European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 18, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday april 18, 1986r-Naay, Anna 1986 the stars and stripes Page 7 doctors can t Force feed Bouvia court rules los Angeles a a state appeals court ruled wednesday that doctors have no right to Force feed Eliza Beth Bouvia the 28-year-old paraplegic who tried to starve herself to death two years ago. Doctors caring for her had insisted on inserting a feed ing tube last january saying her weight had dropped and they worried she. Was trying to commit suicide. However the unanimous forcefully worded opinion by the 2nd appellate court said a patient has the right to refuse medical treatment even if it is life sustaining. The panel ordered a Superior court judge to reverse his ruling that allowed the Force feeding to continue. She has a right to refuse the increased dehumanizing aspects of her condition created by the insertion of a per manent tube through her nose and into her stomach wrote associate Justice Edwin f. Beach. A concurring opinion by associate Justice Lynn  was far More impassioned. Whatever Choice Elizabeth Bouvia May ultimately make i can Only Hope that her courage persistence and example will cause our society to Deal realistically with the plight of those unfortunate individuals to whom death beckons As a Welcome respite from suffering compto wrote. If there is Ever a time when we ought to be Able to get the government off our backs it is when we face death either by Choice or  Bouvia s lawyer Richard s. Scott said she was relieved and Happy about the ruling. Scott had argued that Bouvia has not been trying to end her life and simply wanted to end what he called unnecessary medical treatment. The court made it Snapp ily Clear that a patient gets to make decisions about Hospital care and not just to decide what s for dinner Scott said. They re entitled tomake important  Fred Okrand an american civil liberties Union Law yer who represented Bouvia said he was pleased by the opinion. He said it would probably take a Day or two before the Superior court issued its new order and the tube was removed. Bouvia who is unable to care for herself has been living since last december at the county operated High desert Hospital in Lancaster about 50 Miles North of los an Geles. She has had cerebral palsy since birth and also suffers from progressive arthritis. Her unsuccessful court Battle to be allowed to starve herself while under care at a Riverside county Hospital two years ago was highly publicized. She says she now is willing to take liquid nourishment although solid food nauseated her. Steve Carnevale a Deputy los Angeles county counsel or said he was t sure if the Case would be appealed. Wednesday s decision followed Oral arguments before the three judge panel on March 24 Bouvia s lawyers asked the appellate court to overturn the ruling by los Angeles Superior court judge Warren h. Deering which upheld the involuntary use of the Nas gastric tube. Deering wrote in his feb. 21 decision it is fairly Clear from the evidence and the court cannot close its eyes to the fact that plaintiff. Has formed an intent to  despite Bouvia s disabilities and continual pain the appellate court noted that she is intelligent very mentally competent and she earned a College  Beach s opinion accepted Deering s judgment that Bou via had formed an intent to die but he found it immaterial. A patient has the right to refuse any medical treat ment or medical service Beach wrote even when such treatment is labelled furnishing nourishment and Hydra Tion " Beach said such a right is Basic and fundamental and is recognized As part of the right of privacy protected by both the state and Federal  Nathan you re an american now a photo Nathan Finley formerly of Korea Cele Brates his first moment As a . Citizen after a naturalization ceremony in Den ver. Nathan 22 months old was one of 63 children to become . Citizens in the ceremony. With Nathan Are his parents Steven and Kathleen Finley of Golden Colo. 700 journalists picked As shuttle semifinalists Columbia . A one Hun dred journalists 64 of them from newspapers and other publications and 36 Broad casters were named wednesday As semifinalists in the process of selecting the first reporter to ride the space shuttle. Among the names on the list released by the journalist in space project were Walter Cronkite the retired lbs Anchorman who is a special correspondent for the network associated press aerospace writer Paul Recer and new York times science writer John Noble Wilford who won a pulitzer prize for his space and science reporting in 1984. It was an Opportunity to get in on the greatest Story the greatest adventure of the age said semifinalist Barbara Stanton Detroit free press reporter. The semifinalists face three More Selec Tion panels and their space flight cannot be scheduled until