European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 24, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5louisiana poll registrars mobbed thousands sign up to vote in Duke Edwards Runoff new Orleans a thousands of people waited in Long lines tuesday on the final Day to Register to vote in the gubernatorial Runoff Between sex Klansman David Duke and former gov. Edwin w. Edwards. Black churches sent busloads of people to Register one official said. A a we be never seen anything like it. Everyone wants to be Able to vote in this election a said the state s elections commissioner Jerry Fowler. Many people registering monday and tuesday said they came because they wanted to vote for or against Duke a Republican state representative and former Kun flux klan grand wizard. Duke and Edwards a Democrat were the top two finishers in a primary saturday and will meet in the nov. 16 Runoff. A a in be been in line about an hour and a half but 1 done to mind because this time its really important a said Andrew base be 40, of new Orleans. A i done to want to see Duke in  in Baton Rouge where 1,600 people registered monday about 4,000 lined up tuesday registrar Elaine Lamb said. The Southern University band played outside and the red Cross handed out water. A a it a going to be a tight race. I wanted to make sure i could vote for Duke a said Christy Cole 28. A i did no to vote this weekend but i feel like 1 need to in the next  about 71 percent of the states eligible voters turned out for saturdays primary. Fowler estimated that at least 1-2,000 to 15,000 new voters registered monday and tuesday. The new Orleans registration office opened two hours Early tuesday and brought in a second registrar. A we had to a employee Dorothy Gio Vingo said. A a in be never seen registration As heavy As it was yesterday and  in the stars and stripes10 years ago oct. 24,1981 a the polish government said it was sending special military units around the country to Stop economic decline and rioting As the Solidarity Union declared a National protest for the next week. 20years ago oct. 24,1971 a president Nixon expressing Pride in his two new supreme court nominees suggested that american bar association opposition had prevented him from naming judge Mildred Lillie As the first woman to the High court. However he declared Quot we have made a beginning. There will be a woman on the supreme court.�?�30 years ago oct. 24,1961 a the soviet Union exploded two nuclear devices one a super bomb with a possible Force of 50 Megatons. The largest previously announced nuclear explosion was a 15-megaton blast set off by the United states on March 1, 1954.40 years ago oct. 24,1951 a out Fiek or Willie Mays who led the . Giants to the National league Pennant was named the National league Rookie of the year in one of the most rapid ascents to Success in major league history. Voting registrar Geraldine Goutierez far right swears in three new voters us new Orleans residents wait in line tuesday. In Jefferson Parish people waited More than two hours in line at the county courthouse. A there Are a lot of emotions sending people in a registrar Sam Altobello said. A people Are not worried about getting Down whether they re Democrat or Republican just getting the right to vote nov. 16. Everyone knows what a going on. In fact David Duke just called me and asked if we had Long  Black voter registration which was it percent in largely White Jefferson Parish could jump As much As 2 percent. Altobello said. A we have these Black churches bringing them by the Busload to Register a he said. Some people who registered had never voted before. A we had a lady in her 80s who said she had never registered to vote and she was coming to Register to vote a said Ernie Roberson Caddo parishes registrar. A it suddenly became an important election for those Tor Duke or against him a said Preston Ray 44, of new Orleans. �?�1 guess you have to say that a one Good thing lies done for the slate. Those of us who never voted before suddenly think we  War medal for civilians approved Washington a defense Secretary Dick Cheney has approved a medal for civilians who served in the persian Gulf during operation desert shield and desert storm the Pentagon announced tuesday. The medal is intended to a Salute those civilians who made substantial contributions to the operations Success while enduring Many of the same hazards and conditions faced by service members a a Pentagon statement said. All civilian department of defense employees who served in the Gulf area of operations during the War Are eligible to receive the medal. Also eligible Are certain non Defonse department workers who supported the War Effort such As red Cross United service organizations and civil Reserve air Fleet personnel according to the statement. The medals design is a shield a Torch and crossed swords with the inscription a desert shield desert  a the shield is symbolic of a Strong defense and military preparedness while the Torch adapted from the statue of Liberty suggests leadership Freedom and Relief from oppression a the statement said. A the crossed swords represent cooperation and  the Pentagon put the Cost of the medal at $4.50 each. It is expected to be Given to 4,000 civilians who served in the Gulf War Effort. 1 St defendant in Michigan aids Law faces trial Baldwin Mich. Up a judge has ruled that the first person to be charged under Michigan a aids disclosure Law must stand trial next month. Jeffrey Hanlon 29, of pleasant Valley ., is accused of failing to warn a sex partner that he at least suspected he had the virus that causes aids. Two men who said they were former lovers of Hanlon testified tuesday at a hearing in 78th District court that Hanlon knew in mid-1987 that he had tested positive for the aids virus. After the hearing judge Richard Fara Baugh ordered Hanlon Back to jail in lieu of $25,000 Bond until his trial nov. 4 in Lake county circuit court. Hanlon faces four years in prison and a $2,000 Fine if Lake county prosecutor Michael Riley can prove that Hanlon knew he had the human immunodeficiency virus but did not warn his partner. The complaint against Hanlon was filed by Kevin , 21, of Battle Creek who said he had unprotected voluntary sex with Hanlon in november 1990. Go baby Boom May be linked to War Homecoming Fayetteville . A its approaching nine months since thousands of troops from fort Bragg began coming Home from operation desert storm and hospitals Are bracing for operation baby Boom. A a we be got a lot of pregnant women Here a said capt. Donna Whitehead administrator of obstetrics and gynaecology at fort Braggs Womack army medical Center. A your biggest Boom is going to Start in december and continue through  no one knows exactly How Many pregnancies Are linked to the return of 30,000 fort Bragg soldiers Between March and May after eight months in the persian Gulf. But the trend shows up in paperwork that allows soldiers spouses to he treated by civilian doctors when medical services Arentt available at Womack said Margaret Tippy a Womack spokeswoman. In May 19 women sought civilian care. In june that number skyrocketed to 342, compared with 129 women Lor june 1990, she said. A Mother nature took its Couise once the soldiers returned from the persian Gulf a Tippy said. Womack delivers an average of 180 babies a month and expects that to increase to 220 per month Between december and March. Cape Bear Valley medical Center surveyed obstetricians in town and is expecting 400 births in january 50 More than usual Hospital spokesman Clinton Weaver said. A smaller baby Boom occurred after troops returned from the Panama invasion