European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday july 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 lord mayor Ben Briscoe a photo Dublin installs dynasty jew As lord mayor Dublin Ireland a like father like son Ben Briscoe has become lord mayor of dub Lin the second jew to hold the office. His late father Robert Briscoe was elected lord mayor in 1956 and proved such a hit that he was Given a second term in 1961. Ben Briscoe 55, took Over the Gold Chain of office from Carmencita Hederman after defeat ing her 28-22 in a City Council vote monday night. It was the first time a son has followed his father into the mansion House Dublin s mayor Al residence and Briscoe is assured of added prominence because he takes office Midway through celebrations of the capital s millennium. The office which carries a one year term is largely ceremonial and customarily is rotated. But Hederman the first woman elected to the Post was such a popular mayor that she sought a second term saying she wanted to see the millennium festivities out. But the 25 City councillors of Briscoe s fianna fail party plus three from Small parties tipped the balance against her. The Briscoe considered something of a dynasty among Ireland s 2,000-member jewish population have served fianna fail in parliament without interruption since 1927. Ben Briscoe was elected to the Dail in 1965, taking Over the Dublin seat his father held until his death. Dukakis continues search Bush hails Meese decision by the associated press Democrat Michael Dukakis wrapped up another Busy round in his search for a vice presidential running mate wednesday meeting with rep. Lee Hamilton of Indiana. The Campaign of vice president George Bush breathed a quiet sigh of Relief with the resignation of attorney general Edwin Meese Iii. Although Bush never publicly criticized Meese or called for his resignation he issued a statement saying de did the right thing and i wish him Well. Dukakis efforts in choosing a vice presidential candidate occurred against the backdrop of a budget crisis at Home in Massachusetts. The Money crunch forced him to agree to new taxes an Issue that was quickly seized upon by the republicans. Dukakis also came under criticism from president Reagan who on tuesday also gave the vice president his strongest vote of Confidence yet. Bush is the kind of Man i want to follow me Reagan told a group of conservatives at the old executive office building. He said Bush would continue the conservative revolution begun under Reagan. Bush was travelling to his adopted Home state of Texas wednesday for a meeting of the league of United latin american citizens the largest hispanic civil rights organization in the country. Dukakis on tuesday brought in sen. Albert Gore or. Of Tennessee and rep. Richard Gephardt of Missouri for face to face talks in Boston and wednesday he was meeting with Hamilton. Gephardt said he d take the Job if it were offered but Gore would not comment. The former Dukakis rivals treated him harshly Dur ing the heat of the primary Campaign but both eventually endorsed the Massachusetts governor. Dukakis is also to travel to Arizona Friday to meet with another former rival Bruce Babbitt. Aides said Dukakis was seeking Babbitt s advice but was not considering him for the vice presidential nomination. Jesse Jackson who spent the july fourth Holiday with Dukakis dismissed contenders other than him self. The others under consideration Are unknown quantities beyond their districts and beyond their Home states Jackson said in Boston before leaving for new York where he was holding a series of editorial Board meetings wednesday. The private sessions with prospective running mates fuelled speculation that the certain democratic Nomi Nee was moving closer to naming a running mate. Meese s resignation tuesday was Welcome news to the Bush Campaign which viewed the attorney Gener Al s Legal problems As a  Dukakis who has frequently made an Issue of ethics problems in the Reagan administration called the Meese resignation Long overdue. This administration s inability to set High Stan Dards for Public service will not be solved by the Meese resignation he said. This administration has had one scandal after another one resignation after  Dukakis in turn came under fire from Reagan who in addressing the conservatives referred to Dukakis not by name but As a  it was Clear which governor he was talking about though. The american people understand what liberalism Means and Don t like it so our opponents plan to go to the voters incognito they re putting on political Trench Oats and sunglasses Reagan said referring to the sparse democratic platform described by republicans As deliberately vague. How other than Liberal would you characterize a governor who in the last five years increased his state s spending twice As fast As the Federal government s and More than a third faster than the average for All the other states Reagan asked. Dukakis while trying to find a running mate also is facing one of the most serious budget crises of his career As governor of Massachusetts. He met tuesday with legislators in his statehouse office. Although fiscal year 1988 expired last thursday there is still no plan in place to close the year end deficit. Senate ways and Means chairwoman Patricia Mcgovern confirmed tuesday that the 1988 budget is at least $450 million in deficit due to disappointing tax collections in june. There is also no budget in place for the new fiscal year making it difficult for the administration to run the government. Democratic officials meanwhile Are discussing a plan under which Jackson would give a prime time televised speech on the second night of the party s National convention As would the other democrats who lost out to Dukakis in the fight for the party s presidential nomination. 