European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday August 13, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7 vote to test police stand on gun Laws Pittsburgh up a vote by More than 3,000 Law enforcement officers this week will be a test of the National fraternal order of police a advocacy of strict gun control. Dewey Stokes a two term president and an advocate of the Brady Bill to control gun purchases is up for re election against new Jersey detective Tom Possumato a candidate endorsed by the National Rifle association who thinks gun control should be left to the states. A a lot of policemen Are coming up to me and saying Stokes does no to speak for us on that Issue a said Possumato 51. Stokes a 50-year-old Columbus Ohio policeman is completing his second two year term. He was unopposed two years Agio when the convention adopted resolutions supporting a ban on assault rifles and passage of the Brady Bill. A a its what my membership wants and what i think is right. If the elections Are on these issues i know i will have no trouble winning a Stokes said. A i have Strong backing on these  the vote will be taken and tabulated thursday. The convention also will address issues of police brutality and officer competency a issues fuelled by the Rodney King beating in los Angeles and the disclosure that Milwaukee police detected nothing unusual inside the apartment of accused mass murderer Jeffrey Dahmer two months ago even though there was a decomposing body behind a bedroom door. Delegates arriving in Pittsburgh said police should not receive a bad rap because of the actions of a few. A ninety nine percent of the officers done to act like the four or five did in los Angeles but you have to live with it a said Philadelphia police commissioner Willie Williams. Town s Best Friend gets key to the City red silk Blanket Omaha neb. Apr a Pudgy Basset hound who adopted 70 masters when he sauntered into the Nebraska Hamlet of Deweese three years ago became the Community a official top dog sunday. The townspeople and about 1,000 visitors honoured Edas the Community Mascot and made him a Deputy sheriff As part of Deweese a annual festival that includes demolition derbies and Turtle races. The affable 60-Pound dog was treated to a limousine ride and lots of food but appeared a Little overwhelmed by Fame. A a he a a Good dog a pretty Laid Back dog. He does no to know what to do with All this attention a said Joan Cook who lives in the one Street town of 70 people 135 Miles Southwest of Omaha. A the was trying to hide out a bit a Cook said in a Telephone interview. A i think hell be glad when All this is  residents of Deweese which is four Miles from the nearest Highway Hope the festival raises-$75,000 for a new Community Center a no doubt another place for de to stand watch. A a it a everyone a dog you know a said mayor Gene Watts. A a it a kind of surprising. He a bringing a lot of attention to  Watts presented the Brown and Black party animal with a key to the town and de sported an inscribed red silk Blanket designed for him by residents. Eds Saga from unwanted Mutt to free spirited Freeloader began in August 1988 when he wandered into town from surrounding  \ a Ivy xxv la Lilly \ 11# \ red the top dog in Deweese neb., poses with just a few of his masters. In the front Row Are Brenda Hansen Eileen Sykora and Don Kohmet Schur on the Back Row arc Dorothy and Lee Skala and an unidentified boy. Initially adopted by the owners of an inn de decided to spread his warmth. He sleeps on the coolest porch available and eats at the hottest Barbecue. He plays with the children and eyes the squirrels. He joins camping expeditions and dances at the horse shoe inn. On sundays he gives equal time to churchgoers of different denominations. A the kind of roams the town a Watts  show Little interest in Udan s successor Phoenix apr for the first time in 30 years Morris Udall is not in the running and the race to succeed him in Congress has stirred Little voter interest. A a it a going to be a very it Ery Low turnout in today a special primary elections predicted Arizona state University pollster Bruce Merrill. Five democrats and five republicans Are vying for the nomination to succeed Udall. The 69-year-old Democrat who has Parkinson a disease and suffered a fall in his Washington Home in january retired May 4. Most of the voters in Udall a former District Are in Maricopa and Pima counties. The District includes Tucson and a slice of Phoenix. The District is More than 2-1 democratic meaning the Winner of the democratic primary will be the Odds on favorite to succeed Udall the Only Democrat in Ari zonal a five member House delegation. The party a front runners Are Tucson mayor Tom Volgy Maricopa county supervisor de pastor and Virginia Yrun who is on leave As executive director of planned parenthood of Southern Arizona. Speculation Over whether and when Udall would step Down received More attention than the race itself. Campaign events have been few and sparsely attended. Jim Shumway elections director in Maricopa county said he expects turnout of 20 percent to 25 percent. Pima county recorder Mike Boyd predicted 15 percent to 20 percent in his county. None of the candidates is identified strongly with any. Issues. Even Yrun a connection with planned parenthood has not emerged As an Issue. Merrill a latest poll conducted two weeks before the election showed Volgy leading democrats with 23 percent. Pastor had 20 percent and Yrun 12 percent. The poll showed 42 percent of democratic voters were undecided. Merrill polled 380 registered voters. He said the margin of error is plus or minus 5 percentage Points. The other democrats in the race Are Joseph Sweeney a five time congressional candidate and founder of a night school and Craig Runyon a real estate broker. The gop candidates Are lawyer John Kaites real estate investor Elliott Glasser former Douglas mayor Albert Rodriguez former Yuma county supervisor Pat Connor and Farmer Don shooter. A i think any of the top three democrats and All of the republicans have a Chance if they can just get out the vote a Merrill said. Group to leave protest in hands of Wichita locals Wichita Kan. A leaders of a National anti abortion group said sunday that they will leave the City in two weeks and turn Over the Campaign against abortion clinics Here to local organizations and churches. A on aug. 25, most of the National leadership is going to leave. That a the Baton passing and we re gone a said the Rev. Pat Mahoney of Boca Raton fla., an operation Rescue Leader. In another development 78 percent of those who responded to a poll commissioned by the Wichita Eagle Bea con and television station Kake said they disapprove of operation rescues tactics. Twenty two percent said they supported the protesters. Poll results were published sunday. Operation Rescue targeted Wichita for its a summer of mercy Campaign because a women a clinic in the City is one of Only a few nationwide that perform late term abortions. Teen dumped Dies after at Hospital ing Bash Salisbury my. Full a 15-year-old boy abandoned outside a Hospital emergency room door by his fellow revellers after an a fall you can drink Quot party died sunday officials said. Brian Christopher Ball of Trenton Texas died at 5 30 . At Peninsula general Hospital medical Center state police  autopsy by the medical examiners office was pending. The teen agers blood alcohol level Friday night was .37 a a potentially lethal level a when he was admitted to the Hospital in critical condition police said. Ball was discovered lying on the ground outside the Hospital emergency room late Friday having been taken there in a car occupied by several youths police said. One of the youths went into the Hospital and told the staff that an occupant in the car needed medical attention but when nurses went outside Ball had been abandoned on the ground unconscious and not breathing police said. Ball and the cards occupants attended a party on Maryland a Eastern Shore where up to 200 underage Young people paid $3 and could drink All they desired police said. They added that shots of hard liquor also were available for 50 cents each