European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 16, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday. October 16, 1985 court weighing Access to pretrial hearings can preliminary proceedings be closed to press Public Washington a the supreme court agreed tuesday to decide whether the right of the Public and news Media to attend criminal trials Over a defendant s objection applies to pretrial hearings. The court said it will hear arguments that news report ers and others were excluded wrongly from a 41-Day pc trial hearing for a California nurse later convicted of kill ing 12 Hospital patients in 1981. The closed hearings conducted in the Case of Robert re Banc Diaz were challenged by the Riverside press Enterprise the newspaper whose court fight led to the supreme court s ruling last year that the Public and news Media have a right to attend jury selection proceedings in criminal trials. The court in 980 ruled for the first Lime that the Public and news Media have a constitutional right to attend criminal trials. The court said judges May conduct trials or portions of them in secret Only As a last resort to ensure fairness and Only after telling Why such Steps Are necessary. The 1980 and 1984 rulings were based on the traditional openness of criminal trials and the Constitution s first amendment guarantee of free speech. In 1979, the justices had ruled that a defendant s right to an open trial guaranteed by the sixth amendment docs not give the Public and press any right to attend pretrial proceed Ings. The court left unanswered whether there exists any first Coke s plastic can coca cola Usa has begun test Mark Elini a recyclable plastic can in the Columbus ga., area. A coca cola spokesman said ii is the first soft drink company to use the plastic can. Amendment right to attend pc rial hearings. Diaz was convicted of murdering 11 patients at the Community Hospital of the valleys in i Crris Calif., and one patient at san Gorgon to pass memorial Hospital in Banning Calif. Prosecutors said he gave the patients massive doses of i heart drug lidocaine. Supreme court Roundup the presiding state judge conducted the 41-Day preliminary hearing in secrecy after being requested to do so by Diaz s lawyer. Transcripts of the hearing were scaled for Many months until Diaz was convicted and sentenced to die in the state s  chamber. The California supreme court Las dec. 31 rejected the press Enterprise s arguments finding that the first Amend ment does not provide a right of Access to preliminary  the newspaper then carried its fight for Access in future cases to the nation s highest court. In other cases the court agreed to Lake a fresh look at stale Laws that set time limits on when the Mother of an illegitimate child May sue the alleged father for support payments. The justices said they will review a Pennsylvania Law that requires such support claims to be filed within six years of the child s birth or within two years from the time the alleged father slops making voluntary financial contributions. Agreed to review the constitutionality of the govern ment s former policy of cutting off some social Security Bene fits to divorced spouses Over 50 who remarry. The court in the Case of a los Angeles area couple said it will review a ruling that struck Down the since changed policy. Agreed to consider giving the government broader Power to prevent indians from capturing and killing Bald and Golden eagles. The court said it will review a ruling that allows the prosecution of indians who sell eagles and Eagle parts but ban prosecution when the Birds Are killed on Indian reservations Tor me in tribal rituals. The Reagan administration said the ruling by the 8th us. Circuit court of appeals in a Case from South Dakota could threaten numerous endangered species besides the Eagle. Allowed a state to require Domestic airlines to pay taxes on All fuel purchased within that state. Citing the Lack of a substantial Federal question the court let stand a Florida air plane fuel tax challenged by Domestic air famine Relief concerts stars receive presidential awards Washington a Rock musicians who contributed Lime and Effort to raising Money for starving africans won presidential world without hunger award son tuesday. Special awards went to the Usa for Africa foundation live Aid foundation and the band Aid Trust brainchild of Irish Rock Star Bob Geldof. Usa for Africa composed of a group of musicians produced the hit record we arc the world raising $35 million for the african famine Relief. Geldof helped bring together musicians from around the world for live Aid fund raising concerts broadcast from Philadelphia and London. The event brought in $22 Mil lion most of which went to Ethiopia and Sudan. Geldof band Aid group also Cut a Money