European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday october 1990duke won t Challenge election loss new Orleans a former Kun flux Klansman David Duke conceded sunday that . Sen. Bennett Johnston was re elected in the Louisiana open primary and said he would not Challenge the outcome in court. A a in a Here to concede the election to Bennett Johnston but in a not going to concede or relinquish my commitment to the principle of equal rights for every american Duke a first term state representative told a news conference. In Complete but unofficial returns from saturdays vote Johnston had 54 percent and Duke 44 percent. As the vote was counted Duke had said he would ask for a court order to Challenge Absentee votes that were cast before Ben Bagert the official Republican candidate dropped out on thursday. Under state Law any votes for Bagert were not counted after he dropped out. Although he backed off on the idea of filing his own Challenge Duke said sunday that his organization would support any individual who wanted to pursue the matter in court. A a we la help people who feel their right to vote has been abrogated a he said. A a we la help them pursue that if they so desire but in a trying to do a As Bennett Johnston said a kind of heal at this Point. A i want to see the state together a Duke said. A i want people to get behind Bennett but i want them to make sure that Bennett pursues policies that Are Good for the people of  Bagert dropped out and encouraged his backers to vote for Bennett after Polk showed him running a Distant third in the race. Several republicans in the  Senate also took the unusual step of backing Democrat Johnston in the primary saying they did no to want the former klans Man to Force Johnston into a Runoff. Under the states open primary candidates All run in one primary regardless of party. If no one candidate gains a majority of the votes a Runoff is held among the top two vote getters. Discovery Crew performing experiments space Center Houston a the Ulysses probe sprinted through space sunday on its five year trip to study the Sun while the discovery astronauts who dispatched the Craft turned their attention to scientific experiments. Ulysses an atomic powered spacecraft released from the shuttle saturday was travelling about 34,130 Mph the fastest Speed Ever for a Man made object. A a it a outbound and doing Well a flight director Gary Coen said. Discovery a five astronauts got up Early sunday morning to begin a Day of experiments that included lighting a Small controlled fire growing Plant roots and testing a system in which shuttle cameras will be mane Vered by voice commands. Mission control awakened the Crew with a song written and performed by Boeing aerospace amp electronics co. Employees As a tribute to the successful deployment of the probe partially boosted into space by a Boeing built rocket. A sailing along sailing along flying to explore the Galaxy a the aerospace workers Sang. No problems with the space shuttle were reported Coen said. A everybody is real Happy that things Are going so smoothly a he said. After a roundabout journey Ulysses is scheduled to pass Over the suns South pole in 1994, then curve Over the North solar pole. The suns poles cannot be seen from Earth and have never been examined closely by scientists. Discovery is scheduled to land wednesday in the California desert. The Mission Wasny to affected by the shutdown of Many Federal agencies because funds for the Mission already had been set aside officials said. The shuttle commander is Richard n. Richards and the other Crew members Are Pilot Robert d. Cabana and Mission specialists William m. Shepherd Bruce Melnick and Thomas d.  try to As Iraq opens by the associated press several Hundred kuwaitis gathered at the saudi Frontier sunday after Iraq suddenly opened occupied Kuwait a Border. Some refugees said this was the latest move in Baghdad a Campaign to depopulate Kuwait isolate the resistance movement and prepare for War. Saudi officials said about 1,000 people have arrived in the saudi Border town of Khanji since Friday most lacking any identification. Refugees said Many people were leaving Kuwait out of fear after iraqi troops intensified their Hunt for Western men and resistance leaders in Kuwait City. Issa Al Nasrallah a kuwaiti health ministry employee who fled with his wife and four children said Many people in Kuwait believe Iraq is preparing for combat there soon. Nasrallah said acts of resistance had stopped in Kuwait City since the iraqis began killing anyone suspected of belonging to the movement. Meanwhile japanese prime minister Toshiki Kaifu travelled to Oman on sunday after a two Day visit with King Faud in saudi Arabia. Kaifus spokesman said both leaders agreed on the need for a peaceful solution to the Gulf crisis begun by Iraq flee country saudi Border aug. 2 invasion of Kuwait. As diplomacy continued . Military officials in Washington and saudi Arabia said the american troop buildup in saudi Arabia was virtually Complete with nearly 200,000 . Soldiers deployed in the Region. In