European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday june 11, 19bb the stars and stripes Page 7 Jackson would weaken ticket surveys contend Washington a Jesse Jackson is the of Choice of democrats As a running male for Michael Dukakis but he would Hurt the ticket among groups whose support the democrats need to win in the fall an Abc Washington Post Survey suggested. And another poll conducted for Usa today and Cable news network indicated a Dukakis led ticket with Jesse Jackson As the running mate would lose to George Bush 47 percent to 40 percent. Otherwise Dukakis would win 45 percent to 39 percent the Survey suggested. Jackson has been saying that he deserves to be offered a spot on the ticket. But the Abc Post Survey found that two thirds of democratic voters believe the nominee has the right to choose anyone he wants As a running mate. Only three in 10 said the second spot on the ticket should automatically go to the second place finisher in the primaries the Pott said. The Abc Post poll reported in Friday s editions of the Post said Jackson was the vice presidential Choice of 36 percent of All registered democrats. However nearly one Quarter of those surveyed said they would be less Likely to vote for Dukakis if Jackson were on the ticket. Only 12 percent said they would be More Likely to vote democratic with Jack son in the no. 2 spot the Post said. Sen. Albert Core or. Of Tennessee had the support of 20 percent and sen. John Glenn of Ohio Drew the support of 13 percent the newspaper said. Sen. Bill Bradley of new Jersey had the backing of 7 percent and sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia was supported by 3 percent. The Post Abc Survey also suggested that Baving Jackson As his running male would Hurt Dukakis among former Reagan democrats a group that has been strongly supporting Dukakis in primaries. About 28 percent of the democrats who voted for Reagan in 1984 said they would be less Likely to vote for Dukakis if Jackson were on the ticket. About a Quarter of All Southern democrats said they would be less Likely to vote for Dukakis if Jack son were the vice presidential nominee. Jackson ii from Greenville s.c., and has said he would bring regional balance to the ticket. The Abc Post Survey of 656 registered democrats was conducted May 19-25, and had a margin of error of 4 percentage Points. The Usa today can poll reported in Friday editions of Usa today was based on a Survey of1,253 registered voters and had a margin of i ror of 3 percentage Points the newspaper said. Suzuki charges Magazine unfair in testing samurais new York not the american Suzuki motor corp. Thursday challenged consumer Union s suggestion that its Samurai Utility vehicle is prone to Roll Over presenting its own safety lest results. Suzuki also accused Consumers Union which pub Lishes consumer reports of changing its Roll Over test Alicr the Samurai had passed. Consumers Union acknowledged that in had revised the lest but said in stood by its findings. The Magazine changed its test for the first time in history said Doug Mazza an american Suzuki vice president. In appears As though the Magazine wants the Samu Rai to  a spokesman for Consumers Union acknowledged that the Samurai had passed the original test the Sam emergency mane vering test to which in has subjected hundreds of vehicle. In the revised test the course was changed to Sharpen the evasive Maneu vers needed to avoid obstacles. On the revised lest course the Samurai flunked. Three rival Utility vehicles passed both tests. A spokesman for Consumers Union said thursday that it stands by its  last week the group branded the Samurai unacceptable for operation on american roads and urged the government to order a recall. It also said the problems were  and that owners should receive refunds. The report will appear in the july Issue of consumer reports. The Samurai has been involved in at Leat 32 Roll Over accidents resulting in eight deaths and 35 injuries according to the Center Tor Auto safety a con Sumer advocacy group in Washington. Earlier this year the Center petitioned the National Highway traffic safety administration to recall the vehicles. That petition is being reviewed with a response expected later this month. In two years about 130,000 samurais have been sold in the United states. Suzuki also said it would keep the current design of the Samurai and its advertising slogan never a Dull  Jon s. Mckibben a consulting Engineer hired by Suzuki narrated a 1982 video of several imported and Domestic cars and trucks being rolled Over by test Drivers on tracks As proof that any vehicle can be rolled Over under certain  the tests shown on the video were similar to those done by Consumers Union. By comparison Mckibben said throughout our tests the Samurai displayed excellent response and Sta  Texas Colorado possible Sites for destroying Pershing missiles Pueblo Colo. A the Pueblo depot activity Here and the Longhom army ammunition Plant near Marshall Texas arc the preferred Sites for destroying Pershing missiles under me inf treaty the army