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Farrakhan's Ally Weighs Owens Race

25 Feb 1994 12:00 pm

NEW YORK -- The challenge wasn't long in coming. In the wake of Rep. Major Owens' ringing denunciation of Rev. Louis Farrakhan, a new candidate is eyeing the Brooklyn Democrats' seat -- Eric Adams, who last month condemned Jesse Jackson for denouncing an anti-Semitic speech by one of Rev. Farrakhan's aides and who last year attacked a Puerto Rican candidate for comptroller for marrying a Jewish woman.
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