European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday August 30,1988 . To let Plo Mission stay open Washington a the Justice department said monday it will not a peal a Federal court decision that allowed the Palestine liberation organization Mission at the United nations in new York to remain open. The department said in a statement that the decision was based on a determination that on balance the interests of the United states Are Best served by not Congress had sought to Force the Clos ing of the Plo Mission at the United nations on the grounds that the Plo endorsed terrorism. But the state department objected on the grounds that closing the office would violate the . Headquarters agreement. The United nations also objected. On june 29, . District court judge Edmund Palmieri accepted that View. He said the anti terrorism act of 1987 did not require closing the Plo office in new York because Congress did not clearly indicate its intent on the face of the statute to violate . Obligations under the . Headquarters the Justice department said the administration normally appeals Adverse Federal court decisions of this kind but it was decided in the Light of foreign policy considerations including the . Role As Host to the . Organization not to Appeal in this if that is the True position of the jus Tice department they Are now moving in line with International Law. Vince Shute shows no sign of apprehension while sharing a meal with his or bearly hanging on sine Friend Duffy at his Home in Orr Minn. Shute took in the Bear and nursed it Back to health when he found it with a gunshot wound to its jaw. Dukakis expects Long hard competitive race by the associated press democratic nominee Michael Dukakis said monday the fall Campaign against George Bush will be a Long hard competitive race while aides to the Republican nominee said the vice president will continue to paint his rival As weak on defense. Republican vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle meanwhile said he has not discussed the drug Issue with Bush although the gop nominee has said that his vice president would oversee Federal drug policy in a possible Bush administration. The Indiana senator in an interview with the bos ton Globe published in monday s editions also said he was familiar in a general sense with the National narcotics Border interdiction system but did not know who headed the system. Bush has led the system since its creation in 1983. The democratic vice presidential nominee Texas sen. Lloyd Bentsen also continued in his statements to cast doubts on Quayle s experience. Democratic nominee Dukakis kicked off a two Day visit to the Western Section of his Home state Massachusetts where he sought to halt the recent surge of his Republican opponent. After referring to the hard competitive race he anticipates Dukakis told a breakfast sponsored by the Northern Berkshire chamber of Commerce. One thing that inspires me every Day and every week out there on the Campaign Trail. Is that i know we can do it together because i be seen it Bush s chief of staff Craig Fuller said the vice president will continue to stress his pro military views in the coming week and portray Dukakis As weak on de sense. The gop nominee s Campaign believes that theme is going Over Well. Bush was travelling monday from Houston to St. Louis where he planned a tour of an aerospace Plant and then to Nashville for a rally and a visit to the Reserve officer training program at Middle Tennes see state University. He returns to Washington monday night for a series of Day Campaign trips to various states and May head West to California and Colorado on the weekend. The vice presidential candidates planned some time off from the Campaign Trail but used weekend appear ances to criticize their opponents. Bentsen in suggesting that Quayle could not step right up to the presidency was continuing a line of attack that was Clear last week show that the 41-year old Indiana senator lacked the depth and experience for the Job that is Only a heartbeat away for any vice president. Quayle declined to criticize his 67-year-old col league in the Senate saying that his Gripe is with democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis. In last week s seven state Campaign Quayle s Only mention of Bentsen was to Praise his views on defense spending and other issues where he stands to the right of Duka Kis. Quayle said doubts about his qualifications Are nothing that a Good debate would t cure. The american people Are just beginning to see Dan Quayle he said. I m going to continue to talk about the issues. When we have the debate Between Lloyd Bentsen and Dan Quayle the american people will have a lot better picture of who will be the Best Quali fied vice presidential Quayle travelled to the Midwest and West last week and will leave again wednesday for a swing through the Southeast that will take him through to labor Day. Epa bans new los Angeles pollution sources Washington a the environmental Protection Agency announced monday a ban is being imposed starting tuesday on major new sources Ofair pol Lution in the nation s most populous Urban area greater los Angeles. Epa administrator Lee m. Thomas said similar action is planned in at least three other cities by the end of this Yea unless Congress revise the Dean air act California officials have said they expect Little effect from the los Angeles ban because it coven Only Large new Hants that no one is planning to build in the area such As Oil Stopgap congressional ban on Agency sanctions was to expire at mid night tuesday eight months after it was imposed to buy time for Congress to produce changes in the Law. The construction ban against sources of 100 tons of pollution a year is imposed for failure to submit adequate air pollution control plans showing compliance with Federal pollution areas were supposed to have met those standards by dec. 31, 1987. Thee a maintains that the Law permits penalties Only for failure to submit and follow plans. There is no penalty for failure to meet the standards if an Agency approve control plan does not work out los Angeles is one of about 100 Cit ies counties and metropolitan areas that the Epa says missed last Decem Ber s deadline to meet health protect ing standards restricting Levels of car Bon monoxide and Ozone a major component of officials say los Angeles Lack ing an Agency approved plan to cleanup its air pollution is just the first of a number of cities that will face construction bans with the expiration of the said that by late october bans could be imposed against Ventura county Calif. Chicago and the North Western Indiana area adjacent to Chi Cago. Waiting in the wings Are 10 More locations whose air Quality attainment plans Are on the verge of being formally rejected by epa., an action that would trigger construction Are Denver Atlanta Dallas Cleveland Sacramento Calif. Reno Nev. Bakersfield Calif. East St. Louis 111. Fresno Calif. And Indiana coun ties adjacent to Louisville by. Epa officials have indicated that Dallas May be scrubbed from the sanctions list because of improvements made in its cleanup plan
