European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday october 10, 1987 mayor of Memphis wins 2nd term in 6-Way race Memphis Tenn. A Memphis mayor Dick Hackett has won a second four year term in office by easily defeating live challengers and avoiding a Runoff election he said he expected. According to Complete but unofficial returns in the non partisan voting thursday hacked had 119,101 votes or 59 percent and his closest rival councilwoman Minerva Johnican had 38,327 votes or 23 per cent councilman Bill Gibbons who was also considered a possible Runoff challenger for Hackett fell Well Back in the vote count with 25,434 votes. Three others split the rest of the Vole. Hacked said several limes during the Campaign that he expected to be in a Runoff next month with Johni can who had been considered the leading Black Candi Date in the race since the Early going. The Memphis population is approximately half Black and voting for mayor has traditionally split along racial lines. The City has never elected a Black mayor however. Johnican who billed herself As a Champion of the poor and labelled hacked a candidate of the Rich said she was Defeated by the City s Power  on the Market scraper fun of Beverly Hills calif., shows off its latest full length russian Lynx coat which was designed by Christian dior. The company h set Ting the exact Price of the fur to 100 times the Dow Jones Stock Market Index meaning it is expected to sell for More than $150,000. We were fighting the big Money interests. They re afraid for the people to have Power she said. In accepting Victory Hack Cut called on the other candidates to work with his administration. I invite you to join with me and 1 ask for your support he said. A former Shelby county clerk Hackett was elected interim mayor in 1982 to replace a predecessor who had resigned to accept an appointment to the circuit court Bench. Hack Cal 38, was elected to a four year term in 1983, defeating eight challengers without a Runoff. He campaigned on what he called a record of eco nomic and cultural accomplishments for Memphis. While the mayor s Campaign was Low key he spent $214,000 to Johnican s 143,000, according to election finance report ending sept. 30. Gibbons 37, spent More than 1222,000. Other candidates in the race were former state rep. Teddy Withers who was voted out of office in 1984 postal worker Walter t. Franklin who lick am a local celebrity by gelling shot by a purse snatcher and Rob Ert Prince Mongo Hodges a perennial candidate who claims to be from a planet called Cambodia. . Teachers May get gloves to Stop aids new York a teachers and other Public school employees in the City would each receive five pairs of disposable gloves As a reasonable precaution against aids the schools Chancellor has proposed. The Board of education bought 1.5 million gloves at a Cost of nearly 550,000 for distribution to employees the new York Post reported in thursday s editions. A department of health flyer with schools Chan cellar Nathan Quinones memo outlining the plan says the gloves arc to be used when giving assistance to a person who is bleeding or cleaning up blood or other bodily  the memo does not mention acquired immune deficiency syndrome but Quinones told the Post that fear of aids triggered the move. We did t want to mention aids because our concern is not to Over exaggerate fears and yet take reasonable precautions when it comes to blood spills and body fluids he said one dozen children who have tested positive for exposure to the aids virus have been cleared by a special health panel to attend Public school classes. Quinones stressed however that those children have been found to be in no danger to themselves or  Deputy health commissioner Mark Rapoport called the distribution of gloves relatively simple infection  free transit rides for priests nuns Lead to suit in new Orleans new Orleans a _ the american civil lib erties Union filed a Federal lawsuit thursday again the City s practice of giving free bus and Streetcar rides to roman Catholic nuns and priests. This is not an anti nun lawsuit. This is a lawsuit to enforce the first amendment of the Constitution Sepa rating Church and stale Louisiana Acle attorney Ron Wilson Piid in challenging the decades old tradition. The lawsuit asks the court to scrap a regional Tran sit authority policy that allows nuns in recognizable habits and Catholic priests 10 us Public transportation free of charge. The free ride policy by Way of providing a governmental Benefit to the Catholic Church constitutes a blatant violation of the first amendment the Acle said. All taxpayers Ore coerced into subsidizing