European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 16, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ill i. Friday november 16, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 7 helpless Arizona faces More problems Phoenix apr arizonans Arentt sure who their a a a Vici i 13 sunup Murwill be in  reins to fellow  w. _ _ Phoenix a arizonans Arentt sure who their governor will be in january or when  get a Derma nent executive in their state buffeted since 1985 by presidential ambitions political beheading racial strife and personal indecision. There May be More storms on the horizon a rudderless a House minority Leader Art Hamilton asked with a smile. We certainly have a rudder it seems at times that its  j Hamilton is the Only lawmaker still in the same leadership Post he had in 1986. By january the Only other ongoing state level political Leader left attorney general Bob Corbin will have retired. A political vacuum Isnit the states Only problem the states business elite has crumbled led by the collapse of financier Developer Charles Keatingjr a Empire because of savings and loan failures. Financial troubles hit major companies such As convenience store giant Circle k and electricity producer Arizona Public service co. The sports establishment also is reeling As the National football league and the fiesta bowl try to Deal with voter rejection of a paid state Holiday honouring Martin Luther King or. The nil is threatening to take away the 1993 super bowl and the fiesta bowl spoke briefly of leaving As Well. The states lame Duck legislature is trying this week to write rules for a gubernatorial Runoff Early next year Between Republican Fife Symington and Democrat Terry Goddard. Democratic gov. Rose mofford a caretaker elevated when Republican gov. Evan Mecham was impeached in 1988 after a particularly Stormy period May stay on past the Jan. 7 end of her term. Or she May turn Over the week a it trsfte�0? Dick Mahoney elected equivalent of a he tenant Gove Morf Ariz nays Symington edged Goddard 49 7 percent to do i could be facing legislative paralysis a. Without executive  t a Dana Larsen Arizona common cause consdtituhnnavi0id 3 to of under 3 previously untested Prie election amendment inspired by Mecham a Surv ters 3ppr?,d the amendment lawmakers did nothing to say How it should work. Even if the lame Duck lawmakers agree on a Runoff Tor late january or february and overcome a court Challenge filed by Symington supporters there a More tur by ence ahead. The new legislature will face a $300 million deficit when it convenes in Early january. A rjt1<2r? an a decade which republicans con rolled both legislative Chambers voters last week gave democrats a 17-13 Edge in the Senate while leaving admitted molest or gets 20 years republicans in charge of the House 33-27. We could be facing legislative paralysis at the Start of the year without any executive leadership a said Cluife a Send executive director of Arizona common the states political sea began getting Choppy in 1985 when gov. Brace Babbitt a Democrat began Ranning a Prev it and Pushard for a King Holiday in a state where Blacks constitute just 3 percent of the population. Frustrated by repeated Lack of legislative action Bab Brand employees 101,8 he Day Fol exc cd Ive Corbin issued a non binding opinion that the Procla was. 1iesal> saying Only the legislature could establish paid state holidays. Mecham a perennial political outsider who won a three Way race against two establishment favourites to succeed Babbitt rescinded babbitts proclamation and was hit with a wave of entertainment and convention Boycotts. The protests mounted when Mecham defended use of the word Picka Ninny and made remarks that offended other ethnic groups. Mecham later proclaimed an unpaid King Holiday which remains m effect but is scorned by supporters of the paid Holiday. It came too late. By april 1988 he was impeached and ousted. Mecham supporters took their revenge at the polls that fall ousting the Senate president House speaker and several others who had voted for impeachment. Symington beat Mecham in a gop primary comeback bid last september but Mecham a chief lieutenant running As a write in in the general election Cost him the majority against Goddard. Boulder Mont. Apr a 63-year-old former elementary school teacher accused of molesting dozens of his male students Over 30 years was sentenced wednesday to 20 years in prison and fined $25,000. Douglas Marks showed no visible reaction when the sentence was imposed by state District judge Frank Davis. Marks pleaded guilty on july 9 to four counts of felony sexual assault for molest 1989�ur Suden a Between 1985 and prosecutors said Marks molested Many other