European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 5, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday september 5, 1991 the stars and stripes c Page 5bush condemns Thomas Adas offensive Washington apr president Bush wednesday condemned As offensive and a totally counterproductive a television commercial that questions the ethics of Liberal senators expected to oppose the nomination of Clarence Thomas to the supreme court. Bush urged the conservative Thomas supporters not to run the and. He said it a was offensive and it was promptly and quickly condemned in a statement by his press Secretary tuesday night. A it does no to help in my View a Bush said when asked about the 60-second and during a photo session before a Cabinet meeting. A you see these things from time to time that Are totally counterproductive a he added. Democratic National committee chairman Ronald Brown termed Bush a reaction a condemnation with a Wink a saying Bush should use his influence to get the ads pulled. A real leadership would require the president to say enough is enough a a Brown said. As to whether attacks on the Liberal senators can help get Thomas confirmed Bush said a if the Hope is to contribute something positive to his confirmation in my View that a not the Way to go about  the White House on tuesday called the personal attacks on senators a a reprehensible and said Bush and his aides had nothing to do with the and. A the White House disassociate itself from and advertising Campaign related to the nomination of judge Clarence Thomas that personally attacks members of the . Senate a Bush press Secretary Marlin Fitzwa Ter said in the statement. The 60-second and was sponsored by two conservative groups. It targets democratic Sens. Edward Kennedy of Massachusetts Alan Cranston of California and Joseph Biden of Delaware. The and asks How Many of the a Liberal democrats expected to oppose Thomas a could themselves pass ethical  about Kennedy the and says he was suspended from Harvard for cheating and that he left the scene of the 1969 Accident at Chappaquiddick mass., where a Campaign aide Mary to Kopechne died. The and features shows a headline that reads a a Teddy a sexy Romp As the narrator adds a and this year. Palm  regarding Biden who chairs the Senate judiciary committee the and says he was a found guilty of plagiarism during his presidential  and about Cranston the and says a implicated in the Keating five a amp a  Thomas prime Senate Backer Missouri Republican John Danforth called the add the worst kind of so Cav advertising a and said Thomas was Quot mortified when he Learned of it. Danforth called the attacks on Kenne a do Biden and Cranston a especially  i Homas in a statement released by Danforth a office also condemned the and. I deplore such viciousness Quot he said. A it is my Hope that private groups with an interest in my nomination would conduct themselves with a proper respect for the important role and responsibilities of the Senate with respect for senators and in a Way that brings credit to tins nations processes of constitutional  Brown to explore presidential bid by the los Angeles times former California gov. Edmund g. A a Jerry Brownjr. Announced tuesday that he is abandoning his bid for a Senate seat from California and instead forming a committee to explore a race for the democratic presidential nomination. Although Brown did not take the final step of formally declaring his candidacy for president sources said it is Likely he will join the sparse democratic Field after organizing his Campaign Over the next several weeks. A the knows it will never be easier in his lifetime to win the nomination a said one adviser who requested anonymity. Brown 53, announced the formation of his exploratory committee in a 10-Page letter to supporters in which he Laid out the Central theme of his Likely candidacy a blistering attack on the a entrenched political establishment in both parties. In the stars and stripes in his letter Brown declared he was shifting his focus from the Senate to a bid for the White House because a there is no National figure who is prepared to enter the presidential race and take on not Only George Bush but the entire corrupt system including those entrenched democratic politicians who have turned our party from a voice of opposition into a party of  to dramatize his Case against the influence of special interest Money in politics the former two term governor said he would accept no contributions greater than $100, though Federal Law allows donations of up to $1,000 for presidential candidates. A if the corruption of political Money is the Issue then the answer is simply not to take it a Brown wrote. With such slashing critiques Brown a who also sought the party a presidential nomination in 1976 and 1980 a May invigorate the somnolent democratic de Bate. Just Oyer five months before the first contest in Iowa the party has Only one announced major candidate a former Massachusetts sen. Paul e. Tsongas. However Sens. