European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 10, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday. November 10,19b8 part goers worldwide watch returns Roll in by Edith associated press writer thousands of americans and foreign ers around inc world watched . Elec Tion returns Early wednesday at panics featuring everything from hot dogs and Uncle Sam to a red. White and Blue cock Tail called a Busnakis i from Hong Kong. Istanbul and Tel Aviv to Rome. Paris Bonn and London the. Partisan and Curi Rius came to watch live television coverage of the race by wet n it Public in George Bush and in Morrill Michael Dukakis. I m trying to find out the names of Ilie Cam ii Alf the who also was at the Lon Jan embassy with his wife Singer Sarah Wrightman said he was a limit Man hut i must say in arc s Only one pres ident of the United states mrs. Thatcher he joked referring o ii Rit election briefs Ain s Strong willed prime minister mar Garet Thatcher. As votes were being counted it was breakfast in Hong Kong where 300 pea Pic gathered at the Zurama hold Over danish pastries and col cd some holding american Flag handed out by Roy scouts in Cairo election results were Broad cast live at i a.m., following a party at he Nile. Hilton israeli to also broadcast through the night interrupted by thrillers and comedy series and the american Cul Tural centers in Jerusalem and Tel Aviv invited the Public o a morning after parly featuring live satellite coverage Over Coffee and Sake. Al night election parties were held at inc Minerva eating club at Leiden University in the Netherlands and at hotels in Istanbul Ankara and Geneva where dinner featured prime rib flown in from new York and entertainment included Swiss Yodel cars and a country music band. Results of a first Straw poll of Geneva parly goers showed Bush defeating Dukakis 210-160. A the american Community club in Bonn several Hundred people most of them germans watched the returns munched hot dogs drank Beer and listened to a Dixieland band. We re talking pure americana Here said Cal Walsh spokesman for the . Embassy which sponsored the party. Film director Franco Zei Tirilli Fash Ion designer Runato bal Clra and italian politicians were among More than 1,000 people at Rome s Excelsior Hole for a . Embassy party. The american president has a world electorate hat is much More interested in the american election than . Vot ers said Antonio la Pergola. Italy s cab inet minister for european economic Community relations referring to the history of Luw us turnouts. In Paris the liveliest party was at Harry s new York bar near the opera. Hundreds who could t gel in spilled into inc Rue Daunou and into neighbouring bars o watch election results on to it s surprising. You Don l expect this overseas said Roy Cobleigh of Imperi Al calif., who is in the . Navy and taking advantage of Shore leave of sever Al weeks to tour Europe. People Here arc real knowledgeable. They Klinow As much As we do Abdul american politics said fellow Sailor Kevin Lanpher of Harry it. Jim molten 83. An american who participated in inc Normandy landings and liberation of Paris in world War ii and has lived in the City for the past 28 Yean was at a quieter Pany at i crashing Hall the american legion Headquarters in Paris. "1 have Otid for two republicans in my life Reagan and Bush he said. I fuel Bush is Gong to keep my life the Way it in London. Democrats and republicans abroad and a Al of organic i ions threw a party for 500 at the National Liberal club. The parly featured an Uncle Sam arc ctr and the Winner of an election night cocktail Competition the by shakes p rtt. Made from l us Curacao liqueur Champagne and a Maraschino Cherry. Other cocktails in the Competition included inc Bush Charisma made from tap water no ice and the Quayle ale which consists of any bottle Beer but avoids the draughts. Tie vote in Colorado town Means More whiskey sales Marble Colo. A the Only watering Hole in this Little Colorado Mountain town will continue to phut whiskey thansis in i lie Vole thai blocked a prohibition measure. Thirty residents cast ballots tuesday and split 15-15 whether to be wet or dry. The tie vote meant failure of the initiative to ban liquor sales from Marble s Only Sioon inc Mountain View inn. Supporters of the measure said they wanted the ban because they got tired of out of a owners whooping it up getting drunk and driving into the River. Even darkness can t keep . Res dents from polls. Kurt Lanai no. A a fire engine turned on its headlights in one dark in incl while Volcks used flashlights in other parts of town to Cost ballots during a blackout. Sun Juan county manager Jim be Blell said the Vot ing machines in Kirkland were All mechanical and not electronic so they did t lived the during tuesday s election. The Farmington electric & water co., which pro vide Power for Kirland. Said it could t immediately drier Nilise the cause of the outage. Iowa s Gopher suggests leaving love boat behind Sioux City Iowa Ai Republican rep Fred Grandy fresh from an easy re election said it s time to forget his years playing inc bumbling Purser Gopher on television s love with 85 percent of the District s precinct s reporting on tuesday Grandy piled up a 43,000-Vole Lead Over lawyer Dave o Brien. " f there was anything left to the actor Label 1 would t have won by thai margin Grandy said. Chinatown ballot voters in in fan Dick s Chinatown in up Early toes Day id cast their ballots under flags and portraits rep resenting both of their heritages that of the Republic of China and of the null no slates of America. Jackson urges Bush to irn prove social services Washington. A the Rev Jesse Jackson initially a rival and later a supporter of Michael Dukakis bid for the presidency tuesday night urged re publican George Bush to begin a Dia Logue with democrats fur bipartisan sup port on strengthening social services and Equality for americans Michael Dukakis is congratulated having run a Good and Gallant and honorable Campaign and George Bush it seems is president elect arid likewise must be highly the civil rights Leader said a television interview when unofficial election results showed Bush in a commanding Lead. In his reach far a Kinder and gentler nation he must attract bipartisan support and dialogue Jackson said referring to a goal Bush stated in accepting his Republican parly s nomination last summer. There must be a commitment to expand services for human beings affordable housing and Day care,".Jackson said. We certainly cannot abandon human services any More. I Hope that we will focus now on the budget deficit Trade deficit and debt reduction but not sacrifice human services to people american the question on the desk of George Bush will not be who won the Flag Loving contest Al of us love it that s a tie Jackson said referring 10 Campaign disagreements Over patriotism. It will be that budget deficit. And of course if you give. Rich a s40 Bil lion capital gains lax break you cannot re Duce Char deficit he continued a calling Bush s support of capital gains tax Relief. The democratic party leadership must now. and Cut our losses,1 Jackson said. We lost the White House. With a net gain in the Senate a net gain in the House. We must now take the responsibility 10 put Forth a legislative Agenda that will in prenatal1 care for women Day care for children equal rights for women fair prices for Farmers raising minimum wage for that s what begins tomorrow. Jack , explaining a recent stat Mem in which he said the Campaign for the 1992 presidential election would begin the Day after this year s voting. ". V
