I Page 2-The Michigan Daily-Wednesday, February 10, 1988 Daily Photo by KENNETH DINTZ Michael Dukakis speaks to supporters at a campaign breakfast in Des Moines, Monday. Dukakis finished third in the Iowa caucuses behind Richard Gephardt and Paul Simon but predicted he would carry New Hampshire next Tuesday, saying, "I think after New Hampshire the field will be narrower and we will be the frontrun- ner." Delegates help to d t choose candidates (Continued from Page .) The group moved on to discuss the precinct's platform. Here all six were in agreement in their dislike for President Ronald Reagan. "He don't give a damn about the midwest - he thinks food is something you buy in the grocery store. They're break- ing (the small farmer) up a bit at a time," Gary Read said. The group's platform included a Right-to-life provision, and a de- mand for a cure to the foreign trade imbalance. Mary Bartelt, speaking on behalf of a clause demanding a balanced budget, said "you've got to be sensible, you can't keep going to the store and buying, buying, buy- ing. . . you can't buy Co-Co Puffs if you can't afford them." The members of this caucus have a precarious relationship with the federal government. While corn sub- sidies are needed to make their farms profitable, the government places conditions on the money that are of- ten demanding and, they said, occa- sionally ridiculous. Gary looked for sense in a law that requires him to carry a quarter in his first aid kit - to make a phone call should he have an accident on his tractor. His fields are six miles from the nearest telephone. "I can't decide which quarter of my land to put the pay phone in, I don't know where I' m going to have the acci- dent," he said. After the laughter passed the group quickly finished up their work, the Bartelts had to pay a babysitter to get away for the cau- cus, and they needed to get home. Mary explained why attending the caucus was important to her, saying "you feel as if you don't count any- way, but you hope somehow you will." Dole, Gephardt s By The Associated Press Republican Sen. Bob Dole and Democratic Rep. Ricard Gephardt blew into New Hampshire yesterday, two Midwesterners angling to turn their first-place Iowa caucus finishes to advantage in next week's lead- offpresidential primary elections. Vice-president George Bush, the national front- runner humbled by a third-place finish, redoubled his campaign efforts and requisitioned one of Dole's cam- paign themes. "I'm one of you," he told New Hamp- shire voters. -But Pat Robertson, Iowa's surprise Republican run- ner-up said the vice president's "myth of invincibility" was gone. Another rival forecast Bush's swift political demise; despite the vice president's lead in New Hamtpshire polls. Unlike Dole, Gephardt notched only a narrow win in Iowa. He immediately declared himself the "clear underdog" in the state and pronounced Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis the Democrat to beat. IEven so, he said, "I'm gonna do fine." -Sen. Paul Simon, runner-up among the Democrats in Iowa, also pegged Dukakis the man to beat, and said, "The important thing is who comes in second." IN BRIEF Compiled from Associated Press reports Waldheim report spurs debate VIENNA - Claims that an investigative panel found President Kurt Waldheim innocent of war crimes "stand in starkest contrast to our findings," a commission member said yesterday. After the report was presented to him Monday, Waldheim said it cleared him and made clear he would not resign. Some newspapers proclaimed him innocent. The international panel of six historians declared in the report that Waldheim was in "direct proximity to criminal actions" during his World War II service as a German army lieutenant in the Balkans. They said Waldheim knew of Nazi atrocities and did nothing to stop them. The 202-page document said the investigators found no proof that he was guilty of war crimes, but were leaving the question of guilt open. At a 90 minute news conference by panel members yesterday, Yehuda Wallach of Israel and Manfred Messerschmidt of West Germany defended the report against conservative attacks and disputed Walheim'a contention that he was cleared. Official says Panama general involved in drug trafficking WASHINGTON - A former associate portrayed Panamanian general Manuel Antonio Noriega yesterday as the driving force behind a "gigantic machine" that generated hundreds of millions of dollars through drug trafficking, money laundering, gunrunning and other criminal enterprises. Jose Blandon, a former Panamanian intelligence official fired by General Noriega as his country's counsel general in New York, said also Cuban President Fidel Castro once personally intervened in a dispute be- tween Noreiga and the Medellin drug cartel in Columbia. One cocaine shipment by an alleged Noriega associate involved an ap- parent connection to the U.S.