a Reli Gion favored by the government the original reason for it goes Back to the 1 00j when there was a plague and our Sisters of clarity nursed a lot of the sick awl dying Aid rat spokesman Bill Oiler. As a result of that Mew Orleans at the time made it a Public policy to allow them free  Oiler said the Agency which was named As the defendant along with its top executives is examining pro posed amendments to its ridership policy thai would essentially erase fare exemptions for nearly everyone but children under the age of 3 accompanied by an adult the lawsuit was filed on behalf of the Rev. Delores Joseph of the Israel Universal divine spiritual churches of Christ. Wilson said Joseph unsuccessful 1 petitioned the rat to discontinue its policy maintaining that in discriminates against non Catholic religions we Are not trying to Stop All free rides but Only those that violate the consult Iino guarantees of separation of Church and stale Louisiana Acle executive director Shirley Pedler said uniformed police officers firefighters and school crossing guards also receive fare exemptions Oiler said. However the Acle Aid while those riders May receive privileges in the interest of Public safety there is no constitutional basis for exemptions to clergy stateside Indian cleared in shooting of endangered Panther Labelle Fla. A an Indian chief was found innocent in suite court of killing an endangered Florida Panther and the government said ii May drop Federal charges As Well. A Hondry county jury deliberated an hour and 40 minutes thursday before acquitting 43 year old James Lilic he first person to stand trial in Florida on such charges. Billic whispered Shona be Sha Miccosukee for thank you after the verdict. The chairman of the ,800-Mcmbcr Florida Sminote tribe could have received up to five years in prison. Spectators including two dozen semm Otei in traditional brightly coloured clothing clapped after the verdict was read. Billic had admitted shooting a big cat in the Ever Glades Brush of the big Cypress Indian reservation in 1983, skinning it and eating the meat. But he said he did t know in was a Florida Panther and defense attorney Bruce Ragow maintained it still can t be proved that the Cut was of the protected species which is said to number fewer than 50. Cult Leader Follower plead innocent to arson charges Wheeling , a about Iso Hare Krishna members pounded Drums clanged Finger cymbals and chanted thursday while their spiritual Leader Kirt Annanda swamp beak Vipada and a Fol lower pleaded innocent Larson charges. Bhakti Pada 50, and convicted murderer Thomas Drescher 38, were charged in a Federal indictment returned last month with arson mail fraud and conspiracy. They Are accused of Torch ing an apartment building in 983 to collect $40,000 in fire insurance. Magistrate David con entered the innocent plea for Drescher who was not represented by an attorney during the 20-minute hearing. Beak Vipada is the founder and Leader of the nation s largest Hare Krishna commune a Complex in Rural Marshall county called new Brindaban. 15 students Driver injured when 2 school buses collide Washougal Wash. A a school bus ran into the rear of another As they were carrying about 100 elementary schoolchildren Home thursday injuring at least 15 youngsters and one bus Driver officials said. The Accident occurred shortly before 3 30 . In this Small town on the Columbia River about is Miles East of Vancouver said Robert Kluckhohn of the Washington stale patrol s Vancouver office. The most serious injury a Cut Finger was suffered by one of the Drivers Tom Wilson 62, Kluckhohn said. All the injuries were on the rear bus. Ten of the children whose Ages ranged from 5 to 10 years old were taken to so Joseph Community Hospital in Vancouver where they were treated and released said spokesman Guy Kohler. Five children were examined at Vancouver memorial Hospital and later discharged he said. The injuries included a Cut lip lacerated Cheek and fractured nose he Laid. Documents found in Wall of Abe Lincoln s House Springfield 111. A a Cache of documents discovered Dunn restoration of Abra Ham Lincoln s Home apparently Dales from hit Days As a congressman in the 1840s, a historian said. Among the documents found in a Kitchen Wall were part of an envelope addressed and signed by Lincoln four tellers to Lincoln and a printed anti slavery speech. They will eventually be displayed at the Home which it undergoing a $1.7 million renovation due to be completed next Spring. It s not All that often that original Lincoln documents pop up out of the Woodwork literally said Francis Krupka historical architect on the project