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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes record Falls in heptathlon Page 21 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol.47, no.91 monday july 18, 1988 it 2s doily Ond sunday 0 8693 a democrats still Hope for Unity Atlanta a Michael Dukakis headed for Atlanta on sunday to claim the democratic presidential nomination while top aides bargained with Jesse Jackson s Camp in a last minute search for Harmony at the party s National convention. You can t have two quarterbacks leaders the Massachusetts governor said in a sports metaphor that was a Blunt assessment of Jackson s Call for shared  he added every team has to have a quarterback that s the  Jackson campaigned through Atlanta saying it was too much to expect a party gathering without debate. That is in the highest and Best traditions of the democratic party the Black civil rights Leader said on lbs television s face the nation interview pro Gram although he said there would be Unity by the end of the week. The convention opens monday. Dukakis the son of greek Immi Grants sought to minimize the importance of the drama with Jackson saying no democratic convention would be a democratic convention without a Little  As for Jackson Dukakis said before leaving Boston we know each other we like each other we respect each  thousands of delegates flooded into heat drenched Atlanta in plenty of time to Sample the tourist attractions and restaurants before settling Down to the Busi Ness of officially selecting Dukakis As their Man to Lead the fall Campaign against Republican George Bush. Advocates for cuban detainees and a homeless Relief group called the mad houses demonstrated outside the Hall Jesse Jackson is joined by Atlanta mayor Andrew Young right and the Rev. Cameron Alexander on his arrival in Atlanta. A in a parking lot set aside by City authorities for protests. A few blocks away at the Georgia state Capitol police with riot Shields were positioned Between a White supremacist group and counter demonstrators in an Effort to prevent violence. The Omni International usually a basketball Arena was ready to receive the assemblage. Casual Security was being bolstered by state police. Dukakis was flying from Boston to Washington to pick up sen. Lloyd Bent sen his designated vice presidential run Ning mate before going on to Georgia. Like Dukakis party elders also predicted the convention would end in Unity. Former president Jimmy Carter said wrong Way Pilot returning to Dublin to celebrate 1938 feat los Angeles a imagine a Brash astronaut thumbing his nose at ground control and taking a space Craft to the Moon then claiming it was a mistake and you get a Glimmer of Douglas wrong Way Corrigan s new York to Dublin flight 50 years ago. My Compass froze. I guess i flew the wrong Way Corrigan claimed on july 18, 1938, after the feat in his used Curtiss Robin monoplane on which he d spent $900, plus $90 Forgas and Oil. He has steadfastly maintained he thought he was returning to his Home base of Long Beach calif., after fed eral aviation authorities denied him permission to Fly to Ireland. But Corrigan now 81 and living in Santa Ana Calif hinted in an inter View last week that his wrong Way explanation May change after he flies again to Dublin. He was due to arrive monday this time As an honoured guest for three Days of ceremonies Corn see Pilot on Back Page Douglas Corrigan 81, recalls flight 50 years ago that earned him his nickname. Jackson would inflict political damage on himself if he demanded selfish things for himself that Are divisive in nature. He s not going to make that kind of  Carter spoke on Abc s this week with David Brinkley interview program. The Man republicans will name to run against Dukakis vice president George see democrats on Back Page Gas leak pinpointed on shuttle Cape canaveral Fla. A Nasa engineers worked sunday to find a Way to fix a tiny hard to reach Gas leak pinpointed saturday that could delay for up to two months the launch of the space shuttle discovery on the firs Post challenger Mission. The length of the delay will depend on whether the leak can be repaired on the launch pad or if discovery has to be rolled Back to a hangar for the work. The big problem was the leak s Loca Tion in a tank deep within a Compart ment housing steering engine equipment. There appeared to be no Way to reach that area without taking off the 22-foot- tall compartment an extremely Complex operation never before done on the launch pad. The faint odor of nitrogen tetroxide Gas was noticed Friday just Days after the oxidizer chemical used to ignite the steering engine s fuel was pumped into the system s tanks. Technicians using sophisticated detectors located the source see Gas on Back Page  
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