European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 6, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes . Thursday october 6,1994 Cisneros could go next rumours say by the Baltimore Sun Washington a one Day after ethics charges toppled agriculture Secre tary Mike Espy speculation intensified tuesday about the future of another Clinton Cabinet member who is under ethical scrutiny Henry Cisneros Secretary of Hplu Sittg and Urban development. A White House official said Cisneros has told friends that he would be wilting to resign if the controversy surrounding his payments to a former Girlfriend be came a political a liability for the president legislative aides involved in housing issues said they feared that in the climate of scrutiny that led _ to Espy a forced resignation a Cisneros is right behind him a As one put it. For his part Cisneros said he has not told the White House he is prepared to in the stars and stripes 10 years ago oct 6,1984 a space shuttle challenger soared into orbit carry ing a record Crow of seven for an Earth surveying Mission that included the first spacewalk by an Amerl. Can woman. _ a 20 years ago oct. 6,1974 a president Ford won voluntary agreement from exporters to halt the $500 million soviet Grain Deal that would have boosted the grocery Bills of most americans. 30 years ago oct 6,1964 a some 57 East germans fled to West Berlin through a Tunnel under the Berlin Wall before the  discovered by _ communist authorities. _ 40 years ago oct. 6,1954 a Italy and Yugo Slavia agreed in London to partition the free territory of Trieste in a historic settlement ending a bitter nine year feud in strategically exposed Southeastern Europe. 50 years ago oct. 6,1944 a Allied forces landed on the greek Mainland by Parachute and air transports and by sea Mediterranean Headquarters said oct. 5, reporting that troops had entered the port City of Patras and occupied its Airfield. A. A 1. A a world War it 3 50 years ago today oct. 6 194 4 Canadian soldiers. Begin attacks in the mud and water South of Iha Scheldt Estuary trying to Clear out the germans Between the Leopold canal and the port of Breskend the. Area controls the ship Channel to the key port of Antwerp Belgium. Soviet troops land on Saaremaa Island South of Hiiumaa in the Gull of Riga Oft Estonia. In Italy South african soldiers capture Monte a these. Source ?t9 Days of War. W. K. Smith. Publishers inc. Tha world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp., 19b1 resign. Quot we be had no discussions about a resignation and i have not offered a resignation a Cisneros said tuesday. White House spokeswoman Dee Dee Myers said Cisneros continued to Quot serve with the Confidence of the  at the same time she said Quot i am sure that Secretary Cisneros would step aside if he believed he were an embarrassment to the White House or that the White House wishes him to do  Cisneros the former mayor of san Antonio whose Well publicized extramarital affair rocked his promising political career in the late 1980s, is under inv stiga Tion by the Justice department. The investigators Are trying to determine whether he misled Fri agents about How much Money he had paid his former Girlfriend Linda Medlar. At the time the first lady s now Miami a Hillary Rodham Clin tones brother Hugh Rodham had hardly Savoured his easy democratic primary Runoff win Over a Man who believes in ufos before turning to his Long shot bid to unseat Republican sen. Connie Mack. Quot we have done this together and to gather we will continue on and repeat this Beautiful Quot scene a month from now As victors a Rodham told cheering support cars in his Victory speech tuesday. Quot i am committed to moving Florida Forward and Connie Mack will move us  heartened by an 11 the hour Campaign visit by his sister the first lady Rodham Defeated Mike Wiley on tuesday with 58 percent or 220,750 votes to Wiley a 42 percent or 158,734 votes. Political observers give Rodham Little Chance against the popular Mack grand son and namesake of the late legendary owner and manager of baseball a Phila Delphia turned Oakland athletics Quot the Public is the loser in this one a said Richard Scher a political scientist at the University of Florida in Gainesville. A the democratic party had a responsibility to nit on a candidate who could . Rodham is just not a political  a Rod Ham a task seems even More formidable because he failed to trounce a thoroughly obscure democratic opponent a said Robert of acc of the Mason Dixon polling