European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday november 29, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 poker tourney offers $4 million in prize Money Las vegas Nev. A More than $4 million in prize Money will be divided among 3,000 players in the next three weeks at the annual Golden Nugget grand prix of poker promoters say. The poker extravaganza is expected to Bethe richest since the event began in 1984. The tournament which begins sunday is com prised of 16 events leading up to the three Day Texas hold pm championship beginning dec. 17. Professional gamblers will match their skills against those of amateurs in daily con tests ranging from seven card Razz to Omaha hold Steve Wynn tournament chairman said players arc expected from Ireland England Canada Australia France Scandinavia Cen trial America and South Africa. A pro celebrity Charity tournament featuring television and movie stars and sports Fig ures paired with top poker players will be held dec. 12 to raise Money for the muscular dystrophy association. The size of the pot in the finale will be determined by the number of players who plunk Down the $ 10,000 entry fee. Last year 76 players entered the tournament s final event. Hugo Mitch a 57-year-old owner of an engineering and manufacturing business in Houston outlasted some of the game s top pros to win the $304,000 first prize. Succession struggle begins As Chicago mourns mayor Chicago a about 4,000 people gathered Friday in drizzly Salher to pay final respects to Harold Washington the reformist mayor whose death setoff a Power grab to succeed him. A Public ecumenical service was held in Daley Plaza across from City Hall near an unlit Christmas tree the mayor was to have helped decorate. Washington 65, the City s first Black mayor suffered a fatal heart attack at his City Hall desk wednesday. The afternoon memorial preceded around the clock viewing of Washington s body which is to remain Atcitty Hall until Midnight sunday. The 35-minute service Cut Short by cold and rain began with the hymn amazing Grace and included tributes from religious and Community leaders. We Honor one today who honoured us said the Rev. George Reddick of operation push a Chicago based civil rights group. He was a Man who became a legend and a political colossus. Our task is to take up the Torch he handed us and bring this City mourners some of whom had waited outside since thursday night stood eight deep in lines several blocks Long to walk past the casket draped with the City mayor was a Friend to everybody in this City. I just think it would be proper to Snow my respects to him but also to show that we be got a lot More work to do said obie Leflore 37. I would very much like to pay my last respects said Christine Davis an employee in the Cook county recorder of deeds office. I m so sorry that he had to die at a time that things were starting to look up for Boston mayor Raymond Flynn attended the Cere monies and mayors of Philadelphia Atlanta Washington d.c., and new York said they would attend the funeral on monday. Democratic presidential hopeful Jesse Jackson Cut Short a trip to the persian Gulf to return for the Fune ral. He thrust himself into the fray to replace washing ton upon arrival at o Hare International Airport on Friday. I want to play an Active role he said. I be played an Active role for a Long Lime. There s a Structure of Unity Here and we want to maintain he then went to View the casket and flanked by Cit aldermen and civil rights leaders led mourners in the Anthem we shall City Hall was somber with Blue drapes around the casket viewing area purple and Black Bunting on the Rostrum where Washington had ruled since his first election in 1983 and Black drapes on the building in trance. But the scramble to assume Power continued. It s going on fast and furiously and it May not be settled by tuesday the situation s much too fluid to predict right now said political analyst Don Rose who worked for Washington s Spring re election Campaign. Vice mayor and Alderman David Orr holds the interim Post but has said he will not be in the running when the City Council meets to choose an acting mayor to serve until a 1989 election. There Are plenty of other names being floated How those arc aldermen Timothy Evans Washington s floor Leader Eugene Sawyer linked More to the regular democratic organization than to washing ton s Reform administration and Richard mall a while aspirant whose opposition to the mayor subsided with Washington s re election. There has also been talk of aldermen stepping aside for High profile outsiders who could rally More sup probably started in on it an hour before the mayor was pronounced dead Rose said. I be heard of dozens of Small meetings Between aldermen and there seems to be another one every two hours or Raiti Trusi Nimson Ini inc tra 10 warning Mer 10 of Anotn conc Nour so. Father charged with killing his two Young sons Muskegon Mich. A a Man on his Way to Jyh vhf Fink 4. 