European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 26, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday May 26, 1994 us. The stars and stripes Page 7throngs flock to grave of Jacqueline Onassis from wire reports Arlington a. A people jostled to get a glimpse of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis burial site tuesday As Arlington National cemetery was it reopened to the Public. The grave site was reopened at 9 am. Within two hours crowds eight and nine people deep gathered near the spot where the former first lady was Laid to rest Between president Kennedy a grave and that of an unnamed daughter stillborn in 1956. A cemetery worker quietly raked smooth the dirt from the grave site As people cockeyed for position. Cemetery Crews had worked through the night covering the site with irregular Granite stones quarried in Massachusetts 150 years ago. Onassis died at age 64 at her Home in new York where she had lived since the 1975 death of her second husband Aristotle  remains identified Washington a the remains of a . Pilot missing since the Vietnam War have been identified the Pentagon said tuesday. Air Force capt. William k. Cogdell of Greentown ind. Was 29 years old when his fighter plane was shot Down Over Laos in november 1967. At the time Cogdell was searching for another downed aircraft. After he dived to an Altitude of 2,000 feet to inspect its burning wreckage his own a Lane was hit by anti aircraft fire and it crashed and turned officials said. A co Delps remains were recovered in a joint .-laotian search Effort last february. His identification brings to 2,231 the number of americans still missing in Indochina. Almost half that number Are officially listed As a missing in action a body not  crime Easton a. A a 77-year-old woman has been charged with corrupting a minor for allegedly giving her three grandchildren Penis shaped chocolates. Elizabeth Taormina was arraigned monday and freed on her own recognizance. Police said she gave the Candy in easter baskets to the youngsters Ages 4,5 and 7, last month. Corrupting a minor carries up to five years in a prison. A. A Quot a police inspector Edward Zukasky said it Isnit Clear whether the woman knew the treats were shaped like a Penis. She denied giving the children such  for promotion Washington president Clinton on tuesday said he planned to nominate Sandra Stuart for a promotion to assistant Secretary of defense for legislative affairs. Stuart has served As the Pentagon a Liaison to Capitol Hill since last july under the title of assistant to the Secretary of defense. The White House said that position has been elevated to assistant Secretary rank which required confirmation by the Senate. _ \ the nominee served As administrative assistant to rep. Vic Fazio d-Calif., from 1987 until she joined the administration. Before that she was on the staff of the House appropriations and budget  meat sickens 30 Corona Calif. A improperly cooked Goat meat made 30 people ill at a first communion party and one of them an 11-year-old boy died health officials said. Tests showed the meat served at the May 15 party was infected with Salmonella bacteria said Riverside county health officer or. Bradley  11-Vear-old died thursday. The exact cause of the boy s death will be determined by Laboratory tests in the next two months said Tom Dewhirst Deputy Coroner for san Bernardino county. The Goat meat was cooked at a Low temperature Gilbert said. A a a you be got Many people sick predominantly because food was left out and not cooked properly a he said. Authorities say meat should be stored at 40 degrees fahrenheit or cooler to prevent bacteria from multiplying and it should be cooked to an internal temperature of More than 160 degrees to kill bacteria. House opts to put c-17 on two year probation Washington a the troubled c-17 aircraft gained a Strong endorsement from the House As a Campaign by the White House and the prime contractor overcame concerns about the transports performance and Cost. A or. In a 330-100 vote tuesday the House approved $2.5 billion for six of the huge aircraft next year. It also authorized eight c-17s in 1996, but did not provide the funding. The total of 14 aircraft recommended by the House for the next two years compares with eight sought by the House armed services committee. Still the. House acknowledged management and technical problems with the c-17 by providing $100 million to explore the possibility of buying commercial wide bodied aircraft for military hauling. A this is a probation a said rep. Jane Harman d-Calif., a House armed services committee member whose District abuts Long Beach Calif., Home of the Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Plant where the c-17 is assembled. A Mcdonnell Douglas has to come in on budget and on time when the two years conclude if Mcdonnell Douglas flunks Well have alternatives ready to  a in other action on a $262.7 billion defense spending plan for 1995, the House a rejected 362-68, a proposal to delay the 1995 base closure round for two years. A supported 223-201, a Resolution to establish an Island a Safe Haven off Haiti for refugees and pro democracy elements As an alternative to an invasion. A Defeated in a partisan 221-191 vote a Republican amendment to