European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday. June 20, 1991. The stars and stripes _ a Page 5denver voters pick first Black As City s mayor Denver apr declaring a Victory of a shoe leather Over airwaves a Wellington Webb was elected the first Black mayor of Denver on tuesday. Webb Defeated District attorney Norm Early who was a heavy favorite to win a month ago but then faded. Quot with 96 percent of the precincts reporting Webb had 57 percent of the vote to Early a 43 percent. Early conceded the  a we together did the impossible a Webb told a gathering of supporters on a downtown Denver Street. A this is a Victory of people Over Money. This is a Victory of positive Over negative. This is a Victory of grassroots Over Slick Media Campaign. This is a Victory of shoe leather Over  Webb had mounted a walking Campaign in Early May when Early was considered the front runner and gained steadily since then. Early congratulated Webb in a speech to supporters at a downtown Denver hotel. A a the ran a masterful Campaign a he said. A with our candidacy and the loss tonight goes a responsibility. And that responsibility is to bind the wounds of the City to come together in a feeling of brotherhood Friendship and do everything to make sure the Wellington Webb administration is a successful one and takes us into the next  Wellington Webb right is congratulated by his brother Joe after being elected Denver a first Black mayor. Denver election commission vote returns were slowed by a computer malfunction but the Colorado electronic. Election Pool which did precinct level vote reporting showed Webb with 63,481 votes or 57 percent to Early s 47,547 votes or 4>ercent. With 96 percent of Denver s 496 precincts  House stands by Sununu Washington apr there would be nothing improper about Whitehouse chief of staff John Sunu nuts solicitation of free rides aboard jets owned by american corporations president Bush a. Spokesman said tuesday. A a it Sall Fine according to the Law according to the rules and regulations a White House press Secretary Marlin fit water said. The los Angeles times  that Sununu has been soliciting free trips from corporations Ever since Bush restricted his use of military aircraft for political and vacation travel. Appearing at an Iowa Republican party fund Raiser tuesday night Sununu refused to comment on the report simply shaking his head and saying a a not when asked to react. Sununu was flown to the event in a private Jet for which the Iowa Republican party paid about $2,000. Party officials  wits the equivalent of first class air fare plus $1, in his speech at. The $5 a plate event for 1,500 in Des Moines Sununu referred briefly to his travel woes. A there Are some folks who keep asking Why i have to travel. The fact is that the president Bush administration really does love to spend time with folks who make up the heart and soul of this nation to see you to discuss issues with you a he said. -. According to wednesdays Washington Post unidentified sources said president Bush was a upset angry and perplexed a about Sununu a weekend use of a government limousine to drive to new York. ,. May lift its sanctions on s. Africa washing Pon a the Bush administration is preparing to lift sanctions on South Africa As Early As next month administration and congressional sources said tuesday. Three senior Republican officials speaking on condition of anonymity said the administration wants to Deal with the matter  How that South Africa has repealed its segregation Laws. A a the die is cast a said one congressional Olti Cial. To said Domestic .-politics were beginning to influence the timing of the action. W Bush a advisers want to dispose of the matter soon so that it does not present a political  1992. When the president faces re election the official said. Some advisers said the administration would sound out sentiment on c Capitol Hill and await the outcome of a major african National Congress meeting in july he fore moving to lift sanctions. In an Effort to mute possible backlash the administration was reminding lawmakers that even if sanctions were lifted restoration of Normal economic relations would not come immediately. White House spokesman Marlin fit water reiterated a tuesday that the admin St rat instill expects release of additional political prisoners before it can declare All conditions for lifting sanctions satisfied under the 19x6 Law that imposed them. A this is a process which is still under  i it water said. A the ,  South Africa will follow developments closely to , in fact All prisoners of conscience have been released.�?