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Thursday, November 8, 1990 Election Gulf A14 Star-Tribune, Casper, Wyo. Bush Continued from Al issue and emboldened them to challenge him. "Democrats see there isn't any penalty for attacking the president," Sears said. 'They were fairly docile for the first year or so." David Mason, a political analyst the Heritage Foundation, said, "It was not bad (for Bush) for an off-year election overall. The big question was what would have happened if the president had stuck to his no-new-tax pledge.

"If he can't get a more defined message in 1992 than he did this year, he's going to have a problem," Mason added. In the most extensive midterm campaign of any president. Bush made 115 stops for Republicans over the course of a year and helped raise nearly $90 million. Everywhere, he implored Americans to chase out the Democrats from Congress and the state capitals Georgia man charged in mail bombings deaths that "time is running out" for a peaceful solution. Thatcher told British lawmakers they must send the Iraqi president the mcsssage that "either he gets out of Kuwait soon or we and our allies will remove him by force and he will go down to defeat with all the consequences." "He has been warned," she added.

The Iraqi information minister denounced Thatcher, saying she was mentally unbalanced and possessed by the devil. In a statement carried by the official Iraqi News Agency, Minister Latif Jassim said Mrs. Thatcher's statements were "filled with rancor and hatred toward the Iraqi people" and did not befit the office of prime minister. He said "her continued calls for beating the drums of war unequivocally show beyond a shadow of a doubt that this woman has lost her mental balance. The devil has found a comfortable dwelling within her mind and conscience." Her saber-rattling sent oil prices surging upward.

At the New York Mercantile Exchange, a key market, contracts for December delivery of light sweet crude oil were up $2.68 at $35.3 1 per barrel at the close of the session on Wednesday. In Iraq's latest round of hostage-freeing, 74 Japanese nationals left Baghdad on Wednesday, and the official Iraqi News Agency said 100 Germans and 20 other foreigners, including an unspecified number of Americans, Britons and Italians, would be released. State Department spokesman Richard Boucher said U.S. officials had not yet been notified about plans to free any Americans. He denounced Iraq's "cynical bartering" of captive foreigners, who were trapped by Iraq's Aug.

2 invasion of Kuwait. Iraq did not say when the 120 would be freed, but suggested it would be soon. The announcement marked the second time in two days Baghdad agreed to release a large group of captives in response to an appeal by a former foreign leader. The White House on Wednesday took aim at such missions, saying the foreign envoys were being manipulated by Saddam. da, which together will gain seven seats, and in 15 other states.

Republicans have outright control in three states, and Wilson's victory gave then a share of the power with the Democratic legislature in California, which gains seven seats. Rep. Beryl Anthony noted House Democratic gains of two seats in the South and declared an end to the gradual move toward the GOP there. "Realignment is dead," he said. "The Republicans will have to find a new slogan." "You win some and you lose some," shrugged Bush spokesman Marlin Fitzwater, and he and party spokesman Charles Black said Republicans beat the historical averages for midterm losses by the party in the White House.

Bush "campaigned hard in Texas and lost, campaigned hard in California and won," Fitzwater added, speaking of two key gubernatorial races. But Brown chortled that Bush "campaigned heavily for 18 candidates and 14 of them lost." Asked why the Democrats lost California, he replied, "George Bush didn't stay long enough." Outgoing Ohio Gov. Richard Celeste tried to blame Democratic gubernatorial losses in New England and the industrial Midwest on Republican economic policies. "Democrats may be paying a price for the weakening of the national economy," he said. "It would be ironic if those Democrats who have been carrying the burden of Republican parties for the last decade" would pay the price for a recession.

Fitzwater said Bush was looking forward to working with the new, Democratic majorities in Congress, but also predicted the election results would not affect the president's ability to sustain any vetoes. "It means the veto will continue to be a legislative strategy tool. The president's been very successful in that regard, upholding some 16 vetoes in his first two years," he said. Voter surveys said economic concerns were evident. Republican governors Mike Hayden of Kansas, Kay Orr of Nebraska and Martinez all raised taxes, and all were swept out.

