European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 31, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Wednesday August 31,1994 Quayle by Rita Beamish the associated press Washington former Vic president Dan Quayle has All but decided to seek the presidency in 1996 and i beginning to Lay the. Groundwork for a Campaign an associate said monday. He will begin to Campaign for Republican congressional and gubernatorial candidates and is. Planning major speeches to try out possible themes for. The 1996 Campaign said the associate who spoke on condition of anonymity. Quayle recently returned with his family from a Long vacation during which they discussed whether he should seek the Republican nomination. All indications Are that the answer Isles the Friend said. Another associate said Quayle has made Clear to friends that he would like to run and continues to evaluate the Dan Quayle feasibility of a race by contacting Poten tial contributors. Other names mentioned often As Likely contenders for the gop nomination Are Senate Republican Leader Bob Dole of Kansas former housing Secretary -. Jack Kemp sen. Phil Gramm . And former education Secretary Lama Alexander. / Quayle s positive leaning was heavily influenced by the Strong sales of his books standing firm. He had counted on the response to Chebook which has sold More than 500,000 copies to give him an indication of his support .\.-,  Book is a largely a  his vice presidency under president Bush four years during which he was dogged by ridicule and a lightweight image despite his substantial political role within the White House. Quayle previously has said he would make a decision on running for the presi Dency this fall. A spokesman at Quayle s office in Indianapolis had no comment monday on the report. Quayle plans to try out his conservative message in a keynote speech next month at the Christian coalition annual Confer ence in Norfolk a. He also will speak sept. 9 at the gom my wealth club in san Francisco. That was the location of his famous Murphy Brown speech As vice presi Den that caused an uproar when he at tacked the popular by sitcom character for having a baby outta of Wedlock Quayle also for Jie first time since leaving office will Campaign on behalf of other republicans. He plans to make a series of Campaign appearances before the november Eleo tons including for California gov Pete Wilson and possibly for Oliver North a former Reagan White House aide who i running for . Senate in Virginia. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago aug. 31,1984 America s space shuttle discovery finally soared into orbit on its thrice delayed Maiden flight carrying three communications satellites that included Nasa s first paying customer. 20 years ago aug. 31,1974 a bomb blast in the of Yetf an office building owned by the giant Industrial firm Mitsubishi brought death and terror to Down town Tokyo. Seven persons died and More than 300 More were injured police said. 30 years ago aug. 31,1964 bands of Blacks continued their looting and harassment of police for a second straight Day in a Section of Phila Delphia s North Side slums. 40 years ago aug. 31,1954 the French National Assembly killed the european defense Community treaty through a vote on procedure that shut off fur ther debate on the proposal. 50 years ago aug. 31,1944 bearing the scars of Battle americans marched through Paris As a Symbol of kinship with France and a Token of All the . Forces fighting against nazi Germany. World War ii 50 years ago today aug. 31 1944 . Tank forces Cross he mouse fever near Verdun and co mercy in Northern France and British troops reach am is after passing of a the Somme River in the South. American and free French forces move up the Rhone of live toward Tyon Bucharest ails to the soviet Tio Vance in on new Guinea Tro lightning blamed in an eerie Dia Yumo darkness spectators at grand Teton a to Battle the 600-acre Blaze Simmav a ,.oh� � elders son gets 10 years in drug Sale Little Rock Ark. A a judge sentenced a son of . Surgeon general Joycelyn elders on monday to 10 years imprison for Selling one eighth of an ounce of cocaine to an undercover police offi cer. " As Kevin elders was led off to jail the surgeon general fought Back tears while his father Oliver slammed his hands into a steel door in frustration. Kevin elders 28, had claimed entrap ment saying the informant who set up the july 29, 1993, Deal had threatened to expose his drug habit and Embarrass his Mother at her confirmation hearing. The Sale of the $275 Worth of cocaine was elders first offence but circuit judge John Plegge said the Law required him to impose the minimum 10-year sen tence. He could have been sentenced to. Elders attorney . Les Hollings Worth said he would Appeal. The judge set Bond at $10,000. The prosecutor said it would be at least tues Day before elders was released. Kevin elders has acknowledged Havinga decade Long drug problem including a three year cocaine addiction. At his trial elders said that his Parent knew of his drug problems but that they never discussed it. They really did know How bad it really is he said. In a recent letter to Plegge Joycelyn elders asked for leniency for her son in order to give our son and our family a second Chance the Arkansas Democrat Gazette reported monday. The surgeon general said that whether son needed her most she was too Busy with politics. As i sat there watch ing my son i thought of How much and How Long he had suffered because at the time of his greatest need we had not been Able to communicate As a family she wrote. I was totally immersed in try ing to get through a very difficult Senate confirmation hearing in Washington she was nominated for surgeon Gener Al july 1, 1993, six months after president Clinton announced his intention to pick her. She won Senate confirmation sept.7,1993. Woman sues Burger King Over 92 Coffee spill by the Toledo Blade toll to Hio a woman who said she Miu Rcd serious Burns when a cup of our Ger King Cotti a up Tuncil  such the i he Legal action Cinie almost two. Cars alter he alleged incident and just Uver a week alter a it in Ai Tuquet Jue n m4 Jav cd ii Tivit in ruin to j woman in f a e unit Kinig  s Mary Lou Trammel of Holland Ohio says she bought four Cut of Coffee at a Burger King drive i Hrotic a window on aug. 30, 12, the Cuttee spilled Munung her and leaving Sears she said in the suit filed Friday in i Ucas county Coumon Picas ourt Irani inel Cli Iii Burger King Vai Njg ii gent a the de sign of the Container that held the Coffee cups and that the coffe Ewas tix hot. In the Mcdonald s Case the new mex Ico District court jury awarded $2. Mil lion to an 81-year old woman who suffered third degree Burns when a cup of Coffee purchased at Mcdonald s spilled in her sap