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   European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday september 30, 1994 u. The stars and stripes Page 9 Robb rips North in War of marines by the Washington Post Washington . Sen. Charles Robb of Virginia angrily opened fire wednesday on Oliver North his Republican opponent and fellow Marine calling North a chronic liar who is wrongfully disparaging Robb s record of combat service in Vietnam. A grim faced Robb who has Bee widely criticized in recent weeks for wag ing a lethargic Campaign summoned re porters to the Marine Barracks in South East Washington and mounted his sharpest attack on North to Date. Seizing on a North Jab at his Marine corps serv ice Robb charged that North has had real problems with the truth and lied about my  i m not going to continue to let him get away with the deceptions that have taken place Robb said  called North s description of him As an eighth and i Mariner the Street address of the Marine Barracks a ceremonial Post that is considered easy duty an out right attempt to deceive the Public about his background. The remarks extend a pattern that began with North actions in the Iran Centra affair Robb said when North admitted that he lied  North immediately responded by at tacking Robb s character saying Robb s admission of marital indiscretions while he was governor in the 1980s proves he is untruthful. Chuck Robb has no grounds to Chal Lenge my veracity North said. Every Day he lived in Richmond he lived a lie. He s acknowledged he lived a  the Sharp tone of wednesday s Exchange was in part a matter of personal Pride. Robb acknowledged that his Marine corps loyalty goes to my very Core and said it never occurred to me in my wildest dreams that anyone would Ever attack any element of my Marine corps  /.-. " / v. But it also appeared to signal a change in the tone of Robb s Campaign Robb said that even before North s Marine re Mark i was already getting a Little hair up on the Back of my  Robb said he expects to be More aggressive wit North in the race s remaining Days. As a Marine Robb spent 13 months i Vietnam including More Ihan four months As a Rifle company commander in combat. Before that he was stationed at the Marine Barracks As a White House social aide where he met and married the daughter of then president Johnson. Norfy who also served in combat in Vietnam triggered wednesday s Exchange tuesday when he took a swipe at Robb in remarks that were reported by the Wall Street journal. When asked if Robb s combat credentials made him More qualified for Public office than president Clinton North replied i havea different opinion of his military serv ice ". Blanks Whites in poll split on solving . Problems new York a Blacks and Whites alike Call crime and the break Down of the family two of America s big Gest problems but disagree when it comes to identifying causes and solutions according to a poll in thursday s Wall Street journal. While 53 percent of Blacks called financial pressure on families the main cause of society s ills 58 percent of Whites blamed moral decline according to the journal Abc news Survey con ducted by democratic pollster Peter Hart and Republican Robert Teeter. Only 30 percent of Whites blamed the nation s problems on finances and Only 32 percent of Blacks blamed moral de Cline.  which institution -. Govern ment business Community groups or individuals bears the greatest responsibility for creating jobs and strengthening the Economy 67 percent of Blacks cited the government compared with 41 per cent of Whites. While 68 percent of Blacks called for a greater emphasis on government spend ing on education and training programs just 36 percent of Whites thought those were the right areas for emphasis. While 50 percent of Whites blamed problems within the Black Community on the Community itself Only 32 percent of Blacks did so. There was an even greater split on whether the country needs to go further in extending Legal rights to Blacks 62 per cent of Blacks agreed compared with Only 12 percent of Whites. The two sides came closer on another Issue 65 percent of Whites and 70 per cent of Blacks agreed that some or a lot of Progress has been made in easing racial tension in the past decade. Ninety seven percent of Blacks and 92 percent of Whites called violent crime the most serious or a very serious problem. The poll based on  phone interviews of 1,005 adults was conducted saturday through tuesday. Its margin of error was 2.8 percentage Points. Radio station torched after threat Vevay ind a a Christian radio station was Sef ablaze hours after a listener threatened to Burn it Down be cause a disc jockey refused to play his re quest. The fire monday night at kid pm damaged two studios and some furniture disc jockey Tim Hurelbrink said. In Addi Tion wires to a control Board were Cut an d tapes were damaged. The caller has not been identified police said wednesday. The fire began after kid which operates from 5 . To 10 p.m., went off the air. The station resumed broadcasts wednesday after repairing some damage. Disc jockeys Lowell Reynolds and Jeff Mccollum received several Calls from a Man monday night requesting Don t take the girl by country Singer Tim Mcgraw. 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