European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 18, 1977, Darmstadt, Hesse                                July 197 the stars and stripes coping with prison and court chaos spark crisis in new York new York Apai Ream tempera Tures hovered around 100 new Yorks prison ant court systems Wen in Cham saturday and feared the problems caused by coping with blackout related arrests could spirit yet another crisis following largest mass arrests in hew Yorks the jails and criminal courts in tour remained jammed u a Volunteer army of prosecutors and Legal Aid lawyer struggled with the aftermath of the Bullo Dollar blackout making matters worse was the continued heat wave Here the Mercury hit 98 de at 2 Matchinga at the Bronx county court 380 prisoners Wens jammed into single Tention pen for a third sweltering Day the pen is used to hold persons malting court which is what these prison whoever Herd of such a thing apparently there were no sheep so this sheepdog showed Oft us herding prowess by rounding up a pair Challenge Carter abortion stand of ducks who happened to be in the neighbourhood at the 12nd Highland Garnet and gathering of the scottish clans at Grandfather the today event was attended by thousands of a photo administration women upset Washington a some of the highest ranking women in the Carter and described As an gered and disappointed at the presidents opposition to Federal funding or elective Are preparing a memo tar Carter in Hopes of changing his administration sources said the planned memo resulted from a Ken Lute White House meeting Friday afternoon attended by nearly 40 women and three All Carter appointees or their the which will be circulated monday for signatures of those who attend will include a list of medical instances where the protesters think poor women should be Able to receive government Money for one reason died will be a pregnant woman exposure to Ger Man Long associated with serious birth the women plan to pose a number of questions for such As should a pour woman do if she knew her baby would be bom deformed a 14yearold girl be forced to raise an unwanted child one of those who attended the convened by Carters to ranking Margaret Midge said that when Carter was informed of the meeting the previous he indicated he would not change his one who asked that she not be said of Carter its Digap we knew during the Campaign that he opposed but it sounds like his position is getting now Hes saying not Only that he opposes but that he wont permit during his Campaign and since becom ing Carter has said he opposes abortions and favors cutting off Federal spending for them except when they Are performed to save the mothers in the previous in at a news Carter expanded his sex a Epponi to include cases involving incest or the Issue came up because of two supreme court decisions earlier this year opening the Way for states and the Federal government to Cut off medicaid funds used to finance abortions for poor Mali Caid programs paid for abortions last year for about poor Carter told the news conference that the supreme courts rulings were reasonably but the women were particularly in Censed by Bis statement that As you then Are Many things in life that Are not that wealthy people can afford and poor people but i dont believe thai the Federal government should Lake action to try to nuke these opportunities exactly particularly when then is a moral Factor in those attending the meeting argued that Carter was seeking to impose his own moral or religious beliefs on other in this Case the the source the House has voted to bar medicaid funds for All while the Senate passed a More Liberal measure that would permit abortions in a number of including when a woman physician decides that terminating a pregnancy b medically a term which some experts say could encompass virtually any reason for House and Senate conferees Are expected to meet during toe next week to try to resolve their sources said those senior appointees attending the meeting included Carol assistant Secretary of agriculture for food and consumer affairs Barbara assistant attorney Gen eral for the civil division Patricia assistant attorney general for legislative affairs Patricia stale department coordinator for human rights and humanitarian affairs Grazela director of the Community services administration Tony assistant Secretary of the air and Eula assistant Secretary of labor Tor the occupations safety and health other women the three female assistant secretaries at the department of education and Eileen assistant Secretary for Public affairs Arabella assistant Secretary for human and Mary assistant Secretary for the three men present included Joseph assistant director for health on the White House Domestic were Mil waiting the Only place to sleep Wasj the there were diabetics deprived of officials persons undergoing meth adone treatment going into suffering from epileptic seizures and others from heat Many of the persons arrested b the looting which came while the City was Black were taken to City jails follow ing initial court Over crowding and heat created a tense situation which officials could of Falls estimate it will be tuesday at the earliest before those arrested will see a police said that of the first persons who were positively identified through 7 10 had previous arrest records while the courts struggled u Deal with the persons arrested wednesday and thursday for Arm and related City and state officials mounted a massive Effort to get the stricken dry Back mayor Abraham beam conferred saturday aft Rooco with Bronx business men who had suffered tooting or anon a group of 20 area congressmen took a Daylong tour of shattered sections of Brooklyn along Wlsh a Deal new York director of the Small business and Williams pledged that the which has declared new York and Westchester county disaster would Speed Loans of up to to help owners of looted Busia ewes get on their feet it normally lakes up to a year to arrange such this Lime some of the Esti mated businesses wracked by the Vio Lence said they would not others said they Elli Aberli Holcman and us both Brooklyn said they and the other 18 congressmen had arranged to see president Carters Jack in Washington on monday to find out just what the administration is willing to do for the mayoral candidate Bella Abzug called in the states Public service commission to order consolidated Edison to pay Cash re funds to storekeepers and Consumers who had had to throw out food spoiled by Lack  Hugh Carey ordered the state Power authority to join the task Force established by the Public service commis Sion to investigate the Beame also set up an investigation As did the fed eral Power commission and consolidated the giant Utility whose Power fail ure sparked one of the greatest disasters to hit new York the of time july 1m7 Rudolf Iasi and six other Nad War criminals entered berlins spew due prison to begin Belr Nurnberg Imp Fred Lenien Ces ranging from 10 years july Wallace Ben a Umro diced the Bill that subsequently led to the mandatory printing of toe surgeon generals Winn ing on All cigarette july More than nation Al guardsmen and stale Trepen Wen from after five of racial the riots re it cd in u arrested and More Low f million Worth of property