European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 6, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday april 6, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 easily elected Chicago mayor democrats retain House seat in Alabama by the associated press Richard m. Daley was elected mayor of Chicago on tuesday inheriting the office his father held for 21 years and ending six Yean of Black leadership Al City Hall. In Alabama democrats retained Ahouse seat in a special election that foiled Republican Hopes of making in roads in the Dee South. Daley a demo crat and the son of the late mayor Richard j. Daley. Beat Alderman Timothy Evans Ablack who ran As an Independent and claimed the Mantle Daley of the tale Harold Washington the City s first Black mayor. Former Alderman Edward Vrdolyak a former Democrat who won the Republican primary As a write in lagged far behind. With 2,869 of 2,911 precincts report ing or 99 percent unofficial results gave Daley 573,38ft votes or 56 percent to 411,696 votes or 40 percent for Evans. Vrdolyak had 35,990 votes or 4 per cent.  were determined to prove to a doubting world that Chicago has grow beyond the politics of division and name calling Daley said As supporters in a hotel ballroom roared their approval. Turnout in Evans Black stronghold slagged by As much As 10 percent behind turnout m Strong Daley districts. 1 n Alabama s 3rd District Secretary of stale Glen Browder soundly Defeated Republican slate sen. John Rice to claim the seat left vacant by the death of democratic rep. Bill Nichols. With All 656 precincts reporting the unofficial count showed Browder with47,229 votes or 65 percent to Rice s 2s.oos, or 35 percent. Browder had been favored to retain democratic control of the seat after a Bare knuckle Campaign against the lesser known Rice besides Chicago four other major midwestern cities had mayoral elections St. Louis Madison was. Wichita. Kan. And Topeka Kan. In St. Louis democratic incumbent Vincent Schomehl easily won re Clicc Linn to a third term by defeating Republican challenger Bernard j. Hiking in Madison Paul Soglin a 1960s Ami War activist and former three term mayor Defeated the 1hrec-Lerm incumbent Joseph Senson Brenner. Wichita elected its first mayor in 74 years. After deciding last november tomake the Post an elective position Resi dents gave longtime City councilman Bob Knight the Victory Over business Man John Bell. In Topeka mayor Douglas s. Wright was Defeated by former Parks commissioner Harry Folk or 111. In Omaha neb former mayor Michael Boyle ousted in a bitter 1987 re Call was the lop a Etc Gutler in a non partisan primary that trimmed a Field of seven candidates to two for the May 9 general election. He will face real estate manager pm Morgan who slipped by mayor Walt Tatinger to capture the " other Runoff spot. In other voting resident of Winn Lka 111., approved a non binding handgun ban prompted by a shooting spree at a local elementary school last May. Woman carrying the rce handguns killed an 8-year-old boy and wounded several others before committing  in Northmoor mo., just outside Kansas City one acknowledged member of he Kun flux klan and iwo men identified As a klan sympathizers lost bids for seats on the Board of aldermen and As town marshal. In Kansas City a charter amendment to give More Power to mayor Richard l. Berkley was soundly Defeated. The Only statewide race pitted an incumbent state supreme court Justice i Wisconsin against an appeals court judge who accused her of being soft on  incumbent Shirley Abrahamson Defeated challenger Ralph Adam Fine. Snake owner insists pets Nof uncommon Sterling Heights Mich. A Boa constrictors Anacondas and pythons Are not uncommon pets according to a resident who is suing to hang on to 16 of his household snakes that the City says arc banned from dwellings. Line arson. 26. Says his snakes the biggest of Winch is a 13-Fooi-Long Green Anaconda named Annie never slither out of his apartment. City officials were lipped off about the shakes by an Anonymous caller in february said Lori Umanzo. An assistant City attorney. This is a  area and we re not talking about some Small Garter snakes she said. We have some serious pythons  officials contend Larson is violating an Ordi Nance that prohibits keeping uncommon Pels within 300 feel Ofa dwelling. Common Pels include cats dogs and gerbils. Our ordinance is quite Clear and he s in violation fit Finazzo said. Macomb circuit judge Raymond Cashon is sued temporary restraining order against the City  and set a hearing for april 24 on Larson s suit Larson who  snakes since he was , defended his Pels As quiet it s not As bad As a Kitty litter Box he  s lawyer Charles Langton says he knows one pet shop owner who Sells 300 to 400 Boa con sectors and pythons each