European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 5, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday March 5, 1986 campaigning for mayor a photo Clint Eastwood on the Campaign Trail for the office of mayor of Carmel Calif., answers a question during a meeting of the Carmel Republican women s club. At right is Charlotte Townsend the pre sent mayor of Carmel who is waiting to give her answer to the same question. Stateside Cranston bumpers seek re election Belafonte won t make Senate bid by the associated press Sens. Alan Cranston of California and Dale bumpers of Arkansas announced monday they Are seeking re election while Singer Harry Belafonte said he would not try to unseat sen. Alfonse d Amato . In Indiana democratic rep. Frank Mccloskey who was declared the Winner in a disputed 1984 contest against Republican Rick Mclntyre formally made his bid for a third term. Cranston 71, the Senate s minority whip made his first appearance at the University of san Diego where he at tacked . Support for dictatorships. You and i must see to it that the . Government never again supports the likes of Ferdinand Marcos the three term Democrat said in prepared remarks. My goal in the . Senate is to work to ban . Military assistance to All military dictatorships and authoritarian or totalitarian governments of the right or the  Cranston a former state controller foreign correspondent author comedy writer real estate Developer Federal bureaucrat and presidential candidate was first elected to the Senate in 1968. In Little Rock ark., bumpers stopped Short of saying he would not seek a presidential nomination. I m just saying i m not looking beyond six years in the United states Senate bumpers said. The Democrat served two two year gubernatorial terms before he won the Senate seat in 1974. Asa Hutchinson of fort Smith ark., a former . Attorney has announced he will be a candidate for the Republican nomination to face bumpers in the Senate race. Belafonte who said he had been encouraged by gov. Mario m. Cuomo and other politicians to enter the demo cratic primary concluded that the Opportunity came at a time that was totally  Belafonte 59, came to National attention in 1956 with the Calypso hit Jamaica  he quickly branched out into acting and was featured in such movies As Island in the Sun in 1957. He was a close supporter of the Rev. Martin Luther King during the civil rights movement and he has recently been involved in campaigns to fight hunger such As Usa for Africa. Mccloskey announced his bid for a third term in Indi Anapolis saying he expects a close race again in 1986 if his opponent is Mclntyre. This race will go right up until the last few Days said Mccloskey a former mayor of Bloomington. He was declared the Winner in the 1984 contest against Mclntyre after one of the closest congressional races in the nation s history. A re count conducted by a special House panel gave Mccloskey a four vote Victory margin. Mclntyre a Republican who filed his candidacy Friday had been declared the Winner after a state re count. Mclntyre could face a Challenge in the May primary from state sen. Gregory d. Server who has not yet filed for the race. The deadline is Friday. In Iowa Clayton Hodgson an aide to rep. Berkley Bedell announced hell seek the democratic nomination june 3 for the seat Bedell is vacating. Hodgson former Farmer was Bedell s agriculture adviser. Bedell said he won t seek a seventh term for health reasons. In Rochester n.y., a democratic assemblywoman Louise m. Slaughter said monday she would Challenge rep. Fred j. Eckert in the 30th District. A Monroe county legislator William c. Bastuk of Rochester also has said he will seek the democratic nomination to run against Eckert a Republican. Faa notifies aircraft owners of possibly defective altimeters Washington up Federal aviation officials have notified All aircraft owners including America s air lines and the military that about 6,400 altimeters built last year could be defective and give erroneous readings. The Federal aviation administration said the Altime ters instruments that measure Altitude were built be tween feb. 1 and dec. 31, 1985, by United instruments inc. Of Wichita Kan. The Agency said Many of the units May not have been installed in aircraft because they were manufactured so recently. About 330 defective units have been discovered and Only two were installed in planes. The defective units must be pulled from aircraft and returned to United instruments for service it said. Those altimeters that work properly can be used but they must be shipped Back to the manufacturer for inspection by july 1. Jury selected in California for murder trial of sex Radical san