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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday november 30,1987 Chicago s political scene in chaos Power struggle follows mayor s death Chicago a Harold Washington s Dalh has thrown the cily s turbulent Pollica scene into chaos As Blacks struggle to hold cily Hall claimed by washing ton five years ago in a Victory thai stunned remnants of the democratic machine Washington s Charisma leadership and stirring rhetoric will not be easily matched say Pollica observers in the nation s third largest City his election As Chicago s first Black mayor in 1983established Black voters Blacks make up 40 percent of the population As a powerful part of the cily s political process. It also Mali j a bloc sisal will  tha Reform remain the Anthem of whichever Alderman Black coun cil members Back to succeed Washington. We can t afford to select anyone whom we suspect will try to Lum the clock Back said dumps by Travis a Washington biographer and local authority on Black politics. Harold Washington finally got his Flag planned in Side Itic political institution and because of that behave an Opportunity to move Forward said . Rep. John Conyers a Mich. Who often campaigned with Washington soon after monday s funeral for Washington the City Council will choose one of its members to serve As acting mayor until the 1989 municipal election. Win Ning the Post will require a 26-vote majority in the 50 member Council. Alderman and vice mayor David of. Who is White became interim mayor after Washington died of a heart attack wednesday but he said he is not inter ested in keeping the Job. Democratic presidential Conlen Der Jesse Jackson re turned to Chicago on Friday from the persian Gulf and immediately Hist himself Inlo the Power broker ing. On his arrival he entered closed door meetings Alo Clarc International Airport with Black and hispanic leaders then emerged to Praise them. They showed measure of Trust in me and respected my leadership Jackson said whatever the decision it will be a collective  in our collective interest he said of efforts 10 unite behind a single aspirant for acting mayor. Mentioned most often for acting mayor Are Lii Reeback aldermen Danny Davis 46, an articulate Washington loyalist Timothy Evans the late mayor s Cit Council Leaden and Eugene Sawyer 54, linked More to the regular democratic organization than to washing ton s Reform administration. Two key Washington opponents on the City Council head the list of a title prospects Richard Mell 49, stripped of the vice mayor s position by Washington last Spring and Edward Burke an architect of inc bit Ter Council wars of Washington s first administration. Jackson has not endorsed anyone but on saturday he said Evans has great support in the Black Community. Jackson said he would announce his preference Al the appropriate Lime which he indicated would be after Washington s funeral monday. Whoever is chosen acting mayor could carry the momentum of an incumbent into the i9b9 election. The selection for acting mayor will be the Consun woman trapped in House Dies during fumigation for termites Miami a a 75-year-old woman who was accidentally trapped while her Home was being Fumi gated died despite the efforts of a neighbor who heard her screams and tried to Rescue  clause to died thursday at Jackson memorial Hospital two Days after she was poisoned by deadly Methyl Bromide used to fumigate her Mennite a felled House Dinora Bris 56, suffered a skin rash after her con tact with the fumes As she tried to Rescue clause from the tent thai encircled the  could t have done More said Nelson an Dreu a homicide detective. She went above and beyond going in and dragging her  burglars have died after invading Homes tented for fumigation Miami police say it is the first Case they could recall of a resident dying. The Methyl Bromide fumes snack the Central nervous system. Clausell and her Sisler Maria 81, had hired Dol Phin exterminating corp. Because their three bedroom House was infested Wilh  company s owner Roberto Garcia was one of the workers that handled the s37s Job tuesday an arcu said Garcia is understandably upset Andru said. No charges have been filed in the Case he said. A Call placed to the company saturday seeking com ment went  fixed the lamp in position outside the House and asked the women 10 lock the door when they left but Clausell remained to gather a few things after her sister left. She was still inside the House with thedoor locked when the fumigation began. Andreu said the exterminators first pumped in an irritant such As tear Gas which is designed to Force out anyone inside. Then they opened a valve to pot the Methyl Bromide into the Lent checked the Tinl s seams for leaks and  after Bris heard screams from the Back of the House. The neighbor lore away some of the Metal dip holding the Lenl closed and found Rausell slumped on a porch outside the House but inside the tent Bris tried to drag the woman to safety but could t Man Euver her Over the sandbags Schurina the tent passer by who heard the screams helped her wove Clausell who was conscious and retching to the Lawn. Poaching seals to get the plunger Seattle up a Pride of sea Lions that have stymied Federal fisheries and stale game officials for several years by refusing to Budge from Ballard blocks where they devour Price Salmon my soon be up against a Long fool invention. A device called the rib air was developed in die Early 1960s by the ale Richard Morrison of Bellog Ham and was found recently in an office building base ment. The automatic plunger was devised to create a deaf ening underwater sound thai would scare fish into nets. In Tttus in 1963, fishermen also found it scared sea Lions and seals away from the nets. But kid air was never marketed because of Lack of resources. Now it will be tried by frustrated state game an fisheries officials who have tried everything from no underwater bombs to drive the sea Lions away from Ballard. Terry Mitchell of Bellingham who found the device in a Box. While cleaning the boiler room of a building owned by Charlotte Smith said it produces enough Racket under water to Send any fish poaching Tea Lions  called the plunger a simple device Inal makes a clanging noise and explodes with a bunt of bubbles that can be heard 80 fathoms  its liver lure the rib air firm said the 18-Inch Long 3w-Inch air driven Cylinder creates a shockwave in the water by releasing internment burst of com pressed air thai produce a Bubble  company claimed thai it did All these ii Nepal irregular intervals in order to prevent the fish from becoming accustomed to its action Misc Hill has contacted Joe Scordo Marine main Mal coordinator Wilh the National Marine Fis Nenei service to isl the Ribar plunger at the Bautro  said he is making inquiries in the fisheries service and if the device sounds As though it Cook be effective against the sea Lions Al the locks we would be More than willing to test it. All Tough we dont know if in will have an effect on the  sus Man for mayor in 1989," Travis said. That s what the whole process will be All about who will be Able to Cul the Mustard in 69? " he predicted that the acting mayor will be Black and will be expected to uphold Washington s Reform plat form open government a greater share of City work for minority contractors and an emphasis on neighbor hoods. "1 Don l think thai anyone can pick up the Mantle  said political consultant David Axel Rod. He was almost a Deily in the Black Community like Jack Kennedy was in Catho Lic Homes in the 60s. He held together an amalgam of old time while politicians and reformers who respect cd him and feared him. No one will be Able to Wield Power like the mayor did no one will be match his authority in the cily  before Washington landed in the mayor s chair in the racially divisive 1983 contest against Republican Bernard Epton he made no Bones about the foundation of his candidacy. It s our turn he once told a mostly Black crowd. Thai s  and Black voters won t forget Travis said especially when they gather monday for a Washington memorial service Al the University of Illinois Chi Cago you will see a surge of citizens from All Over the City that will give a Good indication Ihm the movement is still alive Travis said. Many time the movement makes the  stateside family fails to find donor for cystic fibrosis teen new York a a 17-year-old girl need ing a heart and lung transplant died before a suitable donor could be found her family  Gershon died of cystic fibrosis Al co Lumbia Presby Tynan medical Center pcs pile in publicity Given to the search for an Organ donor. The most horrifying thing is that she me of i students who gave Chase on fool and on none Back to round up the bulls. Two hours later the class had the bulls tack in the Corral  
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