European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 17, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes Friday january 17, 1992president tired of being punching bag Washington a president Bush is appealing for bipartisan support for solving the nations economic crisis but attacking a carping Little Liberal democrats for using him As a a punching  the president said his Jan. 28 address to a joint session of Congress would offer his prescription to a turn a sick Economy into a Well  in his first Campaign trip to new Hampshire Bush gave his most pessimistic assessment yet of the Economy and said a a in be known the Economy is in fre Campaign 92 fall. I Hope in be known it. Maybe i Haven to conveyed it As Well As i  wrapping up a full Day of campaigning in Southern new Hampshire Bush told a rotary club dinner wednesday night a american people deserve that politics be put aside right after that state of the Union  it seems politics will be anywhere but put aside. The presidents first Campaign trip to new Hampshire triggered a new round of criticism from democratic presidential pm hopefuls and his main Republican challenger Patrick Buchanan. And the democratic hopefuls began to take hits themselves from a conservation group that assessed their stands on the environment and from the Arkansas Al Cio which said gov. Bill Clinton did t deserve Strong labor support. Clinton himself aired a new Campaign and thursday in which he subtly rapped his main rivals Sens. Bob Kerrey of Nebraska and Tom Harkin of Iowa for supporting a Senate pay raise. Bush pledged a Domestic Effort to end the recession similar to the International Effort that a year ago ended the iraqi invasion of Kuwait. But then he came out swinging attacking Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine with whom hell have to work on a budget agreement in remarks to workers at a computer software company in new Hampshire. If Mitchells approval to Send . Troops to the persian Gulf had been required Quot Saddam Hussein would be in saudi Arabia and gasoline would Cost $20 a gallon a Bush said. He then complained about what he called a carping Little Liberal democrats jumping All Over my  then in his rotary club speech Bush told his audience a a in a sick and tired of being a punching bag for a lot of lightweights Yelling at me Day in and Day out. A a in a sick of it. They want a fight they re going to have  Bush told his audience however that its an election year and a fall kinds of weird dances Are going on out  elsewhere in the Campaign a the Arkansas Al Cio distributed a report to labor federations in key primary states criticizing Clinton a labor record. It said he touted the states right to work Law ignored workers compensation issues and in one Case helped a a Union busting company. Clinton responded that he has a record of saving jobs even if it meant giving tax Breaks to companies. A the league of conservation voters said Clinton and Kerrey have shortcomings in their environmental records. The league praised former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas and Harkin and said former California gov. Jerry Brown was a ahead of his  a Tsongas said Bush owed new Hampshire thanks for giving him his first major Victory in 1988, but a now we see the kind of thanks that new Hampshire has gotten a he said listing the states Litany of economic woes. A while Bush visited successful plants Buchanan visited a Busy unemployment office and challenged the president to president Bush chats with Doug Scammon second from right Scammons wife Stella and their son Bruce on their Stratham n.h., farm. Meet the a economic casualties of  Bush met with Community leaders in a hangar spoke at a town Hall meeting in Exeter and visited three local businesses. He had a lunch of pizza and Chili with workers at one Plant. A listen Here a the final word. Vote for me. Done to vote for them a he told employees at the Liberty Mutual insurance co. In Dover. Although Bush did no to mention Buchanan he ridiculed his gop opponents a America first slogan at nearly every Stop As a a a Siren Scall to  while Bush aides privately say they Are concerned about recent polls showing Bush losing some ground to Buchanan Campaign manager Bob Teeter sought to minimize the polls significance. A i have terrific Confidence in the voters a Teeter said. He said most polls show Buchanan a strength at just under 20 percent. A we done to have to turn it around we just have to keep it where it is a Teeter said. Bush Likely will visit new Hampshire two More times before the primary on feb. 18, Teeter said. He also said it is probable that Bush will formally announce his candidacy in Early