European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes Friday May 2,19b6 warns against giving Nixon control of documents Washington tap Congress is Beine warned that s reign n administration Legal opinion. If allowed to stand would id Richard m. It on choose which of a presidential papers can be released despite a 1974 Lav making them Public property. -. A Legal adviser to Congress told a subcommittee this week that if the head of the nation i archives obeys the Legal opinion drafted in the Stu Nice department he will cede All discretion 10 former president Nixon exactly Chanhc statute intended Nui to  another warning came from three historical associations. The groups said if the Justice department s inter arct Atrom of he  stands for me rest of his life Nixon would be in control of United states history be tween 19fi8and 1974." they urged thai Congress pass a Law to prevent he regulations from going into effect As Long As the interpretation of the Justice department remains a part of Law  after Nixon resigned from office aug. 9, 1974, at the height of the watergate scandal. Congress enacted a stat Ute pulling i 42 million White House papers and boo reels of tape recordings into the custody of the archivist of the United states. ,. Although the archivist was instructed to make them Public As quickly As possible not a single document has been released. The archives says it has 2vt million pages ready logo this summer unless Congress Voles to overturn the regulations. Steven Ross general counsel to the House testified before the House government operations information subcommittee hat the Legal opinion is an unprecedented and dangerous memorandum that would allow the administration not Congress to make the Law concerning Nixon s documents. And that he said would mean the Justice department and he office of management and budget could make the Law throughout the All encompassing realm of Regula tory review.". The Mcmourn Odum signed by assistant attorney Gener Al Charles j. Cooper accompanied an bomb review of proposed regulations drawn up by the archives. On Hie eve of making the Nixon papers available to the Public there is a Brand new Effort that might prevent disclosure of those papers said rep. Glenn English d okla. Chairman of the subcommittee. The Justice department office of Legal counsel has issued an opinion stating that a Silling president should support any executive privilege claim made1 by his predecessor English said. In other words. President Reagan should automatically Honor any claim of executive privilege made by former president  executive privilege generally refers to a president s Power to withhold information. Five sets of Public Access regulations for the Nixon papers Hud been drafted previously but none was put into effect for various reasons mostly objections raised by Nixon or his. Former aides. The sixth Sci issued by the National archives last july languished until feb. 27, when bomb approved the regulations. Cooper s lengthy memorandum accompanying the approval said an incumbent president should respect a former president s claim of executive privilege without judging the Validity of the  the archivist is appointee by the president and would Nave to do us he was ordered or be replaced. But Ross said it is one thing to allow the president an ultimate removal weapon for cases when a subordinate goes far awry it is another altogether to leave former president Nixon in total charge 14 years after watergate of the records of that unique  the american historical association the organization of american historians and the society for historians of american foreign relations said the Justice department s interpretation would allow president Nixon to withdraw any documentation he thought should be suppressed English summoned Cooper to testify along with Robert p. Bedell a Deputy administrator in the office of manage ment and budget and or. Frank Burke the acting archivist. You All decided you were going to change this Regula Tion around you did t like the Way it was coining Down so you got people in the Justice department office of Legal counsel to write an opinion English told cd Cal. Bedell responded that he bomb sought Legal advice because of the importance of the regulation and the fact that the regulations were not put into effect in five pre Vious tries. Szuc fens re eco prom bid by 2 girls Salinas Calif. A it in t that Marie Haw Kins and Stephanie Salgado Don t want to go to the Salinas High school senior prom. They just Don t want to go with boys. They want logo with each other. The school s student Council on wednesday turned a resounding 29-2 thumbs Down on the girls attempt to break the  couples Only tradition at the annual Spring dance said principal Bill Ehab student leaders said they opposed the girls proposal which was supported with petitions signed by 300 of the school s 1,900 students because they fear the change would devalue the formal event and Lead to More unaccompanied students attending each year. In future years the prom will Losa its value As such a special occasion said Pirlya Jayachandran Junior class president and head of the prom committee. But the two girls say they be turned Down offers of prom Dales from boy because they think they would Nave More fun attending the May 10 dance together. We feel it is our right logo to the prom with whoever we choose Hawkins said. The girls said their regular boyfriends were discouraged from going to the gala partly because it Cost much More than a pocketful of change. The school principal estimated the total prom Cost at j300 or More counting tickets the formal gown Tuxedo rental and dinner. Prom tickets went on Sale monday for �25 per couple Evans said that despite the student Council s vote the Issue May not be resolved i told hem that