limit payments for . Peacekeeping operations. The House also passed 380-42, an $8,8 billion Mili. Tary construction authorization for base cleanup closure and construction projects. Floor debate will continue on the defense Bill after the memorial Day recess. The Senate defense Bill is still in committee. The push to save the c-17 developed into a full scale Campaign with representatives of labor and business aided by a lobbying firm operating out of a "c-17 team offic Quot in downtown Washington. They had much to overcome. The plane has More than doubled in Price since its beginnings. Pentagon analysts acknowledged that Mcdonnell Douglas corp. Failed to meet minimum performance payload and Range requirements and proposed resolving the Issue by relaxing some of those requirements. Early versions of the plane were beset by faulty wings and by a cumbersome design  Rand corp. Study said the government could save $20 billion by stopping c-17 production and relying on a mixture of existing military cargo planes and modified wide bodied commercial jets such As the Boeing 747. A the Issue is Airlift not the c-17,�?� said rep. Ronald Dellums d-Calif., chairman of the House armed services committee but members responded to top military officers who argued that Only the c-17 could carry Bulky cargo such As tanks to Remote Battle zones with Short  War Victory a House seat for Kentucky. By Ann Levin. A. The associated press fortified with an outpouring of Money and expertise from the National gop a conservative Republican won a congressional seat in Kentucky that the democrats had held since the civil War. Ron Lewis a minister and owner of a fundamentalist Christian Bookstore staged a come from behind Victory Over democratic party Stalwart Joe Prather in a special election tuesday for the right to serve out the half year left in rep. William Natcher a term. Natcher died in March at 84 after 41 years in Congress. Republican party leaders hailed Lewis Victory As a referendum on the Clinton administration Quot the tidal wave of Republican victories continues Quot Senate minority Leader Bob Dole said in a statement from Washington referring to gop gains dating to the 1993 off year elections. In other primaries tuesday id a he attorney general Larry Echohawk easily won the democratic nomination in his drive to become the nations first Indian governor. And in Arkansas Whitewater figure James Mcdougal came in last in a three Way democratic contest for the right to Challenge gop rep. Jay _ Dickey this fall. In Kentucky Lewis became the first Republican Ever to win the seat thanks to a Media Blitz paid for by National gop Money. The Media Campaign portrayed Prather a former legislator and state party chairman As a clone of president Clinton. Lewis had 40,040 votes or 55 percent to prathers 32,595 votes or 45 percent. Prather campaigned on his experience in politics but was Hurt by a pledge to take no Money from out of state from political action committees or from the democratic party a a nod to Natcher a tradition of not accepting Campaign contributions. Lewis will have to stand for re election to a full term in november. The democratic party has yet to nominate its candidate. Democrats had controlled the District since 1865, Natcher had held the scat representing Central and Western portions of the state for More than a generation setting a record in Congress with 18,401 consecutive Roll Call votes. Lewis Victory was the second special election republicans have won this year. Earlier this month in Oklahoma Republican Frank Lucas won the seat held by retiring Democrat Glenn English. With Lewis Victory the breakdown in the House i 256 democrats 178 republicans and one Independent Mcdougal do key. In other election results tuesday a in Idaho Echohawk a member of the Pawnee tribe and former tribal lawyer will face the Winner of the gop primary former it. Gov. Phil balt in the november general election. Democratic gov. Cecil Andrus is retiring after an unprecedented fourth term. A Mcdougal whose real estate investment with Clinton and his wife Hillary Rodham Clinton is at the Center of the Whitewater investigation came in last in a three Way race for the democratic nomination for Congress in Southern Arkansas. State sen Jay Bradford won. / a ,. A a also id Arkansas millionaire lawyer Sheffield Nelson Defeated two others to win the right to Challenge democratic gov. Jim Guy Tucker who took Over when Clinton was elected president in 1992. Nelson who lost to Clinton in the 1990 governors race is a leading critic of the Clinton administration and has fed tips about Whitewater to reporters. Tucker was unopposed. He is the first Democrat in an Arkansas gubernatorial race to escape a primary opponent in 80 years. He is favored to win in november. A in Western Kentucky a 1st District freshman rep. Tom Barlow survived a Tough democratic primary Battle to win renomination. Lie will face de Whitfield in november. A in Kentucky a Louisville area 3rd District former state reps. Mike Ward and Susan Stokes won the democratic and Republican nominations respectively to succeed democratic rep. Romano Mazzoli who is retiring after 24 years. A in new York the Republican state committee chose political newcomer Bernadette Castro to run for the . Senate