European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 14, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 the stars and stripes monday april 14, 1986 William Safire president was forgetful in defending former aide Mike has never put the Arm on role said president Reagan in defense of Michael Deaver or sought any influence from me since he has been out of govern  How soon they forget. On nov. 6, 1985, six months after Deaver left to peddle presidential proximity Reagan signed a letter drafted for him by Michael Deaver to baseball commissioner Peter Ueberroth that read in part in its efforts to bring baseball Back to the nation s capital the . Commission on base Ball has my  much Money is involved in a baseball franchise. Deaver to my knowledge received Only out of pocket expenses for his work on behalf of the promoters of a team in . Did Deaver deliver the valuable presidential support because he likes base Ball or because he Hopes to be remembered with a contract if the franchise Ever comes to pass casting bread upon the Waters from a Powerboat is a Deaver specially. While in the Reagan White House he cultivated Hong Kong shipping magnate . Pao inviting him to the reagans state while on the inside Deaver also massaged the Canadian government. A former Cabinet member recalls Deaver at a sum Mit meeting in 1981, advising Reagan to ignore prime minister Pierre Trudeau s plea for acid rain Relief four years later with a Canadian contract less than a year away Deaver pressed for the appointment of a commission and recommended the chairman Drew Lewis that delivered what the new prime minister wanted. The lobbyist claims now to know nothing of acid rain. On the outside cashing in Deaver Cli ent Hunting in Asia within a year of his White House departure arranged for Kim Kihwan head of the South korean Strong Man s personal foundation to see Reagan. If he did this through the National Security adviser and if it can be shown that it led to his retention by South korean clients Deaver May have problems with Section 207 of the criminal code on Post employ ment conflict of  he also called Reagan s Secretary Kathy Osborne to order 10 sets of presidential cuff links and tie clips for his potential clients she re i Ivy Jinn in Iii i\i.ueaii3 await r i to t i to \ dinner for Philippines president Ferdinand fused that s just tie Tacky. Not Ollega a i. A a _ i. T _ i Marcos. I suspect this helped Deaver s firm later. Deaver visited the Blue House in Seoul advancing a presidential visit he now represents the Jaewoo corp., accused of steel dumping in seeking to avoid millions of dollars in . Customs penalties. In the same Way Deaver who rep resented Rockwell s by bomber in 1980 attended Csc meetings airing the controversy of by is. Stealth and was rehired by Rockwell he has since visited the head of the bomb on the same matter. That strikes me As unethical it has roused the sleepy office of Public integrity in the Justice department into rereading 18 . Code 209 on conflict of interest and 5 code of Federal regulations 737.13 and 737.31 for the bomb loophole. James j. Kilpatrick Deaver seems to be Riding High and Many fear to Cross him not the washing ton times which is running circles around its Cross town rival on this Story. But into each career a Little acid rain must fall. Twa s previous management hired the Deaver firm last year to get the Reagan White House to help Stop Carl Icahn s takeover. Icahn who did take Over does not plan to renew Deaver s $350,000 con tract in May. Lbs president Thomas Wyman who caused the dismissal of seven lbs news employees last year to offset the payments in . William Lilley s contract with Deaver will be called on to explain to the lbs Board Why so much Money was wasted in vainly currying White House favor in seeking legislation to oppose Ted Turner. The presidents hearing aide you won t see that on "60  and although Deaver registered in anticipation of representing Singapore that government in the Light of current publicity has decided against retaining his firm. The reagans dear Friend professes no worry about my suggestion of a special counsel s investigation i m no longer in the government he said. And i think that s a Law that applies Only to govern ment  wrong. Former White House counsel Fred Fielding who should never have talked about a Job in his chum Deaver s office should know better chapter 39 of title 28, appointment of Independent counsel covers White House aides Dur ing the period consisting of the incumbency of the president such individual serves plus one  and Ronald Reagan is still the incumbent. C new York times supreme court erred in Yarmulke f Bible study cases one Case before the supreme court involved an orthodox jew who wanted to Wear a Yarmulke. Another Case involved some High school students in Pennsylvania who wanted to form an extracurricular club for Bible study. The High court recently disposed of the two cases. It came Down wrong on both of them. S. Simcha Goldman an ordained rabbi studied clinical psychology at Loyola University in Chicago under an armed forces scholarship program. In 1976, after receiving his doctoral degree he entered the air Force As a commissioned officer assigned to the mental health clinic of March fab in Riverside Calif. For five years Goldman wore his Yarmulke a Small Skull Cap without complaint. He avoided controversy by remaining close to his duty station in the Hospital and by wearing his service Cap Over the Yarmulke when out of doors. But in april 1981, wearing the Yarmulke he Testi fied for the defense in a court martial. Opposing counsel objected. Col. Joseph Gregory the Hospital commander agreed that Goldman s headgear violated air Force regu lations on uniformity of dress and ordered Goldman to take off the Yarmulke and to leave it off even in the Hospital. Goldman protested the order and eventually brought suit. He charged that the order violated his constitutional right to the free exercise of religion. The supreme court split 5-4 in support of Gregory and the air Force. Speaking through Justice Rehnquist the majority held that military requirements for uniformity in dress must take precedence Over individual re quests for religious exception. The majority evidently was impressed by the government s argument that to permit Goldman to Wear a Yarmulke would set an intolerable precedent sikhs would want to Wear turbans. A Satchidanand ashram integral Yogi would demand a Saffron Robe. A rastafarian would insist on his dreadlocks. What would the air Force look like then the four dissenters Brennan Marshall Blackmun and o Connor had the better of the argument. Absent some truly compelling reason they said government the four dissenters. Had the better of the argument. Absent some truly compelling reason they said government must accommodate sincerely held religious convictions. Must accommodate sincerely held religious convictions. Goldman s Yarmulke was inconspicuous. The dissenters agreed that military uniformity is a reasonable require ment that might be enforced against the next Saffron Robe that came along but As o Connor said no compelling justification could be found in the Case at bar. The second Case involved 40-Odd students at Williamsport High school who formed a club called  their desire was to meet As other student groups met on tuesday and thursday afternoons. Other groups were discussing drama or Archery or chess. They proposed to discuss the Bible. The local school Board on advice of counsel told them to Cut it out. The students won a decision in . District court upholding their right to meet but the decision was reversed by the 3rd . Court of appeals. In another 5-4 division the High court vacated the circuit court decision and effectively reinstated the District court s approval. The Bible study group can meet on the same terms accorded to other groups. But in achieving this result the court s majority ducked and ran away from the constitutional question. The supreme court s Rush from judgment was based on a technical and procedural Point. The trouble As Justice Stevens explained it was that the Case came to the High court on an Appeal taken solely by John c. Youngman jr., a member of the Williamsport area school Board. He had no authority to act for the entire Board which earlier had voted 8-1 not to Appeal the District court s decision. Though Youngman was a Parent of a Williamsport High school student he had not established standing As a Parent in the appellate proceeding. The High court s responsibility is to decide cases that reach it in the proper form. This was improper. Well Bosh. The High court has other responsibilities also and among them is the responsibility to get to the merits of the appeals it accepts and to provide timely and decisive opinions. Here was a valid controversy Between Youngman and the Bible study club. The Case had been thoroughly briefed. No member of the 3rd circuit had found anything amiss in Youngman s posture. The suit raised important constitutional questions of concern to High schools across the nation. It was Ripe for decision but Stevens Brennan Marshall Blackmun and Unac countably o Connor were overcome by their sense of up Natilio. Months of labor by lawyers on both sides Sim ply went Down the Drain. It was a bad Day for the High court. Maybe this month will be better. C Universal press Syndicate