European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes o runners of the world Aid . Children s fund Page 2 o weather break gives firefighters n breather Page 5 o Dodds news in stripes Page 9 d Wilander beats lend in . Open sports Page 21 the Skafis and stripes unofficial publication Foh the . Reo Furcel vol. 47, no. 148 tuesday september 13, 1988 d 8693 a Bush Campaign official quits Over anti semitism charges by the Washington pos Washington Frederic v. Malek. Deputy chairman of the Republican nation Al committee hurried in his Resig nation to presiden tial nominee George Bush Sun Day following the disclosure that in 1971 he carried out a Survey of jews in High ranking jobs in the Bureau of male labor statistics for then president Nixon. Bush advisers had expressed concern about the potential political fallout front he disclosure of Matek s actions by the Washington Post. Malck then White House personnel chief reported in july 1971 to . Hal deman Nixon s chief of Talt that 13 of the top 35 bus officials were jewish according to a memo in the archives of the Nixon administration. Less than two months later two senior Agency officials who were jewish were oust de from their jobs and moved to less visible positions in the labor department. The Bureau of labor statistics produces some of the government s most important eco nomic data including monthly employ ment and once denied Friday and again Sun Day that he played any role in having the officials transferred. "1 find that kind of action or eve the suggestion that i engaged peripherally in that kind of Effort to be morally wrong and totally out of Bounds he said in a written statement announcing his resignation. Malek said the Post report is Offen Sive and incorrect in suggesting thai would have engaged in any attempt to jeopardize someone s Job because of their religious said he was resigning because the report would be used by democratic nominee Miahael Dukakis to distract the Public s attention from the real issues of the Bush did not ask for the resignation but a source said he was relieved that it has been removed As an a statement. Bush described Malek As a most honorable Man without a Trace of bigotry in his added that Malek made the Deci Sion to step aside because he did not wan this Campaign to be caught up in allegations about something that happened Man years ago and that some might try to use against me. I condemn any vestiges of anti semitism prejudice or bigotry and so 1 believe does Fred hours before Malek resigned rep. Charles e. Schumir of new York an adviser to Dukakis issued a statement Catling for i cd scr the resignation came on the heels of a continued on Back Page 125,000 troops ready for Callej inf treaty increases exercise s writer schwab1sch Hall West Germany some 123,000 troops were poised in Northern Bavari Aam Dikiy to kick off exercise certain Challenge Irr first show of nato s conventional might Jirtle the june signing of the treaty on Mcdurn a Wige nuclear weapons. ,. A billed ground Man Euver since the end of Wodja Jovar ii the exercise serves both As the s yearly autumn Man Euver a portion of the annual to Germany bul More than fulfilling All Iaac training obligations such uric discs this year jux acc taken on the added significance of s non nuclear deterrence in the Wake of the superpower inner Mcdale Range nuclear forces Accord the conventional aspects of the defense and deter Rance arc very very important nato commander Gen. John r. Calvin told the stars and stripes in a recent interview the soviet Union is As Strong a military Forte As it was three or four years ago and in fact it s Galvin added the missiles arc gone but there s still a of of Ombal Power among other firsts certain Challenge is to include the largest contingent of . Troops 103,000 Ever to participate. And planners say the Man Euver. See troops on Back pages sol aph a Lisa wird a i waiting for certain Challenge to begin Onchea for the Apple of his Eye from an my 10 a2 howitzer. Dukakis democrats plan defense san Boston a Michael Dukakis huddled with democratic congressional leaders sunday to discuss defense policy in Advance of a week of Campaign appearances designed to Shore up his image on National Security and foreign policy issues. The democratic presidential nominee acknowledged after the meeting that head some differences with leading de sense spokesmen of his party but prom ised a consensus oriented approach to Selling Pentagon priorities. What you see Here is an example of the to make National Security policy beginning igl january 1989 with a president and a Conj rett that work together Dukakis said after his session with nearly a dozen members of Congress. Dukakis and the Coni president Reagan a defense authorization that won Road bipartisan support in Congress and was endorsed by several ranking administration officials. They called thereto a political move to give Republican nominee George Bush fodder for his at tempts to characterize Dukakis As naive on defense issues a the vice team said i play with the nation so Jet raid former presiden Lial Reno ale san Awn Gore or. Of in Esse. I think it s outrageous Dukakis also criticized the president for his handling of the Pentagon procure ment scandal accusing the administration of searching for scapegoats instead of solutions to influence peddling and Exchange of confidential information at the Pentagon. To those at Dukakis Side were _. Sam Nunn of Georgia and rep. Los Aspin of Wisconsin chairmen of the Senate and House armed services committees respectively. Nunn Aspin and several others at the meeting agreed that Bush has been successful in painting Dukakis As weak on defense but said they expected the democratic nominee la counter those efforts with his statement this week. The governor went to Cape cod to spend the afternoon with Hli wife and see Dukakis on Back Page