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska and goes. Bill Clinton of Arkansas and l. Douglas Wilder of Virginia arc moving closer to the starting line. Out of office since 1982 a when he lost a California Senate race to Republican Pete Wilson a Brown is an indistinct figure in much of the country political analysts said. A i done to know if iowans remember him a said Joe Shannahan communications director of the Iowa democratic party. A after 10 years he a a Blank  in his eight years As governor the ascetic Brown attracted a Loyal following of admirers and an equal number of detractors who nicknamed him a governor  Jerry Brown 10years ago sept. 5,1981 the Federal aviation administration announced it will hire about 1,500 temporary employees to replace fired air traffic controllers in support jobs for two years until new controllers Are trained. 20years ago sept. 5,1971 a giving his program the title Quot new Prosperity Quot for the first time president Nixon declared that his new economic policies will produce a a new Prosperity for Farmers and for All americans a without inflation and without War.�?�30 year Sago sept. 5,1961 a the atomic Energy commission announced that the soviet Union conducted another atmospheric nuclear test in Central Asia despite a formal . And British Appeal to ban tests that contaminate the atmosphere.40 years ago sept. 5,1951 a president Truman opened the japanese peace treaty conference in san Francisco declaring that the meeting was called to sign a treaty not scuttle it As some believe communist delegates May attempt to do. The meeting was televised to some 40 million american viewers in a historic first coast to coast Hookup. $25 million is Campaign fund goal As Bush readies speech making tour a a  / a a n a Washington a president Bush has made a show of not giving much attention to his own re election. But his top political operatives Are anxious to get moving and have set an Early $25 million fund raising goal. The advisers Are hoping to get the financing part of Bush a Campaign launched by around oct. 1, even though the president will not announce his candidacy until Early 1992, Republican sources said. And despite repeated denials that Bush has Campaign politics on his mind he will set the stage for his re election Effort by barnstorming the country this month and october to plug his Domestic proposals. The presidents advisers Are mindful that Bush remains vulnerable on Domestic issues a and could become even More so if the economic recovery stalls. They Hope the president can seize an Early advantage by addressing such key Domestic issues As education transportation the environment and crime fighting. With Bush a Long summer vacation Over and democratic hopefuls beginning to stir the presidents political consultants Are starting to mobilize. A a we be got to raise $25 million with $1,000 limits from individual contributions. So its a huge undertaking no matter How popular you Are a said one senior Bush fund raising adviser speaking on condition of anonymity. The adviser said a Large War Chest was planned despite Bush Slack of Republican opposition and so far Low key democratic activity. Some political analysts Are suggesting Bush a huge popularity a and what until now has been a feeble Effort by democrats to Field candidates a could make it hard to generate much enthusiasm. Fund raisers and consultants in both parties have been changeling their energies into More lucrative gubernatorial and Senate races for instance. Although White House aides dispute a political motivation in Bush strips the presidents activities Over the next two months will play right into his re election strategy. Over the next two weeks the president will give a speech in Philadelphia on drugs an environmental speech at the grand Canyon and a transportation speech in los Angeles. He will also squeeze in an address to the hispanic chamber of Commerce in Chicago next week. Hell Combine these a a presidential activities with helping to raise funds for Republican candidates along the Way. Errant Tomahawk has Pentagon puzzled Eglin fab Fla. Apr the Navy is trying to determine Why a Tomahawk cruise missile a a weapon that won a reputation for accuracy in the persian Gulf War a missed its Mark by about 100 Miles in a test and landed in Alabama. The unarmed Tomahawk launched saturday from the Cruiser san Jacinto in the Gulf of Mexico fell harmlessly in Woods eight Miles East of Jackson Ala. It was supposed to land on a test Range at this base in the Florida Panhandle. It was the fourth time a missile has landed in a civilian area since the Navy began testing tomahawks at Eglin in 1985. No one has been injured in any of the mishaps All in unpopulated areas. The test flights Are supposed to take the missiles Over the Panhandle into Alabama and then Back into Florida for a Parachute Landing at Eglin which at 720 Square Miles is the nations biggest air base. The failure has not changed the Navy a plans to conduct we test launches from the Atlantic Ocean across Northern Florida to Eglin said Susan Boyd a Pentagon spokeswoman. Those plans have drawn opposition from private pilots environmentalists and local officials in some of the communities along or near the flight path. In the latest failure Boyd said she did no to know whether the faulty missiles Parachute was deployed or if it crashed. It caused no property damage and came Down five Miles from the nearest paved Road she said