European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 17,19b8 the stars and stripes pages Dukakis blasts Nickel & dime drug War Bush derides opponents tank ride by the associated press Michael Dukakis pledged Friday to double the num Ber of Federal drug agents Over the next five years As he charged inc Reagan administration with using a Nickel and dime approach 1o the War on narcotics. George Bush ridiculed Dukakis attempts to portray hts Elias a defense minded candidate. You cannot fool the soviet leadership by knocking America s defense for id years and then Riding around in a Lank fur 10  the vice president said referring to his democratic rival s visit earlier in the week to a Lank factory in Michigan. You can t fool he american  Bush played Lough in his television commercials As Well airing an advertisement in Dukakis Home slate of Massachusetts that accused him of failing to clean up polluted Boston Harbor. The vice president headed for Washington after a three City tour of Ohio while Dukakis planned to Fly Home to Massachusetts on saturday night. Both men have set aside Large parts of next week to prepare for their first debate of the fall presidential Campaign a 90-minute nationally televised session a week from sunday in Winston Salem. . Democrat Dukakis has spent much of the week try ing to regain the momentum in the race for the while House and his Lough Ami crime speech in a visit to the los Angeles police Academy was part of thai Effort. In what has become the Standard made for television Clement of every Campaign Day he observed offi cer Jerry Mulford demonstrate cover and conceal ment la clips at a simulated Street scene. Mulford who ducked behind wooden Bones and a Brick Wall fired a various moving and pop up targets. Live ammunition is normally used in such exercises but the secret serv ice protecting Dukakis vetoed that idea. Dukakis said he would assign the first 100 new drug agents to Southern California. He also said he would double the total number of Genli nationally Over the next five years. Dukakis said he would give stale and local Law enforcement officers the Money to fight the  headed we Are not going to try to Nickel and dime you to death As this administration has  aides said he was prepared to spend Iso million Loire new agents next year toward a five year goal of 2,800 agents although a fact Sheet issued to reporters said the Cost of the agents would be offset by seized drug profits. Aides also said Dukakis was committed to hiring boo additional Federal prosecutors. We re going to Send a message to drug  he said. As far As Mike Dukakis is concerned there s nowhere you can run there s nowhere you can sail there s nowhere you can hide there will be no Safe Haven for dope paddlers and dig profits anywhere on this  used his fire news conference in two weeks to try and Blunt some of the work Dukakis did earlier in the week to buttress his own defense credentials. He opened with a Stal Cmunt saying the tank Dukakis Rode in did not  he said he s gone to slates like this found that his message of. Cutting unilaterally on these weapons systems is not popular and so now he s been made Over. He s coming out with policies quite differ ent but which ones do you believe you believe this 3 Way conversion a you climb out of a tank Dukakis delivered a speech in Washington earlier this week in which he renewed his opposition to some weapons but pledged support for others and criticized the Reagan administration for not devoting enough talc lion to tanks and other conventional weapons. The vice president who has moved up markedly in the polls in the last few weeks acknowledged that some of his aides do not want him to Lake questions from reporters for fear in would distract from Campaign themes he has stressed in his other appearances. It just some lower level hand wringers who think i m going to screw up he said. Bush campaigned at a Buckeye steel Mil in Ohio where he noted his Grandfather Samuel Prescott Bush was one of the firm s founders. In a speech seemingly aimed at democrats who voted for Reagan in 1980 and 1984 a key bloc of voters in the Industrial Midwest Bush stressed his opposition to gun control and abortion and his support for prayer in schools and capital  also stumbled a bit in a hag draped appear Ance in Findlay Ohio while discussing inc pledge of allegiance. What is it All Aboul in s he Symbol of these United slates of America and to the Liberty for which in stands one nation under god with Freedom and Justice for All. And let s never forget it he said. Bush s appearance in Findlay at a hag cily festival Drew criticism from some of the event s organizer who said they had intended it to be a non