European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday. October 4.198b stateside Ferraro s Mother in Law hit by . Purse snatcher new York a the Molher in Law of former democratic vice presidential candidate Geraldine Fer Raro was mugged by a Man who snatched her purse and pushed her to the ground police said. Rose Zaccaro to. Was treated Tor a Cut tip and a bruised Check and forehead after the attack which occurred sunday afternoon near her Home in Queens. She was released from St. John s Hospital after a rays showed no broken Bones. Bush Dukakis attended colleges that Lead Survey Washington a presidential candidates George Bush and Michael Dukakis attended colleges thai were ranked the nation s Best in a Survey published Mon Day by . News & world report Magazine. Bush inc Republican nominee is a graduate of Yale University which the Magazine rated lops among 204 National universities based on student selectivity faculty Quality and financial resources. The democratic nominee s Alma mater Swarthmore College outside Philadelphia was ranked first among 141 National Liberal arts colleges in the Magazine s Survey. La Driver chased killed after crash at intersection los Angeles a a Motorist who apparently hit another car at an intersection ran away and was chased Down beaten and shot to death police said. Zerlino go 30, was pronounced dead at the Hospital of the Good Samaritan shortly after sunday s shooting said police sol. Alex Salizar. 1 Clicc arrested Jose Moran. 27. And booked him for investigation of murder said officer Gil Ortiz. It was not immediately known whether Moran was the in Var of the car that was struck Ortiz said. No weapon was found he said. Poll shows most americans think government corrupt new York a americans overwhelmingly be Lieve the Federal government is Rife with corruption with seven in 10 saying they think illegal payoffs Are common a Media general associated press poll has found. On specific cases a plurality in the National poll said former attorney general Edwin Meese lit should have been charged with crimes and half opposed a presidential Pardon for the highest official charged in the Iran Contra Case former National Security adviser John m. Poin Deilor. Respondents were evenly split on a Pardon for poin Dexter s assistant former Marine it. Col. Oliver North. More fundamentally the poll of 1,125 adults found deep scepticism of the Federal government s integrity. Just 40 percent thought of the government As honest Overall while 50 percent said was is not. The rest did t know. An even greater share 69 percent said the Federal government was poorly managed and More still 82 per cent said they were not surprised to learn of recent allegations of payoffs in the awarding of Pentagon contracts. But the poll s most critical finding was the Broad belief that corruption pervades the Federal govern ment seventy percent said they thought that taking illegal payoffs for special favors was widespread. That belief carried for majorities of All demographic groups from a Low of 60 percent of republicans to a High of 82 percent of liberals. Overall just 20 percent of respondents did not believe payoffs were widespread. The Reagan administration however did not carry heavy blame for the concern Over ethics. While 43 percent said the administration had done a bad Job of enforcing ethical standards in government 40 percent said it had done a Good Job. That was within the poll s three Point margin of error. There were other signs of Good will toward the Rea Gan administration. Fifty one percent said it had done a Good Job of managing the government even though most said the government was poorly managed Overall. And 55 percent did not blame the administration for the Pentagon  the Iran Centra Case. Vice president George Bush has said he Hopes for an acquittal of North who with Poindexter is accused of conspiring to sell arms to Iran in Exchange for american hostages and to divert the proceeds to the nicaraguan rebels. The trial will not take place before inc nov. 8  percent of the poll s respondents said Poindexter should have been charged 30 percent said not and the rest did t know. There was a greater division on North who gained support through his defense of his actions at congressional hearings last Yean forty three percent said he should have been charged and 42 percent said not. The breakdown was the same on whether president Reagan should Pardon the men which he has not ruled out. On Poindexter half opposed a Pardon and 30 percent favored it on North. 41 percent were in favor 44 percent , attorney general since i9ss, resigned this sum Mer saying he had been vindicated of corruption allegations by a special prosecutor s decision not to seek charges against him. The prosecutor said a desc probably violated tax Laws and conflict of interest Laws but did not file charges because he had no evidence me Csc sought person Al  the Survey however 46 percent said Mccase should have been charged with crimes to 30 percent who agreed with the decision not to charge him. The remainder 23 percent had no  were the strongest supporters of North Poindexter and Mccase with democrats the greatest critics and independents More divided. On ethics and management As Well republicans strongly supported the administration and most democrats rated it poor. Most independents said the administration had done Well on management but they were split on ethical enforcement. Media general inc. Is a communications company based in Richmond a. Saying goodbye sailors stand an Thi deck of the nary attack submarine Bonsai in one final Lime before the sub is decommissioned it the Charleston naval base in South car Olina. The decommissioning of the vessel Caine after 29 years in Servic and a lire earlier the year thai took the lives of three sailors. Its tossing also Marks the end of the Era of diesel submarines in the Navy s Atlantic Fleet. Demos drop Man blamed for inking Twa to aids Denver a a congressional candidate accused of linking an airline and the aids epidemic has been Dis owned by the Colorado democratic party executive committee. Party officials voted 33-1 on sunday to deny John Mitchell the use of the name Democrat in his Campaign after he failed to respond to allegations stemming from a lawsuit filed against him by trans world airlines. The airline has accused Mitchell a Colorado Springs teacher and real estate agent of distributing posters connecting Twa with aids. The party needed to Deal with this openly. Don t flinch Don t Blush just do business and i think that s what we be done Here said the slate democratic party chairman Buic sea will. Mitchell did not attend sunday s meeting and has not been available to talk with state party officials since the lawsuit was filed sept. 19 in . District court at Denver he failed to return Calls sunday night to the associated press. Twa s lawsuit seeks $500,000 in damages. It said Mitchell sent a poster to the airline s new York offices in july saying thousands of these have been sent around the country our staff is working on a new poster. They will continue to be sent until Twa corrects the Hurt you have caused Cost  according to the suit the posters said Arafat begins China visit Beijing a Palestine liberation organization chairman Yasser Arafat arrived in China on monday to discuss Jordan s break with the West Bank and other Middle East developments. Aids is spread through  to Day s Twa Means aids and Twa travel with  Mitchell was unopposed for the Nomi nation to run against incumbent Republican rep. Joel Hefley in a gop Domi Natch District that encompasses inc Colorado Springs area. It was his first try at political office. The 5th District democratic com Mittee on sunday issued a complain against Mitchell that later was _ accepted by inc exc Eutivi committee and resulted in the party s disavowal of his candidacy. The complaint said Mitchell s failure to respond to the controversy has Hurt the campaigns of other democratic candidates in the District. The party s vote won t affect the ballot itself which already has been primed. Only a court order could have gotten Mitchell s name off the ballot. Party officials said they preferred not to Lake such a measure. Rick daily the party s attorney said the party was t making a judgment on Twa s allegations against Mitchell but was moving against him Only because of or. Mitchell s failure to Aci like a responsible candidate and step Forward and Deal with those  Mitchell s squabble with Twa apparently began in i98j when he look he airline to Small claims court in two Sepa rate cases in Colorado Springs to recover frequent flyer benefits he believed he deserved. Mitchell won one Case bul lost the Sec Ond one. Shortly afterwards Twa said it received posters and slickers anonymously connecting the airline with aids