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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page6 the stars and stripes monday apr 6.1067 woman gets ballot spot in Dallas mayoral race Dallas a the mayor pro Tern Annette Strauss won More than 40 percent of the vote against three other millionaires in a bid to become Dallas first woman mayor but the race was forced into a Runoff. Elsewhere on saturday incumbent mayor Henr Cisneros of san Antonio easily won another term and in Elpaso mayor Jonathan Rogers narrowly averted a runo tin Haj race fora fourth two year term garnering 18,310 votes or 54.3 percent. In Corpus Christ former mayor pro Tern Bell Turner headed fora Runoff with Tony to former president of the league of United latin american Citi Zens for mayor. With 90 of 98 precinct reporting she had 18,970 votes or 43.2 percent to 15,187 ballots or 34.76 percent for Bonilla. Strauss handily won a spot in a Runoff against for Mer county Republican chairman Fred Meyer. The non partisan election look a decidedly partisan Bent with the emergence of Strauss backed heavily by democratic voters and Meyer one of three candidates who split much of the Republican vote Strauss sister in Law of former democratic National chairman Robert Strauss had 48,077 votes or 43.12 percent in unofficial results from All 295 precincts. Meyer had 29,379, or 26.35 percent .  Collins had 17,620, or 15.80 percent and publisher Jim Breimer 14,808. Or 13.24 percent. Five other candidates snared less than 2 percent of the vote in the election in which roughly 25 percent of 462,000 registered voters cast ballots. The Runoff is april 18. Voien in other citing were deciding on school Board and City Council candidates As Well As Bond issues a wet dry election and other proposals. In Crystal Beach residents voted 314-245 to Oisin corporate the coastal resort which had been a City since j 971. Residents decided 10 dismantle the govern ment and return the Community to Galveston county s jurisdiction because of dissatisfaction Over Cit taxes Road conditions and recent irregularities in municipal finances. Voters in Buffalo Gap a Small town South of Abi Lene decided 3 to i against halting the Sale of alcohol preserving a 22-year tradition As a popular watering Bole. The attempt was rebuffed by a 210-70 vote in other Texas City elections Cisneros easily Defeated his chief challenger Phil pyndus As Leader of the stale s third largest and the country s loth largest City. With All the ballots counted Cisneros garnered 74,250 Voles or 67 percent to by Indus 34,414 Voles or31 percent. San Antonio also had on the ballot a 123,6 million Public safely Bond election with funds slated for a new police training Academy a new substation and improvements to ire stations it was winning by a 2-to-l margin. Officials in the Central Texas City of Taylor sought changes in a City charter More than 70 years old. Civil rights revolution recalled Oxford. Miss. Dpi journalists who covered the civil rights movement met in a National symposium at the scene of the 1962 Ole miss riot saturday an generally agreed it was the most important and dra Matic revolution of our  Jack Melton pulitzer prize winning Washington Bureau chief of the los Angeles times helped organize the symposium called covering the South a National symposium on the Media and the civil rights movement. Upp taking papers project Coretta Scott King widow of Dit rights Lender Mettr Lin Luther King jr., hold a Booklet describing the University of California s piano to publish her Hus band s papers in a 12-volume edition. The project a announced a t press conference last week. Many of the journalists had not visited the univer sity of Mississippi Campus since the 1962 integration crisis when Mississippi gov. Ross Barnell tried to pre vent James Meredith from becoming the first Blac student at Ole miss. President John f. Kennedy had to order National guard troops onto the Campus to halt rioting and the action resulted in two deaths. Although the Media made mistakes Nelson said the press can look Back with some Pride in its performance in those  Robert Schakne of lbs news who covered the 1957 Little Rock school integration crisis in Arkansas Sard television and the civil rights movement came of age at the same time. But Schakne said we had no idea then that our form of journalism would change the Way people thought in Hindsight i think we did very Well but we we relearning. The Impact turned out to be extraordinary. Overall we can be pleased with what we  Eugene Roberts executive editor of the Phila Delphia inquirer who once covered the South for the new York times agreed thai the Media had generally done a Good Job in covering the movement. I think the National press that chose to cover it did Well Roberts said Harry Ashmore former editor of the Arkansas Gazette