European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 28, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday March 28, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7kansas City elects first Black mayor Kansas City to. Apr a methodist minister tuesday night became the City a first Black mayor defeating a fellow City Council member in a non partisan election. Emanuel Cleaver Defeated Bob Lewellen with 50,204 votes or 53 percent to 43,989 votes or 47 percent. Cleaver succeeds three term mayor Richard Berkley. Cleaver a three term City Council member thanked god and his daughter on her birthday. A a this is not a Cleaver Victory a he said at a Victory party. A this is a Kansas City Victory. The election is Over arid Kansas City is beginning a new  taxes became a key Issue in the non partisan election. Cleaver favored raising the earnings tax in part to fund $3 million Worth of improvements in the police Force each year. V Lewellen said he would appoint a task Force to re View Revenue needs. He also said a gasoline tax should be considered for Street and Bridge improvements. Kansas City has a population of 435,000. About a third of its voters Are Black. Cleaver 46, arid Lewellen 53, were barred from reelection to their Council seats by a two term limit approved by voters in november. ,. Lewellen conceded by congratulating Cleaver a a i wish him Well a Lewellen said. A this is still my City. I write pm to live Here. I Hope he docs Well a Cleaver received Good returns from White areas throughout the City in the feb. 25 non partisan primary. He also picked up support from several influential business leaders after winning the eight candidate race with 37 percent of the vote a More than twice what Lewellen received. James Malouff  a. Campaign chairman said race Wasny to a major Factor in the Campaign. A a this is not a hate contest. This is a democratic process a Malouff said. A when its All Over everybody a  Emanuel Cleaver thanks supporters at a rally in Kansas cily on tuesday night after defeating Bob Lewellen significant others4 banned from town s boards Amherst mass a contending that a a significant other Isnit just another taxpayer selectmen in this College town have extended the states anti nepotism Laws to their friends and lovers. In a 3-1 vote monday night selectmen adopted a policy barring the appointment of their own relatives or a significant others to town boards and committees. Selectman Harry Oldham Brooks cast the Lone vote against the policy. His Fiancee Margot Parrot publicly broke their engagement last month maintaining she had failed to gain appointment to the Amherst finance committee and Amherst planning Board because of her Romance with Brooks. A this is totally absurd a said resident Mary Wentworth. She said it is already hard enough to get volunteers to work in town government. But selectman Carolyn Holstein said a. Policy dealing Only with spouses and immediate family members did not a adequately reflect the diverse nature of relationships in Amherst or in the 20th  a the policy defines a a significant other As the person who Quot in the View of each individual Board member shares an inti mate or romantic relationship with the Board member and or with whom the Board member shares a close personal relationship or confidences a it Elisa k. Campbell who chairs the Board said the policy was an attempt to limit close connections Between selectmen and other policy making boards. A i done to think we re delving into anybody a private life a she  to pay state after clerks say used items sold new Salem Ore. Up1 a former Saleswoman at Nordstrom the nationwide Chain of upscale clothing stores say they routinely buffed the soles of worn shoes and reshaped used lipsticks so they could be sold As new Oregon investigators said tuesday. A fraud investigator for the Oregon department of Justice said in an affidavit that former Nordstrom Saleswoman told him they sold used merchandise As new including returned cosmetics and clothing they took off the Racks and wore at work. The department released the affidavit in announcing that Nordstrom agreed to pay $25,000 to the state and Tell its employees they cannot sell used items As new. If the company had refused to Settle the state would have sued Nordstrom for violating the unlawful Trade practices act according to a spokeswoman for the department of  spokesman for the Seattle based retail Chain Dave Marriott said the company has never had a policy of Selling used merchandise and agreed to the settlement to avoid a lawsuit. In the affidavit Oregon department of Justice investigator Lowell Ward recounted interviews with 10 former Saleswoman. They said that used lipsticks were heated to Recap Ture their gloss and shape and that Eye pencils were re sharpened one California store reportedly had a cellophane wrapping machine to repackage returned items. The former workers said clothes were taken off Racks and worn by employees during their shifts so salespeople would fit the a Nordstrom  the clothes sometimes without being cleaned were later returned to the Racks and sold As new. Midway airlines asks Protection under Federal bankruptcy Laws Chicago a Midway airlines inc., a regional Carrier that soared to Success with Low fares but suffered during the persian Gulf crisis said tuesday it has filed for reorganization under Federal bankruptcy rules. Midway became the third airline since december to file for court Protection from creditors under chapter 11. The airline which now serves 53 destinations in the United states Virgin islands and the Bahamas blamed the move on the decline in air travel and increases in Jet fuel prices that followed the Onset of the Gulf War. A despite the end of the Gulf War the airline Industry continues to suffer the effects of the Reeves Sion. A chairman David r,-.Hinson-said he said Midway had $40 million in financing to cover operating costs during the reorganization w hich would enable it to continue business As  ,. All tickets will be honoured and no flights will be cancelled he  its filing late monday in . Bankruptcy court in Chicago Midway listed assets of s7.k million and liabilities of $22.5 million. Midway a Slock tumbled 32 percent on the new York Stock Exchange on tuesday closing Down $1.25 at s2.621/. However a there is a Strong indication that the worst is behind us a.Hinson said citing a record number of bookings this month a postwar decline in fuel prices and the expected Sale next month of the carriers Philadelphia Liiro. In Washington transportation Secretary Samuel k. Skinner said Midway s ability to get additional credit even its it sought bankruptcy court Protection is an encouraging sign both for Midway and the Industry in general. Air passenger traffic is increasing and Jet Tuel prices have decreased to about the level they were at before iraqis invasion Skinner said. Also tuesday the International air transport association announced in Geneva that airlines worldwide lost More than $1 billion in february alone mostly because of the a elects of the Gulf War. Fuel prices soared in the Early stages of the crisis and travellers stayed Home out of fear of Iraq inspired terrorism. ,. The situation prompted two other airlines to file for Protection from creditors pan am corp. In january and Continental holdings inc. In december. The crisis also dealt a knockout blow to Eastern airlines which suspended operations  and began Selling Oil assets under the supervision of bankruptcy court. Midway is expected to have better Luck than East Ern. Paul Karos an airline analyst with first Boston corp., said the reorganization could keep the airline aloft through the summer when the Economy is expected to rebound