New Jersey Democratic Sen. Bill Bradley's close call seemed to reflect anger with a tax increase engineered by Democratic Gov. Jim Florio. There will be four new faces in the new Senate. The list includes Republican Reps.

Bob Smith of New Hampshire, Hank Brown of Colorado and Larry Craig of Idaho, all of whom succeeded retiring GOP lawmakers. Continued from Al strengthened in the 102nd Congress, went to work on an agenda for the next two years. Foley said it would include "tax fairness," as well as legislative initiatives for health care and education. "The debate over the budget was the best thing that happened," said Brown of the October political free-for-all in which Bush abandoned his no-new-taxes campaign pledge. In the ensuing scramble, Democrats jumped on a theme of tax fairness, depicting themselves as defenders of the middle class and Republicans as protectors of the rich.

A day after the polls closed, there were three races unsettled. Arizona's gubernatorial contest appeared headed for a runoff after neither Democrat Terry Goddard nor Republican Fife Symington amassed 50 percent of the vote in a three-way race. Two California House races were too close to call, both involving Democratic incumbents. In a third race that was decided during the day, Republicans held onto a GOP seat. In all, Democrats emerged from the elections with a 56-44 majority in the Senate, a gain of one scat.

They were adding nine seats to their House majority for a likely edge of 268-167. Their major congressional disappointment: GOP Sen. Jesse Helms' bigger-than-expected reelection in North Carolina. Democrats took seven governorships away from Republicans, including Bush's home state of Texas, where Ann Richards vanquished Clayton Williams, and Florida, where Lawton Chiles ousted Gov. Bob Martinez.

Pete Wilson defeated Dianne Feinstein to keep California in Republican hands. And the GOP took away five statehouses from the Democrats, including Ohio and Michael Dukakis' Massachusetts. Engler's win was an upset, and Arne Carlson won Minnesota in a race so close it wasn't called until well after dawn. With independents Lowell Wcicker and Wally Hickel winning in Connecticut and Alaska, Democrats held 28 governorships for sure and the Republicans 19. If the GOP wins Arizona, where its candidate was leading narrowly but heading for the runoff, that would mean a loss of one for each party.

Both sides claimed gains in the race to control the redistricting of House seats before 1992. Democrats emerged with complete control over reapportionment in Texas and Flori State Continued from Al Ed Herschler held the previous record of 63.1 percent of the vote when he won a third term in 1982. Sullivan said the returns signaled confidence in his first four years in office, and that Mead was wrong in labeling the state's economy "lousy." "The voters of Wyoming are smarter than my opponent's campaign gave them credit for," he said. "The reality is that Wyoming overcame the political rhetoric." Mead, who conceded the race shortly after 10 p.m. Tuesday, called on the state's residents to work together to move Wyoming forward.

"I worked hard at winning this race, and I didn't win it. And I'm sorry about that, naturally. It was a good effort," she said. "Now I think it is time for all the people of Wyoming to get together and work for all the things we want to happen for this state." Earlier in the evening. Mead said, "I had hoped to do much better and fully intended to win.

We could have spent more money and that probably would have made a difference. "I think the main problem with the campaign was the adversarial media. I had to run against the Casper newspaper and a popular governor." Sullivan said he hoped his campaign set a standard that rejects negativity and is positive about Wyoming "and positive about politics." Simpson, the U.S. Senate minority whip, was expected to easily win a third term and he did just that over Democrat Kathy Helling. With unofficial returns in from all of the state's 471 precincts, Simpson claimed 100,638 votes, or 64 percent, while Helling received 56,569, or 36 percent.

"I am very gratified and I am very relieved. I had a sense that stuff was going on out there," said Simpson, referring to the theory that congressional incumbents might have trouble winning re-election because of the budget fiasco that kept Congress in session longer than fXZZXIIXXZXXZZXJXXZZXS Continued from Al Marine Corps headquarters, said reserves will be used to help form expeditionary brigades to replace units scheduled to rotate out of the gulf area. "You're seeing the tip of that spear" of reserve deployments, he said, adding that he could not comment on any reserve call-ups beyond those announced this week. Also on Wednesday, the Bush administration denounced the procession of foreign dignitaries to Baghdad to plead for the release of hostages. It is "a matter of great concern to us," presidential spokesman Marlin Fitzwater said.