february then set out on a Short Campaign  belongs on Michigan ballot official says Lansing Mich. Up a the state Republican party is powerless to keep David Duke from running in its presidential primary regardless of How repugnant the gop finds his policies attorney general Frank Kelley ruled wednesday. Gop officials protested a decision by Secretary of state Richard Austin the states top elections official to include Duke on the March 17 ballot based on nationwide publicity generated by the former nazi sympathizer and Kun flux klan grand dragons run for Louisiana governor. Duke will appear on the gop ballot with president Bush and political commentator Patrick Buchanan. A i know that you and i share the Michigan Republican party a Strong disagreement with David Dukes beliefs a Kelley wrote in an official opinion to Austin. A nevertheless you have on my advice placed others on a presidential primary ballot with whom we strongly disagreed. Michigan selection Law does not permit you to take into account personal opinion or a political party a preference when deciding whether a particular individual should be placed in the presidential primary  Michigan Law says the elections official should include any candidate who is a generally advocated by the National news Media Quot and who desires to appear on the ballot. Austin and Kelley Are both Long serving democrats. A the Law is very Clear a said Marc Ellis Dukes Campaign chief of operations. A David Duke deserves to be on the ballot and now he  Duke will Likely make Campaign appearances in the week Between the March 10 a super tuesday primaries and Michigan a voting Ellis said. Gop officials argued that they should be Able to keep Duke off the ballot because of his extreme racial views or at least be allowed to Force him to take the route of gathering petition signatures. Nephew insists cultist ordered killing fort Lauderdale Fla. Up a a Kev government witness stood firm wednesday under vigorous Cross examination in the murder conspiracy trial of a Miami based sect Leader and 15 followers. Anthony Solomon jr., 23, the Nephew of cult Leader Yahweh Ben Yah Weh stuck to his account of the fatal beating of Leonard Dupree in 1983 at the Yahweh so Temple of love. He insisted his Uncle ordered the slaying. Ten defense attorneys spent More than six hours Over two Days trying to Point out discrepancies in Solomon a testimony. Solomon lived with his parents at the Temple from age 11 to 17. Dupree was among 14 victims prosecutors contend were killed by Yahweh and his co defendants. Solomon said he had a photographic memory that allowed him to Recal intricate details of the events As we 1 As the people involved. Wende Rush one of Yahweh a attorneys who has described herself As a student of the religion grilled Solomon extensively on the teachings of the Allback sect. Addressing Solomon by his first name she quizzed him for an hour about Yahweh a philosophy and beliefs. At one Point . District judge Norman Roettger stopped Rush declaring a this is a trial. This is not an examination or a test of what he Learned at the Temple of love. Please move on to something  later outside the jury a presence the judge told Rush that she had asked fewer than 10 relevant questions during her Cross examination. A i will not put up with that kind of delay a the judge said. Solomon has served prison time in Oklahoma for cocaine trafficking and is in the Federal witness Protection program but he was never charged in the Yahweh Case nor offered a reduced sentence in Exchange for his testimony against his Uncle. Late wednesday former sect member Lawrence Lee testified that he also had seen the Public beating of Dupree but he said he did not hear Yahweh order followers to kill anyone. Lee served As chief of Security during his time at the Temple. A i was not directed to kill anyone a Lee said. Defense attorneys renewed their complaint that the defendants were unable to eat the food provided for them at the Broward county jail because it did not meet Kosher guidelines followed by members of the sect. Roettger said he would attempt to resolve the Issue with jail . Senator Cut in . Taxi crash new York a sen. Claiborne Pell d-r.i., was injured wednesday in a three car crash while Riding in a new York City taxicab. Pell 73, chairman of the Senate foreign relations committee was taken to Cabrini Hospital for treatment of cuts to his forehead Temple and Cheek. He received 60 to 70 stitches and was held overnight for observation said his spokesman William Bryant. A Winston Churchill got hit by a new Pell York City taxicab so i guess in a in Good company Quot Pell said in a Brief Telephone interview from his Hospital bed