European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday March 18, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 3michigan, Illinois Comfort Clinton Detroit apr Michigan and Illinois voters rolled out tuesday to Settle presidential primary contests that seemed destined to move Bill Clinton closer toward a november head to head confrontation with president Bush. But both front runners faced the continued Pesky threats from candidates with revolt in their hearts a Jerry Brown on Clinton a left and Pat Buchanan on Bush a right. Brown declared just As the balloting was getting under Way that he would have a a real hard time supporting Clinton for president even if the Arkansas governor won the t democratic nomination look in tomorrow unless he can own up to Nanor for Corno loto a own failures and Stop paper Tor comp Ieie trying to p0jnt his Finger election results at  Brown refused to Back away from his assertions of the past two Days that Hillary Clinton a partnership in an old line Arkansas Law firm raised questions of conflict of interest. Appearing on cd so this morning Brown insisted that the Michigan primary was a about workers. Losing their jobs completely abandoned by a governing elite like they have Down in Arkansas where their private business where the Peoples business gets All tangled  while polls suggested Browne a insurgency could land him a second place finish in Michigan Buchanan a Republican revolt appeared in danger of losing strength. Jobs and Trade were the dominant issues in the we Klong Campaign to win the struggling rust Belt although the democratic race was spiced at the end by the political Arm wrestling Between Clinton and Brown. Clinton hoped for a midwestern sweep to add to last weeks super tuesday Blowout. Well ahead in late polls in both states the Arkansas governor was poised to become the prohibitive favorite for the democratic nomination. Buchanan himself established Michigan As a perfect proving ground for his a America first message but late polls showed he was More Likely to have a Tough time Matching past showings. Buchanan abandoned his talk of toppling Bush and returned to his Battle cry that a vote for him would a Send Washington a message to Wake  Bush during a Stop in Milwaukee hardly sounded worried on an election eve trip to Wisconsin and Illi rivals have something in common a Walton Washington a president Bush is rewarding Sam Walton for building an Empire of discount stores. And along the Way Walton is helping Bill Clinton too. Bush Calls Walton a an american original in the citation for a presidential medal of Freedom he was to present to Walton on tuesday at the Wal Mart Headquarters in Arkansas the state that elected Clinton governor. It does no to seem to matter to Bush that Hillary Clinton wife of the democratic front runner is on the Wal Mart Board of directors and owns Between $50,000 and $100,000 Worth of Stock in the company. Or that Walton his wife and four children have donated to Clinton a presidential Campaign. A i have a very High regard for Sam Walton and what he a done and the Way in which he a done it a Bush said As he campaigned in Wisconsin on monday. The trip to Arkansas he said a is purely non to. Lotical. It is to Honor a great  Walton 73, who is suffering from Bone cancer joins a select group of medal of Freedom recipients including persian Gulf War hero Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf joint chiefs of staff chairman Gen. Colin l. Powell and former British prime minister Margaret Thatcher. The Wal Mart founder built up his Empire from a single store 40 years ago and the Chain did $32.6 billion in sales in fiscal 1991, More than any other retailer. Forbes Magazine ranked Walton As the country s richest Man from 1984 to 1988. He split his $9 billion Fortune equally with his four children in 1989. Nois that raised $1 million for his re election Effort at a time even conservative enthusiasm for Buchanan a rebellion appeared to be waning. A a in be been very pleased a Bush said of his unbroken string of 15 victories. But he refused to predict his margins a never try to say How High the High bar should be on these  among the democrats Clinton held healthy leads heading into tuesdays balloting and sought to end the Day with a Good chunk of the 295 democratic delegates at stake. He had 766.25 delegates even before the polls opened a one third of what it takes to be nominated. Already there was talk of Clinton As the presumptive nominee and party leaders called on the candidates to tone Down the personal attacks lest they provide republicans with ammunition for the fall Campaign. While predicting wins in both states Clinton aides said the Man to watch in Michigan was Brown the former California governor and angry Man candidate who feverishly pointed to the states economic troubles a vividly illustrated by mounting Auto layoffs and anger at perceived unfair japanese Trade practices. Clinton aides said Brown was approaching 30 percent in late internal Michigan polls. A Strong showing by Brown would be More bad news for former Massachusetts sen. Paul Tsongas who immediately after poor showings in the South said the real test of the race would come on the Neutral Midwest turf. But he showed Little Success in broadening his Appeal to Blue Collar and minority voters and was damaged with his opposition to a ban on striker replacements and comments critical of american car Quality Tsongas already was looking ahead to next weeks Connecticut contest which offers him More affluent suburban votes a the source of his past Success. A a we re in this Campaign until the convention a Tsongas said As he campaigned in Moline Iii. A at the convention there will