European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 22, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Pages the stars and stripes tuesday november 22,1988 Chicago vote ordered to fill late mayor s term Springfield 111. A Chicago must hold a mayoral election next year to fill the two years remain ing on the term of the late mayor Harold Washington he Illinois supreme court ruled without dissent Mon Day. The court said that a Reading of stale election Law Long with the stale Law governing municipalities re quires that a special election be held to fill a vacancy that occurs with More than 28 months left on a four pc artery. Washington the City s first Black mayor died of a heart attack nov. 25, 1987, with 3 i years left of his second term. The scheme Recognises the importance of the Vot ers not to have a mayoral appointee who is not of their own choosing for More than 28 months Justice Joseph Cunningham wrote. A lower court ruling already has called for a primary feb. 28, followed by a general election april 4. The decision was eagerly awaited by a crowded Field of announced and unannounced candidates. Unannounced candidates include the acting mayor. Eugene Sawyer and Richard m. Daley who were Bolh said to be awaiting inc ruling before announcing. Daley son of the former mayor Richard j. Daley who died in 1976, just won u landslide re a Lection As Cook county slate s attorney and was the Leader in a recent poll of potential mayoral contenders. Sawyer who is Black was appointed acting mayor a year ago by a bitterly divided City Council after receiving inc support of Washington s White Council opponents. He has trailed in the mayoral polls to another Black Democrat Alderman Tim Evans who has claim isl tit be Washington s politic heir. In this City where no Republican has been mayor for More than a half Century the democratic primary is considered decisive. Many observers have said hat if Evans and Sawyer split inc Mack vote in the february primary and other White candidates step aside in could open the Way fora Victory by Daley. The City s Popula Tion is 40 percent Black. Though Daley 46, has declined to say whether he will run close associates have been quoted As saying icy expect him to make a bid. There arc three other White candidates who have announced but two of them arc considered Likely to pull out if Daley runs. Daley lost to Washington in a three Way democratic primary in 19b3, when he and incumbent mayor Jane Byrne split the while vote. Smaller size same taste a compact Coke machine designed for Small offices has been introduced by the Atlanta based coca cola co the new dispenser is about the size of a Micro wave oven. Kentucky legislators ask University to reconsider limits on smoking Owensboro by. A stale legislators arc asking University of Louisville officials to reconsider Banning smoking in some parts of he Campus and Are threatening to Cut the school s budget if they Don t. The general Assembly s tobacco task Force meet ing sunday gave the state University unlit dec. 5 to change its proposed Campus smoking policy. Kentucky is the nation s leading tobacco grower. If the University does t Back Down it la open up the awl Gillesi can of Worms said state rep Clay Crupper chairman of the House agriculture committee Crupper said the legislature has the ultimate weapon the budget. The proposed policy a disclosed last week and scheduled to Lake effect by the new year would prohibit smoking in common areas such As stairwells hallways and reception areas. Cafeterias would be divided into smoking and non smoking areas. Dan Hall a University administrator told the legislators thai the University is willing to rethink this provision and maybe have something More  ill Lake Back to Campus tomorrow what you be said Hall said. "1 hear you loud and Clear he also said the policy is not meant to be anti tobacco or anti smoking but to better balance the rights of smokers and non sri overs on our  if the University does t Back Down other commit tees including those dealing with agriculture Small businesses and labor and Industry wiil take up the cause Crupper said. ,. Crupper initially called on the task Force to approve a Resolution asking the University Loback Down. But he later agreed to give the University until the task Force s Dee. S meeting to revise its policy. The provision of the policy that most offended legislators sunday night was a clause that resolves otherwise irreconcilable conflicts Between smokers and non smokers in favor of thenon smoker. Crupper said that if a restrictive policy is enacted at inc University of Louisville in would spread to other state universities. _. Sen. Fred Bradley said i m concerned with the Prece Dent it would set and the impression it would give  the slate s total income from tobacco production in 1984 Wasilj billion and that led to $126 million in taxes according to the taskforce chairman rep. Domic codling. Stateside society of journalists drops Sigma Delta Chi tag Cincinnati a the society of professional journalists has voted to drop the greek letters Sigma Delta Chi from its name. The society was founded in 1909 at Depauw University As Sigma Delta Chi or sex accepting Only men As members. In 1969, it allowed women to join and added the society of professional journalists to us name a few years later. Delegates at the organi lion s 79th annual a Onvan lion on sunday approved the name change by 197-66, ending a nearly 20-year debate. The organization also approved a Resolution urging president elect George Bush to step up efforts to win the Freedom of american hostages Alann Steen a journalism teacher and Terry a. Anderson chief Middle East correspondent for the associated press. The two were abducted in Lebanon. 2 foreign students killed in collision of Van truck Avon Minn. Up1 two 17-Yvar-old foreign Exchange students were killed in a traffic Accident in m inn Sota authorities said. Killed were Tina Schuliz of West Germany and Nabi Sano of Japan who had been attending Eden Valley Watkins High school in Eden Valley. They were heading la Holdingford for a Retreat when the Van in which they were Riding skidded out of control and collided with a gravel truck. The Driver of the Van Jan Ruhland 26, and her daughter Jill 4, were critical in injured. The truck Driver was not seriously injured. Partly paralysed woman wins suit against doctor Baltimore