European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 31, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 31, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Dukakis cites Pentagon fraud by the associated press Democrat Michael Dukakis campaigned for Blue Collar votes in Mich Igan Friday and promised not tallow defense dollars to line the pockets of Washington  Dukakis reiterating his Campaign pledge to work toward full employ ment made Campaign appearances at two general motors plants in Flint Mich. Speaking to 500 people outside am Plant where bricks Are Assem bled Dukakis took aim at Pentagon procurement practices citing a recent report outlining abuses in the military acquisition program. We re not going to use our de sense dollars to line the pockets of Washington consultants Dukakis said. In a Dukakis administration we re not going to surrender our National Security to greed and corrupt  vice president George Bush meanwhile stayed close to Home visiting a Day care Center in a High tech Industrial Park in Tyson s Cor Ner va., to focus attention on his new $2.2 billion proposal to Aid working families. The vice president called his plan which features a $l,000-per-child tax credit primarily designed for Low income working mothers preferable to a $2.5 billion demo cratic plan endorsed in concept by Dukakis. The democratic plan includes a More direct role for the Federal government. Dukakis at a later Campaign Stop in Sturtevant wis., near Milwaukee dismissed the Bush plan saying i Don t know of anyone who is seriously concerned about child care who thinks that makes sense in Washington president Reagan approved a 30-Day Extension of secret service Protection for Jesse Jackson at a Cost White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater estimated at $600,000. Fitzwater said the Extension addressed Jackson s concerns about threats against his life but would not last through the fall Campaign. Vice president George Bush pushes a child in a tire swing at a Day care Center. White House raps Dukakis on defense Washington a whiteh9use spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said Friday that democratic presiden tial nominee Michael Dukakis is for weaker  Fitzwater made the comment after a visiting West German conservative Leader Franz Joseph Strauss speaking with reporters after a meeting with president Reagan at the White House predicted the guidelines of Ameri can policy will remain unchanged. Fitzwater responded we have great differences with the democratic nominee in terms of defense posture. He basically is for a weaker defens and cutting defense and we Are for a Strong defense. He is for reducing commitments All around the world a Dukakis aide answered quickly. Marlin Fitzwater must be consult ing the White House astrologer on Dukakis position on defense said Senio Campaign adviser Kirk o Donnell. Dukakis is for a Strong defense Anda Strong America and he is for strengthening alliances like  Rescue of Texas Bank could be costliest Ever Sands of time Nasa told to release shuttle tape Washington a a Federal appellate court panel ruled 2-1 that Nasa must release the audio tapes of the last challenger shuttle flight. The ruling by the . Court of appeals Here affirmed a lower court Deci Sion that the tapes should be made pub Lic under the Freedom of information act. The National aeronautics and space administration had refused to give up the tapes saying release would invade the privacy of families of the seven Astro nauts who died in the Jan. 28, 1986, disaster. The judges said the tapes cannot beheld Back under a foia exemption that permits withholding of personnel an medical files and similar files that constitute a clearly unwarranted invasion of personal  Nasa has cited that exemption in re fusing to release the tapes even though it made Public written transcripts of the astronauts conversations. Nasa said the tapes contain no new information on the flight. Judge Spottswood w. Robinson Iii said in the majority opinion that the court had to decide whether the sound of the human voice communicating non personal information should be consid ered a similar file that could be with held. The court concluded a file is not to be considered similar1 unless at a mini mum it contains personal information information somehow related to an individual s  to accept Nasa argument would be to hold that every tape record ing of audible human utterances regard less of its Content is invariably a similar file because every person s voice is essentially unique the ruling said. Judge Harry Edwards concurred in the opinion. In a dissent judge Douglas h. Gins Burg argued that Nasa should have a Hance to show that the tapes would in Vade the privacy of the astronauts families. He said the court could not make such a determination based on the record As it now exists. I find it inconceivable that the sound and inflection of a person s voice during the last seconds of his or her life is no information that somehow relates to an individual s life Ginsburg said. Whatever insights can be gleaned from their voices whatever inferences can be drawn about their thoughts and feelings at the very moment of their deaths they Are not to be found in that transcript if they Are anywhere they Are in the  Washington a the Federal Deposit insurance corp. Said late Friday twas pledging $4 billion for a cab corp. Of Charlotte n.c., to take Over first re pub Lic Bank corp. Of Dallas in potentially the largest Federal Bank Rescue Ever. The Odic which in March pumped $1billion into Banks owned by the ailing hold ing company said it will infuse an additional $2 billion and expects eventually to have to pay out another $ 1 billion. A cab has agreed to pay between$210 million and $240 million to acquire a 20 percent stake in what will be called cab Texas National Bank. For five years it will have an exclusive option to Purchase the 80 percent of the Bank which will be owned by the Odic. Odic chairman l. William Seidman said Texas billionaire h. Ross Perot had promised to support a cab s share of the investment but said he doubted that Perot s help would be needed. The first Republic Bank Deal rivals the1984 Rescue of Continental Illinois Bank & Trust co. Of Chicago the largest Bank bail out to Date. In that Case the Odic s initial outlay was $4.5 billion although it expects to recover All but $ 1.7 billion. Seidman he could not estimate the ultimate Cost of the first Republic Bank transaction but said it is certainly pos sible this will be a More costly Deal than Continental Illinois. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago foday. July 31, 1948 the air Force made a record 322 flights to blockaded Berlin during a 24-hour period. 30 years ago foday. July 31, 1958 Baghdad pact members Pakistan Iran and Turkey formally recognized Iraq s revolutionary government. 20 years ago foday. July 31, 1968 Secretary of state Dean Rusk said the United states could no further curtail bombing in North Vietnam until that country made a realistic response to . Peace moves. 10 years ago foday. July 31, 1978 egyptian president Anwar Sadat accused Israel of introducing negative elements into the peace process and said Egypt would not agree to resume direct talks unless Israel dropped its demand for territorial Compromise