European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday May 8.19b8 Askew Abandons drive for Senate reports say stateside Tallahassee Fla. A popular former Flor Ida gov. Reubin Askew is dropping Oil of the race for a . Senate seat saying that he does not like having to ask contributors for Money according to reports published saturday. Askew 59, had been the favorite to win both the primary and 1hc general election and he had collected about is million for his Campaign War Chest so far. Roth the Tallahassee Democrat and the Orlando Sentinel quoted Anonymous sources As saying that Askew has decided to drop out because he does not want to raise More Money for his Campaign. A source who refused to be identified told the Talla Hassee newspaper that Askew telephoned party officials from a Central Florida Campaign Stop Friday with the news the newspaper said democratic party chairman Charles Whitt cad declined official comment an Askew s announcement Friday night the newspapers said. A Kew has held a commanding Lead Over his demo cratic primary challenger. . Rep. Dan Mica in All polls published to Dole. Poll also showed Askew with a Lead Over a Republican Senate hopeful . Rep. Connie Mack. Askew s departure would be the second Jolt to the democratic party in this year s Senate race. The first Cnoc last december when incumbent Lawlon Chiles announced plans to retire after three terms. The stale democratic executive committee was scheduled to select its final 47 delegates to the party s National convention saturday in Tallahassee where reports of Askew decision disappointed his support ers and party regulars. Reubin Askew a Ella photo . Congressman undergoes rare double lung transplant Jackson miss. A surgeons completed a tact double lung transplant operation on rep. Floyd Spence of South Carolina Early saturday officials Alich University of Mississippi medical Center said. Spence. 60, was in critical but stable condition after the 5-hour surgery which ended Al 3 a.m., said Hospi Tal spokeswoman Barbara Austin Spence suffering from chronic obstructive lung Dis ease hew to Mississippi Friday afternoon from co Lumbia. . After being notified of a possible set of donor lungs in  of the transplant team flew to Texas Fri Day afternoon and returned late Friday night with the organs after determining that the lungs were in Goodenough shape to transplant Hospital spokeswoman Janice Quinn  opened pc acc s Chest Aboul an hour be fore the lungs arrived about 10 45 p.m., Hospital officials said. The operation normally takes from five to seven hours Quinn said. Spence appeared Alert and in Good spirits As he was wheeled into inc Hospital. The legislator s son David Spence said the family was confident Aboul inc out come of inc  surgeons Are very optimistic about the Condi Tion of the donor s lungs with Floyd s physical Condi Tion and with his tolerance to the operation said Randy Mashbum Spence s District administrator. They arc very  one Point last october Spence was placed under intensive care at belch sea naval Hospital in Maryland in critical condition. Afterwards the congressman went on inc list of potential Organ transplant recipients. Double lung transplants have been performed 30 limes worldwide and Only 12 limes in North America three limes at Jackson and nine times at Toronto general Hospital under the auspices of the Toronto University school of Medicine. Eight of the Toronto patients arc still living but Only one of the three from Jackson remains alive. University medical Center officials attributed one of the two deaths to factors unrelated to either the surgery or respiratory ailments that led to the operations. Or. Seshadri Raju professor of surgery and director of the transplant program Al Jackson said last Mont that with a Normal recovery Spence would be Able to resume a Normal schedule after six months with surprisingly few physical restrictions. Confined Al limes to a wheelchair and occasionally in need of oxygen Spence has made few Public appear ances since his october , he has filed for re election the nine term Republican will face Democrat Jim la Vintis in the november election. Klan link to University deplored Norman okla. A a Regent at the univer sity of Oklahoma has joined a group of students who arc pleading with school officials to change the name of a building that was named after a former Leader of the Kun jux klan. The time is right for a change the Regent Sylvia Lewis said Friday. We should t be perpetuating discrimination Al one of our flagship  faculty and Studeni organizations at inc University have asked the regents to change the name of the chemistry building which was dedicated in 1917 As Mcbarr Hall after Edwin def Larr one of the first four professors at Oklahoma. Debarr established the school of pharmacy in 1894 and inter the first school of Petroleum engineering. He was a vice president of the University from 1909 to Debarr was an Oklahoma grand dragon of the Kkt and in 1924 he was a National chaplain of the klan. In 1922, the University s regents censured Debarr for his involvement with the klan and he was dismissed from the University in 1923. The name is inappropriate said Roland Lehr acting chairman of the chemistry department. In re cent weeks students have staged a protest in front of the building. The University pc tide Frank Horton declined comment Friday on the Issue. Us a financial services acquires Citicorp unit Baltimore up us Fig financial services corp signed a definitive agreement in Day to acquire Citicorp investment manage ment the Domestic institutional investment advisory unit of Citicorp Tor  million officials said. The Opportunity to acquire an organization with such a Well developed cadre of investment management capabilities does t Proem itself often. Us a views Cim As an excellent complement to our thrust into the corporate asset management or can said Jack Mosc Lcy chair Man of the Board and president of usf4o corp Parent of us Fiu financial services corp. Cim has approximately ji8 billion in assets under management which when combined wit the assets us other wholly owned subsidiaries of us a financial services corp., will elevate the Baltimore corporation to the top 20 Amon investment managers in the United states. Chicago judge approves special mayoral election Chicago