European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 25, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes tuesday october 25,1988 Bush denies charges of lying racism by the associated press George Bush declared monday that there in t any racism in his ads and he denied democratic allegations of re publican lying. Michael Dukakis meanwhile renewed the allegation of lying saying the republicans can t win if they discuss the issues truthfully. With two weeks to go in the presiden tial election. Republican Bush was campaigning in Connecticut and other northeastern states while Democrat Dukakis was seeking support in California which has a Bounty of 47 electoral votes. Reacting 10 weekend talk of racism Bush told reporters monday it s absolutely ridiculous and everybody sees this As some desperation kind of move a news briefs sing it on one and Bush was referring 10 democratic complaints that the republicans have been appealing to racial fears in Bush s speeches and ads stressing the Case of Willie Norton jr., a Black murderer who raped a White woman after escaping from a Massachusetts prison furlough. I mean people see this for what it is a Campaign lactic Bush said. I stand 100 percent behind those ads. I think the american people Are he added that the democrats Are run Ning an and about a Man from a Bush supported Houston Halfway House who murdered a minister s wife. Bush asked what about their and about the Halfway House is thai racism against hispanics Dukakis made his Case on Republican lying at a rally in los Angeles. You know Mark Twain once said that ,1 lie can travel Halfway around the world while the truth is still putting on its shoes. Or. Bush must have read Mark Twain because he s running a Campaign based on distortions and distractions and outright ties Dukakis said. Why because he can t win an elec Tion where the real issues Are discussed the real challenges Are faced and the real differences arc made Dukakis renewed his criticism of Bush s proposal for a capital gains Tan credit which Dukakis said would give Bush an annual tax break of 122,000. George Bush wants to give people like George Bush a tax break that s More than the average California worker makes in a year Dukakis said. Bush on the other hand said in a speech prepared for delivery to a bust Ness group in Waterbury conn., my opponent now wants to turn Back to clog up the circulatory system of America s Economy with exactly the kind of big government schemes the europeans Are Dukakis was spending the entire Darin California including stops in los an Geles and san Francisco. Republican vice presidential Candi Date Dan Quayle was going to be accompanied by his Mother Conine Quayle during his first Stop in Missouri. He was going on to Kentucky. Democratic vice presidential Candi Date Lloyd bends in was campaigning in Michigan Missouri and Arkansas. Soviets on Way to help Rescue trapped whales Barrow Alaska a soviet flotillas Are travelling toward Barrow to offer help for two trapped whales As rescuers tried to lure the mammals to Freedom but biologists said they May have to Airlift the animals to open water. We re having a Nel built right now to carry them David Withrow of the National oceanic and atmospheric administration s Marine mammal Laboratory in Seattle said sunday. He emphasized that an Airlift was the least preferred alternative to be used Only if rescuers fail to coax the California Gray whales to open water though a series of freshly Cut air holes in the ice. A third whale the smallest and the youngest of the mammals trapped in moving ice More than two weeks ago before they could Migrate South disappeared Friday and was presumed dead. Al Salvador evacuates residents in storm s path san Salvador Al Salvador a the government declared a state of emergency and evacuated residents from flood prone coastal areas in the path of a tropical storm that re energized in the Pacific monday after killing 111 people As an Atlantic Hurricane. In Nicaragua the storm killed at least so people and left 300.000 homeless As it crossed the Central american isthmus its 125-Mph winds weakening to tropical storm status along the Way. But the storm gained strength Over the warm Waters of the Pacific. Forecasters gave what had been Joan a new name Miriam and said it could become the first Atlantic Hurricane to gain the same status in the Pacific. Tropical storm warnings covered the Pacific coast of Al Salvador and Guatemala. Flash flood and mudslide warnings also were in effect in both countries. Photos from Page 1 ration by italian police but at this Point we Don t have any conclusions Aslo what information she has. If she has any information we would like to get it from the newspaper ii Gior Nale of Milan reported with out attribution monday that Ang Hessa was to give the photos and letter to . Diplomats but the arrest of the woman spoiled the operation. The . Embassy declined comment on the report. Serra said that police do not know if Ang Hussa was part of an Effort to free the hostages As italian Media has speculated. Ang Hessa who has been linked to italian and Swiss secret services and was Al the Center of an International arms scandal last year was questioned by police Fler the woman s arrest thursday after arriving at Milan s linage Airport from Beirut Lebanon. Ang Hessa was released but police planned to interrogate him again Serra said. The lebanese woman identified As Aline