European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday december 1988 Daley seeks mayor s chair once occupied by his father Chicago a prosecutor Richard m. Daley who possesses one of the most recognizable names in big City politics tuesday announced he will seek the mayor s chair his father occupied for More than two decades. I do so aware of both the great Challenge and the great Opportunity the next mayor will face Daley said Al a packed news conference. He enters a democratic Field already crowded with six announced candidates for the 1989 special mayoral election. If 1 stood Here worried about who s in or out or about the Odds 1 would t be Here today Daley said. We can t solve All our problems overnight but let s begin by recognizing How much More we can achieve by lowering our voices and raising our sights he said. Daley 46, was elected last month to his third term As Cook county state s attorney. His father Richard j. Daley served As Chicago s mayor from 1955 until his death in 1976 and also controlled the once vaunted machinery of the Cook county democratic parly. Four mayors and More than a decade later the of fice is up for grabs in an election scheduled to fill the remainder of the second term of the late mayor Harold Washington who died nov. 25.1987. Last month the Illinois supreme court set april 4 As the Date for the special election. The democratic primary is scheduled for feb. 28, a Gallup poll in october the most recent Survey Pil Ling announced and expected democrats against one an other found Daley winning with 37 percent to 22 percent for Alderman Timothy Evans and 10 percent for mayor Eugene Sawyer who has not officially announced his candidacy Daley is while Sawyer elected a year ago by the City Council to re place Washington and Evans Are Black. The other democratic candidates arc aldermen Edward Burke Lawrence Bloom and Danny Davis former Chicago Park District superintendent Edmund Kelly and former state sen. James Taylor. City gop leaders were still looking for a candidate Loback though Al least one re publican Edward howl Cal announced on his own. The democratic contest has generally been tantamount to winning the general election in Chicago s recent history. But hat changed somewhat when a White Republican candidate ran against Washington in 1983. Washington won and became the City s first Black mayor. Daley made his first try for mayor in 1983 and was considered the front runner but garnered Only 29 percent of Fth vote and came in third behind Washington and then mayor Jane Byrne in the democratic primary. Before becoming stale s attorney Daley served three terms in the state Senate. Daley Gar soles up 3.9% in november by he los Angetee times Detroit total us. Auto sates Rose 3.9 percent in november led by a Strong sales report from Indus try Leader general motors the automakers reported monday., the sales of  aulos Rose 9.1 percent during the month compared with november 1987, while imported Auto sales fell 6,9 percent. Among Detroit s big three Auto companies Gener Al motors sales showed the biggest year to year gain. However its big  percent increase was partly be cause of the comparison against dismal sales in the year ago period. Domestic Auto sales for Ford and Chrysler were Aboul even with sales in the year ago period with Ford Down 0.5 percent and Chrysler up 1.2 percent Auto Industry analysts said that the imports were weak because the transplants or foreign name plate vehicles now built in the United states ate into the import sales. Part of the slowdown in import sates is due to a continuing buildup of transplant production said Chris cd Orgren an automotive analyst with . Power & associates an automotive Market research firm in Agoura Hills Calif. " for example Toyota is now getting fairly Strong production out of its Georgetown by Plant and is now Selling those cars., some of Fth increasing sates from he transplant factories arc com ing at the expense of the  the Domestic transplants came in very strongly reflecting in part increased , production. Honda s . Sales Rose 29.5 percent Nissan s sales Rose 30,5 percent and Toyota s sales leaped 132.8 percent. . Mazda sales Rose a dramatic 365.6 percent. Auto analysts said that the Strong Overall november sales countered earlier indications that the Auto Indus try was beginning to slow. Analysis said that a continuation of mat trend would have meant that manufacturers would need to Cut their production schedules in order to avoid a glut of excess inventor Strong sates in late november More than made up for the slowing sales in the beginning and Middle of the month analysts said adding that the Lull in the first 20 Days was simply a pay Back period after a period of heavy inventive programs had ended. The import sales were slower. Toyota s sales Rose a Flat 1.0 percent and Nissan Rose 3.4 percent while Honda s sales dropped 19.4 percent Mazda s sales fell 16,7 percent and Volkswagen s sales fell 31,7 percent. There were other casualties among the import vehicles Mitsubishi s sales fell 7,9 percent Hyundai s sales dropped 5.8 percent and Subaru s sales fell 17.5 per cent. Only Volvo showed Strong gains for the period with a 20.7 percent increase. 