European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 30, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse Shuffle countdown under Way Page 5 the St is and of ripes uth Onolfo unofficial publication Fob Thi . vol. Good Mortn l. 47. No. 226 wednesday november 30, 1988annm Suh. D 8693 a demos elect Mitchell As their Senate Leader Washington a so talc democrats tuesday elected George Mitchell of Maine As their majority Leader and the Man who will guide inc Cham Ber through its coming skirmishes with George Bush s while House. Mitchell was cd ded in he close meeting by a unanimous voice Vole after he narrowly missed a majority in his race against Sens. Daniel Ino Tiye of Hawaii and Bennett Johnston of Louisiana. Earlier in the a. Republicans re elected Job Dole As their Leader. Mitchell who a is appointed to the Senate in 1980, was elected in 1982 and was re Eli Ted earlier this month will succeed Robert c. Byrd d-w.va., who decided 10 step Down As majority Leader to became chairman of the Senate appropriations committee. Although trailing the other two Candi dates in seniority. Mitchell is considered a Strong spokesman for inc party. A new England Liberal the former Federal prosecutor and judge has a reputation As a skilled thoughtful legislator. Mitchell garnered 27 Voles on the first ballot one Short of majority among the 55 democrats in the new Senate. Inouye and Johnston each Recei cd 14. Johnston then moved that Mitchell be approved unanimously Inouye seconded the motion. After the vote Johnston said the Best Man won. Gcorge Milch Ell will be a great majority sen. Alan Cranston of California was re elected As the party s whip defeating sen. Wendell Ford of Kentucky. There was no recorded vote. Mitchell 55, is a Liberal like Inouye hut less tradition bound. He appealed to sea Leader on Back Page sen. Geo Rice Mitchell Surprise tornadoes leave shattered lives Raleigh . Ai j shocked victims tried to put their shattered Lisas and Homes Back in order tuesday after a series of unexpected tornadoes killed four people including a couple their arms wrapped around each least 17 tornadoes slashed through parts of East Ern North Carolina monday injuring j51 people and causing More than Sio million in National Wen her sen ice did not begin issuing Tornado warnings 38 minutes after the first Tornado touched Down in Western Wake county because the twister was too close fur a Jar to Monitor authorities say. If you arc looking straight up at a storm you can t see much said pm goal i a meteorologist with he weather service at a High Durham International air twister sent a couple on a flying mattress ride. Mark and Vcra c in Cero and their Maitress landed against a tree across he held on to her As tight us 1 could and the next thing i know we lire said Cimerro. It was like a ride Al the fair.". Their Home was destroyed but they were not seriously neighbor. 8-\car-old Janet Barnes died when a Chimney collapse a i her bed. Farther North in Raleigh 12-year-old Edwin Pete Fulghum died of head and Chest injuries. In Rural Nash t . Lee Roy Alston died with his arms wrapped a round his fatally injured wife Mary apparently in an Effort to shield her from the to Rondo thai destroyed their Mobile Home authorises said. They had been thrown from he Home. Their two Clil. Drin Ages 14 and a summed. Authorities had pin the death trill at six but hey later corrected in to four the tornadoes struck in nine counties from.avavt.1 in Eastern North Carolina to dare on the Atlantic coast authorities s Iid. Alasi of she damage was i Raleigh where tornadoes but a 10-mile Swath. City manager. Jempsey Demon said the storm. See tornadoes on Back Page a pie in. A Lluli ., after it was hit by Une of 17 Turna Dws thai Cut a Swath in rough he the nato to measure Burden carried by members by dav1dtarrant staff writer Brussels Belgium in a step Lourd ending the Chron argument Between europeans and americans Over paying for the common defense nato will release a report Thi Vruck outlining the responsibilities of each partner. The 79-Page report due out during a meeting of Alliance defense ministers thursday will please eur Rop cans by recognizing such non fiscal burdens As. The hosting of Large foreign armies on real estate provided free . Officials said. But the document also recognizes the longstanding . Concern thai some countries arc not paying enough inc officials Only is it an intellectually impressive product but it is extremely Well balanced a senior . Official said of inc report. It gets away from this business of americans shouting at europeans about not spending enough and europeans shouting at see nato on Back Page
