European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes election �?T94 monday november 7,1994gop in cat Bird seat Survey says by the Washington Post Washington a republicans go into tuesdays election with Clear prospects of picking up enough seats to give them their first Senate majority in eight years and with almost As Good a Chance of taking Over the House of representatives for the first time since 1954, according to a 50-state Survey saturday by the Washington Post. Assuming that tossup races Divide evenly Between the parties republicans would have a 51-49 advantage in the new Senate a a gain of seven seats. A similar allocation of House seats too close to Call would give the republicans 214, tour Short of a majority but a 36-seat gain. Late interviews with party officials pollsters Campaign consultants and Neutral observers in All 50 states suggest clearly that the voters impatience with incumbents and the Low approval ratings for president Clinton and Many of his congressional allies May tilt the close races a such As Virginia a in the stars and stripes 10 year Sago nov. 7,1984 a election officials across the United states reported heavy voter turnout for the presidential and congressional contests in the Early hours after the polls opened. A 20 years ago nov. 7,1974 a democrats rejoiced after substantial congressional gains in off year elections signalling certain clashes with Presl Dent Ford in dealing with americans economic problems. 30 years ago nov. 7,1964 a new soviet Leader Leonid Brezhnev unveiled a Tough China policy that left visiting Premier Chou in Lai unsmiling. 40 years ago nov. 7,1954 a Eleanor Roosevelt escaped injury on a Hollywood motion picture studio stage when a giant Light exploded sending actor Humphrey Bogart and two techno clans to a Hospital. 50 years ago nov 7,1944 a the renewed Allied air onslaught against Germany continued in High gear As nearly 2,000 heavy bombers plastered targets in Daylight following two night attacks by Britain a Royat air Force. C world War i 50 years ago today nov. 7 194-4 american soldiers Clear the last japanese troops off bloody Ridge West of Dag Ami on the Philippines Leyte Island the japanese Brunt a . Attack near Carigara to the North. A nationalist chinese division captures so pegu in Northern Burma in Italy British forces launch a big offensive at Fortl. . Soldiers evacuate a Bridgehead Over the Kali River in Western Germany. Source 2194 Days of War w. H. Smith publishers inc. The world almanac of world War ii Bison books corp. 1981 nationally publicized tossup contest Between sen. Charles Robb a Democrat and Iran Contra figure Oliver North toward the gop. If republicans were to win three fourths of the tossup the gop Senate majority might swell to 54-46 and republicans might gain a 225-210 majority in the House. A major caveat with Many of the closest contests in states and districts where no incumbent is on the ballot and with some late polls still showing one fifth of the voters hedging their choices forecasts May be Worth even less than usual this year. Winning the majority of the close races would permit the democrats to maintain nominal control in the 104th Congress but that Congress is clearly going to be More conservative than the last one which in its final months blocked or weakened Many of Clinton a major Domestic initiatives. Candidates campaigning for lower taxes and smaller government Are doing Well even in states such As. Maryland and Washington where liberalism is usually an acceptable political ideology. Rep. Mike Synar d-okla., was Defeated in a primary upset after being targeted by term ii nit supporters conservative Christian a id anti gun groups. He said he has warned democratic colleagues to a expect a 4 or 5 percent worse vote than your polls show in districts where these organizations arc Active. A . V a in the Senate the consensus is that republicans who now have 44 seats will almost certainly take Over from democrats in Arizona Maine and Ohio and rapture the Tennessee vacancy once held by Ai Gore Row vice president. They have Good to excellent prospects As Well in Michigan Oklahoma Virginia Pennsylvania and California and against sen. Jim Sasser in the second Tennessee race. The Best Chance for democrats to win a Republican held scat is the open seat in Minnesota with lower chances in Delaware Vermont and Washington. If the Republican tide is very Strong democrats could also be in trouble in new Jersey and new Mexico. In the House races multiple seat gains. Are possible for the republicans in Arizona California Florida Georgia Illinois Indiana