-backed Contra rebels in Nicaragua, Blandon told a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee. Gov. may reinstate MLK day PHOENIX - Acting Gov. Rose Mofford's call for reinstating a Martin Luther King holiday drew a partisan reaction from legislators yesterday, with Republicans calling it a "divisive" reminder of the problems facing impeached Gov. Evan Mecham. One of Mecham's first moves after taking office last year was to rescind former Gov. Bruce Babbit's order for a holiday honoring the slain civil rights leader, to be observed by all executive branch workers. Mecheam rescinded Babbit's executive order in January 1977, contending it was illegal. He also said he did not believe King deserved a holiday, creating a storm of controversy. Months later, he declared a civil rights day to fall on the Sunday before the Monday holiday for King that is observed in about half of the states. Mofford, who like Babbitt is a Democrat, said Monday a King holiday would be a major priority. Mecham is a Republican. Gas tax hits local governments WASHINGTON - Congress' war on tax cheats is producing some innocent casualties: state and local governments that may be forced to cut services in order to pay a federal tax on gasoline. The gas tax will be refunded by the federal government but no one is sure how long that will take. In the meantime, states, cities and counties will lose the use of the tax money. State and local governments were caught in the net that Congress threw out in an effort to halt cheating on the 9.1-cent-a-gallon gasoline tax. Lawmakers found oil-industry interinediaries often were buying tax- free gasoline at wholesale under a false claim that it would be taxed when resold. I 4 I .4 I !ek victor in N.H. Dukakis predicted he would carry the state next Tuesday but neither he nor his aides wanted to predict a margin. "I think after New Hampshire the field will be narrower and we will be the front-runner," he said in an interview. He added, "I think it's going to be more aggressive, only because the field now is going to begin to narrow." There was no disagreement on that point. Traditionally, the first primary is also the last for many of the also-rans. And with only a week until the election, Iowa's winners scarcely had time to savor their success before flying halfway across the country. Dole attributed his easy Iowa win to sticking to the issues and holding onto his temper in the face of provocations from Bush's campaign aides. But he said he faces an uphill battle against the vice president in New Hampshire. "Let's face it, I'm behind," he said. "I'm not the front-runner in New Hampshire." The Senate Republican leader said he still viewed the campaign as a two-man race between himself and the vice president, Robertson's surprising finish aside. ,a' 1f4 9 Iowans debate national issues during caucuses 4 4 By MARINA SWAIN Special to the Daily IOWA CITY, Iowa - Monday's Iowa caucus, the first stepping stone in the 1988 presidential election, culminated over a year of grassroots c mpaigning in the midwest. Since the Iowa caucus traditionally has a great impact upon the election prospects for each candidate, every trend or turning point along the Iowa campaign trail has attracted national attention. But state residents, many of whom contribute tine and money to the campaigns, appear to be more concerned with the candidates than the national limelight. TAKE THE residents of Victor, Iowa - a farming town of 1,092. The town became the hub of the county, as township representatives attended the caucuses. The Democrats gathered at the Knights of Columbus Hall, while the Republicans met at the firehouse to discuss issues and candidates - generating ideas which will be passed on to the state and national conventions. Dole supporter Kent Tibben said, "I like Dole because his roots are in the agricultural community and he has a strong pro-life stance, which, to me, is very important." The grassroots democracy and ardent campaigning was also apparent at the larger Des Moines political rallies. Marty Meehan, a supporter of Massachusetts Gov. Michael Dukakis, traveled from Massachussets to support his candidate. "Basically, I'm out here at my own expense," he said. "(Dukakis) is a Democrat who can win - that's important." HARRY JENSEN, of Des Moines, is more interested in the qualifications of the candidates than his chances of getting elected. "I'm an old fashioned Democrat - taking care of the sick and the oppressed as opposed to spending billions on armaments," he said. "(Illinois Sen. Paul) Simon has been in the legislature long enough to know all the problems." Even Gary Hart, last in the polls, maintained a group of Iowa followers. Joe Rodecap of Des Moines said, "He's down for the working class people." Former televison evangelist Pat Robertson supporter Vicki McMillan of Illinois wants Robertson to be elected, "mostly for the moral issues. We need a conservative foundation." JESSE JACKSON, the other reverend running for office had a smallibut loyal following. "I've supported him since 1984. Jackson is going to help everyone - white, red, and black through the rainbow coalition, said Edward Beechum of Des Moines. "And he's going to help the farmers too." -Daily staffer Alan Paul contributed to this story. EXTRAS Y HEALTH & FITNESS ConsideringAbortion? 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Texas town dubs itself 'Lea Year capital of the World' ANTHONY, Texas (AP) - New Orleans is famous for reveling during Mardi Gras and Boston is acclaimed for its St. Patrick's Day celebrations. Now, the town of Anthony would like to be known for living it up on Leap Year day. Anthony, which straddles the Texas-New Mexico border 15 miles north of El Paso, already bills itself "The Best Little Town in Two States." Now, the town has proclaimed itself the "Leap Year Capital of the World," and plans to sponsor a Worldwide Leap Year Birthday Club and hold a quadrennial celebration. Mary Ann Brown, who was born Feb. 29, 1932, said town leaders seized the opportunity whien they had the chance. Brown said she knows two other Leap Year day babies in town, which seemed like reason enough to claim the title. If you see news happen, call 76-DAILY. V01. 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