�. The 19k Law essentially ended All Commerce Between the United states and South Africa except the Purchase of metals considered important for defense. The Law said the Sanction would remain in effect until Nelson Mandela and other a prisoners of conscience Quot were freed Ait the segregation Laws repealed. Under the Law the sanctions Are automatically listed once Bush certifies that All conditions in the 9s it Law have been met by the South african government a on Gress  that Only by passing new legislation. Slime lobbyists have announced their intention to Block any move to lift the sanctions. A a it a very Clear that the president cannot act legally to lilt sanctions a said Anne Griffin legislative director for Tran Africa. A group that has opposed South Africa. In the stars and stripes 10years ago june 20,1981 a the . Security Council voted unanimously to condemn Israel for its attack on iraqis nuclear installation and said Iraq is entitled to compensation. It also called on Israel to refrain from similar attacks. 20years ago june 20,1971 a the mass circulation newspaper France soil ref ported that soviet space Engineer Anatol Fedos Siev disappeared from his Paris hotel june 1, at the Start of the Paris air show. 30 years ago june 20,1961 a the supreme court ruled that illegally seized evidence May not be used in state criminal prosecutions and that states May not bar from Public office people who refuse to take an oath that they believe in god. 40years ago june 20, 1951 a president Truman signed into Law a Bill that extended the draft until 1955, lowered draftees induction age from 19 to 181/2 and lengthened the service period from 21 months to 24 months.$123 billion transport Bill clears Road Washington a the Senate neared passage of a five year $123 billion transportation Bill after agreeing to compensate states that claim they were shortchanged during construction of the interstate Highway system. The Senate on tuesday approved a plan by sen. Robert c. Byrd d-w.va., to distribute to most states Over the next five years an $8.2 billion surplus in the Highway Trust fund. That broke a prolonged deadlock Over the spending formula by which Federal Highway Aid is distributed answering complaints by some states that they had paid More into the. Trust fund in gasoline taxes than they received in Highway Aid. Under the Byrd amendment the Trust fund Money would be divided into two $4.1 billion packages one to compensate the a a donor states the other to Reward states that made an above average Effort to improve their transportation network. The surplus Money built up in the Highway fun through the accumulation of the Federal excise tax on gasoline. Allocation of Federal Highway Money has become a major Issue in a struggle among the 50 states with 18 contending they received far less from the fund than they have paid into it through gasoline taxes. The second Section of the Byrd amendment would pay out a $4.1 billion Highway Bonus to states that have imposed  gasoline taxes to support transportation projects and which at the same time have to  per capita incomes. But Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas whose state did not Benefit from the Byrd amendment said he would try to change tie measure of a states Effort 9o improve its transportation system. Dole said the formula in the Byrd amendment is unfair because it does not recognize other ways states finance transportation  whip Gray reportedly planning to resign Washington apr congressional sources said tuesday that House majority whip William h. Gray Iii d. Pay a intends to resign from Congress this week to become president of the United negro College fund. Gray was unavailable for comment and his office refused to say whether he planned to leave the House after a career that  1979. One aide initially denied the report but then declined to repeat his denial a Short while later. Gray the highest ranking Black in Congress is the third ranking House democratic Leader behind speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., and majority Leader Richard a. Gephardt do. Reports of his possible resignation have circulated for several weeks. Another source reported that Gray was telephoning colleagues in the House with word of his plans. The congressman did not vote during several House Roll Calls during the afternoon. Jon Plebani Gray a chief of staff said. A a there a a Rumor like that every Day and every Day at Sundown that Rumor gets  asked if that meant Gray had no plans to resign he replied  but contacted again later Plebani declined to repeat his outright denial. A what in a saying is he has not accepted a Job with anyone a he said. A a the whole question of resignation is not  Foley said Gray a has no to spoken to me. I Don t have any knowledge Quot of his plans. Even in the absence of a resignation there was jockeying for party leadership posts in Case Gray Steps aside. David Bonior of Michigan the party a chief Deputy whip said he had Only heard rumours. A if they re True of course i would be interested Quot in moving up the leadership ladder he added