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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Presidential candidates9 Are class act Bidav Walczak education writer Heidelberg West Germany when George Bush rejected Michael Dukakis request Tor one last debate he must have forgotten he d already agreed to one on ejection eve at Heidelberg High school monday s debaters might have looked a Little Young to be tackling sch weighty issues As the Federal deficit nato or the american civil liberties Union. But what they lacked in experience they nude up for in enthusiasm before an audience that clapped howled and jeered As the two Heidelberg 9nio� debated the Issue that framed the 1988 presidential race. Tim arrant playing the role of George Bush claimed Victory after the debate i think h will be a Bush landslide he said of the election. I think 80 percent will vote Tor  arrants was referring to the Heidelberg High school student body of about 950, who will cart ballots in a mock election the same Day Ai voters in the United states cast theirs. The school election also win take place at dozens of other department of defense dependents schools. But few had the Benefit of watching a 40-Minutc debate that echoed the same issues the real candidates had worked Ovet in a nationally televised forum. Heidelberg Michelle Carter played the role of Dukakis. Charging that the Republican candidate ignored such real issues As education housing and drug abuse the 17-year-ow hoped to Sway the Fence Sitter prior to tuesday s balloting. I thought i put everything into it she said of the debate in which the candidates answered questions posed by student reporters. Maybe they listened to something i  military Roundup 2 rear admirals nominated for promotions new fobs Washington president Reagan has nominated two rear admirals to receive their third Star and new assignments. Assuming Senate confirmation rear adm. Paul d. Butcher win become a vice Admiral and new chief of the military sea lift Contd and rear adm. Raymond p. He will become vice Admiral and Deputy commander . Naval forces Europe. Butcher 58, is a native of Lundale a a. He i Deputy commander and chief of staff for the Atlantic reel. He so is a native of Lowell mass. He is the assist ant Deputy chief of naval operations for air warfare. 3 Usa eur communities recognized for excellence Heidelberg West Germany three usar eur communities in West Germany have been nominated for the annual co Roander in chips award for installation excellence. The three nominees Are Nurnberg in the Large Community category Grafe Wohr in the category for medium size communities and bad Kreuz Nach in the category for Small communities the three will compete for the worldwide award to be Given in May in recognition of imaginative manage ment actions that improved the Quality of life in the communities. Tuesday. November a 1888 the stars and stripes. Page 9 Michelle Guin Hopes they  both students volunteered for the debate using their Lime outside the classroom to Bone up on their Candi Date s stances on the major issues. We Only had since the end or september to pre pare and i finished last night Carter said. I had to know Evoy Tingle thing about every single Issue that Bush could throw at me. Arrant said he got most of his debate material from a right Wing publication provided by a teacher Vivian Harrell who leaches . Government sociology and psychology at the school was the driving Force behind the debate. There a magnetism about the american political system that does t begin to show up in Young people until there it an Opportunity to get their Knees elbows and eyeballs involved in it she said Harrah helped stage a similar debate eight years Goat the school and figured 1988 would be e Good year to repeat the concept since we have two new candidate this  arrants Drew the debate s biggest round of applause Tom abuts ."�1st an elderly fruit seller and his wife Are suing their son for allegedly defrauding them of their Home by having it put in his name to save Money on inheritance taxes. Hyman Freeman and his wife Frances who Are in their late 70s, two years ago agreed to put the House in their son s name. The agreement called for Leonard Freeman s2, to be responsible for up keep of the House while his parents lived there on a 25-year lease the Fri cans said. The Deal allowed them to cancel if they wanted and to have the title put Back in their Naihe they said Bui the younger Freeman has t made some necessary repairs the Freeman said and they be sued to get the property Back /without1 the. $100,000 mortgage they say their son took out on the House to get a line of credit. Leonard Freeman challenged his parents claim and now both sides Are scheduled to meet in court in january. The Freeman fear thai losing the Law suit could also mean losing the roof Over their head. We won t have enough to live on Hyman Freeman said. We Haven t slept nights mrs. Free Man said. I m up All nigh crying. Every night i m the same Way. It s pretty Tough when your son docs that to you and after you be been so Good to  Leonard Freeman a musician and court officer in Boston land court has declined to comment. His lawyer Paul Driscon of Marshfield said a want to try my cases in court and not in the Arena of Public   
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