European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday August 11, 1988 the stars and stripes Page 9 Bird from Fuji a Rick Dunkan Australia s hang gliding Champion soars out majestically from the Heights of it. Fuji 94 Miles South of Tokyo. This was the beginning of an hour Long cruise aboard his Graceful hang glider Swan Light. The Craft came to rest in a schoolyard at the foot of Fuji Japan s tallest Mountain at 12,388 feet. Cooter scoots to win As states hold primaries by the associated press sex actor Ben Jones who played a Mechanic on the Dukes of hazzard dismantled his opponents in a bid to face an embattled Republican congressman in Georgia this fall while a 44-year Illinois incumbency ended by death was returned to democratic hands. In other primaries tuesday Georgia voters picked a Young democratic attorney to take on Republican rep. Newt Gingrich a five term congressman who has led efforts to Force an investigation of House speaker Jim Wright. Colorado had primaries in six congressional districts but Only one pitched Battle. State rep. David Bath Defeated former Secretary of state Mary Estill Buchanan who lost to Gary Hart in the 1980 Senate race. Elsewhere Ralph David Abernathy Iii son of the civil rights Leader decisively won the democratic nomination for a state House seat in Atlanta. Abernathy will meet Republican John e. Thompson in the fall. Jones 47, had been rated the democratic favorite against rep. Pat Swindall in Georgia s 4th District race both As a result of his 1986 Campaign Effort and his role As the Mechanic cooler on the Dukes of hazzard television show. His 9pponents sought to counter that advantage by portraying Jones As too Liberal attacking him after he told a College group in May he would be willing to consider legalizing drugs. He acknowledged making the statement but insisted that he also told the group he would consider that As an option Only after a massive Effort to eradicate drugs. With All 220 precincts reporting unofficial totals Jones had 32,637 votes or 62 percent lawyer Nick Moraitakis 10,832, or 21 percent and theater executive John Stembler 8,814, or 17 percent. Jones said Stembler attempted to trash him and that played into Swindall s hands. On the other hand he praised Moraitakis for taking a High  in Southern Illinois Democrat Jerry costello won a special election to fill the final 4 /2 months of the late rep. Mel Price s term but republicans say the race was close enough to Merit their continued attention in november. We re extremely encouraged by All this said Kenny Klinge chairman of the National Republican Campaign committee despite the narrow defeat of gop candidate Robert Gaffner a College administrator. So was costello who expressed Confidence about winning a full two year term in november. We re going to take the republicans and the re publican National congressional committee in the november election too he told supporters. We re going to grab them by the nose and kick them in the feet and make them like  costello chairman of the St. Clair county Board and one of the most powerful democratic party Lead ers in the Region won the race with 33,247 votes or 51.5 percent to Gaffner s 31,279, or 48.5 percent according to unofficial returns. Price a Democrat died in april after nearly 44 years in Congress. In Georgia s 6th District race to oppose Gingrich unofficial returns from 150 of 218 precincts showed David Worley a 30-year-old attorney with 20,696 votes or 54 percent to businessman Clyde Owens 17,400, or 46 percent. Worley had the backing of Georgia House speaker Tom Murphy. Worley focused More on Gingrich than on his democratic rival during the primary Campaign saying at one Point that Gingrich s five terms in Congress rep resented "10 years of double talking double dealing and  Gingrich accused Worley of running a remarkably negative and inaccurate Campaign and said he would debate the challenger in every county of the District. In All eight of Georgia s 10 congressmen won renomination without opposition in the primary election. Both of those opposed were victorious. Revolvers of 2 agents guarding Dukakis Are stolen Boston a two secret service agents in the detail guarding democratic presidential nominee Michael Dukakis lost revolvers and secret service identification pins when their Boston hotel rooms were ransacked a spokesman said. Richard w. Terry special agent in charge of the Boston office said these Cret service and Boston police were moving to try to recover the equipment which was stolen sunday. We do have some leads and we re hopeful something will turn up Terry said. He said the theft does t affect the Agency s ability to protect the Massachusetts governor As he campaigns for the presidency. Investigators Are treating the burglar ies As random break ins but Haven t ruled out the possibility that someone intended to steal secret service equip ment Terry said. According to police reports no signs of forced entry were left when the colonnade hotel rooms of agents David Laco Vetti and Daniel Porter were broken into Between 8 35 . And 10 15 . Sun Day. Both agents lost Smith & Wesson,357-caliber combat magnum revolvers. Porter also lost radio equipment value Dat $1,500 and a Holster while Lacovetto s losses included secret service identification pins Agency papers $500 in travel or s checks a Sony Walkman with four tapes and Speed loaders which Are de vices used for Quick reloading of guns. Mark Gearan a spokesman for the Dukakis Campaign said the governor was informed of the robbery. The loss of the equipment in t being viewed As a Security threat he said. We have no reason to suspect that this is anything More than a random occurrence Gearan said