European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 29, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes Friday May 29, 1992bush backers got favors study says by the los Angeles l Imes Washington a president Bush has grunted numerous government favors to business leaders who contributed si00,000 or More to his last presidential Campaign a study says. The study was released wednesday by common cause the self styled citizens lobby. In response to the groups findings Robert Mosbacher Bush s general Campaign chairman who served As chief fund Raiser for the 1988 Campaign denied that the administration took any actions in Exchange for contributions. A total of 249 wealthy individuals contributed $100,000 or More to Bush a presidential Campaign in 1988. Naysayers at it again Quayle says from wire reports Washington a vice president Dan Quayle charged wednesday that critics of his statements about to character Murphy Brown were a a naysayers who in the past had mocked the . Military. The vice presidents comments in a commencement speech at the air Force Academy in Colorado Springs represented another attempt by Quayle and president hush to portray the Republican administration As defender of the traditional two Parent family. About a week ago Quayle said the to character s decision to have a child out of Wedlock was an example of declining values that endanger the nation. Quot when the idea of traditional values is jeered at i can to help but notice that Many of the naysayers Are the same ones who used to mock and scorn our military a he said in prepared remarks. Quayle contended that Quot talking about such things As right and wrong personal responsibility integrity work and the family is to invite loud protest from within the cultural  Quot the truth is that while some a lifestyle choices Are easy to glamorize they Are exceedingly hard to defend a he said. But despite Quayle a stand on family values it was disclosed that he rents his , va., House to an unmarried couple who Are raising children from the mothers former marriage. Quayle a office said wednesday the rental was handled by a management firm and that Quayle and his wife Marilyn knew Little or nothing about the couples living arrangements. Will Bill Clinton. Wants to head off Perot their Large contributions qualified them to be members of team 100, which raised nearly $25 million for the Bush Campaign. According to common cause the Bush administration has been responsible for rewarding team 100 members in the following ways a California real estate investor William Lloyd Davis who contributed $100,000 to team 100 and $76,540 to the Republican party succeeded in persuading the administration to support his efforts to upgrade front Range Airport outside Denver making it the Hub of an Industrial Park project known As Cen Merport. The Federal aviation administration approved an environmental re by John King the associated press Hoboken . A Bill Clinton a March to the democratic presidential nomination might Best be described As winning ugly. His Campaign has almost always been Short of Cash but never of controversy. The numbers show primary season Routs by Clinton yet questions remain about his chances in the fall. So just shy of clinching the nomination Clinton careens into the final week of primaries trying to define himself As the anti establishment candidate eager to fix a government most voters believe is broken. In this Endeavor the immediate enemy is More Ross Perot than president Bush. And passing judgment is an electorate port for the project two weeks after Davis helped to play Host to a $i,000-a-plate fund Raiser for Bush which raised $1.25 million. A the Justice department decided in Early 1990 to drop a Case alleging that Georgia Power and its Parent Southern company services had improperly written off on taxes millions of dollars Worth of spare parts that were still on the shelf. Southern a Leader Edward Addison is a member of team 100. A in 1991, the Justice department announced a plan to prosecute under . Antitrust Laws companies in Japan so Skei act Sun system of interlocking companies buyers and suppliers. The idea was the brainchild of corporate Raider t. Boon analysis that is venting its disgust with Washington bouncing House members perceived As abusing Bank privileges and voicing displeasure with candidates of both major parties. For months democratic strategists have agreed that an outsiders message offers the Best Chance of defeating Bush. Its a message Clinton projected in the campaigns Early stages. Yet in the months that Clinton spent fighting allegations of infidelity and questions about his draft status Perot scrambled the conventional dynamics of . Presidential politics. Through his selection of a running mate and during the buildup to july a democratic convention Clinton will have Pickens another team 100 member. A in 1989, the administration altered its clean air proposal to include a provision for experimental reformulated Gas sought by Atlantic Richfield co. The company along with its executives has donated $862,360. The Bill also included provisions for ethanol marketed by Archer Daniels Midland whose chairman Dwayne Andreas was responsible for $652,000 in contributions and for natural Gas sold by Pickens Mesa co. A Bush administration officials lobbied on behalf of . Tobacco co. In seeking to overturn bans on chewing tobacco in Australia and great Britain. . Tobacco chairman Louis Bantle donated $304,760. Ample opportunities to make his Case. A we can show you proof that Bill Clinton worked his Way through school returned to help a poor state and has a commitment of 12 years to things like education and investing in jobs and people a said Clinton strategist Paul Begala. A a that a the advantage in dealing with Perot we have that Bush will never have. We have things to sell Bill Clinton that the voters done to know a by that argument Clinton could win Back democrats and Many independents making Perot More trouble for Bush than for Clinton. Clinton a Bottom line is he has done All the things Perot promises and offered specifics while Perot offers platitudes. Its a Case Clinton will repeat As the Campaign moves toward november. A new approach to Art Michael Bohdan coordinator for quest for the worlds largest Roach contest in Plano Texas holds an entry for the sensational Roach Art category. The entry titled a banking scandal Quot is one of thousands hoping to win $1,000 for most creative presentation of a cockroach. A prize of $50,000 will be awarded the largest cockroach Over 2.09 inches. Perot on ballot in Texas Florida from wire reports the grass roots Campaign to elect billionaire Ross Perot As the next president received a big boost when he qualified to get on the ballots in both Texas and Florida. The certification in Perot a Home state of Texas on wednesday was especially crucial since More than 54,000 petitions had to be collected by the Early deadline of May 11. On that Date the volunteers amid fanfare submitted More than 225,000 petitions or More than four times the required number. A the Florida deadline was not until july 15. However the volunteers had already collected nearly a Quarter of million signatures against the 60,000 required. Perot is already on the ballot in Tennessee Utah Delaware Maine new Jersey Kentucky and Wyoming. The next state ballots for Perot Are North Carolina where 65,000 petition Are needed by june 26, and Georgia with 27,000 petitions by july 16. In contrast to Perot a popularity among the populace most of his counterparts in the boardrooms of americans biggest businesses would vote for president Bush Fortune Magazine said in a poll released wednesday. The poll in the magazines june 15 Issue surveyed 115 chief executives from both the Fortune 500 Industrial companies and Fortune 500 service companies. Of the Sample 78 percent picked Bush compared to 11 percent for Perot and 4 percent for democratic presidential front runner Bill Clinton. The rest were undecided. The poll was conducted via Telephone May 18-21 by Clark Martire amp Bartolomeo a polling company in Englewood Cliffs . The Magazine did no to provide a margin of error and said respondents were guaranteed anonymity if they wanted it. Fifty two percent of the respondents said Perot a biggest weakness is a Lack of experience which could alienate other lawmakers. A a dogmatic ceo like Perot would have difficulty functioning in Washington unless he could destroy Congress a the Magazine quoted Jack w. Corn chairman of Quaker state corp., As saying. Clinton Hopes to be seen As Best outsider