making re Cord do they know it s  americans can be proud of the fact that one half of All the food contributed this year to Africa has been donated by the United so alas said Peter Mcpherson. Head of the Agency for International development which helped co ordinate the awards. Winners were picked from More than 4,000 Nomi nations. President Reagan made the final selections. Me Pherson said. Categories and winners included outstanding individual achievement. Bradford Morse administrator of the . Development program and director of the . Office for emergency operations in Africa. Morse a former congressman from Massachusetts organized a 125-nation world conference on hunger and mobilized is billion in Aid directed toward african needs. Private voluntary organization. Care. The 40 year old organization delivered Over $150 million in re sources that helped 6 million africans in 17 countries. Government legislation. Sen. John Danforth a to. Danforth concentrating on famine Relief efforts helped focus attention on Africa s plight in a january 1984 trip and presented findings to Reagan. Celebrity. Singer John Denver founder of hunger project a non profit organization dedicated to ending hunger by the year 2,000. Educator scientist. Or. Norman e. Borlaug professor of International agriculture at Texas am University. Borlaug a Plant geneticist has worked to increase yields. . Land o lakes inc., a Minneapolis based food and agricultural Supply and marketing cooperative. The company among other things looks at How it can provide technical assistance to third world countries. Report alarmed at Low ratio of minorities attending College Washington a a report by the american Council on education expresses alarm at what it Calls the serious under  of minority students on col lege campuses. The Council s office of minority concerns in its fourth annual status report says the disparities May be aggravated by reduced financial Aid and More rigorous testing and admissions standards. Contrary to the claims of Many the problem of Access Lor minority students has not yet been solved the report although Blacks account for 11.7 percent of the u s. Population Only 9.9 percent of Hose enrolled in academic programs Are Black it says. Whites who make up 80 percent of the population count for almost 86 percent of the academic enrol acco Imants. Doll makers grab a head Start on Christmas Littleton Colo. Up heavenly dolls inc., getting a head Start on Christmas is Selling baby Jesus dolls with glow in the dark halos for $31.50. The baby Jesus doll is believed to be the first of its kind Rita Edler founder of the Littleton company says. Edler a former realtor said she is not sure everyone will like her idea but most people she has talked to Are in favor of it and surprised that such a doll has not been made before. "1 think that people Are getting to the Point where they want something to believe in again and i believe anyone who is a Christian would want one she said. Edler and her husband Phil studied the idea for two years before finally launching their project this year. The 13-Inch Vinyl doll in Anglo his panic and Black models comes with a wooden Manger and a non toxic glow in the dark detachable Halo and a card with the words my name is Jesus. Jesus loves you. I am your Friend. Please love  Edler said the Halo snaps into the Back of the doll s head and is Safe for children. The artificial Hay in the Manger is also non toxic and non flammable. The doll comes dressed in a Cream col ored gown with a Gold Cross on its Chest and wrapped in a Blue Blanket. Edler and her husband Bolh roman catholics hired an artist to design the doll s painted eyes but had to Send Back plans several times before they got the Loo they wanted. We wanted the look of Wisdom on a baby which is hard to describe. There s a Star in the Pupil of the Eye and the Eye is looking upward toward heaven. It s very angelic she said. She said the idea came to her two years ago As she was tucking one of her 12 grand children into bed and the child pointed to a nearby statue of Jesus and asked if he could take it to bed. I said no it might break and hurl you. Later i was watching television and 1 thought to myself Why can t a child have a baby Jesus doll to take to bed the dolls Are being made by the super doll corp. Of Brooklyn n.y., she said and the mangers arc being manufactured in Denver. The entire package is being Assem bled by mentally handicapped workers i Denver. Edler said 3,600 of Chr dolls have been manufactured so far 1,200 in each racial Model and she is planning for 10,000 before the end of the year. Heavenly dolls inc. Will advertise the doll locally this year and will Market it nationwide next year she said. She has Al ready received orders from California an several other states