European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 29, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes . Thursday september 29, 1994 gop candidates lobbyists get cozy Washington a More than 200 republicans hoping to get elected to Congress Are getting familiar with another Washington Power base the lobbyists and interest groups that pay for a growing portion campaigns. The candidates invited to Washington to sign a 10-Point contract with America on tuesday also Gath ered Over filet mignon with hundreds of lobbyists an officials of Industry and Trade groups to raise half a Mil lion dollars for their to your generosity they will now have the financial resources to get their message across rep Bill Paxon of new York who is chairman of the top s House Campaign Arm told sponsors of the $500-a-platedinnef" among contributors at the dinner were some potent Washington corporate players including Oil insurance tobacco and communications companies and other in Terest groups. The sponsors included Trad groups such As the National association of Home builders the american trucking associations the tobacco Institute and the National association of wholesaler distributors. Corporate backers another groups included cig Arette makers Rwjr Phili Morris Lorillard and Brown & Williamson insurance companies Prudential travellers and co Lonial Bell South an southwestern Bell Tele Gingrich phone Chevron . Grace & co. United Parce Servic a and the National Rifle association. The gala at a downtown Washington hotel under scored a reality of modern politics both democrats and republicans depend on some of the same Washington lobbies for Campaign Money. We re not telling you we re martians said Gingrich a a. I believe we should have an obligation to raise Money. It s perfectly a senior Republican official involved in planning the event said organizers were aware the fund Raiser would open them to charges of hypocrisy and an internal de Bate about postponing it raged until several Days ago. At a ceremony earlier in the Day on the Capitol Steps gop incumbents challengers and open seat candidates put their signatures on the contract a 10-Pointplatform they pledged to Acton Early next year if voters elect a Republican House majority for the first time since 1954. " Clinton is in such trouble with the american people that our Job is to go out and offer a Clear positive alter native Gingrich said. To say look we re differ ent " in the stars and stripes 10 years ago sept. 29,1984 president Rea Gan and soviet foreign minister an Drei Gromyko held a very Strong personal interchange of views that resulted in no specific agreements except to keep in 20 year Sago sept. 29,1974 president Ford closing his economic Summit con. Ference announced that he would Lay before the nation within 10 Days a coherent and consistent pro Gram to overcome inflation 30 year Sago sept. 29,1964 president John son named a four member commit tee to advise him on the Warren commission s recommendations and said he would request an imme Diate review of the report to facilitate prompt action to improve presiden tial Security. 40 year Sago sept. 29,1954 France called for a seven nation european Arma ments authority to guard against runaway rearmament by West Ger Many. 50 year Sago sept. 29,1944 British prime minister Winston Churchill told the House of commons that the War in Europe might be Over by the end of 1944, but that he could not Guaran tee that several months of 1945 May not be required to end it l world War ii 50 years ago today sept. 29 1�9�44 German is soldiers launch a reprisal Campaign at Marabotto Italy for attacks by italian partisans and will kill 1,836 civilians Over the next few Days. Canadian troops Gam More ground in the attack on germans holding the French port of Calais. Nationalist chinese and american engineers begin building a military Road linking my Itkina. Burma and Kunming China. Source 2194 Days of War. W. H. Smith publishers inc the world almanac of world War Bison books corp 1981 a hero Binky Pute be on tourists Anchorage Alaska a a Polar Bear that chewed on a couple of folks May seem an unlikely cult hero. But this is Alaska and Well things Are differ ent Here. /. " not that people Don t feel sympathy for those nursing their wounds it s just that alaskans think y6u get what you de serve when you act stupidly around a wild animal even one in a zoo. I feel sorry for the people who got Hurt but in both cases it was their own fault said Sammye Seawell director of the Alaska zoo in Anchorage where Binky the Polar Bear lives. A he first problem arose in july when an australian tourist paid a High Price for venturing too close to Binky s Cage. The woman was climbing Over the Sec Ond of two safety rails to get a close up photo when the 850-Pound Bear stuck his head through the bars and grabbed her in his jaws. She escaped with a broken leg and bite wounds. Another visitor caught the scuffle on videotape including a shot of Binky pacing around his pen later with the woman s Tennis shoe in his Mouth. That attack spawned a to shirt featuring Binky the Tennis shoe and the words Send More tourists this one Alaska Shook its collective head and chalked the mauling up to tourist naivete. The woman later earned a measure of local respect by admitting she was at fault arid promising not to sue. Six weeks later the 20-year-old Bear was Back on the front Page. Two Ancho rage teen agers decided apparently after a Long night of drinking to take a dip in the Pool Binky shares with his furry companion nuke. Police say the pair sneaked i to. The zoo and were stripping Down in front of the Cage when Binky showed up and locked his jaws onto one of them.-. The teen was pulled away by his Friend but not before Binky had left him with leg injuries. Both teens face charges on trespassing and underage drinking. Since then it s been take no prisoners Binky Chews on a Tennis shoe that belonged to a woman who got too close to his Cage. Bink mania. There Are jokes the state won t be asking for any jail time for the kid it already has its Pound of there Are. More hot Selling to shirts Binky for governor take a bite out there is music a local comedy revue worked up a rap song by bad blood Binky that includes the lines drink abase of Bud and act real Cool like a teen age mutant brain dead there have been editorial cartoons one shows Binky saying to nuke mauled teen Ager my butt How about hero Bear prevents youth from drawing ? " and there have been letters to the Edi Tor of the Anchorage daily news. Lots of them All pro Binky. When foolish people place their Nameon Binky s dinner menu we should have the decency to allow Binky to eat his entire meal in peace one said. Another encouraged zookeepers to set aside a Day for people to come and play with Binky if they want to this program would solve two problems. The food Bill for Binky would be reduced and the test scores for our schools would certainly Rise. Year s Extension sought for Juk Board Washington a the House sent president Clinton a Bill tuesday extending for a year a Board that reviews re cords on John s assassination. The Board was established in 1992, Burthen president Bush did not appoint any members and the current Board was not sworn in until last april cutting its three year life by half. John f. Kennedy assassination re cords review Board is responsible Lorex mining hundreds of thousands of documents on the president s 1963 Dallas slaying and deciding whether they can be made Public. The Bill specifies that the Board can use the Federal Supply service and the . Mail under the same conditions As other government agencies and requires allem Plo yees to qualify for the n necessary Security clearances before they take office. The Board was formed with the aim of speeding the release of records pertaining to the assassination. It is not authorized to conduct another investigation into the death of the president. Meanwhile on monday a new group called the coalition on political assassinations announced a conference in Wash i ton from oct. 7 to 10 to give the american Public a professional assess ment of the documents and evidence re leased so
