European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse Sunday september 9, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7 orders to Cut state spending in mass. Lack punch Boston up a with gov. Michael Dukakis out of the state it. Gov. Evelyn Murphy issued a series of largely rhetorical executive orders Friday to Cut state spending in the face of failing revenues. Murphy whose gubernatorial candidacy appears to be losing ground rapidly to her two democratic primary opponents said she would not try to take disciplinary action against Agency Heads who do not comply with the orders. A a in a not going to do anything silly a she said at a news conference. A i understand the limits of my authority right she acknowledged that Dukakis could rescind the orders when he returns from Europe this week. A i think the sensibility of the proposal is so obvious. That it ought to happen a she said. A if it does no to then people Are going to have to explain Why to the Dukakis aides had no immediate response to the plan. Murphy called for a 25 percent Cut in Middle level management personnel by dec. 31, implementation of an Early retirement incentive program and a temporary payroll reduction for those making More than $40,000, which includes both the governor and lieutenant governor. The measures would save Between $125 million and $ 150 million she said. That a about the same level of cuts ordered by Dukakis on tuesday. However Murphy claimed her cuts would be limited exclusively to Middle management and not Impact direct services. It. Gov. Evelyn Murphy gestures at news conference. The news conference capped a week of tension in the statehouse during which Dukakis postponed a scheduled departure on a european Trade Mission because of Murphy a threats to take Independent budget action after the second straight month of poor Revenue collections. In Massachusetts the lieutenant governor is elected independently of the governor. Murphy supported Dukakis in his 1988 bid for the presidency but has been at Odds with him since. Dukakis angrily blasting Murphy a actions As a pathetic a warned he would Cut his trip Short if it appeared she would interfere with the administrations fiscal planning. Massachusetts is scheduled to sell about $600 million in Bonds within the next two weeks to Shore up its failing revenues. Murphy characterized the attitude of Dukakis and his aides As a mean spirited and said she was surprised at the vehemence of their reaction. Murphy also ordered Cabinet secretaries to submit plans for the next state budget that reflect a 10 percent reduction in spending under actual spending Levels for the current fiscal year. She also called for monthly reporting of state spending and state Revenue collections and quarterly audits by a private firm. A poll published Friday morning in the Boston Globe showed Frank Bellotti with a commanding Lead in the democratic gubernatorial primary 19 Points ahead of Boston University president John Silber. Murphy was a Distant third 23 Points behind Bellotti. Governors jilted lieutenant blasts her Boss Lansing Mich. Apr it. Gov. Martha Griffiths resumed her criticism of gov. James Blanchard on Friday by hinting that her replacement on the democratic ticket is unqualified. Griffiths said in an interview for a face to face with Connie Chung on lbs news that Olivia Maynard 54, of Flint is unqualified and has no experience As an elected official. A i done to know what she knows about government a Griffiths said of Maynard. A she has never been in the government except for this running the Osa office of services to the aging a the 78-year-old Griffiths also criticized her Boss when asked if she thought he was hiding behind a woman a skirts by offering Maynard for an interview rather than himself. A Well he always wants somebody else to take the blame for everything a she said. A but everybody else does and he a real Good at this a at letting somebody else take the blame. He takes the credit. Every politician does that if they can every Griffiths was dumped from the ticket after Blanchard decided that she was unable to step in and take Over the governors duties at a moments notice. She reacted bitterly to the decision at first then seemed to make up with the governor last week in a visit to Mackinac Island where she kissed him and then walked in with him. She also told him at that meeting that she was not referring to him directly when she said that the worst thing about politics is that a some son of a Bitch will dump someone after getting what he or she Griffiths is widely credited with helping Blanchard 48, to his first gubernatorial Victory in 1982. Maynard formerly chaired the Michigan democratic party and has been the director of the state office of services to the aging since 1983. Souvenir hungry fans besiege Comiskey Park Chicago apr two men trying to steal Home plate from Comiskey Park got tagged Friday by police who