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Dukakis
trails
Copyright 1988 Capital News
Service
TraceySzai
LA SINGe-Six months
before the presidential elec­
tio Michigan residents are all
most evenly spill betweewn VICe
President George Bush and
Mas achusetts Gov. Micheal
Dukakis, a Capital ews Service
survey
Bush claimed 44 percent of
the 399 tate ide residents
polled between Mat 6, to May 6,
slightly toppi Dukakis 43 per­
cent, while 13 percent said they
were undecided..
"It's going to be a close race
isn't it" said Richard Weiner,
state Demoaatic party chair-
person.
Weiner said he optimis-
tic that . will mo�-than-
likely recei the presidential
nomination, despite the out­
come of the tate Demoaatic
Caucus.
Rev. Jesse Jackson derailed
Dukakis with a clear victory in
the March 26 caucus, which left
the race for the Democratic
nomination ·th deep uncer­
taiaty.
Since then, Du . pulled
away as the front-runner for the'
Demoaatic nomination.
If Dubtis at the covention
his p tform will haVe to refect
Jackson's· OD minorities to
gain necessary .electoral tes.
Fermer
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worker
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come into the
to go to other
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W d small co t 0 sanitation, but
�'" . you dd another Ii
LA SING - A proposal to cost it hurt "said Robert
require sanitation faciliti s for Young. execu vice president
II farmworkers would cut of the Sagin w-based great
heavily into profits and unfairly Lakes S� t Growers As-
burden small farmers, say . lion. •
Michigan agribusiness leaders.' I Young, a former state
But supporters of the senator, said armers cannot
Department of Public Health's pass such costs n to consumers,
proposed Michigan Field so profits are ere
Sanitation Standard, w ich "You can sa the cost doesn't
would provide drinking water, mean much, b t we have to live
handwashing and toilet within those argins," Young
f cilities, say the state will suffer said "In the ketplace, every
if the plan i not approved penny counts."
"They will go out of business Federal st ndards, which
if don't have this standard," must. be eofor by individual
said Justo Hernandez, labor and states, requir restrooms on
ind . relatio specialist at farms emplo g 11 or more
Michigan State University. "Be- orkers. T e proposed
cause it's the r�po ibility of Michigan rule uld apply to all
Senetta WalthaU, a Detroit
resident . d although shefavors
Jackso over Dukaki e plans
to pull the Democrat lever in
ovember.
"Well, I believe (Jac on)
might get more people in the
minorities that haven't been
given the chance to live proper­
Iy."
Walthall, 35 and staunch
Democrat, said she feels Jack-
is a "good" choice for the vice
presidency. At this time,
Du· yet to announce a
running-mate.
Traditionally a Democratic
state, 65 percent of Michigan
reside polled, however, said
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farms employing hand laborers,
Young said th te should
try to enforce the existing,
guidelines bef re initi ting
more comprehensive rules. Bor­
d ring states, he id, have not
fo d i necessary to create their
own standards.
. "Michigan h to be the first
o everything and all pay for
that, " . d Young. Let th other
states ta e the lead for a
change."
Sen. Harry G st, R-St.
Joseph, eel federal standards
"0 eroo enough," and 5 id
f mers "don't n this kind of
� lub hanging ov their head"
GAST'S DlST cr includes
th state's pooresf. city, Benton
H bore Many of that city's un­
employed residents uld be af­
fected by the change since they
fmd sea nal wor n surround­
ing farms.
"To think that they have to pu
another layer of harrassment on
the agricultural industry, an in­
dustry that's already in tough
raits, I thin is asinine," Gast
said
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