Ibrahim Rizkallah 36, was jailed and charged with carrying 11.000 in counterfeit . Bills and so Grams of he Roin police said. The woman said Ang Hessa was not connected to the drug shipment police said. Police were examining the photographs to deter mine whether they were originals or copies of newspaper pictures Serra said police have ruled out the possibility that hostage Thomas Sutherland was the Man in the third photo. The Man who police earlier believed was Sutherland has not been identified. Police have asked . Authorities for samples of Steen s handwriting to authenticate the letter bearing his name said Fortunato Finoli Deputy director of the anti terrorist lebanese woman said she was a courier and denied knowledge of the photos Teller or other documents written in italian thai were hidden in her suit Case police said. Anderson and Sutherland Are held by inc pro Irani an islamic jihad while Steen s kidnapping was claimed by the islamic jihad for the liberation of Palestine. In Beirut on sunday islamic jihad distributed photo of Anderson and repealed its demand for the release of its guerrillas from All foreign jails and an israeli pullout from South Lebanon in Exchange for the hostages Freedom. It threatened reprisal if the de mands were not met. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press is the longest held foreign hostage in Lebanon. He was kidnapped March 16,1985. Sutherland acting Dean of agriculture Al the Ameri can University of Beirut was abducted three months later. He is from fort Collins Colo. Steer of Boston was kidnapped Jan. 24, 1987 at Beirut University College where he taught. Ramstein from Page 1 gallon conducted by the . Air Force will be made available in the near future said it. Col. De noun Herz a Safe spokesman. The future of . Air shows and acrobatic flying incest Germany remained Uncertain monday As officials Al what Neunherz termed High Levels continued to discuss the Issue. Additionally the air show tragedy has fuelled debate concerning the limits of West Ger Man sovereignty Over Allied air bases located in the me reiterate. Thai the United slates is Sensi Tive to German concerns and has already said it Wilt respect the wishes of inc German government on these matters Neunherz German italian and . Governments will defense. Alemanno said the Frecci Tri Colori learn will continue to train until directed otherwise Contr Bung Loma i pm we a two att by in Nipin. Luty principal from Page 1 instructed to partially undress. Ransing monday said she first Learned of the Inci Dent Friday afternoon after receiving a Call from the Baum older Community school affairs officer. Culm was absent from the school Friday. She was unavailable for comment monday. During her visit to the school monday Ransing told a group of about 20 parents of inc suspension. She said she would return later in the week to inform them of any final action that might be taken against Culmer a Veteran of at least 10 years with department of de sense dependents schools. Ransing walked to at least Fout fifth and sixth Grade girls monday morning after gaining permission from their parents. Florence Mizgala the school nurse was present during the interviews Ransing said she would talk to More girls before submitting her final report on the incident to Germany Region director Joseph Blackstead. She said thai her report would be ready by the end of the week and Hal Region officials have assured her of prompt action. The parents group first incl saturday night to discuss what actions they should Lake after a number of their daughters came Home and described what happened thursday. The group presented a list of demands to bans ing when she arrived Al the school monday. Ransing who look Over As Kaiser Lautem District superintendent last week agreed to most of the parents demands which included providing special coun seling to girls traumatized by the incident. One Parent said her daughter would not return to the school because she feels terribly unsafe Here. Ransing also agreed that school officials would take no action against faculty members cooperating with the investigation vowing to personally review an such reports she said she would Contact Lisa Bishop the teach ers Union representative Al the elementary before continuing the investigation tuesday classes will not be in session at the school tuesday because of a scheduled teacher work Day. Ransing also promised to revise school guidelines to prohibit administrators from taking Large number of children from classrooms unless teachers have been informed beforehand. Kubby Schweinsburg a spokeswoman for the parents said the group was satisfied with Ransing s initial actions. We feel like we accomplished a lot to begin with. We re reasonable people and we want to allow her investigation to group also proposed that Culmer be barred from working in any Dodds school if the petition s assertions Are verified. Schweinsburg vowed Hal the parents would Noi let this Issue pass.1 however Ransing said that school officials will Fol Low Legal guidelines before taking action. Customs patches seized by Bureau s own agents Washington a thousands of patches to be worn by . Customs service employees commemorating the Agency s 200th anniversary were seized bythe department s own inspectors As be illegal ship ment. The shipment of 5,000 patches was seized at a peace Bridge warehouse in Buffalo n.y., after agents no Plo yees Union