the outcome of a presiden tial commission s investigation of the jan.28 explosion of the challenger. He would not say which of the semifinalists hesitated before accepting. Writer Tom Wolfe author of the right stuff a Book about the beginnings of the space program withdrew his application because of a Long term commitment. Bass would not confirm whether Wolfe was invited to be a semifinalist. Wolfe told a group at the University of Connecticut monday that he had Horren Dous deadline pressure for my next  Cronkite said that he was pleased i have made it through the first round and look Forward even More to the fact i will have this Opportunity to compete further for this privileged  the semifinalists Are separated into five regions with 20 journalists from each. The 100 were selected from a group of 1,703 applicants which included reporters editors columnists news directors Anchor men and a photographer. The 100 regional nominees include 37 from newspapers 36 from the broadcast Media 12 from magazines four from wire services and 11 free Lance journalists. Albert t. Scroggins chief program offi cer for the project said applicants were selected on the basis of demonstrated professionalism and ability to communicate. In the next phase of the selection process semifinalists from each Region will be inter viewed by panels at five journalism schools Between late april and mid May. Each panel will select eight regional finalists total of 40 by May 22. Five finalists will then be selected by a National panel. Senior National aeronautics and space administration officials will choose the Winner and the backup. Rabbit ranch scam took investors Down Bunny Trail Phatt Annna to am a i. I. Chattan90ga, Tenn. A a couple has pleaded guilty in a Rabbit ranch scheme that prosecutors said bilked up to 750 investors in 19 states out of $4 million by Selling Breeding rabbits then failing to buyback pelts and meat. David a. Maddux 40, of ten mile pleaded guilty wednesday to 12 Federal counts of mail fraud. His wife Wilma j. Maddux 44, pleaded guilty to two mail fraud counts. They were named in a 34-count indictment inlay. The couple advertised in newspapers in 19 states for investors under the names of Golden fur co. And United fur brokers of Knoxville inc., among others said assist ant . Attorney John Maccoon. Ranchers were told their investment could be recovered within one to two years. The a adduces knew the Market for Rabbit pelts and meat was limited and that garment Quality furs when they could be sold at All were netting about $6, while the couple was representing $18 to $35 profits Maccoon said. About 750 investors were bilked of $2 million for Stock and $2 million for equipment from september 1980 to March 1983, investigators say. Under a plea agreement Maccoon recommended a sentence no longer than 10 years for Maddux and a sen tence no longer than five years for his wife. Each count carries a maximum penalty of five years in prison and a$1,000 Fine. Judge r. Allan Edgar set sentencing for May 20. The states involved were Tennessee Florida North Carolina South Carolina Kentucky Virginia Georgia Alabama Mississippi West Virginia Arkansas Louisi Ana Oklahoma Indiana Ohio Illinois Pennsylvania Missouri and Iowa. Bandstand site nominated for historic place status Harrisburg a. A a state Agency wants the Philadelphia studio that first housed to s american bandstand listed on the National Register of historic places saying the show was a major Force in the development and dispersal of Rock and  the historical and museum commission completed an application nominating the now darkened studio for the list. If the state historic preservation Board approves the application will be sent to Washington. American bandstand a mixture of music dancing and celebrity guests is a cultural institution of exceptional importance in the development of Rock and Roll music the commission s application says. Quoting one Rock historian the application says the show was the Cement of a generation setting its dress dances pop heroes and modes of  Larry Tise the commission s executive director said the West Philadelphia build ing also probably was the first in America built specifically to be a television studio. Its design was copied by other stations in the 1950s, he said. The building was constructed in 1947 to House studios for Wail to. The show began As bandstand on oct. 13, 1952, with local disc jockey Bob Horn As Host. The daily program went National and was  american bandstand in 1957 after Dick Clark became Host. The show moved to another site in 1963 and left Philadelphia for California in 1964 when the program was switched to a sat urday time Slot. Clark and the show remain on air today making bandstand the Long est running music variety program in television. The building s Brick exterior now is Dot Ted by Graffiti and grass grows betwee cracks in the sidewalk