As Well As i can understand there is probably an Issue of discrimination that could be raised he said. That would depend on How far the girls Are willing to take it Florida relaxes drug prescription Laws Tallahassee Raap Florida thursday be came the first state in the nation to Lei pharmacists pre scribe drugs for minor ailments a development heralded by some druggists and advocates for the elderly. Bui the Law that went into effect thursday has t been greeted enthusiastically by doctors who warn that mis diagnoses by pharmacists could cause major medical prob lems for patients who try to heal themselves. Florida pharmacists can now prescribe shampoo for head lice certain drugs that Are stronger than Over the counter medicines for ailments like colds and headaches and fluoride products aimed at preventing tooth decay. Until thursday those remedies required a doctor s prescription. Pharmacists also will be allowed to charge customers professional fees for the evaluation service and will be required to Lake patients drug histories before recommending any prescription Medicine. Pharmacists still won t be Able to prescribe drugs fur pregnant or nursing mothers Issue refills or prescribe More than a 34-Day Supply. Supporters say the Law will reduce health care costs by allowing people who know what ails them logo directly to druggists and bypass doctors Bills. But physicians say self medication could Lull people who Are really sick into a false sense of Well being. Even in the medical profession misdiagnosis Are a major contributor to malpractice suits being filed raid George Palmer assistant director of legislative affairs for the Florida medical association which opposed the Bill just because you re a Nice Guy and have been in the business 20 years you re not immune to something going  Fred Roche head of the department of professional regulation said this Law in no Way tries to replace or ignore professional medical diagnosis and treatment when that a needed the pharmacist prescribing Law was passed by the 198s legislature. Stateside rolling Stone Money pick of top honors in Competition new York up rolling Stone Magazine won the National Magazine award for reporting and Money. Magazine was awarded he 986 prize for general Excel Knic for publications with Mare than t million circulation it was announced the awards established in 1966 by the american society of Magazine editors arc administered by the Columbia University graduate school of journalism. The winners in 13 categories were farm journal for personal service. Popular Mechanic for special interests rolling Stone Tor reporting science 8 Tor Public interest time for design Vogue for photography the Georgia review far fiction. The science far essays and cd in icim and Ieese spectrum for single topic issues in the category of general excellence which is presented in four groups according la circulation size the winners were new England monthly under 100,000 circulation 3 2-1 Contact for 100,000 to 400,000 circulation discover 400,000 to i million circulation and Money Over 1 Mil Hun circulation. Judges reviewed 67 finalists. Each winning Magazine received a Bronze plaque and a reproduction of Alexander Gilder s Stabile "elephant.", 92,000 chickens killed in Blaze that heavily damaged egg farm Chestnut Mountain a. A ninety two thousand chickens were killed in a lire trial caused $600,000 damage at a commercial Chicken House in North Georgia officials said. Crystal farms inc. President Russ Lind said the Blaze destroyed one of eight Chicken Bouse in the egg production area of the farm near Chestnut Mountain. Winds Ted the Blaze which destroyed the 50-by-650 foot Structure firemen Laid but the gusts also blew the fire away from the seven other buildings which were nol damaged. Hall county fire chief Mike Satterfield said the cause of the Blaze was under investigation but workers using a welding Torch May have started authorities said the men who had been working out Side the building were gone before firefighters arrived. 200 stranded when blown fuse cuts Power to amusement rides Warwick  a a blown fuse Cul Power to 31 rides at an amusement Park and briefly stranded about 200 people including eight who had to climb Down fire ladders to get off a chairlift officials said. Most patrons of the Rocky Point Park were stuck in the rides for Only about five minutes after the Power failure said David Casciol Rocky Point s general manager. He said in took about 20 minutes to free the eight people in the Skyline chairlift ride. No injuries were reported. People on the Park s Fern s wheel were Able to get Down when workers turned the wheel by hand and Gravity took care of thrill seekers on the two roller coasters Casciolo said. Cascioli blamed the blown fuse on dampness at a Power substation. Pregnant Jehovah s witness refuses blood transfusion Dies Tallahassee fat. A a 21-year-old preg Nant Jehovah s witness who was injured in a car Accident died after she refused a potentially life saving blood trans fusion for religious reasons official said. Two doctors discussed with the patient and family members that there probably would be a need for blood said Ron Brafford a spokesman far Tallahassee memorial regional medical Center. Stic even signed a refusal that s How Alert she was.". Bridget Virginia Warner died several hours after surgery for a punctured lung ruptured liver damaged kidney and Chest injuries. She was two months preg Nant and was alone in the car when she lost control of the vehicle we just stuck by what the Bible said with the Hope of seeing her again in the resurrection Al a time when things will be different in the world said her husband Steven Jehovah s witnesses who believe they adhere to the world s oldest religion consider blood transfusions to be against the Bible s teachings