European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday april 18, 1991 former Minnesota gov. Rudy per Pichu a billboard portrait. Sex Minnesota governor fights to replace his Capitol portrait St. Paul Minn apr former gov. Rudy per Pich paid $4,000 for a billboard to push his plea for replacement of his official portrait in the state Capitol. Perpich and his wife Lola gaze Down from the billboard about six blocks from the Capitol where Perpich served three terms and ran unsuccessfully for a fourth term last fall a a a they won t let us in the Capitol so a a his from Here a says the sign which includes a replica of the couple s portrait that Perpich is fighting to install in the Capitol instead of a portrait of himself. 1 the billboard which a Perpich spokeswoman says was paid for with Campaign Money Marks the latest step in the former democratic governor s Battle to replace the older portrait. Perpich was in Zagreb Yugoslavia considering an offer to become foreign minister of the Republic of Croatia. A a a. A a a a a \. A a t he first portrait went up after he left office for the first time in 1979. Lie won another term in 1982 and was re elected in 1986. He commissioned the second portrait before leaving office saying he should have two portraits because he was the Only governor to serve non consecutive terms. He later said the new portrait which Cost taxpayers  the earlier one. Last month the Capitol area architectural and planning Board voted unanimously to allow each governor Joist one portrait in the Capitol. The Board also said a former governor must be. The Only subject of each portrait. Walter Hanson a member of the 10-member panel said it is not Likely to change its mind. A it Isnit going to change any votes on the Board not to my knowledge a said Hanson who also advised Perpich to drop the Battle. A i would say a Back off you re not going to change anything a a a said Hanson. A Rudy and 1 go Back a Long Way 1 like Rudy arid 1 think Rudy has done a great Deal for this state. T would hate to see that image tarnished by this Row Over a  the Board has said the second portrait should hang in a $40 million state history Center that is nearing completion. Perpich s spokeswoman Teresa Mcfarland said he has other plans if the billboard Campaign is not Success Ful but she would not elaborate. T he billboard will remain in place 90 Days she Saldyt the sign Drew mixed reviews from a handful of spec Quot tutors. A a v. A a Perpich is entitled to display the second portrait said Ted Besaw of St. Paul because a this wife helped him get there.�?�. A Quot a Quot Quot but others criticized the Perpich Campaign. A to me 1 think the Guy is a poor loser a said John Absey of St. Paul. Said his daughter Carmel a i just think its a  Washington a More than 2.5 million cases of child abuse and neglect were reported to authorities last year 4 percent More than the previous year a child abuse prevention group said tuesday. More than 1,200 children died from abuse related incidents slightly More than in 1989, according to a study by the National committee for prevention of child abuse. A. A. Though Small the Rise in reports represents a. A steady and Ever marching increase that is the result of More Public awareness and therefore More report my As Well As an actual increase in abuse said Deborah Daro study director. More Money is needed to finance child welfare programs provide prevention services to parents and provide protective services to children she said. A the resources we put into this arc simply not enough a she  group surveyed child welfare officials in All 50 states and the District of Columbia. All but five states knew or could project their child abuse reporting statistics for 1990, and 39 slates had figures on child abuse fatalities for that year. The Survey counted a total of 2.5 million child abuse cases for last year a 4 percent increase from 2.4 million in 1989. Also last year 1,211 children died As the result of abuse or neglect compared with 1,203 the previous year an increase of less than 1 percent. One in three of state officials contacted said expanded reporting was responsible for at least part of any increase. Most said some of the Rise was also due to More cases of abuse and More than half said substance abuse was a primary cause for the increase. A third cited economic stress poverty and unemployment As the chief contributing  90 percent of the  abuse and neglect including death cases involved children under 5 years old. More than half the victims were under the age of 1 dare said. A in the 22 states that classified abuse by Type the Survey found that 27 percent involved physical abuse 15 percent involved sexual abuse 46 percent were neglect and 9 percent were emotional maltreatment. Quot the Survey also found that the abuse occurred primarily within the family. Less than 5 percent of the cases involved someone outside the child a Home. Day care and Foster care represented less than 1 percent of All reports.  station recycling ribbons for july 4th from wire reports Philadelphia with the end of the persian Gulf War the Philadelphia naval station wants to be tied up in yellow rather than red a . It wants to Recycle All those yellow ribbons that were tied around Trees or otherwise displayed in support of . Troops. The station wants to use them to decorate Pic. Nic areas for its fourth of july hash for military personnel base civilian employees and their Fani Dies said Dawn Manzoni Community activity it Rector Lor the stations morale welfare and recreation department. 9 a president Bush asked us to make the fourth of july a grand Homecoming Celebration for troops in operation desert storm a she said monday. A \ a a everyone can contribute by giving us their yellow ribbons instead of throw ing them  ship Accident kills 1 Coos Bay Ore. A a steam condenser ruptured in the engine room of a soviet research ship killing one Seaman and critically injuring another the coast guard said tuesday. The Accident occurred monday night aboard. The 300-foot novo Prutsk when it was about 25 Miles off Coos Bay said Petty officer 1st class Peter Davis. Alexander Gorelov 25, died and Andrey a a Popko 40, was flown off the ship by coast guard helicopter Davis said. Popko was taken to Bay area Hospital in Coos Bay then transferred to the Burn unit at Etna Nuel Hospital amp health Center in Portland where he was in critical condition with Burns Over most of his  guards owner s body Houston a a 73-year-old Man who disappeared last week while walking his Small poodle has been found dead with the dog still by his Side guarding the body police said tuesday. The body of Charles Gray was discovered in a Field near his Home april 13. He disappeared april after leaving Home to walk the dog. I Gray a body was found by a landowner who noticed the Barking dog which apparently had kept other animals away from the body said police spokesman Richard Retz. A the property owner said he smelled something and started looking around and saw the Little dog bouncing up and Down a Retz  appears from the scene he Gray May have stumbled into some Timber or gotten caught in a. Barbed wire Fence surrounding the pasture behind his residence and became injured and that s where we found him a week  Gray a family told officers the elderly Man often became disoriented. Gray was believed to have died of natural causes officials said. Nuclear testing continues Las vegas a an underground nuclear weapons test tuesday the third in less than six weeks sent a Rollings motion through High Rise buildings in the gaming capital 105 Miles from ground Zero. Workers in City Hall and monitors atop the strip resorts Felt motion from the blast which packed an explosive punch up to 10 times the Force of the atomic bomb that devastated Hiroshima. Don Blake an employee in the mayors office on the 10th floor of City Hall in downtown Las vegas called the shot a a big  trapeze artist Dies in fall Marquette Mich. A a trapeze artist fell to her death during a performance of the shrine circus but officials said the show went on As scheduled with the audience unaware of exactly. What happened. Conners 34, of Gainesville Texas fell 8 feet to the Cement floor of Lakeview Arena monday night said police capt. Sal Sarvello. She was taken to Marquette general Hospital where she later died of multiple injuries