European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 02, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday May 2, 1989 the stars and stripes Page 7 cartoonist to end Bloom county to Scarf new sunday Only strip in september Washington a cartoonist Berk breathed plans to discontinue his comic strip Bloom county on aug. 6 and begin a new sunday Only strip the Fol lowing month the Washington Post writers group which distributes his strip announced. The announcement reported in monday s edition of the Post quoted breathed As saying a Good comic strip is no More eternal than a Ripe  Bloom county featuring opus the Penguin and a cast of other characters from the fictional locale quickly became one of the Pawn s most popular comic strips after its introduction in december 1980. It is now carried by nearly 800 daily and College news papers including the stars and stripes breathed 31, was awarded the  Prue for distinguished cartooning in 1987. In the announcement breathed said the ugly truth is that in most cases comics age less gracefully than their creators. Bloom county is retiring before the stretch Marks  the cartoonist declined to comment beyond the pre pared statement but William Dickinson general Man Ager and editorial director of the writers group said breathed had been considering such a move for about a  was not an impetuous decision on Berke s  Dickinson said. He thinks the strip May be past its Peak in some Way which in t True but that s his  Dickinson declined to give details about the new strip. It will have a different name he said. Asked if any of the Bloom county characters might appear in it he said apparently not with maybe one  he declined to elaborate. Six collections of Bloom county strips have been published by Little Brown and co., with More than 4 million sold the writers group said. Officials Widen probe of Bradley s finances los Angeles a City officials plan to broaden an investigation into mayor Tom Bradley s financial dealings and his tics to a City funded task Force that hired his daughter newspapers re ported sunday. Investigators have interviewed some City officials As Many As eight time about the newly re elected mayor s links to far East National Bank and in com ing weeks will examine his relationships with Valley Federal savings and loan association and the task Force the los Angeles times reported sunday. The newspaper cited unidentified sources in City attorney James Hahn s office. Hahn is expected to testify wednesday before the City Council governmental operations committee on the status of his investigation. Bradley will not comment until Hahn s investigation is completed said Bill Chandler a mayoral spokesman. The mayor on saturday denied knowl Edge that his daughter Phyllis Bradley 43, was hired by the task Force for Afri Ca los Angeles relations. I knew nothing about it had nothing to do with it Bradley said. She s entitled to conduct her own life and to seek her employment wherever she  Bradley s daughter was a task Force Secretary for almost 10 months in 1985 and 1986, Chandler said. The task Force which works Loim prove african business and cultural tics with the City is headed by Juanita St. John with whom Bradley has real estate investments the times said. At least twice since 1985. Bradley has intervened to ensure funding of Ahou $98,000 a year for the task Force despite City Council objections the los Angeles Herald examiner reported sunday. New York service held for victims of holocaust new York not several thou Sand people Many of them holocaust survivors and their families attended a service held Here sunday to Honor the victims of the holocaust and to commemorate the anniversary of the Warsaw ghetto uprising in which polish jews fought the nazis in 1943. The service was the first in a series of events scheduled around the country this week in memory of those who died in the holocaust. We Are Here to remember the Vic Tims said Benjamin Meed chairman of United commemoration committee of metropolitan new York and president of the Warsaw ghetto resistance Organiza Tion which sponsored the event. The service at the Felt forum included prayers speeches in English and yid dish and songs that were Sung by jews in the Warsaw ghetto and by members of the jewish underground during world War ii. Mayor Edward i. Koch spoke at the service As did representatives of several National jewish groups. Speaking in yiddish to the nearly 5,000 people who were present rabbi Israel Lau chief rabbi of Tel Aviv told of his liberation As an 8-year-old boy from the Buchenwald Germany concentration Camp. He admonished the audience to re member the holocaust s victims in their celebrations of traditional jewish holi Days such As pass once. Rila Gurko Lerner daughter of Holo Caust survivors spoke of her heritage saying she Felt she could be a daughter to any one of  where most of my friends had grand parents i had  Lerner said. Our lives Are deeper Richer and More significant because my parents strove to overcome the tragedy that they  six holocaust survivors lighted six candles on the stage each representing one million of the six million jews killed during the holocaust. Each survivor was escorted by one of his or her children. Following orders an obedient 18-month-old Jed smythe does his Best to follow posted instruction Durinzi a sunday Outing at the Boston Public Garden. Trump irate at Central Park attack takes out ads urging death penalty new York not real estate Mogul Donald Trump expressing haired for the gang that attacked a woman jog Ger and others in Central Park ran full Page advertisements in four new York newspapers monday calling for reinstate ment of the death penalty. The $85,000 Worth of ads in the new York times the daily news the new York Post and new York new Day. Refer to the attack april 19 which left the woman in a coma. Six youths have been indicted on charges of attempted Mur Der rape sodomy and assault in the Case. In the advertisements. Trump says mayor Edward i. Koch has stated that hate and rancor should be removed from our  i want to hate these muggers and murderers Trump wrote they should be forced to suffer and when they kill. They should be executed for their  the 600-word appeals signed Donald j. Trump Are titled bring Hack the a Cash Penally. Bring Back our police Trump said in a Telephone interview saturday the idea for the ads grew out of his "dp-5eatcd feeling that what s Hap pening in society today has to be stopped Bui in mayor in a statement said we must not confuse Tough punishment with  i think the s on the wrong track Koch said of the Trump ads. He has a right to express his opinion. He s expressing Lia tred and i m expressing anger. There s a big  with his Best Selling Book Trump the Art of the  and his Success in Uma Sinf. A real estate Empire Trump has become a powerful figure in new York and has been a critic in recent years of Koch. Trump said the advertisements did not represent the beginning of a Broade Campaign for capital punishment. Nor he said was it intended to Sway the state legislature which is to vote soon on overriding gov. Mario Cuomo s Volo of a Bill to restore the death penalty. Legislative leaders say icy arc within one or two votes of being Able to Over ride."1 just Hope that the sickness in society is going to push it Trump said refer ring to the vote in Albany. In 1987, Trump ran full Page Advertis ments in the new York times the Washington Post and the Boston Globe criticizing . Foreign policy specifically the government s subsidizing of de sense budgets in wealthy countries like Japan and saudi Arabia