year. And that s just one store so that puts the big snakes into the realm of common Pels he said. 8 More Chicken eggs that Flevy on disc o Vry f i i g it f a i i to h a tech West Lafayette ind. Up a second Batch of eight eggs that flew on the shuttle discovery to determine Tiow weightlessness affects development failed to Hatch he student experimenter in charge of the project said tuesday. We Don t know Why the embryos stopped devel Oping but it happened sometime after the launch said John vol linger a senior in mechanical engineering at Purdue University. Well be comparing the ambry. Of one by one a control group of eight eggs that remained on each and also were 2 Days old Al the. Lime of the March 13 launch hatched saturday at Kentucky Fried Chicken laboratories in Louisville. By. Vellinger said. The company sponsored the Experiment the control eggs were subjected to  inc same factors vibrations temperature and humidity Ashe eggs thai Rode Imp space cd capt for the weightlessness we know the technique and hardware worked beautifully said Vellinger who designed the project when he was in the ninth Grade. The Experiment could t have gone any better it  scientific design. The results arc so clean and Clear Cut because the space eggs did t Hatch while the ones on the ground did. Besides the control group 16 Chicks half cd from eggs thai were 9 Days old when discovery was launched of those 16, eight of the eggs Rode aboard the shuttle while eight were part of another control group John it linger the student experimenter in charge of the shuttle egg project holds two of the Chicks thai were hatched from eggs carried aboard inc shuttle. Mecham plans to run again for Ariz governor Phoenix a former  Mecham impeached  from office exactly a year ago said tues Day hell run again in j99q. I committed no impeach Abl. Or chs by the 64-year-old Republican said Al an evening rally at a hotel ballroom. The former Auto dealer elected in1986 on his fifth try for governor was convicted by the Senate on charges he misused funds and obstructed Justice becoming the first governor impeached and removed front attic since 1929, however lawyers Are Uncertain whether the impeachment vote simply stripped Mecham of office or barred him from Ever  state office As Well. Many moderate republicans have threatened to Bolt if Mecham Heads the ticket. I want to Send word out to everyone in Arizona that i think we can have a Kinder and gentler Arizona Mecha said. I think the 19 months Between now and the general election of 1990 can be a time of spirited debate on the issues but not name calling and not accusations without  Mecham said he Field no bitterness to Ward his critics but considers himself to have been the object of More venomous name calling than anyone in our stale and possibly in America Mecham has remained popular with a sizable number of gop voters in a stat where republicans have an Edge in Regis  former House speaker Joe Lane a Republican Defeated in the 1988 primary after being targeted by Mecham support ers said he was terribly distressed by median s announcement there la be a terrible primary. The democrats will be organized and Well have a bloody primary and i Juil hate to see that 1 Lane  the Lime of Mecham s removal the the Senate stopped Shon of explicitly approving a lifetime ban on his holding stale office  Bob Corbie has been asked for an opinion on whether Mecham can again hold office but denoted that whatever opinion he offers can be challenged in  tuesday Meeham said he had tiled papers with the Senate asking Helt isl Turc to reconsider the votes by which it impeached and ousted  leaders said they doubted lawmakers would Grant Mecham a new impeachment trial and did not know How they could consider the Mailer anyway be cause several incumbents had been Defeated in a Post impeachment election the audience of about 400 tuesday gave a standing ovation to Mecham and his wife Florence when they arrived. Be fore Mecham spoke the crowd was enter gained by tap dancers and a Blu grass band and Sang god bless  the Maverick conservative came underwire immediately after his election for eliminating the slate s Martin Luther Kingjr. Holiday. Controversial appointments and statements thai offended Blacks jews asians and others also ate away at his popularity despite a no tax stand that won support from Many. He was impeached by the Republican controlled House on charges of misusing slate Money for his Auto Dealership try Anglo thwart a state investigation Ofa death threat and concealing a Developer s$365,000 Campaign loan the Republican controlled Senate convicted him of misuse of Money and obstruction. It left the third charge to a sup Rio coun jury which acquitted him his removal put rom  Brdej Arizona s democratic Secretary of state into the governor s office