be one question. Who can beat George Bush who is electable. That is the question. I am the  Brown targeted Wisconsin after the midwestern showdowns and said he was in the race until the end a and unwilling to make peace with Clinton after accusing him in a debate sunday night of funnelling Money to his wife a Law firm. A i got mad last night because it was my wife and she is not running for president a Clinton said monday. A Jerry Brown  have jumped on her. He a not running for first  last ships visit Subic before . Withdraws Subic Bay naval facilities Philippines up a the aircraft Carrier Independence steamed into Subic Bay naval facilities on tuesday with six escort ships. It is the last . Battle group to visit before american troops leave the facility that the United states has occupied for nearly a Century. The United states is scheduled to vacate Subic a sprawling repair and logistics Center for the 7th Fleet before the end of the year following Manila a rejection of a proposed 10-year, $1 billion new lease on the base. There were no crowds or speeches to Welcome the Battle group As it anchored at Subic for a Farewell Call. Besides the required Dock workers Only a sailors 4-year-old daughter and her Mother stood on the pier to Mark the event. A handful of reporters and sailors watched As some 25 fighter jets took off from the 9,000-foot runway of Cubi Point a naval air station inside Subic then glided into formation in a final air show. A . Navy statement said the show was a a Salute to naval air station Cubi Point for 35 years of aviation  a Subic spokesman said the Independence based in Yokosuka Japan came from training exercises in the Western Pacific and would head for an undisclosed destination saturday. A this would be More of a working visit a said Subic spokesman Bob Coble adding the battleship would resupply at the base. A it is possible they will also be loading equipment a said 7th Fleet spokesman it. Al Twyman referring to the loading of equipment from the facility. Outside the base in the City of Olon Gapo the mood was upbeat As bar hostesses anticipated Good business from the 7,000 Crew members aboard the Independence and its six escorts a cruisers Bunker Hill and Mobile Bay the destroyer Fife the fast frigate Thach the Cruiser England and the Oiler Andrew j. Higgins. But the usual streamers and balloons that Mark the visit of . Ships were visibly absent from the bars and stores in Olon Gapo. The United states agreed to withdraw from Subic once its largest overseas facility by dec. 31. The . Navy towed a giant dry Dock from the facility last month and was scheduled to pull out the other two dry docks before april. Washington also gave up Clark a last year and four smaller facilities after the philippine Senate voted against a treaty renewing a 47-year-old Basing agreement with the United states. Federal express planning drastic cutback in Europe Memphis Tenn. A Federal express corp. Said monday that it planned to drastically reduce its Domestic Europe business and reduce its work Force there by 6,600. The company said it will set aside $254 million to pay for the overseas restructuring. The air freight company said the quarterly charge contributed to a loss of $193 million in its fiscal third Quarter which ended feb. 29. Since 1985, Federal express has wrestled with a costly and difficult expansion abroad. The company will trim the number of company owned bases in Europe from 125 to 19, with those remaining outlets focusing on intercontinental business rather than deliveries Between european cities or countries. Federal express will contract with Independent carriers for pickups and deliveries outside 16 Core cities. The company will Cut its european work Force from 9,200 employees to 2,600. The reorganization will Start May 4. Federal express Domestic operations in Europe simply Cost too much while generating less business than expected said Frederick w. Smith the company a founder and chief operating officer. The company said its quarterly loss equated $3.58 a share. That compared with a loss of $105 million or $1.98 per share in the same period a year earlier. Revenues were $1.89 billion up from $1.86 billion. Alan b. Graf jr., the company a chief financial officer declined to say How much Money Federal express expects to save through the reorganization. A Federal express docs not get into financial projections. I will Tell you that its going to substantially reduce the risks associated with our ongoing business internationally a Graf said at a news conference. The reorganization is not expected to affect package shipments Between the United states and Europe said Thomas r. Oliver vice president for worldwide customer operations. A we will still pick up a package in Rome ga., and Fly it to Paris France. We will still pick up a package in Paris France and Fly it to Rome a. But we will not pick up a package in Paris France and Fly it to Rome Italy a he said. Package shipments in the United kingdom outside London Are to be handled by Securi Cor Omega express limited Federal express said. Occur icon also is expected to handle International shipments to and from the United kingdom for areas not directly served by Federal express. Int express worldwide has entered into an agreement with Federal express to handle package shipments to and from 10 european countries. Federal express will sell its Domestic French operations to int Chrono service s.a., a member company of the int limited group. Financial terms of those agreements were not disclosed. A your . Domestic business maintained its strength while persistent weakness in airfreight markets caused a significant increase in the International operating loss a Smith said