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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 24, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday May 24, 1992 the stars and stripes a Page 5 Oregon democrats Likely to face election recounts our puss David Heilman 6, of port Jervis n.y., gets the full effect of the a Eye Popper a one of the newest crazes in sour Candy. Introduced in Canada last year the sour gum Ball has been sold in the United states since february and is also available in Mexico and Europe. Salem Ore. Apr rep. Les Aucoin who had been Hurt by the House Check overdraft scandal finished 248 votes ahead of businessman Harry Lonsdale on Friday in a final unofficial tally from tuesdays democratic primary for . Senate. The narrow margin appeared to trigger an automatic recount. State Law requires a recount if the Victory margin is less than one fifth of 1 percent of the votes cast for the top two finishers. Based on fridays totals a margin of fewer than 608 votes would trigger a recount. Counties have until june 8 to verify their tallies. The Secretary of state will certify them june 18. The Winner will face Republican incumbent Bob Packwood in the nov. 3 election. With Absentee ballots counted in All 36 counties Aucoin had 152,044 votes or 42 percent to Lonsdale a 151,796 votes also 42 percent. Two other candidates split the rest of the vote. Lonsdale said he  concede before a recount. A a we re talking about several More weeks now until we have an answer a Lonsdale said at a Portland news conference before the count was finished. A a we be still got an excellent Chance to win this  Lonsdale won the democratic nomination in 1990, but lost to . Sen. Mark o. Hatfield with 46 percent of the vote. In what was believed to be an unprecedented move this year Packwood and the Republican party tried to influence the outcome of the democratic primary by running ads opposing Aucoin. Aucoin a nine term House Veteran was Hurt during the race by disclosures that he had written 83 overdrafts totalling More than $60,000 on his account at the now defunct House Bank. Aucoin said it was an honest mistake that embarrassed him. Lonsdale made heavy use of the Check Issue during a Campaign in which he portrayed himself As the outsider a storing the Perks of Capitol Hill. Lonsdale also accused Aucoin of Selling out to the military Industrial Complex by taking its Campaign Cash and speaking fees and voting for the controversial b-2 bomber. Aucoin said he has been a persistent critic of defense outlays and voted for the b-2 because he thought that would help kill the my missile. Aucoin took the offensive with to Luvison commercials focusing on a 1985 newspaper and by Lonsdale defending Indian guru Bhagwan Shorce Rajnesh. The and appeared shortly after Rajnesh pleaded guilty to immigration fraud and left the country. The Central Oregon commune established by Rance she a followers eventually collapsed. Rajnesh died in 1990. In the stars and stripes 10years ago May 24,1982 a Argentine fighter bombers attacked British warships near the British beachhead on the Falkland islands damaging one of the vessels the British defense ministry announced. 20years ago May 24,1972 a the Pentagon added Industrial plants to its widening list of targets in North Vietnam saying . Planes will hit facilities supporting the enemy a War Effort. 30years ago May 24,1962 a president Kennedy said the american medical association May not support his Bill for medical care for the aged a but i think the american people  40years ago May 24,1952 a foreign ministers from France West Germany Italy the Netherlands Belgium and Luxembourg finalized the document merging their armies into a single european defense Force. Wor l d War ii so years ago today 24 may1 a 9 a 4 �2 y German and italian bombers and fighters continue their relentless raids on the defenders of  Small besieged British held Island South of Italy. The Campaign has finally neutralized Malta As a base for British air and naval attacks on Axis ships carrying troops and supplies across the Mediterranean to the afrika Korps in North Africa. Fort Irwin Security guard arrested after police find munitions Cache san Bernardino Calif. A two men have been arrested for possessing a Cache of military munitions that May have been intended for Sale to gangs in Exchange for drugs sheriffs officials said Friday. The first arrest occurred May 15 after county sheriffs deputies making a routine traffic Stop found explosives in the car of de Jordan. Jordan worked As a Security guard at the army a fort Irwin National training Center said sheriffs detective Robert Smith. Authorities said a search of Jordan a Home in Barstow uncovered warheads hand grenade simulators artillery simulators Gas grenades a used to disperse riot crowds a and a launcher that could fire 16 Gas grenades. Smith said Jordan told authorities that he had been trying to find someone who would negotiate a Deal with gang members to sell the explosives for drugs. Jordan also said he had been approached by friends of gang members about getting weapons from the base fort Irwin patrolled a simulated War a Smith said. Jordan a civilian employee at lated zone area at the training Center. Authorities said the search of Jordan a Home led them to Theodore Quinn of Barstow who had no apparent connection to fort Irwin. Quinn also was arrested after similar explosives were found in his Home. Quinn would not say where he got the explosives Smith said. A third Barstow Man believed to be a civilian Mechanic working at the base was being sought after authorities found explosives at his residence Smith said. His name was not disclosed. Meanwhile the lbs evening news reported Friday that los Angeles gang investigators had tracked a weapons for drugs Deal to the fort Ord army base near Monterey. Sgt. Stephanie Mcpherson at fort Ord said the army criminal investigation come was a not aware of any ongoing investigation or tips involving fort Ord personnel gangs or  Mckinley deaths Rise to 7 in week Anchorage Alaska a an expedition Leader descending mount Mckinley while roped to two other men slipped and plunged to his death Friday the seventh person to die on North americans tallest Mountain in a week. Terrance a a mugs stump 41, of Sandy Utah fell into a Crevasse when the Snow beneath him gave Way at 14,400 feet said John Quinley a National Park service spokesman in Anchorage. Stump an experienced Mckinley guide was escorting two California men Down from the 20,320-foot Summit when the Accident occurred Quinley said. The other two climbers were dragged Down the Mountain but did no to go into the Crevasse and managed to Cut and tic off the rope Quinley said. They were not Hurt. On wednesday three South korean climbers who were roped together fell to their deaths. Two italian climbers died in a fall Friday and a Swiss climber died of a heart attack last sunday. Three other South korean climbers trapped on the Mountain for a week without food by an unusually severe Spring storm were rescued by helicopter monday. Quinley said the Accident involving stump happened on a route known As the South buttress when one of the climbers who was in the Lead was unsure of the route and stump walked up from behind to Check. Quinley said the two other climbers followed proper climbing procedure by cutting the rope. A they were pretty Heads up for doing that a he said. One of the climbers Max Nelson 48, of Oakland Calif., Rappel led into the Crevasse about 20 feet to look for stump but found no sign of him or his gear. There were no plans to attempt to recover the body. Quinley said based on Nelsons description of the Crevasse it would be too hazardous to try. Leaflet passing near memorial allowed source 2194 Days of War w h Smith publishers inc a Washington a a Federal appeals court ruled Friday that the government May not ban the distribution of leaflets along streets near the Vietnam veterans memorial. The three judge panel upheld a lower court ruling that the National Park services ban violated the first amendments guarantee of free speech. The ban had been challenged by David Henderson a Christian evangelist who wanted to hand out literature during the persian Gulf War Victory Parade in Washington last june 8. He won a court ruling that walkways Are a traditional Public forum. The government unsuccessfully argued that passing of leaflets should be banned to protect the Tranquility of the memorial where throngs of visitors View the names of All american service members who died in the War. The names Are etched in a Black Granite Wall. But the . Court of appeals for the District of Columbia circuit said the sidewalks along nearby streets Are More than 100 feet from the memorial and that they Are used by Many people not visiting it. A leafleting on these sidewalks appears to us to have too minimal an Impact on Tranquility at the memorial to justify the bands effect on speech a said the ruling written by judge Stephen f. Williams. In addition handing out free literature is less disruptive than Selling it Williams wrote  
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