European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 6, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes Friday March 6, 1992 voters target incumbents experts Sayi in n to Lipf Washington a among the returns from tuesdays primary elections was an unmistakable message for congressional incumbents that sent Shivers through the Capitol no seat is Safe. Voters in Maryland a 6th District soundly rejected rep. Beverly b. Byron a conservative Democrat who is a senior member of the House armed services committee. A people Are troubled. To Eye re ques Byron toning. They re de manding answers a said rep. Vic Fazio d-Calif., chairman of the House democratic Campaign committee. A incumbents who done to realize that Are going to find themselves with  Tom Hattery a member of the Mary land legislature trounced Byron 56-44 percent in the democratic primary. Hattery mounted a professional Campaign based heavily on anti incumbent themes particularly junket taking and a congressional pay raise. A this ought to heighten the anxiety level within the House because this could happen just about anywhere a said political newsletter publisher Charles Cook. But House speaker Thomas s. Foley d-wash., dismissed any suggestion that byrons race has significance for other lawmakers. A fall these races Are decided primarily on local issues a he said noting that Many incumbents who were challenged Over the pay raise or for being out of touch with Home have fought Back and won. One of byrons Maryland colleagues up. Steny Hoyer said the anti Washington theme had taken its toll in the race. But he added a i done to think you needed the Beverly Byron race to know that Washington a in  president Bush a drop in the polls and Congress Low standing in the Public Eye testify amply to that phenomenon said Hoyer a member of the democratic leadership. A i think House members Are pretty cognizant of the fact that this is not a year to take for granted a he said. Experts blamed byrons loss on other factors As Well. She seemed to take the democratic primary for granted entering the fray late against a Well financed experienced and savvy opponent. Hattery a pollster Alan Secrest said Byron committed a what this year will be the most unforgivable of political sins she went  was further weakened by her antiabortion stance which Hattery attacked and by High unemployment in her Western Maryland District. As Early As november Secresty a polls showed Only 41 percent of democrats favored her re election. Ironically her District had escaped relatively unscathed in this years redrawing of congressional lines it had been largely preserved As a favor to her. Byrons husband Goodloe Byron served four terms in the House before his sudden death in 1978, when she succeeded him. His father and Mother both held the seat before him in the 1930s and 1940s. Appearing at a House armed services committee hearing the Day after her loss Byron at one Point wiped away a tear and sounded a bitter note. A the american Public does not understand what we re doing she said a reference to her resistance to sudden deep cuts in Pentagon personnel. And she ridiculed Hattery a Campaign proposals. A a there san enormous amount of education to do a she said. Others were looking ahead to primaries and to the general election in november. A you have to wonder whether this is an Omen for what a to come a Cook said. One measure of anti Washington feeling he said May come March 17 in the Illinois Pri Maries where several incumbents face Well organized  survivor rebuts pro Hitler speech thousand Oaks Calif. A a holocaust survivor on wednesday described the horrors of Auschwitz to pupils at an elementary school where a boy won a prize with a speech that portrayed Hitler As having been mistreated of jews. Renee Firestone 66, showed Westlake elementary pupils the yellow Star she was forced to Wear and the number her nazi captors tattooed on her forearm at Auschwitz the Camp where millions were killed. Caine. This was a place which the German government referred to As a destruction Camp where people were brought for one reason a to be killed a Firestone said at a news conference after her speech which was closed to reporters. On feb. 24, a fifth grader wore a Khaki uniform with a Swastika armband and donned a fake Mustache for the speech which won second place in an oratory contest. He said Hitler had been mistreated by jews when he was Young. The boys speech led the District to alter its policy on the annual contest. Pupils can now Only speak about historical figures who have had a positive influence on society. Parents and school officials said they hoped Firestone a remarks would end the controversy that some said had strained relations Between jewish and Gentile neighbors in the upscale Southern California Community. After school children said the speech was educational. A it explained a lot of things about the holocaust about How Many people died a said Tracy Stone 11. A a in be never met a survivor  Martin Velazquez 8, said he Learned that