European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday april. 1968 the stars and stripes Page 7 Milwaukee Winner vows real change Jackson helps defeat Cleveland charter change by the associate press Milwaukee Loters tuesday elected a new mayor who promised real change alter retiring mayor Kiriy Makr s Nark three decades in the of fice. Stale son. John Norquist swept to Victory Over Fum or acting gov. Mar tin Schr Cibor in the non partisan race to succeed Maler. Who is retiring at the Ace of 70 Ali a holding the office since 196 1. Together we built a grass roots Volunteer organization like Milwaukee has never seen Norquist told cheering backers a his Victory party. Together we delivered a message of Hope. And a message of real change. And tog Cher we will make this Mes Sage a reality in unofficial recur in from 290 of 1hc 324 precincts or 90 percent had the 38-year-old Norquist with 103.276 votes or 55 percent and Schreiber with 85,579 Mes or 46 percent. Support in the Black Community be came a heated Camplin Issue. When Black businessman let a Holloway who finished third in the feb. 16 primary held a rally to endorse a candidate while paying off remaining Campaign tic Bis Norquist boycotted the a veil and its s2u admission tee. Schreiber attended and wan the endorsement. Norquist was elected to the stale As Sembly in 1974 and served there until being elected in 1982 to the Senate where he was assistant majority Leader. Schreiber a lawyer served in the stale Senate from 1962 until bring elected lieutenant governor in 1970, then w3= acting governor after gov Patrick j. Luccy resigned to become . Ambassador to Mexico in 1977. Schreiber lost to Republican Lee s. Dreyfus in the 1978 election for Gover nor. He lost again when he tried for i he democratic nomination for governor in 1982 and has worked Al jobs in the private sector. In other elections tuesday Jesse Jackson s clout was demonstrated in the defeat of a Cleveland charter amendment to limit the cily Council president to two one year terms. Roughly 26 percent of Cleveland s registered voters turned out for the charter referendum. Unofficial returns showed 46,854 votes against the Mea sure or 65 percent to 25,458 in favor or 35 percent. Jackson the democratic presiden tial contender Lent his support to on. Ponets of the amendment to limit the City Council president to two one year terms which was viewed by Many As an attack on cily Council president George Forbes who has led the Council for 1.5 Yean and is the City s highest Black elected official. The coalition for ordinance re forming Council s efficiency known As a Force led a petition drive to gel the amendment on the ballot. A Force leaders including Blacks contend Forbes has intimidated Council Mem Bers by withholding Federal Money for Ward projects and stalling legislation. Jackson s picture was used on Litera Ture against the amendment and a radio advertisement featured Jackson urging voters to defeat the Amend ment Jackson recorded an audio tape in which he claims that tuesday s special election on the amendment was an at tempt to take away what we have gained across the years a share of Power in Cleveland and across the a voters in Tulsa oua., unseated their Republican mayor final unofficial returns showed state sen. Rodger handle a Democrat had 45.517 votes or 55.j percent to re publican incumbent Dick Crawford s 28,142 votes or 34.2 percent. Five candidates were running for the Post and a number of Ollire local offices were being decided Columbia mo., mayor Rodney Smith survived a recall election thai resulted from a controversy with racial overtones. Srnish a 59-year-old self employed tree surgeon elected us a write in candidate in 1986, faced a recall election because of controversy Over remarks he made last october at a meeting with local Blacks angry Over inc forced res ignation of police chief Bill Dye. A Black. The mayor who is while had told a Black crowd bal if they did t like Columbia they ought to leave. In the annals of Black history we arc always told to move and give up our rights said belly Roberts a Leader of inc coalition of concerned Citi Zens which organized the recall drive. Final Rii Lurns showed 2,493 voters or 22 percent favored recalling Smith 9,041 voters or 78 percent Ivanier him to remain in office. Voters in Kenosha. Wis., a City rocked by Chrysler corp s announced closing of an Auto Plant rejected mayor Eugene Ortts bid for his first full Lerm. With 33 of 34 prec Ineis re porting unofficial a Ciumei showed Al Derman pal Moran with 12,329 Voles Loio 30fordorff. Singer Brown charged in assault Juimei drown i of retd on 515,000 Bond. Aiken . Api soul Singer James Brown turned himself in tuesday after being charged with beating up his wife and shooting up her car White she cowered inside. Lie beat her up real bad she s got bruises All Over her. He also shot up her car Aikin county sheriff Carrol Heath Laid. Brown 54, is charged with assault with intent to murder and assault and Battery of a High and aggravated nature. He was released on j15,000 Bond. Heath said Brown s wife Adrienne Lois Brown 38. Told authorities Brown shot at her car while she was inside and later beat her Wilh a pipe. Brown denied the charges. He said he and his wife had argued because he was leaving without her thurs Day for a South american tour. Brown 3 two time grammy Winner is famous for such soul music hits As please please please it s a Man s world papa s got a Brand new bag and living in Heath i
