European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday August 17, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Mccain raps Dukakis on defense compares democratic nominee to Carter new Orleans a Arizona sen. John Mccain recalling his Captivity in North Vietnam depicted Michael Dukakis As weak on defense is sues monday and compared the democratic nominee to former presi Dent Carter. In this presidential race George Bush alone has the experience and knowledge to continue the policy of a Strong defense coupled with a willingness to negotiate Mccain told the Republican National convention. Michael Dukakis like Jimmy Carter before him clearly does t understand that Mccain said. Michael Dukakis seems to believe that the Trident submarine based nuclear missile is a chewing gum that the by bomber is a Vitamin Pill and that the midget Man land based nuclear missile is anyone Shorter than he is Mccain said. Mccain who spent 5 i years As a Pris Oner of War in North Vietnam recalled his Days in Captivity As he denounced Dukakis for his veto As governor of Massachusetts of legislation requiring the pledge of allegiance to be spoken in the state s Public schools. Dukakis con tended the legislation was unconstitutional. It is outrageous Mccain said of that action. Mccain described the beating administered to a fellow prisoner at the hands of North vietnamese captors after they discovered a hand sewn american Flag they had used to secretly pledge their allegiance to. We must never forget those thou Sands of americans who with their Cour age with their sacrifice and with their lives made those words live for All of us Mccain said. Ronald Reagan and George Bush  Mccain also blasted Dukakis for opposing the bombing strike on Libya for his reluctance to support the Rescue inva Sion of Grenada and for opposing . Military action in the persian Gulf. Soviet journalists have Long commute to convention Izvestia correspondent Alexander Shalnev shoots pictures from the convention s opening session at the super dome. New Orleans a the soviet journalists did t expect to be treated like honoured guests at the Republican National convention but they at least thought they would get housing somewhere in the City of new Orleans. Instead they Are staying at a Holiday inn some 60 Miles from the super dome in the outlying town of Hammond. Three Washington based soviets from the news service Tass and newspaper pravda said their drive to the convention site is even longer because they must travel by a route approved by the state department. They also had to Book their rooms through the department which is routine said Vitaly Gan of pravda. He said they asked for their rooms in april and were told everything in new Orleans was booked up. State department officials told them there Are no rooms. No Chance. Sorry Guys no deliberate attempt to impede your  they said you re Lucky not to be in Baton Rouge added Oleg Polakovsky of Tass. At the state department in Washington spokeswoman Phyllis Oakley gave a different version of what happened. She said one soviet request was received in May and another in july and that the new Orleans hotels were in fact booked up. Some other new York based soviets applied in april and were housed in downtown new Orleans she said. However one american journalist reported booking a room downtown Only last week and another said a French Quarter hotel housing Many journalists told him space was available on monday. Kemp says Reagan gave world birth of Freedom new Orleans a Jack Kemp addressing the convention he had hoped would be nominating him monday com pared Ronald Reagan to Abraham Lin Coln and said George Bush would fulfil the president s powerful  with his Hopes still alive for becoming Bush s running mate the congressman from new York praised Reagan s record and urged the Republican party to reach out to Blacks hispanics and other Minori ties. As the party of Lincoln and Rea Gan we believe that Freedom and Hope and Opportunity can t be for just some of us Kemp said. They be got to be for All of us. Ameri fire units respond to super dome Call new Orleans a an electrical Short in an Abc to unit brought fire trucks racing to the Louisiana Supero Zethree hours before president Reagan was scheduled to speak monday night to the Republican National convention. Fire officials said they sent extra trucks to the Abc to shed in a parking lot out Side the super dome because of the Magni tude of the night s events. There was absolutely no fire said capt. Terry Tullier of the new Orleans fire department. Ca has got to keep moving ahead and we can t leave anyone  Kemp whose bid for the Republican presidential nomination fizzled in the Early primaries took the platform at the Republican National convention shortly before Reagan delivered his Farewell to his party. Abraham Lincoln the founder of our Republican party gave this nation a new birth of Freedom Kemp said. Ronald Reagan has helped give the whole world a new birth of  Reagan and his wife Nancy watched from their seats in the super dome Conven Tion Hall As Kemp spoke for 18 minutes. Kemp a favorite of Many in the party s right Wing was greeted by signs bearing his name and the words i Back  Kemp was the object of an intense Campaign by conservatives who consider him Reagan s ideological heir pressing for Bush to select him As his vice presidential nominee. Two other prominent republicans former transportation Secretary Eliza Beth Dole and sen. John Mccain of Ari Zona also took the podium on the open ing night of the convention to Praise Reagan successes. Nations around the world Are following our example choosing lower tax rates less government and More Freedom said Kemp who was a leading advocate of the income tax Cut Reagan pushed through Congress in his first term. Speaking to the president Kemp said you have brought us to the threshold of a new Era in fact you have brought us Over the threshold. You be shown us that we can do More than contain our adversaries we can transcend  Kemp said said Reagan s support for the strategic defense initiative the so called Star wars nuclear defense sys tem has shown us How we can make even the threat of nuclear War  Sands of time and he credited Reagan with leading an entrepreneurial Renaissance that has electrified the world and raised our Standard of living while creating 17 Mil lion jobs in five years. Or. President it s a powerful legacy that you Are handing us Here in new or leans Kemp said. I just want you and Nancy to know that under the Able leadership of George Bush this party is going to take it and run with it. And we re going to win in  in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Aug. 17, 1948 the state department charged that russian authorities had framed it. Robert Dreher who had been accused by the Moscow press of being an american spy in Russia. 30 years ago today. Aug. 17, 1958 italian police imposed emergency measures in efforts to contain traffic and reduce High death tolls on italian roads caused by the August influx of vacationers from other european countries. 20 years ago today. Aug. 17, 1968 former president Roosevelt s frequent companionship with his Secretary Lucy mercy Rutherford was disclosed in a Book by John Daniels. 0 years ago today. Aug. 17, 1978 James Earl Ray speaking before a House committee swore he had been falsely convicted for the assassination of or. Martin Luther King or