European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 11, 1993, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday november 11. 1993 . The stars and stripes Page 7 Miami voters Call Back r non hispanic As mayor Miami a Steve Clark was elected Miami s first non hispanic mayor in 20 years regaining his old Job in a lopsided Victory Over a cuban born opponent. Hispanics rejected Miriam Alonsoo Call for ethnic Solidarity and joined with Blacks and Whites in backing Clark who first served during the 1960s, before an in flux of cubans and other hispanics transformed Miami politics. People of All ethnic races divisions in our great City have come together to cast away the faces of division and hatred said Clark a 69-year-old who was known As the marshmallow mayor for his glad handing at rib Bon cuttings parades and parties. Next door in Hialeah voters gave Raul Martinez who faces 10 years behind bars four More years behind the mayor s desk. In Miami Clark and Alonso a former City commissioner advanced to tuesday s nonpartisan Runoff after a six Way election a week earlier in which no one got the majority needed to win the Job outright. The 52-year-old Alonso had urged hispanics the City s largest voting bloc to unite behind her declaring this is a hispanic  Xavier Suarez Miami s first cuban born mayor chose not to run again. He campaigned for Clark and criticized Alonso s ethnic appeals. Clark got 24,097 votes or 59 percent to Alonso s 17,060 votes or 41 percent. Miami has had a hispanic mayor since 1973, when puerto rican born Maurice Ferre won and held the Post until losing to Suarez. About 43 percent of Miami s registered voters Are hispanic 29 percent Are Black and 27 percent Are White. In Hialeah Martinez s opponent Nilo Juri had urged voters to cast Martinez out rather than risk wast ing their ballot on a Man headed for prison. Martinez was convicted of taking Money and land in return for zoning favors. Martinez had .14,540 votes or just More than 50 per cent to Juri s 14,267 votes or 49.5 percent. It s a political vindication for me Martinez said. Martinez 44, was first elected in 1981. After his indictment on Federal corruption charges in 1990, he was suspended by the governor for the rest of that term. He was sentenced to 10 years in prison but is free on a peal. Juri mentioned the possibility of a recount in the nonpartisan race but said i m going to let time prove to the people that i was  in Albuquerque n.m., state sen. Martin Chavez won the mayoral race by just 596 votes Over former gov. Dave cargo who refused to concede. Democrat Chavez got 41,827 votes to Republican cargo s 41,231. Mayor Louis Saavedra did not seek re election. Chavez campaigned on a Promise of Community based policing with the addition of 100 police officers. In Oregon voters overwhelmingly rejected a 5 per cent state sales tax that would have provided an additional $1 billion a year for schools. The measure lost 76 percent to 24 percent. Only Oregon Alaska Delaware Montana and new Hampshire do not have a sales tax. Elsewhere in Oregon voters in Keizer outside Salem and in Oregon City a Portland suburb approved anti Gay rights measures despite a new state Law again such ordinances. The measures Are the latest sponsored by the Ore gon citizens Alliance the group behind last year s unsuccessful drive to Amend the Oregon Constitution to declare homosexuality abnormal and  aide says gop spent Money to suppress Black vote in no. A. Fajr a c n cart Gay i Uri Ceniu a a Iii r1 it thi Man Tiv or went Iby Thomas b. Edsall the Washington pos Washington Republican political consultant Edward j. Rollins said tuesday that the successful gubernatorial Campaign of Christie Whitman in new Jer sey spent roughly $500,000 in walking around Money largely to suppress Black voter turnout. Rollins who managed the Whitman Campaign said much of the Money was paid to politically Active Black ministers and Rocity democratic political workers. In both cases the recipients whom Rollins declined to identify were asked to mini Mize or Stop get out the vote activities on behalf of democratic incumbent gov. Jim Florio. We Rollins played the game the Way the game is played in new Jersey Rollins told reporters at a breakfast discussion of political matters. To a certain extent we suppressed their the democratic  Rollins who is known As an unusually forthcoming political operative said Here is How we used it the Money. E went into the Black churches and basically said to ministers who had endorsed Florio do you have a special project for which you would like funding ? we see you have already endorsed Florio. That s Fine. But Don t get up in the sunday pulpit and preach. Don t get up there and say it s your moral obligation to vote on tuesday to vote for Jim  asked How the payments would be made Rollins said we made contributions to their favorite  in addition Rollins said the Whitman Campaign approached workers for Black mayors who were unhappy with Florio and said " How much have they paid you to do your Normal duty Well match it go Home sit and watch television and i think to a certain extent we suppressed their  a spokesman