European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes monday july 28.1986california demos want earlier Date for primary by the los Angela tunes Anaheim Calif. Hoping to give California a greater voice in selecting the next presidential Candi Date California democratic leaders saturday recommended moving the 1938 primary election from june to Early March or april. Sixteen other Stales Are now planning to hold their primaries on super tuesday March 8, 1988. So if California Waits until june after super tuesday a Dafter another 19 slates have held primaries voters will be selecting a presidential nominee after the fact stale party chairwoman Betty Smith said. But Republican leaders remain Cool to the idea of changing the primary s Dale. Also Al saturday s meeting of democratic executive Board members Secretary of state March Fong eur warned that in California democratic registration has skidded to a s2-year  nol since 1934 have democrats had to few registered voters a very pitiful 51.2 percent she said. If the party does t become More aggressive at registering voters democrats Art going 10 lose from the top to the Bottom of the ticker this november Sadieu who is running for re election. The Issue of moving California s primary has been debated for Al least four years with democratic assemblyman Jim Costa uttering legislation several limes to change the Date. We Don t Sec anything wrong with being the last big primary state Republican party executive director Jack Harriman said Friday. The huge number of delegates from both parties for California is quite a prize at the end of a closely run Bunch of  Harriman said leading republicans including party chairman Clair Burgener and gov. George Dukmejian Are not that interested in changing the Date but democratic activists noted that although Cali fornia democrats regularly Send More delegates to a nominating convention than any other slate they Haven t swung a presidential nomination since 1972. In a Resolution approved unanimously saturday members of the stale party s executive Board asked the California legislature to move the state s primary either to March a the so called super tuesday to March 15, the Date for the Illinois primary and the proposed Date for Ohio s primary or to april 12, the election Date commonly set for cities in California. Drought won t have big Impact on food prices officials say Washington up drought in the South East offset by crop surpluses elsewhere m the nation will have Little Impact on food prices or the size of this year s american crops officials by. I would t say it s Oping to have a huge Impact on lice nationally. Agriculture department economist Ileon Minfred  and 2.3 percent Lut year a the South suffers from scorching drought farm ers in the rest of the nation could Harvest crops Nur tured by nearly perfect weather which would cause them a different kind of worry where to store their Bounty. Some of it will be piled on the ground. The losses in the Southeast an just not sufficient to have a major Impact upon the total crops of the United states agriculture Secretary Richard Lyng said. But it matters terribly to those people that Are affected and we must be conc Raed about  after a july crop report was issued Lyng said the word from the Midwest is that com has never looked belter. It s possible that we could have record yields of  the like of the crap will be known when the govern ment takes its first big Survey of this year s Spring planted crops aug. I and issues Survey result aug. 12, for key crops fed to livestock shortages of which can greatly Avreet meat prices Only 5 percent of com and 7 percent of soybeans Are produced in the Southeast Corn the nation s largest crop and soybeans Are grown mostly in the Midwest with surpluses left Over from but year sluggish do Mand and prospects for a Good crop Lyng recently told the National com growers association. The worries Over storage an extreme especially in the Corn  Lyng said department officials Are taking a look at giving some of those surpluses to Southern Farmers. In a poignant contrast on the Day last week that Lyng announced a Federal response to the scorching. ,., drought in the South a House agriculture sub committee summoned officials to explain what the government i doing to store All the Grain and soybeans. Of several Steps taken one is to permit Grain Lorage on Barge son Inland Waterways and another is to let Farmers pile Grain month ground. There Are product that Bear watching Lyng however if the drought in the South  Farmers grow one fourth of the soft red Winter wheat used to make Quick breads cakes and crackers. But the rest of the nation is awash in wheat. Hundreds of thousands of broiler chickens have died in the South but americans produce 1.7 billion a year. Thirty nine percent of broilers Are produced in