European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 21, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Day at the truck races stripes Magazine the stars and stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces f r 11 i vol.47, no. 94 thursday july 21, 1988 Doi y and sunday 8693 a demos close ranks on nomination Day a and that s that fist waving Jesse Jackson makes a Point from the convention podium in Atlanta As he draws an enthusiastic response from his audience with a speech emphasizing party Unity. And at right Michael Dukakis seems to be hemmed in by reporters questions. Atlanta a Michael Dukakis musing that he was a very Lucky Guy awaited his nomination wednesday As the most peaceable democratic nation Al convention in a decade formally anointed its Candi Date for president. I feel great said the survivor of the Marathon party primary wars. Jesse Jackson Dukakis sole surviving rival said he too would have his name entered in nomination in the traditional prime time Roll Call of the states. But Jack son who made a stirring plea for Unity in a Campaign valedictorian address tuesday night also pledged his eventual endorsement and help in the fall Campaign. Dukakis made a Brief visit to the Omni convention Hall to Check out the speaker s podium and later at a reception in Honor of his wife Kitty belied his reputation As an emotionless manager. I m a very Lucky Guy he said lovingly As his wife of 25 years stood by his Side at the luncheon podium. He said he had Only one regret. When i was a senior at Brookline High school nobody told me about a freshman named Kitty Dickson. If they had this Mishtall have started even  Dukakis also met with Jackson a few hours before the convention session opened for the night. Jackson enjoyed his final hours As an Active Candi Date. He said he would have his name placed in Nomi see demos on Back Page witness at Hamadi trial tells of threats by de Reavis staff writer Frankfurt West Germany witness at the sixth Day of the murder and air piracy trial of alleged lebanese terrorist Mohammed Ali Hamadi Testi fied wednesday that she had Bee threatened and told to keep silent. Helga Marx 25 and the Mother of four refused to confirm her earlier police Testi Mony that she recognized Hamadi As the person who sat across from her during a Coffee and cake social meeting at Friend s House in May or june 1986. Hamadi has told the court he was i Beirut Lebanon at that time fighting with the amal militia against the israe Lis. Visibly shaken and with a trembling voice Marx repeatedly told the court in her 15-minute testimony she did not recognize Hamadi nor did she want to testify. Under questioning by chief judg Heiner Mickenberger Marx admitted she had been told it would be Bette for my health if i did not  Marx a resident of Merzig in the Saarland area of West Germany where Hamadi also lived told police earlier that Hamadi was present at the Home with his older brother Abbas. She said she immediately recognized his picture on television when he was caught jan.13, 1987, at the Frankfurt International Airport trying to smuggle High explosives into Germany. At the trial Hamadi stood in front of his chair and offered to help Marx by asking if the person she referred to inner police testimony could have been taller More muscular and with More hair on his head. The German Law system allows the defendant to ask questions of the wit Ness either through a lawyer or  looked at Hamadi for a Brief moment and said no he was  prosecutors did not indicate Why they sought Marx s testimony. Hamadi a shiite moslem is accused of the 1985 hijacking of a Twa Jet and the murder of a . Navy diver i addition to smuggling explosives. The trial began wednesday with the see threats on Back Page household goods boost to begin next summer by Chuck Vinc Washington Bureau Washington most service members will see considerable increase in the amount of household goods they Are allowed to ship on reassignments under new system that will take effect next summer. The two tier plan with separate weight limits for married and single services members is included in the fiscal 1989 defense authorization Bill recently passerby Congress and awaiting president Reagan s Signa Ture. The changes Are a result of a 1987 Pentagon study into the out of pocket costs shouldered by service members when moving to new assignments. The sur vey found that 15 percent of enlisted personnel and 19 percent of officers exceeded their weight limits and classified ods had to pay exorbitant fees for the excess poundage. Increases for married enlisted personnel Range from1,000 pounds for e-4s with More than two years of service from 7,000 to 8,000 pounds to 5,000 Pound for e-9s from 9,500 to 14,500 pounds. The lowest three enlisted ranks will not get increases. All married officers will see a boost in their limits with the biggest from 12,000 to 17,000 pounds going to o-4s. The increases Are generally smaller for single Mem Bers. Those in Grade e-3 will get an extra 500 pounds from 1,500 to 2,000 Pound while e-4s with Les than two years of service will get an additional 2,000 pounds a hike from 1,500 to 3,500  mid Grade cos e-4s with More than two years of service e-5s and e-6s and singles in the two lowest enlisted grades won t see a change. Single soldiers in the top three no grades will get increases of either 2,000 or 2,500 pounds. For single officers o-6s will get the biggest jump from 13,500 to 18,000 pounds while ols will get the smallest going from 9,500 to 10,000  Bill limits most increases for single enlisted personnel to the senior grades because the Dod stud found that More than 95 percent of the people with overweight charges had family members and they generally shipped about twice As much household goods As single members said a House  problem now will be to find Money for the increases. The Dod study estimated that the Price tag for boosting weight limits so that 95 percent of ship Ping costs for All ranks Are covered initially would be see goods on Back Page Magazine