Rafael Calif. A a jury has been seated in the trial of a former Radical lawyer accused of slipping a gun into san Quentin prison and sparking a 1971 escape attempt in which six people died. However opening arguments in the murder and conspiracy trial of Stephen Bingham were postponed until april 7 after Marin county Superior court judge e. Warren Mcguire said some sealed motions had to be considered. Mcguire would not disclose the nature of the motions and imposed a gag order on attorneys. Bingham 43, is charged with two counts of murder and one of conspiracy. Authorities say he smuggled a pistol to prison revolutionary George Jackson on aug. 21, 1971. They say Jackson used the gun to attempt an escape. Three guards and three inmates including Jackson were killed. Bingham disappeared the Day he met with Jackson and remained a fugitive for 13 years. In july 1984, he surren dered to authorities saying he believed the time was right for him to get a fair trial. Coalition formed to fight great lakes area Beach erosion Chicago a representatives of communities in the Midwest and Canada have joined to fight Beach Ero Sion and other damaging effects of great lakes High water Levels organizers said. Thirty five people met to form the International great lakes coalition said spokeswoman Sandra Sasfy. Formation of an International coalition jives us a Little More clout and a Little better Way to reach our congressmen and senators and the government of Canada from a firmer base Roger Lorensen co chairman of the Erie Ottawa coalition in Ohio said before the Chicago meeting. Former House majority Leader Charles Halleck Dies at 85 Lafayette ind. A Charles a. Halleck who served two terms As majority Leader in the . House of representatives has died at the age of 85. Halleck who died in a Lafayette Hospital following a lengthy illness had served in Congress longer than any other representative from Indiana. He was first elected to the House in a special election Jan. 29, 1935, to fill the 2nd District seat occupied by rep. Frederick Landis who died. Halleck went on to serve 16 terms before retiring in 1968. He was majority Leader in 1946-1948 and 1952-54. He was minority Leader after that until Gerald Ford former Michi Gan representative and later . President Defeated him. Airliner converted to of cargo plane in 2-Day Drill new York a in hangar 19 at Kennedy International Airport 60 workers tuesday wound up the conversion of a Boe ing 747 passenger Jet into a military cargo plane As part of a 48-hour Drill that might be used in a National emergency. The Crew finished the Drill by noon a few hours Over the time limit after working on an intercom system said Jeff Kriendler a spokesman for pan american world air ways. The work began sunday when Crews unbolted the plane s 379 seats and removed rugs equipment galleys lavatories and storage areas said James a. Arey another pan am spokesman. On monday the workers began reinforcing the floors and installing a door Large enough to admit a jeep on the plane called the Clipper sea Serpent. It s pretty cavernous right now. It s just a big Hull a big Long tube Arey said. The conversion was a Drill to show that a civilian Craft can be turned into a military cargo plane within 48 hours. This is a peacetime demonstration to make sure we can respond to a National emergency said it. Col. James j. Ritchie a spokesman for the civil Reserve air Fleet of the . Air Force. The Fleet comprises civil aircraft that can be used for military needs. The Clipper sea Serpent is one of 19 passenger planes that pan am will convert by 1988 to expand the Airlift capabilities of the air Force. Pan am will continue to use the modified Craft for passenger service but the air Force will have the right to use them if needed. On its last flight saturday night the Clipper sea Serpent carried passengers to new York from London. At Midnight wednesday a five member pan am Crew and two air Force couriers will Fly the Craft to Travis fab in California where it will be loaded with More than 60 tons of trucks jeeps and other cargo. It will be flown to Osan a in South Korea unloaded and return to Travis stopping at Hickam fab in Hawaii. The plane As Well As the other 18 to be converted will be flown and serviced by pan am employees. We use their expertise their maintenance their Crews Ritchie said. After two weeks in the air Force the Clipper sea Serpent will return to civilian life Arey said. Pan am is to receive about $30 million per plane to modify and staff them for possible military use about one sixth of what it would Cost the air Force to buy and operate its own Fleet Ritchie said. He said at least 26 airlines have agreed to make planes available