2 die after falling in Quarry machine Sterling a. Up three workers fell into a huge Stone Rushing machine tuesday at a Rock Quarry near Washington Dulles International Airport and two of the men died apparently of suffocation authorities said. The third worker escaped with minor injuries said Shirley Cowhill a spokeswoman for a nearby Hospital. The three men fell into the 50-foot-tall crushing Hopper shortly before 11 . At Loudoun quarries near Dulles Airport in Northern Virginia said William Goldfeder director of fire and Rescue services for Loudoun county. They were in there trying to dislodge some Rock of some kind when they fell into the Crusher Goldfeder said. Authorities also were investigating the possibility that the workers were not wearing safety belts As required Goldfeder said. Apparently one employee fell into a void and several other employees tried to save him and they were also sucked in said Jim Kiser of the Sterling fire depart ment. One victim was substantially buried another was revived momentarily before he died and a third was saved said Goldfeder who described the scene As an impossible Rescue  a Loudoun quarries representative reached by phone refused to comment on the Accident saying Only that it was under investigation. Officials with the . Occupational safety and health administration were called in by local authorities to help determine Why the Accident occurred. Workers were digging for Bluestone a Blue Gray Sand Stone at the Quarry where the Accident occurred one Loudoun quarries official said. Gravel from the Quarry is fed into the top of the Hopper on a conveyor Belt and then sifted at the Bottom. Texas Bank fraud suspect kills self while in jail Houston a a real estate Developer awaiting trial in what prosecutors said was one of the biggest Bank loan fraud cases in . History electrocuted himself by rigging a stripped Cord to an outlet officials said tuesday. The body of . Mcconnell 40, was discovered on the floor of the Harris county jail s medical Ward about 3 50 . Monday sheriffs it. . Moore said. Mcconnell was transferred to the medical Ward after he tried to hang him self in his jail cell March 21 with a Cord from an immersion Heater. Moore said this time Mcconnell apparently stripped the ends of a three stranded electrical Cord placed one end into a Wall outlet and then used himself to make a full circuit by attaching the exposed end to his  it was not known How Mcconnell obtained the Cord but such items Are usually purchased by inmates at the jail s commissary Moore said. Moore said a note believed to be writ ten by Mcconnell was found on a table next to Mcconnell s bed. The note was addressed to his wife Mary Gantt said Dick Deguerin his former attorney. We have a note that we re examining at this time Moore said. It s some what illegible and we re attempting to decipher what it says. But it appears it might possibly be a suicide  following his March suicide attempt Mcconnell said he was despondent Over delays in his court proceedings. His trial was scheduled for july 19 and he had been in jail since nov. 17 on a $750,000 Bond. Mcconnell surrendered to Federal authorities when he got off a plane from mex Ico after having been missing for More than a year. He and five associates were indicted last october on charges of plotting to de fraud Texas National Bank Post Oak an Home savings association of $4.2 million to $5.7 million by claiming to own prop erty in which they had no interest. Loans approved by the institutions and backed by property the defendants did not own were tunnelled to Mcconnell through fronts prosecutors alleged. Mcconnell a one time multimillionaire said he had 35 cents in his pocket when he was arrested. He was assigned a Federal Public defender because of Lack of Money. His holdings which his wife Esti mated to be Between $300 million and $500 million Are being liquidated under chapter 11 and chapter 7 of the . Bankruptcy , who made his Fortune in Houston amassed hundreds of rental properties and development projects Here and in Galveston. His most ambitious project was a planned 440-acre resort called grand Beach on Galveston Island. But before the resort s first building could be completed his Empire began to crumble and Mcconnell filed for Protection from creditors in october 1986. A court appointed trustees report said Mcconnell and the 10 companies included in the bankruptcy filing owed $427 million against $281 million in assets. Two Loans listed in the indictment one at a Houston Bank and another at a savings and loan were Only part of a larger scheme to defraud lending institutions of at least $ 162 million authorities claimed