European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 10, 1978, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Bar Assn. Against Era Extension new Vork a the american bar association went on record tuesday As opposing a proposed time Extension for Pas use of the equal rights amendment. Voting 153-135, the influential Trade coup s policy making House of delegates rejected an Effort to enlist Aba lobbying efforts in favor of the Extension. Incoming president s. Shepherd Tate of Memphis tenn., who voted to endorse the Extension proposal voiced concern that opponents to the constitutional amendment Mold use the lawyer association s reject ions new ammunition in their fight. I would Hope not the Aba is on record supporting the Era Tate said. Reflects concern Tate said tuesday s vote reflected con Cern by Many lawyers of the constitutionality and appropriateness of extending the Era  seven year deadline imposed by Congress for ratification by the required 38state Legislatures expires in March. A Bill that would extend the deadline Faymore than three years has been passed by the House and is pending in a Senate com Mittee. It is the object of fierce lobbying by Era backers and , which would outlaw discrimination based on sex has been approved by35 states and must be ratified by a total of 9 states by March 22.1979, to become Parton the Constitution. Four of the 35 states that have ratified the measure have since rescinded approval but the Validity of that move still is in question and the Justice department has us it u up to Congress to decide. The slates that have rescinded approval Are Kentucky Tennessee Idaho and Nebraska. Kentucky s action was vetoed however. Detroit riots weren t part of conspiracy Detroit a the Fri came up empty in a search for proof that Detroit s iw7 race riots which left 43 persons dead Kre part of a nationwide conspiracy gency documents  to 1,400 pages of information the Fri at the request of top Federal officials had conducted an extensive nation woe investigation to find out whether Tore was proof that the riots Here and elsewhere in the nation that year were panned. The documents were released under envisions of the Freedom of information act to the Detroit free press and Detroit radio station War. The files show the Fri tracked Dow ads and rumours about individuals and pops suspected of organizing and Init the stars and stripes Eigert Days of riots in late july an August 1967. The investigation also a nude interviews with arrested snipers,1documents show. Fit a memo dated the Day after the riot Sta then Fri director j. Edgar Hoover Jrae that then president Lyndon Johnson wed he had been of the opinion that we was a concerted action and pattern Wall these  the documents also show that several Wai officials including an aide to Jojo Calif Ano then a special i Tant to on and now Secretary of health Edu pc and welfare had asked that agent information embarrassing to then a gov. George Roomey who was considered by some republicans As us the gop presidential candidate in Meany predicts rejection of inadequate postal pact Chicago a Al Cio president George Meany dealing a severe setback to the chances for ratification of a controversial postal contract tuesday called the settlement inadequate and predicted that it would be rejected by the nation s half million postal  did t think it was a Good Settle men Meany said at a news conference in cry Ood specialists offering a rare assessment of a contract prior to its ratification. All my information is that they postal workers will turnip Down Meany s unexpected comments came atan Falcio executive Council meeting and raised new fears of a postal worker strike. On other matters at the news Confer 4 scientists selected for 2nd space lab shot Huntsville Ala. Up the Feder Al space Agency said tuesday thai four american scientists two of whom will Fly aboard an orbiting spacecraft have been chosen to perform scientific Experiment during the second space lab Mission scheduled for 1881.before the night two of the scientists will be chosen to Fly on the orbiting space Laboratory and operate the scientific investigations planned for the Mission. The other two will operate ground based Experiment equipment and assist the pair in orbit. The scientists Are known to the National aeronautics and space administration As payload specialist a new position in the space program they Are not required to Pilot or operate the space shuttle which win carry the space lab on its missions. They will devote themselves to the operation of experiments As they would in a ground based Laboratory. The Marshall space flight Center in Huntsville will train the payload specialists. The space lab 2 payload consists of scientific investigations mainly in the areas of astronomy High Energy astrophysics and solar physics research Nasa said. Experiments also will be performed i plasma physics botany Medicine Ani space  specialists were announced in june for the first space lab Mission scheduled for launch in 1980. The four chosen for space lab 2 or. Loren w. Acton of Palo Alto Cal-if., a research scientist at the Lockheed Palo Alto research Laboratory. Or. John David f. Bartoe of Reston Bartoe atm vs., a research physicist at the . Naval research Laboratory. Washington . Or. Dianne x. Prinz of alexandria.va., a research physicist at the . Naval research Laboratory Washington . Or. George w. Simon of Alamogordo n.m., chief of the solar research Branch atthe air Force geophysics Laboratory with permanent duty location at Sacramento Peak Observatory. Sunspot. . Abc Chicago cubs sued for telling of boy s cancer Chicago a american broadcast ing co. And the Chicago cubs have been sued for Al million by the parents of a dying boy who they said discovered he had terminal cancer while watching a cub baseball game on National television. The suit filed tuesday in circuit court named Abc sportscaster Keith Jackson and Buck Peden of the National league team s publicity staff. Dwight l. And Mary Crull of Calumet qty said in the suit that they still suffer extreme emotional distress because Jackson announced during a cubs pirates game a year earlier aug. 8, 1977, that their 12-year-old son was dying of Bone cancer. The boy Scott died two weeks later. The suit said the parents never had told the boy of the nature of his illness. A Friend of the culls had called Peden and asked if cub outfielder Bobby Murce could Call Scott to cheer him up the suit said adding that murder called from Pitts Burgh and promised Scott he would try to hit a Home run Jor  was bedridden but was an avid baseball fan who idol wed  suit said the cubs front office staff informed Jackson of Murcer s talk with Cou in a note that also mentioned that the boy was  said Over the air that Murcer had hit a Homer for Scott and mentioned that the boy was dying of cancer. When be heard this. Scout suffered great mental anguish Shock and de pression and was unable to  the Sui said. He then was Given sedatives. The suit charged that the defendants wilful Wanton and reckless acts caused Scott s parents emotional distress. Ence Meany said he sees no signs that inflation is going to Abate at the present time from its current double digit rate. Commented. I feel pretty Good Ashe approaches his 84th birthday and said he has t Given any recent thought to retirement. Announced the creation of an Al Cio department of occupational safety and health to step up efforts to protect worker son the Job. The postal settlement reached three weeks ago has come under Sharp attack from local Union leaders unhappy wit what they say is too Small a wage package. The contract would provide pay boosts to taling 19.5 percent Over three years Rais ing the annual salary of a typical postal worker from the current $16,000 to about $19,200 by 1981. Leaders of the two largest postal unions the 270.000-member american postal workers Union and the 182,000-Membernational association of letter carriers have forecast that the contract will be approved in a close vote. Less opposition the 36,000-member mail handlers Divi Sion of labourer s International has not encountered As much opposition As the other unions and does not expect a significant objection vote. A fourth Union representing Rural letter carriers negotiated separately with the . Postal service and does not require ratification by the rank and file. If the membership of one of the Union rejects the r ably would have to Settle its dispute through binding arbitration since the Post Al service has indicated an unwillingness to renegotiate. Another National est seller