organization. Republicans were already Licking their chops. A. A a the fact that Hugh Rodham lost 38. Counties to a fellow who said Connie Mack was too Liberal is a sign of the troubles in the democratic. Party a said state gop spokesman Brewster Brown Rodham a 44-year-old former assistant Public defender in Dade county campaigned on a platform of health care. Reform abortion rights and Tough environmental Protection. He also favors alternative programs for first time criminal offenders. Agents were conducting a background Check for Cisneross Cabinet appointment. Attorney general Janet Reno will decide by mid october whether to proceed with a wider investigation of Cisneros that could result in the appointment of an Independent counsel. To have another Cabinet member in turmoil would be embarrassing and damaging for president Clinton especially on the heels of the Espy resignation. A and Cisneros who has generally been applauded for his stewardship of the housing department suggested tuesday that the outcome of. The Justice inquiry could influence his Fate. A Quot i figure the people who Are investigating it know what they re doing a he said. A at the conclusion of that process Well see where we Are/1 his lawyer Cono Namorato ack nowt edged that the controversy has become a a something of distraction for Cisneros but insisted that it was a not interfering with his ability to run  l. But with tapes of phone conversations Between Cisneros and Medlar secretly recorded by her Over three years circulating widely the soap opera like Saga has deeply embarrassed a Public official who has always moved with measured Grace what a More it has further damaged the dossier of a dynamic charismatic politician. Cisneros a hero to the latino Community was once a rising Star in the democratic parly who at age 37, was interviewed by presidential nominee Walter Mondale As a potential running mate in the 1984 contest against Ronald Reagan. A wins primary race democratic senatorial candidate Hugh Rodham brother of Hillary Rodham Clinton arrives with his wife Maria Arias for a primary Victory Celebration tuesday in Miami president Clinton congratulated Rodham in a Telephone Call tuesday night. A obviously the family has been very supportive Quot White House spokesman Arthur Jones said. A warmest congratulations were  Rodham planned to travel to Washington on wednesday but his Campaign manager and brother Tony Rodham would not provide details. A a a a Rodham a Campaign got off to a Rocky Start in March. Critics pounced in the fact that he did no to Register to vote for the first 13 years he lived in Florida. A for Mer Campaign manager accused him of financial improprieties and he was described in the press As a latter Day Billy Carter. A. A. Wiley 42, who left the libertarian party to join the democratic party this year opposes foreign Aid and has proposed phasing out social Security and medicare. He argued for jobs and for the right to carry weapons such As his own 9 my semiautomatic handgun. Wiley also says its Only. Logical that there Are ufos and that the government is hiding its knowledge about them. Zeroes in on space Center Houston apr nasal a most advanced space radar scanned Island volcanoes in the Atlantic and Pacific from shuttle endeavour on wednesday As the 10-Day Earth mapping Mission neared its midpoint. The bus sized radar device is gathering three dimensional images of nearly 600 Sites around the world so scientists can look for hints of global change and learn More about the environment. Ground controllers aimed the device wednesday at a Volcano in the Canary is lands that researchers say might erupt soon and at mount Pinatubo in the Philippines which exploded in june 1991, the radar also Wras pointed toward the Northern Andes mountains for a study of volcanic activity there. In All three cases geologists Hope the data will give them a better idea of How the regions evolved. They also want to upgrade their maps now sketchy for such Remote areas As the Andes in South America. Six shuttle astronauts Are employed As shutterbugs during the flight taking photographs and video of the targeted Sites. They expect to take some 14,000 pictures before endeavours return to Earth set for monday today German oceanographers plan to dump More than 100 Gallons of diesel 1 Oil into the North sea off Denmark to see if the radar can identify the mess. They say they will clean everything up once the shuttle passe overhead. The spill had to be postponed from wednesday because of High winds and rough seas. ,