European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes a Page 3upset by Brown spurs Clinton on new York apr Democrat Jerry Brown said wednesday he would carry his Connecticut upset Forward into critical new York while a chastened gov. Bill Clinton aimed new attacks at his Lone rival and vowed to put his March toward the presidential nomination Back on course. A this is a cause a movement and its picking up Quot Brown said on network morning shows after squeaking by with a one Point win Over Clinton in tuesdays Connecticut primary. He again named civil rights Leader Jesse Jackson As his Choice As a running mate if he won the nomination. Brown scored the narrowest of victories in Connecticut 37 percent to 36 percent. President Bush again thrashed conservative commentator Patrick Buchanan 67 percent to 22 percent. But when support for uncommitted and for David Duke were added to Buchanan a votes the protest vote against the president still represented one third of the total. A a in a pleased with the results a Bush told supporters in a Telephone Call. A this is a screwy year. Frankly in a much More optimistic  Clinton vowed to halt Browne a insurgency aggressively attacking the former California governors Flat tax proposal and promising that a a we la Roll up our sleeves to regain momentum in the april 7 contests in new York Wisconsin and Kansas. Brown said he wanted the advice of new York gov. Mario Cuomo who has been on the outs with Clinton on a How to save the cities a As the candidates focus on that states primary. Brown warned that Bush would win if Clinton became the democratic nominee. A the Only Chance we have is to move Clinton aside and give our party the Opportunity to Challenge Bush with credibility with honesty with some  despite Browne a surprising win Clinton maintained his overwhelming Lead in the Delegate race. Clinton won 22 delegates to Browne a 21 because of allocation rules stretching his Delegate Lead Over Brown even in defeat. The Connecticut results were still trickling in when Clinton and Brown shifted the focus to the contests ahead with the most attention on the biggest trophy new York. Both men planned to Campaign there wednesday. Browne Scall for a 13 percent Flat tax a declares War on new York a Clinton said maintaining that it would trigger an accompanying 13 percent sales tax. A it would triple taxes on the poor increase taxes on the Middle class by 30 percent and lower taxes on Rich  Brown said Clinton a information came from a those folks in Washington who love the current tax system. In addition to their Post election speeches Brown and Clinton also appeared together on Abc tvs Cheney predicts Long term need for . In Gulf Washington a the United states will need to maintain a military Force in the persian Gulf a for a Long time to come a even into the next Century defense Secretary Dick Cheney predicted tuesday. Cheney said that the persian Gulf War greatly reduced iraqi president Saddam Hussein a military Power but that iraqis Arsenal could be rebuilt a in a matter of years if . Sanctions Are dropped. Cheney was asked about . Involvement in the Region after a speech to group of insurance agents. The Secretary noted that Saddam has not complied with . Demands that he destroy what remains of his weapons of mass destruction. He said Saddam Only backs Down a when he is reminded we have the Means to Force him to come into compliance Quot through . Military Power. A i think we re going to be involved there for a Long time to come a Cheney said citing . Allies in the Region the areas Oil supplies and general   Are return in the Mary in tuesday presidential primary in Connecticut on tues it pm by Iran George Bush 67% Patrick Buchanan 22% uncommitted 9% David Duke 2%  May reap the Fertile ground of Vermont next from wire reports Montpelier it. A Vermont famous for its sup port of the unconventional May be Fertile ground next Quot i fresh a a a Victory. Tuesday for Jerry Brown from his Connecticut Jerry Brown 37% Tom Harkin 1% Bill Clinton 36% Bob Kerrey 1% Paul Tsongas 20% Lyndon Larouche 1% uncommitted 3% Eugene Mccarthy 1% Larry Agran 2% ass nightlife program where both endorsed the use of Force if Iraq refused to cooperate with . Nuclear inspectors. Both also tried to position themselves As Washington outsiders. A i done to think you can posture yourself As an outsider next to me a Brown told Clinton. A the became a convert to this Reform the Day he announced for president a Clinton retorted. It was a pointed but polite preview to what promises to be a hectic Campaign Over the next two weeks. For Brown the Challenge is to prove he can win in a big state like new York. A Connecticut raises the stakes of the next events in new York and Wisconsin a said democratic pollster Geoff Garin. A if Clinton comes Back Strong in the next round of primaries Connecticut will be  