He referred specifically to recent missions by former West German chancellor Willy Brandt, former British prime minister Edward Heath and former Japanese prime minster Yasuhiro Nakasone. "Clearly, these people are being used. And we want to point that out in the strongest terms," Fitzwater said. Diplomats at the the United Nations Wednesday said the United States is sounding out member countries on a Security Council resolution that would authorize the use of U.N. military force against Iraq.

If such a measure is adopted, it would be an unprecedented step in the history of the United Nations. Iraq on Wednesday promised to free 120 hostages, including a few Americans, but U.S. officials blasted Saddam Hussein for his "cynical" use of the captives and the foreign envoys who have been seeking to free them. The text of the U.N. resolution has not yet been circulated to other Security Council members because Secretary of State James Baker is overseas trying to line up support for it, said the diplomats, speaking on condition of anonymity.

"We know they've got it on paper, but it would be absurd for them to pass it (the text) around until they've got all the crucial support lined one official. Baker, off on a weeklong tour that has already taken him to the Mideast, is now in Moscow. In some of her strongest remarks of the 3-month-old Persian Gulf standoff, British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher warned Saddam Board Continued from Al many raises to teachers and later found itself desperately short of funds. 1 Keefe said statements he made to that effect before the election led to a telephone campaign against him Sunday and Monday, organized by people "inside the teaching profession." 1 "I know there's some big changes projected" by the board under Kinner's leadership, "and I don't know what they are," Keefe said. The election comes at a time of major personnel changes in the upper echelons of the school district.

Supt. Jake Dailey retired last year after 11 years with the district. Long-time Asst. Supt. Herman Boner, in charge of the district's physical plant, also retired, after a hectic year coping with asbestos cleanup headaches at Kelly Walsh High School.

Boner was replaced by architect Ed Kammcrer. And Asst. Supt. Fred Pierce, who for years spearheaded the district's annual negotiations with its teachers, resigned during the summer to take a superintendent's job in Colorado, after he was passed over for the position here. 1 The board decided instead to replace Dailey with Chip Zullinger, formerly superintendent of schools in Samson County, N.C.

Zullinger has said he may not replace Pierce, saying he believes in shifting as much power as he can to the lowest levels possible in the school district's hierarchy. "I hope the district stays status quo," both in its conservative financial approach and in its administrative structure, Keefe said. "I hope they replace Pierce because that job was invaluable," Keefe said. Chairman Kinner who was appointed to the board a year and a half ago when Keefe resigned trailed Keefe during much of the night Tuesday. Kinner said Keefe "grossly underestimates the board" if he thinks the election of board mem- Our 7HD V'-- I and put the Republicans in charge.

Voters ignored Bush's plea. Democratic National Chairman Ron Brown chortled that Bush "campaigned heavily for 1 8 candidates and 14 of them lost." Bush's reversal on taxes and the confusion about his position during the budget negotiations cost him dearly, raising questions about his credibility and ability to govern. His poll ratings dropped nearly 20 points, then leveled off and began to inch back up before the elections. "Generally speaking, you don't win points by raising taxes," White House press secretary Marlin Fitzwater acknowledged. "That's been clear." Nofziger said Bush "has got some fence-mending to do.

He can't afford to alienate people any further. He's got to go get a hold of things again." Those bombs were defused without causing any injuries. The 70-count indictment returned by a federal grand jury in Atlanta also accused Moody of sending assassination threats to Vance and his colleagues on the 1 1th Circuit Court of Appeals and mailing a tear-gas bomb to the NAACP regional office in Atlanta. Six of the charges, including murder of a federal judge, carry sentences of up to life imprisonment. He also was accused of transporting explosive material with the intent to kill and mailing the bombs with the intention to kill.

