European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The stars and stripes thursday june 19,1966page 28 to Rennquist picked to succeed Burger from Page 1 1o appoint i Young conservative judge 10 the  said. Sen. Strom Thurmond . Whose Senate judiciary committee has jurisdiction Over he appointments promised to hold hearings right away and predicted thai both Rehnquist and Scalia would be confirmed. Burger is 78. Rehnquist is 61. Scalia would he the first american of italian descent on he court. At 50 years old he also would be the youngest member of the present court which in no vember would have become without Burger s retire men. Inc oldest supreme court in history. With five of its members Over 77, the court s aver age age today is 71. If Burger were off the court and Scalia on it the average age would be 68. News briefs Spanish army office Driver killed by terrorists Spain a mad killed to tuesday police said. The 2 40her of victims of pol year. The assailant believed to be b one of the Saenz de inc sly with a i nicer drove Alon its shot  Street. To 19 the num Vii Cnoc in Spain this tuesday s attack were rapists. Ill cd mesday Mai. Ricardo was contacted in connection Illary plot inst the govern ment of Pri minister Adolfo received a a Mnnie suspended Serin Ifield the other victim Estero and chauffeur Francisi Macj olice said witnesses told them two men Nan of pwt fire on the officers heir own vehicle then sped away. Rules out Paymer a to identify 1978, he by washing Ken a men has ruled fila Ransom or other conc ass a. I whether a body that thai of one of the tithe april 15 Bombi simple hum Resolution of department state depart ment to Libya _ to determinedly washed ashore is tin airmen lost Inland Benghazi would Oltedale a prom tissue Bemar Dwale a state Esman said. Wet a not asyl receive achy response to various  through various channels  the  airmen listed As missing Are Cape. Ribas Dominicci of san jul crts Rico and Paul Lorunce of san Francisco. 4 airmen killed in crash a Tanker Jet in Panama a City Panama up Ajtan air Force a Ewelme Tanker Jet crashed up flee Panama canal pc it attempted to la so a . Airbase Early tuesday killing Ujj your crewmen aboard the i the Kc-135 liter Jet a gtd to the Jos  refuelling win Jet jts som fab in Indiana was making its Finati Oach to Howard a when it crashed about 2 3wn\tuesday. Rescue worke Niche cup the crash site near the Panama a Job and a if mile from the air base but a parities said a four american crewmen aard the plane died Hergl no indication Chariere Are  a statement release by the .  which oversees a lican Mili tar activities in Central and South America. Ird a a one of seven military Bas within Mulhern come. The names of the victims Are being willed ending notification of relatives. A Board of inquiry will investigate the Causion the crash. Scalia s presence is not expected to alter the court ideological balance but his youth and his recognised intellect could give the court a powerful conservative voice for years to come. If anything Scalia is regarded is even More conservative than Burger who is regarded As second Only to Rich Quin in Hii politically conservative views on the Issue of abortion. Burger s retirement will not change the court s position Tav Oring a woman Sright to end her pregnancy. Burger was one of four court members when last week voiced reservations about the court s landmark 1973  Sion legalizing abortion. His departure still leaves five solid votes behind that 1973 ruling however. Scalia is a roman Catholic and the father of nine children but a White House official who participated in the review of candidates for the Post said thai Al though he was familiar with a number of Scalia s  Sions he did not know whether he Ever participated Inan abortion Case. Burger s retirement could produce one significant change in life at the supreme court television Cam eras and other electronic coverage might be  has been vehemently opposed to such coverage. Rehnquist refused to say tuesday whether he would like to change that but electronic news coverage of the judicial process has spread through Many state an local courts in recent years. Reagan made his announcement to a packed Whitehouse press room where reporters had been told Only to expect an important  president said Burger informed him three weeks ago that he had decided to retire after 17 years As chief Justice to devote full time to his work As chairman of the commission that will Lead the nation s Celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Constitution in 1987. Reagan said he immediately instructed chief of staff Donald t. Regan. Mcnese and White House counsel Peter j. Wallison to recommend a successor to  senior while House official speaking on the Condi Tion of anonymity said Reagan picked act inquest from Alist of about a dozen potential candidates All in risks which was prepared for him. Reagan met with the Justice about two weeks ago and offered him the  then chose Scalia from the same list the official  official who is familiar with the selection pro Cess and briefed reporters at the White House after the announcement said Scalia was chosen largely because he is one of the principal exponents of the president philosophy of judicial  he described