European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Gingrich seeks expanded Wright probe Page 2 d Falwell pushes anti Dukakis comic Page 6 d red sox set Home win Mark Page 21 d inspection juror calms Down Page 28 the and stripes authorized unofficial publication forthe . Armed forces vol. 47, no. 118 sunday August 14, 1988 25 of airy and sunday d 8693 a republicans flock into new Orleans new Orleans a George Bush pondered a shrinking list of potential running mates on saturday As republicans by the thousands streamed into their hot and humid convention City for a week of politics and partying. Related stories on Page 4. Bush his own nomination set for wednesday night was said by one source to have narrowed the list of vice presidential prospects to a half dozen or so names. I m not saying whom i m going to run with was the vice president s comment in an interview with Cable news network. The roster was said to include two former rivals for the Republican nomination sen. Bob Dole of Kansas and rep. Jack Kemp of new York. Also in the running were Dole s wife Elizabeth Sens. Dan Quayle of Indi Ana Pete Domenici of new Mexico and Alan Simp son of Wyoming As Well As at least one or two others. One party source put former Tennessee gov. Lamar Alexander on the list. With Bush in Washington pondering his choices and polishing his acceptance speech republicans spent the pre convention weekend lighting up the social circuit. There were 500 separate convention related receptions breakfasts luncheons dinners brunches and cocktail parties on the docket for the week by rough count not to mention the tourist attractions that make new Orleans famous. A Youthful Republican balloon squad worked Over time inflating enough red White and Blue balloons for next week s Celebration. Construction Crews put the finishing touches on the super dome podium where Bush will stand to deliver his acceptance speech next thursday night. Police reported that 25 groups had signed up to stage protests in a designated area several blocks from the convention Arena. The list ran the Gamut from self proclaimed anarchists to marijuana smokers to advocates for the homeless. The vice presidential guessing game was the Only suspense at the Republican convention and one Bush aide said the Campaign would Start floating a lot of trial balloons starting monday. The Rumor Mill is going to be fantastic said Steve Schwartz executive director of the North Carolina Campaign organization. Campaign manager Lee Atwater dismissing a suggestion that president Reagan would overshadow the vice president at the week s convention said the fact of the matter is George Bush is now front and Center stage he s the candidate for president he s the Man people Are going to be  Farewell conference Edwin Meese Iii smiles during his final news conference As attorney general Friday. His smile disappeared when he discussed his critics. Story Page 3. Ira claims responsibility in death of Soldier Ostend Belgium a the Irish Republican army claimed responsibility saturday for the killing of a British sol Dier who was gunned Down in his car at a traffic Light in this North sea port. The Ira statement to the news Media in Britain added we reiterate our Call to civilians and the families of soldiers not to travel with Crown forces  belgian police meanwhile continued to search for two men who carried out the attack Friday night on warrant offi cer 1st class Richard Michael Heakin 38, of the Royal regiment of Wales. He was married and had a 9-year-old son and a 7-year-old daughter. The ministry said Heakin was going Home on leave from his base at monchengladbach West Germany and planned to take a ferryboat Friday night to Dover England. Heakin was in civilian clothes but drove a British made Vauxhall with Brit ish army of the Rhine tags. Heakin was attacked As he waited in his car at a traffic Light an hour before the ferry s departure. Two men in their 20s approached his car one opened fire and then both men fled on foot toward a City Park the police official said. He spoke on condition of anonymity. Officials said Heakin died at the scene. The Ira wants to drive the British from Northern Ireland and unite the mostly protestant province with the overwhelmingly Catholic Irish Republic. The Ira intensified its Campaign against British Security forces on aug. 1 when it bombed a Barracks in North Lon Don killing one Soldier and injuring nine. Attacks last week in Northern ire land killed five people. Naples water woes leave go families living High Bone dry  Bureau Naples Italy chronic water shortages made worse this year by a mild Winter and arid Spring Are leaving an increasing number . Military families High and dry. Water rationing is nothing new to Naples some areas of the City have faced it every summer for the past dozen years. And it s common know ledge for americans living in the Posillipo area that Between july and september the faucets willbe dry every other Day. But the shortages now have spread to the communities which House the bulk of american families stationed in Naples Pozzuoli area Felice Nicola Varc Aturo and lag Patria this is my third year Here and i had never had problems before said Navy civilian Jim Mcmahon who lives in Arco Felice and works see water on Back Page soviet inspection teams storting final checks of bases in Germany by Crystal Laureano staff writer soviet teams began the last four inspections of . Facilities in West Germany saturday to Monitor compliance with the superpower treaty to eliminate medium Range nuclear missiles. See photo Page 28. The four soviet teams announced their inspection Sites at 8 15 . Saturday said capt. John Driggers army spokesman for the on site inspection Agency european Field office. The 10-member teams fanned out to the Pershing ii missile storage facility at Weierbach near Kaiserslautern the Pershing ii launcher repair facility at Hausen a Frank Furt suburb the Pershing ii missile operating base near Heilbronn and the Pershing ii operating base near Neu Ulm. Hausen also designated As an elimination site for the missiles is eligible for two inspections according to the treaty. The inspectors announced saturday that they would be inspecting Hausen As an elimination site. Although expected to do so the soviets have not yet announced if they later will inspect the launcher repair facility. The purpose of the inspections is to verify items covered by the intermediate Range nuclear forces treaty at soviet and . Bases. This phase of the treaty Calls for Baseline inspections through aug. 31. The soviet inspectors arrived at Rhein main a at 3 20 . Friday and spent the night at the air base. In accordance with the treaty the inspectors had to wait four hours but not More than 48, to announce which Sites they would inspect. After receiving a briefing at the site the teams have 24 hours to Complete their inspections plus an additional four hours to Complete their reports which must be in English As Well As russian Driggers said. Under the treaty the soviets can request an eight hour Extension to the inspection period if additional time is needed he said. The four soviet inspection teams Are expected to depart monday based on past experience with the previous inspection teams Driggers said. Only one site in Europe remains to be inspected com Iso air station Sicily he said. The 487th tac missile Wing has ground launched cruise missiles at Comiso