European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse Page & / the stars and stripes thursday. August 31,1989 by of a cuban american wins Miami a a h9ma-born Republican state senator Rode heavy support foam Miami s hispanic Community tuesday to become Troj Ursi cuban Ameri can elected to Congress winning True Kat held by the late Claude Pepper Tor nearly three do Cofek with All precincts reporting in the state sen. Lucana Ros Echt inn. 37, receivc3iw votes or 53 percent to 43,759, or 47 percent for do crat Gerald Richman. 48. Richman a Brooklyn born jewish attorn a Chad been making his first run for elective office. The race was made necessary by Pep aft death May 30 at 88. Pepper a Democrat had held inc seat since his District s inception 27 years ago. J the 93.000-plus turnout was dearly 51 percent far higher than Normal for a special Flection and higher than election officials 43 percent pop fiction. Final tabulation was dam Rcd More than an hour late tuesday by a Dade coup Fly elections computer problem that temporarily half i vote counting. Higher final counts for both were revised Early wednesday because of the coup Frong problems. The Uno icim returns indicated that predominantly hispanic . With turnouts of More than 60 per cent. Voje Jajor Ros Echt inn by 80 percent to 90 percent while a Fiman won by 80 percent to 90 percent in pre dominantly Black or non latin White precincts. The dam Desrats mindful that August is vacation month Miami residents had tried to build an Absente Wolc margin for Richman. But election officials a Raukhman had Only 3,933 Absentee votes to 3,599 Forch Tinen. Ethnic bloc campaigning dominated the Short tense race for the remaining 14 months of Pepper s term. Richman had come under fire for declaring this is an american he said the remark was an Appeal to is to decide on qualifications not Birthplace. He also Sai Wirwas a response to gop National chairman Lee at Asfe statement that the party wanted to elect a cuban can. Ros i refused to appear with Richman during the Campini charging his american scat Mes Sage was bigoted. However the same fifes is were made against her Campaign Over a Spanish language trailing that urged hispanics to show How american Irb Fewore even though they weren t born in Brooklyn and Clute to speak English like Richman. Richman had hoped to capitalize o3uhc 30,000-Plusedge that democrats mostly Blacks jew wed retirees hold in registration. Ros Lehtinen looked to inc hispanic Community which makes up 40 percent plus of the Vole. The gop added to its 10-8 majority in Florid Ficon Gressional delegation and dashed state democratic part Hopes of erasing its recent image of decline and disunity. Teacher strikes Idle 37,000 pupils b the associated press teachers strikes tuesday idled More than 37,000 pupils in Illinois Michigan Ohio and Pennsylvania and one Small District that tried to hold classes was stymied by picket line violence. In Eastern Ohio seven schools opened tuesday in the Indian Creek local school District despite a strike by its 180 teachers. Superintendent Joseph Aguiar said absenteeism appeared to be about 50 percent among the 3,150students. Three pickets told police they were hit by cars or a bus and one teacher was arrested on charges of blocking a bus and breaking a window. No serious injuries were reported but the school Board voted to suspend classes until tuesday. In Northeast Ohio s Warren county a District $6 Mil lion in debt. 550 teachers accepted a proposed two Yea wage freeze but struck to demand a 10 percent pay raise in the third year and an elementary class size limit of 30 instead of 36. The strikes so far have spared any Large school systems. But the leadership of unions representing 4.700 teachers in two Sacramento. Calif., area districts have voted to strike Over pay on sept. 5 the first Day of school for 94,000 pupils. In Pennsylvania the 192 members of the big Spring education association in Cumberland county went on strike monday afternoon after talks broke Down with the local school Board. The District cancelled the first Day of classes tuesday for some 3,200 students until further no Tice. Teachers also were on strike tuesday in three Michigan school districts affecting 6,669 students and 316 teachers. Picket lines were up in the 3,468-Studcnt mount mor Ris District near Flint after talks broke off sunday night. The District has 149 teachers. News briefs earthquake shakes Rome Rome a an earthquake just South of the capital woke some residents Early tuesday but caused no damage or injuries. The epicentre was placed at an area Between Monte Orizio and Finocchio in the Alban Hills Southeast of the City. Newspapers reported that police received hundreds of Calls from frightened residents but no injuries or damage had been reported. The quake occurred at 1 22 . And measured 6on the Percalli scale which gauges the intensity of an earthquake As Felt in to specific location. That is equivalent to 5 on the Richter scale. Greek War files burned Aspro Pargos Greece a about 15 tons of Security files kept on citizens were destroyed in a blast Furnace tuesday in a symbolic act marking the 40th anniversary of the end of the greek civil War. The cinders represented the dossiers on the activities and political leanings of millions of greeks considered a threat to the stale since1944. Government spokesman Athanassiou kanello Poulos said former Premier Andreas Papandreou and his socialist movement had added to the files by keeping records on citizens from 1982-87. Papandreou who was Defeated in the june 18general election had pledged that All the Security files would be destroyed. The government said he had failed to fulfil his Promise during his tenure. Lebanese Tanker ablaze Beirut Lebanon a lebanese authorities have reported Typl a five hour artillery sex syrian gunners shelled an Christian port setting it in crewmen. Police said and 16 wounded in the tween syrian army gun by units led by Gen. Mich change erupted after Oil Tanker bound for ablaze and killing three people were Kil artillery Duel tucs a Nurs and Christian ail Aoun. They said the Mai at 2 30 . Monday Tian held Mamac Stcin of Beirut. The vessel we artillery blockade undo Johannes Garab Ciai was among the dead. Flag Sun shield was hit Van Miles off the Chris h area ii Miles North trying to run the syrian incr of darkness. The lebanese Captain Colombia from Page 1 detectors and other Security devices to protect judges from assassinations by hit men hired by the drug car Tel. The drug lords have threatened to kill 10 judges for every drug trafficking suspect extradited do Greiff appointed Only six weeks ago is the eighth colombian Justice minister in three years. She was staying at a secret location in the United states for Security Rea sons. The . Defense department said it will begin delivering Mil Navy equipment under the already approved $65 million Aid package As soon As it receives a list of Materiel sought by Colombia a department spokesman said the equipment could include aircraft weapons ammunition personal gear communications equipment and medical supplies. In Maine scowcroft said Bush is adjusting his strategy on the drug problem to respond to the heightened crisis in Colombia. I in had summoned Cabinet advisers to his Maine sum Mer Retreat to discuss plans for an $8 billion anti drug program scheduled to be unveiled tuesday. In another development the Justice department raise the possibility that its request to extradite drug trafficker Eduardo Martinez Ramirez could be delayed while Colombia s supreme court reviews emergency extradition procedures initiated by president Barco in 1987, the court set aside Colombia s extradition Law. In los Angeles Fri director William s. Sessions warned tuesday that the extradition could bring wit them the kind of violent attacks against Public officials that have rocked Colombia. "1 would expect there might be a Transfer of violence into this country if the drug Barons arc brought Here to stand trial sessions said at a news conference. To isted debris from a state owned liquor store damaged by a bomb litters a Street in Medellin Colombia
