European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday. May 14. 1908  Page 6 Dukakis raps reported Noriega Deal criticism of Bush endorsement mortified Reagan by lie associated press democrats Michael Dukakis and Jesse Jackson joined the chorus of criticism thursday against reported . Plans to drop drug charges against panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega while president Rongan was mortified that his endorsement of George Bush was viewed As less Titan enthusiastic. Dukakis made his firs visit to the Capitol As he presumed democratic nominee and won backing from several congressional leaders before heading to the Wisl where Bush and Jackson were campaigning. With his new status Dukakis met privately in Washington Wilh South african Bishop Desmond tulu and Ihnn with democratic congressional leaders. He picked up endorsements from Senate majority Leader Robert c. Byrd of Wesl Virginia and rep. Dan Rostonkowski of Illinois chairman of the House ways and Means committee. After meeting Wilh Tutu Dukakis said he very strongly supported tougher sanctions against the White supremacist regime in South Africa. The while House acknowledged . Officials were trying to coax Noriega to surrender Power but refused to say whether dropping the drug charges might be pan of the Deal. In new Mexico Bush refused to discuss the matter of Cpl to say i favor getting Noriega out when negotiations arc going on that arc sensitive you Don t discuss  the Republican vice president called the fuss Over the tenseness of Reagan s endorsement much ado about  i could t have been More pleased he said. Reagan devoted three Brief sentences at the end of a speech 1� b gop fund raising dinner wednesday night to declare his backing for hush who clinched the Republican presidential nomination More than two weeks ago. Dukatov Martin Fitzwater Reagan s pc Secretary told reporters the president was mortified about the endorsement Flap. He thought the speech was terrific. He wrote it himself fit water said. Reagan issued a stat Emcil later that said i was surprised by the news reports shut have said my endorsement last evening of the vice president was Luke warm t am enthusiastic fully committed and at i have said will go All out to make vice president Bush the next president of the United  Bush said he and Reagan tallied about the endorse ment in Advance. He showed me those remarks he had Handwritten said the vice president. I still have  Dukakis still is Short of the majority he needs at the democratic convention but the string of primary Vic tories put together in recent weeks by the Massachusetts governor has ended any doubt that he will be the party i candidate against Bush in the general election. In recent Days the Massachusetts governor has Ham mered away at Bush on the question of what the vice president knew about Noriega s involvement in drug trafficking. At the Capitol he focused on the reports the administration might drop the drug charges. I think before we Start talking about dropping indictments and making deals the american people de serve a full explanation of what kind of relationship this administration has had with Noriega. Just exactly what has been going on for the past the years he said. I Don t believe you drop indictments against suspected drug runners and  Jackson sounded a similar theme during a Portland ore., news conference. In other political developments the three major television networks reaffirmed their support of legislation 10 set a uniform poll closing time during presidential election years. The legislation which has passed the House and is pending in the Senate would order a 9 . Est simultaneous poll closing Lime Cov. Mario Cuomo of new York embarked on a political trip to the Wesl coast and said he planned to have some fun attacking Bush. Unmarried . Couples exceed 2.3 Mon Washington a the number of unmarried couples in America has topped 2,3 million including More than 700,000 couples who arc raising Chil Dren tie census Bureau reported thurs Day. In addition there Are More than 1.5 million couples of the same so living together including 92,000 Wilh children according to figures for 1987. The number of unmarried couples which the Agency defines As people of opposite set living together has risen steadily in recent years except for a Brief pause in 1985. They totalled 2.2 million in 1986 and just about 2 million in 1985. The same sex couples were also in creasing from just less than 1.5 million a year earlier. These increases reported in the study marital status and living arrange ments show continuation of the widely reported trends of recent years said a inc f. Sauller of the census Bureau s population division. None of the recent social trends Cov ered in the study seems to have taken any different turns in 1987, she said. For example the study found among children younger than 18. Nearly one in four 23.9 percent lived with just one Parent up from 23.5 per cent in 1985. There were 130 divorced americans for every 1,000 still married and living with their spouse Down from 13 in 1985. The new report calculated hat there were 2,334,000 unmarried couples As