European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes thursday september 17, 1967 Washington police subdue a protester who tried to attack visiting South korean politician Rah tue woo. South korean ruling party Leader confronted by . Demonstrators Washington a Ron Tae woo the Leader of South Korea s ruling party was pushed tuesday during a sidewalk scuffle Between bodyguards and korean americans protesting military influence in the Seoul government witnesses said. Ron who met president Reagan at inc White House on monday arrived for a midday speech at the National press club and was greeted by about 40 protes ters waving placards denouncing Ron s involvement in a 1979 military takeover of South Korea. A slate department official speaking on condition of anonymity said some of the protesters rushed Roh As he leu his limousine and jostled his Security guards. Roh May have been touched by one of the demonstrators but he was not Hurt he official said. William Ingram a free Lance photographer said Roh was struck on the shoulder and one of i he South korean Leader s aides was scratched on the face. Protection by police and slate department guards was increased after the incident the state department official said. Metropolitan police said a Man identified As Baik Sun Pak 41, was arrested on disorderly conduct charges and was released after paying Sloand waiving a court appearance. Roh did not mention the incident during his press club appearance which included Calls for reasoned debate and the need to hold extremism in Roh 54, is running for president As candidate of the ruling democratic Justice party in december elections arranged last Spring after weeks of widespread demonstrations against South Korea s authoritarian govern ment Roll said that on june 29 when he announced the decision to hold the elect on the korean military sup ported wholeheartedly my decision. I think that is Evi Dence that the korean military is now the korean people s military and a democratic military. They will respect the judgment made by the in the current korean situation the most important democratic capability is the ability to hold extremism in Check he said. Extremism is he worst enemy of democratic political development. If we Are to successfully swim Down a River and reach the Ocean called democracy those who have committed themselves to democratization in Korea must be Able to beat Back the numerous alligators swarming along the right and the left River bunks. Roh proposed that he and Kim in Sung inc Leader of communist North Korea speak directly to each other s Public Over television As a Way of easing ten Sion on the korean Peninsula. Stateside . Candlelight March to protest racial violence liw York al1 \ coalition of 60 civil rights groups will hold a candlelight March this weekend to Call for racial tolerance in the Wake of three recent violent incidents. At a minimum we Hope hit will prompt other officials to speak out said Norman Sie gel executive director of the new York civil liberties Union and evangelist Billy Gra Ham and the fighting Irish or notre dome both Oul Pope John Paul ii at the los Angeles memorial coliseum officials said. The Rev. Joseph Balla Tia said 103,000 at tended the papal mass on tuesday tar Short or the coliseum record of 134,254 for a Billy Gra Ham crusade on sept 8, 1963. Some 20,000 were estimated to be outside the Gates when Gra Ham spoke. Fire department officials had said the crowd for the mass would be strictly limited 1o 101,016. Other larger crowds included 105,236 in 1947 when notre Dame played the University of Southern California. 102,938 that same year for the football game Between us and Urcla. 102,363 for a los Angeles rams san fran Cisco 49crs professional football game in 1957. 2 satellites expected to Burn up Over Brazil Cape canaveral Fla. A two scientific satellites Are expected to create fireballs in the sky As they re enter Earth s atmosphere and Burn up Over Brazil on sept 26, Nasa said tuesday. They Are the International Sun Earth explorers isee-1 and isee-2, which were launched from Cape canaveral on oct. 22, 1977, on a single Delta rocket to study magnetic Fields cos Mic and Gamma rays and the solar wind. Keith Ogilvie i see project scientist said the investigations were productive and resulted in the publication of several scientific papers atmospheric drag gradually has lugged he satellites close enough to Earth to fallout of Orbil. They Are a peeled to re enter the Atmo sphere in the Early morning about two min utes apart. Baltimore demos name Black lawyer for mayor Baltimore a a Young Black prosecutor and Rhodes scholar has won inc democratic nomination for mayor of Baltimore edging out a Veteran politician nearly twice his age who had served since january As the City s fire Black mayor. Kun Schmock 37, faces White Republican Samuel Culolias in november s Gen eral election but is assured of Victory in a City where More than 90 percent of inc registered voters Are democrats. If elected Schmock would be the Tity s first elected Black mayor. Schmoke s Victory Over Clarence do Burns was t assured unlit the last few precincts were counted just before Midnight tuesday overturning a Lead the 69-Jcar-Nld mayor had held through out the night. Final unofficial returns gave Schmock 78,550 votes to 73,508 for Burns who took Over As mayor after his predecessor became governor. Election officials said 3,588 Absentee ballots were mailed out not enough to change inc outcome. Burns a former High school local car Ruom attendant who worked his Way slowly up the ladder during his 40-year political career offered his support to Schmock. We As Black folks can t afford to fail anymore. If there s a Little bit we can offer to one another then we had belter Doit he said. Accepting the offer. Schmack said he was glad the Campaign ended As it began Wajih Bolh of us trying to be positive about our campaigns and not negative about the other the voter turnout of 39 percent was less than predicted. Turnout was 62 per cent four years ago. White candidates were winners in two democratic citywide races that matched one Black candidate and two whiles. Blacks make up Aboul 55 percent of the City s 786,775 residents. Comptroller Hyman Pressman was nominated for another term with just Over 50 percent of the Vole and Mary pal Clarke a former City Council Mem Ber was the democratic Choice for coun cil president. They made Strong showings in both Black and while areas. The Campaign for mayor presented a Sharp contrast in styles and backgrounds. Schmock is a graduate of Yale and Harvard who attended Oxford univer sity in England As a Rhodes scholar. He work cd in the while House during the Carter administration and was an assist ant . Attorney for Maryland before he was elected state s attorney for Baltimore five years ago in his first iry for Public office. Burns was elected City Council presi Dent four years ago and became mayor automatically in january when William Donald Schal for was inaugurated As governor. Burns a political ally of Schaefer Dur ing his 15 years As mayor said he de served a full term As mayor because he had pm did a role in the Renaissance of Baltimore
