European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 7, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes thursday May 7, 1992 a punny thing happened on the Way. By Scott w. Wright co news service Austin Texas a hey did you hear the one about the Man whose wife gave up picking her belly Button for lint or the Bird that came Down with chirped a venereal disease with no tweet ment then you must not have been among the hundreds of people who sat outside the o. Henry museum last sunday trying to decide whether to moan or groan a or get up and leave. But then again it was the 15th annual Pun off. So no one really expected any Side splitting jokes. Ugh provoking plays on words a some Clever some corny a were More the order of the Day. A a it san Opportunity for people to come up and express their cleverness a said Joel Mccoll the events co producer a former four time contestant himself. A and it gives the audience a Chance for a mass groan a More than 30 contestants were each Given 90 seconds on stage. A did yall know 90 seconds could be so Long a asked Mccoll after a would be Munster who apparently needed More practice bombed his lines. A it does no to Cost anything to enter but your dignity a quipped the other announcer. A remember this event is for the  the event was expected to raise $2,000 for the o. Henry museum named for Short Story author William Sydney Porter. He was also an avid Munster who published a humorous newspaper in Austin and san Antonio. Lee Jackson a 28-year-old internal Revenue service computer Programmer from Kyle captured first place in the Quot funniest of shows Competition with a Pun filled rendition of the John Denver hit thank god in a a country boy. A the been working on it since last september Quot Jackson confided. A it did no tall fall into place until last week and then it was too Long by five seconds. My wife helped me out a  asked what Wisdom he would offer future punters Jackson said a Tell them that a twisted mind is a terrible thing to waste. Of and perverted Talent sure does no to Hurt , Clinton coast to three primary victories Washington a president Bush and Bill Clinton having crushed their Lone rivals in three primaries on wednesday resumed a White House Campaign folded by racial unrest and the likelihood of Competition from h. Ross Perot. Bush was continuing discussions on How to respond to the violence that ripped through los Angeles after the acquittal of four Whites charged with the police beating of a Black Motorist. He was travelling there wednesday night to visit Sites scarred by the riots and looting. A Justice order and tolerance these must remain our goals As we mend the wounds of los Angeles a Bush said tuesday at a Cinco de Mayo ceremony at the mexican cultural Institute. Clinton who emerged from the latest round of primaries with More than 80 percent of the delegates needed to Clinch the democratic nomination barely acknowledged his victories before bringing up last weeks disturbances. A a in a tired of the politics of racial division a the Arkansas governor said tuesday night at a Campaign party in Charlotte . A we Are southerners you and i. We have Learned the hard Way that when we Are divided by race we never get  Clinton amassed nearly two thirds of he vote in Indiana and North Carolina and close to 75 percent in the District of Columbia exit polls suggested he was shedding the character questions that once dogged him. Bush who locked up enough delegates for renomination last weekend piled up margins in the 80 percent Range in the Indiana and . Primaries and about 71 percent in North Carolina. Clinton picked up 144 delegates tuesday for a total of 1,736 of the 2,145 needed to capture the nomination. Rival Jerry Brown qualified for delegates Only in Indiana where he came in second with 21 percent of the vote he got 21, bringing his total to 343, according to Itie associated press Delegate count. The presidential Campaign shifts now to West Virginia and Nebraska and later this month to Oregon Arkansas Idaho and Kentucky before culminating june 2 with contests in California and six other states. Gop challenger Patrick Buchanan and Brown fared poorly on tuesday. Brown lost not Only to Clinton but trailed a a uncommitted in North Carolina and came in fourth in Washington . Behind a a uncommitted and former candidate Paul Tsongas. Still both he and Buchanan Are pledging last stands in California. In the aftermath of the rioting All of the candidates have been making their Way to California. Buchanan interviewed from san Francisco on wednesday by no cd a today show said the unrest demonstrates the need to Cut Down on illegal immigration into Southern California and for a crackdown on criminal activity. A this is a police problem first and