European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday. September 11, 198b the stars and stripes Paga 5 Bush Dukakis spar Over Star wars up wants opponent to clarify his position by  m. Roti1berg a political writer George Bush said Friday Michael Dukakis must explain How he could say he would consider deployment of Star wars after denouncing the proposed missile defense system As a fantasy in the  Dukakis called Bush s attacks on him mccarthyism and said voters can smell the  meanwhile Bush s Republican running mate Indi Ana sen. Dan Quayle was peppered with new questions about hic nary into Law school. Bush Spe Alsing 10 hop women in Rock Ford. 111., said of Dukakis and the strategic defense initiative calling it a fantasy one Day something he won t Rule out the next. Suggests a confusion in my View on the Basic facts a confusion m terms of what he really believes and where he would Lake this  the governor s going to have to explain  the democratic nominee said last week he supports continued research on a space based missile defense system and would Back deployment if it were shown to be feasible and ass Elia in the National interest. Dukakis was campaigning in Texas after attending a s5 million democratic fund Raiser in new York at which he told the Black lie audience i won t kid you. This is not going to be an easy 60  the Massachusetts governor was striving to regain momentum in the face of re rent polls that have said Bush had surged into inc Lead in the presidential race. Speaking at East Texas stale University the Alm Amater of the late House speaker Sam Ray bum Duka Kis said that republicans once attacked Rayburn As a communist. Sam Rayburn knew that when you fit for he real people the other Side will attack your patriotism Dukakis said. He saw ii again in the 1950s when the republicans cheered As Joseph Mccarthy slandered Good democrats As communists. And those Republican tactics Haven t changed. Just As they did to Franklin Roosevelt and Sam Rayburn they re now attacking my patriotism. And just As they did in the 1930s and the 1950s, Llie american people can smell the  Bush spokesman Mark Coodin responded. The american people Are getting a Good look at the real Michael Dukakis and his views and they simply Don t like what they see. We Aren t questioning his Patriot ism we re questioning his  democratic vice presidential nominee Lloyd Bent sen campaigning in Iowa quoted Republican sen. Dob Wolc of Kansas As saying that Bush does t know what s going on when it comes to agriculture Dole sharply critical of Bush when the two were competing for the Republican presidential Nomi nation trounced the vice president in the Iowa go1 caucuses last Winter speaking at he world a expo in Amana Iowa. Dentson said it s time for a change from the policies and personalities that devastated our farms punished our Farmers and left Rural America in the Duil Over the past eight years. Quayle went to a steel Plant in Massillon Ohio White Many workers wore Dukats Bentsen to shirts. I was t afraid to stand up for the  of Indiana or the St coworkers o Ohio or the Sec coworkers of America the Indiana senator told workers at Mer Cury stainless inc. The Dukakis supporters stood silent while other workers applauded. At the factory Gale. Quayle s car was driven past about 150 protesters who held up such signs at. Draft dodger Quayle. Who died in your place Quayle also was confronted with questions about a Cleveland Plain dealer Story saying that he was admitted to Law school under an experimental program designed primarily to Benefit minority students. The affirmative action element is implicit if not explicit in documents describing the program said lame Wilkins associate Dean for academic affairs of the Indiana University Law school. Bui since affirmative action was not the exclusive aim. We would not expect All participants in this program to have been minority  que Nytcz s Staft released a statement saying "1 Sot into Taw school fair and Square. Nothing improper was done and no rules were broken. The newspaper article makes that Point Clear in inc body of the  i never comment on rumours was Bush s response when asked about the Story. The vice president devoted Moil of his speech to the Republican federation of women to attacking what he portrayed As a shift in Dukakis position on Star wars officially known As sd1. Docs he believe in defense against strategic mis Siles or does t he asked Bush. I am committed to go Forward fully with this re search and then to deploy when ready. 1 do think that the governor s going to have to explain himself on these contradictions and inc questions Are going to be How does he plan to defend America and How can he pretend he wants to modernize when he has said he won t modernize Canadian firefighters to help in Yellowstone the american West this year. The legislation permits inc United slates to enter into reciprocal agreements with any foreign fire organization for Mutual Aid in fighting wild fires provides for reimbursement of the foreign fire organizations for costs they incur assisting . Firefighters. Drought conditions Are particularly be vere"1 throughout the West Reagan said and More Liris Are expected until significant a mounts of rain or Snow Are received. Reagan said the Large number of fires has severely taxed firc fighting forces from the Federal natural resource agencies the army the National guard stale forestry agencies Forest industries and others. Thousands of firefighters have been on the lines for More than 3 months. He also said he was dispatching a cab inet level team to Wyoming and Idaho saturday to Survey the devastated areas and report Back to me As soon As Possi ble with a plan to help control this Crit ical situation  up Whitt Louuse it Pierter Washington president Reagan signed emergency legislation Friday that clears the Way for Canadian firefighters to help the United states Firlit the wildfires raging in Yellowstone National Park. The signing came As a wind whipped wildfire raged Cut closer to the Yellowstone National Park Headquarters at old faithful prompting about 300 employees there to prepare for an evacuation. The few remaining tourists were cleared from the 116-year-old Park ear Lier in inc week and the 2.2 million acre Park site of inc Geyser old faithful Fri Day was the exclusive Domain of employees government optic gals and an army of 9.192 firefighters. At the same Lime about 300 Miles to inc Northwest in Montana s Glacier National Park a firefighter was killed by a falling Irce becoming the fifth person to die in wildfires that have charred 3,8 millions acres of forests Imd rang Cland in Send soft in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 11,1mb for inc first time since the beginning of lie occupation usa1 e announced that open houses would he held for the German Public at Khein main and Wiesbaden air bases. 30 years ago today. Sept it 1958 Eddie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds acknowledged their mar Rafic was in trouble but Fisher denied that Elizabeth Taylor with whom he had frequently been seen was the cause of their problems. 20 years ago today ,. Sept. Ii 1968 president Johnson rejected a Complete halt to bombing in North Vietnam and said events in Eastern Europe made it Clear that the Independence of nations Wai still threatened. To years ago today. Sept. 11, 1978 Sandin Islan guerrillas seized control of Leon Nicaragua s second largest City and parts of Managua in a National offensive aimed at toppling inc Somoza government. Anti Khomeini rally iranians demonstrate in Dag Hammarskjold Pitta across from the United nations in new York on Friday against what they called the massacre of political prisoners by the regime of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini in Iran. One of the demonstrators i Etnis Leril alien living in los Angeles set himself afire and was in critical cond lion with Burns Over his entire body