that philosophy As an approach to Lawin which the courts do not assert their own authority to change or to modify or to strike Down those Law that arc adopted by the democratic branches by the Congress or executed by the president unless the. Constitution specifically so  the official insisted however that there was no litmus test for picking a Justice on the basis of his specific beliefs and that Scalia was not subjected to an screening of his opinions on abortion or prayer in pub Lic  said supreme court justices must not Only be jurists of the highest competence they must also be attentive to the rights specifically guaranteed in our Constitution and to the proper role of the courts Mou democratic system he said Rich Nuisl and Scalia meet Holh  said Rehnquist has served with great distinction and skill during his is years on the supreme court. He is noted for his intellectual Power the lucidity of his opinions and the respect he enjoys among his  Scalia was named by Reagan to the . Circuit court of appeals in Washington in 1982. He was chief of the three judge special court panel that ruled unconstitutional the Gramm Rudman deficit reduction Law. An Appeal has been heard by the supreme court and decision is pending. His great personal Energy the Force of his intellect and the depth of his understanding of our Constitution Al jurisprudence uniquely qualify him for Elevation tour highest court the president told reporters. Scalia would be Reagan s second appointee to the supreme court. The first was Sandra Day o Connor Law school classmate of Rehnquist. Smith from Page 1 gence of popularity beginning in 1969 when the Phila Delphia flyers professional hockey learn began to substitute her recording of the song for the Star spangled Banner before games. The team began to win on nights the song was played. As the team improved the record was reserved for crucial Jnes and at the end of the j97s-76 play ing season the flyers record was 41-5 with one tie on nights Smith Sang god bless America either on record or in person. Kathryn Elizabeth Smith was born in Greenville,va., on May 1,1907 the Date Given by her sister and in court papers Hough most reference books gave it as1909, she grew up in Washington d.c., where her father was a wholesale Magazine distributor. As a baby she failed to talk until she was 4 Yea sold. But a year later she was singing at Church socials and by the time she was 8 she was singing for the troops at army Camps in the Washington area during world War i. Alarmed by his daughter s evident penchant for the stage William Smith made her take up nursing at George Washington University Hospital. She stuck clout a few months quit and got herself on the Bill at Keith s theater As a  the Bill was inc actor and producer Eddie Dowling who signed up the Young Singer for a revue hews preparing. It was called honeymoon Lane and in opened in Atlantic City n.j., on aug. 29, 1926. Month later in moved 10 Broadway. Tom honeymoon Lane Smith went into incl Road company of Vincent you mans Hil the  where she won acclaim singing hallelujah Back inner York she took the company Lead in George White s flying High which opened at the Apollo i theater on March 3, 1930, and ran for 121 perform i Mances. A or evening Ted Collins a representative of co Lumbia records saw the show and heard Smith sin for the first Lime. He sent a note backstage and asked her to Sec him in his office. When she appeared a few Days later it marked the beginning of a show business association that lasted 34 years ending with Collins death in 1964. My Collins advised her to take advantage of her Goat voice and to forget about comedy. The first booking Hel of for her was the Palace where she lasted 11 weeks settings new record for a single performer. In 1931 radio was coming into its own As an entertainment medium. Collins arranged for a 15-Minul nightly show for his client and she made her radio debut on May i her 22nd birthday. I for her first show Smith chose As her theme the Hong hat was to become her trademark when the i Moon comes Over the  Bels from Pagel n recognized offi Ted to Rea resistance of our. Scially Speakes said. Rabban. Gan that the rebels would like Romalic  to this Reagan replied according to the thai the recognition Issue is important will keep discussing it but it  Speakes said the  it is More important to Manta ii a Hidassy in Kabul which has been described owning Post for american Intelli gence. Subsequent news conference Rabbani issued Lement that assailed . Recognition of the afghan government and the  peace  those discussions a in. Mediator Hai been mov ing Between pakistani and afghan delegations in Geneva. They Are discussing a possible timetable fort withdrawal of soviet Fortes from with political Guarante Reagan after i main g with. Mikhail s. Gorba Chev juju hiker said be believed that the soviet i sincere in seeking a negotiated solution in Abbani said understand How the West can be fooled by . It is True that be seems Friendly. But under thaneuf face is the Iron claw of the Bear. Since Gorbachev to a Power atrocities ban increased terrorism and Borl violations in Pakistan have dramatically  afghan Leader said he does to Mineye that the soviet Union has any intention of with Fol big from Afghanistan