European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 18, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                George Wallace a 20-year Battle with pain a George Wallace is comforted by Hie wife moments after being shot at a 1972 rally in Laurel my. The attack left him paralysed from the Waist Down and ended is presidential  1972 assassination attempt changed the face of presidential politics by Kendal Weaver associated press George Wallace s voice is weak Quot i be had 20 years of pain Quot he says. The discomfort is so great he can t sit at his desk. Aides help him to a daybed lifting his frail legs As they Lay him Down. At 72, he a almost deaf. Interview questions in fact any conversation requires writing the words for him in Block letters on a pad. He reads the pad says nothing for a time then replies in a near whisper. Twenty years of pain. Friday marked the 20th anniversary of the May 15 1972, attempt on his life in Laurel my in a burst of gunfire moments after the presidential hopeful had Given a speech at a shopping Center Arthur Bremer left the Alabama governor sprawled in a parking lot paralysed in the legs. The shooting changed Wallace. Quot he embraced religion. He s a born again Christian Quot said Stephan Lesner an author and former Newsweek correspondent who is writing a biography of Wallace whom he first met in 1956 it also changed Wallace s politics. Once a staunch and shrill segregationist he lowered the volume of his rhetoric and disavowed his former stand on race. Before leaving office after four terms in 1987, he had installed several Blacks in key slate posts. At the time Wallace was shot he was considered a close rival to Hubert Humphrey for the democratic presidential nomination. The assassination attempt froze in history the question could Wallace make it to Washington Wallace says yes he would have been at the top of the democratic ballot had he not been Cut Down in his prime. Quot i would have been vice president a he says. Quot i would have carried the  l Ong time observers disagree. Quot ii he had continued As a firecracker there s no Way he could have been elected Quot said Ray Jenkins a former editor of the Montgomery advertiser and former president Carter s special assistant for Media affairs Jenkins and others in recent interviews said the Paradox of the shooting was that it enhanced Wallace s National stature Quot we tend almost to Sanctify a though it s too Strong readers action Linea Afes defends its video rental fees 1 army and air Force excl Bingo system a non profit organization whose main reason to exist is to serve the soldiers and civilians working for the government and their families. At least that is what we have been hearing or a Long time Well Ever since cafes took Over the video rental operation i have wondered Why the customer has to pay higher prices for the movies on weekends Friday saturday and sunday do not see any reason Why an individual should pay one extra Dollar on weekends. The civilian video rental companies allow you to retain the films one extra Day for the same fee if the film is rented on a saturday. That is you do not have to bang it Back until the following monday. The same happens during German holidays because the store is closed on weekends and local holidays. Well since the Shoppelle is a seven Day operation it is reasonable to Hong the films Back the very next Day otherwise the mid dual a i 1o pay the extra Day now.  i on the Afore meet u w red f i. I word but certainly to elevate victims of this kind of violence a said Lesher who lives in Armonk . National democrats embraced him though Wallace s pre shooting constituency hardly embraced the democratic party regarding it As too Liberal an even clearer result of the shooting was that it delivered Wallace s South to the Republican party for presidential elections to come. Quot i think the most enduring legacy of George Wallace is Richard Nixon s Southern strategy. And the fulfilment of it with Ronald Reagan a said Jenkins recently retired editorial Page editor of the evening Sun of Baltimore. Before Wallace was shot he had tapped a wellspring of resentment in conservative Southern democrats and Blue Collar americans nationwide unhappy about what they Felt was government intrusion in their lives. Quot Nixon s whole strategy was co opting that element of the democratic party Quot said Bill Barnard a widely respected Southern historian who chairs the University of that extra Dollar is cafes taking advantage of the Supply and demand situation remember you Are not a Kmart or a Dillard s. You Are cafes an institution for the Soldier. Therefore we should keep in mind that there Are a lot of privates or simply a lot of soldiers who do not take their families to the movies because it is too expensive and Here is cafes charging extra for videos on weekends. I have asked the same question at different locations but the answer has been unsatisfactory i sincerely would appreciate if you look into this Issue. Sgt. 1st class Raymundo l. Trevino Karlsruhe Germany tvs it. Col. Joe Cato chief Public affairs office cafes Headquarters Europe replies of course you re absolutely Correct that cafes exists to serve its customers. We take that obligation quite seriously and our actions since assuming direct management of the video rental outlets Are a Case in Point contrary to your perception we did not raise the prices on weekends Rattler we lowered them on weekdays. Previously a it of paid $3 anytime you rented a video . Y u can rent a movie from monday through i her Dic v o a he Dvo a f m for Ong a $1 Alabama history department. For his part Bremer a one time Busboy in Milwaukee has never spoken about the shooting. Now 41, he remains at the Maryland correctional institution near Hagerstown serving a 53-year sentence he refuses to Grant interviews. In his diary seized after the shooting Bremer wrote about tracking Wallace after failing to get to president Nixon. Investigators said he acted alone. These Days Wallace raises Money for Troy state University working out of a modest fourth floor office in a building that s seen better Days in downtown Montgomery his health was set Back earlier this year when he choked while hospitalized for pain from the paralysis and a kidney infection. He says his main political interest is the congressional race by his 40-year-old son state treasurer George Wallace or. Additionally we eliminated the $25 membership dues dropped the rewind and damage waiver fees and lowered the late charge from $3 to $2 per Day. We be expanded operating hours in Many places and developed a variety of special deals and discounts at local outlets at Heidelberg for example customers who return a video before 5 . On the same Day they rented it receive a 50-cent or 75-cent discount on their next rental. Presently we re preparing to expand service at our video rental outlets by adding video games to the rental Stock assortment. 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