European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Saturday september 8, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7dukakis leaves threatened rebellion behind Boston apr gov. Michael s. Dukakis arrived in Germany on a Trade Mission Friday leaving Massachusetts to an insurgent lieutenant governor who threatened to seize control of the states ailing finances while he a gone. Dukakis allies doubted that it. Gov. Evelyn Murphy lagging in the democratic primary she Hopes will let her succeed her Boss can do anything in her week As acting governor to solve a fiscal crisis More than 2 years old. A a she a elevated Murphy a Law to an Art form a said Stephen Crawford a Dukakis spokesman. A whatever can go wrong Shell make sure goes  Murphy said Dukakis and his aides Are overreacting. A i done to understand what he a afraid of a she said thursday. Dukakis delayed his trip after Murphy said she intended to take Over state government and push secret financial plans once he left. He eventually decided to go and arrived in Berlin on Friday morning his office said. A i think the episode of the past 24 hours is really kind of pathetic a Dukakis told reporters before boarding his plane. Dukakis is scheduled to return sept. 14, four Days before the primary election. He said he could Cut Short his trip if anything happened that affected the governments stability. In Massachusetts the lieutenant governor is elected independently of the governor. Murphy was a Strong supporter of Dukakis in his 1988 bid for the presidency but has been at Odds with him before. A a there a no Good will Here and certainly no Mutual respect a Murphy said. She said she was treated with disrespect wednesday in Telephone conversations with Dukakis and his chief of staff s. Stephen Rosenfeld who demanded that she disclose her plans. A to see the kind of overreaction by him and by his staff this kind of wildness i done to understand a Murphy said. Dukakis bitterly denounced Murphy saying she was using a political Man Euver designed to gain favor with voters in her gubernatorial bid. Murphy is Well behind her two opponents in the sept. 18 democratic primary according to recent polls. Before this week she tried gently to dissociate herself from Dukakis claiming she warned him in writing in the Spring of 1988 that the state was headed for trouble. The state had one of the nations strongest economies during much of the 1980s, a fact Dukakis touted in his presidential bid. But by the time he returned after losing to George Bush the Economy had begun slipping. Now the state has the lowest Bond ratings in the country. And just Friday the Federal labor department announced that the states unemployment rate in August soared to 6.7 percent up from Only 4.1 percent a year ago. The National rate stands at 5.6 percent. The legislature has approved three tax increases including one this year that is the largest in state  fire at cops idea to shoot drug users los Angeles apr civil rights activists were Seething thursday Over the los Angeles police chiefs comment that casual drug users a bought to be taken out and  police chief Daryl f. Gates proposed a smoke a joint lose your life approach to Law enforcement was called ridiculous by Ramona Ripston of the american civil liberties Union. A the can to be serious although he says he is a she said. A the whole thing is  Gates made his remarks before a Senate hearing in Washington on wednesday the first anniversary of president Bush a War on  would bar guns from school areas Washington a Cleveland a police chief and other supporters of firearms controls on thursday urged Federal action to bar guns from schoolyards and areas near schools. A you have the Power to restore Confidence in the ability of government to safeguard our children our nations most valuable resource a chief Edward p. Kovacic told a House subcommittee. The measure Calls for maximum five year prison sentences for those bringing firearms within 1,000 feet of a schoolyard. It reflects heightened concern Over gun incidents on school grounds in recent years including multiple slayings of youngsters by deranged individuals in Stockton calif., and Winnetka 111. The measure would make exceptions for unloaded guns locked in cars As Well As those belonging to school guards and those licensed by the state after a background Check of the owner. But scepticism about the measure was expressed by Richard Cook chief of the firearms division in the Treasury departments Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms. He said the Bureau has 1,800 special agents nationwide to enforce scores of Laws under its jurisdiction. A was you can see from these numbers and the Law enforcement demands placed upon us at could not provide direct Protection to All of the nations schools and could not be expected to be the first line of defense against guns and violence in schools a Cook added. Rep. William j. Hughes . And the subcommittees chairman also expressed some doubts on whether the Bureau would have sufficient manpower to enforce such a Law. A a we re Lucky if we can inspect a firearms dealer once in 15 years at this Point a Hughes said. He said the administrations drug strategy a May not be perfect but i think it is a Good  Gates added that casual drug users a bought to be taken out and shot because such use in a drug War was tantamount to treason. A i think a Man in that respected position ought to be fired for such an outrageous and inhumane View a said Bruce Margolin local attorney for and director of the National organization for the Reform of marijuana Laws or Normal. A to carry out such a proposal would mean that almost 50 percent of the american population would have to be killed. That show Many Are using or have used marijuana a Margolin said. According to the latest National household Survey on drug abuse some 14.5 million americans said they had used drugs in the previous 30-Day period. The drug problem has even touched Gates family. His adult son was arrested in 1985 for robbing a pharmacy and the chief said at the time that a a he a had a drug problem for  Gates comments also did not win support among his ranks. The chiefs remarks were Overly severe said police it. George v. Aliano president of the los Angeles police protective league. A there Are a lot of police officers like other people in society whose children Brothers or Sisters May be casual users. And none of us want to see that shooting happen to them a said Aliano. In California Possession of 1 ounce or less of marijuana is an infraction punishable by a $100 Fine. This Wasny to the first time Gates made a sensational utterance. In 1982 he discussed the police choke hold procedure particularly when it was used against Blacks saying a we May be finding that in some Blacks when it is applied the veins or arteries do not open up As fast As they do on Normal  he later apologized for saying a Normal  its repair time again at Cape after Columbia launch halted. Cape canaveral Fla. Apr Nasa said thursday it will replace the fuel pump that Likely caused its latest failure to get astronauts Back in space and try again in mid september to launch Columbia. Nasa administrator Richard truly said a new pump will be installed this weekend. If that seems to Correct the problem a fourth attempt will be made to launch the shuttle with an astronomical Observatory Early the week of sept. 17. A a it a not a 100 percent guarantee. But its the one shot we have to get the Astro Mission airborne before discovery a scheduled flight with the Ulysses satellite in october truly said. The unit is bolted in and can be replaced easily said launch director Bob Sieck. Crews were unable to enter the compartment until Friday because propellants remained aboard preventing a new pump from being installed until today. On wednesday Nasa called off its third attempt to Send Columbia on a Mission to study some of the hottest objects in the universe with the $ 150 million Astro Observatory. Thursdays Early morning launch was scrubbed after Hydrogen flooded into the rear compartment. Officials continued filling columbian a massive external tank to pinpoint the source and narrowed their search to the shuttles three recirculation pumps. Each of the shuttles three main engines has a pump. Officials were Uncertain which one might be leaking or whether there were other holes. The pumps Are part of the plumbing administrator Richard truly left listens As or. William Lenoir a Nasa flight administrator discusses the repairs to be made on the shuttle Columbia. In the rear of the shuttle where pipes Range in diameter up to 17 inches. They Are directly in front of the huge engines and Are accessible through Side doors. A a we re not talking about a Large leak. We re talking about an extremely Small leak a said Forrest s. Mccartney director of Kennedy space Center. A a it a very elusive and very  a it is a real Booger to try to find and isolate a shuttle Boss Robert Crippen said. If a new pump does not Correct co Lumbia a leaks or the launch is delayed too Long the Mission will wait until after discovery a flight with Ulysses a satellite being sent on a five year journey to explore the suns Polar regions. Discovery must lift off Between oct. 5 and oct. 23 to take advantage of the proper planet alignment. A Ulysses is our first priority and we will not Compromise that a said William Lenoir head of nasal a space flight program. Columbian a seven astronauts left for their training base in Houston at Dawn