European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 08, 1994, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday november 8, 1994 . The stars and stripes Page 5 Clinton stumps in 3 key races by John King a political writer president Clinton targeted three Tough Senate races on the final Day of the mid term political Campaign hoping for a democratic rebound yet talking openly of life with a More conservative Congress. Republicans spoke confidently of Captur ing the Senate and had the House i their sights tool As the Campaign season Drew to close an extraordinary number of races were neck and neck including a handful of Pivotal Senate contests a few dozen House matchup and several of the 36gubernatorial races on tuesday s ballot. The whole Effort now is the turnout said Jeb Bush the Republican nominee for Florida governor. On that Point he got no argument from democrats. Everywhere you look there Are razor close contests said democratic nation Al committee chairman David Wilhelm who raised an additional $100,000 for Texas and nearly half that for Michigan Over the weekend for get out the vote efforts. Turnout is going to Tell the  so the candidates hit the Trail for one last Day trying to rally support and some got High powered help. Clinton stumped for three democrats trying to defy the Odds and the polls and win Senate races Ann Wynia i Minnesota Bob Carr in Michigan and Charles Oberly in Delaware. Why would we want to give the con Gress to people who want to take us Backoo what almost wrecked us in the 1980s?," Clinton said at a morning rally for  no to them. Say year to our fun ture.". /./. Not Blind to the polls or midterm traditions Clinton expects a lot More re publicans to be around next year. So during an interview on can s Lanking live he looked past today s voting to next year s legislating. I want More than anything to have a bipartisan Effort the president said. That sounded just Fine to Senate gop Leader Bob Dole of Kansas who predicted he would be the majority Leader and said my first Call is going to be to the president to say he would prefer cooperation rather than confrontation. For Dole to place that Call republicans need a net gain of seven seats. They appeared on track for four in Arizona Ohio Maine and Tennessee. Then they needed most of the tossup to go their Way / in Tennessee s second contest Bud get committee chairman Jim Sasser was trailing cop heart surgeon Bill Frist. Carr was behind Republican Spencer Abraham in the Michigan face but hop ing Clinton s  visit would prove the harm. -. A Pennsylvania democratic sen. Harris Wofford was in a tight race with gop rep. Rick Santorum with each Side claiming a tiny Lead. Riding an anti Clinton mood in Oklahoma gop rep James Inhofe led democratic rep. Dave Mccurdy for the seat of retiring Democrat David Boren. And Democrat Charles Robb held a narrow late Lead in Virginia against re publican Oliver North and Independent Marshall Colemar. The last time there was a Republican majority in the House was 40 years ago a year for each seat the gop needs to take charge. The consensus was for gains in the 25 to 30 Range but there were plenty of chances for republicans to go higher. Mom weighed ing too to report says Union . Apr Susan Smith was a suicidal nervous wreck and almost went to a watery grave with her Young boys but decided finally to get out of the car and let her children drown alone according Toher police confession. I wanted to end my life so bad and was in my car ready to go Down that ramp into the water and i did go part Way but i stopped Smith said in the written confession the Cable news network reported sunday. I went again and i stopped. Then i got out of the car a nervous wreck. I dropped to the lowest when i allowed my children to go Down that ramp into the water without me. I took off running and screaming of god of god no. What have i done " the confession  Bruck Smith s lawyer told the associated press that the can report was accurate. But he denied a report in the nov. 14 Issue of news week Magazine which said Smith watched her 3-year old son Michael struggle to get out of his safety seat As the car rolled into the Lake. It s false. It s made up Brack said the sheriff has never heard of  an account and neither has the solicitor prosecutor Smith 23, is charged with murder in the deaths of Michael and his 14-month-old brother Alex. The boys drowned in the Back seat of her Mazda As it Sank in John d. Long Lake near Union. The boys were found last thursday nine Days after their Mother told police a Black Man with a gun drove of with her children. / a police drawing based on her description was transmitted nationwide. After her confession Many Blacks across the country expressed anger that she blamed Ablack Man and that so Many believed her. They re Home where they belong the Rev. Bob Cato told the hundreds of people at the boys funeral sunday. They re Home where there s a More pain no More anguish no More people screaming across the Street trying to get in a word edgewise. And yes no More Media asking us for  As the muffled cries of mourners grew louder bouncing off Brick Walls at the Small Buffalo United methodist Church the hymn away in a Manger played the face of David Smith reflects agony after funeral services for his sons Michael and Alex in Buffalo ., on sunday. Over  single White coffin held the bodies of the two Young Brothers. David Smith his shoulders bowed and a handkerchief stifling his sobs then followed the casket out of the Church and into an overcast Day. The boys were buried nearby at the Hogansville United methodist Church cemetery. In other reports state police chief Robert Stewart on monday de Nied a lbs to news report that at least one other per son could be arrested either in the killings or in a Possi ble coverup. To my knowledge at this Point there is no evidence regarding another person Stewart told the associated press. I Don t want to close the door on it but i Don t want to leave it hanging out there  the state newspaper in Columbia reported that six years ago Susan Smith told police she had been sexually molested. The investigation never led to any charges the paper said quoting unidentified sources. Her allegation involved More than patting an touching a former sheriffs investigator told the news paper. Sheriff Howard Wells and others involved in the investigation of the boys disappearance refused to say whether Susan Smith mentioned the allegation and whether they thought it played a role in her alleged actions. Apple ism to build computers with common hardware new York a in just a few years computer buyers won t be thinking whether to buy an Apple computer or one based on the ism Standard. Apple computer inc. And International business machines corp. On monday unveiled their Long awaited agreement to build personal computers around a com Mon hardware design. Far from uniting the Industry the two biggest manufacturers Are creating a new rival to the current Standard the ism compatible run by an Intel corp. Chip or microprocessor and Microsoft corp. Soft Ware. Current apples use a totally differ ent Chip and set of software. The computers ism and Apple will build will be run by the Power pc Micro processor Chip they co developed with Motorola inc. The agreement Means the Power pc based machine will be Able to run operating software the programs that controls Basic functions  As opening or storing file by either company. The Deal does t include a common operating system and does not end the incompatibility of Apple and ism sys tems sold during the past decade. And machines covered in the agreement will not be available to con Sumers until at least 1996. This is one of those Pivotal Points an axiomatic shift in the Industry said Richard Zwetchkenbau urn personal com Puter analyst at International data corp. In Framingham mass. It comes at a Tricky time in the history of personal computers which Are Chang ing in the Way that automobiles did after world War i when product lines became diverse and technological difference were overtaken by style