European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 8, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday january 8, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 7new Philadelphia mayor sworn i Boston s Flynn starts 3rd term amid disputes Philadelphia apr former prosecutor Edward g. Rendell was sworn in monday As mayor of the nations fifth largest City which faces Many old problems including tenacious unions a combative City Council and no Money. And in Boston mayor Raymond l. Flynn who Heads the . Conference of mayors was sworn in for a third term amid controversy Over City schools the police Force and the Economy. Rendell a Democrat bluntly told a crowd of 7,500 that the City was teetering on the Edge of bankruptcy. A your situation is worse than we thought it could Ever be a he said. A it needs dramatic change from top to Bottom. We must begin to face this Challenge immediately. A we simply have no Choice because Philadelphia is Flat out of  Rendell 48, is a former District attorney who unsuccessfully ran for governor and lost once to mayor w. Wilson Goode before winning election in november. Goode has defended his handling of City finances in an Era of sharply falling Federal and state Aid but declined to comment monday on Rendelle a assessment. Goode who in 1984 became the City s first Black mayor was barred by Law from seeking a third consecutive term. Rendell must Deal with a Cash shortage Start work on a budget and develop a five year financial plan that is acceptable to the Pennsylvania intergovernmental cooperation authority an Agency set up to oversee City finances. According to Rendell s own financial adviser f. John White the City had $20 million to $30 million in the Bank monday. The City budget is More than $2 billion. Still Rendell called his inaugural address a a message of  a while it is True that Philadelphia stands on the Brink of total disaster it is also True that it stands on the Brink of tremendous opportunities and challenges a he said. If Philadelphia turns around Rendel said a this City not Only can survive it can come alive again with a thriving Economy Strong neighbourhoods and a dynamic downtown that can serve As a Magnet to conventions tourists and suburbanites  he offered no specific changes. He asked voters a to accept Short run sacrifices and pain that will allow us to get through the near  he appealed to the 17-member Council sworn in with him a to put aside politics partisanship and personal gain to forge a working relationship with  Rendell faces negotiations this Winter and Spring with All four City unions. The City is expected to at least seek concessions on benefits and holidays. In some cases Rendell has said he will try to replace City workers with private employees to save Money. Rendell and new Council president John Street met informally with reporters after the inauguration and pledged to work together a starting with the five year financial plan which is required before the City can borrow More than $200 million with the help of the Philadelphia mayor Edward g. Rendell left holds eagles football tickets for his predecessor w. Wilson Goode. State authority. A people Are More Apt to cooperate with new leadership a said Street Rendell said projected deficits of hundreds of millions of dollars a do not even begin to Tell us the costs of their consequences. The costs of unsafe streets of dirty neighbourhoods of struggling schools of shut Down health clinics and recreation centers Are simply  a in the face of Long term challenges we have opted for Short term fixes. And we have shown virtually no courage or Backbone in standing up to pressure against outside interests a he said. In Boston Flynn in an apparent response to criticism listed education Public safety and fiscal stability As the City Stop priorities in the next four years. A the National recession Means economic uncertainty for All of us Quot Flynn said. A the times do not allow us to make wild promises or raise unnecessary  Flynn re elected in november with 75 percent of the vote has been under pressure to fire police commissioner Francis Roache in the Wake of allegations of police misconduct. Last week a feud with the City teachers Union ballooned when Flynn temporarily withheld teacher paychecks because of a school budget disagreement. The Union threatened Legal action. Boston mayor Raymond l. Flynn and his wife  Bowman says photographer still harasses her Cox news service Jupiter Fla. The woman whose charges led to the nationally televised William Kennedy Smith rape trial complained monday that a freelance photographer continues to harass her according to Palm Beach county sheriff s reports. Patti Bowman 30, who lives in the shores subdivision in suburban Jupiter told deputies she confronted Robert Calvert outside her Home monday. By the time deputies got there Calvert was gone reports said. Deputies said they do not plan to charge him in the incident. Cuomo rules out favorite son role Albany . A gov. Mario Cuomo slammed the door monday on an Effort to make him a favorite son candidate in the states april 7 democratic presidential primary. Cuomo said in a statement that a because of the current intensity of the states fiscal difficulties and for the Good of the party a he  be a favorite son candidate. A the governor is sending a Clear signal for the second time now that he a not a candidate for president spokeswoman Anne Crowley said. Crowley also said Cuomo would ask to have his name removed from the Georgia presidential primary ballot. Georgia officials listed Cuomo when he was considering running. Cuomo a statement came less than two hours after the credit rating on some new York state Bonds was lowered because of the inability of the governor and legislative leaders to agree on a plan for addressing state budget shortfalls. Also monday Harold Lekes chairman of Arkansas gov. Bill Clinton a presidential Campaign in new York state had said Cuomo a owes it to the party and the rest of the people in the race to say it he would be a favorite son candidate. John Connorton head of Nebraska sen. Bob Kerrey a new York Campaign agreed that a Cuomo favorite son Ettoil would have made life More difficult Tor the announced candidates. Cuomo announced on dec. 20 that he  run for president. But since then efforts have sprung up to get him into the race. On sunday several new York democratic county chairmen met to plan a Cuomo favorite son candidacy. State democratic chairman John Marino a longtime Cuomo adviser said the aim was to a unite Quot the new York party but others at the meeting said they hoped it would be a springboard to get Cuomo into the presidential Raee. Cuomo said monday that he had asked Marino Quot to inform the stale committee members and All others that i gratefully and respectfully decline to be  in addition to the favorite son Effort a National draft Cuomo Effort has been started by Chicago based political consultant Philip Krone and Cuomo supporters in new Hampshire Are trying to mount a write in Effort Tor that slate s l be. 18 primary. Cuomo had warned for several weeks that his state was in danger of having its credit rating dropped because he was deadlocked with Republican legislators in resolving persistent budget problems