European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes 6 die 15 firefighters Hurt in new York Blaze from wire reports. New York a a fire in a cluttered building killed six people and injured 15 fire fighters officials said thursday. The Blaze broke out wednesday night in a three Story building crammed with household appliances furniture mattresses and refuse said it Frank Martinez a department spokesman officials were investigating whether the vie v a a Tims were squatters jiving in the building illegally. A Martinez said. 1 the cause was not immediately known. Fire department spokesman Tom Kelly said the fire was possibly caused by jury rigged wiring. Four firefighters were injured by electrical shocks from a wire running along a stairway railing from the roof to the third floor Martinez said. The rigged wire was apparently used to steal electricity Martinez . Eleven other firefighters sustained injuries ranging from sprains to cuts to Burns Martinez. A said. A. A a a a. A. A a a a a. A a one victim was found dead on the second floor and five were found on the third floor of the building in the Morrisania Section of the Bronx. A a a a. A a a a a a. A a a a a a a a a a a Marlboro Man Dies fort Lauderdale Fla Charles Herbert a non smoker known to millions As the ruggedly handsome Marlboro Man in the cigarette ads has died of a stroke at age 85. Herbert died tuesday at Broward general medical Center. V a a a Carpenter by Trade he was the original Marlboro Man pictured in the ads As a Cowboy with his head bowed against the elements and a cigarette cupped in one Handa tic tolerated it but he thought it was a bit silly Quot his grandson Douglas Trammell said of Herbert a work As the Marlboro Man for eight years. A a a a a j. A a a relatives said Herbert did no to smoke cigarettes and was More Likely to be found on the Golf course than on horseback. A some lady walking through the Woods took a picture of him working on a scaffold a Trammell said recounting Herbert s Start. A she came Back two weeks later and asked him to do  lost Money returned Des Plaines 111. A a Man has returned $80,000 in Cash that an undercover police officer had lost on his Way to a drug buy authorities said. A quota. Police in this suburb Northwest of Chicago said the officer left the bag filled mostly with $50 arid $100 Bills on top of his car and drove away on a March 2 a a a a a a a on tuesday an attorney called police saying a client found the Money and would return it. The attorney brought the Rooney in but declined to identify his client police chief John c. Storm said. A a a. The Man who found the bag was driving Down a Street and saw the bag in the Road with Money hanging out Deputy chief Kenneth Randolph said. A a / a. A the officer who lost the Money is a 20-year Veteran of the Force and has worked undercover for several years. Maxwell oks news pact new York a British publisher Robert Maxwell has completed an agreement to buy the daily news the once dominant tabloid bled by years of losses and a 4/ month strike the paper announced thursday. Maxwell and Charles Brumback president of a the Chicago based Tribune co., which owns the news said at a news conference at the daily news building that they would sign the agreement later aboard maxwells Bauit. A Bruni Huck said they had the Quot definitive agreement Quot for the Sale but  co. Would continue. To publish the paper until wednesday giving unions time to ratify new con i tracts reached with Maxwell i the signing will end a Long and hitter Battle Between the news and the unions that included j 13 months of fruitless negotiations before Max Well emerged As a  March 15, 1991 House oks $30 billion More for bailout of a amp is Washington a the House on wednesday night approved a Compromise worked out with the Bush administration to pour an additional $30 billion into the savings and loan bailout. The key 213-197 vote came 24 hours after the House rebelling against leaders of both parties rejected four separate proposals for financing the bailout. After accepting the Compromise the House then passed the amended Bill by a 192-181 margin. Negotiators will work out minor differences Between the House Bill and a Senate version passed last week. A a it a the easiest thing politically to say Damn the a amp a scandal a Quot said rep. Henry Gonzalez a Texas chairman of the banking committee in pleading for support of the Compromise a but we have no Choice Quot failure to continue paying for the bailout he said would bring disaster and a invite a run on our financial  ,. A if there has been one action that has outraged americans from Maine to California it has been the a amp a fiasco a said rep. Bernard Sanders an Independent from Vermont. A will be damned if i will vote for a Bill that will stick it to the working people Quot to pay for a bailout of something they did not cause he said. The. Major gain for liberals in the Bill was permission for the bailout Agency the Resolution Trust corp., to sell single family Homes to Low