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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 24 the stars and stripes thursday August 14,1985 sex Carter aide loses Georgia primary by untied press International rep. Wyche Fowler won Georgia s democratic sen ate primary election As final Vole counting Earl wednesday narrowly gave him the majority needed to avoid a Runoff with former Carter White House chief of staff Hamilton Jordan. But state sen. Julian Bond locked in a bitter contest Tor inc democratic nomination for Fowler s House seat with fellow civil right Leader John Lewis failed 10 win the majority needed for an outright Victory. With 92.9 percent of inc stale s 2,360 precincts re porting. Fowler 45, had 294,768 votes or 51.2 per cent. Former White House chief of staff Jordan look 179,049 votes or 31.1 percent. In the House race with 100 percent of the Vole counted. Bond had 31,375 votes or 47.3 percent to Lewis s 22,893 votes 34.5 percent. Bond and Lewis will face each other in a sept 2 Runoff. Fowler benefited from the heavy vow in his Atlanta i1l is Brit a tax crusader Jarvis Dies of blood disease at 83 los Angeles up Howard Jarvis the crusty crusader who led the 1978 proposition 13property tax uprising in California that Shook up state bureaucracies across the nation died of a blood disease tuesday night a spokesman said. He was 83. Jarvis colourful cantankerous and always wary of government devoted nearly 25 years to Highling properly taxes. He was dismissed by Many As a Crank until a wave of taxpayer outrage in 1976 climaxed with the tax limiting proposition 13, which he wrote with fellow real estate agent Paul Gann. Hassan reportedly plans renewed ties to Egypt Cairo Egypt up King Hassan of Morocco who met last month with israeli prime minister Shimon Peres has informed president Hosni Mubarak of plans to resume diplomatic relations with Egypt a Magazine with close government connections said wednesday. The Magazine Al muss War said Morocco s intention was conveyed to Cairo saturday by a special envoy Abdel Hadi bout aka who ear Ned two messages. The first explained the motives behind Hassan s decision to meet Peres the Magazine said. The second affirmed Morocco s intention to resume diplomatic relations with Egypt As soon As possible since nothing would preclude taking this step now that the Monarch has resigned from the chairmanship of the Arab league Al Mima War said Hassan resigned the chairmanship of the Arab league after his meeting with Peres was assailed by several Arab governments. Chilean officer faces trial in . Resident s death Santiago Chile up a military court has ruled hut an army officer must stand trial inthe death of a chilean born . Resident bumped to death during an anti government strike. The martial court Chile s highest military tribunal ruled tuesday thai la. Pedro Fernan Dez army patrol commander must stand irial for using unnecessary violence resulting in the death of Rodrigo Rojas 19, a resident or Washington. A lawyer for the victims family said the Deci Sion established that troops were responsible for setting tire to Rojas Ana another teen Ager on july 2 the first Day of a 48-hour general strike called to protest president Augusto Pinochet s military government. The army had originally denied that troops were connected to the burnings but later acknowledged involvement by arresting 22 soldiers and three officers pending investigation by the civilian judge. Most have been released. Base in his quest to oust Jordan without a Runoff. But the former Jimmy Carter aide countered with a heavy South Georgia vote he comes from Albany just Down the Road from Plains inc former president s Home. Georgia democrats Hope they now can wage a successful Uphill Campaign against freshman Republican sen Mack haltingly one of the key targets in the democratic drive to regain control of the Senate this year. In Colorado three republicans battled for the nomination for governor and ran neck and neck through out the night Colorado Senate president Ted Strickland apparently won a three Way primary Tor the right to Lead a Republican bid to reclaim the governors office after 12 years under Democrat Richard Lamm. With 99.6 percent of the state s 2,865 precincts re porting Strickland with 35. Percent of the vote Ted millionaire Developer Steve Schuck with 34.2 percent and legislator Bob Kirscht with 30.2 percent. A re count was  Winner of the Republican primary faces demo crat Rov Homer. Colorado s state treasurer and Lamm s former chief of staff in the november general election. Lamm announced in january he would no seek a fourth  were primary Battles for iwo House seals vacated when Democrat Tim Wirth and Republican Ken Kramer decided to Battle for the Senate Seal being vacated by sen. Gary Hart. A Colo. Legislator David Skaggs Defeated fellow lawmaker Polly Baca a co chairwoman of the democratic National committee for the democratic nomination for the House in the 2nd District. In Georgia Mattingly who became the rim Republican to win a statewide office in 100 years when Hebert scandal plagued sen. Herman Talmadge in 1980, won easily against Token primary opposition. Fowler who went to Congress in 1977 after rep. Andrew Young was named . Ambassador is a Atlanta native. Reagan from Page 1 letter and no one who has been guessing at it has guessed right yet he responded. Asked Are you More or less optimistic sir about in prospects fora Summit