Thornburgh called the bombings acts that "strike at the heart of our American concept of the rule of law." "Those who would seek to attack the integrity and sanctity of our legal system through violent behavior would undermine the very foundations of our democracy," the attorney general said. mental review. Duncan argued that the Bessemer quarry will ultimately exceed 10 acres after new roads, storage and parking space, scales and other related mine operations are constructed. Ernest Skretteberg, a spokesman for the company, spent more than two hours under questioning by Duncan going over acreage demands of various operations, including rock crushing machinery, portable toilets, first-aid stations and more. In the end, Spangler ruled that the company's plan falls within the limits of the permit and that the DEQ would be able to ensure compliance.

Duncan lamented the ruling, saying it will defile a particularly scenic and historic portion of Wyoming and pose a safety threat to children in the area as well as a health hazard to nearby residents. Republicans had the two-thirds majority needed to override Her-schler's vetoes. But the Senate Republicans came up one vote short when the 1 1 Democrats voted as a bloc to uphold the governor's vetoes. In the first Sullivan administration, Republicans have had a smaller majority in the House. On the one veto override effort made in that term, on the veto of a budget bill in 1988, Republicans failed to muster the necessary votes for an override in the House even though the party held the necessary two-thirds majority.

Now it appears that Democratic Gov. Mike Sullivan, having won another four years in office Tuesday night, may face a significantly different legislative picture. Hughes said he thought the ability to override a gubernatorial veto may be important in the upcoming 1991 session on reapportionment legislation. If Sullivan were to veto a Republican bill on apportionment of legislative seats, the 20 GOP votes in the Senate could be important to override a veto. In the House, an override could be obtained with the help of Democratic House members from small counties who might "jump ship" and join a GOP majority for the status quo.

since Democratic-backed changes might actually eliminate their seats, Hughes said. Similarly, in the 1992 budget session, the 20 GOP Senate seats could be important to help override any veto of a Republican budget bill, Hughes said. Lunch Dinner Special 1 Linguini Clam Sauce BOOK YOUR CHRISTMAS PARTY NOWii WASHINGTON (AP) A reclusive Georgia businessman with a history of criminal charges udb charged Wednesday with mailing package bombs that killed a federal judge and a civil rights lawyer. Walter Moody 56, long the prime suspect in the case, was accused of mailing bombs last December that exploded when they were opened by their recipients. Circuit Judge Robert S.

Vance and Robert E. Robinson, a Savannah alderman and civil rights lawyer. The bombs bore marked similarities to one that Moody was convict- ed of possessing in 1972, according to federal authorities. The indictment, announced in Washington by Attorney General Dick Thomburgh and FBI Director William Sessions, also accused Moody of mailing similar bombs to the Atlanta court where Vance sat and the Jacksonville, office of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Hearing Continued from Al be stopped on grounds that it would violate a permit issued by the Wyoming Department of Environmental Quality and pose health and safety hazards to residents of the area.

Donald J. Rissler, attorney for Rissler McMurry argued that the firm had the right to seek condemnation under Wyoming law since it secured a lease to the state-owned quarry after posting a $3,000 bond but failed to reach terms for the Snodgrasses' property after extensive negotiations. In addition, Rissler said, the DEQ has issued a mining permit and is expected to issue an air quality permit within 10 days. The mining permit was issued by the DEQ under the so-called 10-acre exemption, which allows mines of 10 acres or less to commence without extensive environ- Legislature Continued from Al Yordy. The parry managed to hold on to all nine of its other Senate seats up for election Tuesday night.

Two hotly contested races, one between incumbent Republican Sen. Bob Lalonde and Democratic Rep. H.L. Jensen to represent Teton and Sublette counties, and in Albany County between Republican Rep. Terry Guice and Democrat Amber Long Travsky, ended with the Republicans claiming both seats.

