European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 27, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Johnson tests positive for steroids Page 21 and stripes pubic cation Odthe 0 5. Armed fobcf1 vol.47, no. 162 tuesday september 27,1938 d 6693 a millions watch Dukakis Bush Square off in televised debate . aim George Bush Anil Michael our wikis d or dul Icik drug and thi1 i la def " allegiance in a crackling debate asst d Sun Ilai Mejil in National telex main. Ruih sought repeatedly in Hie to minute Cenfronia lion to depict Dukakis As a Liberal Democrat who is Oul there out of the Dukakis challenged the Republican vice pics item s judgment and ticked off a siring of what Iso i Alk a Reagan administration failures with emphasis on the Tran of Onira Ait air. Neither Nitin committed any serious Gaffe. An associated press punt or Sii it Teran detain judges gave Dukakis u narrow Edge Over Bush three judges Tilini in Dukakis won and three picked Bush but in the assessment immediately following the debate thed Mikial got the most Points Overall. As the two candidates resumed hostilities from a distance monday the Early soundings rated sunday night s debate As close is their me for inc Whitehouse keeled to tire Hutu an Page 7. I really think it went Well. I really Eibink it the vice president Lold reporters As he departed Ilie Debute City Lor a Campaign appearance in Jackson,tcnn., with running mate Dun Quayle. Dukakis flew off to Ohio and left it to his Campaign manager to claim Victory. Our own polls showed us winning the debate decisively said Susan Eulrich. Tush went into the debate holding 3 narrow Lead Over his rival in most surveys with six weeks remain ing unlit the election. The debate was marked by numerous biting com ments As Dukakis and Bush clashed Over the deficit defense issues and dealing with the soviet Union i their 90 minutes on stage at Wake Forest University. Newsweek said a poll taken immediately after the debate found that 42 percent of the voters who watched the debate said Dukakis did a better Job while a percent said Bush outperformed his rival an Abc poll taken sunday night found that 44 per cent rated Dukakis the Winner. 36 percent gave the Edge to Bush and 20 percent said it was a lie. Those polled Hud been contacted by the network before the Debute and. At that time. 48 percent sup ported Dukakis 46 percent backed hush and 6 percent were undecided network polling analyst John Brennan said. In the Survey taken just after the debate 52 percent said they supported Dukakis. J5 percent said the backed hush and 3 percent reported they were undecided. Given the margin for error thai shift is statistically meaningless said Brennan Bush Campaign chairman James a. Baker 111 told reporters that Bush would oppose criminal prosecution of women who receive abortions even though the vice Viet president George Bush gestures As he makes a Point while Michael Dukakis Watts for his turn to respond. President said during the debate that he had t Sorte Doul of the penalties. Bush opposes abortion in most cases said Baker he would not wish to Sec a woman labelled As a criminal notwithstanding his views on the right to life. Women should be seen As an additional victim the pollsters began weighing in As the two Candi dates returned to their task for the final six weeks of the Campaign. They will debate again in los Angeles oct. 13 or 14, and their running mates Are scheduled 10 debate in Omaha on ocl. 5. It was a Good night Dukakis said after the encounter sunday. Bush gave the thumbs up sign and told Ehe Vring supporters the debate had Given him a Chance to spell out some of the differences Dukakis running mate sen. Lloyd. Bentsen an Bush Campaign chairman Baker agreed Ihal neither candidate suffered any self inflicted wounds in the de see debate on Back Page Navy diver testifies Stethem was screaming writer . West Germany a . Navy fiver monday said he listened bound and blindfolded As hijackers beat and then shot a fellow Sailor aboard Twa plight 847 after the jetliner was hijacked to Lebanon in 1985, out Petty officer 2nd class Clinton Lee Suggs said he was not sure who fired the shots that killed Kobert Dean a Teichm a Navy Petty officer whose body was later tossed onto the Airport Tarmac. Suggs testifying at the air piracy and nerd a trial of Mohammed Ali Hama i. Said the accused dragged him to the plane s first class Section then lied and blindfolded him. "1 heard a lot of screaming. Bolh the hijackers were beating Bobby Stethem and Bobby was screaming. 1 heard Ashot and Bobby said of god. Of. Cod the plane door a opened and 1 heard another shot and heard Bobby outside the machine Suggs told he court then someone said in broken English one More five minutes 1 knew thai meant they were going to shoot me. I began to Pray that i would t cry out no mutter what happened he said. The Sailor said his life was spared when Mirike Derickson the flight Purser pushed her Way Between Suggs an the hijackers and begged them to Stop. The hijackers relented. In earlier testimony Hamadi told the court that he was an accomplice in the hijacking of the Twa flight scheduled to Fly from Athens. Greece to Rome but diverted to Beirut Lebanon by two armed men. The two original hijackers later were identified As Hamadi and another mos Lem named Euca Dinc. A third Hijacker Ali Aida later was allowed on Board in Exchange for the release of women and children passengers when the plane flew to Algiers Algeria. Suggs testified he could not Tell who fired the shots or who was in charge of the kidnapping As both men seemed 10have equal responsibility. I had spotted the two men earlier in the Airport wailing room Suggs knew they weren t americans be sae Stethem on Bach Page
