European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday july 18, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 3 about 300,000 in Mexico City s zocolo Square turned out in massive protest and to Back the leftist presiden tial candidate Cuauhtemoc Cardenas who lost in the massive protest in Mexico City National elections held on july 6. Supporters claim extensive election fraud which they allege Cost their candidate a Victory. Some chanted the people voted Cardenas won while others waved flags or carried placards and banners expressing support for Carde Nas. Employer says newspapers source quit Minneapolis a a Man who is suing Minnesota s two largest newspapers for revealing him As a source had one of his main claims contradicted by his former employer who testified that the Man resigned from his Job and was not fired. Dan Cohen is suing the Minneapolis Star Tribune and the St. Paul Pioneer press dispatch for identifying him As the Man who leaked court documents in 1982 about a 12-year-old shoplifting conviction of a candidate for lieutenant governor. Cohen has said he was fired from his$34,000-a-year advertising Job because of the newspapers actions. He claims he has lost or will lose $725,000 in income and pension benefits. But David Floren president of mar tin Williams inc., the advertising Agency that had employed Cohen testified Friday that Cohen resigned from the Agency after the newspapers identified him. Floren called As a witness by attorneys for the two newspapers said he was stunned when he Learned of co Hen s leak the Day before the two news papers published stories naming him As the source of the leak. He said Cohen offered to resign after a heated argument about the matter with a top executive of the Agency. Cohen s resignation was accepted and he was Given $12,000 in Severance pay and told to clean his desk by the end of the Day Floren said. Cohen attorney Elliot Rothenberg has said that action was More consistent with being fired than with resigning. Cohen claims the newspapers Vio lated agreements not to identify him As the source of information about mar Lene Johnson s record for shoplifting $6 Worth of merchandise. Johnson was the democratic Farmer labor candidate for lieutenant governor on a ticket led by Rudy Perpich. She and Perpich won the 1982 election and have held the offices since 1983. Cohen turned Over the conviction records to reporters for both papers on the condition that his name would note revealed. Editors at both newspapers overruled the reporters and published Cohen s name. His suit alleges breach of contract and misrepresentation. Cohen believed the leak would help the rival Campaign of Wheelock Whit Ney the Independent Republican candidate for governor in 1982, Flore said. But Floren said he believed Cohen had played a dirty trick that could have Hurt the Agency s reputation. Rothenberg has said Cohen was a Good Friend of Whitney and had helped write position papers for him. Five More editors also took the wit Ness stand Friday including former Pioneer press dispatch executive editor David Hall who made the paper s decision to name Cohen. Hall who left the paper in 1984, said reporters were supposed to obtain an editor s approval before granting confidentiality to a source but did t always do so. In breaking the Promise made to Cohen Hall said his overriding con Cern was to inform readers of All the circumstances so they could judge the motives behind the leak. I Felt very strongly about that he said. I do  testimony in the trial at Hennepin county District court was expected to conclude monday. Moving without a permit can Cost in this no. Town East Orange no. Not planning to move to or from this City of 77,000? Stop by the police Sta Tion first. You need a permit. Lenna Palmer ran afoul of the system while moving out last May 28. She received a ticket for not having permit from a police officer who stopped her near the moving Van. She went to municipal court and her lawyer Mari Anne tolomeo of the american civil liberties Union was ready to argue that the Law violated the privacy and travel rights of the United states and new Jersey constitutions. I have never heard of an ordinance like this Tolo Meo said. Before she could argue City lawyers proposed trans Ferring the Case to state courts. Judge Ernest Booker postponed everything for a month to allow time to file rebuttals. All the commotion startled City officials. After All they said the Law has been on the books unchallenged since 1949. And they insisted its Pur pose is sound to protect private property. The system they said insures that the police can distinguish Between property owners who Are moving and thieves who Are looting a House or coming to town with a truck of stolen furniture. It s not intrusive said assistant corporation coun Sel Lucas e.  helps the police save somebody from coming Home from vacation and opening the door and finding nothing in the  Palmer a Mother of two who earns her living by baby sitting said she thought she got a raw Deal Tolo Meo said adding that Palmer never knew about the  said Palmer was moving out on a sat urday when the officer approached her. The City requires that applications be filed a Darin Advance. Palmer offered the $2 fee and asked the officer to obtain one for her. But he refused an gave her the ticket punishable by 10 Days in jail or a $50 Fine