European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 10, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse Beame Abzug lose in , Koch Cuomo in Runoff for demo mayor Choice Mario Cuomo. Gov. Carey s Choice rep. Edward Koch. Reputation As Liberal new York up Reform Congress Man Edward i. Koch and new York Secre tary of state Mario Cuomo ousted incumbent mayor Abraham Beame and dashed the political comeback bid of former congresswoman Bella Abzug in thursday s democratic mayoral and Cuomo will Square off sept. 19 in a special Runoff to determine the demo cratic candidate. Whoever wins will enter the general election As the overwhelming favorite in this heavily democratic City. Cuomo was the personal Choice of l. Carey. Beame the 71-year-old career accountant elected in 1973 on the slogan he knows the Buck finished third. See photo Page 3. Abzug came in a surprisingly poor the stand stripes authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces vol. 36, no. 145 saturday september 10, 1977 is Dairy and sunday if 21855 a fourth in the bitter race. In the Republican mayoral primary state sen. Roy Goodman easily dubbed Barry Farber a Slick talking radio talk show Host who already has the conserva Tive party nomination. The primary in which the candidate spent a record $4 million was largely a referendum on Beame s handling of new York finances during the tense months of1975 when the nation s largest City barely escaped bankruptcy. Whether he wins or loses the Runoff Cuomo will carry the Liberal party designation in the november balloting. With 99 per cent of the districts report ing Koch had 178,401 votes or 20 per cent Cuomo had 169,307 votes or 19 per cent Beame had 162,171 or 18 per cent and Abzug had 149,966 or 17 per cent. Abzug narrowly lost to Daniel Patric Moynihan in her bid for the . Senate last year and the latest defeat cast Doubton her political future. Aides to the 57-year-old Abzug who gained National prominence in Congress with her fiery speeches on behalf of Liberal causes and the floppy hats that became he trademark expressed Shock at the out returns Are so different from what continued on Page 28, col. 4 of so it new a by John Hart Washington Bureau chief Washington is the cafes Board of directors has tabled a credit plan that had been under consideration an cafes official said at the this year the Board s chairman air Force it. Gen. Charles e. Bucking Ham said in an interview that credit at the exchanges would help the Junior enlisted grades in their financial he said a Survey had shown that 70 percent of the enlisted people and 57 per cent of the officers wanted to use credit at the exchanges. Burden for Young personnel while the Board decided to forget the credit plan it recognized the need to re Lieve some of the financial Burden from younger military personnel especially those stationed overseas according tothe cafes spokesman. He said the Board at a meeting in Dallas directed cafes to explore alternative Means to alleviate this this could take the form of broadening the existing deferred payment plan no authorized for military uniform items to other selected merchandise cafes com Mander maj. Gen. Bobby Presley said in Dallas. Such broadening of the deferred pay ment plan probably would be tested at selected overseas locations he said. According to the cafes official before starting such a test program the office of the Secretary of defense Congress and the commanders concerned would be Consul Ted. Pentagon sources said thursday that the Board s decision not to adopt a credit system May have been influenced by potential congressional for the past 20 years the House armed services committee has rejected the idea for two reasons that the committee feels service Mem Bers might overspend themselves with such a credit system and that credit Given to the Exchange shoppers May increase the Competition Between cafes and private Enterprise. Small firms opposed in Early april the National federation of Independent businessmen representing thousands of Small Independent firms Saia it opposed the cafes credit plan an would seek congressional support to reject the idea. James d. Mckevitt counsel for the federation said at the time we can t allow this to chairman Buckingham in the earlier interview had said that any credit system proposed by cafes would require approval of Congress. At that time Buckingham estimated a credit system would increase sales More than $200 million per year. He added that it probably would reduce the use of the Laya Way system. Maj. Gen. C. W. Hospelhorn cafes commander at that time said the Day of credit in the exchanges with All the Bene fits to customers will come sooner or later. I m convinced that use of credit will increase sales and earnings and result i lower watergate stonewalled watergate Mastermind g. Gordon per Vised the watergate burglary which Liddy listens to questions during a started president Richard Nixon on the Washington press conference after his Road to resignation refused As he has release from a Federal prison in Dan always done to offer any details about Bury Conn. Liddy who devised and us the 1972 operation. Story p. 5 a
