European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 03, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes sunday november 3, 1985 no major shifts indicated in elections confess for governor mayor scheduled s International Republican Walt Duroc Ltd is hoping a will go to a Runoff among inc top two on president George Thomas be m was  inic Sisroe he top  nov 12 if no candidate Buls More than 50 democratic primary by i nil cd pres Republican Civ. Thomas can s heavily favored to win re election in new Jersey tuesday while democrats appeared headed toward keeping control of the state Houvk in Virginia. A few of the nation s Best known big City Mavors. Including a Dward Koch of new York. C Oleman Young of Detroit and Katlun Whitmire of Houston Ocie perceived As easy winners. Mayor Maurice i Croc of Miami was in a  contest. In ballot issues several new  cities scheduled advisory  on abortion while Oak Park. Iii., Voiers will be asked whether to rescind the ban on handguns imposed a year ago. With Only a few major contests across the country there was Little of major National political significance in the election contests. Republicans hoped to pick up the Vir Ginia governorship As evidence of a Politi Cal realignment in the South. What appeared to be a Good gop Prospect Vav the the retirement of r h Lar democratic gov. Chuck Robb new is Uncertain de spite a big infusion of Republican Money and a Campaign appearance by president Reagan. Republica t i traditional late surge by go candidates will give him a come from behind Victory Over Democrat Gerald Baliles. A poll by Mason Dixon opinion re search for several news organizations showed rallies with a 9-Poinl Lead Over Durretti. Republicans released diuretic s latest internal Survey showing him within 4 Points of Baltic. In the lieutenant governor s race. Democrat Douglas Wilder seeking to be come the first Black elected statewide in Virginia had 41 percent to 40 percent for Republican John Chichester. Nineteen percent of the Voiers were undecided. Democrat Mary sue Terry seeking to become the first woman elected statewide in Virginia had 42 percent to 39 percent for Republican . Busier o Brien with 19 percent undecided in the race for  general. With prospects in Virginia dim republicans focused on the new Jersey Assem Bly which could fall from democratic hands if Ken wins by a landslide. The final Star Ledger Eagle Lon poll saturday showed Kean leading Democrat Peter Shapiro 60 percent to 20 percent. The id Way race for mayor of Mil Miami Willo in nov. 1 f gel lha percent of the  has been in office for 12 years but May not be so Lucky this Lime around a. A Miami Herald poll showed an a Way bul ferry attitude among the voters. Pc arc trailed his three Chi Llyn Gers Xavier Suarcz Raul Masv dal and mar Vin Dunn in had to head matchup but a huge undecided vote could go any Way. In Detroit Young a is to win a record fourth four year Terry by a landslide. A Detroit news poll Friday showed Young leading challenger Tom Barrow by 53 per cent to 33  of the biggest Bailies is in Buffalo n.y., where mayor Jimmy Griffin was denied renomination by his dam Coralic parly because he warmly greeted Reagan in Buffalo last year while snubbing visits by Walter Mondale and Geraldine Ferraro. He did not formally endorse Reagan. But Griffin was also endorsed by the Republican right to life and conserva Tive parties Ana therefore is on the ballot on three other lines. A poll a week before the election showed Griffin with 45.7 percent of those polled supporting him while City Council Herbert Sotl bugs us 4-year-om son Boria adn i his other my Michael 7, Lite mat to urn of us Hospital bed in waiting and hoping Pittsburgh. Seal b availing a donor to he can become the tint six Organ trans Plant patient he Hopes to Bate a men a Pitolo stomach liter pancreas spleen and both intestines implanted in surgery at presbyterian Hospital. President George Arthur who won the dam Coralic primary had 31.7 percent. Arthur would become Buffalo s first Black mayor if he upset Griffin. In Houston a poll two weeks ago by Kyrc to showed 55 percent of the City i voters favor re electing Whitmire the City s first woman mayor compared to 35 tier cent for former five term mayor Louie Welch. A coalition including 400 Black ministers endorsed Whitmire following a Gaffe Welch made while he was wailing for a Ive television interview. The remark Acci dentally was broadcast. One of them b to shoot the queers Welch said of his Plant to Slop the spread of aids. A the twin cities Minneapolis mayor Donald Fraser and St. Paul mayor George Latimer. Both democrats were favored to win re election overwhelmingly. Seattle mayor Charles Rover seeking a third term was favored Over cily Council a Resi Dent Norm Rice who sought to become the City s first Black i syst. In Louisville Jerry Abramson is widely viewed As a heavy favorite to win election Over Republican Bob holc ringer and be come inc cily s first jewish mayor. Navy charges another officer in Billig Case Washington a the Navy said saturday it plans to hold a court martial for a second officer who helped recruit or. Donal m. Billig. A heart surgeon accused of Man Slaughter in the deaths of five patients cmdr. Reginald e. Newman is charged with one count of dereliction of duty two counts of making false official statements four counts of perjury and three counts of conduct unbecoming an officer Navy spokesman it. Cmdr. Mel Sundin said. Sundin said Newman. 53, served As head of medical programs of the naval recruit ing command and was responsible for recruiting Billig. He is just one month shy of 20 years of service in the Navy. Billig 54, served for More than a Yearia chief heart surgeon at Bethesda naval hos Pital. Billig is to face a court martial on involuntary manslaughter charges in. The deaths of five open heart surgery patients. The charges against Newman Stem from an investigation into the hiring of Billig that concluded sept. 20. No Date has been let for the court martial. Newman reached by Telephone at Tat suburban Virginia Home saturday referred All questions to his lawyer. Repeated Tele phone Calls to the lawyer went unanswered. On oct. 22, the Navy announced it would court martial it. Cmdr. Jerry d. Penn based in Pittsburgh on charges of dereliction of duty perjury and conduct unbecoming an officer. He is scheduled to stand court martial later this month. Sun Din said. Man sentenced to 19 years for fatal burning of wife Milwaukee a a Man convicted of killing his wife by dousing her with gasoline and setting her on fire the night a television movie called the Burn ing bed was shown has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. Joseph g. Brandt pleaded guilty to Sec Ond degree murder while armed which car Ries a maximum penalty of 25 years in Pris  s not much i can say Brandl 41. To work a judge Gobae Mccomick Al the sentencing Friday. I killed her 25 years is not  Brand has did that he watched the Tele vision movie on oct. 8,1j84, which told the Story of a battered wife who finally kills her husband by setting his bed afire. But assistant District attorney Gerald r. Falk said authorities were not Able to clearly establish whether Brandl actually viewed the movie. Mccormick ruled that the gasoline and disposable lighter used to Start the fire could not be construed As a weapon and the maximum penalty thus could have Bee Only 20 years not 25. Police said thai after setting his wife Sharon 37, afire Brandl tried to put out the flames finally dragging her to their swimming Pool and dipping water out by hand to pour on her. Court records showed thai the couple had been having marital problems and mrs. Brandt planned to leave her husband for another Man. The judge said she wanted a divorce be cause of verbal and physical abuse from Ner husband but the two apparently stayed together because icy had iwo teen aged court records showed that Brandt told authorities he was depressed about the mar ital situation and drank five bottles of wine at his upholstery shop on the night of the death. They showed he also Lold of trying to shoot himself but he said inc gun would not