announced thursday. The army advised the governors of both Stales of its choices for handling Ucac Lvalion of missiles under the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty ratified last month by the United Stales and the soviet Union. The army already has permission from the Texas environmental regulatory Agency to eliminate rocket motors Al longhorn and could begin work in August. Colorado officials Are awaiting results of a recent test elimination before deciding on the army s request for a permit to Burn motors at Pueblo according to pad spokeswoman Mary Wilson. The army warns to dispose of rockets by Static fir ing in which a non refillable rocket engine is strapped Down and fired exhausting its fuel. In addition the army plans to dismantle Pershing and eliminate certain other components  As mis Sile nose structures and some Mobile director launch ers at Pueblo by cutting them up or crushing them. To comply with the inf treaty the United states must eliminate All of its Shorter Range Pershing Las within 18 months and intermediate Range Pershing us within three years. All . Pershing a missiles arc in storage at Pueblo. Pershing ii missiles would be shipped to Pueblo from elsewhere in the United slates and Europe. The destruction of the several Hundred missiles involved must be opened to soviet observers under i heteros of the treaty just As soviet elimination of its missiles must be open to . Representatives. Preacher says cartoon hero uses dope Jackson miss. A a Media watchdog group says mighty mouse is leaching the nation s children to sniff cocaine but lbs says  accusations against its longtime cartoon hero Are ridiculous. Mighty mouse is Down in the dumps and he reaches in his Cape pulls out a substance and sniffs it through his nostrils and from that Point on in the cartoon he is his Normal self said the Rev. Donald Wildmon who Heads the Tupelo based american family association. Wildmon claimed thursday that mighty mouse used cocaine during the cartoon s april 23 episode. Lbs and the cartoon s producer Ralph Bakshi says that s Hogwash. The whole affair smacks of burning books and the third Reich. It smacks of mccarthyism. I m not going to get into  Bakshi said. This i lunacy Wildmon s organization has sponsored Boycotts and other activities against businesses that sponsor what it sees As too much sex and violence ont Vand in magazines. Leath congressmen Given $2,000 before voting Dallas a seven House armed service committee members were paid j2,000 each for at tending a Wisconsin company s breakfast hours before a vote ordering the army to buy 500 of the company s trucks according to a published report. Rep. Marvin Lealh a Texas was among those who received a $2,000 honorarium for attending the breakfast hosted by the Oshkosh truck corp. On april i 1987, Accord ing to 1987 financial Dis closure statements that House members had Tofile by May 15 of this year the Dallas morning news reported. Lealh sponsored a amendment adopted later that Day by an armed serv ices subcommittee ordering the army to boost its Pur chases of Oshkosh s $ 130,000 10-ton trucks and drop a plan that would have jeopardized company sales the newspaper said. It looks kind of funny does t it said . Pics Grove Oshkosh s vice president for govern ment affairs referring to the scheduling of the break fast. But it really was a sheer  Grove said the honorariums weren t designed to preserve Oshkosh s 10-ton truck program and Are just sort of the Way business is done in Washington. Cath told the newspaper he believes Oshkosh s 10 ton trucks Are an excellent product and the army wanted to spend an enormous amount of Money to invent a new truck to supplant the Oshkosh vehicle in hauling ammunition. Lealh and five of the other House members who attended the breakfast Are among the 19 members of the House armed services procurement subcommittee which adopted Leath s Oshkosh track amendment. The other subcommittee members at the breakfast were reps. Ike Skelton d-mo., Roy Dyson did. Norman Sisisky d-va., Larry Hopkins r-ky., and Robert Badham a Calif. Rep. Bill Dickinson of Alabama the seventh Mem Ber who received $2,000 for the Oshkosh breakfast docs not sit on the procurement subcommittee but Isth senior Republican on the full armed services panel. Leath s amendment was approved by voice vote meaning no record was kept of Fth voters but Badham confirmed through an aide that he voted for the Mea sure. Despite repealed requests by the news aides to the other four members said they were unable to Ascer Tain whether their Bosses attended the subcommittee meeting or voted for i Cath s amendment. House records show that Skelton Dyson and Hopkins voted at an april 22 procurement subcommittee meeting for another amendment by Leath to restore j75 million thai had been Cut from the army budget for Oshkosh trucks. Les Aspin the Wisconsin Democrat who chairs the full armed services committee had proposed the Cutlo meet a defense spending target. Sisisky opposed a eath s april 22 amendment an aide said. The news did not say How Badham voted on it