13 Navy dolphins died records show Seattle a thirteen dolphins trained for a secret Navy program have died in the isl two years rather than the four disclosed by trainers last month according to government records cited by the Seattle Post . R. Medical reports for the Navy s Marine mammal program during 1986-88 reveal that five of the 13 dolphins died soon after being transported from one naval facility to another he newspaper reported Mon Day. ,. ,. Nearly half the dolphins suffered from Lack of Appe Tite or stomach ulcers before their deaths the reports reveal a. Other causes included hepatitis and pneumonia. The Navy has used dolphins sea Lions and Beluga whales in classified programs since the 1960s, and is planning to expand the use of dolphins for Security at. Inc Trident submarine base at Bangor West of Seattle. The army corps of engineers granted a permit on nov. 17 for the Navy to build 16 Dolphin holding pens at a pier on Hood canal. The service has come under Sharp criticism since several trainers reported nov. 2 that the animals had suffered physical abuse and that the program suffered from mismanagement rapid employee turnover and pressure to expand. I Jie Navy released the Dolphin necropsy or animal. Autopsy reports for 1986-83 to the Post intelligencer under the Federal Freedom of information act the newspaper said. Each time a Marine mammal in its custody Dies the Navy is required to conduct a necropsy to find the cause. A Navy spokesman la. Cmdr. Craig Quigley said thai when officials earlier confirmed the deaths of four1 dolphins they were not trying to cover up the deaths of others. ,. _.  v.,we responded to questions from reporters seek ing confirmation about the four  Quigley said. The Navy said it had no reports of dolphins being injured by trainers or Navy operators said Navy Cape . Schwizer commander of inc naval Ocean sys tem Scenter. However Rick Trout a san Diego based Dolphin Trainer claimed that in addition to minor physical abuse and Adverse training procedures he knew of one Navy Dolphin that had been blinded in one Eye and retired to  defended the Navy program. Our mortality rate is approximately 5 percent Over the life of the program be said. Stateside Faa commends Continental on its safety standards Houston up Continental airlines has announced it received a Good report from the Federal aviation admins ration s while gloves safety inspection. Robert Goodrich acting director of Faa flight standards service wrote Continental say ing the Agency conducted More than 350 in route inspections i am not aware of a single safety of flight related discrepancy. This Speaks Well of your commitment to safely Goodrich said. The National aviation safely inspection pro Gram was conducted during a six week period in october and november the Agency conducts a routine government inspection about every three years at All United states airlines. I m gratified to see that the Federal govern ment s report confirms our knowledge that Continental runs a safety conscious operation said Martin r. Shugrue jr., Continental. President. Safety has been and will always be our num Ber one  leu s Chancellor resigns after faculty investigation new Orleans la. Not Louisiana slate University s Chancellor James Wharton has resigned after a faculty investigation found that he regularly exceeded his authority. Essentially the Chancellor was going around the traditional machinery for initiating and implementing policies said William Porter an engineering professor who headed the six week investigation. In a statement issued at the University s main Campus in Baton Rouge Wharton said he had lost the Confidence of some faculty members Al leu and he added that he would return to the classroom As a tenured professor of Chemis  " youth Dies in plunge at site of Rock concert. New Haven Conn a a 17-Yeaf-old. Died after plunging at least 130 feet from the lop of Floc new Haven a cleans memorial coliseum where he had planned to attend a Rock concert authorities said. Steven Frank pitch of Danbury was on he top level of the parking garage above the coliseum when he slipped held on for a moment and then fell to the sidewalk witnesses told  witness Tom Corso flagged Down a police officer and another witness called for medi cat help on his truck radio authorities said. We could t believe what happened Corso said. Pitch had arrived Early for the concert by Otty Osbourne and a Lliran lie i he fell authorities said. Philadelphia fires blamed on bureaucratic system Philadelphia a grand jury has blamed mismanagement in the City s depart ment of licenses and inspections for at least six fires since 1984 that caused More than $23 Mil lion in damage and killed two people the Agency is a bureaucracy that does not react to danger said District attorney Ronald Castille. A. The Philadelphia county grand Jur con dam cd the City department s methods of enforcing of the tire code but did not accuse any official of wrongdoing. The grand jury said the system was at fault Tather than the people