European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 6, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Inside stripes d Randy Barnett s car Comer. Page 13 d Mccallum thriving on Navy nil routine Page 19 d today s Dollar still buys 2.04 Marks Page 23 the St is apis filpes authorized Uno Pickl Fulli cation for Thi 41.1. To Poiret vol. 45. No. 202 thursday november 6, 1986 d 8693 a democrats take Senate Washington a a demo cratic surge ended Republican Rule of the Senate s even of Power forcing presi Dent Reagan to choose Between Compro Mise and stalemate in the last two years or his White House term. See inside pages for related stories in a dramatic show of strength in tuesday s elections. Democrats captured Republican seats in nine Stales Florida Georgia North Carolina South Dakota North Dakota Alabama Maryland Washington and Nevada. They turned Back Strong challenges to democratic seats in Colorado Louisiana and califor Nia and yielded a democratic seat Only in Missouri. That gave democrats a 55-45 Majori  democratic Triumph ended the republicans 53-47 grip on the Senate. It came at the end of the costliest Campaign in history one that had no National theme but was characterized by mudslinging. Senate democratic Leader Robert  of West Virginia now in line to become majority Leader predicted that a democratic controlled Senate will pull the administration Back toward the Center in its extremes in foreign policy and its extremes in Domestic  the democrats Are All set to go Low Ork he said. We Don t want confrontation. I would Hope we would not see a for Tress White House that feels it is under siege Byrd said. We democrats feel that for the Good of the country we want to All cooperate. I would Hope the presi Dent would not be  Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of celebrating Victory congresswoman Barbara Mikulski addresses supporters in Baltimore after she was declared the Winner in the Maryland race far the Senate. With Mikulski who beat Republican Chal Lenger Linda Chavez Are her Mother and Maryland democratic sen. Paul Sarbanes right. Kansas now will become floor Leader of a minority free to pursue presidential ambitions without having to defend Rea Gan s Agenda on the Senate floor. Dole said the democratic Victory would make in More difficult for Reagan. He also said the White House will be forced to be very careful in selecting judicial nominations. The democrats while taking Over the Senate for the first Lime since the Reagan landslide in 1980, marginally strength ened their numbers in the House. Thai Means Reagan May have a More difficult Lime Selling the most controversial of his programs from his strategic defense initiative to his american financed War against the leftist regime in Nicaragua. Democrats Are Likely to Pressor new taxes to combat the deficit and for legislation to Stem the tide of imports from abroad. Reagan had campaigned for continue Republican control of the Senate with the Fervour of a personal crusade saying a democratic Victory tuesday would con Fine him to a six year presidency. But while his own popularity remains at near record Levels in did not Transfer to the gop candidates most of them freshman swept into office with narrow victories in the 1980 election. There s no question that the presi Dent is going to have a much More difficult Lime getting his programs through said Frank Fahrnkopf Republican National chairman. But the president is a master of building coalitions. And he always has thai ability to carry his Mes Sage directly to the american  later appearing on Mutual radio s sea Senate on Page 24 8 new governors is ease gop Senate Oft by the associated press republicans stripped of their majority in the sen ate found Solace in the nation s Scalehouses where they netted at least eight new governorships including coveted Texas and Florida. Gop strategists said their band of governors in the West and the South a traditionally democratic enclave will help party building efforts before presidential elections in 1988 and congressional redistricting in 1990. With All but one of 36 gubernatorial elections decided the count Early wednesday was 25-24 in favor of the democrats. Our democrats had a pretty rough time yesterday but after All we had 27 governorships up which were demo cratic and Only nine Republican governorships up and it was Tough for us because most of our incumbents were not running democratic gov. Bill Clinton re elected in Arkansas said wednesday on abcs today show. Gov. Terry Branstad re elected in Iowa said on the same show that he thought the outcome was a decision by the voters that they want common sense and hard work. They Don t want logo in debt they Don l want higher taxes. 1 think the republicans gained because we had Good candidates and they addressed the concerns of the  republicans actually took previously democratic governors offices in 11 states but lost three previously held by republicans. The 11 were Wisconsin South Carolina Oklahoma new Mexico Kansas Texas Nebraska Maine Florida Alabama Arizona. The three were Pennsylvania Tennes see and Oregon. Gop candidate Arliss Sturgulewski one of nine women gubernatorial candidates across the nation lost Democrat Stephen c. Cowper in a three Way Alaska race complicated by the write in candidacy of former gop gov Wally Hick Elthe democratic incumbent there was Defeated in the primary. Democratic incumbent Madeleine Kunin seemed Des tined to prevail in Vermont although the question sea gop on Page 2 Waite still hopeful on Mission to free captives Bijj Kominick staff writer Wiesbaden anglican Church envoy Terry Wail said wednesday he remains cautiously optimistic despite an apparent Snag in efforts to win free Dom for american hostages being held in Lebanon. It is my intention to leave Ger Many he said. I shall not be resuming immediately to Beirut. 1 shall be Hope fully dropping out of the Public s View and resuming Contact with people in Lebanon. When i have been Able to resume these contacts and get information i need that May mean a return trip to Beirut itself would be very much in the  Waite made the comments in a Pew conference near the air Force regional medical Center in Wiesbaden where re leased hostage David Jacobsen was undergoing medical testing. The Church mediator cautioned against viewing delays in his return to the Middle East As a setback in the negotiations. That is not to be interpreted thai my Mission has run into the ground. This is very typical of the whole process where you took Forward a bit somebody comes out and you step Back again Ana go on. I Don l think it s disappointing Waite said it just is asked How soon hostages Terry an Derson and Tom Sutherland might be re leased Waile said i would certainly Hope it would be within  however he expressed regrets that the two americans were not released sunday when Jacobson was set free in West Beirut. Frankly i wish it had been different.1 wish we had a few More people out a see Waite on Page 24  on fhe Border stripes Magazine