the nazis were Able to carry out their Campaign because few came to the jews Aid. A the people did no to seem to mind so Long As they did no to take them a he said. Firestone told the children How her younger sister cried when they were separated from their parents. She said that when she asked an overseer when they would be reunited he pointed to smoke emerging from a crematorium Chimney and said a see the flames the ashes. There Are your  Firestone smother and sister were killed. Her father died of tuberculosis two months after the War ended. A brother survived. Before she spoke to most of the schools 577 pupils parents bringing children to school complained of frosty stares from neighbors and lost friendships As a result of the controversy. A i hate to see a Community divided in a situation like this one Quot said Juergen Janson father of one Pupil. A the question is now what Are we going to do about Healing and getting Back together a Firestone a address was scheduled after jewish parents complained that their children were frightened and bewildered by the boys speech. Firestone now a Beverly Hills fashion designer was liberated after 13 months in Auschwitz. She is a regular speaker on behalf of the Simon Wiesenthal Center a los Angeles institution that studies the holocaust. A holocaust survivor Renee Firestone Speaks to pupils about the horrors of Auschwitz during world War ii. Montana Musher in Lead at id Tarod s Halfway Mark cripple Alaska a the first mushers reached the id Tarod Trail sled dog races Halfway Point thursday with Montana a Doug Swingley beating out former Champion Joe Runyan by one minute to take a $3,000 prize of Silver ingots. Swingley arrived at 5 20  at cripple 534 Miles into the 1,159-mile race. But neither he nor Runyan had taken a 24-hour rest Stop that each racer must make somewhere along the route and they were being chased by a group of mushers who had. Leading the challengers was Dee Dee Jonrowe who reached Ophir 60 Miles Back at 1 25 . Last years second place finisher Martin Buser got into Ophir at 3 25 , race officials said. Both had taken their required layovers. For the leaders the Marathon race from Anchorage to Nome is expected to end by the Middle of next week. Temperatures in Interior Alaska were in the 30s and 40s below Zero with wind chills Well below that. Also among the leaders were fou time Winner Susan Butcher and five time Winner and defending Champion Rick Swenson. Butcher and Swenson also have taken their required rests. Jonrowe said defending Champion Swenson gave her a ride for about an hour until she found her team. A i lost time and i know Rick lost time but ill Tell you what he was a real hero in my Book a Jonrowe said Quot it certainly put the safety of the dogs before anything  seventy six mushers began the race saturday. First prize is $50,000. The races oldest Musher 86-year-old Norman Vaughan scratched wednesday at Finger Lake. Also on wednesday the humane society of the United states condemned the death of a dog in Musher Raymie Redington steam. The dog died on the Trail to Skwentna where Redington won a $25,000 pickup truck for arriving first. Cia report casts doubt on Noriega bribe charge Miami apr Cia cables appear to contradict charges that Manuel Noriega took a $4 million bribe from colombian drug Barons to protect a Jungle cocaine Laboratory in Panama. The bribe allegation is Central to the drug Case against the former panamanian dictator. Prosecutors have said it proves he had a Deal with the Medellin cocaine Cartel to let the traffickers ship drugs through Panama. A 1984 Cia Cable summary read by the defense wednesday at Noriega a trial quoted unidentified informants As saying Noriega underling it. Col. Julian Melo received the Cash but never informed his Boss. A according to one of the sources Melo kept the $4 million himself. And used it to Purchase condominiums luxury vehicles and other such items a the report said. The Cia report said Noriega cracked Down on Melo when he Learned of the bribery. However he was reluctant to punish Melo further because he did no to want attention focused on a military officers Contact with drug traffickers. The general staff kicked Melo out of the army and returned the unspent $782,000 to the Cartel a to avoid violent retribution Quot the report said. Prosecutor Michael Sullivan said the government acknowledges the Cia received the information but will not vouch for its accuracy. After the alleged bribery panamanian troops raided the Jungle lab in 1984. Prosecutors have characterized the raid As either a mistake or an attempt to extort More Money from the Cartel. And they have criticized the treatment of Melo As lenient saying it shows Noriega secretly approved of his activities. Investigators also discovered that Melo had taken $2 million to protect a shipment of cocaine refining Ether in 1984, the report said. He was forced to return the Money when the shipment was seized the report said. Noriega could get up to 140 years in prison if convicted on All charges