European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 27, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday december 27, 1991 the stars and stripes b Page 5debate Little Rock Ark. Apr four democratic presidential candidates Are trumpeting their distaste for political action committees Paczut All have accepted Pac Money in the past. Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton Virginia gov. L. Douglas Wilder former California gov. J. By Brown and former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas have sworn off Pac contributions. They say pics give excessive influence to special interest groups at the expense of the individual voter. But Sens. Tom Harkin of Iowa and Bob Kerrey of Nebraska the two major democratic candidates who take Pac Money say that a a meaningless and maybe even hypocritical position a at one time or another a in one life or another a they Veall taken Pac Money a Harkin aide Lorraine Voles n the stars and stripes4 candidates refusing contributions 10years ago dec. 27,1981 a More than 1,600 miners at the Piast Coal pits in Southern Poland stubbornly refused to give up their underground sit in apparently believing they would be arrested As soon As they emerge from the deep shafts. Miners who chose to abandon the protest were a surprised to meet Only Rescue workers and maintenance Crews Quot the official Warsaw radio said.20 years ago dec. 27,1971 a in reaction to enemy activity that threatened the diminishing . Forces in South Vietnam a massive strike Force of 350 planes attacked military targets in North Vietnam the Day after christmas.30 years ago dec. 27,1961 a Wilt Chamberlain of the Philadelphia warriors boosted his record setting Pace in the National basketball association to 48.5 Points a game. Chamberlain scored 1,553 Points in 32 contests so far this season.40 years ago dec. 27,1951 a the United states offered to pay the $120,000 Fine for four american fliers held by Hungary if Hungary agrees to release the fliers  world War ii50 years ago today27 Dee. The United states declares Manila an Quot open City Quot that will not be defended but japanese air raids continue. Japan s Northern Luzon Force pushes american and filipino troops Back to their third defensive line entered on Panique. Said. A a it a a Campaign  a Pac can be formed by business interest or labor groups or others who want to influence the political process As a vehicle for making Campaign contributions. Pics can give up to $5,000 per Federal election to a candidate five times the limit on individual contributions. The Money driven political system is the Central theme of Browne so mad As hello Campaign for the nomination. The former California governor raised Money for candidates and received it himself before deciding he was disgusted with the entire process. Now he blames special interests for government gridlock and castigates candidates who take their Money. Clinton s 1990 Campaign reports show he accepted at least $48,000 from 45 pics in his last gubernatorial race. His Campaign reports from the 1986 gubernatorial Campaign also arc dotted with Pac contributions. Clinton says pics do not have an advantage Over individual contributors in Arkansas the Way they do in National races because Arkansas limits both Pac and individual contributions to $1,000. Wilder who accepted Pac Money in his 1989 gubernatorial race believes a the degree of lobbying for special interests is a lot stronger on the National level a spokesman Eric easter said. Tsongas swore off what he called the a a stench of Pac Money in june he took Pac Money As a senator but said his opposition to the practice evolved with the perception that pics buy influence. Harkin argues that candidates like Clinton and Tsongas accept $1,000 checks from business executives in boardrooms across the country but blindly Buchanan visits shelter Republican presidential Hope til Patrick Buchanan left chats with Ronald Salonen at the new horizon homeless shelter in Manchester . Buchanan who toured the shelter Christmas eve said in a Campaign appearance this week that it is time to get Tough with homeless people by restricting them to specific Public areas and prosecuting those who repeatedly solicit. Shun contributions from pics which Are pools of smaller donations collected from workers at a certain company or supporters of a certain cause. Kerrey spokesman Steve Jarding said the no Pac candidates Are missing the Point. Kerrey believes that limiting How much Money can be spent on campaigns would do More to Reform Campaign spending than eliminating pics Jarding said. For now however Clinton and the others know the risk of being caught Short of Cash in an election process almost totally reliant on it. Said Voles a a we re campaigning against George Bush. We re not going to play touch football when they republicans Are playing tackle. Until there a True Campaign Reform we re going to continue to take Pac  Tanker runs aground in new Jersey Bayonne . A divers plugged four holes in a damaged Tanker after it leaked More than 14,000 Gallons of gasoline in a pollution plagued waterway the coast guard said thursday morning. The Tanker Mobil 35 ran aground in the Channel known As the kill Van Kull shortly after 6 . Wednesday puncturing one of its tanks Petty officer 1st class John bums said. About half the gasoline evaporated in the first hour and a coast guard flyover thursday morning showed just a few areas of Sheen said Petty officer Lionel Bryant. The Tanker was carrying nearly 1.5 million Gallons of gasoline. The kill Van Kull runs Between Bayonne and new Yorkus Staten Island. It and the nearby Arthur kill were Sites of a series of spills last year that involved More than 1 million Gallons of fuel. The leak in the Tanker eventually stopped naturally. After the holes were plugged the Tanker was towed to the Texaco Dock in Bayonne. Thursday it was taken to a Mobil terminal on Staten Island the coast guard said. The coast guard Marine inspection office is investigating the spill. Bush advised to look South for votes source world almanac Book of world War ii. Bison books corp., 1981 a Columbia . A president Bush facing two conservative challengers and a troubled Economy in new Hampshire May have cause to worry but experts and gop activists say the remedy is to whistle Dixie. The South gave Bush the boost to vanquish his Republican opponents in 1988. He won huge victories in the Southern regional primary and the South Carolina primary three Days earlier. The Mere fact that Bush has to defend himself in the primaries a against conservative commentator Pat Buchanan and former Kun flux klan Leader David Duke a is a not helpful a said Earl Black a professor at the University of South Carolina and an expert on Southern politics. But he said the South May save Bush in the primary and the general elections. A a there a More Slack for republicans in the South than any other Region a Black said. Bush can Only take advantage of that tolerance a provided he can show Percsi southerners Are a Little More patriotic. They Are a Little More pro president a pollster Brad Coker dental leadership Quot he said. Some Bush supporters Hope that no matter what happens in new Hampshire Bush can use his organizational depth and continuing popularity in the South to end the primary challenges. A a we be got to watch new Hampshire. New Hampshire has a history of giving trouble to the front runner a said Warren Tompkins former chief of staff for South Carolina gov. Carroll a. Campbell. A but 1 think president Bush is going to be Strong in the  Bush a popularity in Dixie partly comes from southerners tradition of loyalty to the country and its president said Brad Coker who runs the Maryland polling firm Mason Dixon opinion research. A southerners Are a Little More patriotic. They Are a Little More pro president More deferential to their leaders a Coker said. But southerners still May be turning sour on Bush. A Mason Dixon Survey conducted last month in Florida showed Bush a popularity dropping several Points in one month. Part of the problem for Bush was his unusually High ratings after the persian Gulf War said Whit Ayres an Atlanta pollster who also once worked for Camp a this numbers have farther to fall a Ayres said. A a there a no question there a concern out there. But its a big step to say there a More than a few Republican voters willing to translate that concern into voting against Bush. 1 done to believe very Many southerners Are going to vote against