European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday february 13,1990thurmond, at 87, to run for 7th term Aiken. . I apr sen. Szrom Thurmond who at is is the oldest member of Congress returned to his Hometown monday to announce that he would seek a so synth term. Quot in All my years of Public service. 1 have never Felt a stronger obligation to continue my work for the future of our slate and our nation Quot Thurmond told a Small crowd gathered at the Aiken municipal Airport. Thurmond who was first elected to the Senate in 1954, briefly Laid out his priorities for his neat six years in Congress. Touching on education Quality of life and environmental Protection against hazardous waste and pollution. The lawmaker who became the oldest member of Congress when Florida rep. Claude Pepper died last car at the age of 88, indicated that his seniority in the Senate would help him better serve his constituents. Quot i would t elect a Man just because of his seniority Quot he said Quot but if he has All the other qualifications then it should be counted and it is very  Thurmond the ranking Republican on the Senate judiciary committee announced his plans to seek another term in a letter recently mailed to supporters. In u. He said he had a always looked upon Public service As a sacred obligation and n Public  if he is re Clicc cd. His term would expire about the Lime he Lurns 94, when he celebrated his 87th birthday in december Thurmond said his secret for a Long life was a Good diet exercise and optimism. He also said in december that he owed it to the people of South Carolina to seek re election and Quot i might be letting them Down if i leave  Thurmond a former governor slate senator and judge ran unsuccessfully for president As a Dixie rat in 1948. He switched trom the democratic to the Republican party in 1964. He served As president pro tempore of the . Senate from 1981 through 1987. South Carolina sen. Strum Thurmond announces monday that he s running again i have never Felt a stronger obligation in continue my work for the future of our stale a in All my years of Public service and our  1 Escapee seized Chicago combed for 5 others Joliet. Iii. Api a authorities searched the Chicago area on monday Tor five convicts including three murderers. Who apparently Cut through two sets of bars and crossed a Fence to escape from a maximum so curly state prison. A sixth Escapee from the overcrowded Johnl correctional Center was recaptured in Chicago late sunday about 12 hours after the break state prison spokesman Nic Howell said. The inmates apparently Cut through bars on their cells broke a window Cut through bars on the window and crossed a Fence to gel away a All without being detected Howell said. Quot we re questioning in mates and Security guards to find out if this was a planned thing Quot he said. Quot obviously this was a serious breach of Security. It May be a while before All our questions arc answered Quot Howell said Tommy Munoz of Chicago was captured at about 5 20 . By prawn authorities who had slaked out a Cousin s House on the Southwest Side of the City some 60 Miles East of the prison. Munoz was resumed to the prison where he was serving a two year sentence for narcotics violations and intimidation Howell said. Quot one Down five to  Howell said. Quot we be got a Bunch of leads we re checking out everything and anything that might be Worth  the five others were believed to have headed to the Chicago area because they also have lies there Howell said. Munoz provided few clues to the escape. Howell said in a Lela phone interview monday. Quot we be questioned him thoroughly and he has t been cry helpful at All Quot the spokesman said. Stale police local Law enforcement agencies and 100 corrections officers specially trained to Deal with escapes joined the search Howell said. Searches of the prison area with air planes. Helicopters and dogs were called off late sunday afternoon after officials determined the escapees had split up state trooper Thomas Miller said. I Luwill said the men were last accounted for at 4 55 . Sunday and an inmate count did not come up Short until 7 . The men escaped from segregation cells where they were Kepi because of disciplinary problems he said. Four of the men were doubled up two to a cell and the other two each had a cell. The prison houses 1,300 inmates 500 More than it was built to hold. The escapees still at Large whom Howell described As Quot extremely  were identified As a Daniel Johnson 24, of Burn tcnn., imprisoned for murder. A James f. Allen 40, of Chicago imprisoned for three murders. A Dave Rodriguez. 21. Of Chicago imprisoned for murder. A Terry w. Colburn. 21, of Bloomington iii., imprisoned for burglary. A Ronald Roach in his 20s, of Wyoming. Iii., imprisoned for  kill 3 robbers in Mcdonald a shootout los Alnieles apr four robbers leaving a Mcdonald s alter lying up the manager were confronted by nine police officers Early monday and in a resulting gun Bailie three thieves were killed and one was wounded officials said. Elsewhere a customer arriving at a Mcdonald s in Texas was killed when a robber shot him in the Back. None or the officers involved in the Northern los Angeles shootout was injured. The gun Ballac occurred at about 1 30 . In the Neil boyhood or Sunland 15 Miles Nonh of downtown los Angeles said police it. William Hull. The robbers had been followed by undercover of flick investigating a rash of Mcdonald a restaurant robberies Hull said. Police said the restaurant was closed but the thieves broke in and confronted the manager. Quot there was a female manager inside All  Hal said. Quot the doors were locked. We done to know How they got in but she did t let them in. They lied her up and forced her to provide the combination to the  the unidentified manager was t Hurt. The wounded Bandit was taken to holy Cross Hospital where a nursing supervisor would t give a Condi lion report. In Texas a Houston teen Ager was fatally wounded late saturday when he and two friends interrupted a late night robbery at a Mcdonald a authorities said. Lyshon Cagins is died sunday. Police said Cagins and two friends entered the Mcdonald a and one went to the restroom while Cagins and the other Friend went to the counter to order. But they found no one behind the counter or in the customer seating areas. Police said that when rag inst Friend veiled for service a Man armed with a pistol and wearing a mask emerged and told the teen agers to leave. While the two boys fled the suspect fired one shot hitting Cagins in the Back said homicide it. Dale at Choctec. Three armed robbers had rounded up about 10 people most of them employees and forced them to lie on the floor in the Back of the restaurant police said. The bandits took an undetermined amount of Money and fled in a car driven by a fourth person police  sub Tennessee Trident ii pass final tests Cape canaveral. Fla. Apr the nuclear submarine Tennessee successfully launched two Trident ii missiles monday certifying both missile and submarine As ready for Active duty. The two 44-foot missiles were launched just 20 seconds apart As the Tennessee cruised submerged in the Atlantic olt the Florida coast. The Navy reported both firings were successful. Running the missile s siring of successes to seven straight. The Navy says the Trident ii is much More accurate Ilian its undersea predecessors. Polaris. Poseidon and Trident i. Published reports said the weapon s warheads can strike within 400 feel of their targets compared with about 1,500 feel for the Trident i. The first launch monday marked the final lest flight for the Trident ii completing a program that began Here in january 1987 with a series of 19 launches from land 15 of them successful. Nine submarine tests followed All from the Tennessee and seven of them successful. The first launch monday was mainly a lest of the missile s systems. The second launch was called a Quot demonstration and Shakedown operation Quot or Daso. Which mainly tested the sub Crew s ability to safely handle and launch the missile. Quot after each Daso is completed a submarine is then certified for deployment Quot said Navy spokeswoman Pat Hicks. The Tennessee is scheduled to go on operational patrol in March carrying 24 Trident los each capable of delivering up to 12 nuclear warheads to individual targets More than 4,600 Miles away. Current Navy plans Are to deploy a total of 24 Trident ii subs. The Pennsylvania is scheduled to arrive Here soon for its Daso test. Each Trident ii missile costs s26.5 million