European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 13, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes tuesday november 13,1990 mayors Paul Helmke of fort Wayne ind. Norman Rice of Seattle David Dinkins of new York City Donald Fraser of Minneapolis and pm. Morgan of Omaha neb. A from left to right a Chat during a reception at Dinkins residence Urban Summit mayors say cities need More Federal Aid new York apr cities deserve More Federal Aid because they Supply the labor and the tax Revenue that keeps the nation going some of the nations Urban mayors said sunday. A cities Are our nations marketplaces not Only for business but also for ideas a mayor David Dinkins said. Quot if we choke off our cities by denying them the resources they need to function efficiently the marketplaces will  Dinkins and a dozen other mayors spoke at a news conference to kick off a two Day conference on Urban issues such As combating drug abuse improving education and paying for costly infrastructure such As Bridges and roads. Atlanta mayor Maynard Jackson said property taxes alone wont pay the Bills for solving such problems Doston mayor Raymond Flynn said cities Aren t getting enough Federal Aid to support drug education. Many of the mayors most of them democrats said the Federal government is neglecting Urban areas. In 1980, Federal funds made up 19.4 percent of new York City a budget. Currently that share is 9.7 percent Dinkins said. Last week Dinkins announced a Cut of 5,400 City jobs to close a $388 million budget Gap. The mayors also got a look at a Survey prepared for the Quot Urban Summit Quot that showed Many non Urban americans support efforts to help cities. The Survey found that 74 percent of those living outside cities would be willing to pay higher taxes to provide housing for the poor 66 percent would be willing to pay higher taxes for better Urban Public schools and 63 percent would be willing to pay higher taxes for drug rehabilitation programs in cities. The Survey was based on a random Sample of 1,199 americans questioned in Early october. It was done by the City University of new Yorkus office of Urban affairs. Stateside Mazda recalls rx-7 cars to repair air bag defect Irvine Calif. Up a  corp. Has begun a voluntary recall of 2,070 of its 1990 rx-7 convertible sports cars because three of the vehicles May have defective airbag equipment. Mazda spokesman Robert Marsocci said that the recall which affects cars produced Between nov. 1,1989, and july 2, 1990, resulted from an outside supplier notifying the car maker of the potential problem. Quot we have not had any consumer complaints about the air bag a Marsocci said. The potentially defective part is an inflated module part of the Drivers Side air bag supplementary restraint system. Mazda said the air bag May not inflate property if the module fails. Mazda is notifying owners by mail to bring in their cars for inspection and possible replacement of the module at no  killed while leaning head out of bus window Yonkers , a a 13-year-old girl heading Home from a volleyball tournament was killed when she hit her head on a Telephone pole while hanging out a bus window police said. Tylene Vega a seventh grader at Emerson Junior High school died at St. Josephus Hospital said detective Edward Oakley. She was hanging out the bus window talking to a Friend when the Accident occurred. The girl had attended a citywide Junior High school girls volleyball tournament at Lincoln High school before the fatal Accident Oakley said. No charges were filed against the Driver of the bus.$77.8 million awarded for overdoses to baby Chicago apr a jury has awarded $77.8 million to a couple whose baby was left paralysed mute and partially Blind after he was Given an overdose of Medicine at one Hospital and an overdose of an antidote at another. Stephen and Mary Blake of Skokie also were awarded $135,000 in past medical expenses for their son Andrew now 5. A Cook county circuit jury returned the decision against Mead Johnson and co., a subsidiary of Bristol Myers Squibb Ravenswood Hospital medical Center children a memorial Hospital and or. Metta . Judge Charles Durham said the award was a ref record for Illinois. Humane society wants to ban Breeding in 1 san Mateo Calif. A local humane society officials Are pressing for an ordinance to ban All Breeding of dogs and cats. Its not that they Are against Upp jes and Kittens they just want to Sto anted a Kim Sturla executive director of the Peninsula humane society pets her spayed dogs. Tilling 10,000 unwanted animals each year. The debate Over the proposed Breeding ban is shaping into a class Battle fought by responsible pet owners and breeders of aristocratic pets and shelter workers who must euthanize thousands of those pets poorer cousins each year. A what is Radical is what we be been doing killing animals a said Kim Sturla executive director of the Peninsula humane society. A i think its crazy that its become acceptable to kill dogs and  under the proposal believed to be the first of its kind in the nation pet owners found in violation would face fines ranging from $100 to $500. Penalties would be waived if the animals were spayed or neut is do Quot it does no to seem right. If people allow their animals to roam outside then i understand Why they should be spayed or neutered a said Carolyn Varner of san Mateo county who is Selling two 5 $175each rest stored persian a Ottens for a but my cats Are indoor cats and they Arentt allowed to go Breed every time they go into  the proposed ordinance which would apply to unincorporated areas in this affluent county of 600,000 South of san Francisco is designed to reach Zero pet population growth. It Calls for a one year moratorium on Breeding and then mandatory spaying and neutering of cats and dogs. Pet stores would still be allowed to import puppies and Kittens but the animals would have to be neutered. V opponents argue that it is unenforceable. They said breeders would lose a livelihood and animals spayed and neutered to comply with the new Law would be barred from Many competitions. San Mateo county supervisor Tom Nolan the ordinances sponsor said lie expects some details May be modified following Public hearings which were to begin tuesday before the county Board of supervisors. But Nolan says the tragedy of euthanizing thousands of animals a year ultimately outweighs other concerns. A if you put show and prize animals As one value next to an ordinance that might potentially save 10,000 dogs or cats a year i imagine the Choice is Clear a Nolan said