European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. November 10, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 9 democrats gain important state seats 6 Legislatures wrested from gop new York not Democrat scored modest gains in state Legislatures around the United states in Las tues Day s elections basically regaining the ground the parly lost in the Reagan land slide two year ago. The democrats did not lose any legislative chamber they had controlled out right and picked up six that had been held by republicans. In 1984. Republicans won seven Chambers away from democratic control. Both parties viewed the legislative races As Bailies for Long term Gran roots strength nationally and they put More Money and Effort into those races this year Nan Ever before. The Legislatures arc important in National politics because they will redraw the boundaries of congressional districts after the 1990 census and because Many leading politicians begin their careers in the statehouse. Stale Legislatures arc a Breeding ground for politicians said Irving Stol Berg a Democrat who is Likely to become speaker of the Connecticut House of representatives next year and who is president elect of the National Confer ence of state Legislatures. If you capture  he continued you be planted some roots that will Tanker ship attacked by iraqi planes by United press International iraqi warplanes attacked and hit a Cyprus registered Oil Tanker near the Irani an Oil terminal at Harg Island in the Gulf sunday reports from the Region said. Shipping insurers Lloyd s of Londo said the attack on the 115,871-Gross-ton Angel took place about 90 Miles South cast of Harg but the Crew appeared Safe and the vessel was under control with no smoke reported on Board. Earlier a military spokesman in Bagh dad said iraqi warplanes attacked a Large naval larget near he iranian Shore a Lerm Iraq uses to mean us Jet shit an iranian or foreign Oil Tanker near Harg. The official iraqi news Agency Irna quoted the military spokesman As saying the planes scored direct precise and effective hits but it gave no other details. For the past four years Iraq has at tempted to cripple Iran s Oil exports which enable Tehran to continue its War against  now uses its own tankers or chartered foreign vessels to carry the crude from Harg to a safer terminal near the Mouth of the Gulf for Onward shipment to its clients in other tankers. Have an Impact on governors Congress a i and senators for a decade or  d Morats won both houses of the Connecticut general Assembly away from Republican control last tuesday and picked up the lower houses in Minnesota Nevada and Vermont and apparently the Senate in North Dakota. The initial tally gave democrats a majority of Only one seat in the North Dakota Senate and a democratic Victory Ina very close race will probably be subject to a recount. Should the recount give that Seal to the Republican candidate republicans would control the Senate. Republicans won the lower House i Montana and the Senate in Nevada both of which were split evenly Between the parties in their last sessions. The Senate in Montana will be evenly divided Between the parties but a democratic lieutenant governor will assure democratic control when the Senate organizes. The House in Vermont and the Senate in new Mexico also will be split evenly. Enough republicans vote Wil democrats on organi National matters to guarantee democratic control in ver Mont. Control of the new Mexico Senate is still a matter of dispute. The new York Senate will remain re publican the Assembly  were no legislative elections in new Jersey this year. Over All. Democrats had a net gain of about 180 seats out of More irian 6,000 that were contested according to the conference of state Legislatures. In the aftermath of the election democrats emphasized How they had in creased their already overwhelming strength in the Legislatures in the face of a Strong Republican drive to build a base at that level of government will Robinson a democratic Organ Izer noted that democrats would control both Chambers of the legislature next year in 29 Stales including such Large ones As California Texas Illinois and Florida. Republicans on the other hand will control Only nine states most of them Small ones in the Middle West and Rocky Mountain regions. If the democrats can hold that strength through the 1990 election Rob Inson said it will put them in a goo position to win favourable reapportionment decisions. Robinson is political director of project 500. An organization that spent More than $1 million this year to win or save500 democratic seats in state Legislatures Between this election and the 1990 elec Tion. Party officials said it was the firs time the National party apparatus had spent Large sums of Money on legislative races. For their part Republican spokesmen said the party had done As Well As could be expected in a midterm election and was poised to gain heavily in 1988 on the co avails of a Strong presidential Candi Date. The republicans said they were especially pleased by victories of candidates in several legislative districts in the South where in Many cases the party did not Field candidates in the past. For example republicans won a Seal in Abi Lene Texas thai had always been held by a Democrat and picked up other historically democratic scats in Temple Texas Jacksonville fla., and Gwinnell county East of Atlanta. The most impressive Republican gain was in Florida where the republicans gained five Senate seats narrowing the democratic advantage to 10 scan from 20 seals. H. Carter Hendren executive director of Ropac an organization that raised about ii million for Republican Candi dates in such democratic districts said republicans lost narrowly in Many places where they had not competed be fore and were poised to win seats there in future elections. High Cost of coca leaves an Indian woman and a potential easterner Haggle Over the Price of coca leaves in the main Ebua of the Village of Bolivar to Southern Colombia. Indians Chew the leaves and sometimes Are paid partly in coca leaves when they work on farms. The two were arguing Over a Dif Ference in Price of less than one Ameri can cent. Woman says Toto ticket burned seeks $2.9 million Chicago a an unemployed Mother of three who says she lost a lottery ticket Worth 12.9 million to afire filed a claim saturday for the Lack pol hours before she said she knew the Odds were again a one year deadline at Midnight officials said. The Money bul said i have nothing to i Frankie Ingram 33, of Chicago said she kept the lotto ticket hidden in her Mother s Home but h was destroyed in a fire last april. My Story is unbelievable but True Ingram said in a Telephone interview saturday night it was exciting when i  winning numbers in the Illinois lotto game were drawn on nov 9, 1985. If the Holder of a winning ticket had not filed a claim by Midnight saturday the Jackpot would have gone to the stale s Public education fund. Ingram said she put off claiming the prize because she was worried about whom she could Trust. So Saith against her receiving Money but said i t  lottery director Rebecca Paul said the claim would be investigated in the com ing week. We want to pay winners but it s difficult to pay winners without a ticket said Paul. Basically we will use As much information As she can remember regarding the Purchase of the ticket said lottery spokeswoman Ann Van meter. When asked if Ingram could convince lottery officials that she is the Jackpot s rightful owner Van meter said the lottery is trying to be fair in the Case and will certainly review  lottery officials had covered the state Wilh publicity about the missing winning ticket but no one had stepped up to claim the Cash by Early saturday afternoon. Van meter said. A lot of people have been calling and inquiring As to the numbers and where the ticket was sold she said. Since the lotto game began in i98j, Only two Jack pots have gone unclaimed in Illinois. It s hard to say what could have happened Van meter said. The ticket could be lost. It could be someone who died and was t Able to Check the ticket. It could have been a mistake someone who checked their ticket read the numbers wrong and threw it