European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - February 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday february 16,1930 transsexual Terr Pohrman pushes 100-year-old John Neely at a veterans party in Yountville calif., where she s running for mayor. Changes in store if transsexual is elected mayor Yountville. Calif. A things have been pretty Lively around inc veterans Home since Terri Pohrman. A transsexual Brittle Nielsen look alike started running for mayor in tights under the Banner the change will do you  the former Las vegas showgirl was a regular entertainer at the California veterans Home before she entered the race but the stakes have gone up because More than 700 of the 1,800 registered Vot ers in this wine country town live there. The big shouldered blonde with Spiky hair faces two opponents in the april 10 election. She wants an additional 500 residents of the Home to Register to vote. In the 1988 Yountville elections Only 535 people bothered to vote. Pohrman visited the Home last weekend Wear ing roller skates and a Light body stocking with huge red cardboard hearts Over her front and Back. Later she donned a Rcd so Quincy cocktail dress with a plunging neckline. All the Guys got a big kick out of her said Gene sockness. 61. She s really Welcome up Here and shows us a Good time. So what the Heck live and let  i Ohrman s ambitions have panicked some residents of this conservative Napa Valley town of 3.200. About 40 Miles from san Francisco. I m very serious about  said Pohrman 37. A costume jewelry Saleswoman who Calls her self miss Terri i m going to be mayor and these people arc  she said. They think i la open a Bunch of Massage Parlours and adult  Pohrman moved to Yountville two years ago. A native of Portland. Ore., she was a teen age female Impersonator before having a sex change operation in san Francisco in the 1970s. She opened a jewelry and dress shop and hit the Road last year As a sales representative. She first entered politics after the town s design re View committee questioned the appropriateness of inc advertising for her boutique. She s flamboyant for up Here but maybe not by san Francisco standards said 60-year-old Walter Allen who lives at the veterans Home. Pohrman s critics include Carlee Leftwich the mayor pro Tern and a six year Council Veteran who is running against Pohrman. Anyone who assumes that because the Veter ans arc elderly and have health problems that they Are also stupid. Is making a terrible mis  said Leftwich. I would never attempt to Garner their votes by entertaining  Richard pcs scr. A 65-year-old resident of the Home said of Pohrman she s trying to work the veterans Home for votes. To me she is Noth ing but a burlesque Queen. A lot of these old senile vets arc taken in by  but Pohrman s conscience is Clear. I love those  she said. . Mayor Barry indicted on perjury drug charges Washington a mayor Marion Barry undergoing trial mint in Florida following his january arrest for drug Possession was indicted thursday on eight counts of perjury and Possession of a controlled suds acc. A Federal grand jury handed Down the indictment following a 14-month investigation by the Fri and the City s police department. The investigation began after Barry was discovered visiting the hotel room of an associate. Charles Lewis who later pleaded guilty to conspiracy to possess and distribute cocaine. Barry was said to have told the grand jury that he had never used cocaine. Lewis had testified to the contrary. The indictment comes four weeks after Barry was arrested on a Misdemeanour cocaine Possession charge. Barry is undergoing treatment for substance abuse at a Florida clinic and has turned Over the Day to Day operations of the District government to the City administrator. Barry is up for re election this year and has not indicated since his arrest whether he will seek another term. The indictment charged that during a Jan. 19, 1989. Grand jury appearance Barry lied under oath by stating he was not aware that Lewis was involved with drugs and by stating that the two men had not exchanged cocaine. Lewis who cooperated with the investigation was recently sentenced to 15 months in prison on drug charges. Each of the three false declaration charges carries a five year prison term and a maximum Fine of$250,000. Four charges against Barry involve alleged posses Sion of cocaine Between dec. 16 and dec. 22, 1988, the period when Barry was Risling Lewis at the Down town ramada inn. The fifth drug Possession charge stems from Barry s Jan. 18 arrest at the Vista International hotel where he was visiting one time Girlfriend Rasheeda Moore. Each of the Misdemeanour Possession charges carries a maximum sentence of one year in jail and a Fine of $100,000. Barry has steadfastly denied using drugs. At an emotional appearance following his arrest he admitted to having a problem with alcohol but never said anything about illegal drugs. The indictment gave the following description of Barry s appearance before the grand jury have you Ever seen or. Lewis with anything that indicated he was involved in drugs