European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 04, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T -. Friday november 4,1994 election 94 the stars and stripes Page 7 Barry vows to step Down if addictions  ". From wire report Washington Marion Barry heavily favored to regain the mayor s seat in the nation s capital promised wednesday to step Down if his addiction to alcohol or drugs resurfaced. But he said he would not take random drug tests. I took the citizens through enough in 1990,Barry told Barry in h downtown videotape he associated press. That was the years third term As or mayor was arrested in a Washington hotel after he was smoking crack cocaine. Barry was convicted of Misdemeanour cocaine Possession and was sentenced to six months in a Federal prison. He admitted then he had been Adt eed to alcohol and drugs. In 1992, after his release  was elected to the  Council to represent the poorest of Washington s eight  answer to that would be yes " Barry said after he was asked if he would pledge to resign a mayor if he began abusing alcohol and drugs again however he ruled out random drug  testing really does t Deal with very much he said. The drug test says at the moment i take the test i m clean. That s easy to  bundling did tracked Hartford Conn. The Republican candidate for governor in Connecticut has helped fill his Campaign coffers through bundling larg Campaign donations by groups of linked contributors a group  donations accounted for More than 9 percent of the Money raised through Early Las month by John Rowland said a study released wednesday by common cause a nonpartisan government watchdog Jgr Pup. Executives and employees at 13 companies gave Rowland $264,650out of $2.83 million raised the group said. Executives employees and spouses related to just two interconnected companies Usco distribution services of Naugatuck and the Shannon hotel group of Florida gave Rowland $66,750, the report said. That total is by far the highest amount contributed to any one candidate in the race it said. But other major candidates also relied on big givers. William Curry jr., the democratic candidate for governor got at least 5.7 percent of his total Treasury of $1.58 million from just six bundled sources. Eunice Groark representing a Connecticut party Drew at least 5.6 percent of her Money from two Large bundled sources pay Berry Howard a Hartford Law firm and the Treibick family of  study looked Only at bundled sources totalling $10,000 or More and did not examine disbursements from state party committees. Gay marriages supported l Jav Ashington Arizona supermarket magnate Eddie Basha one of the few democrats leading an incumbent Republican governor in the polls says he would sign legislation to legalize homosexual  Gays want to be married. I think that s their privilege Basha told reporters after the Issue surfaced this week in a radio debate in Phoenix. Basha said it is a civil rights Issue but Republican gov. Fife Symington said be would veto such a measure. _ Basha Campaign spokeswoman Pam Kleckner charged that the governor s supporters had Bee trying to use the Issue against Basha. It s just something they re trying to stir up she  has a record of working for More than a decade with every  _. Students take to streets los Angeles in California s largest wave of student demonstrations since the anti War rallies of the 1960s, about 10,000 students have protested a ballot proposal to bar Public services for illegal immigrants. Most of the students left class in los Angeles but there were protests As far South As san Diego on wednesday the demonstrations have been a almost daily occurrence for weeks More than 8,000 hit h school students walked out oct. 28. Proposition 187 would Cut off Public schooling and All but emergency health care to illegal immigrants. It also would require school and health officials to report illegals. Opponents contend the measure is racist and won solve immigration problems. Supporters say itis the Only Way to curb ballooning illegal immigration costs. On issues More Washington a voters prefer republicans Todeal with crime taxes the Economy and even As the agents of change president Clinton s Credo in 1992 according to a National poll. Among Likely voters democrats and republicans ran dead even at 47 percent when respondents were asked in the latest Abc Washington Post poll which party s candidate they intended to support in their House election tuesday. While the Republican number in the poll released wednesday was Down a Tad from recent polls that show ing is still the worst of the democrats since 1950 and suggests substantial gop gains in the midterm elections. In the Carter midterm elections in 1978, for example democrats had a cumulative eight Point National advantage in House races but still lost 15 seats. An democrats had a three Point National Edge in 1966, yet lost 47 seats in the midterm