Foremost and a Security problem a he said. Polls in California have shown Brown the states former governor Well ahead of Clinton. But some democrats predicted that Lead will shrink because voters have turned a psychological Corner. A people have decided the election is Between Bill Clinton and George Bush and maybe Ross Perot and there a just no room for anybody else a said Bill car Rick a los Angeles consultant who managed democratic rep. Richard Gephardt a 1988 presidential bid. Carrick said Clinton stands to Benefit from simply spending time in the state. A the has a lot of repair work to do. The Campaign has been so far away from California. All the people Here have heard Are these negative dispatches from the front. Its really imperative that Clinton come in Here and Tell people who he  Bush aides had previously worried that Buchanan might do better than expected in California where the presidents approval ratings Are particularly Low. But after tuesday with Buchanan at about 20 percent in All three contests that con primary results Here Are returns in the presidential primaries on tuesday. Republican Indian George Bush Patrick Buchanan uncommitted Democrat Bill Clinton Jerry Brown Paul Tsongas uncommitted 80% 20% North Carolina 71% 20% 9% . 81% 10% 64% 21% 12% 64% 11% 8% 15% Cern abated. A i do not View him As much of a problem going into California Bush Campaign spokeswoman topic Clarke said of Buchanan but Perot the billionaire from Dallas could be a problem for both candidates in the general election. About a Quarter of the voters in both parties in both Indiana and North Carolina told exit pollsters they would vote for him in the fall. The computer magnate could announce an Independent candidacy As Early As next month. He said tuesday that he was cutting Back appearances and interviews to prepare for a Campaign. For Brown the numbers were dismal. A the results certainly indicate that his candidacy is fading a democratic National chairman Ronald Brown said of Jerry Brown. Interviews with voters leaving their polling places showed Clinton got the ass Lions share of votes from people who agreed with Brown on two of his Central Points that government is corrupt and needs to be shaken up. Candidate Brown acknowledged impressive showings by Clinton but said he will be in the race until the july nominating convention. A a it a going to take a Long time to achieve our goals a said Brown who wants to reduce the roles of special interests and big Money in the election process. Clinton a performance was As encouraging As Browne a was discouraging. In addition to votes he appeared to be winning hearts and minds. In exit polls More than two thirds of democrats said he had the integrity and honesty to be president a up from less than half in earlier contests. A there seems to be growing Confidence in Bill Clinton a Ron Brown said. A there is the realization that Bill Clinton can be one Heck of a . Rules out troops for bosnian conflict Washington apr the Bush administration on tuesday ruled out sending . Military forces to embattled Bosnia and Herzegovina even As government leaders in the former yugoslav Republic got ready to Appeal for foreign military assistance. A we should not commit american forces to this conflict a state department spokeswoman Margaret d. Tutwiler said. Her comments came after the former republics government announced in Sarajevo that its foreign minister would make the Appeal at an emergency session of the conference on Security and cooperation in Europe in Helsinki Finland. Heavy shelling by the yugoslav army touched off fires and left corpses scattered on Sarajevo a streets tuesday and fighting stranded a . Peace envoy on the outskirts of Bosnia a capital. Bosnian president Alija ize Begovic said monday a Many people Are ready to go to the defense of Bosnia and Herzegovina but we Haven to the  he also declared that a the very survival of people Here is in  As Yugoslavia fell apart spinning off Independent states in Croatia Slovenia Bosnia and Herzegovina and Macedonia the Bush administration was cautious in its response. Then taking a Cue from Western european nations it recognized the first three new countries and held out a Promise of recognizing Macedonia after it re Border questions with Greece the state departments declaration that no rooms would be sent to Bosnia and Herzegovina line with a policy of having the europeans take the in Yugoslavia. On the other hand Tutwiler volunteered to r ers after the daily news briefing at the state d ment that the Bush administration would support my a peacekeeping Force to Bosnia and Herze gov however she stressed that such a move Wou Pend on first establishing a a durable cease fire also would require the consent of All the parties