European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday August 13,1988 fund raising Michael Dukakis shares a gag with his wife Kitty in Hartford Conn. While in Washington George Bush addresses members of the Black coalition. Reagan joins Bush Bash at Dukakis gop platform committee in final session by the associated press Republican George Bush with president Reagan Athis Side told administration officials Friday they must persuade voters that in the election what s at stake is a Way of  Democrat Michael Dukakis blamed rising interest rates on eight years of borrowing and spending borrowing and  in new Orleans meanwhile the 30,000-word go platform was taking shape combining statements of party positions on Domestic and foreign policy Issue with sweeping attacks on Dukakis. Bush and Reagan at the White House addressed about 200 administration officials whom Bush said must be messengers of Hope in the Campaign. All the Good things you be accomplished Are not i focus in the minds of the electorate the vice presi Dent said. The officials Job he said would be to spread the word of administration successes and pave the Way for extending the Reagan revolution into the Bush  Reagan in a Jovial mood welcomed the officials to the White House  White House Complex that s what the democrats have after eight years out of office. The incredible thing is they still can t take the hint Reagan said. As the 106-member platform committee began its final session in the party s convention City rep. Tom Loeffler of Texas said there is one person who can fill the full measure of the awesome charge of being president George Bush. The grim truth is or. Dukakis that the Oval office is no place for on the Job  winding up a five state Campaign swing Dukakis said Reagan administration budget deficits were to blame for rising interest rates. As we All know sooner or later the Bill collector comes to the door Dukakis told a breakfast audience at the governor s mansion in Richmond a. That s what happened yesterday in the United states  he referred to the fact that major Banks raised their prime lending rate half a percentage Point thursday to 10 percent. That is the rate charged their largest mos credit worthy customers. The Dukakis Campaign also announced it was going on the air in California and Texas with its first television advertisement of the general election Campaign. The one minute commercial will stress Dukakis economic themes his accomplishments As governor of Massachusetts and include excerpts from his demo cratic convention speech. With less than a week to go before he claims the gop presidential nomination in the Mammoth super dome Bush was joining president Reagan for a Campaign Pep talk to senior administration officials whore expected to fan out across the country this fall to boost Bush. Before the gop platform committee adjourned thursday it finished its draft of Domestic planks. The major remaining fight was Over a Star wars Plank that called for deployment of the space based missile de sense system As soon As technically feasible Lan Guage backed by Bush. Conservatives sought a Call for rapid and certain deployment. Bush in Washington told lbs he jogs and plays horseshoes to help relieve the pressure of preparing Fortis acceptance speech at next thursday night s Conven Tion session. I m no William Jennings Bryan and think it la go of he said in a reference to the demo cratic politician and orator from the turn of the Cen Tury. The Bush Campaign leaked private polling data that said Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole helped Bush More than other potential running mates but by margin not considered very significant. A Campaign source said the Kansas senator and for Mer rival for the nomination added a Little bit but not enough to make much of a  the data from Bush s chief pollster Robert Teeter were described As All but Complete. Three National polls released thursday showed Dukakis Post convention surge had crested. Dukakis 18-Point Lead the week after the democratic convention shrank to 14 Points in an Abc news Wall Street Jour Nal Survey on aug. 5-8. A can Usa today poll the same aug. 5-8 period gave Dukakis a 12-Point Lead while a business week poll done aug. 4-9 put the two candidates in a dead heat. All three of the polls placed support for Dukakis inthe 50-percent Range while support for Bush ranged from 36 percent to 45 percent. The margins of error were three percentage Points either Way in each poll. From Virginia Dukakis was travelling to Florida before flying to Cape cod for a weekend at the Beach. Sad anniversary of Wall noted Washington a president Reagan noting the 27th anniversary of the construction of the Berlin Wall said Friday the Barrier is dramatic proof of communism s failed  noting a speech he gave last year challenging soviet Leader Mikhail s. Gorbachev to tear Down the Wall Reagan said the United states is honoured Rostand firmly with the British and French to defend the Freedom and promote the Well being of Berlin. Aug. 13 saturday Marks a sad anniversary the president said. That Wall is both a scar across the City of Berlin and a Symbol of the division of the German nation and of Europe. As tentative breezes of openness begin to stir the societies in the East the Wall now stands in Stark contrast to the human struggle for Freedom taking place in its Shadow Reagan said. There is no More dramatic proof of communism failed dream than the  he said As we recall the construction of the Wall on this Day in 1961, the people of the United states reaffirm their commitment to Berlin and Salute the Brave people who live  Hinckley s trip request dropped with discovery of new letters Washington a a mental Hospital hold ing John w. Hinckley or. Friday withdrew its proposal to take the Man who shot president Reagan Ona Field trip after prosecutors turned up new writ Ings by the presidential assailant. Or. Raymond Patterson director of St. Eliza Beths Hospital s forensic services unit said the decision to drop the request was based on material received by the Hospital thursday night. Reading a letter to . District judge Barrington. Parker Patterson said the forensic services administration has determined that futher clinical assessment by treatment staff is needed before it would permit Hinckley to participate in a Day Longfield trip. . Attorney j. B. Stephens asked Parker to re lease the material which he said the secret service bad obtained through a Law enforcement investigation. Stephens said the material described by a de sense lawyer As writings was held by a third party indicating it consisted of letters written by Hinckley to an individual whose identity was not disclosed. Parker refused to unseal the material until Hinck Ley s attorney Vincent Fuller could respond to St hyphens request. Stephens said there was substantial Public interest in the Hinckley Case which Justi fied releasing the material. The Hospital decision was announced a Day after Federal prosecutors cited disturbing entries made this week in the psychiatric record of Hinckley who has been held at St. Elizabeths Hospital since he was acquitted by reason of insanity of charges he shot and wounded Reagan presidential press Secretary James s. Brady and two other men on March 30, 1981. Brady remains confined to a wheelchair As a re sult of crippling injuries suffered during the shoot ing. The Hospital has not formally made known it plans but officials at the facility had indicated they wanted to take Hinckley on a supervised 9utingsuch As a picnic or a Bowling party according to court records