new York democratic chairman John Marino said Clinton had the Superior state organization but said Brown also had potential in the state where primary results will be scrutinized to see if Clinton can rally the party behind him. A just the Way it ought to be a said Marino. A if you want to win America you be got to prove you can win new  a Vermont has always been for insurgents Quot said Ken Dean Browne a Vermont coordinator. A Jerry Brown will do Well  the Clinton Campaign has virtually written the state off. A a we re not going to worry about those smaller caucus states said Deputy Campaign manager George Ste thanopoulos. He said it was unlikely Clinton would visit Vermont. A smattering of Small contests Dot the presidential primary Calendar for the next two weeks leading up to the big april 7 showdown in new York Wisconsin and Kansas. There Are democratic caucuses in the . Virgin islands on saturday and in Vermont on March 31. There Are 14 convention delegates at stake in Vermont and 13 on april 2 in Alaska. On april 5, tiie puerto Rico primary awards 31 democratic and 14 Republican delegates. Two Days later 362 democratic and 165 Republican delegates Are at stake in the new York Wisconsin and Kansas contests. In Vermont Clinton has a string of endorsements from top slate officials including gov. Howard Dean House speaker Ralph Wright and former gov. Madeleine Kunin. This week the state co chairmen for Paul Tsongas who dropped out of the race endorsed Clinton. But history and tradition favors Brown. In 1�?~lss Michael Dukakis had All the endorsements but Jesse Jackson won Vermont. Brown plans to be in Vermont today and sunday said spokeswoman Iieana Wachtel. A it s like Colorado a where Brown won she said. A i think there a a lot of environmentalists. Its another new England state that a Felt the  Brown also won Maine a caucuses largely on his environmental platform. The states reputation for bucking trends and ignoring endorsements weighs heavily in the minds of Clinton supporters. A a in a be perfectly Happy with 50 percent a Dean said. A but Vermont has a history of closing what the leadership does no to want them to do so its kind of a  russian Plant s radiation Levels return to Normal after Accident Moscow apr radiation Levels at a nuclear Plant near St. Petersburg were Back to Normal wednesday after a chernobyl style reactor leaked radioactive steam. But parents were told to keep their children indoors Moscow radio reported. Work was under Way at the Leningrad Skaya Plant at Sosnovy Bor 50 Miles West of russians second largest City to replace a defective Graphite tube blamed for the leak Early tuesday at reactor no. 3, the radio said. Workers said repairs would take about four Days. The incident prompted Western officials to renew Calls for the modification or phaseout of the similar reactors throughout the old soviet bloc. The Sosnovy Bor reactor is among 16 in the former soviet Union of the pm by Type. Such a Plant caught fire in the ukrainian City of chernobyl m 1686 and spread radiation across much of Europe. No injuries were reported in tuesdays leak. The inter fax news Agency said Plant workers were not exposed to excessive radiation. A a there is no danger at All Quot said Larisa Khu Dikova a spokeswoman for the mayor of St. Petersburg a City of 4.5 million people. Still school officials in the City ordered kindergartens to keep children indoors wednesday. In addition they advised parents to put iodine which inhibits radiation absorption in their children a milk and to give them Cotton masks. Moscow radio quoted the chief duty officer of the 12-year-old Leningrad Skaya Plant As saying that tuesday night had passed quietly and that the reactor shut Down after the incident was Cooling. St. Petersburg officials said there would be no halt in the Supply of Energy from the Power Plant inter fax said. A second reactor had earlier been idled for repairs but the plants two other reactors remained in operation. A statement by the russian nuclear Power ministry said the incident was classified As level two on the seven Point International atomic Energy Agency a scale. Chernobyl rated a seven. The Agency based in Vienna Austria said in a statement that level two Quot would indicate that no significant Levels of radiation exposure or contamination have  on tuesday steam escaped through the detective tube among those used to control the rate of the fission reaction and into the room housing the reactor. The gases were released outside through the buildings ventilation. Western officials Are urging that such a design be corrected. Soviet nuclear plants Lack sealed containment structures that Are mandatory m the United states and other nations. Swedish experts who visited the Plant recently recommended that it be closed immediately because of its poor condition and inadequate fire Protection system