INSIDE: METRO DETROIT TV AND MOVIE LISTINGS NOVEMBER 1-7, 1998 THE DETROIT VOL. 3 NO. 51 75 CENTS SUNDWOURNAL CONTINUING THE STRUGGLE FOR JUSTICE AND CONTRACTS ©TDSJ Absentee voters No-shows hand over By Michael Betzold judgeships, school boards, mayorsIn general, young people, minori­ Journal Staff Writer and city councils. That’s if you countties, those without much education t’s certain who the big winnera nonvote as a preference for NOTA.and those with lower-than-average will be in this week’s election. It’s expected that only about 40 per­incomes vote in smaller numbers It’s that perennial favorite, cent of Michigan’s eligible votersthan the proportion of the popula­ None of the Above. will go to the polls Tuesday. That’stion they represent. Experts say IIf polls are correct, None of theabout 5 percent below 1994, the lasttheir reasons range from disen­ Above — or NOTA ■— will sweep nonpresidential election year. chantment with the political process most every office: governors, U.S.Why don’t the majority of eligible and state Senate and House seats,people vote? See VOTE, Page 7 ENTERTAINMENT Get ready. A four-part TV miniseries on “The Temptations” airs this week, with Leon (that’s his entire name) portraying David Ruffin.P a g e 1L LABOR Detroit Newspapers execs are actually talking openly about their heavy circula­ tion losses.P a g e 5. SPORTS Indications are the Tigers will be chasing some top- drawer free agents, says Richard L. Shook.P a g e 32. Classifieds Page 25 Crossword Page 26 Letters Page 9 Journal photo by GEORGE WALDMAN Entertainment Page 11 Television Page 13 Standing up for U.S. steel Movie Guide Page 22 Thousands marched to Great Lakes Steel’s plant in Ecorse Oct. 24 to support a campaign by the United Steel Workers and steel Horoscope Page 10 companies to limit the selling of foreign-made steel in the United States for less than it costs to produce. During a rally following the march, gubernatorial candidate Geoffrey Fieger was among many candidates who spoke out against the “dumping” of steel. Sports Page 32 PAGE 2 THE DETROIT SUNDAY JOURNAL NOVEMBER 1, 1998 DAILY 3 DAILY 4 10/30 Midday: 4-8-5 Eve: N.A. j 10/30 Midday: 4-7-0-8 Eve: N.A. 10/29 Midday: 4-4-5 Eve: 0-3-2 10/29 Midday: 3-4-1-2 Eve: 2-1-0-8 around town 10/28 Midday: 5-3-6 Eve: 4-7-7j 10/28 Midday: 5-0-3-3 Eve: 2-8-2-5 10/27 Midday: 6-3-3 Eve: 3-1-4 10/27 Midday: 8-7-5-7 Eve: 8-0-5-1 10/26 Midday: 2-5-8 Eve: 9-2-4 10/26 Midday: 1-5-0-6 Eve: 7-7-5-0 10/24 Midday: 2-7-7 Eve: 6-0-1 10/24 Midday: 3-2-1-0 Eve: 1-7-9-9 CASH 5 10/29 8 22 33 39 MICHIGAN KENO 10/28 10 15 24 37 10/29 1 2 8 16 24 25 31 33 35 40 42 10/27 14 20 30 36 47 55 56 59 60 64 65 70 77 79 80 10/26 25 30 33 38 10/23 4 17 35 37 10/27 3 6 11 15 19 25 27 33 49 51 53 LOTTO 58 59 64 65 68 71 72 74 76 78 80 10/28 25 35 36 3842 10/26 2 4 5 10 19 20 24 26 29 33 37 10/24 22 24 29 33 36 38 41 44 46 52 65 66 68 77 78 80 THE BIG GAME 10/23 1 9 11 12 14 17 19 23 24 39 42 10/27 12 13 17 25 43 22 53 54 56 61 62 63 64 66 69 74 75 20 10/23 13 20 27 28 33 (Numbers are not official.) 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Patricia Ireland, president of the National Organization for Women, told a recent Detroit gathering that some leaders of the chaise to impeach President Bill Clinton Congressman John Conyers, Jr. — POSTMASTER: “are the worst enemies of women’s rights and civil rights.” Ireland, a panelist at a (313) 961-5670 Send address changes to town hail meeting on the inquiiy, accused extremists of using impeachment as a The Detroit Sunday Journal, smokescreen to “increase their stranglehold on this country.” Among other pan­ paid for by the Conyers for Congress Committee 450 W. Fort, Detroit, Ml 48226. elists were CNN correspondent Tucker Carison, middle, and U-M Law Prof. William 1833 E. Jefferson, Detroit, Ml 48207 Miller. The meeting was sponsored by U. S. Reps Carolyn Cheeks Kilpatrick and John Conyers Jr. Warehouse rally today los Muertos — Day of the Dead, or FO R All Souls Day — will be available VOTE ST E PH E N P. for young voters for public viewing, 10:30 a.m.-3 U.S. Rep. 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Sponsors are the Urban Department of Justice and League, LA SED and the Alliance United Nations High Com­ ★★★ Highest Rating ★★★ for Public Technology. Admission missioner for Human Rights to and lunch are free; preregistration investigate allegations of sexual “Outstanding,” Detroit Bar Association is required. For information, call and physical abuse of female 313-832-4600 ext. 135 and leaveinmates. Local experts will testify Endorsed by: 14th & 15th Congressional District Democrats, your name. about the state criminal justice UAW, AFL-CIO, Black Slate, DPOA, Spanish Democrats & system. many more. Day of the Dead The event is sponsored by a COMPASSIONATE - EXPERIENCED - CARING A special altar to celebrate Diacoalition de of local elected officials. Paid for by the John R. Perry Re-Election Committee ■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■■I Kelley’s shadow looms over state race By Eric Freedman cution and oversight of public utilities Journal Lansing Bureau as high priorities. a n s in g — For most Smietanka, 57, a former Berrien Michigan residents, the nameCounty prosecutor, was the U.S. attor­ Frank J. Kelley is synony­ney in Grand Rapids during the mous with the title of state Reagan and Bush administrations. m For AITOEMY GENERAt Lattorney general. Kelley defeated him four years ago. But that will change Jan. 1, whenHe’s promised to devote more Democrat Jennifer Granholm orresources to criminal cases. Republican John Smietanka is swornAlthough elected county prosecutors in as Michigan’s chief lawyer to defend— not the attorney general’s office — the government in court, sue on behalfhandle most criminal cases, both can­ of the state and advise the legislaturedidates tout their law enforcement and public agencies on the law. endorsements and prosecutorial back­ The winner of Tuesday’s electiongrounds. will determine how the power of theFor example, Granholm supports office is wielded. Regardless of wholegislation to make it a crime for wins the $112,000-a-year post, thebystanders to fail to contact police office will retain the national legacyimmediately if they witness danger to Kelley created by actively using thea child’s well-being, such as sexual power of government lawyers abuseto or kidnapping. “Idly standing achieve social goals.