European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 16, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday. May 16, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 presidential front runners hit West Dukakis heckled by Gays Bush parries critics by the associated press Democrat Michael Dukakis was heckled saturday by Gay political activists Over his slam on their rights to be Foster parents while Republican George Bush tended off a corporate executive s criticism of Reagan administration poli cies on taxes and Trade. The probable fall opponents were spending the weekend campaigning in the West where the bulk of he final round of primaries will be held in the next two weeks. Dukakis speaking to several dozen homosexual activists at a political action committee meeting in los Angeles promised. You re going to be deeply involved in Whai we Bui the Massachusetts governor was challenged aver a policy in his slate giving Low priority to homosexual couples who want to be Rosier parents. Dukakis said he favors the Massachusetts policy because i think it s Best All things being equal for a child to grow up in a household with a Mother and father and other his defense of that policy was met with same hisses from the crowd and occasional shouts of protest. One Man shouted bigot and another yelled you re anti Gay. Why Don t you admit it Lukakis later shrugged off the hostile reception saying. A was Lively. That s what democracy is All his aides nevertheless were pleased Wilh the Way the meeting went. I thought in was very Good very open said Alice Travis National political coordinator Tor the Campaign. Meanwhile. Bush toured an Intel microchip Plant in Oregon where the com Pany s Board chairman Robert Noyce told the vice president Ofa need for High Jess Jackson Exchange thumb up signs with Scon Sun Doolittle Durinko regain Slop. Or taxes and for president Reagan to sign the Trade Bill. "1 Don t think that there is any Chance or a balanced budget without new taxes said Noyce. Reagan on saturday repealed his vow to veto a Trade Bill passed by Congress because or a provision requiring Large companies to notify employees in and Vance of Plant closings. The Plant closing aspect or the Trade Bill docs not seem onerous to us Noyce said to is no less than we would do in any Bush said he was not swayed by Noyce s arguments. The Viec president also sought to take the High ground on the Issue of the environment saying for too Long we have Given away the playing Field to the democrats on the environment. I want to make the environment a Jesse Jackson campaigning in califor Nia took the environment As his theme saying he would seek a ban by offshore Oil drilling along the slate s North coast forever. Jackson addressed on enthusiastic crowd in Mendocino using a solar pow ered Loudspeaker. This plan to Drill for Oil pollute the Ocean and dirty the air is environmental violence ifs economic violence,1 Jack son raid. New York gov. Mirrio Cuomo speak ing in Portland ore., on saturday said he believes Dukakis will win the demo cratic nomination but will need Jack son s help 10 win in november. A Jesse Jackson who is an impassioned part of the Effort to support Mike Dukakis if Mike wins and that s the Way it looks that would be helpful absolutely Cuomo said the not two weeks Mark a close of the primary season with Oregon s Pri Mary in tuesday allowed a week later Wilh primaries in California new Jersey. New Mexico and Montana. Meanwhile other states were wrap Ping up the final rounds of their Delegate selection with stale and District conventions Over the weekend. In Arizona ousted Cov. Evan much am who was removed from office by a state Senate impeachment trial and faces still another trial on criminal charges was selected As an Al Large Delegate to the Republican National convention. No presidential candidate was claiming him and other state politicians were openly hostile toward his candidacy. Mecham. Who earlier lost in his bid to be one of the three delegates from a con Gressional District said he would support Bush and would concentrate on the re publican s Choice for vice president. Stealth s costs 20% Over estimate paper says Washington api the air Force s planned new stealth bomber has risen in cast loan estimated jj50 million per plane a 20 percent increase Over past estimates the Washington Post reported in its sunday editions. The increase would make the plane the most expensive Ever built the paper said. Ai the same time the stealth fighter which already is flying has been kept in production under a secret Deal engineered by sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., chairman of the Senate armed services committee the paper said quoting unidentified . Olt trials. According to the Post the air Force has told a few senators and House members that its Fleet of l 32stealth bombers being built by the Northrop corp. Will Cost at least 20 percent More than projected. The Fleet s advertised Price tag in fiscal 1981 Dol Lars has jumped from $36.6 billion to $43 billion. When expressed in 1989 dollars which accounts for inflation since 1981, the Cost has risen from $50.6 billion to ss9.5 billion. A defense department spokesman it. Col. Keith Schneider had no comment on he Post Story. The stealth bomber is designed with a curvy shape and an absorbent skin which should enable it to evade soviet radar for a longer period than conventional aircraft giving defenders less time to react and Knock the invader Down. The bomber s estimated 1450 million Price lag which some analyst expect to go higher in the future compares to the estimated $278 million for the a to bomber and 1136 million for the giant c-5b transport. The stealth fighters now in operation have some of the same characteristics As the stealth bomber but can not Fly As far or carry As Many weapons. The Lockheed corp. Which builds the a Calth tighter has been lobbying Congress to build a second group of the planes to help till the arms Gap to be left in Europe when medium Range nuclear weapons Are eliminated under the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty according to congressional officials who talked to the Post. Nunn in negotiations on the fiscal 198 military procurement Bill late last year persuaded his col leagues to authorize extra Money to buy additional Lockheed stealth fighters to replace some that crashed the paper said. But the Money Ait cd to the secret so called Black budget was for fewer than six of the stealth lighters and not for the new group of planes Lockheed sought the officials told the. Post. Launch of unarmed Trident puts on show for spectators Point Mug Mas Calif. A an unarmed Trident missile was launched from a submarine off the California coast saturday night creating a Brilliant Streak of Light visible Tor hundreds of Miles. The 8io . Bunch was seen by residents throughout California and As far Inland As Las vegas nov. The target of the missile which has the capacity of carrying independently targeted nuclear War Heads was not identified. The mis Sile lest Range covers 35,000 Square Miles in the Pacific Ocean. That s about As specific As we can get for Security reasons said Ray Lucasey spokesman at the . Pacific missile test Center. Me said the launch had no obvious prob radio stations throughout the stale were flooded with Calls from excited observers. Motorists pull Cal off the Road in Yolo county 400 Miles North of los Angeles to watch the Aerial display according to one Spectator who de scribed the sight As a Star rubber workers strike at . Firestone plants Cleveland a United rubber workers Union members at Firestone inc. Plants and offices in six slates went on strike sunday after negotiators failed to reach a tentative agreement on a con tract settlement. They did Noi Meci the pattern settlement negotiated with Goodyear said urn president Milan Stone after the 12 01 . Sunday deadline. Stone confirmed the strike was under Way. Stone was referring to a tentative agreement reached by the urls International committee with Goodyear tire & rubber co. The Union intended for the agreement to serve As a pattern for other rubber companies. Stone said Firestone s latest proposal did not match the pattern settlement in the areas of pension Cost of living increases and health insurance. These Are the three issues that Are very dear to our hearts nod � t will fight 10 keep those and that s Why we re on strike the urn represents about 4,700 workers at Firestone plants in not is Ville ind. Des main Iowa Decatur 111. Russellville Ark. And Oklahoma City okla. And offices in Akron
