European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 19, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse J Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday May 19,1994 Oregon democrats wins Portland Ore. Apr. John Kitzhaber. Chief author of Oregon s health care rationing plan easily won the democratic nomination for governor in tuesdays primary and will face former congressman Denny Smith this fall. Smith and Craig Berkman both millionaire business men waged a bitter Battle for the cop nomination. After spending heavily in advertising Berkman had narrowed the Gap to a dead heat in one late poll. Kitzhaber faced Token opposition from Paul Wells who did not Campaign and described himself in election documents As a housewife. With 70 percent of precincts reporting Kitzhaber had 166,052 votes or 89 percent to 19,661, or 11 percent for Wells Smith had 94,682 votes or 51 percent and Berkman had 73,630, or 40 percent with 1,613 of 2,303 precincts reporting. Anti Gay rights measures passed in four of the five cities where they were on the ballot tuesday. The proposals passed in re Syburg cottage Grove Veneta and Oakridge. They also appeared to be pass ing by a narrow margin in the Portland suburb of Gresham. A Quot a a a. A a a. V a none of the initiatives would be enforceable because of a 1993 state Law that blocks such measures. In the College town of Eugene voters rejected a measure that sought to ban products made with chemicals known to harm Earth a Ozone layer. Sale of products including some household cleaners and foam building insulation would have been forbidden within City limits. Despite the negative tone of the gop primary Smith pledged an issues oriented general election race. A John and i have talked and he knows that i have made a commitment to be positive. If you want less taxes less spending you re going to vote for Denny Smith. If you want More spending you 11 vote for John 1 in congressional races Jackson county commissioner sue Kupillas won the democratic nomination in the 2nd District where Republican Bob Smith is retiring after six terms the Republican race was too close to Call Early wednesday. In the 5th District democratic state sen. Catherine Webber will face Republican state sen. Jim Bunn in the fall. Democrat Mike Kopetski is vacating the scat after two terms. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago May 19,1984 a the House for a third consecutive year Defeated the Reagan administration request to build parts for nerve Gas artillery shells and bombs As its chief opponent conceded that the Issue kept coming Back Quot like the Green 20 years ago May 19,1974�? five members of the sym Blonese liberation army were killed in a shootout at the. Group s hideout but newspaper heiress Patricia Hearst was not among the victims the los Angeles Coroner s office said. \ 30 year Sago May 19,1964 a president Johnson asked Congress for $125 million in additional military and economic Aid to step up the Wair against the communists in South Vietnam. 40 years ago May 19,1954 a the White House indicated there was no Prospect that president Eisenhower would change his order that Ted Senate investigators to suspend the army sen. Joseph r. Mccarthy hearings. 50 years ago May 19,1944 a italian based b-17s and b-24s hit the rumanian Oil Center at Plo Lesti for the fifth time As Well As Belgrade Yugoslavia. Meantime . Bombers in Britain were grounded for a third straight Day. World War ii 2 50 years ago to May 19 1 a 9 a 4 4 american troops take Gaeta on the Western italian coast moving within about 45 Miles of the Allied beachhead Atanzio. Three . Navy carriers begin two Days of air raids on japanese installations on Marcus Island. Off new Guinea american soldiers Force the japanese into Tho Northeast Corner of inso emar Island. A .-chinese Force Steps up the attack on my Itkina in northeastern Burma. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War. Bison books corp., 1901 a Idyllwild Calif. Apr they were German tourists taking in one of californians prettiest features. Then they encountered one of its ugliest. Now she is dead and he was fighting for his life tuesday. Detectives searched for clues to identify whoever killed the woman wounded her husband and apparently took their wallets at a panoramic turnout on a Highway winding through towering Pines in the san Jacinto mountains the 64-Ycar-old woman died despite desperate efforts by her 62-year-old husband to save her. The Man shot in the shoulder and Mouth managed to return to the couples car and drive about a half mile to summon help. After surgery he was in extremely critical condition and on life support at desert Hospital in Palm Springs. To protect the Many a safety detectives did not release the names of the couple who Are from Emmerich a City near the dutch Border. They also would not discuss whether there was More than one assailant. The attack monday afternoon left local business owners fearing it would scare off tourists. A summer is coming a said Jennifer Mckee a waitress at Jan a red Kettle restaurant a a it a really touristy Here and when something like that happens people get turned the shooting which occurred about 90 Miles East of los Angeles was the latest in a rash of slayings and attacks on foreign tourists in the United states. Four germans a including a 33-year-old newlywed a were among 10 foreign visitors slain in Florida in a 13-month period ending in october 1993. Two students from Japan were car jacked and killed in the san Pedro Dis "7 a a German National Helga Eiberger of Palm Springs Calif., wipes away tears As she and her husband Heinz right visit a Hospital tuesday to express sympathy for a badly wounded German tourist whose wife was shot to death monday. Strict of los Angeles in March. And on Friday a hotel bus carrying five norwegians was hijacked in Miami by two robbers who took Money and jewelry. However detectives said the assailants in mondays attack probably did no to realize their victims were foreign tourists. A this As far As we can Tell is an isolated incident. The car was not identified As a rental car a said Deputy Mark Lohman of the Riverside county sheriffs department the German couple arrived in los an Geles on Friday to visit their daughter for a few weeks. They rented the 1994 Olds Mobile from Alamo at los Angeles International Airport said Wendy Lester a spokeswoman at Alamos fort Lauderdale fla., Headquarters. They were staying with their daughter at an undisclosed location when they headed out for a Day trip monday morn ing to the mountains above Palm Springs Lohman said. Or. Frank Ercoli who performed surgery on the Man said his patient had been informed of his wife a death. 11 children caught in plot against teacher Chicago a when 11 fourth graders accused their substitute teacher of molesting them authorities were ready to believe them. Even the teacher agreed that children so Young rarely lie about such things. But this time they did lie a prodded by a classmate who had offered them $1 apiece to accuse the teacher falsely police say. A a what s so scary a and so sad a is that you be got 9-year-old kids sophisticated enough to know they can get a teacher by saying he fondled them a said Jackie Gallagher a spokeswoman for the Chicago teachers Union. Quot you just done to want to think that our Little kids whom you re still Reading Nursery rhymes to arc figuring they re going to stick it to their Albert Thompson told police that his class at Fuller elementary school on Chicago a South Side became unruly during his May 9 assignment. He said some children ran out of the classroom and he had to stand by the door to keep inside. When Thompson threatened to report their Misbehaviour a 9-year-old girl offered to pay 10 classmates a nine girls and a boy a $1 each if they joined her in claiming that Thompson fondled them police said. Thompson 43, never was charged. Police cleared him after some of the children made inconsistent statements and one admitted that they had made up the Story to get him in trouble. The 9-year old also recanted police said. But he Hasni to gotten another teaching assignment. A we re in a society where you re guilty until proven innocent a Thompson said tuesday. Political correctness and children a rights a overrode my rights Quot he said. At the same time even Thompson said the Case was unusual. A for every Case like mine there Are nine cases where a child really was abused he said. A this is really the exception a said Bette l. Bottoms an assistant psychology professor at the University of Illinois at Chicago who has researched the use of child witnesses in sexual abuse cases. A a let a not use this As an example to discredit children in
