European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday december 3, 1991 the stars and stripes b 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 presidents 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 done to think there a 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 its 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 then a 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 ill 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 flux Klansman David Duke a self styled Republican who plans this week to launch his symbolic bid for the White House. Jackson a denunciation of the conservative policies of Reagan and Bush came As Duke pre eared 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 n the 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 cubans 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  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 docs not want to split the Republican party by doing so Mcpherson said. A 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 Wen a scat in the Louisiana House of representatives. Bush orders Cabinet to boost efforts to spark Economy ease unemployment Washington a president Bush looking for ways to Calm the nations economic jitters said monday that he has ordered his Cabinet to Speed the delivery of unemployment checks and programs to put people Back to work. Bush said he wanted to assure the Public that he will a leave no Stone unturned to promote economic  meeting with leaders of the beleaguered real estate Industry the president also promised a a we re not going to do anything  he said he would sign the newly passed transportation Bill next week and order the Money to Start flowing to the states As soon As possible. The Bill would  $151 billion into highways and mass transit Over six years and create thousands of jobs. Bush a directive monday did not Spring Loose any new Federal Money or programs. White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said later that Bush wanted to ensure his Cabinet members Are on top of the special problems citizens face because of the economic slowdown. As for Bush a order to hasten delivery of unemployment checks Job Trainin and placement Small business Loans an other programs Fitzwater said a presumably they have been operating efficiently in the  but Bush Felt they needed a special emphasis at this time a he said. Meanwhile a widely followed Survey of corporate purchasing executives said monday that the manufacturing Economy stagnated in november As production and orders for new business lost momentum. The National association of purchasing management said its monthly Index of business activity skidded to 50.1 percent from 53.5 percent in october. But in another report the government said monday that construction spending Rose 1.0 percent in october the fourth straight monthly gain and the longest string of advances in five years. Bush meeting with 14 real estate leaders and his economic policy advisers noted that Congress had adjourned for the holidays a after a particularly bitter  he said he had sent economic growth proposals up to the Congress a Over and Over  a Many americans want to know what their government is doing right now to get the Economy moving again Quot he said. A while the most sweeping governmental actions occur when Congress and the administration act in concert we in the executive Branch can act on our own to show that government understands that some americans Are having it very very  participants in the meeting said afterwards that Bush was noncommittal on their suggestions that he do More now to Spur the Economy and not wait until his state of the Union address in late january. A we would like him to move As quickly As possible a said Mark Tipton the president of the National association of Home builders. A i done to see the Economy righting  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