for the Whitman Campaign said Nei ther he nor Whitman has any knowledge of payments made to suppress the Black vote. To my knowledge i am not aware of anything like that. The Campaign was not doing anything like that. The candidate and now governor elect is not aware of anything like that said Carl Golden the spokesman. Historically walk around Money has been used to pay precinct and poll workers in the final weeks of a Campaign to get out the vote not suppress it. Converted murderer executed Huntsville Texas a an inmate who said he underwent a Jailhouse conversion and decided he deserved to die for the 1988 murder of a Law school graduate was executed by injection Early wednesday. I just want to Tell my family that i love them and i thank the lord and Savior Jesus Christ for giving me another Chance and for saving me Anthony Cook a 32-year-old former electrician said in a final statement. Cook was on parole just 13 Days after serving a Frac Tion of an eight year sentence for theft when he and another recent parolee abducted David Dirck Vantas Sel or. From Austin in 1988. Vantassel 35 had just left a hotel where the University of Texas graduate had taken a review course for the bar exam. Cook and his accomplice drove Vantassel to a Park about 50 Miles away where Cook shot the Man four times in the head robbed him and stole his car. Cook was later arrested carrying Vantassel s Wallet. Cook s accomplice Robert Moore testified against him and received a 50-year prison term. While on death Row Cook wrote to authorities that he had undergone a religious conversion and that he wanted his punishment carried out. He waived his appeals. Youths caught with guns to lose Driver s licenses from wire report Tallahassee Fla. Youngsters caught carrying guns will lose their Driver s licenses for year and get 100 hours of Community service under a Bill unanimously approved by the legislature. The measure was adopted tuesday during a special legislative session that was called after series of attacks on foreign visitors highlighted teen violence in Florida. In one slaying four youngsters,13 to 16, Are charged. Current state Law does not expressly prohibit teens from possessing guns with a  new Law would ban gun Possession for those younger than 18, except for Hunting an marksmanship. It also would allow police to seize weapons from teen agers something that can Bedone now Only if a come is committed. Gov. Lawton Chiles was expected to sign the measure wednesday. Senate clears nominees Washington the Senate has confirmed anew Batch of Clinton administration nominees including a Navy official. Of the following officials were approved tuesday night without controversy Frederick . Pang assistant Secretary of the Navy. Martin John Manley assistant Secretary of labor. Corlis Smith Moody director of the office of minority economic Impact department of Energy. Michael f. Dimario Public Printer. Clinton Host to Bush aide Washington president Clinton burying a Hatchet from the 1992 Campaign played Host at party tuesday night for Mary Matalin who was a top Campaign aide to president Bush and he Fiance democratic Campaign strategist James  was political director for Bush s unsuccessful re election Campaign. She is a go consultant and co Host of a political talk show on the Cable network  s most recent Job was for Defeated new Jersey gov. Jim  two Are to wed thanksgiving Day in Louisiana. Dee Dee Myers White House pres Secretary said about 50 guests were invited to tuesday night s White House reception. Boy Dies from spearing Santa Ana Califi a 16-year-old California boy who was speared through the head with a Meta paint roller died tuesday of traumatic head injuries. Steven Woods 16, of san Clemente was struck in the head with the paint roller oct. Is when a group of gang members converged on his car. One the alleged gang members jammed the steel roller through the Side of Woods head. Doctors at Kaiser Permanente Hospital spent hours removing the object which had gone completely through the youth s Skull. He never regained consciousness and was pronounced dead at 8 40 . Tuesday. Officials said two juveniles and four adults we rearrested on suspicion of assault in connection with the attack. The crime will now be treated As a homicide. Crash kills senator s aide Duncan okla. An aide to sen. Don Nickles and two others were killed when their Small plane crashed shortly after taking off in bad weather. The Cessna 182 crashed around 8 30  about 10 Miles from Duncan municipal Airport Stephens county undersheriff Leon Schults said. Searchers found the wreckage in a Ravine tuesday morning. Only a Tail Section was intact. Killed were Grant Todd 28, manager of Nickles Oklahoma City office Joel k. Smith a member of the state s environmental Quality boar department and Ray Moss 48, an Oklahoma City attorney. I am saddened by the tragic death of Gran Todd Nickles r-okla., said in a statement. He did a great Job in every role he  the plane was headed to Oklahoma City 75 mile North. Shortly after Takeoff Smith the Pilot radioed air traffic controllers that the weather was too bad to  visually and that he was using instalments