who with his newspaper won pulitzer prizes for coverage of the Little Rock school crisis warned that Progress in civil rights could be set Back under the Reagan administration. We be got an administration that does t want to see the Progress that has been made continue Ash More said. Two members of the panels were singled out brother participants for their courage during the civil rights struggle John Doar described As the Justice department s Point Man in the South was praised for his efforts in preventing violence at Ole miss. Karl Fleming who covered the civil rights move ment for Newsweek told of one incident in which Doar stepped Between police and angry Young Blacks in Jackson miss., to Avert bloodshed. Renting quoted dear As telling the Blacks gentlemen i represent the United states government and i m Here to help  also praised was rep. John Lewis d-ga., whose Skull was fractured when marchers us Selma ala., were at tacked with Bull whips Judd clubs in 1965 by state troopers. Lewis then a Young civil rights Leader who headed the student non violent coordinating committee in turn had some Praise for the press. We saw you As sympathetic referees Lewis said. Conspicuous by his absence was Meredith who officials said had been invited but could not attend. He was a Pesky difficult Little Guy Fleming said of Meredith but added that those qualities May have made it possible for him to do this difficult  stateside construction worker crushed by mirrors grand rapids Mich. A a 32-year-old construction worker was crashed by 4,100 pounds of mirrors when two crates he was unloading broke open authorities said. Michael  of grand rapids an employee of Fryling construction co., died of head injuries when the crates broke As he was unloading a truck at an apartment Complex said Kent county sheriff s Deputy Harlow Bluni Enstein. The mirrors were on the Back of the truck and he was trying to undo one of the crates when the crates broke and fell on him Blumgnstein said. 3 boys electrocuted when pipe hits Power line Midland Texas a three boys Hunt ing in a Field were electrocuted saturday when they picked up a Metal irrigation pipe to flush out a Rabbit aiding inside and wind blew the pipe onto a Power line authorities said. The Accident occurred about 3 30 . On the outskirts of Midland said Midland county sheriffs patrolman Mason Sarles. A Pellet pistol an two dead rabbits were found nearby Saries said sheriff gory Painter identified the victims As Juan Carlos Gutierrez 13 Danny Galindo Roche 14 and Rito Galindo Rocha 16, All of Midland. We Bei Teve they were Hunting rabbits when i happened said Sarles. They picked up an irrigation pipe which hit a High Power wire be said. Cable to companies told to repair leaks in wires Washington Jap the Federal communications commission is concerned that the increasing web of Cable television wires May be interfering Wilb police ire and aviation radio. The problem i excessive leakage of radio fre Quency Energy Sayi the acc the Agency in a notice reminded Cable operators they Are required to have a program for detecting and correcting leaks. The Quantity and level of leaks found during our inspections eradicate that Many monitoring an maintenance programs Are either inadequate or non existent the Agency said in the notice. The acc said Cable systems Are expected 10make aggressive efforts to minimize leakage and comply with leakage limitations or face fines. Center Marks birthday with $35 baby delivery san Francisco up1 the first Mother of the Day saturday at the University of califor Nia medical Center was pleasantly surprised by being charted 1907 prices to Mart the Hospital s 80th birthday. The Surprise $35 Bill normally the Hospital would charge from $4,000 to $5,000 for a nor Mal delivery was banded to new Mother Maria Teresa bin. 33, of Mountain View Calif in ceremonies capping the Celebration Panorama of health 1907-1987." bin delivered the Day s first child at the Hospital Taylor finances Edgar bin a healthy eight Pound seven ounce boy delivered at 5 49 am. Calif City faces heavy Fine for killing off rare Butterfly los Angeles a Federal prosecutors have hied a Misdemeanour charge against the City of Rancho Palos Verdes alleging thai the City eradicated an endangered Butterfly when it built a baseball Field in i9s3. The City faces a Tine of up to $20,000 if convicted of the charges according to assistant . Attorney Manuel Modrano. Arraignment is set for april 13. The rare Palos pc rfcs Blue Butterfly discovered in 1977. Had been feeding Onetio cowed thai grew wild an vacant land in the coastal City 16mites South of los Angeles. The Butterfly was added to the list of endangered species in 1980 and has not been spotted since 1983, when Rancho Palos Verdes built Fred a Csc i Ark baseball held  
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