European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse A i strides d army says 1st radon checks favourable Wilt expand tests Page 2 g High court takes up mandatory drug tests Page 4 d army wins permit to Burn Pershing ii missile motors Page 6 d bears coach Mike Ditka n serious condition. Page 17 the St is and stripes hut Holtlien unofficial Public fish Fob the . Akca fohce9 vol. 47, no. 200 Friday. November 4, 1988 democratic candidate Michael Dukakis takes Lime out from campaigning to relax with his wife Kilty who is hospitalized in Minneapolis and daughter Andrea meanwhile Republican hopeful George Bush was at a rally in grand rapids mich., with Fanner president Ford and country Singer Lee Greenwood. Bush Dukakis make stretch run appeals by the associated j Jess George Bush said the next president should reflect he Hopes and dreams of voters and proudly pro claimed i am thai Michael Dukakis urged supporters to keep pouring it on in a drive for an election Day Upsel. The democratic underdog ripped push s record on the drug War wednesday and said ill be damned before giving foreign Aid to co mriss not helping the cause.-., Bush leading All polls said there was a great Divide separating himself from Dukakis on Many issues. He proclaimed his election would mean a mainstream mandate for the next four years. Gop vice president Ial candidate Dan Quayle a foe of abortion said he had no quarrel with a medi Cal procedure he described As aimed at preventing Conception after rape. Asked whether he would expect a rape victim to Bear a child that resulted from such an attack he said hopefully they would seek medical attention immediately and under Normal medical procedure life and Conception would not even begin the National candidates made their rounds six Days before the voting As the Pace of campaigning quickened. Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas was going to three Stales during the Day in a bid to help endangered cop candidates for Congress. Sen. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts countered for the democrats by campaigning in Minnesota where Hubert h. Humphrey 111 u a Senate race underdog. Officials in both parties agree democrats arc Likely to retain control of both houses of Congress Afler next week s balloting although republicans Harbor see appeals on Back Page Navy denies abusing trained dolphins san Diego a the Navy on wednesday denied alterations Hilt dolphins in a classified surveillance pro Gram were beaten or starved during training but promised to look into the allegations to Fay them to rest. Our primary concern is the health and safety of the animals and the treat ment of All our animals is Well within the Marine mammal Protection act. We never have and never intend Lodo any thing that could bring harm to the Ani Mats said la. Ken Ross a Navy spokes Man at inc Pentagon. Ross was responding to allegations by Dolphin Trainer Rick Trout who this week told a meeting of Marine animal trainers hat he witnessed incidences of abuse weight loss Corporal punishment and damage to animals after transport.". Trainers also use very negative meth ods including food deprivation Corporal punishment and other a Cave techniques said Trout a civilian hired to work with the dolphins in san Diego where they Are trained by inc Navy to help detect mines or enemy frogman. Trout who no longer works for the Navy made his comments in an appear Ance before the International Marine an Imal trainers association meeting in san Antonio. Trout did not immediately return a Mes Sage seeking further comment thai was left wednesday at the san Antonio hotel where the conference Wai bring held. The Seattle i Osi Loniell Gencer citing unidentified sources reported wednesday that four of inc Navy s three dozen dolphins have died in the past is months and that an undetermined number of others were blinded or crippled by abusive handlers. Those arc allegations we Are checking Ross said but he added that program operated out of the naval Ocean systems Center was John Twiss executive director of the sea dolphins on Back Page critic tails did study of foreign bases too a Washington a the defense depart ment did not have enough time to conduct a Thor Ough review of overseas . Military bases before recommending none of them be closed a . Sen Aio said .v.-.j.-,. Sen Alan Dixon chairman of the Senate armed services readiness subcommittee on wednesday blamed the department s Hasty recommendations on the timetable contained in recent legislation permit classified a3s Ting the closing of outmoded military installations. The Bill authorized an Independent commission to evaluate All Domestic and overseas bases and recommend by dec. 31 which ones could be closed at a projected annual savings of $1 billion to 15 billion. It also required the department to study overseas installations and report its findings to the base Clos ing commission by oct. 15. The report which was sent recently to the com Mission and to the armed services committees of the Senate and House of representatives recommended that All overseas installations remain open said Dixon. / in Short no one from this. Study team no one. From the commission no one from the commission staff has yet taken inc questionnaire results and vis. Item any of inc More than 1.500 overseas . Facilities 1 Magazine today