of any sort Barry was asked. No i have  the mayor answered. The indict ment charged that this statement was false. Have you Ever talked to or. Lewis about drugs the mayor was asked. No. Not to my recollection Barry responded in another statement prosecutors alleged was false. In another count Barry is charged with lying when he said i be never Given or. Lewis any cocaine or any other  the prosecutor then asked i believe it s Safe to assume you did not Ever give or. Lewis any cocaine cocaine. Absolutely the mayor replied according to the indictment. Another count charged that Barry lied when asked did or. Lewis Ever give you cocaine  the mayor replied. Have you Ever received cocaine from anyone at the ramada no Barry replied. The three term mayor has been at a Florida sur stance abuse clinic since Jan. 22, four Days after his  is scheduled to remain in the clinic past the Normal 28-Day treatment Cycle according to top City government sources. If convicted of a felony Barry would be required to resign and City Council chairman David Clarke would become acting mayor. A special election would be held within 120 Days of any resignation unless that Date Falls within 60 Days of the nov. 6 general election. Use of electronic spies increasing on the of workers group says Washington a computers and other elec tronic gadgets Are increasingly being used by employ ers As a technological whip for keeping workers in line said a report released thursday by a workers advocacy group. Employers use several types of devices for worker surveillance allowing them to listen in on phone Calls count keystrokes lapped out on computers or typewriters and gauge the amount of time workers spend on transactions said the report by a Cleveland based group called 9-to-s working women education fund. Computer monitoring is now used to evaluate about 10 million american workers Many times without their knowledge or permission the report said. Electronic snooping causes fear and stress which leads to illnesses said the fund s chairman Karen Nussbaum. These techniques were supposed to in crease efficiency in the workplace but they re proving  businesses contend monitoring is merely an Exten Sion of Normal supervision. Employer monitoring is a necessary tool for employers to review work Progress said Roger Middle ton an attorney for the . Chamber of Commerce. He said monitoring is also used to train workers and promote those who perform Well. In addition hidden video cameras serve Security functions he said. Sharon Danang research director for the fund said a certain degree of monitoring is acceptable but managers rely too heavily on it to assess workers efficiency. Supervisors seem to go berserk with this stuff. It be comes an overboard Effort at control she said. The report included Case studies of workers who had complained about Job surveillance to the group s com Puter spying hot line which was established last year. The studies showed computers Are often used by airlines and phone companies to time How Long work ers spend on the phone with customers. For ticket agents the computers show How successful the agent was at booking flights. Some hospitals require nurses to carry a Small com Puter for logging data so supervisors will know How much time they spend with each patient the report said. In addition a growing number of truck Drivers arc required to turn in printouts showing their Speed the gears they use and the time and length of their stops it said. Workers who complained to the hot line said monitoring too often sets up an atmosphere of suspicion and results in heavy handed and demeaning discipline the report said. First lady has growth removed from lip Washington a Barbara Bush had a Small cancerous growth removed from her upper lip on wednesday her press office announced thursday. No Side effects or subsequent difficulties Are expected it said in announcing the operation. She underwent the outpatient procedure at Bethesda naval Hospital in Maryland. Mrs. Bush was in new York thursday visiting All children s House a Day care Center for homeless Chil Dren and other youths. In a one paragraph statement her press office said at both Coda naval Hospital on feb. 14. Mrs. Bush underwent a routine outpatient medical procedure to remove a Small basal cell carcinoma a common form of skin cancer from her upper lip. The procedure was performed under local anaesthesia by Bethesda s chief of dermatology. Or. Harry  Side effects or subsequent difficulties Are  mrs. Bush recently underwent radiation treatment fora persistent Eye problem stemming from a condition known As Graves disease which also had affected her thyroid. Jean Becker a Deputy press Secretary said the cancer was discovered about a week ago. She was not sure whether mrs. Bush had undergone the same procedure in the past. Basal cell carcinomas arc common skin cancers that occur most often on the face or on other skin areas that have been exposed to the Sun. Light skinned people such As mrs. Bush Are most susceptible. The cancer grows slowly usually is easily removed surgically and Only rarely reoccur at the same site