in november Reagan said yes i am optimistic. And i m optimistic that we re going to make More Progress than probably has Bee made in a number of years because of some of the prob lems that Are concerning the general Secretary at this time he did not elaborate but Gorbachev has been Strug gling with a faltering Economy and with the political and environmental damage inflicted by the nuclear reactor Accident at chernobyl last May. On another Issue Reagan said virtually All Black Leaden in South Africa Are opposed to . Economic sanctions against the government in Pretoria because they believe they would be disruptive to the Region. Reagan was asked at what Point he would be willing to go beyond Friendly persuasion in attempting to get the White minority ruled South african govern ment to move away from its segregationist policies. The president said he could t fix a timetable it s something you face if and when thai Lime comes he said. This is a Sovereign nation. You can i go in and dictate to  but he added that if the South africans needed help to end apartheid this we would be pleased to do. Reagan said he welcomed a suggestion earlier in the Day by South african president . Botha that the Lead ers of Western nations that oppose economic sanctions meet with his government to discuss the current situation. Pressures have been building in Washington and overseas for Tough sanctions to punish Lite South Afri can government. An executive order Reagan signed last year imposing limited sanctions against South Africa expires next month. Reagan defended his voluntary drug testing program for Federal employees saying. They won t be incriminating themselves because these individuals that might turnip that Are found to be drug addicts i would say that there should be no threat of losing their Job or of any punish ment there should be an offer of  asked whether people might be suspicious if a Mem Ber of the White Home Italy refined to take the test Reagan replied what would you in if had refused to voluntarily do it Wall from Page 1 action and removed the barbed wire that divided Berlin before the Wall was built by the soviets. The Barrier violates an agreement on the division of Post War Germany by Britain France the soviet Union and the United slates he said. If we d knocked Down that wire there would t have been a Wall today he said. They would t have started a War Over that the president said he would have no hesitation suggesting to Gorbachev that the Berlin Wall be torn  a statement released by the . Embassy in Bonn Reagan said East Germany and the soviet Union 25 years ago Tore apart one of the world s great cities and brutally destroyed a Unity that had lasted for  s division like Europe a cannot be Perma nent but our conviction must be More than a Distant Hope Reagan said. It Mill be a goal toward which we actively  on the other Side of the Wall. East German Leader Erich Honecker in a speech at a Parade hailed the Wall As laying the groundwork Tor the country s Prosperity. He thanked the soviet Union for standing firmly at our Side when the Wall was Buol on the East West Benin Border to halt the mass flight of refugees lowest Berlin. With this historic deed the Freedom of our people was safeguarded and the foundation Laid for the new blossoming of our socialist stale Honecker said in a speech prepared for delivery to members of the fight ing groups a communist worker militia that helped guard the Wall Asil went up. Honecker said the Wall was built to Flop the West from using West Berlin u a base to recruit skilled workers in East Germany engage in currency speculation and destabilize the Economy. We can look Back with Pride on what we have achieved since August 1961, he said. In these 25 years socialism in the German democratic Republic within reliably defended Borders has developed visibly for the welfare of our people duty from Page 1 educational. "1 expected More guards Linda Munson said. "1 though Ibe Wall would be higher Greg Munson said. They also had deeper thoughts thoughts not so easily expressed. We Felt sorry for the families he said. I just kind of realized it when i saw it that the families were Sepa rated thai if you were on the wrong Side you were  Kevin Connell an australian and Etienne Man ails a South african were curious about How the 25th anniversary of a dividing Wall would be observed. Man ails admired the american who handed out the flags. Perhaps there should be people Here from More coun tries he said As h e stood on an elevated platform near the checkpoint directly across from the people gazing through the barred windows and looked into East Berlin. Council had been to East Berlin tuesday they be Goi these poster Over there on pillars with these soldiers standing clutching a Rifle and it says some thing about 25 years he said. Of notice the difference Between the East and the West straight  Connell said the differences Between Engsi and West Berlin weren t always apparent in the East but then you walk around and come up on the Brandenburg Gate Connell said. Then � Cornea Back where you Are the guards Are All there Wilh the rifles stung Over their  other people walked up to the checkpoint some times asking Cera if a demonstration was planned. She said she ddn t know. But i m pretty nervous about that she said. Some of the people loitered some went across the Border Oiher just looked and left  
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