European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 20, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 8 the stars and stripes . Monday june 20,1994wilder joins free for All in Virginia s Senate race by Larry of Dell the associated press Richmond a. A former gov. L. Douglas Wilder entered the . Senate race As an Independent saturday ensuring an unprecedented and wildly unpredictable four Way Battle this fall. Wilder a Democrat never mentioned by name his longtime rival incumbent democratic sen Charles Robb. But he told about 150 cheering supporters Quot six years is time enough to make your Case and the Junior senator Hasni to made his  c he pledged to run a clean Campaign based on his record As governor from 1990 to 1994. Wilder steered the state through difficult economic times without a tax increase and pushed for a Law limiting handgun purchases to one per month. Quot for those who look for the mud and dirt to Fly look elsewhere Quot he said at a Richmond Park in the neighbourhood where he grew up. Also in the race arc Republican Oliver North the Central figure in the Iran Contra arms for hostages scandal and former Republican attorney general Marshall Coleman who also is running As an Independent. The Senate race is the first in the state to feature four major candidates. Wilder said North a candidacy embarrasses virginians the former Marine lieutenant colonel was convicted of lying to Congress about the Iran Contra affair Robb Wilder but the conviction was overturned on Appeal. A they Are unhappy with the Way the state has become the butt of jokes from such Jokester As David Letterman Jay Leno and Garry Trudeau in Doones Hury a Wilder said. A a that a not the Virginia i  Many democratic leaders including state party chairman Mark Warner had urged Wilder not to run because he will split the party a vote. Robb said in a statement that Wilder in the past has enjoyed the full support of a democratic party but a i think he will find this to be a very different  a a just a big baby a p this youngster had some hard Luck Early in life end the female cub appears co have a Good grip on things min. The Little White african lion was removed from her Mother May 26 after it was discovered that morn was unable to nurse. So Philadelphia ant officials hurried to a favorite of human babies the bottle. Here the More Tau a week old fur bait is enjoying a meal provided by zoo veterinarian Dorma  targets safety of police pistol Knoxville Tenn. A the Glock 17, a semiautomatic pistol used by thousands of police officers around the country is under fire in a $7.2 million wrongful death Case alleging the gun has a hair trigger. The suit was filed by the family of Cheryl Darlene Grant 43, who was killed in 1991 by a shot from a Knoxville officer s gun As he grabbed her alter a ear Chase. On thursday Gaston Glock chairman of clock a Mph of Austria testified in Federal court that the gun does not have a hair trigger and he denied his company rewrote its user manual to make the weapon seem More secure. A the weapon is absolutely Safe a he declared. Police officer Danny Wagner said the gun discharged accidentally when Grant jerked As he leached for her. It went off a second time As he bolstered it. Glock said the problem is not the gun which is used by police in new York City Washington new Orleans Miami and elsewhere but How its used. The pistol was first developed for the austrian army in 1982. The first Glock user manuals issued in the United slates in 19s5 warned Quot never leave your pistol cocked ready to fire As this condition is extremely dangerous a. The manual also said Quot when a round is in the chamber this pistol May discharge accidentally if it is dropped or receives a blow to the muzzle or front of the  Glock called the manual a bad translation and said the information a either inadvertently or because of encouragement from company insurers a contained a Host of warnings applying to competitors products or guns  hits super prices for superheroes debuts from wire reports new York a holy auction Block Batman and Superman fetched More than $100,000 saturday for the two comic books that featured their debuts. Action comics no. 1, which appeared in june 1938 with Superman on its cover sold for $54,625 at soothe by a annual auction of comic books and comic Art. Another buyer paid $48,875 for detective comics no. 27, which introduced Batman in May 1939. The comics which Cost a dime when they came out sold for Well above their pre Sale estimates. Other big ticket items included a Carl backs Oil painting of five beloved Disney characters Uncle Scrooge Donald Duck and nephews Huey Dewey and Louie. The 12 by 24-Inch scene is taken from the comic Book Uncle Scrooge no. 12, the Golden fleece published in 1956. Its Price tag $79,500. The auctions no 1 attraction a unused original artwork depicting Superman from the mid-1930s a did not sell. It was expected to fetch $80,000 to $90,000 but failed to reach its minimum Price for Sale said soothe by a spokeswoman Kate Drury teen surrenders in killing Philadelphia a a 16-year-old boy turned himself in and was charged in the slaying of a mister softer ice Cream truck Driver who was shot and killed after refusing to hand Over his Money police said. A Quot. Neil Lyew surrendered Friday after outraged South Philadelphia residents gave his name to police capt. John Apeldorn said. Lyew will be tried As an adult for murder in wednesdays killing of Mohammad Jaberipour an iranian immigrant and father of three who had been on the Job Only 10 Days. Jaberipour 49, had stopped the truck at a Street Corner when Lyew knocked on the window and demanded Money Apledorf said. When he refused the teen ran around the truck and shot him then took Money from him Apeldorn said.2 admit to child porn ring Camden . A two men arrested after the nations largest seizure of child pornography pleaded guilty to helping film boys As Young As 8 having sex. John Macleod of Silver Spring md., and Richard Pepe of Elizabeth ., told a Federal judge Friday that they were involved in an interstate child porn ring that used boys picked up at a Maryland roller skating rink. Macleod who also pleaded guilty to related charges in Maryland faces up to 20 years in prison and a $500,000 Fine. Pepe faces up to 10 years in prison and a $250,000 Fine. They Are to be sentenced aug. 26,. Authorities found the pornography in a Lindenwold storage locker. It contained 347 videotapes 340 books 113 films 324 magazines 954 photographs and 232 slides depicting minors engaged m sexual conduct Gacy paintings burned Naperville til a paintings by executed mass murderer John Wayne Gacy were set ablaze saturday in a Bonfire attended by 300 people including family members of nine victims. Gacy was executed by lethal injection May 10 for the murders of 33 Young men and boys. Businessman Joe Roth who helped arrange the Bonfire said Many relatives of the victims were angry the state did not allow them to witness the execution. _ a i think being Here Toi Fly and being Able to toss that stuff on the fire finally gave them some satisfaction a Roth said from a party at a local country club after the Bonfire. Roth and another businessman spent about $7,300 to buy 25 paintings and drawings by Gacy at a May 14 auction.  bought letters and other Gacy Memorabilia. They said at the time their sole purpose for buying the material was to destroy  sentence delayed port land Ore. A sentencing has been rescheduled for Jeff Gillooly who pleaded guilty to racketeering in the january attack on figure skater Nancy Kerrigan. Gillooly the former husband of rival skater Tonya Harding will be sentenced july 13 by mul Tomah county presiding judge Donald h. Londer