income families without setting a minimum Purchase Price. Such sales would have been restricted in the bipartisan version rejected tuesday night. The Compromise omitted other provisions backed by liberals including a goal of having 25 percent of the contracts awarded by the Agency earmarked for companies owned by women and minorities. Instead of that provision the Compromise simply requires the Agency to make Public reports on its perform if there has been one action that has outraged americans fro i Maine to California it has been the a amp a fiasco a rep. Bernard Sanders Mance in hiring and contracting with minorities and women. It also sets goals for the corporation in Selling real estate and other assets inherited from thrifts and in managing insolvent thrifts. The Agency would be required to report on its Progress before asking for More Money. The Compromise was worked out by Gonzalez rep. Chalmers Wylie of Ohio senior Republican on the banking committee House speaker Thomas Foley minority Leader Robert Michel and Treasury Secretary Nicholas f. Brady. A a. Meanwhile the Cost of Tjie bailout continues to Rise As insolvent institutions pile up operating losses on tuesday night White House spokesman Marlin Fitzwa tar put that figure at $8 million a Day. Stephen Katsanos a spokesman for the Trust corporation said the Agency has shut Down or rescued 373 institutions with the $50 billion provided by Congress in August 1989. But he said the Agency now has Only enough Money to handle one More a amp a. Duke enters governor s race Baton Rouge la. Apr former Kun flux klan Leader David Duke who won 44 percent of the vote in a recent run for Congress announced wednesday he was entering the Louisiana governors race. Duke a Republican state representative said he was not worried about gov buddy Roemers switch this week to the Republican party. Duke said his Strong showing against democratic sen. J. Bennett Johnston in a october would boost his chances of becoming governor. A i got 100,000 More votes than buddy Rocker did when he ran for governor a he said. Quot in a hitting the ground running in this Campaign. When i started the previous Cam David Duke pain we started from nothing. We be got a great Chance to  Duke has been appearing in forums with other candidates since he announced Jan. 4 that he planned to run for governor. / Roemer has avoided the forums and dodged questions about Dukes announcement wednesday if he qualifies in september for the governors race Duke will be barred from seeking re election to his Louisiana House seat which represents the nearly Allwhite District of Metairie. Under Louisiana a unusual election Laws All candidates run in the primary regardless of party. If no one gets a majority the top two candidates qualify for a november Runoff. Duke has been shunned by gop leaders for his Pasi activities with the klan which included being an Imperial wizard. Duke announced his candidacy before 100 vocal supporters. He told them he would not approve any taxes As governor and would use the governors line item veto authority to Cut welfare programs and state spending. A. I. Duke told reporters he would get a surprising amount of Black support. / a Black people work they pay taxes they re tired of the government taking their tax Money and wasting in on people who done to work a a Duke  they re tired of the crime that afflicts the neighbourhoods and their communities a he added. A Many Blacks Are not in favor of affirmative action. They want Equa rights and i believe in equal rights for everybody Blac and White a he said. The Rev. James Stovall head of the Louisiana coalition against racism and nazism said Duke would receive less support in the governors race. He said Duke blamed Blacks for the i state a prob Lepis and a that is not   a s to Oak Brook. Iii. Up a leaner Quot me soon will appear on the menu at Mcdonald a restaurants across the nation. The fast food Chain said wednesday that Mclean deluxe a Quarter Pound hamburger with less than half the fat of a regular Quarter Pounder will be available at All of its . Restaurants within weeks. Mcdonald a has been testing the 91 percent fat free Sandwich since november in 11 cities and nearly 1,000 stores. It combines Low fat meat with a seaweed derivative that helps to simulate the taste of a regular Burger. Mclean deluxe a fat Content is 7.5 percent to 9 percent compared with 19.5 percent to 22 percent for the Quarter Pounder. Financial analysts expect the new Sandwich to he improve Mcdonald a traffic after sluggish sales duri the past year in the United states. Development of the beef combination used in t new Sandwich was financed by the Chicago based be Industry Council and beef Board in conjunction w researchers at Auburn University in Alabama. Beef Council spokeswoman Mary Adolf says a Nuber of grocery chains Are working with meat Packi and processors to offer beef patties like those Mede Aid s will be using. All of the major fast food chains arc working or product similar to this Quot she said