partisan  vice presidential candidate Dan Quayle poked fun at himself and the controversy that has dogged  they Tell you to go to your room the 41-year-old Indiana senator said of his aides same of whom Are older than he is. And with some of the comments that i be made i be been told thai several times. It s no fun silting in your  Lloyd bunt san criticized Bush for having s Delaware recount gives woo slim primary win Wilmington Del. A the stunning re Versal of Delaware s democratic Senate primary ended thursday As Samuel s. Beard who had Al ready begun campaigning As his party s nominee conceded defeat to it. Gov. . Woo. Beard who appeared la have won saturday Pri Mary by nearly 3,000 Voles pledged to support woo at a news conference shortly after the recount gave woo 71-Iole Victory 20,225 id 10,154. Woo faces Republican incumbent William a Roth jr., who i seeking a fourth term and did not have primary opposition. I am Happy to be Here today to concede to s.b.," Beard said pledging his support to the party and woe s Campaign together we re going id go Dill and beat Bill Roth said Beard who was named an honorary co chairman of the Campaign. Explaining Hon he planned to go out and thank the voters Beard s voice cracked and his eyes filled with tears. Saturday night 1 know that i gave the most up beat Concession speech in the history of american politics said Beard a millionaire civic activist. Woo joked thai he had lived up to Bis nickname of landslide woo noting hat when he was elected lieutenant governor four years ago he won by less than 500 Voles in race that also required a re count. Sam no one knows More than i the emotional roller coaster your family has been through in the past few Days woo said. He called Beard a formidable opponent adding he would be even More formidable As an  both requested the recount monday after a com Puter key punch operator mistakenly gave Beard 2,800 votes too Many. Beard thought he had won with 31,418 Voles to woo s 19,624. The 2,800-vote error occurred in a voting District of new Castle county where about Iso democrats Are registered. Beard received 28 votes in the District but the vote were recorded As 2,828 in the computer at the county s department of elections according to Paul t. Hart county elections director. Woo a is year old physics professor at the University of Delaware was a political newcomer when elected lieutenant govenor four Yean ago. He became a Champion of asian americans nationwide. Beard a 49-year-old act lit who inherited he wealth had the backing of party loyalists and  has served a chairman for Job creation com missions under the past four administrations. Michael Dukakis hours Yellowstone s fire Hole Canyon. A bad Case of laryngitis when in comes to leadership. Bush said on thursday that he Hopes Oliver North i found innocent Orchards in the Iran Centra affair and declined to Rule Oul a Pardon if the former while House aide is  toured Yellowstone National Park thursday and said he was awestruck by the summer s fire dam  campaigns were pointing toward the Firel Campaign debate scheduled for sept. 25.the topic of inc Iran Contra affair arose when Bush fielded questions from High school Slud cols in California and was asked whether he would Pardon North. The question is for me Pardon imputes guilt. And therefore i have refused to speculate on this because want to see this Man have a fair trial. I Hope he s found innocent. I m not one of the North critics i m not one Ottese people that arc jumping All Over this Guy he said. So i Hope he s found innocent and then i d have to make a determination later on As id the equity in thai  was in Oklahoma cily during inc Day where he indicated he was lined of having Dukakis refer to him at a. Danforth  said the name Danforth comes from a Friend of i family who was killed during world War ii. "11 is nol t family name he said. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 17. 1948 several , Delegate panic Patch in a ceremony to break ground for the construction of the new United nations Headquarters along new York s East River. 30 years ago today. Sept. 17, 1958 speaking to a group of doctors at inc Vatican Pope Pius Xii said that artificial inc Malion to produce childbirth was contrary to natural Law and Catholic  20 years ago today. Sept. 17, 1968 greek Premier George Papado Poulos said that King cons Anline would return to Greece from his self exile in Rome after parliamentary elections were held under the new greek Constitution. 10 years ago today. Sept. 17, 1978 Muhammad All became the first Man to win the world heavyweight championship three times after he Defeated Leon Spinks in a unanimous decision at the super Doc in new Orleans