European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 29, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday August 29.1989 sex Yale player Bush makes Points with Media in softball Kennebunkport Maine a president Bush showed off his old first baseman s style sunday getting one hit in two at bats and collecting four put outs in a softball game organized by journalists and local businessmen. A Captain arid first baseman on Yale s baseball team four decades ago. Bush tried to live Down his collegiate reputation As a Good Field no hit player in the two innings he played sunday on the Side of a team of White House staffers against a pickup squad of report ers photographers and local residents. Those who said Good Field no hit i think it s vicious assault not Only on my baseball ability but on my  he said. Bush joined the game in the second inning with the White House team behind 7-0. He pied out to Short Center in his first at bal but hit a ground double Down the first base line his second time up. The White House team rallied behind his play scor ing six runs to narrow the score to 7-6. But after Bush left to go fishing the opposing journalists and businessmen recovered and won the game 14-6. Softball was one of four sports activities the vacationing president devoted his attention to sunday at his Seaside Home on Walker s Point. Wedged betwee them were two Church sen ices that he attended with his visiting hous guests evangelist Billy Graham and his , Bush said he was going to have what he called a Quin Latchlon Day of jogging Tennis softball Golf and boating. He cancelled the Golf saying. I have a rendezvous with bluefish although he has yet to catch one despite attempts daily since his arrival aug. 16. But he squeezed in a game of horseshoes. Bush introduced Graham at the tiny first congregational Church and noted that the minister recently returned from Eastern Europe where he preached to 90.000 people in Budapest Hungary. He said Graham like himself on his recent trip Togoland and Hungary has seen the fascinating change taking place As those countries open their political and economic systems. At the first service where the visit of Bush and his wife. Barbara and the grahams was not expected about 40 people were in attendance in the tiny wooden Church. Graham spoke briefly after commenting. One of the wonderful things about having the president go to Church is you gel the press to go to  at St. Ann s episcopal close to Bush s Home packed congregation heard Graham preach on the pro Digal son. Belief in god and other Christian themes. Bush in a Jovial mood then invited the Small group of reporters and photographers who travel in his to first has Mun president Bush leaps to Snag a Ball Dur ing sunday s softball game. Torn ads to his House to watch his Tennis match. Using a nickname he has Given himself on the Golf course and in the Horseshoe pit he said he wanted to show reporters what or. Smooth is like on the  and his partner son Jeb of Florida teamed against local friends Spike Heminway and Andy Holden for a vigorous game of doubles. The president s game with a Strong forehand an Quick net play was peppered with a steady Patter of comments such As great  get in get in tothe Ball sorry partner and All my  stateside putting fear of Taxman into Texas drug dealers Houston not the slate of Texas i wagering thai there is something drug dealers fear More than prison the tax  month the state will Start taxing the Sale of illegal  current rate Tor marijuana is $3.50 a Gram or $3,500 Tor each kilogram. For drugs like cocaine the rate is $200 a Gram or $200.000 for each  you Deal untaxed drugs in Texas said the state comptroller. Bob Bullock Bullock s raid ers arc coming after your property your Bank account your car or anything else that can be seized to collect the  Hydraulic trouble forces Airliner s return to Denver Denver a a United airlines boeing767 with 215 people aboard was forced to return to slap con International Airport after Takeoff when it experienced Hydraulic trouble in its Landing gear authorities  one was Hurt in sunday night s incident. The Hydraulic problems were in the left Mai Landing gear said Stapleton spokesman Jack  said he assumed from the uneventful re turn of the plane that the gear must have stayed Down after the Takeoff. Mechanic loses part of leg in Airport Accident Chicago a a 22-year-old airline me chanic lost her lower right leg after she was run Over by a taxiing Jet at o Hare International Airport her surgeon said sunday. Hope Law Cllon 22, of Orland Park was uncritical but stable condition at lutheran Gen eral Hospital in suburban Park Ridge after nine hours of surgery to repair injuries to both legs suffered saturday said or. Wayne Gold Stein. Law Cllon a Continental airlines employee had been directing a scandinavian airlines 767 Jet to a Gate for departure to Stockholm Sweden when she was run Over. Law Cllon leaned Down to pick up earphone that had fallen off her head and the Pilot did not know she was still behind the aircraft which was backing up said patrolman Dan Ciri Ghini of the police department s o Hare unit. Rep. Frank would t Block inquest by Congress Boston a . Rep. Barne Frank says he would not stand in the Way of a congressional investigation into his relationship with a male prostitute. If people think an inquest is appropriate 1 have no objection to that at All Frank said sunday after attending a Parade in fall River. Democrats and republicans May re quest a formal investigation when con Gress reconvenes Early next month. The House code of conduct Calls for members to act at All times in a manner which shall reflect creditably on the  Frank said he was victimized in his relationship with the male prostitute who May have run a sex ring out of Frank s apartment. The congressman predicted however that voters  hold the incident against him. Despite Republican Calls for his Resig nation polls published Over the weekend showed Frank s constituents still strongly support him. A poll of 400 registered voters Infrank s District conducted Friday night for the Boston Globe and Wiz tvs owed 65,3 percent did not think Frank should resign. The Boston Herald and a cab to polled 300 of Frank s constituents who by nearly a 2-1 margin said Frank de served re election Frank received spirited support Sun Day As he marched in the fall River Parade three Days after admitting to the relationship with the male prostitute. The Parade was part of an event called fall River celebrates America that Drew some 100,000 people Over the weekend. While there were a few muffled Boos most of the crowd cheered Frank As the democratic congressman moved through the Parade route. Frank 49, acknowledged on Friday head once paid for sex with the prostitute Steve Gobic then hired him to do House hold chores and run errands. Frank said he fired Gobie when he became suspicious that the Man was sell ing sex from Frank s Capitol Hill apart ment. I Don t think i m going to be heavily penalized by the voters for being suck cred by a Guy i was trying to help fran said Friday. After acknowledging his homosexuality in May 1987, Frank won election to his fifth term in 1988 with 70 percent of the vote in the stale s 4th District. The District encompasses some Boston suburbs and parts of Southeastern Massachusetts. 1 St class postal rates expected to Rise in 91 Washington a the Cost of a first class postage stamp will Likely Rise to 28 cents or 32 cents Early in 1991, postmaster general Anthony fran said monday. That Means two More christmases at the current25-Ccnl rate for first class letters Frank said on Abc to s today show. Frank said previously that the postal service would apply for a rate increase sometime next year to take effect in 1991, but had not specified the amount. Monday he said the increase would be 20 percent to 25 percent later specifying a Range of 28 cents to 32 cents for the new rate. The Cost of mailing a letter Rose from 22 cents to25 cents in the Spring of 1988, and a new increase effective in 1991 would continue the recent policy of increases every three years. Any increase must be approved by the Independent postal rate commission in a Complex process that takes As Long As ii months. Thus to become effective in 1991 the new rates would have to reapplied for next year. Under the Law that established the postal service the Agency is required to break even financially Over the course of a few , it usually reports profits in the year or so after raising rates slips into the red As costs Rise then seeks another increase to get even again. The postal service is not subsidized by taxpayer funds