Michigan new Jersey Ohio Oklahoma Oregon Tennessee Texas and Washington. The anti incumbent forces that dominate the Senate and House races Are less visible in the equally important 35 gubernatorial contests. Republican governors in such competitive two party states As Illinois Massachusetts Michigan Minnesota new Hampshire Ohio and Wisconsin and democrats in Colorado Nebraska Nevada and Vermont Are All far out in front of their opponents even though at some time during the past year Many of them were expected to be in trouble. Canines candidate every dog  Day or so they say. Saturday apparently was Peter the poodles Day thanks to Texas gov. Ann Richards who made his acquaintance after a rally in Dallas. Richards races George a Bush son of the former president in tuesdays gubernatorial election. Foley rival Battle it out in ads on Homestretch Spokane Wash. Apr . House speaker Tom Foley is returning to his roots while gop challenger George Nethercutt turns to his family a a and dog a in the final stretch of their close race radio and to stations were saturated saturday with the candidates Campaign commercials. In one commercial Nethercutt says Foley has accused a me of everything except kicking my  it ends with Nethercutt petting his telegenic Golden retriever Chestnut and saying a and Tom id never kick my  Foley a ads in the Days before tuesdays election have focused on his upbringing his 30 years As a congressman and Why he voted to ban assault weapons even though he knew it meant losing the National Rifle association endorsement. He a also been running an and featuring sound bites from a debate in which Nethercutt says the Best thing for Public education  District would be to get the Federal government out of it. A i think the one thing that Foley insisted on is that no and would attack the character or personality of his opponent and to that i think he a been True a Foley spokesman Jeff Biggs said. Polls show the two in a statistical tie for the 5th congressional District seat. Foley a Democrat is seeking his 16th term. Nethercutt a former county gop chairman is making his first run for Public office. Robb ahead of North in from the associated press Urbanna a a democratic sen. Charles Robb took a Clear Lead Over gop challenger Oliver North in a statewide poll released saturday in which a majority of those surveyed Felt the bitter Campaign had disgraced Virginia. A Media general research poll of 869 registered Virginia voters from oct. 31 to nov. 3 showed Robb As the favorite with 39 percent and North with 31 percent. A a v a a a sixty two percent of those polled said the expensive and acrimonious Battle reflected poorly on Virginia. Feinstein Effort surging Palm Springs Calif. A with a new poll showing sen. Dianne Feinstein a re election chances improving Republican challenger Mike Huffington continued assailing her saturday for hiring an undocumented worker. Huffington released a 1988 letter bearing Feinstein a signature that supports giving permanent residency status to Annabella Paiz who worked As her housekeeper from 1980 to 1982. Feinstein said the contents of the letter were false and her Campaign hinted that the letter was a forgery. Feinstein said Paiz had showed her documentation when she hired her. Gingrich intensifies push Roswell a. A Republican rep. Newt Gingrich cancelled his last two out of state trips and campaigned saturday for the seat most crucial to his Hopes of becoming speaker of the House a his own. A a a. A a. A. Democrat Ben Jones called the schedule change the latest sign that the race has tightened. The move follows Gingrich attack ads increased direct mail and advertising and a Jones poll last week that put him within sue Points of the House minority whip. Gingrich sharply denied that he Felt threatened. 5�?~2arre me that eagerness of the Media to believe anything negative about a Republican. Unbelievable a Gingrich said Cuomo fans silence rival Albany n. Y. A Republican George Pataki was forced to abandon a Campaign appearance in front of the executive mansion on saturday after he was shouted Down by Rowdy supporters of democratic gov. Mario Cuomo. About 100 of the Pataki faithful were greeted by More than 200 shouting Cuomo supporters Many of them state employees. The rally got raucous at times As the two sides shoved each other and traded jeers. Police closed off the  the mansion for about an hour. A Mario Cuomo has been talking for 12 years. His people wont let me talk for 12 minutes a Pataki tried to yell above the Din. Meanwhile two polls released saturday show Cuomo with a 6 or 7-Point Lead Over Pataki