European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 330 350 tuesday March 10,1992 d 8693 Tsongas Clinton step up Pace As Harkin Steps Down by the associated press Paul Tsongas and Bill Clinton fanned out across Florida on monday making last minute appeals for super tuesday support and hoping to capitalize on the departure of Tom Harkin from the democratic Field. President Bush shrugged off questions about the staying Power of his gop rival Patrick Buchanan calling attention to what he called a Quot fantastic weekend Victory in South Carolina and predicting he would have another Good Day today. Harkin an Iowa senator who portrayed himself As the heir apparent to Franklin Roosevelt a new Deal social policy held a news conference in Washington and in Des Moines on monday where he announced the end of his Campaign. Harkin endured a series of disappointing finishes including a 6 percent showing in saturdays South Carolina primary. He becomes the third Democrat to drop out following Virginia gov. L. Douglas Wilder who quit before any votes were cast and Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey whose poor showings compelled him to leave the race last week. That leaves Clinton the Arkansas governor Tsongas a former Massachusetts senator and former California gov. Jerry Brown As the democrats heading into super tuesday. Brown won a Strong Victory in Nevada a democratic caucuses sunday night. Democrats compete in 11 states and republicans in eight today. In All 783 democratic delegates and 421 Republican delegates Are up for grabs. On saturday Clinton dominated the democratic Field in South Carolina with 63 percent of the vote. Clinton also won in Wyoming on sat see Pace on Page 2n. Korea May hold answers to pow Puzzle Seoul South Korea apr . Intelligence compiled reports in the 1970s that americans captured in the Vietnam War might have been sent to North Korea according to government sources and a Cia document. The reports were taken so seriously that . Officials from Seoul and Washington met secretly in Hawaii shortly after the War ended in 1975 to plan a possible prisoner release through North Korea said a reliable source who attended the talks. North Vietnam and North Korea were bitter enemies of the United states in two asian conflicts to Stem communist aggression. There has been no official indication they Ever collaborated in holding prisoners of War. Vietnam has repeatedly denied that prisoners from the Vietnam War were moved to any third nation. Yet sources told the associated press that Washington Long ago considered As plausible the movement of . Prisoners from Vietnam to Korea and kept classified reports of suspected sightings of americans in North Korea. In addition a former South korean officer and prisoner of War says he was urged by both Viet Cong and cambodian captors to go to North Korea suggesting that a prisoner transit route had been established. The Cia memorandum from March 9,1988, is no see pow on Page 2dishing up some cold toes a amps do com it s never too cold for training say members of the Marine corps Security Force co As they Hunker Down in Snow near a Gigantic communications satellite dish. These marines get plenty of cold weather training where they Are stationed Nas Kef Lavik Iceland. Despite the breakup of the soviet Union the Mission remains about the same for All personnel stationed at Kef Lavik. See Story on Page 3. Israeli legend begin dead at 78 Menachem begin Tel Aviv Israel apr Menachem begin the fiery former prime minister who was wanted As a terrorist during israelis fight for Independence but years later won a Nobel prize for making peace with Egypt died Early monday. He was 78. A giant in the nations history the emotional polish jew helped negotiate israelis Only peace treaty with an Arab country. Yet he also kept up the attack on Arab enemies ordering the bombing of iraqis nuclear reactor in 1981 and sending the to army into Lebanon the following year to drive out the Palestine liberation organization. In 1983, six years after leading the right Wing liked bloc to Power and one year after his wife a death begin resigned. He never explained his reasons to the Public and went into virtual seclusion. An old Friend Yaakov Meridor said monday that begin told him he resigned because Quot he  stand the Pace of losses from israelis daily casualties in Lebanon. Begin died of heart failure at 3 30 . At Tel Avivm Sichikov Hospital. He had suffered a heart attack tuesday was placed on a Respirator and on Friday took a turn for the worse. He had a history of heart trouble. Begin was to be buried later monday at the mount of olives cemetery in East Jerusalem. At the request of the family it was to be a simple jewish ceremony without eulogies. With news of begins death flags were lowered to half staff and a crowd gathered outside the Tel Aviv Home of his daughter Leah where begin had lived. Two afternoon dailies ran pictures of begin Over the entire front Page under the Banner headline Quot Menachem begin is no  the Cabinet convened a special ses see begin on Page 2