European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday May 2, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 5 state can t cull jurors by race court says historic step lets defense keep automatic Challenge in selection Washington a prosecutors Castol disqualify  jurors because of their race the supreme court ruled wednesday. The court s 7-2 decision curtailed dramatically inc traditionally Brand Power or Prus Culores to strike prospective jurors Tram trials by using peremptory or automatic challenges. The justices said the exclusion of potential jurors from any criminal rial Becaum of their race violates the equal Protection rights  ind of Tisoc people excluded in in separate decision focusing on the role of race in Crimi Nal prosecutions the court said murder defendants facing a possible duh Send once must be allowed to ask potential jurors about their racial views if the killing was interracial in a third ruling wednesday the court unanimously re fused to reinstate an invalidated Illinois Law regulating Abor t ions deciding that the Case was not properly before in. The court in 19n5 had ruled that excluding Blacks from juries because of i hair race is unconstitutional but said defendants had no rights 10 attack As racially discriminatory a prosecutor s use of peremptory challenges in any one Case. The 1565 ruling said prosecutors tactics in a particular Case were presumed legitimate unless shown to be part of a  n of lacks in numerous cases. Writing for inc court wednesday Justice Lewis f. Powell said the 1963 ruling had placed a crippling Burden of proof on defendants hat could no longer be tolerated. For evidentiary requirements to dictate that several must suffer discrimination before one could object would be inconsistent with the Promise of equal Protection to All Powell said. The court rejected arguments by Kentucky prosecutors and the Redman Uduh stration thai a juror s race can be u permissible consideration in a prosecutor s litigation Strat egy the court Ihrer Mil James Kirkland Batson s  on charges of second degree burglary and receiving stolen proper1 stemming from the theft of two purses in Jeffer son county. By Batson who is Black was convicted by an nil while jury. Supreme court Roundup Afler Lour Blacks among the people caned As potential jurors were disqualified by a style prosecutor using his peremptory challenges. Courts do not require lawyers 16 give i hair reasons for such juror challenges bul tuesday s decision said the Bur Den now Falls on prosecutors to show thai permissible racially Neutral selection criteria and procedures have produced All while or predominantly White juries. The harm from discriminatory jury selection extends beyond Ilia inflicted on the defendant and the excluded juror to touch the entire Community Powell said Selec Tion procedures thai purposefully exclude Black persons More Power to her a work Crew begins to Lay i underground Power cubic from Jersey City to the Slaiw of Liberty in new York Harbor. The Monument will need More electricity when it is reopened to the Public july 4lh, from juries undermine Public Confidence in the fairness of. Our system of  Powell said prosecutors Are barred from challenging  Wurms on the Assumption that Blacks arc unqualified to serve or on the Assumption thai Blacks will be biased because the defendant happens lobe Bench. Nothing in the decision however bars defense lawyers from using their peremptory challenges to exclude Poten tial jurors based on their race by cause equal Protection guarantees proc cd individuals nol the  Powell were justices William j. Brennun Byron r. White thurs nil Marshall hurry a. Dec Kun John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day o Connor. / Marshall the court s Only Black member called the decision a historic step toward eliminating the shameful practice of racial discrimination in the selection of  bul he said such discrimination will not be wiped out until All peremptory challenges Are banned. Chief jul slice Warren e. Burger and William h. Rochn Quill dissented. The court also voted 7-2 to throw Oul the death sentence of convicted Virginia murderer Willie Lloyd Turner who is Black for the t97s killing of w. Jack Smith jr., a while jewelry store owner in Franklin a White writing the court s main opinion in the Case said a capital defendant accused of an interracial crime is entitled to have prospective jurors informed of the race of the victim and questioned on the Issue of racial Bias naval Academy initiates new Security Steps Annapolis my. A the virtually unlimited daytime Access to the . Naval Academy is a thing of the past a victim of the escalation of worldwide terrorist  Academy said in a  wednesday that new Security measures arc in place at the Campus. Although inc Academy has received no specific threats Security is being increased because inc naval Academy is a military facility As Well As a National historic site the statement said. Until now visitors could enter the Academy through Ihrcke Gates. While the gales have been manned by Security officers for years vehicles were Seldom stopped. Under the new rules vehicles without department of defense stickers will be allowed to enter Only through a Gate near the Field House and visitors Center. The statement said random identification checks will be made at All Gates and that All people and vehicles entering the grounds Are subject to search. Concrete barricades will reduce the Speed of traffic a the Gate open to the Public. Such barriers have been in stalled in various other places to limit vehicle Access. The Academy said visitors still will be Welcome to visit during the Day and in the even nos when events arc open to the Public. Sands or time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. May 2 1946 in a report published in London the Anglo american committee of inquiry into Palestine said that the world shares responsibility for the emigration needs of jews who suffered persecution. The committee opposed a policy of making Palestine a Thor a jewish or Arab Kiaie. 30 years ago today. May 2 1956 the Boston celtics chose Bill Russell and . Jones iwo of the nation s Best College player in the Aba draft but they will hire to bid High to keep them from signing Wilh the Harlem Globe Lratter. 20 years ago foday. May 2 1966 the North vietnamese have launched a crash program of pouring men and supplies into South Vietnam As Hanoi s High command prepares for another Monsoon Campaign said Saigon press reports. 10 years ago foday. N May 1 ibis a Federal court jury in Memphis declared the sex film deep Throat obscene then convicted 12 men including the Flea s male Star of conspiring to distribute an obscene film. The and said 299 bananas and buyers came in Bunches Seattle up1 a Szorc that advertised stereos for "299 bananas honoured the television offer when customers started showing up with loads of the fruit. Silo officials said they had no idea that $0 Many people would t interpret the word bananas As Slang for Money. The and said bananas by Golty and so we had 32 buyers come to our South enter distribution Point to Exchange bananas for the stereos said de Allie or silo s District manager. Each stereo was exchanged for $40 to 560 Worth of bananas a total of 11,000 bananas. Kurt Rauschenberg of Covington said he loaded his pickup truck with bananas when he saw the and and raced to the store. "1 almost turned around and went Back Home except 1 had four cases of bananas in my truck he said. In Philadelphia. Michael o Hara silo s vice president said the banana and Cost the company significantly. In 10 years we have never run into any thing like  he said and i approved of the to commercial. I looked at u a dozen limes before it was released. I never thought about this  the and was shown in 23 markets across the country but Only in Elpaso Texa was there a similar response. But in Elpaso Only the first customer was Able to get a stereo for bananas Allier donated the Seattle bananas to Woodland Park zoo but there were Loo Many even for the hungry animals. The zoo donated most of the bananas to area food Banks