European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 30, 1985, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday. October 30, 1985 the stars and stripes Page 5 Brady s wife testifies against gun Bill urges Coo no off period for arms sales new York api the wife of White mouse press Secretary James Brad testified monday that a Cooling Oft period before a dealer can sell a Pun might have prevented John Hinckly or. From shooting her husband and president  in March i9hi. There have been Many times that i have found self thinking. We is it possible for the John Hinckl cys of this world to walk into a store buy a handgun and go out and shoot people because they hear voices or have strange visions .1 " Sarah Brady testified before the House Judic iary committee. Had a waiting period and background Check for hand gun purchasers been in effect John Ilin Cilcy could  been stopped she said. She was among crime victims Law enforcement officials religious leaders and others who testified against the Mcclure Volkmer Bill saying it would weaken the 1%k gun control act. The Bill which already has passed the Senate is backed by pro gun groups who say thai the 1968 act has failed to reduce violent crime and that its provisions arc onerous and in some cases unconstitutional. One Backer of the Bill. Lawrence d. Pratt executive director of gun owners of America said criminals pay no attention to the Legal Purchase requirements. Waiting periods will not Stop the John Hinckley he said. He bought two guns in California in spite of a 15 Day waiting period. Privacy Laws did then and would now prevent authorities from getting Access to psychiatric  seven opponents of gun control had been scheduled to testify in favor of the Bill but three left the hearing and joined Roy Innis president of the Congress of racial Equality who was turned away from testifying in denouncing the proceedings As a Sham. At the Manhattan hearing. Ron Bielicki. Who was left a paraplegic by a shooting und is director of Massachusetts Cili cons for handgun a until said the legislation would make it very easy to buy and transport  Bielicki was shot in 19k3 during a robbery attempt by a Man who had been jailed twice fur carrying unlicensed and stolen handguns. New York City police commissioner Benjamin Ward testified in an age in which most homicides of police officers Are committed with handguns and approximately 9,000 homicides annually Are committed by guns in this nation we should be working to eliminate guns from our  police officials testified that the Bill would allow people who had been convicted of a Misdemeanour to Purchase handguns it would make tracing gun ownership More difficult and it would delete the current provision that Perm is Federal officials to conduct unannounced inspections of records maintained by federally licensed gun Deal ers. The Bill would allow one inspection pet year with Advance notice. More startling is that the legislation would Amend the mandatory prison sentence imposed for Possession of a firearm during the Cummis Ion of a violent felony Ward said. The prosecutor would have the additional Burden of establishing the firearm was carried in furtherance of the felony " rep. Bill Hughes . Said Innis was one of Many people who had to be turned away monday. He said Innis was told he would be invited to testify before the commit tee in Washington. Innis said the reason for us being censored is it would bring a different Point of View. The Only people who la be the Bill t thre d in " in. A  he chit f f l Inni of i pho10, Brin press Secretary James Brady thas a. Regulated by Lounger gun Laws will be decent citizens.". Shooting might have been prevented wife says no way7 Dotson was guilty of rape Fiancee says Chicago a Gary Poison s Fiancee says she has to s Good morning  after inc hearings prompted by Cash Lccy Crowell never doubled his innocence despite his failure to per after i met Gary there was never any doubt she Webb s insistence that the rape never occurred. Gov Sudac a court to overturn his 1979 conviction in the rape of said. Once you get to know him there was no Way i could James r. Thompson commuted Dotson s 25 to 50-year a  .m.,.4 i. The in Gnu in Tinct Kim. Iii in ,.,n a i nn.n.,t " sentence but dented a Pardon Savini he did t believe Gar Dolson Fiance says so has r double t i f a woman who later recanted her testimony against him. I never had any doubts Camille Dardance said Dur ing an interview with Dotson broadcast tuesday on Abc to after s Neve said i Ever think anything  Dardance introduced herself to Dotson who served six years on the rape conviction at his clemency hearings in May. President lauds 3 Young fund raisers Reagan plugs Liberty