of March 1987, up from 2,220,000 a year earlier. While the vast majority of these Cou Ples were younger people the category also includes a few elderly widows who rent rooms to College students and other such arrangements census officials note. Of the 19s7 unmarried couples 1,412,000 listed a Man As the Householder formerly known As the head of household. Of those 395,000 households included children. In addition 922,000 unmarried Cou Ples listed the woman As Householder including 325,000 with children. In household consisting of two adults of the same sex 803,000 were two men and of these 11,000 reported having Chil Simmons convicted gets death Dren. The remaining 749,000 consisted of two female households and these included 81 ,000 Wilh children. The report on unmarried couples found that of the 1,412,000 Wilh a male Householder 815,000 included a woman who had never been married. Some 86,000 of the women in these households were still married to some one else. There were 440,000 divorced women in these couples and 73,000 widows for the 922,000 unmarried couple listing a female Householder 161,000 included a Man who had never been mar ried. There were 59,000 which included a Man Itell married to another woman 29,000 with widowers and 272,000 divorced men. Sands of time Ozark Ark. A a Man accused of killing 16 people was convicted thurs Day and sentenced to death in the holi Day season shooting rampage that left a Man and a woman dead. He asked that the sentence be carried out As soon a possible so thai the torture and suffer ing within me would end. A Franklin county circuit court jury deliberated less than Ivy hours before convicting r. Gene Simmons a retired air Force master sergeant of capita murder and five counts of attempted capital murder. They then heard arguments on whether to sentence him to death or to life in prison without parole. And inter returned the death Penally. This trial which started monday stemmed from a 43-Minule shooting spree in Russell Villa on dec. 28. Simmons 47, is scheduled 10 stand trial again in july in the deaths of his wife seven children four grandchildren and two in Laws whose bodies were found in and around his House after the rampage ended. They had All been shot or strangled. After circuit judge John s. Patterson ratified the death penalty verdict Sim Mons read a statement asking that the sentence be carried out As soon As Possi  is my wish and my desire that absolutely no action by anybody be taken to Appeal or in any Way change this sen tence Simmons said. It is further respectfully requested that this sentence be carried out expeditiously. I want no action that will delay deny defer or denounce this very Correct and proper death sentence i Only ask for what i deserve. Let the torture and suffering in me end. Pleas allow me the right to be at  under Arkansas Law the death penal by would be carried out by lethal injection. In the stors and stripes 40 years ago today. ,. May 14, 1948 arabs and jews moved into Bailie positions As British troops began to leave Jerusalem ending great Britain s 30-year mandate Over Palestine. 30 years ago today Mav 14, 1958 in Algiers 50,000 French right wingers took to the streets in a Day of rioting that ended with the naming of an i a Man Junta in a Clear move to separate Algeria from France by a coup d  � u Luzj u ii mayor nobs suspect in offem Pfeif murder 20/ears ago today. / Mav id i gift of str pm Orlando. Fla. A mayor Bill Frederick helped Rescue a woman who was being Slabbed by her estranged husband thursday chased Down the suspect fired a warning shot and then held the Man at gun Point until officers arrived. According to the mayor police and witnesses a Man was stabbing his estranged wife Wilh t Long screwdriver in a car parked outside a popular restaurant when the mayor and others ran out to try to help the woman. I would nol have shot the Man the mayor said later. "1 had this gun at this Lime for my Protection. I had witnessed this Guy trying to kill his wife Richard Russell Bohannan. 32, of Al Tamonte Springs was booked into jail and police said he would be charged with attempted murder. His wife Joann Turner Bohannan,23, was treated for multiple puncture wounds in the neck face and arms a Orlando regional medical Center officials said a witness to the attack came into the restaurant to summon help and recognized the popular two term mayor who was just about to pay for his breakfast authorities said the robust Frederick 53, described As a health enthusiast and others ran into the parking lot pulled the Man off he woman and dragged him out of the car. Frederick carries in automatic weapon issued to him by the police depart ment in his City car s Glove Compart ment for his own safely said the mayor spokesman Joe Muiga. May 14, 196s at preliminary peace talks in Paris the United states said it would be willing to end bombing of North Vietnam and Start withdrawing troops if Hanoi pulled out its forces from the South. 10 years ago today. May 14, 1978 president Carter made a forceful last minute Appeal to senators to support his Middle East arms package warning of dire consequences if the Deal were rejected