern primaries said. All three of us Ore Gning All the Way to California and probably to the  Massachusetts gov. Dukakis who won the two big Gest Southern slates. Florida and Texas made television appearances from Chicago where he was already campaigning. He said he expected a Winner just before the Convent Ion. I be always fell that. This will go right Down to the last primaries in California and new Jersey he said on Ciss to. Jacksom who won in five Southern slates said it was a kind of poetic Justice to win where Blacks have been Kepi Down so Long. He called on his fellow democrats to Stop slacking cacti other saying thai such tactics had caused the party to self destruct in recent presidential Clcil ions. Robertson on Abc to looked to the future say ing i m in it for the Long haul for this Lime for 1990,the congressional races and who knows what will Hap pen in 1992." he had hoped to do Well in the South but won Only the Washington caucuses which rep resent an Early stage in thai state s Delegate selection. Tuesday night. Dole acknowledged he took i whip Ping but looked ahead to Illinois. This is going la bebop Dole s recovery stale he said. It s going to be the turnaround  " the do Mcgale total dramatically spelled out How Bush dominated the Day. With 712 Republican convention delegates at stake Bush wan 579. Giving him 705 when combined with the delegates he won in earlier contests. Dole had 98, for a total of 163. Robertson gained 9 delegates for a total of 17 Kemp picked up four fora total of 39. The remainder will be apportioned As the final few Voles Are counted. It take 1,1.19 to gain the Republican nomination at the party convention in new Orleans in August on the democratic Side with 1.307 National convention delegates at stake in 21 contests the race looked like this Dukakis won 386 for a total of 455.5 Jackson picked up 366. Giving him a total of 193.55 and Gore look 326 for a total of 347.8. Gephardt picked up 93delegates for a total of 143, while Gary Hart failed to pick up a Delegate. It takes 2.082 to gain the democratic nomination atthe parly convention in Atlanta this summer. Super tuesday was designed by Southern democrats hoping far a More conservative candidate that they believed could avoid the disasters which have befallen the democrats in four of the last five presidential elections. Jesse Jackson who wan in five Southern Silra meets with Birmingham ala., supporter. And to right Michael Dukakis who xon the two tis Kcal Southern to times Florid and Tuu Green a youngster in Brookline miss. But die massive schedule 20 democratic and 17 Republican contests appeared to offer an advantage to the Best financed candidates or in the Case of Jack son the one who had the most solid base in the Region. While Jackson was far outspent by his rivals he received More than 90 percent of the Black vote in the South according to my polls which said he won Smuch As 10 percent of inc while vote More than twice As much As his 1984 showing among Whites. With 96 percent of precincts reporting the popular Vole from the democratic primaries was Jackson 2,493,700, Dukakis 2,9,b56, Gore 2,431,306, Gep Hardt 1,204,585, Hart 276,594, and Illinois sen. Paul Simon 179,5 to. With 93 percent of the Republican precincts report ing the totals were Bush 2,584,238, Dole 1,095,419, Robertson 582,730. And Kemp 218,13fi. While Bush towered Over his Republican rivals after the biggest Day in primary tic lion history the democrats still were a party in search of a Clear Leader. Super tuesday gave them three and left Gephardt on shaky ground. Democrats will hold caucuses on saturday in South Carolina where Gephardt Jackson and Gore Are the principal contenders and then move on to Illinois for next tuesday s primary. Gephardt already hurling for Money said he will concentrate scarce resources on Michigan rather than Illinois where favorite son Simon is making a last stand. Michigan s democratic caucuses will take place March 26. I never told you it was going to be easy Gephardt told supporters in St. Louis. He said the 20-Siatc super tuesday landscape was just too Broad for his financially pressed Campaign. Robertson s political base among fundamentalist christians was simply Loo narrow and he failed once again to win a primary. Even in his Home state of Virginia he finished third. Despite his poor showing the. Former television Evangelisi claimed he would w Bush s Only challenger Afler Illinois. I right now am going to be the rallying Point for those who Don t want George Bush As the nominee of the party he said. Dukakis proved he could attract Southern votes with victories in Texas and Florida to add to Majori