European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes wednesday february 26, 1986 Richard Ramirez charged with 14 murders and 54 other felonies is escorted out of a los Angeles courtroom. Judge refuses to close hearing of accused night stalker7 killer los Angeles up despite the potential for gruesome details and massive pret Al publicity a judge has refused 10 close the hearing to determine if the accused night stalker should stand trial for 14 Southern California killings. Municipal judge James Nelson refused monday to close the preliminary hearing of Richard Ramirez to the Public and press overruling defense claims that grisly testimony and massive pret Al publicity would hinder the 25-year-old drifter s Chance for a fair trial. Defense attorneys Arturo and Daniel Hernandez said extremely gruesome details about some of the crimes with which Ramirez is charged would generate further prejudicial publicity if reported in the press. The attorneys said one victim had her eyes longed out while other victims were battered with hammers or re strained by thumb cuffs while being beaten and raped. Under a recent state supreme court ruling now under Appeal to the us. Supreme court municipal court judges Are to close preliminary hearings when an open hearing would result in a reasonable likelihood of substantial prejudice against the defendant. Nelson strongly suggested earlier monday that be would close the hearing saying the Case has presented As great a degree of Pretnar publicity As i be Ever  but after hearing arguments from attorneys represent ing news organizations the judge denied the defense motion. Attorney Rex Heinke representing the new York times and los Angeles times argued that with 516 Mil lion potential jurors in los Angeles county it is inconceivable that a fair jury cannot be  defense attorneys said they will Appeal the ruling and for that reason Nelson postponed the hearing until Mon Day. The hearing expected to last several months will deter mine if there is enough evidence to try Ramirez on 14 counts of murder and 54 other felonies. Ramirez 25, originally from Elpaso Texas could face the death penalty if convict cd. $600 million Sale of Eastern to Texas air draws Union tire Miami up Union leaders called i astern air lines j600 million Sale to Texas air i bad Deal and Union busting but offered Texas air chairman Frank Lorenzo their cooperation in improving Eastern s efficiency. Lorenzo who has an anti Union reputation said after a monday night meeting with Eastern chairman Frank Barman pm an airline builder not a Union  Borman then defended the Sale of the debt plagued Miami Carrier As a Good Deal for everyone including stockholders and employees. Industry experts said the buyout which could take six months to Complete would make Texas air which also owns Continental airlines and new York air the nation s largest commercial passenger Carrier. Eastern was faced with a Friday deadline from its lend ers to Cut s4so million from labor costs or face technical default on $2.5 billion in Loans. The company won 20 percent pay cuts and new work rules from the air line pilots association and transport workers Union which represents flight attendants. But Eastern blamed the International association of machinists its largest onion and Iam president Charles Bryan for forcing the Sale by refusing to negotiate a Cost cutting contract. Bryan denied the charges saying that the machinists had offered to take a Flat 15 percent pay Cut sunday night but the offer was rejected by Eastern s Board. Bryan also accused Eastern of Union busting but sent a Telegram to Lorenzo promising the Lam s cooperation in rebuilding the airline. The Alpa and Twu also sent Lorenzo messages offering their cooperation. Texas air valued the complicated Stock transaction at $10 per share in Cash and debentures for each of Eastern s 60 million outstanding shares of Stock or $600 million. Texas air said the Deal on a per share basis involves $6.25 in Cash and $3.75 in either a 10-year, 13 percent subordinated debenture or in preferred Stock. Texas air also agreed to buy about 11.2 million shares of a new Issue of Eastern common Stock for $6.25 per share paying half in Cash and half in a note. Texas air spokesman Mike Cie Nulli said Borman approached Lorenzo last week and asked him to make an offer for the financially strapped airline and Lorenzo made his offer Friday. The Alpa issued a statement calling the Sale a bad decision and a disservice both to Eastern s employees and its  but the pilots Union said its new agreement with Eastern was designed to Aid Eastern s financial problems and also to assure that the pilots could work meaningfully with any new  stateside health maintenance group tightens narcotics guidelines Dallas a officials at a health maintenance organization say they have tightened guidelines for administering narcotics after injections of morphine Alteo one child and left another seriously ill. We have probably overreacted Bat our physicians now Check every in Citable narcotic prior to administration " said or. James Bowerman medical director of the Dallas division of Cigna a health group. This isl common Community  Bowerman said two children were accidentally give morphine injections within one hour of each other Jan. 21 at a local Cigna clinic. Hospital firm signs credit pact with Domestic foreign Banks Nashville Tenn. A Hospital corporation of America has signed a $1.25 billion credit Agre meat Wrob a Merob to us Usu two . 37 Domestic and foreign Banks an Cha official said. The financial institutions include leading Banks to the United states Switzerland West Germany Canada France Britain the Netherlands Japan and Australia said Michael a. Koban jr., treasurer of the Nashville based International health care company. Koban said the credit agreement is the largest in Cha history. Under the agreement borrowings will be available Tor general corporate purposes. The $1.25 billion credit Acee ment replaces prior Cha credit arrangements totalling is. 05 billion Koban said. Cha owns or operates 458 private hospitals with 68,000 Beds worldwide. Nissan to build Ariz track to test vehicles equipment Carson Calif. Up Nissan motor corp. Has announced plans to build a $25 million test track on 3,050 acres near Casa Grande Ariz. The track the third longest in the world at 5.9 Miks will be used to test All Nissan vehicles As Well As the equipment of Cal sonic International inc., Nissan s partner on the project officials of the japanese automaker said. The desert track will be initially used to test air conditioning and engine performance in hot weather. Later we plan to use the track for High Speed testing performance and durability Kazutoshi Hagiwara presi Dent of Nissan motor corp. . Said in a prepared statement. Hagiwara said the Oval test track also will be the Sec Ond fastest in the world with curves banked for 130 Mph. Bus with 53 aboard plunges from snowy Road 25 injured Clearfield. A. A a bus carrying 53people, mostly children skidded on a snowy Highway plunged 60 feet Down an embankment and landed on its roof injuring 25 passengers state police said. The injuries in the Accident were minor state police said. The bus owned by g and 0 skate inc. Of Clear fiem was carrying children and adult chaperones to a Cle Triem roller skating rink when the Accident occurred in Brisbon Borough said trooper . Abernethy. The injured were taken to Philipsburg state general Hospital where a Hospital spokesman said one person wat admitted. The rest were being treated for bumps and sprains said the spokesman. The Driver Kenneth a Luzaire 27, of Clear Fidd. Was not injured police said. No charges were filed. Reagan to nominate new chief to head Export import Bank Washington a president Reagan intends to nominate John a. Bohn or. To a four year term Al presi Dent of the Export import Bank the White House bit announced. .1. A in j48.llas i6" first vice president and  Board of the Bank since 1984. Before joining be Rea Gan administration in 1981 As ambassador to the Asfaha development Bank he was an officer of the Wells cargo Bank. A ,.house also a Casan plans to nominate  Hudson special assistant to the president for Egi Shurvi affairs Ance 1984, As Deputy undersecretary of the Treasury for legislative affairs. Hudson is a former aide to former sen. John Tower a Texas ft"11 to nominate David b. Gray an h the n?1?111 in Stith e of Handicap Rah As director of the National Institute of hair