European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday. January 19, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 5 reporter s dead father on Dupont petition Austin. Tas a Anne Mari Kilday a reporter for inc Houston chronicle was startled to find her father s name on a Pythion filed to put Republican presidential hopeful Netedu Pont on the Texas primary ballot. Neil Only was Kilcran Icilda a life Long Democrat he had died four years ago."1 was looking at petitions from Bel Taire the neighbourhood where i Gre up and there was daddy s name said Kilday who was working on a Story about allegedly forged petitions. I Felt a lol of different things All at Onul. Shock some i incr some sad Ness she said then. I realized How funny it was. And my Mother did say she thought daddy would find this really amusing became he was a life Long Democrat and because he grew up in Boston where this kind of thing goes on All the  signature of Kieran Kilday is one of a dozen apparent forgeries that led the Fri to impound petitions hied by the gop campaigns of Dupont Al expander Haij and Senate minority Leader Robert Dole of Kansas. On saturday Dupont asked that his name be taken off the primary ballot saying his Campaign was a victim of Anasty fraud involving forged Signa  Pont said that a firm hired to lather signatures had forged them an that one of his Campaign staffers had engaged in related wrongful activities and had been fired the fired staffer Rosanne Robertson said in a Telephone interview published m sunday s editions of the Houston Post and the Dallas times Herald that if there was my wrong doing i was Rusl following or dirt however she did not elaborate on any orders she might have been Given. Dupont s name will stay on the Texas primary ballot however. John Weaver. Texas cop executive director said it was too late to remove his Nam but any volts Dupont received would he designated As uncommitted. The petition problems have prompted the republicans to verify names on All the petitions filed by gop  troubles also threaten to deny National convention delegates to an candidate who failed to submit 5.000 valid voter signatures to qualify for the March 8 Billot. Texas is the largest stale in the super tuesday round of primaries and caucuses and will Send 111 delegates to the Republican National convention in new Orleans this August. The problems also have embarrassed the Texas Republican party leaders prompted the democratic state attorney general to launch an inquiry and Tea supporters of some candidates Loac Cuse the Texas gop of favouring vice president George Bush who rails Houston Home. Many of the apparently forged Signa Lum involve Houston Truta residents. Fri officials have confirmed that Southern political consulting a hous ton firm is under investigation since it was involved in gathering some questionable signatures for Dupont Dole and  by mlle Southern political consult no s president has repeatedly said neither he nor other members of the company forged signatures. And he pledged cooperation with investigators. Fri probes charges of fire department racism _. R. ,., reached an All time High after the racial turmoil foresaw Din cipro rape the san Franetich fire or said. Urs.-. ,.-n Francisco a the san Franeisco fire department already rocked by charges of racism an the resignation of ils fire chief is being investigated by the Fri for alleged civil rights violations it was reported sunday. An Fri spokesman has confirmed that the Burea was investigating allegations of racial harassment with in the 1,300-Memhcr department the san Franesco Eta Miner reported in ils sunday edition. U s. District judge Marilyn Hall Pate requested last week that the Fri investigate the latest racial Inci Dent in inc department involving discovery of a  in a downtown station on Jan. 4, the exam embattled fire chief Edward Phinnis resigned on Friday one Day after Pitcl said the department was out of control. 1 Alel made her characterization of the departmental a hearing held in response to several racial Inci dents including the Swastika episode. At the hearing panel ordered inc department to in Spect each firehouse for offensive material to investigate complaints of discrimination and to Sinelly Pun ish Offe Sci. In interviews with 50 firefighter and officers the examiner said it found tensions at the Firchou Sra had Morris bean Bouef of Alexandria la wails by his car to explain id police How drive in drugstore it go stuck in the nil of drugstore i Slid the cur went out of control when Beaubouef who was l in Jirred shifted into drive. Reached All Tim Hig after l turmoil forced Phipps  minority firefighters including iwo who have armed themselves after threats from while co workers said they feared for their  firefighters meanwhile contend they have been unfairly branded As racists. The firefighter Union with primarily while members has hired a pub Lic relation firm to prop up the department s rep  used to be inc Good  said Mario Ballard a while firefighter with 14 years in inc  people took at us like we re wearing sheets and  Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today Jan. 19. I9j8 Mohandas k. Gandhi broke his fail unto death when inc leaders of India s mixed millions assured him Hal his policy of redemption a 7 Point program of peace would be car ried out. 30 years ago today Jan. 19, 1958 Chiang Kai she suffered the first major blow in 10 years 10 his leadership of nationalist Chin when a political rebellion developed within his party. 20 years ago foday Jan. 19, 1968 president Johnson directed Federal agencies to Cul their overseas civilian personnel by 10 per cent. 70 years ago today Jan. 19, 1978 the roof of in Hartford. Conn. Civic Center caved in by Neal tons of Snow destroying the s70million facility where  people had been watching a basketball game to hours earlier. Chicago mayor says he will run in 89 election a 1dc1 to Rrt Lutlo Nind Idem Lam Mavor Julf Chicago Ai mayor Eugene Sawyer who Rose from Alderman 10 inc cily s highest office after in death of Harold Washington announced sunday he ill run in a in a Leirion to serve out the last two years of the four year term. I m the mayor the Man in the chair Sawyer said. I going to remain the major. I m going m run in in Sawyer a elected mayor by the City Council on dec. 2� week after Washington the City s first b ack mayor suffered a massive heart attack at his desk and died. Ashing ton had been re elected in april to a foul year term. Sawyer elected with the help of most of the Cuy s White , but that support Cost him some backing m the Blick Community some Blacks have accused him of makings at to  out Washington s Agenda of open  need the support of the Black Community Sawyer said during an interview on radio station a Bax " i want that  m the Best candidate he said. I be served this City for 16 years in the City Council i will serve Al segments of the  Sawyer is expected 10 be challenged by another Lack Alderman Timothy Evans who lost the vote that followed Washington s death. He was washing Ion s floor Leader in the Council and currently chairs the finance  Sawyer wanted that two Blacks competing in the democratic primary in february 1989 would split the Lack vote and guarantee a Victory by a while candidate. In 1983, two while candidates then mayor Jan Byrne and Cook county stale s attorney Richsrd m. Daley split the White Vole and Washington won in primary. He later Defeated Republican Bernard Epson in the general , 54, a native of Alabama has been dogged by questions surrounding a j30.000 payment he received More than 10 years ago while an Alderman. For a month he maintained int the Money was Afinder s fee for helping attorney Fred Sudak now a Cook county judge get a Bank loan to buy land. On thursday. Sawya said ii was a fee for helping Asu Dav client find financing for a shopping Center m Sawyer s Oral Side Ward. He said he introduced Sudan to aban Karat Continental uti Nois National Bank Toul