ties in Rhode Island Maryland and his Home to Tate of Massachusetts. He also was an easy Winner in Idaho s democratic caucuses and in addition he lopped Thefield in Hawaii s caucuses. Jackson carried Alabama Georgia Louisiann. Mississippi and Virginia. Gore the Tennessee senator who gambled All on Southern strategy came out a Winner although he still needs to prove his Appeal North of the Mason Dixon line Gore carried Arkansas Kentucky North Carolina Oklahoma and Tennessee and was leading in Nevada. Robertson from Page 1 family in his Home in suburban Denver and made no Public comment on the outcome. Democratic sen. Paul Simon who sat out inc super tuesday primaries but did poorly in Stales where his name appeared on the ballot called next week s Pri Mary in his Home stale of Illinois the super tuesday of the Industrial  if i Don t do Well Here. Iii have to reassess my Campaign but i la do Well Simon said. Well win the Beauty contest and the delegates. Well win More delegates than anybody  Simon said he was not going to buy television ads in his Home state. I offer Illinois 30 years of service Raiser than a 30 second commercial Simon said at a morning news conference in Chicago. Meanwhile Democrat rep. Richard Gephardt and Dole sought to shrug off their big tosses and pressed on with their campaigns. It s up to Illinois now id turn it around Dole the Senate Republican Leader told voters in a Chicago suburb after he was shut out in All 17 tuesday go primaries and caucuses. And Gephardt who like Dole picked up Only a few delegates and won Only in his Home stale of Missouri campaigned wednesday in South Carolina where democratic caucuses arc to be held saturday. His Campaign also was id focus on the March 26 voting in Michigan after All but conceding Illinois to the two Home slate candidates Simon and Jesse Jack son whose Home is in Chicago. Copters from Page 1 that All 17 aboard were killed. The helicopters were flying at 92 Mph when they collided Cras cd and bumped spewing wreckage Over an area of330-s50 Yards. School said. The aircraft were flying at boo feel above sea level which put them 250 feet above a partially wooded area called the Corregidor drop zone where Soldier Strain for Parachute drops and air As saults. One aircraft is located in the  aircraft is right on the Edge of a Clearing school said we Are still looking throughout the area to we if they can locale any other  the Accident occurred when one of three helicopters flying in formation was hit by a fourth said William Harralson. Deputy Public affairs officer. The other two Black Hawk helicopters landed safely he said. The servicemen were from the army s 2nd battalion 502nd infantry and the copiers were from the b and c Compa Nies in isl aviation regiment 5th banal Ion said said Pentagon spokesman maj. Randy Morecr. Although the soldiers were carrying their personal weapons such asm to rifles the helicopters were not armed school said. School said identification of the Vic Tims was incomplete. Military police Rescue safely personnel and safely investigators were at the crash site inside the army base wednesday he said. The names of the victims who were based at the fort located 60 Miles North of Nashville Tenn. Would not be re leased until notification of relatives said Cape. Anthony Lascano another Camp Bell spokesman. A team of investigators from inc army safety Center at fort Rucker Ala was to arrive wednesday morning he said. The army s Fleet of 820 uh-60s was grounded twice in May 1987, once for inspection and once because of a design flaw. The entire Fleet also was grounded in april 1985 and March 1986 after Faial crashes. In 1985, the army identified a defect in the main Rotor Assembly and ordered ii corrected. Bob sum Garone a spokesman lot Sikorsky aircraft in Serai Ford conn., said a company safely pert was in route to fort Campbell to assist the investigation. Army  James r. Am Brose said in november that he had Confidence in the Black Hawk. Noting news reports that radio and microwave Lowe son the ground can interfere with inc air Craft s electronic control systems he said no safely Hazard had been found. The Bact Hawk has a safely record at least four times belter than the aircraft it replaced Stangarone said. The Black Hawk is designed primarily As a Utility and assault aircraft and i used in air assault air cavalry and medi Cal evacuation said maj. Phil Souey a spokesman for the army m Washington it normally i operated with a Crew of three and can carry 11 combat equipped soldiers. It is made by Sikorsky aircraft a division of United technologies based in Stratford conn., and is powered by two Turbo shall engines