European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 3, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5gop foes won t Stop Bush Gingrich avows Washington apr president Bush May have Patrick Buchanan and David Duke a biting at his heels during the Campaign for the Republican nomination but he will easily win re election a House gop Leader said sunday. A if i were betting i would bet that by late next summer George Bush will be a very formidable candidate. And i would bet a lot that he will be re elected president a said Republican whip Newt Gingrich of Georgia. Neither Buchanan a conservative commentator nor Duke a former Leader of the Kun flux klan has officially announced a bid for the Republican nomination. A i think that he a going to have these two Guys biting at his heels a Gingrich said about Bush adding that neither Duke nor Buchanan will have any significant Impact. However Gingrich said Buchanan could get As much As 45 percent of the primary vote in new Hampshire a because of the peculiarities of the state. Gingrich said on no cd a meet the press that he does no to believe the White House chief of staff John Sununu poses a problem for the president. There have been reports that Sununu May soon be replaced. He said Sununu a correctly represents the conservative part of the president s agendas and a in this City if you re the conservative spokesman you re going to get your brains beaten  asked about Sununu on cd so face the nation House majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt said a i Don t think there s a staff problem Here. I think the president has to Lead. Staff people come and go. They really Arentt that  both Gephardt d-mo., and rep. Dan Rostenkowski d-ill., chairman of the House ways and Means committee said democrats Are willing to work with Bush on a plan to restore economic growth. A if the president wants to do it in december and wants to Call us Back or to have us come and put a plan together we Are More than willing to sit Down with the president and try to work out a Long Range program a Gephardt said. A but it s got to be. Focused on mid dle income americans who Are really the people who can make this Economy move in a positive Way. A on the other hand if he wants to wait until the state of the Union we Are willing to do it  Gephardt said. Rostenkowski said on abcs business world that he does no to expect any economic package to be approved before the end of the year. However he said a if the administration wants to come in with programs that can pass in Congress i la be glad to cooperate and even show leadership in  says Reagan Bush paved Way for Duke new Orleans up civil rights Leader Jesse Jackson blamed the conservatism of presidents Reagan and Bush for the National emergence of former Kun Klix Klansman David Duke a self styled Republican who plans this week to launch his symbolic bid for the White House. Jackson s denunciation of the conservative policies of Reagan and Bush came As Duke pre Kared to announce e will Challenge Bush in the 1992 gop primaries. Duke was to make the announcement Duke in Washington on monday but rescheduled it for wednesday without indicating the new location or the reason for his switch. A let us not forget a Jackson told offi in thl stars and stripes10 years ago dec. 3,1981 a Kareem Abdul Jabbar of the los Angeles lakers surpassed Oscar Robertson to become the second leading scorer in National basketball association history with 26,711 career points.20 years ago dec. 3,1971 a failure of an International meeting in Rome to resolve the world currency crisis sent the Dollar plunging to new lows on european Money markets including a Post world War ii Low of 3.289 West German marks.30 years ago dec. 3,1961 a in a five hour speech Cuba s Fidel Castro revealed to his nation that he is a dedicated marxist Leninist Follower of communism a and has been at least since the beginning of his revolutionary movement in 1953. In the speech he also merged his revolutionary movement with the communist party.40 years ago dec. 3,1951 a in a Resolution to a special . Committee the United states Britain and France proposed a sweeping investigation into personal political and constitutional freedoms throughout Germany in order to find out whether unhampered general elections could be held in the divided country. Vials of Southern University on saturday a that not one original thought that Duke had did not come from the White  minorities face the possibility that civil rights gains since the 1960s May be eroded Jackson warned. A with Bush stacking the supreme court on one level and Duke ism Loose at this level done to rest easy a he said. Duke a state lawmaker in Louisiana ran for governor As a Republican losing to Democrat Edwin Edwards but managing to capture 39 percent of the vote in a bitterly contested race once characterized by Duke As a Choice a Between the Liberal policies of Edwin Edwards and the conservative policies of David  Duke collected More votes than incumbent gov. Buddy Roemer to qualify for the Runoff election. Duke campaigned on a platform of welfare Reform Christian values and a crackdown on crime. He criticized minority set aside programs and the forced busing of schoolchildren. Observers concede republicans sent badly conflicting messages during the Louisiana Campaign. The state Republican party endorsed Republican congressman