Israel soldiers began handing out Gas masks to civilians on sunday the Start of a nationwide Campaign to protect israelis against a possible iraqi chemical attack. Israeli military officials say the action was Only a preventive measure and the likelihood of an iraqi attack appears slim. In saudi Arabia Kaifu met with King Faud to discuss the Gulf crisis and closer bilateral ties. Kaifus spokesman Shigeo Tavaneka said the King urged Tokyo to Widen its financial assistance to countries Hurt by the  Trade sanctions against Iraq. Japan has pledged $2 billion to Aid Egypt Turkey and Jordan. On the military front . Sources who spoke on condition of anonymity said american forces Lack the firepower necessary to launch a successful ground offensive against iraqi troops in Kuwait. However they said most of the heavy Armor shipments to the Gulf should arrive by weeks  Page 1 proposal. A it allows the committees to consider these  technically the budget is an internal congressional document and it does not require the presidents signature. The actual Bills raising taxes or cutting spending would follow on its instructions if such instructions Are included. But while Bush does not sign the budget he has leverage now because the new fiscal year began oct. 1 without enactment of any of the spending legislation that gives government agencies authority to operate. He said he wont approve a temporary spending Bill and will keep the government shut Down until he sees a budget to his liking. A the deadline that we re talking about is on tuesday morning a said Foley referring to the fact that the government returns from Holiday then and hundreds of thousands of workers would be sent Back Home. Bush spent sunday at his Mountaintop Retreat at Camp David md., conferring by Telephone with his chief of staff John Sununu and Treasury Secretary Nicholas f. Brady part of the administration team that negotiated the Defeated budget pact. Opposition from the Public to the package seemed to concentrate on a list of provisions including an increase in medicare premiums and fees a 12-cent motor fuel boost and a 2-cent tax on Home heating Oil. In addition Many conservatives were demanding a Cut in the tax rate on capital gains in Exchange for their votes. The big question was whether republicans and the White House would accept a raise in the top tax rate for the wealthy in Exchange for democrats going along with capital gains cuts which would Benefit the wealthy reunion from Page 1 va., said she volunteered for duty in saudi Arabia because Many Navy people a a aside from the ones on ships a done to get the Chance to travel. She said she checked with her husband and two Days later was on her Way. Loris a member of the 82nd airborne div said that when members of his unit Learned he had two Sisters in saudi Arabia a they said a Well you done to get much mail so they re mailing your family Over  a the three agreed that being together in the potential War zone was worrisome. A i think about it but i done to dwell on it a Patrice said. Darnetha describing herself As a a sort of upbeat person a said she did no to mind being in saudi Arabia As Long As she can see her Brothers and Sisters a and know they re of. I try not to think about the bad  Loris said it helps to know his Sisters a can handle it if they Ever get into a  a i still worry a lot but i know they re going to be coming Home on their own two feet a he said. Patrice said she enlisted in the Navy while still in High school and left for the service 13 Days after graduation. A i was being a rebel a she recalled. A my father wanted me to go to College. I just wanted to do my own  her example led the others to follow suit although Only one brother Lee Anthony 27, opted for the Navy. He is assigned to a ship based at Charleston. Also in the military Are Brothers Tracy 22, an army specialist based at Flint Hills farm va., and Donnie 20, a specialist serving with an army signal corps unit in South Korea. Two other Sisters in Charleston Are Michelle 24, a patient care assistant and Sherita 14, who lives with their Mother. Saturdays phone Call to the Elmore Home lasted 25 minutes Patrice said and included a nothing about Over  she said her Mother a wanted to know How we Are and whether we re eating All right if we got All her letters. And we just got caught up on  Page 1 Sian Gulf deployment he said. In Stuttgart the military command simply said it would begin to a commence the orderly termination of Agency functions except those excepted activities essential to safety to life property and National  it did not say when. Since the Start of the new fiscal year oct. 1, the government has been operating under a Stopgap funding measure known As a continuing Resolution in the absence of a regular budget. A bipartisan fiscal 1991 budget agreement reached by administration and congressional leaders was rejected thursday by the House 254-179. Bush on saturday vetoed a spending measure that would have allowed the government to operate normally for another week. Meanwhile the White House and Congress have resumed budget talks