University of Wisconsin Stout - Tower Yearbook (Menomonie, WI)

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Bush And Dukakis Many candidates campaigned at Stout in October. Support was sought by the Young Democrats and Young Republicans and many respectable people including: Mike Dukakis ' daughter, Andrea and Former Vice-President, Walter Mondale.

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The day aUtt, the ruins of a general store. Just One Mammal Helping Another On the frozen ocean, men try to save three whales that lingered too long in their sum- mer place. Winter came early to the Arctic this year. During the first three weeks of Octo- ber, temperatures recorded at Barrow, Alaska averaged about eleven degrees below zero. When the early cold set in, thousands of California gray whales headed out towards warm water. Infortunately, three jouveniles polked their heads out and discovered that between them and the open sea was a blanket of ice, miles long and growing. The event took national concern and the com- bination of government, busi- ness and private volunteers and elaborate technology pulled together to save the whales. :«kifnos watched the trapped whales as though they were their own kids as they prayed something could be done in order to thaw the path-way and rescue the whales. World — 27

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Bush stays ahead but Dukakis wins the debate Puffers around the U.S. were intrigued when R.J. Reynolds tobacco company dis- closed that it had developed a virtually smokeless cigarette. Beginning October 1, it was test-marketed a? Premier in St. Louis. Phoenix, and Tucson. The user lights Pre- mier like a regular cigarette, but a carbon element at its tip warms (he enclosed tobac- co and flavorings rather than burning them. How many of you thought I won? a jaunty Micheal Dukakis asked his audience in Peoria, III. Loud cheers made it unanimous; the Democrat has beat George Bush in their debate two days earlier. Even the Vice President ' s aides privately agreed. A few of them came close to panic during the debate, fearing that Bush ' s performance would create a reac- tion that could roll out of control, said by one advisor. By week ' s end the poll flashed a different verdict: the public credits Dukakis as a debator but leans to Bush for President. Bush is prospering because American voters feel bullish about the state of the country; 73% of those likely to vote feel things are going fairly well or very well, ' the highest propor- tion since October 1984. The Vice President may stumble in debate, and some of his views are found elusive. Bush ' s choice of Dan Quale as his running mate also promotes opposition. Dukakis, meanwhile, has not been able to change the negative image of him created by Bush ' s mean attacks throughout the summer. On critical questions such which candi- date can better manage the economy or deal with the Soviet Union, Bush wins Dukakis by margins as large as he held immediately following the Republican Convention. Although voters judges Dukakis the better debater they saw Bush more presidential and more likeable - quali- ties more likely to guide them in the voting booth. More than a quarter of the probable voters in a survey said they were either undecided or might Bush in Illinois, trying to expel his rival from the mainstream: I am the American people, and I share your values change their minds before Election Day. The major difference in party loyalty is among Democrats who voted for Reagan in 1984. Can Dukakis recapture that group and increase his support among independents? yes, but not easily. Dukakis must first find a way to reduce the age gap. Many younger Americans only know Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan as Presidents. The comparison tips them to the Republicans. Bush has learned many lessons from Reagan. They have worked for him so far in 1988, and he needs to milk them only until Nov. 8. Bush And Dukakis —