students during his lengthy teaching career in Boulder and nearby Clancy. Paul myrhow whose complaint against Marks led to the investigation that resulted in the charges and who took his complaints Public was in the courtroom.i1 was More than i expected a he said. I thought he was going to get away wit bankruptcy judge says Eastern can use escrow funds new York up a a Eastern airlines won a reprieve from liquidation wednesday evening when a fed Rai bankruptcy court allowed the beleaguered Carrier to a e More Money from an escrow fund to meet its operating expenses. . Bankruptcy judge Burton r. Lifland who is the trs oing tie Ernest bankruptcy proceedings ruled at $30 million could be withdrawn from the account increments of $15 million the first increment to be available immediately. A Dand Beard arguments from unsecured creditors Nih u a Tern should be liquidated immediately but he asset and eard no a credible argument that Eastern a basis s not be preserved on an ongoing business be said there was a major Public interest at stake iohcnu0nsiderin8 liquidation and cited Eastern a 18,000 cent a communities it serves and the a danger of con-pn�jrtl0.n�?� hat could occur if Competition was lessened in the airline Industry. Tha/1 Asree l with the creditors committee argument belonged1 a pacy proceedings Eastern a assets no prison  Davis sentenced Marks to a 40-year term but suspended 20 years. Davis also said if Marks is paroled he can have no Contact with anyone younger than 18 years old. Marks should be eligible for parole in about five years a prosecutor said. Davis said Marks could not be paroled until he paid the $25,000 Fine which would be used to pay for counselling of his victims and other youths involved in sex crimes. Marks is a member of a prominent local family that owns substantial ranch property in the Helena Boulder area. The prosecutor said he was satisfied with the sentence adding that Marks had shown Little remorse for the victims. Marks had built a reputation As a devoted and selfless teacher in Boulder but questions about his morals were raised As Early As 1959. He was forced to resign from Jefferson county High school that year after three boys said he molested them but he later taught at nearby Clancy and then returned to Boulder in 1965 As an elementary school teacher. In a related development tuesday Boulder school officials said an Independent investigation had shown that five people had reported a improper conduct by Marks to school officials. The school Board hired two investigators in september to look into allegations that school officials were slow to act on complaints about Marks. The investigators reported their findings to a Board committee at a closed meeting monday. Superintendent of schools Richard Moe said the boards conduct committee is reviewing information and giving anyone who allegedly acted improperly a Chance to respond. Douglas Markss amp a executives told Era of fast buckaroos Over san Francisco a the Era of a fast buckaroos is Over in the savings and loan business and the government needs to work now on attracting private investors to thrifts the new chairman of the a amp a Trade group said wednesday. A amp a Rescue legislation enacted 15 months ago has succeeded in ending the thrifts irresponsible growth Donald Shackelford told the . League of savings associations which completed its 98th annual convention Here. However the new Law has failed to attract the investors needed to reduce the governments risks he said. Surviving a amp is must attract new capital if taxpayers Are to be insulated from future losses. A the Only Way to get government out is to get private capital in a he said. Shackelford a Harvard business school graduate is chairman of state savings Bank in Columbus Ohio one of the strongest a amp is in the nation. Shackelford who was shunned by the leagues leaders after he warned in 1985 that the insurance fund backing deposits was bankrupt told a amp a executives that league policy now must coincide with Public policy. Last years Law is forcing thrifts to increase their capital and a we want capital standards that Are As High As anybody who takes your mothers Money a he said. However aspects of the Law Are preventing a amp is from recovering he said citing rules which Force thrifts to concentrate 70 percent of their assets on housing even when real Shackelford estate markets Are in the doldrums. And he mentioned uncertainty Over whether the government would try to take a bigger share of the profits from the Industry owned Federal Home loan Banks which Supply funds to a amp is. Also investment has slowed to a trickle in part because regulation of a amp is has gone from Tough to mean in some cases he said