4k99hivp a been diagnosed As being schizophrenic but had this parents Home for thanks Ivine dinner stooped a a thu Emil fused to take medication.,. A a n on his Way to thanksgiving Stoppe at the foundry where he works and killed his two Young sons by pulling them in a Large ladle and heat ing it authorities said Friday. Hartley j. Dobben 26, shaking uncontrollably As he stood in court with his head bowed was arraigned Friday and ordered held without bail on two counts of murder in the deaths of sons Joel 2, and David 13 months. Their badly burned bodies were found inside a Transfer ladle at Cannon Muskegon corp., a Metal foundry in nearby Norton shores Muskegon county prosecutor Harold Closz said. He called it the worst thing i have Ever Transfer ladles arc used to move molten Metal. The ladle apparently was heated after the boys were put in it said or. Henry Deleuw the county medi Cal examiner. Dobben his wife Susan and the youngsters had stopped at the foundry shortly after leaving Home Closz said. District judge Edward Farmer ordered Dobben who would t respond to the judge s questions to undergo a psychiatric evaluation to determine if heis competent to stand trial. Dobbin s father David Dobben said his son had Bart it j. Dobben in court. Been re fuse the elder Dobben told the grand rapids press Hisson had stopped at the foundry on the Way to his parents House to pick up a Bible. His wife stayed in the car while the boys and their father went inside he said. She had no idea what he was up to no idea what he was doing he said. It was about 15 minutes later Way too late when he told her they re in the Furnace " friends and neighbors of the family said Dobbe was Friendly and deeply religious often carrying a Bible. They said the couple had marital problems. Injure a judge issued an injunction barring Dobben from entering the family Home the Muskegon chronicle reported. The injunction was to expire Jan. 6. Roger e. Schwer the president and general Man Ager of the foundry said it is against company policy for employees or their family to be in the Plant when the employee is not working. A Security guard told the grand rapids press that the foundry was closed thanksgiving Day but that sometimes employees bring visitors to tour the Plant on their Days off. Boy 71 abducted from store freed unhurt after 12 hours Sands of time Bridgeview Iii. A a 7-Ycar old boy was abducted and held for 12 hours by a Man who carried the screaming Young Ster from a store s crowded toy department without interference by customers or store employees authorities said. The suburban Chicago boy showed no sign of physical injury after he was re leased thursday morning according to Bridgeview police sgt. William Partman. He declined to identify the child. Nobody was Ever contacted for a ran som or anything Partman said. Somebody just picks a tid up and then lets him go. You have to wonder about the the kidnapping occurred after the boy left his Mother to go to the store s toy department about 6 30 . Wednesday Partman said. A Man picked him up and walked out of the store As the boy shouted put me Down let me go but no one in the store came to his Aid Panman said. It might be that people thought he was being carried out by a Parent who was disciplining Partman said. It s scary to think anyone could walk in pick up a child and simply walk out of a store without anyone stopping when the boy s Mother was unable to find him in the store she called police. Partman said about 100 state and local police and Fri agents searched the area wednesday night and Early thursday. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Nov. 29, 1947 the French government called up 80,000 reservists to meet a Challenge by the communist party political Bureau after Premier Robert Schuman received a narrow vote of Confidence from the National Assembly. 30 years ago today nov. 29, 1957 the United Stales formally turned Over $15 million Worth of arms to Libya under terms of a pact the two nations signed a few months earlier. 20 years ago today. Nov. 29, 1967 Secretary of defense Robert s. Mcnamara was expected to resign the Post he has held since 1961 to become president of the world Bank. J 0 years ago today. Nov. 29, 1977 Tower Bridge one of London s Best known landmarks was described As being shaken to pieces by heavy traffic and London officials Sai 1 they would seek to ban heavy trucks from using the 83-year-old Structure
