European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 21, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday february 21, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 Retiree gives new meaning to fhe word cheap Oakland Calif. A a retired welder who says he separates two ply toilet paper to save Money won top Tightwad honors in a newspaper s How cheap Are you contest. It s no trouble at All it just takes a Little prac Tice Luis Torres said sunday. He said his single ply Rolls Are just As Good As two ply and save about 23cents each. Torres 64, who attributes his frugal ways to grow ing up with 14 siblings says he buys Day old baked goods and meats generic groceries and whatever son  he also says he reuses plastic bags and never tosses out that final Sliver of soap. I always did things to save Money said Torres. I be done everything there is to make or save Dollar. I m not embarrassed at  the Oakland Tribune which asked readers to sub Mit their Money saving ideas cited other skin flints in the categories of Gross Tacky unbelievable in credible and dishonest. Among the Gross a Berkeley couple said they save dental floss on a bathroom Hook for reuse and a Richmond Man claimed he refreeze used ice cubes. As for Tacky one couple said they collect two for one coupons to restaurants and then invite another couple. We make them pay for their half and we Dine free they wrote the newspaper. In the unbelievable category one person wrote i regulate my bodily functions so that i go to the Bath room during work hours. This saves on water tissue and time. I can spend my hours at Home doing some thing constructive like cutting off expiration dates on  an incredible submission came from Elmer Hur Ren in Al Cerrito who said that when his vacuum cleaner bag fills he cuts one end empties it and sews it up for reuse. Not Only does it save bags but sometimes i Finda Penny in the dust he said. As for people who perhaps can t distinguish be tween cheap and cheat one Man admitted he carries a paper bag with out of order written on it. Replaces the bag on parking meters next to his car. Duke scoffs at republicans vow to censure him Metairie la. Up former Kuk jux Kjan Leader David Duke newly elected to the Louisiana legislature de fended his views sunday and scoffed at the Republican party s pledge to censure him. Speaking at a news conference a Day after he beat fellow Republican John Treen by a 227-vote margin Duke challenged the Republican National com Mittee to prove that he had Ever made any racially prejudiced statements. The Republican party anxious to draw support from Black voters brought out president Bush and former president Reagan to work for Treen who lost the election in one of the largest voter turn outs in Louisiana history. Both Duke and Treen ran As republicans in the largely White District in Metairie la. Newly elected Republican National committee chairman Lee Atwater in a statement issued hours after the vote were tallied said he would present a for Mal proposal calling for the party to reject and condemn David Duke his beliefs and the hate and fear he  Duke is not a Republican As far As i m concerned Atwater said of the former Kkt Leader who switched party affiliation late last year in time to qualify for the statehouse race As a go candidate. But Duke founder and president of the National association for the advancement of White people scoffed attwater s statement. Is he going to censure me for my past he asked. How Many republicans have done controversial things i their past How Many democrats have done controversial things in their past i d like to Challenge or. Atwater or anybody in the Republican party that thinks they can find some sort of racist diatribe or any propaganda in my Litera Ture or my program he said. There s Many Many people. Who say the same things that David Duke says every Day of their lives behind closed doors Duke said. Legislative sources told United pres International last week an Effort Proba Bly would be made to keep Duke from taking his seat in the legislature when he is scheduled to be sworn in  sources who asked not to be identified said lawmakers probably woul Challenge whether Duke had lived in the House District Long enough to qualify forthe race. In Chicago sunday former democratic party presidential candidate Jess Jackson said Duke s election reflects widespread racial tension in the unite states. Jackson said former klan grand Wiz Ard Duke was elected saturday by peo ple trapped in racism but stressed Duke s election must not be seen in Iso lated  s a real Challenge for us to ease racial tensions Jackson said calling forthe appointment of a commission to study racism in the United states. It is problem the entire nation has to Deal  Jackson noted former president Rea Gan s eight years in office had been marked by racial i sensitivities such a Reagan s visit to a cemetery in Pitburg West Germany where nazi is officer were buried and his Lack of support for divestiture of investments in White minority ruled South Africa. Reagan himself was openly endorsed by the klan Jackson said. Reagan renounced a 1984 klan , however defended his views and told reporters at his news conference that he believed there was a great Deal of jewish influence in the Media. But he said that was not an anti semitic remark. Four by four the first quads Ever bom in san Antoni hold the latest quadruple arrivals in the Texas City. From left 14-year-old Darcy Ancizar Maribel Isabel and Duberlay Claire Brooke and Alison Hansen hold Quimbaya who were born Jan. 30. There s no question in my min there s a lot of jewish influence in Media Duke said. But 1 Don t thin that s in any Way anti semitic. We All know that to be a fact. We All know there s a lot of jewish influence in the Media. But that s not in any Way statement against jewish people. It s just a reality of our  refused to answer any questions about a pamphlet he published several years ago in which he denied that the holocaust which took the lives of a estimated 6 million jews happened during world War  m not going to address any More questions about what i said 10 years ago,15 years ago or whenever he said. The question now is How Good a legis Lator David Duke is going to be to the state of , who once told a reporter that Adolf Hitler s mein kampf was the greatest piece of literature in the 20th Century also said he would work to Cuttle welfare Rolls by cutting Down on illegitimate  called the welfare birth rate the greatest source of a lot of our social woes including crime including the drug use and the problems in our  hostages honoured at ceremony Pontiac Mich. A relatives of american and British hostages held in Lebanon lit candles sunday night to Honor the captives and Appeal for their release. About 100 people including seven relatives of the hostages attended the trib Ute at Calvary missionary Church. Candles were lit for each of the nine american hostages believed still held in Lebanon and a photo of each captive was displayed said Ernest May chairman of the second annual tribute and  the Church s pastor sounded a Mes Sage of Hope to the hostages families May said. Those in attendance included Joh Anderson brother of hostage Terry an Derson Thomas Cicippio brother of hostage Joseph Cicippio Estelle Ronne Burg Mother of hostage Jesse Turner Dorothy and John Rose Mother in Law and father in Law of hostage Alann Steen and Elaine and David Collett wife and son respectively of British hostage ale Collett. Other americans believed held in Leb anon Are Thomas Sutherland Frank Reed Edward Tracy Robert pot Hill an Marine it. Col. Richard Higgins. Sunday night s tribute was part of Atwo Day event organized by May and the Bicentennial of the Constitution com Mittee of Pontiac