In the House, Republicans registered a net gain of one seat. The party picked up one seat in Washakie County, where Republican Ray Harrison defeated incumbent Democratic Rep. Dave Dunham, and another in Teton County, where Republican Clarene Law picked up the scat Jensen vacated to take on the Teton-Sublette Senate race. The GOP also lost a House scat ending up with only two Laramie County delegates, won by Rep. Cynthia Lummis and April Brim-mer-Kunz, where formerly the party had three seats held by Lummis, Yordy, and former House Speaker Bill McIIvain.

Yordy moved to the Senate and McIIvain did not run again. Newcomer Democrats Bernard Phelan and Edith Garcia picked up one former GOP seat and the seat vacated by Democratic Rep. Steve Freuden-thai, who declined to run again. The 1 1 th Democratic vote in the Senate was critical during the three terms of Gov. Ed Herschler, who exercised his veto power freely.

During those years, the House bers who are former teachers or who have ties to teachers will lead to financial difficulties. He said the close race means only that "I had two very fine opponents To be honest any two of the three of us would have done a real fine job." The decision whether to replace Pierce will be up to Zullinger, he said, though the board has the right to approve any hiring decisions the superintendent makes. The board's "continued direction will be the same," he said, toward "a lot more parental and community involvement." Street, similarly, said large changes in board policy or attitudes are unlikely. The fact that less votes were cast in the school board race than in other local elections showed that "there was no major concern" among voters about the board. That is in contrast to the election two years ago, when Street lost her seat.

During that election, the district's new AIDS curriculum and related issues generated considerable heat. Street was reappointed shortly after that election to fill a vacancy left by Carol Jo Vlastos, who resigned to go to the Legislature. Wolcott of the teachers' union, meanwhile, said he was generally pleased with the voters' choices. The union endorsed Kinner, Schropfer, and Hannahan, he said. He said he sees "no conflict of interest" in teachers' spouses or former teachers serving on the board.

ALE HOPPE Dresses no (IPTOUU OOFF Blouses OP TO 85 OFF Suits (IP TO 80 OFF Coordinates (IP TO 50 OFF FrL, 10-5 1 235 E. 1st 1 J)alf expected. "You just had a feeling there was disgruntled people," he said. Karpan won a second term in office, winning 64 percent of the vote. Unofficial returns gave the Democrat 100,676 votes while Republican Tom Zollinger had 55,893.

Karpan was surprised by her margin of victory. "It's kind of hard to complain about that. That's great," she said after told the latest returns showed her with more than 60 percent of the vote. Ohman's victory over Simons, forecast by some because of the incumbent's reportedly strained relations with the Legislature and teachers, gives the Statehouse a GOP tilt. The Republican, a former elementary school principal from Tor-rington, had 91,166 votes, or 58 percent, while Simons, a Democrat, had 66,292, or 42 percent.

Thomas won his bid for a full term in office by beating Democrat Pete Maxficld. Thomas had 86.970 votes, or 55 percent, while Maxfield had 70,903 votes, or 45 percent. Thomas said he expected the race to be relatively close, largely because he and Simpson were prevented by congressional work from returning to Wyoming until the last week of the campaign. "I've been up there trying to make some changes in what's going on in Washington," he said. "I'm as frustrated with Washington as the voters are.

I thought it would be a close campaign." In the two other state races. Treasurer Stan Smith and Republican auditor nominee Dave Ferrari both defeated their Democratic opponents. Smith, who won an unprecedented third term, had 101,028 votes, or 67 percent, while Democrat Ron Redo claimed 50,5 1 1 or 33 percent. Ferrari, a former deputy state auditor, had 91,450 votes, or 61 percent, while Democrat Charles Carroll, had 58,686, or 39 percent. CASPER ELKS "MEXICAN LUNCH" TODAY Friday In The Lounge "LEO MALSOM THE SWINGING TRIO" 8PM Midnight Saturday, November 10th "SHRIMP BOIL" Tickets Available at Club Lounge "SUNDAY BRUNCH 9AM 12Noon PIES are BETTER than any granny can make! Coo GC Initio's Elks Bona Fide Guests Only! (Next Door to Porter's) 266-2921 mf-f fxixTxx5xxxx'xr 7th (i Center -m 759 CY Avenue Z- Hi.