European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 1, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Friday july 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 up photo Mary sue Greve seized by family. Family grabs nun to persuade her to leave Convent Cairo . A the Fri is investigating the abduction of a Novice nun who was forcibly put into a car by members of her family opposed to her remaining in the Convent authorities said. The nun s brother who participated in the abduction said his sister is free to return to the Convent after she listens to her family s arguments against it. It was the second time in four months i which a family member of Mary sue Greve known As sister Mary Cecilia 22, attempted to keep her from returning to the Convent state police said. The first time it was the Mother who did the abducting. Police said Greve was walking with two other nuns on a Street near St. Joseph novitiate con vent in round top ., where she has lived for the past two years when she was pushed into a waiting car sunday. John Greve of Cincinnati said he and two Brothers and their father took his sister. The reason we did this was to give her the facts he said. If she wants to return to the Convent after she hears her family out she is Freeto do so. But we know that will be the last time we will probably Ever see her Dukakis mulls up choices Reagan rips no. 1 demo to Bius i by the associated press Michael Dukakis screened vice presidential running mates on wednesday As president Reagan was tearing into the Likely democratic presidential nominee As a True Liberal Bent on More taxing and spending. Vice president George Bush the apparent Republican presidential nominee this fall said the next administration must be prepared to seize the Opportunity of change in the soviet Union. He said the Reagan administration s military buildup had helped nudge the soviet Union toward openness but he added the cold War is not made his Way from California to Wisconsin As a new poll taken last weekend showed him trailing Dukakis by a margin of 46 percent to 41 percent less than half the Gap reported in other nationwide polls in recent the two top republicans were on the Campaign Trail Dukakis was spending the better part of his Dayan the Capitol in washingt9n, meeting some lawmakers in groups and others individually. Sen. Sam Nunn d-ga., favored by Many in con Gress for his Southern base and his conservative Politi Cal beliefs said he was never offered the vice presidency during a hour Long private talk with Dukakis but told the Likely democratic presidential nominee he was t cherish my Independence and the nature of the vice presidency is a very different Job Nunn told reporters after spending an hour with Dukakis. I enjoy making my own he said Dukakis accepted Nunn s desires and did it very Dukakis aides went to unusual lengths to keep the governor s Agenda private. Reporters were not told in and Vance whom the Massachusetts governor was meeting and when a list was circulated at Day s end it did not say which lawmakers met privately and which in Large groups. One Man prominently mentioned in the vice presiden tial speculation sen. John Glenn of Ohio refused even to Tell reporters whether he met with Dukakis although his name was on the list made available afterwards. Others mentioned As potential running mates in clude Sens. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas Bob Graham of Florida and Dale bumpers of Arkansas plus reps. Richard Gephardt of Missouri Lee Hamilton of Indi Ana and Tom Foley of Washington although sources said Foley had decided not to provide background information requested by Dukakis aides. Jesse Jackson also has been asked to provide information ab9ut himself but Dukakis aides widely Dis count the possibility that he will be offered a spoon the ticket. For his part Jackson said he will spend much of the next week in private deliberating with his family about a possible vice presidential nomination and working to free . Hos tages in the Middle East. As Reagan was in Flor Ida jumping into the Campaign with partisan vigor Kean remains client of his 1986 bid to help get Republican senators re elected new Jersey gov. Thomas Kea was announcing that he will deliver the keynote address at the gop National convention in new Orleans in , overwhelmingly re elected governor in 1985 with support from Blacks and Union members said he would use his prime time speech to show there is a tremendous difference Between the two meanwhile Reagan campaigning for Senate candidate Connie Mack in Florida said what the 1988 elections Are All about is whether we continue to build on that Progress of his administration and move ahead to uneven brighter future or whether we hesitate and return to those worn out policies that bring High taxes Low growth and a loss of direction and he added that the Man leading the democratic ticket is a True Liberal who instead of controlling govern ment spending raises Reagan said that Dukakis has spent every dim and More of the Revenue generated in his state by the Reagan Bush economic recovery. And since 1986,while the Federal budget deficit has been Cut sharply his deficit in Massachusetts has despite Reagan s allegation records show there has t been a deficit in Massachusetts since 1982, when Dukakis inherited one from outgoing gov. Edward King. Bush concentrated on foreign policy in his speech in California saying that the sweeping changes propose Don tuesday by soviet general Secretary Mikhail Gorbachev were Bush said the proposals forwarded by Gorbachev on wednesday should be watched with guarded Convoy will try again to leave . Washington a the veterans peace con Voy is returning to the .-Mexico Border where twill try again to leave the country with 30 tons of humanitarian Aid for Nicaragua packed into 17 aging trucks and buses. The Convoy plans to Cross into Mexico in the rickety vehicles loaded with food clothing and medical sup plies at Laredo Texas on july 9, spokesman Joseph Franklin said wednesday. The . Customs service barred the Convoy from crossing the Border last month and seized four vehicles after the group refused to Post Bond and sign papers promising the trucks would be returned to the United 100 participants in the Convoy and 30 of their vehicles arrived in Washington last week to rally Sands of time against customs decision circling around the Whitehouse and in front of the state department in three Days of protests. The Convoy made up largely of veterans of the Viet Nam Era was unsuccessful in convincing the Reagan administration to reverse its decision. Members were also unable to meet with Elliot Abrams assistant Secre tary of state for inter american affairs or anyone else in the administration Franklin said. He added that the group is not going to sign an papers or Post any Bond when it gets Back to Laredo. In addition to the supplies on the trucks about 140tons of Aid have been snipped to Nicaragua. Convoy members say the trucks Are needed by non governmental groups in Nicaragua to deliver the humanitarian Aid. House votes to Cut off funds i pm me otar5 Uriu Oll lifer disputed project s roads 40 years ago foday. In the and stripes Washington a the House on wednesday approved a measure prohibiting Federal involvement in Road projects Tor a disputed shopping Center scheduled to be built next to a civil War Battlefield in Northern Virginia. The provision included in a $10.8 Bil lion transportation Bill approved by the House prevents Federal Money fro being used for the planning design or construction of bypasses or Access Road associated with the William Center development just West of Washington in Prince William county development is opposed by local groups who say it would be detrimental to the adjacent Manassas National Battlefield is designed to indicate con Gress interest in this piece of land said Tad Boggs an aide to rep. Robert mra zek d-., sponsor of the provision. The Bill is the first legislation passed by the House that attempts to Stop the542-acre development which historians claim would violate the Sanctity of the 4,600-acre project s developers have offered to help pay for Road construction but Federal funds usually Are needed for a project of this size to be completed. Mra zek s provision prohibits Federal involve ment in Road bypasses or alterations near the site. July 1, 1948 . Secretary of state George c. Marshall said we intend to stay in Berlin despite the russian blockade. 30 years ago today. July 1, 1958 rebels struck again in their bold Campaign of kidnapping Ameri cans and other foreigners seizing two american Plant officials in Eastern Cuba. 20 years ago today. July 1, 1968 radio Havana said the Pilot of an american Airliner hijacked and flown to Cuba earlier that week was a defector from the communist regime and would be tried in Cuba. The Pilot was an american citizen. 10 years ago today july 1, 1978 vice president Walter f. Mondale arrived in Jerusalem for fou Days of ceremonies honouring Israel s 30th anniversary and for political talks on the stalled Mideast peace process
