European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 7, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes june 1977 probe for other items justices of opening foreign mail from pass uni Michafl Washington the supreme court Voled 63 monday that customs officials May inspect incoming International mail when they have reasonable cause to suspect it contains illegally imported mate rial such As the majority said postal regulations Al lowing officials to open envelopes without a search not to read the Cor Respondence inside cause Only a Minim Al chill to the exorcise of free the in the majority opinion by Justice William based its Deci Sion on a holding that Post offices Are like an International Border where pieces of mail enter and leave the the government is permitted to limit who and what May enter the country at its and search people entering there without a search Rehnquist no different constitutional standards should apply simply because envelopes were not he dissenting opinion Justice John in a dissenting opinion joined by justices William Bren Nan and Thurgood said Congress throughout history has respected the individuals interest in private communication and did not intend to authorize the kind of secret searches of private mail that occurred in this he said the language of the Law was if the government is allowed to exer Cise the Power it the door will be open to the secret examination of All incoming International letter Stevens no notice would be Neces sary either before or after the about 1 billion pieces of International mall enter the the postal service refers some 27 million envelopes to customs who open a postal regulations allow customs officials to inspect incoming International mail when they have a reasonable cause to suspect it contains illegally imported they May not read correspondence unless they get a search in this the court reversed a Deci Sion by the circuit court of appeals in the District of which had thrown out the convictions of two men for receiving heroin sent through the malls from thai seven envelopes were opened by a new York City customs who noted they were heavier and bulkier than most letters and came from Thailand an important source of he did not have a search warrant As a result of the evidence he disco Charles and James Kelley were arrested and convicted of drug related offences and sentenced to 10 to 30 years in the divided circuit court upset their con saying that the Constitution prohibited opening of such mail without a showing of probable cause and search in other action the court ruled that states Are forbidden from firing civil service employees without first giving them a Chance to appear at an administrative struck Down Louisiana Law making the death penalty mandatory for the killing to decide whether a in mfr Tor May use the threat of additional Crimi Nal charges As a weapon to persuade a defendant to plead ruled that states can deny welfare payments to unwed mothers who refuse to cooperate in seeking child support from the fathers of their illegitimate refused to decide the Issue of whether it is constitutional for a single House of Congress to disapprove actions by the executive Carter says Russia seeks to Blunt human rights part of Helsinki pact Washington a president Carter accused Russia on monday of trying to dilute the human rights sections of the Helsinki agreement calling for in creased european Security and co opera in a 93page report sent to Carter said Moscow and its european communist allies have not fundamentally altered their attitude concerning restrictions on human in june 35 nations meeting in Helsinki signed an one part of which called for an end to restrictions on emigration and for increased human rights in his the president said the soviet Union and others who signed the agreement have tried to diminish the full effect on them of the human rights provi Sion reached in he added that Moscow seeks to Blunt the purpose of the human rights Section through Token and selective implement the soviet Union came in for specific criticism on its policy of restricting Emi Gration of russian jews and other minority Carter said while soviet leaders claim their citizens Are allowed to leave according to strictly adhere to in potent powder Seattle or Man Mike marketing chid for global marketing says these jars on his desk contain and that investors Hope to Market powder Beer and its much like powders that turn into soft drinks or Juke in Bat this powder turns into an alcoholic Bev state and Federal officials say the product int Legal to a the presidents report was Given to grass As Secretary of state Cyrus Vance testified to the congressional commission that monitors the Helsinki agreement speaking of a meeting scheduled to Start later this month in Belgrade to review implementation of the Helsinki Vance outlined the we seek full implementation of All the commitments obtained in Vance we seek to move Forward on All these fronts simultaneously the Freer flow of people and ideas is As important to Long term Security and cooperation for sex Advance notice of major military the soviet Union and its allies have complained that the puts too much emphasis on the human rights aspect of the ignoring the other portions of the Accord which Call for a better Mili tary atmosphere and increased economic Vance acknowledged that All three ele ments Are but he we must not be diverted from assessment of How fully All commitments Are being car ried Commerce report debt Rafe slows As private Pace soars Washington up every woman and child in America would have to work nearly three years to pay off the nations total net Public and private the Commerce department said sunday Public and private debt increased to trillion in 1976 about for every living that was an increase of about for each person from the 3 trillion owed in since per capita income after taxes was Only in it would take nearly three years of continuous work just to get accounts of the figure int As bad As it it includes every Type of credit from retail stores and Home mortgages to business Loans and government Obliga government debt after deducting invest ment income from retirement pension leases and other income Rose per cent private debt climbed per but the rate of increase for Public debt slowed from when the Federal govern ment offered income tax rebates and other fiscal stimulus to Spur the nation to recovery from its worst recession in 35 private debts increased faster in 1976 than 1975 because the improving Economy put More people to work and consumer Confidence at the same Federal spending was at a record individuals largely spending for new Homes and businesses increased debt per cent in nearly double the per cent Rise in net private debt stood at debt for the Federal government surged 156 per cent to since world War the increase was second Only to the per cent jump in Commerce the rate of increase for state and local at per was slower than the Federal and private sectors but marked an increase from the rate would have been an even higher per cent had state and local governments not bought their own securities for the second straight Commerce attributed this condition partially to the financial woes of new York which made some local issues difficult to Market state and local government debt was debt of federally sponsored credit agencies was up Only per cent from gop chairman Calls for firing of envoy Young Washington a Andrew Youngs characterization of former presi dents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford As racists Points up the fact that he is a diplomatic incompetent who should be Republican National chairman Bill Brock said Brock said in a statement that the onetime Black civil rights activist who is ambassador to the United has generally performed in a manner that almost daily highlights his behaviour As a Diplomat is one of the Sor Riest in the history of our the very least that president Carter can do is demand an apology from Brock to do the president stands in silent agreement with the outspoken in a published in also declared Liat its time to let up on criticism of the soviet govern ments human rights