European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday october 19, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 Bush Stop running Down defences new poll shows Dukakis trails by 17 Points it the  press George Bush signalling he won t sit on his Trad in the Campaign s final weeks returned to he attack monday and said Michael Dukakis should Slop run nine Down our  Dukakis charged hush with ignoring the nation s loss of Industrial jobs. Rattling the notion that he is slipping hopelessly Himl. The i Mccratic presidential nominee stopped Ai n factory i diner and a Bowling Alley As he began a Campaign swing through Industrial states lie said hush sat on his hands while America s Industrial heartland has been fighting for its  Dukakis takes an Uphill fight for his own political life. An Abc news Wall Street journal poll shows Bush has opened a huge Lead 55 percent 10 38 percent nationally Sinee their final debate last thursday. The poll was conducted Friday through sunday among i,37fl Likely voters and found that half of Dukakis supporters expect Bush to win Dukakis running male Lloyd by Olsen launched an attack on Bush in the South As the Only one of the four candidates who has voted for National gun control he referred to a 1968 Vole while Bush was in Congress with three weeks left in the presidential race aides to Dukakis said he will seek to Sharpen the differences be tween himself and the vice president. But As he arrived in Ohio a big stale crucial to his chances a new statewide poll by the Akron Beacon Jour Nal showed Bush hold ing a double digit Lead. Bush buoyant but cautioning against  toured a Denver area defense Plant where Star wars re search is conducted. He then spoke at the dedication of a holocaust memorial in Skokie 111., where he said the relationship Between Israel and the United states has never been  he used the Denver setting to say Dukakis has a total Lack of understanding of our military and is trying desperately to jump into the mainstream by acknowledging a need to modernize land based nuclear missiles. But there is Strong reason to doubt that he would do it Bush said. He still opposes the my and methinks the midget Nan costs Loo much. So he says he s going to work with Congress to find another Way. Wake up governor we be done All  he defended the Reagan administration s record on conventional forces against dukakis1 past charges that such forces have been slighted in the push for new big ticket strategic weapons systems. Hush dismissed that As  governor it s Lime to Stop running Down our de lenses he said. He also ridiculed Dukakis for supporting some re Michael Dukakis did something monthly he had t done in his 19-month Campaign he bowled and without even loosening his tie. The democratic presidential candidate happen at a Bowling Alley in Dayton Ohio to talk about drugs schools and social Security. His first Ball knocked Down seven pins his second hit the Flitter. A Singh he said. Search into Star wars while dismissing the proposed space based missile defense system As a fantasy Dukakis and his Campaign staff were embracing the idea of running As the underdog. To underscore his re solve Dukakis said my spirits arc Good and took Trum pet in hand to play Happy Days arc Here again a democratic Standard. Dukakis declared he was fighting for the values 1 be Lieve in and in a touch of populism told workers at a Copper and brass Plant "1 want to be the president who stands up and fights for  he pointed to recent Trade figures showing imports to the United slates were at an All time High in August an said Bush has not Given the american people a clue As to what he would do to reverse the Trade a Cafici i. George Bush sat on the sidelines for eight years while America got beaten in world markets. While a piece of America was being sold off every Day at bar gain basement prices he said. He also disputed Bush s Standard speech line that he wants a Kinder Gen tier nation his record tells Rural America the fewer family Farmers the better. His record tells Middle class families the glory Days Are Over. Your kids May not do As Well As you Dukakis said. Meanwhile Bush won the endorsement of the team sters executive Board monday after a poll of the nation largest Union gave him a four Point margin Over Dukakis Union officials said. Just 21,207 members of the 1.7 Mil lion Strong teamsters voted in the poll said Union presi Dent William j. Mccarthy who is from Massachusetts and has been critical of the governor. Philip Morris makes $11.8 billion bid for Kraft new York up Philip Morris cos., the tobacco giant late monday offered $90 a share for Kraft inc., the nation s largest food company in an $ 11.8 billion Cash Deal that would be the Sec Ond largest merger in . History. The bid represents a Premium of nearly 50 percent Over Kraft s closing Price of 560.125 a share on the new York Slock Exchange. If the bid is accepted the takeover would be the second largest Ever after Chevron corp s $13.3 billion acquisition of Gulf Oil in March 1984. A Philip Morris Kraft combination would create the nation s eighth largest Industrial company based on 1987 sales and would create a food giant More than double the Sie of the next largest Ameri can producer Procter it Gamble which had 117 billion in sales last year. It would also displace Unilever As the world s largest food company. The Friendly offer was made in a letter from Hamish Maxwell the Philip Morris chairman to the chairman of Kraft John Richman. The Cash bid which was authorized by the Philip Morris Board after the Stock Market closed monday will expire at Midnight nov. Is unless extended. Richman in Glenview 111., advised Kraft stockholders to defer any decision on whether to tender their shares until the Kraft Board considers the offer an makes a recommendation. The Board s position will be communicated to share holders on or before Dei. 31, he said in a statement. Kraft has been engaged in a program designed to maximize the Long Ter value of its shareholders investment in Kraft. Our Board of directors has previously concluded that the Best Long term interest of our shareholders is that Kraft continue to operate As an Independent company he said. Kraft which produces and distributes processed cheeses salad dressings Candy and Frozen dinners had sales of ss.74 billion in 1987.i Phiiip Morris headquartered in new York makes Marlboro and is one of the world s largest cigarette producers. It acquired general foods corp., maker of Maxwell House Coffee and a wide rang of consumer foods in i9s5 and owns Miller brewing co and the seven up co it had sales of $25.4 billion in 19&7. Kraft s food business complements our food business Maxwell said in his letter to  respect and Admire your Organiza Tion product line and commitment to Quality he said adding that Philip Morris has no intention of Selling any part of Kraft s operations. Indeed it is our objective to invest in and build your  the letter requested that Kraft act on the proposal As quickly As possible. I would therefore like to meet with you at your earliest convenience Max Well told Riehman. We Are prepared to negotiate All aspects of our offer. The. Offer caught analysts by Surprise because of Kraft s position As the nation s largest food company and the Sec Ond largest food services  birr Buss an analyst at . Edwards & sans in St. Louis termed the offer reasonable but said it May not be High enough to succeed. He did not Rule out the possibility that a higher offer would emerge Kraft is the second food giant to be stalked by conglomerates this month. On. Oct. 4, grand metropolitan pc offered is. 3 billion for Pillsbury co. Of Minneapolis. Hernandez nominated for space come Post Washington a president Reagan has nominated vice adm. Diego e. Hernandez now commander of the 3rd Fleet at Pearl Harbor Hawaii for assignment As Deputy chief of the . Space come the defense department said. The department announcement on monday said the f 4-year-old Hernan Dez is a native of san Juan puerto Rico. The space come is based out Side Colorado Springs Colo. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 19, 1948 a . Air Force c-54 retuning from a Supply Mission to Berli crashed into a Forest area near Rhein main a killing All three Crew members. 30 years ago today. Oct. 19, 1958 the roman medical association ordered disciplinary action taken against the late Pope Pius ill s personal physician for he Sale of accounts of the pontiffs death. 20 years ago today. Oct. 19, 1968 Beallo John Lennon and his japanese Girlfriend Yoko Ono were arrested at Lennon s London apartment on charges of possessing marijuana. To years ago today. Oct. 19, 197s Federal officials approved a plan to pay $37 million to two Indian tribes in Maine in return for their releasing claims to 12.5 million acres in the Northern part of the state