Are trying to keep fans from carrying away pieces of the nations oldest baseball stadium before it closes for Good this month. The men were nabbed As they tried to slip out of the Park shortly after 1 a.m., officials said. Game Day fans have been even bolder. They be tried hiding in departing crowds with chairs and even bathroom fixtures under their . take a anything that a not nailed Down a said Dominic Rizzi chief of Security at Comiskey. A and anything that is nailed Down they re going to try to remove it the 80-year-old South Side stadium the Home of the Chicago White sox is scheduled to close sept. 30. Its replacement is going up across the Street and will open next Spring. A Security Force of off duty police officers is being increased As the season wanes said Rizzi who declined to provide specific numbers. A a it a More than 100,�?� he said. Rizzi said the White sox organization has the largest budget in the major leagues for Security. The extra officers he said Are mainly to control the Large crowds that have flooded the stadium this year amid the nostalgia of Comiskey a last season and excitement Over the sox. The club is in second place in the american league West. But officials also Are watching for an increase in theft attempts a and Rizzi says everyone who is caught is prosecuted. Rizzi called fridays Case rare. Two men went Over a 12-foot Wall using a ladder pried Home plate Loose and were leaving with it when Security guards saw them and called police he said. One Man was caught after throwing the plate Over the outside Wall and dropping Down after it. The other was arrested in the Park. The 19 and 21-year-old men were charged with trespassing and theft both misdemeanours. A a they re not career criminals just kids who basically decided that they wanted the plate. So they a have some part of White sox Park for their unborn grandchildren a said Sharon Gaynor one of the arresting officers. Others souvenir Hunters May be motivated less by nostalgia than by greed. A a there a going to be a lot of people out there that Are going to try to glom onto anything they can get and sell it to make a profit a said Jeff Blatt the owner of a sports Memorabilia store in suburban Glenview. Rizzi said about a dozen arrests for thefts have been made during the past two months. That a More than in previous seasons but it s still not a rampant problem he said. Signs up to a foot Long that give people directions or instructions Are popular targets of the thieves Rizzi said. But fans also have been caught with holders for paper towels and toilet paper ripped out of bathroom Walls. A one Guy took a Bench from the picnic area. Another Guy tried to walk out with one of the seats from the handicapped seat area a said Rizzi. Both men were caught at the Gate. Some people have made it out of the Park with signs or other Small items Rizzi said. Such things Are quickly replaced. Eventually the club plans to auction off salvageable items from Comiskey. Meantime Rizzi and his Crew will be keeping an Eye out. A if a Guy wants to risk going to jail for a $2 sign that a his business a Rizzi said. A a we la accommodate protester warns of yoga so occult influences Toccoa a. Apr yoga is a form of new age mysticism that can Lead to Devil worship says a Man who led protests that forced officials to cancel a City county sponsored yoga class. A the people who Are signed up for the class Are just walking into it like cattle to a Slaughter a said Philip Lawrence. A half of yoga is a Branch of Eastern mysticism and it has Strong occult Lawrence said he is opposing the yoga class because he is a Christian. He said other people opposing the classes Are from Baptist lutheran and Church of god congregations. The class sponsored by the Toccoa Stephens county recreation department was scheduled to begin monday. It was cancelled aug. 31 after City and county commissioners received a number of complaints from members of various churches in Toccoa. A the different commissioners got together on the phone and the majority decided the class should be cancelled a mayor Bill Harris said. A some Felt that they were under too much pressure a he said. Leonard Greenspoon a Clemson University religion professor said yoga has become a secularized form of exercise and relaxation. A a there a certainly no necessary connection Between yoga and Devil worship a he said. A anybody who a equating Eastern religion with Devil worship has made a big Roger Terrell the program director for the recreation department said he met with yoga teacher Carolyn Davis to make sure that the class would involve Only simple stretching and relaxation techniques. A we can to be promoting religion or anything a he said. A a it a strictly for health some of the 26 people who had signed up for the yoga class say they Arentt about to let the matter drop. A this is not the end a said Deborah Hartley. A this is just the beginning As far As in a