Clyde Holloway and Bush and the National Republican party supported Roemer a former Democrat who switched to the Republican party during his term in office. Duke Campaign aides confirmed saturday that he would announce his candidacy for president. He Drew scorn sunday from rep. Newt Gingrich r-ga., the houses no. 2 gop Leader whose conservative views in such areas As affirmative action and welfare have sometimes paralleled those of Duke. Speaking on no cd a meet the press he said a i done to pay attention to David Duke. I mean David Duke is a nazi Klansman who in his own background is despicable and should be shunned in american politics. A a. In a just telling you flatly David Duke is despicable. He is not part of the debate in american  Duke spokesman Jim Mcpherson said his candidate does not expect to win but Hopes to float some a concepts out there for discussion Quot a i done to think he thinks he can get the Republican nomination any More than conservative commentator Pat Buchanan thinks he can win a Mcpherson said. A but it  be a very democratic process if Only one person ran would it a Duke probably will skip the new Hampshire primary entering gop primary contests in several Southern and midwestern states but does not want to split the Republican party by doing so Mcpherson  the idea is to persuade rather than disrupt a Mcpherson said. Duke ran for president in 1988, first As a Democrat then As Leader of the populist party ticket. Later that year he won a seat in the Louisiana House of representatives. Woman boy survive 2 cold Days on storm socked California Peak by the los Angeles times Upland Calif. A an 11-year-old boy and his uncles Girlfriend were rescued sunday after surviving for two Days atop a Mountain in freezing weather. A a in a shocked that they found him alive a said Barbara Mcintosh As she stroked her son Ryan a forehead at san Antonio hospitals emergency room sunday afternoon. Ryan and 37-year-old Cynthia Moy Neur became lost after being caught in a sudden snowstorm while hiking atop mount Baldy on Friday. They were rescued in Good condition after surviving two Days in sub freezing weather and chilling 100-Mph winds. Authorities said Ryan and his hiking companion suffered frostbite in their feet but otherwise appeared healthy. A Cindy saved my life. She a pretty Cool a Ryan smother quoted him As saying about Moyneur. They had Little survival gear. Moyneur used matches to Start a campfire late Friday that helped search and Rescue teams spot them Early saturday and pinpoint their location just beneath the 10,000-foot Summit. Moyneur also kept her Young companion s spirits up by explaining the Steps they needed to take to stay alive until searchers found them authorities said. However she told her father from a Hospital bed a dad at one Point i did no to know if i could make  the two Orange county residents were described As exhausted after spending most of their 43-hour ordeal pacing so they would not fall asleep and freeze. Wind chill made the 13-degree temperature fall below Zero. The pair were descending from the Summit when they were pinned Down by the Friday night storm which quickly generated 8 inches of Snow. Authorities said the two hikers were Able to fashion a Windbreak out of Snow to shield them from the winds. They had also carried a Thermal Blanket that they used for Protection. Search helicopters saw their campfire in the darkness but High winds rugged terrain and extreme weather prevented the nine teams of rescuers a about 60 searchers a from reaching Ryan and Moyneur until sunday. A a god a still in the Miracle business a san Bernardino county sheriffs capt. John Futscher said after the Rescue. A this morning the wind broke and a helicopter saw footprints in the  Moyneur and Ryan had set out about 1 . Friday to hike two Miles from the mount Baldy ski lift with Moyneur a Boyfriend Chris Jordan of Yorba Linda Calif. Jordan a two daughters and another girl who is a family Friend. For the past two years Moyneur and Jordan had made the hike on the Day after thanksgiving. But before reaching the top the three girls tired and returned to the ski lift with Jordan. Moyneur and Ryan pushed on. Guard Pilot missing after Lake Huron crash port Hope Mich. Up an Ohio air National guard Pilot forced to Parachute into Lake Huron from his crippled Jet was missing and feared dead sunday after heavy winds blew him onto the Lake and away from recovery teams. The rescuers were unable to reach 1st it. Michael Young after his plane went Down saturday ultimately having to suspend their search because of darkness. Young 29, bailed out of his a-7d Corsair about 2 10 . While Over the Shore in Michigan a thumb area near port Hope 125 Miles North of Detroit. Gale Force winds blew him Over the water and away from rescuers. A the was dragged by his Parachute a coast guard Petty officer Gary Nestle said. A this plane crashed on land but due to the heavy wind he was carried out into the Lake. A David Schmaltz skipper of a private boat saw Young hit the water about a half mile from Shore and watched the wind drag him farther out on the Lake. He said he tried to Rescue the Pilot but was forced Back to Shore by heavy seas. Authorities said the Pilot was last seen at 4 11 ., about 12 Miles from Shore. The search was called off at 5 25 . Young lived in Perrysburg Ohio and completed his Pilot training in june 1990