European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Monday tuesday july 4/5 1988 the stars and stripes pages Jackson to press minority proposals by the associated press Jesse Jackson pledged saturday to go to the floor of the democratic National convention in Atlanta to press for including a dozen of his policy proposals in the party s platform. We Are determined at this Point to take All 12 of our minority planks to the floor in Atlanta in order to inform inspire and open up the process to make our convention one of substance Jack son said at a news conference on Thelan of his Home in Chicago. Meanwhile Michael Dukakis the apparent democratic party nominee for president picked gov. Bill Clinton of Arkansas to nominate him for president at the convention. Dukakis met with two congressmen and was to meet with Jackson monday. On the Republican Side Pat Robertson received a hero s Welcome sat urday from Washington state republicans in Seattle As the state party no dominated by the television evangelist s followers adopted a conservative plat form including support for South Afri Ca s government. The democratic platform committee last week overwhelmingly rejected the planks proposed by Jackson including Bacall for boosting taxes on the wealthy freezing defense spending pledging no first use of nuclear weapons and Dou bling the Money spent on education. We will take to the convention the kind of program Agenda that will expand our party and make us stronger Jackson said. Asked whether he thought his decision Michael Dukakis with Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton at a conference last summer. A photo might Divide the party Jackson said that was an unfair accusation. We can have Unity without Clinton is the second southerner named to a prominent convention speak ing role. Texas state treasurer an Richards was named last week to deliver the keynote speech opening the Conven Tion in Atlanta july 18. Clinton will address the delegates the next night formally nominating Dukakis for the party s presidential nomination. He will deliver a 15-minute speech focusing on Dukakis record As Massachusetts governor and his leadership Abili ties the Dukakis Campaign said. Robertson s Loyal army of supporters which plans to give the television evangelist his largest Block of delegates to the Republican National convention went wild As he addressed the convention in Seattle. Robertson told his backers they must shift their loyalties to the party s certain nominee George Bush and help elect All Republican candidates this fall. Recalled it part of a Long term strategy of converting America to conservatism. Jackson made his remarks after meet ing at his Home with a group of key advisers including his Campaign chairman Willie Brown the California Assembly speaker platform committee chairwoman Eleanor Holmes Norton and Wal Ter Fauntroy the District of Columbia non voting Delegate in Congress. Dukakis supporters contended that the Jackson proposals would Cost the party support among moderate vote Sand provide Campaign ammunition to vice president George Bush. Jackson said the Pentagon defense con tract procurement scandal had encouraged him to go to the convention floor with his defense spending freeze proposal. He said no one feels any More Inse cure after defense Secretary Frank car Lucci announced Friday his decision to freeze $1.1 billion Worth of contracts thought to be tainted. If we in fact Cut our military budget without cutting our defense and More effectively use our resources for Long term health care affordable housing and education we will be a better and stronger nation he said. Jackson said there had been Good negotiations so far with the Dukakis Camp which will continue and he said he could not imagine a convention where there is simply no floor Panama of d ship s seizure Seattle a panamanian official granted the United states permission to seize a drug carrying Panama registered vessel be fore the coast guard fired 60 rounds into its engine room officials said saturday. The encounter Bay with a cargo of More than50 tons of marijuana and 18 crewmen was being taken to Seattle where it was expected to arrive wednesday coast guard spokesman it. Eldo Delong said. He said the guardsmen did t know the Mari Juana which has an estimated Street value of$220 million was on the vessel until after they boarded it. The incident took place thursday night Sev eral Hundred Miles off the Washington coast in International Waters. Suddenly bears Are everywhere Springfield mass. A a sudden spate of Lack Bear sightings at Parks Fairgrounds highways Back Yards and naturally Honey Bee hives has residents of the Western part of the state wondering if there is a Bear Boom. The Bear population has indeed gone up say wild life officials. But the problem comes More from a peo ple Boom in the state s Western Hills so the two populations human and Ursine see each other More often. It is a Case of people going into a Bear s Back Yard said Ellie Horwitz spokeswoman for the state division of fisheries and wildlife. They Are farming putting up Bee hives and Are not taking into consideration that the bears Are attracted to these things. The bears Are opportunists and will take advantage of whatever is easiest and authorities Haven t released any figures on the num Ber of bears sighted in residential areas but Horwitz said none of the bears we have been made aware of Are of any danger to the no injuries to either the bears or startled humans have been reported. While people Scurry for camera Sand shelter the usually docile Black bears head Back to the Woods. Black bears Are relatively Small and a aggressive said Horwitz. Some people will describe them As looking like fat dogs. But they really Don t look like dogs at All. A Well fed Bear will have a round body and a Small head with an elongated a Black Bear that gets up to 400 pounds in Massachusetts is considered to be a very Large Bear although in other areas they May get up to 600 pounds she said. By contrast grizzly bears in the West can reach 1,500 pounds. Black bears can be aggressive in some circumstances. At Vail colo., one chased a 14-year-old boy last weekend after the youth photographed the wildlife officials have set Bear traps around the posh resort because As Many As eight bears have been feasting on trash dumps. In Massachusetts an estimated 500 bears roam the400-Square-mile area Between the Berkshire mountains and Connecticut River North of the Massachusetts Turnpike the general area where the sightings have been reported. In the mid-1970s, it was thought Only 100 bears lived in the state. Homosexual vet buried with full military honors Sands of time Washington a Leonar Matlovich a Vietnam Veteran whose 1975 discharge from the air Force Fortis avowed homosexuality became a ral lying Point for Gay rights activists was buried saturday in congressional Ceme Tery with full military honors. Matlovich 44, died june 22 in Losangeles from complications associated with aids a fatal virus borne disease whose chief victims have been homosexual men and intravenous drug abusers. He was buried in the cemetery just 20blocks from the . Capitol in a Cere Mony that mixed the military pomp of horse drawn Caisson and a traditional three Volley Salute by seven riflemen with eulogies from Gay rights activists. The air Force finally did it right Andon Leonard s terms today said Frank Kameny a Washington Gay rights activist who was instrumental in counselling Matlovich on testing the military s ban on homosexuality. It s a pity that they did t do it 13years ago Kameny said As an air Force color guard left the cemetery. Matlovich who was awarded a purple heart after stepping on a Viet Cong land mind and the Bronze Star for killing two Viet Cong soldiers attacking his Post first challenged the air Force s rules on homosexuality in 1975. At the time he was a technical ser Geant working As a drug and alcohol abuse Counselor at Langley fab outside Washington with nearly 12 years of serv ice. After some years of uncertainty i have arrived at the conclusion that my sexual preferences Are homosexual As opposed to heterosexual Matlovich said. In the stars and stripes 70 years ago today. July 4, 1918 the commander of the american expeditionary forces Gen. John j. Pershing awarded distinguished service crosses to soldiers fresh from the world War i Battle line near Cartigny France. It was the first Field ceremony of decoration since the creation of the Bronze Cross for valor. 40 years ago today. July 4, 1948 Germany s top Western Allied commanders visited soviet marshal Vassily Sokolovsky to ask that Russia end its blockade of Berlin. 30 years ago today. July 4, 1958 a cuban rebel official broadcasting from the Mountain Headquarters of Fidel Castro ordered the release of All americans and canadians held by rebels. 20 years ago today. July 4, 1968 american forces network radio marked its 25th anniversary i Europe reminiscing about such world War ii celebrities As sgt. Broderick Crawford sgt. Mickey Rooney and maj. Glenn Miller. 10 years ago today. July 4, 1978 striking Memphis tenn., firemen who had already plunged the City into a state of civil emergency picketed the City s sanitation Yards halting trash collection
