European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes wednesday april 29, 1992clinton ignores Brown focuses on bus Jackson clarifies remarks on vice presidency Campaign from wire reports Pittsburgh a Bill Clinton wrapped up the Pennsylvania primary Campaign monday by attacking president Bush As the candidate of a economic decline and ignoring democratic rival Jerry Brown. Jesse Jackson retreated from an apparent Call to he named Clinton a running mate. Clinton zeroed in solely on Bush As the All but certain democratic nominee campaigned in Harrisburg Pittsburgh and Philadelphia a Day before the Pennsylvania primary. Polls showed Clinton the Strong favorite in the stale. The Arkansas governor offered himself As an activist president who would bring National health care improved schools safer streets and a tax code that encourages investment in american workers and plants. On each of these issues Clinton said a you wont get it unless you change  a scrap your cynicism a he told a rally later at Philadelphia City Hall. A throw your pessimism in the garbage can. Go out tomorrow and take your country  Clinton had words of change for his own party too. A the democratic party has to give the american people not the Promise that we can go Back to the Good old Days but that the future is Bleak unless we change a Clinton told a crowded lunchtime rally in Pittsburgh. Brown former governor of California returned to Philadelphia a Independence Hall where he launched his Campaign last fall and said he would continue his Calls for political Reform a whether it takes six months or a year or a  a a we re going to Surprise the cynics a Brown said. A we will win this Campaign. Whatever my own fortunes in be seen enough popular discontent to know that our movement our cause will  there Are 169 delegates at stake in Pennsylvania a democratic primary. Going into the primary Clinton had 1,388 delegates to 271 for Brown with 2,145 needed to Clinch the nomination. Meanwhile in a scramble of news interviews phone Calls and clarifying statements Jackson first told the new York daily news that he wanted to be vice president saying he saw himself a was a running mate for the democratic  he added a if i am rejected this time i am prepared to  the interview was published monday morning and Jackson in a first attempt to clarify his comments told a radio that his statement a must not be seen As a threat Quot just a a a Normal part of Campaign deliberations. But he also told a radio that a if we Are not offered the Chance to serve then we will have to assess what our other options  asked whether he would support the democratic ticket Jackson replied a Well i have supported it All these years not being on the ticket but things do  Clinton responded that he was a dealing with the vice presidency Issue on my own time and i am not going to be diverted by  he spoke privately with Jackson by Telephone. Jackson who has not endorsed either democratic candidate later issued a statement saying he would be honoured to be selected but that a the eventual nominee of the party has the option of whom he will recommend to be on the  a let me be Clear a at no time did i threaten the candidate or the party Over the vice presidency or anything else a the Jackson statement said. Democratic party sources said several party leaders contacted Jackson to take Issue with his earlier remarks. The Pennsylvania Campaign has been a Low key affair. Asked monday if a big win there would put Brown away Clinton shrugged and said a Jerry Brown has been running for president for 16 years. I done to know if there is any such thing As putting anybody away for  s main threat is to Clinton poll shows by the Washington Post Washington a a third party presidential race by political Maverick h. Ross Perot poses a greater threat to Bill Clinton than to president Bush according to a new Washington Post Abc news poll and would be particularly damaging to the Arkansas governor in the West. Nationally Bush continued to Lead both Clinton and Perot when the three men were matched together in a hypothetical test of Early voter preferences. According to the poll 36 percent of All voters surveyed said they would vote for Bush if the election were held today while 31 percent supported Clinton and 30 percent backed Perot. The remainder were undecided. Since Perot let it be known in february that he might be a candidate there has been intense speculation about whom he would most Hurt. Last week for the first time Clinton acknowledged that he is the one being Hurt by Perot a a trend confirmed by the new Survey a and voiced his first Public criticism of the Texas billionaire. On monday vice president Dan Quayle argued that Perot could emerge As Bush a main challenger for re election overshadowing Clinton. A if Ross Perot continues to make steady Progress he could Well be our chief opponent this fall a Quayle told reporters in new York. A a he a gaining on Bill Clinton everyday. He certainly has a full head