European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes monday december 9, 1991houston elects Lanier mayor in Runoff Houston a wealthy Developer Bob Lanier Defeated Black state lawmaker Sylvester Turner in a Runoff election saturday to become mayor of the nations fourth largest City. With 99 percent of the vote counted Lanier had 151,932 votes or 53.8 percent to Turners 130,666, or 46.2 percent. Lanier 66, a longtime government insider and former Texas Highway com Mission chairman was making his first run at elective office. Turner 37, a two term legislator and attorney was trying to become the City a first Black mayor. A we look Forward to unifying this wonderful City. All of us As one City pulling together caring for each other looking out for each other working As a team Quot Lanier said. A a it a time for us to pursue the destiny of this great City. A my Hope is that 10 years from now we can look Back All of us and see a City that a Safe again to see neighbourhoods rebuilt  a i ran the race and i finished the race a Turner said in a tearful Concession speech. A to or. Lanier let me Send my Best wishes As the future mayor of this City. Let me also say it very quickly the City will Only be great when we stand True to the words we  polls released in the Days just before the balloting considered the race too close to Call but the same polls showed Turner damaged by recent disclosures alleging questionable Persona and professional activities. Lanier succeeds incumbent Kathy Whitmire who finished third in balloting nov. 5 As she tried for a record sixth consecutive two year  ready for Challenge of Bush Post Washington a Samuel k. Skinner the new ays toughest Job in America Quot and wont hesitate to Tell presi White House chief of staff says he is ready to take on a the Dent Bush if a amp is about to do something dumb. A i come to hit a Skinner said using football Slang. A the president comes to hit. Neither one of us got on the team to sit on the  a proven trouble shooter who has served the last three years As Secretary of transportation Skinner will move into the White House on dec. 16 As a a firm right hand Quot to quote Bush. A everybody tells me it is the toughest Job in America a Skinner said in an interview with the associated press. A i think the presidents got the toughest Job in America not Sam Skinner. My Job is to make his Job  Skinner said he will not sugarcoat Nis advice to Bush. A i m sure he does no to Ever do anything dumb. But if he were to do something dumb i think he would expect me to warn him just As i would expect people working for me to warn me a Skinner said. Skinner 53, takes Over from John h. Sununu who quit under pressure after alienating officials throughout the White House the administration and Congress. Whereas Sununu was viewed As a hard line conservative with an abrasive Edge Skinner is regarded As a hard charging pragmatist open to Compromise and Friendly with opposition democrats As Well As republicans. Sununu came to Washington proclaiming himself a pussycat but with a reputation As a bulldog. Skinner asked to describe himself came up with a the velvet  the term is a refinement of the nickname a Sam the Hammer a which he earned As a . Attorney in Chicago in the 1970s. Moving to the White House Skinner said he will shake up Bush a staff if that is what it takes to fulfil the presidents mandate to a be the Best give him the very Samuel k. Skinner shown in his office says he is ready to tackle what is called a the toughest Job in  Best advice Quot particularly on economic problems. Skinner said he recognizes his top priority an Economy he described As a a staggering and  a there is no Quick fix. Everybody knows there Sho ? Uick fix. The american people know there a no Quick la Quot Skinner said. A and what we be got to do is make sure the american people understand we know there a a major  by implication at least Skinner concedes that Bush misjudged How far the Economy would slide. But he said that 48 of the 50 economists Bush consulted advised that better times were coming. A times have changed and we have to change with them Quot Skinner said. A everybody had thought the Economy would be doing a Little better than its doing. There a a change in circumstances. A you can to fault the president for misjudging what was going to  prosecution witness against Smith disallowed by the Washington Post West Palm Beach Fla. Defense lawyers for William Kennedy Smith called their first witnesses in his rape trial saturday after the prosecution suffered a major setback when the judge refused to bartender Anthony Liott laughs after responding to a question from prosecutor Moira k. Lasch on saturday. Permit its final witness an expert on rape to testify. Circuit court judge Mary e. Lupo acknowledged that testimony from an sex Eert on rape and its effects on a victims Havior a May have a substantial Impact Quot on the july but she said permitting him to testify now would have a a devastating effects on the trial schedule since the defense sought a delay of several Days to prepare for the witness. She agreed with the defense that prosecutors Nad not notified them of the witness in a timely fashion. Lupo is holding weekend sessions to reach her announced goal of ending the trial by dec. 20. The defense a first witness was bartender Anthony Liott a Friend of the accusers who testified that he met her on the night of the alleged rape. In eight statements to authorities the woman never mentioned meeting Liott and the defense used his testimony to highlight the woman so memory lapses on the events of March 30 and to insinuate she was making a a a Date with another Man. But under questioning by prosecutor Moira k. Lasch Liott said he never had a romantic relationship with the 30-year-old woman. He described her As a shy Quot and a never loud and said she drank no alcohol during their 15 or 20-minute Chat. The defense had opened its Case by calling several experts including a criminologist who testified that he found no damage grass stains or other microscopic materials on the accusers clothes to sup Ort her allegations of a struggle on the Awn of the Kennedy family a Palm Beach estate Early on the morning of March 30, Henry c. Lee Connecticut s chief criminologist told the jury that when he the trial of the decade a pages 14-16 a a swiped a handkerchief Over the surface of the rough Concrete step where the woman said Smith tackled her the handkerchief was damaged and it picked up debris yet he found no similar damage or material on the woman a clothes. He also said that after one of Smiths attorneys Knelt on the grass where the woman said the assault occurred there were grass stains on his Light coloured pants. But he said he detected no grass stains on the woman a Black dress. Lee who was to continue testifying sunday followed an architect who said he had examined the a acoustical properties of the Kennedy mansion and called it a a loud House a one in which conversations on the Beach and Back Yard were easily heard inside. The defense has contended that one of the dozen people inside the House would have heard noise if the woman screamed As she has claimed. Mony about i a. The Handiwork of famed architect Addison Mizner or that it was the Winter Whit it House of president Kennedy Smiths lat it Uncle. Earlier saturday defense attorney to e. Black successfully argued that if a Rapi expert for the prosecution were allowed to testify the defense would need the trial delayed by several Days. Dean Kilpatrick i Maryland psychologist was expected to Tel the jury that the memory lapses hysteria and a a Shock that Smiths accuser experienced Are common among rape victims. Although the judge barred Kilpatr Icli she said he possibly could be called durin the prosecutions rebuttal to the defense. Before the lengthy Legal skirmish Ove the rape expert Lasch called a doctor to testify about the woman a injuries a pc lice officer who said he was Nam Perea ii his investigation at the Kennedy hous and a botanist who Analysed particles c grass found on the woman a underpants evidence used to support her Clair that the alleged rape occurred on the Lawn of the Kennedy compound