the Southeast Peanut butter lovers need to watch the draught. The Region produces 79 percent of the nation s peanuts but weekly crop Progress reports so far show the crop it in pretty Good shape. Woman 77, fires at 5 attackers after being pelted with rocks Chicago up an elderly woman who was pelted with rocks while walking her dog saturday morning pulled a handgun and fired shots at her five attackers injuring one of them police said. If 1 had to i would do it again said the woman identified As Hallie Carter. I m 77 years old. I can t take no chances with  Anthony Porter 21, of Chicago was wounded in his left forearm police said. He was treated at Cook county Hospital and listed in Good condition. Carter took her mixed Breed dog. Champ for a walk about 2 . In the Alley behind her apartment when five men began throwing Large rocks at her police sgt John Morgan said. The youngsters were Messing with her and she pulled out a gun and shot them he said. After firing a ,38-Calibcr handgun she carried in her pocket Carter called police i Don t Cany a gun All Ibe time Carter said. I carried it last night for the first time because i was worried because of All the noise  she said the group started throwing chunks of con Crete at her when she decided to open fire. "1 had no Choice so i got off a few shots Al Thern she said. If they had bit me they could have lolled  Carter said she was told by a neighbor that Porter was a Nice kid and that i hit the wrong one. But if he so Nice Why was he out there at Quarter after two in the morning she said. A Nice person would have something else to do beside roam the  police said Carter s gun was registered and no charges were filed. Stateside 1 Pilot Dies in collision of 2 planes on photo trip Boulder Colo. A two Small Patna on a commercial photo assignment collided sat urday killing one of the pilots As his plane crashed into a Mobile Home. The second plane carrying a Pilot and a photographer who was taking pictures of the Craft that crashed landed safety despite heavy dam age to hit plane. The seven occupants of the Mobile Home escaped injury. Police spokesman David Grimm said think we were just incredibly fortunate. With All the available fuel we were Lucky there was no  the victim was identified As Thomas Lowel Dugan 41, of Longmont who was flying a Jin Gle engine Piper plane. Marine faces accusation of threatening Reagan Augusta a a a Marine charged with threatening the life of president Reagan is to be arraigned monday before a Federal Magis trate. Richard Eugene mar incr 29, of Orlando. Fin., was being held at the Augusta Richmond county Law enforcement Center. He was arrested Friday at fort Gordon after an investigation by secret service agents according to Bobby Coates special agent a charge of the secret service in Atlanta. Mar incr made some verbal threat against the life of the president. This was brought to our attention by military authorities chalet said. The threats were made Over the past two weeks lint while manner was stationed in pan Ama and again when he was interviewed by secret service agent at fort Gordon coated Aid. Manner had been brought to fort Gordon for medical treatment Coates said. 2 fleeing Cuba picked up companion lost in storm Miami a a father and son who fled Cuba in a 22-foot Motorboat were picked up Friday afternoon by the coast guard just off the Florida keys. They told rescuers a companion fell Over Board during the Stormy crossing. A pleasure Craft notified the coast guard after spoiling the boat Friday afternoon near Marathon said Petty officer Brandy Ian. She said the three had left Cuba wednesday and the third Man fell overboard that night Ramon Sabatar Nunez 49, and his on Ramon Sabatar Garcia 20, searched the rough Waters for an hour trying to locale Alberto Quinlan 23. The Sabe tars were turned Over to the Immi Gration and naturalization service and were transferred to an immigration Center in Miami. 2 injured in blast fire on boat in yacht race Chicago up an explosion and Flash fire saturday rocked a boat in the 79th annual Chicago to Mackinac Island yacht race injuring two men aboard the vessel. Michael Mohr 2, of Lake Villa and William englehaupt 32. Of Evanston were flown by Heli copter to the Cook county Hospital bum unit in Chicago. Both men were listed in fair Condi Tion. Mohr suffered lint and second degree bums on his face and forearms and englehaupt suffered first and second degree bums on his face and upper thighs a Hospital spokesman said. The men aboard the vessel Black magic sent out a distress Call at 6 10 p.m., said coast guard Petty officer Jama Gambill. The men reported an explosion and Flash firkin the yacht s Galley apparently caused by butane Lank used for a stove Gambill said. The yacht was 10 Miles offshore dear North suburban Highland Park when the incident occurred