of steam. He a clearly moving  but he said Perot a presidential for trial opens of pan am Natiw York a pan am a Quot corporate greed enabled a terrorist bomb to be put aboard flight 103, argued the lawyer for families of those killed in the 1988 attack. They Are suing the airline for about $500 million. Pan am a lawyer countered during opening arguments at the trial monday that it is virtually impossible for airlines to prevent terrorist attacks like the one Over Lockerbie Scotland. A bomb hidden in a cassette player destroyed new York bound flight 103 on dec. 21, 1988, killing All 259 people aboard and 11 on the ground. The . Government blames the attack on two agents from Libya which has resisted growing International pressure to surrender the men for trial. Rather than invest in adequate Security pan am a decided to take a Chance a Lee s. Kreindler an attorney in the lawsuit brought by relatives of More than 200 of the victims told the Federal jury in Brooklyn. Kreindler said that although Panon Security flight 103 am had imposed a $5 to $10 Security surcharge for tickets on International flights the airline in fact did Little. A it was a Public relations show. The surcharge was a fraud. The pan am Security system was a fraud a he said. He accused the airline of Quot corporate greed a although pan am Lias gone out of business a it blamed the bombing for a drop in bookings a any damages would be paid by the airlines insurance companies. Pan am lawyer Clinton Coddington told the jury that the bombing was ordered to avenge the Navy a accidental Downing of an iranian Airliner Over the persian Gulf the previous july. All 298 people aboard were killed. Coddington said that the . Government a did very Little to help pan am combat threats and that the bombing of flight 103 was a a highly sophisticated act of War waged against the entire United  pan am is expected to argue that its Security was Good and that no one knows exactly How the bomb got aboard the Jet. Tunes could also go the Way of other third party candidates. A once he becomes a candidate things have a Way of changing a Quayle said. A the could be a traditional third party candidate and that is that he sinks once he  there was More Good news for Bush in the new Survey which also found that Bush a approval rating has stabilized and May be on the increase after a year of virtually uninterrupted decline. According to the poll 43 percent of those questioned said they approved of the Job Bush is doing As president up from 40 percent earlier in the month and 39 percent in March. There also was Good news for Clinton. The Survey suggests that the slide in popular support that began in february a doctors hopeful boy 6, can use reattached Arm St. Paul Minn. Apr doctors say they re optimistic a 6-year-old whose severed left Arm and right hand were reattached will regain use of the Arm. They Are less certain about the boys hand. Michael Conoboy a limbs were torn off saturday while he and his 14-year-old Stepbrother were Riding on the Arm of an irrigation system in a Field near their Check wis., Home. He underwent surgery saturday and again monday a this is a tremendous insult to the body. To re implant a Large bulk of muscle that a lost its blood Supply for a Long period of time Quot said or. Paul Donahue who headed the surgical team at St. Paul Ramsey medical Center. But Donahue added a i do think his left Arm will be Able to regain some useful functions. At this Point we re not certain hell be Able to regain functions of the right  Hospital spokeswoman Lisa Blomeke said Michael is aware of what happened but cannot speak because he is on a Respirator. The Kinde Gartner underwent nine hours of surgery saturday and 4yi on monday. His Arm was severed in inches above the Elbow. Pears to have stopped. In the latest poll 31 percent of those voters surveyed said they supported Clinton Over Bush or Perot up from 29 percent in april. For Perot the poll suggests that his Appeal is broadening though he continues to do especially Well with Middle aged voters independents and those with College degrees. He also enjoys particularly Strong support in the West where he finished Well ahead of Clinton in the three Way matchup. Among westerners interviewed for the Survey Bush was the Choice of 42 percent. But Perot easily outdistanced Clinton finishing with 32 percent As opposed to the Likely democratic nominees 23 percent. About one out of five voters lives in the West. Drs Paul Donahue Light and Jeffrey Aldridge operate on Michael Conoboy. Donahue said that Michael a Stepbrother Matthew Neisler carried the 65-Pound youngster and the severed Arm to the boys Home a Quarter mile away. An ambulance Crew and sheriffs deputies found the hand in the Field. Michael and the limbs were taken by helicopter from a Hospital in Barron wis., to St. Paul about 80 Miles to the West. Tom Flottum emergency room nurse at Barron said Michael was scared and crying in pain when he was brought in but answered All questions