European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 10, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a the stars and stripes Friday april 10, 1992 Elvis postal poll unleashes Stampede of voters u Mann hat stress. Washington a at least the Elvis electorate is eager to vote this year. Already some Post offices Are Short of ballots in the . Postal services fledgling poll As to which portrait of the King of Rock v Roll should be featured on a stamp next year. Two Presley portraits a a svelte Elvis and an ample Elvis a Are on display in Post offices across the nation. Folks who can to Lay hands on an official ballot can Send in any card or letter indicating their preference for the image that should be used on the stamp. A my goodness it never dawned on me How big a thing it would be. We had used up All 500 or our postcard ballots by noon a said Lou Hale a window superintendent at the Bloomington ind., Post office. Hawaiians went through 10,000 ballots by noon monday and officials there have ordered an additional printing. The postal service distributed 5 million postcard ballots to local Post offices. An additional 4.8 million Are enclosed in the current Issue of people Magazine. Ballot shortages  Stop people who want to be heard postal officials stress people can vote by sending in any postcard or letter indicating their preference. Cards and letters can be sent to Elvis poll . Box Elvis Memphis tenn., 38101-1001. Ballots must be postmarked by april 24. The stamp will be issued in sheets in 1993. Clinton trying to Shore up his gains Campaign from wire reports Peoria 111. A Bill Clinton set out wednesday to prove his drive to the democratic presidential nomination would be without further detours and to bolster his shaky image with voters. The Arkansas governor took Little time to celebrate his victories tuesday in new York Kansas and Wisconsin primaries., he travelled to Illinois to visit striking Union workers and management at Caterpillar inc., where the company is trying to crush a 5-month-old strike and seeking replacement workers. The visit was part of an broader Effort to demonstrate that Clinton a Campaign is Back on track and his nomination inevitable. It was seen As a Chance to show him tackling thorny situations and presenting an activist image in contrast to president Bush. Elsewhere in the Campaign Paul Tsongas weighed re entering a race that party leaders said was All but settled. Jerry Brown seemed the Odd Man out again after his Brief Ascendancy fizzled with a third place finish in new Yorkus primary. And Patrick Buchanan said he would next contest Bush in the North Carolina primary on May 5. Bush holds a 963-54 Delegate Edge. Clinton a three victories tuesday night left him far ahead in the Competition for delegates. He had 1,267 delegates in the associated press tally compared with 539 for Tsongas and 264 for Jerry Brown. It takes 2,145 to win the nomination. Democratic party chairman Ronald Brown said the sheer numbers pointed to a Clinton nomination. That was one of the factors weighing on Tsongas balance Sheet As he met with aides and set an announcement for thursday on his plans Tsongas suspended his candidacy on March 19 after disastrous showings in Illinois and Michigan. But he reassessed the situation after finishing a surprisingly Strong second in new York with 29 percent of the vote. A if 1 were making a bet i would say he a not getting into the race Quot said spokeswoman Peggy Connolly. At the same time there is concern Clinton May yet fall prey to a controversy that dooms his Campaign putting the party in a desperate search for an alternative. In other developments a Clinton won Minnesota a non binding democratic primary wednesday by fewer than 1,000 votes. In unofficial returns with All of the precincts reporting Clinton had 33 percent or 63,367 votes to Browne a 62,425 votes or 32 percent. A Clinton and his wife Hillary reported 36 percent More income in 1990 than they did in 1989, according to tax records. The 1990 tax returns provided to the Shannon Kincaid a Volunteer trying to get billionaire Ross Perot on the presidential ballot adjusts a sign in Dallas. Clinton told to keep quiet associated press Are the most recent available for the democratic hopefuls family. The 1990 Federal return showed Gross income for the Clinton of $268,646, up from $197,651 the previous year. After adjustments deductions and personal exemptions taxable income for the family in 1990 was $190,682, on which taxes of $54,793 were paid. For 1989, the Clinton had taxable income of $138,348, on which $37,883 were paid. A the biggest change in the family a income was in the amounts of Honor aria a fees paid by organizations usually for giving a speech a that were reported. The 1989 tax return showed $7,702 in Honor aria while the 1990 return listed $52,700. The sources of those Honor aria weren to listed. By the new York times Peoria 111. Gov. Bill Clinton a doctor has finally Laid Down the Law. No More speeches no More talking and no More pontificating for the Arkansas governor for at least four Days because the Rigours of campaigning have resulted in a overuse and fatigue of the Larynx Quot this for a Man who can talk to reporters on his Campaign plane at such length and with such concentration on issues so detailed and obscure that a television producer listening to one such Chat stumbled up the aisle afterwards mumbling a wok in a Blue in the  Catholic Bishops affirm ban on women priests by the Washington Post Washington a a panel of . Roman Catholic Bishops in a Long awaited draft statement on women a issues called sexism a a moral and social evil wednesday. But it affirmed the churches ban on ordaining women. The draft pastoral document suggested that the Vatican consider ordaining women As deacons a secondary role to priests. It also argued for women lectors and acolytes to assist during mass. A pastoral document is the most authoritative statement . Bishops can make. If the 81-Page draft is approved by the full body of Bishops in november the statement will help set policy for the 180 Catholic diocese and 55 million roman catholics in the United states. . Bishops Are the first in the world to try to write a document on women a issues and their action is being closely watched by Church leaders in other countries. Bishop Joseph l. Imesch of Joliet iii., who chaired the panel said the Bishops decided that ordination was not an Issue they could do anything about. The statement spends Only a few lines defending a male Priesthood largely on the fact that it is a 2,000-year tradition. Defense rests in King Case Siml Valley Calif. Up1 attorneys for the four current and former police officers on trial for brutalizing Black Motorist Rodney g. King rested their cases wednesday after All but one of the defendants testified in his own defense. After the defense rested prosecutors sought to begin their rebuttal. But they hit an immediate Snag when a los Angeles expert on use of Force by police officers tried to avoid testifying for the state because of an alleged stress related disability. Deputy District attorney Terry White argued that sgt. Fred Nichols was adhering to a police a code of silence and Only went on leave earlier this week after receiving a subpoena. Nichols a training officer has said a videotape of the King beating shows the four White defendants violating use of Force guidelines issued by the los Angeles police department. A the does not want to come in and take an oath and Tell the world these officers used excessive Force a White said. A we do not believe any stress disability exists other than his unwillingness to Tell the  Nichols attorney told Superior court judge Stanley Weisberg that he was prepared to bring in psychologists to confirm Nichols condition. He also said Nichols has a lawsuit pending against the department because he was ordered Back to work. The judge refused Nichols request to avoid testifying saying he was not convinced that the sergeant is disabled and ordered him to appear thursday to begin his testimony