European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse 8th inf div s Calvin Waller Down to Earth general pages 14-15 the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 86 wednesday july 13, 1988 35 daily and sunday q 8693 a Dukakis chooses Bentsen sen. Lloyd Bentsen left and presidential hopeful Michael Dukakis wave As they leave the statehouse in Boston. By the associated press Michael Dukakis named sen. Lloyd Bentsen of Texas As his vice presidential running mate on tues Day signalling a democratic drive to reclaim a portion of the South in the fall election against George Bush. Dukakis described the decision As his first presiden tial re going to fight for every state in the Union and we re going All put to win the 67-year-old Bent sen said in his Public debut As Dukakis political part Ner. Both men said they were following the path to Victory forged by another Massachusetts Texas team John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson in 1960. Jesse Jackson passed Over for the Job he openly sought said he was too controlled. And too mature to be he said his name would be placed i nomination for president against Dukakis next wednesday but added i no doubt will support the ticket that the convention elects next there was no immediate reaction from Bush Al though he said in a Boston Globe interview published earlier in the Day that Bentsen does t worry me despite the Democrat s Victory in a 1970 head to head Senate race. Senate gop Leader Bob Dole said Duka Kis could t have picked a better in Atlanta party officials said construction work would be finished on the Omni convention Hall ahead see Bentsen on Back Page photos released of men linked to ship attack Piraeus Greece a Public order minister Anastasios Sehiotis tues Day released pictures of three men Alleg edly involved in a terrorist attack aboard a greek ship that left 11 people dead and 98 sources said tuesday that a woman also was involved in Mon Day s attack and was photographed on the ship. Her photograph was not mad Public by Sehiotis but also was being distributed to airports Border entry Points and harbours around Greece said the sources who spoke on condition of had said three men hurled grenades and fired automatic weapon monday at terrified passengers aboard the City of Poros cruise ship. Police said the assailants fled in a speedboat. Greek authorities speculated the at tack was part of a failed attempt by pro iranian Arab terrorists to Hijack foreign tourists taking a Island hopping cruise on the greek owned ship. There was no claim of responsibility for the assault. At least one passenger said a gunman spoke what sounded like indicated the ship attack was linked to an explosion earlier monday that killed two men in a rental car near the Trocadero Marina Home Marina for the City of Poros. Despite repeated questioning by greek reporters the minister declined to give any More details other than the names of two lebanese men being sought As involved in this he identified them As Hamoud Abdulhamid 36, of Lebanon who rented the car and Mohammed Cozad 21, thought to be one of the terrorists on the ship. The minister said both had been in Greece since Piraeus Harbor authority officer a photo speaking on condition of anonymity fire damage on the Bridge and Sun deck of the greek ship City of Poros was caused by see attack on Back Page grenade blasts. The three suspects sought by police Are shown in the inset. Reagan retaliates ousts nicaraguan ambassador Washington a president Reagan said tuesday he had ordered the expulsion of nicaraguan ambassador Carlos Tunnermann and seven other representatives of the sandinista govern ment in response to Managua s ouster of the . Envoy and seven of his aides. We Are going to return the favor Reagan told reporters As he posed for photographs with visiting kuwaiti prime minister Abdallah Are going to do to him Nicara Guan president Daniel Ortega what redid to Reagan told reporters i have told the state department to Send their ambassador and seven com rades Back to Reagan said the action did not see Reagan on Back Page Reagan names Thornburgh to take Over from Meese Washington a president Reagan tuesday picked a Tough minded crime Buster former Penn Sylvania gov. Richard l. Thorn Burgh to succeed Edwin Meese i a attorney general. Thorburgh 55, an sex prosecutor with a reputation for staying Cool under fire declined comment on the troubles of Meese who has been dogged by questions about his ethics and who announced last week that he had been exonerated by a special prosecutor an would leave office aug. 1. Thornburgh said i think it is in see Thornburgh on Back Page