elections of the Johnson administration. In another troubling indicator for democrats just 27 percent of respondents to the poll said the country was on the right track while 69 percent said it was on the wrong track. A majority of those surveyed in another National poll released wednesday said they were ready for a new person to represent them in Congress even though nearly three fourths of those surveyed did not know their representative s name. In the lbs news new York times poll 53 percent of respondents said they were ready for a new representative in Congress while 37 percent said their cur rent representative deserved re election. Yet 48 per cent of the respondents said the candidate they intended to vote for is already a member of Congress while 34 percent said their chosen candidate is not a member. Forty three percent of the lbs times respondents approved of Clinton s Overall Job performance while 48 percent disapproved. The Abc Post Survey  republicans strongest lit the West and South and benefiting from heavy sup port among White protestants a Large voting bloc. It showed 48 percent approved of Clinton s Job performance and 49 percent disapproved. Despite steady economic growth 52 percent disapproved of Clinton s handling of the Economy while 43 percent approved. Fifty four percent approved of his performance in for eign affairs while 42 percent disapproved. And 56 per cent said Clinton was not a Strong Leader while 43 percent said he was. R on Oliver North Speaks to insurance agents in Charlottes Villa a. Blacks Challenge North for defending rebel Flag Charlottesville a. A Oliver North s defense of the Confederate Flag continued to dog him wednesday during an appear Ance before insurance agents. The Republican North and democratic . Sen. Charles Robb remain locked in a dead heat As election Day approaches tuesday. Independent Marshall Coleman lags far behind. Insurance underwriter Corey Walker asked Why he and other Blacks should support North after he defended flying the Confederate Flag at a City owned museum in Danville. Walker also noted that North had declined an invitation to address a statewide conference of the National association for the Advance ment of coloured people in october. North acknowledged that the Confederate Flag is offensive to Many Blacks. But i would suggest to you that for the us. Government to come in and Tell us what kind of Flag to Fly above a building that does not receive Federal funds is not the Purview of the . Senate North said. North noted that 17 of the 23 people who work at his bulletproof Vest factory in Virginia Are minorities and said he has spoken at Black churches during his Campaign. He made the response during a ques Tion and answer session with about 300 state farm insurance co. Employees in Charlottesville. Also guilty by the los Angeles times los Angeles Republican Senate candidate Mike Huffington has charged his rival with the same Federal crime to which he has admitted hiring an illegal immigrant As Domestic help. In response wednesday . Sen. Dianne Fem Stcin fired Back that huffing ton was committing distortions outright lies about me my family my  tension in the race Rose another notch with news of the first Public poll to Sho Huffington ahead of Feinstein. Kobs to in los Angeles reported wednesday night that a statewide Survey found the Republican nominee supported by 42 percent of the state s voters compare with 40 percent for Feinstein. The poll contrasted with two previous surveys this week that showed Feinstein leading by As much As 10 Points. Huffington tried wednesday to Dis Tance his Campaign from the Issue that has shadowed him for nearly a week the admission that he employed an illegal immigrant As a Nanny for More than four years. In los Angeles he Gaye a lunch Eon speech about the priorities he would have As a . Senator. But throughout the Day he was Force to defend his statements on the Contro Versy and his positions on illegal Immi Gration particularly his support for proposition 187, the ballot measure that would Cut health and education benefits to illegal immigrants. As part of his de sense he lashed out at Feinstein and the Liberal me Dia which he said Are helping her Campaign. _ Huffington asked in a television inter View when he would provide proof of his accusation that Feinstein has employed illegal immigrants at her Home said thursday or  but later at a news conference he said " his announcement May not be made until sunday. He also said the announcement might not be proof about illegal Immi Grants at Feinstein s Home. You la have to wait he told reporters. Feinstein said wednesday that she has never employed an illegal immigrant. The senator said she has had one housekeeper for More than 10 years who was born in Milwaukee. She campaigned in traditionally Republican areas of Orang county and Riverside where she was endorsed by several City and county leaders