European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 18, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Vol. 50, no. 219 monday november 18,1991 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces 35 d 8693 aedwards trounces Duke new Orleans apr Democrat Edwin w. Edwards beat former Kun flux klan Leader David Duke in a landslide saturday reclaiming the governorship he had lost in disgrace. The election riveted National attention on Louisiana where Many voters saw the contest As a tragic Choice Between a racist and a rogue. With 99 percent of precincts reporting Edwards had 1,056,902 votes or 61 percent to Dukes 678,652 votes or 39 percent. Turnout set a record for a Louisiana election a nearly 78 percent of the states 2.2 million voters. Duke a Republican state representative was repudiated by most state and National gop leaders including president Bush because of the candidates White supremacist background. In addition to leading the klan he at one time embraced nazi ideology. Edwards claiming Victory before jubilant supporters at his Headquarters declared a tonight Louisiana became first first to turn Back the merchant of hate the master of deceit. A tonight is the first night of our journey to decency to honesty to fairness to Justice to respect to Honor and to hard work. A i will make our people proud of our state proud of our governor a added de Edwin w. Edwards born aug. 7, 1927, in Avo Yelles Parish la. Family divorced father of four. Education Law degree from Louisiana state University. Career served two terms on the Crowley City Council 1954-62 elected to the Louisiana Senate in 1964 and served in the . House 1965-72. Served two terms As Louisiana governor 1972-80. The state Constitution prevented him from running for a third consecutive term in 1979, but he easily won a third time in 1983. Wards who will be serving an unprecedented fourth term. His first three terms were marked with scandal including his trial on Federal corruption charges. He was acquitted. Duke conceded the election with a Call for his supporters to Pray for Edwards. A the candidate May have lost a he told disappointed but cheering Campaign workers a but the message goes out loud see Edwards on Page 2 Edwin Edwards Waves to supporters saturday after proclaiming his election  croatians Brace for massacre Zagreb Yugoslavia apr serbian led forces on sunday were Clearing out final resistance in Vukovan exhausted and nearly defenceless after a three month siege. A journalist said thousands of trapped civilians were a waiting for  urgent Telephone discussions Between Zagreb and Belgrade were under Way on a possible evacuation of the Danube River City whose strategic and symbolic importance to both sides made it a key Battleground in the 414-month civil War. A the City is defenceless. They Are very very close a journalist Salemka Mirkovic said in a Telephone interview sunday morning. A the town Hasni to fallen yet. But during the Day it will  More than 10,000 Vukovan residents have been trapped by the siege. Crowded into the City Center still defended by croatian forces the residents were a sitting and waiting for death a Mirkovic said. She said Vul Kovar a remaining residents feared serbian insurgents would Slaughter them and were appealing to the world for help. A there Are not Many defenders left with Only a few guns a she said. A please get help for us to leave the City. Otherwise there will be a  the rest of Croatia including the surrounded Adriatic port of Dubrovnik was reported to be largely Calm sunday morning. A 13th cease fire took effect saturday. But the fall of Borovoy a Village just North of Vukovan on the Danube and what appeared to be the final assault on Vukovan cast doubt on the effectiveness of the peace plan. European Community spokesman de Koestal said sunday that any improvement of the Federal army a position in Vukovan a regardless of whether fighting occurred a would be a violation of the cease fire. A top croatian military official col. Imra a Otic met in Zagreb with Federal army Gen. Andrija Raseta and an dec official. But officials at the same hotel where the talks were held made urgent Telephone Calls to Gen. Zivota panic chief of Yugoslavia a military District in Belgrade about evacuating  gobble up turkeys Turkey lovers  despair this thanksgiving. Officials at the defense commissary Agency Europe have said that enough turkeys have been ordered to satisfy everyone. A we May have ordered a few less this year a said Bill Mackrain executive assistant to the Peca director at Ramstein a Germany Quot but there Are fewer people this  Mackrain said reports that there  be turkeys for thanksgiving May have started when a couple of vans loaded with turkeys and destined for Europe missed the ship they were supposed to be on. They were loaded onto the next ship Mackrain said and will arrive in time for the holidays. Rights group blasts allies for violating rules of wars amps Susan Harris Nicosia Cyprus a the United states and its allies caused needless civilian deaths during the persian Gulf War with indiscriminate bombings while projecting an image of a a squeaky clean War a human rights group says. Middle East watch in a report released sunday said the allies violated International conventions by among other things bombing during the daytime using bombs less precise than they had to and choosing targets that worsened food shortages and the health conditions of civilians. The report made available to the associated press in Nicosia also faults the allies for the silence they maintained about civilian casualties in Iraq despite a persuasive evidence of the bloodshed. Middle East watch estimates that 2,500 to 3,000 iraqi civilians died As a direct result of bombings but it did not give an estimate for those who died from disease or starvation connected with the bombing of civilian facilities. A during the War military briefer emphasized repeatedly the allies ohs Ivance of the rules of War and persistently projected the image of a squeaky clean bombing Campaign a the report said. The 402-Pagc document entitled needless deaths in the Gulf War was meant to a break through this carefully constructed image of a near flawless Allied Campaign a the new York based group said. Middle East watch an Arm of human rights watch monitors Observance of internationally recognized human rights in the Middle East. In Washington Pentagon spokeswoman Jan Walker said a if we feel the allegations warrant a response we will make one. The air War was conducted in a see rights on Page 2