restoration Washington a president Reagan saluting three Young people for their examples urged americans on monday to pitch in and finish restoring the statue of Liberty and kills Island our nation s most moving and powerful symbols of Freedom by july 4. Reagan in a Rose Garden ceremony in which he pro claimed the next 12 months the Centennial year of lib erty noted that $170 million of a needed $240 million has already been raised in Volunteer efforts headed by Chrysler chairman Lee Iacocca. Before the president spoke he Drew to his Side three of the youngest contributors to that Campaign. One was Michael Haverly. A 7-year-old handicapped Fos or child of Robert and Connie Haverly of Shelby Villa ind. Michael raised $5,000 for the statue beginning by carrying a plastic bucket door to door. He also sold his favorite Kitten for $5 to a television repairman. Eventually news stories of his efforts began drawing contributions from around the nation. Iproud to be in Michael s company Reagan said. Michael for his part said his visit to the while House was fun but there s going to be a real Celebration next july 4," when the statue of Liberty is re dedicated. Rea Gan promised to be there Loo. Reagan also cited  pcs scr 9, who took a Jar of 365 pennies to her first Grade class As part of the fund raising drive. The pennies Reagan said had been collected 15 years earlier by  s Mother who Day by Day put one into a Jar to Mark the time her Fiance spent in Vietnam. And now. After All these years they Felt it was Only appropriate to give these special coins to lady Liberty who symbolizes what  s dad fought for  the girl s parents Are Joan and Charles Nussler of West Diptford township . Reagan then turned to Donna Daley 13, who suffers an incurable Eye disease. When Donna s Hometown Learned she was losing her sight it pitched in to raise Money for her and her family to visit the statue of Liberty. However Donna in a spirit of generosity donated part of the Money to Liberty s restoration he said. Donna s parents Are Mary and Hugh Daley of . After the Cathlee l Webb s insistence that the rape never occurred. James r. Thompson commuted Dotson s 25 to 50-year sentence t Denie saying did t Webb s recantation. I a Cal up. And i gave him a   said of her first meeting with Dolson. Laier on like a week or two later we went out for a drink and i Don t know things just kind of ran around Ever since. We be just been Guing out having a lot of fun and we just stayed  Dotson proposed last month. He said he cooked Dar Dancs a lobster dinner and opened a bottle of Champagne before giving her a Diamond ring. They plan a May wedding. Dardance said she did t hesitate to say yes i be known for a Long time that i was in love she said. Dotson who plans to Start work As an apprentice car Penter next week said he is troubled by his failure to Clear his name and the Reali action that some people still believe he is guilty. It s hard he said. It s still there because it  such a Media thing. I feel there s still that doubt about his innocence in the minds of the Public. Jews arabs protest visit by Kahane san Francisco a about 300 people from jewish and Arab groups protested the visit monday by rabbi Cir Kahane. Kahane. Who was born in Brooklyn 53 years ago has gone to court to fight the . Governments move to revoke his american citizenship. Kahane has called for the expulsion of 2 million arabs from lands under israeli Rule. He repeated the Call in san Francisco. Security was extremely heavy at Kahane s appearance at san Francisco slate University. University police cordoned off the education building where Kahane spoke to about 40 students in two classes. About 200 protesters attended a rally organized by the jewish student action committee near a sign that said in the mid East and Here at stale jews Ana arabs must Slop inc hate.  in a separate demonstration organized by the Union of palestinian students about 100 people carried signs that said zionism is  Kahane who is inc Leader of inc Kach party in Israel was invited to speak at the University by Dwight Simpson a professor of International relations. Ivery sorry that it s done under these conditions with police barricades Simpson said. This should not be the Way we approach matters of intellectual inquiry at this  Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 30, 1945 Helene Bogaerts. A belgian known As the Pearl of the  has been arrested in Belgium on charges of espionage. .  agents who pursued her across half of Europe described her As Germany s most super sensitive agent with an incredible memory and perfect command of four  30 years ago today. Oct. 30, 1955 in Geneva the allies rejected rus Sia s anti nato pact for Coll