European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes thursday june 26, t966 witness fails to appear at Row hearing Washington a a retired army major who claims to have Wen a videotape showing americans held prisoner in Southeast Asia failed to show up wednesday As scheduled to testify before a Senate hearing. The Senate veterans affairs Fommie Locc which is trying 10 resolve reports Phil Arne rican prisoners of War Are still being held Apu Insl their will immediately began efforts to serve a subpoena on to witness Mark a. Smith of Fayel Tevilla . C  Frank Murkowski. A Al ska said Smith and Keld the committee earlier under oath thai he Unold a a Vic evidence of captive americans an that through his lawyer he had agreed last week to appear before the panel wednesday obviously i m cry concerned by major Smith s Dis regard for Llie Cuni Minice Pun ass Murkowski said. We understand he was to have been in new Vork and May be in Washington at this Lime. I have instructed the ,marshals forthwith to locale and serve the  Smith along with retired army sol. Mravinc Mcl Niiro. Have been principals in a tangled mystery surrounding reports thai i own arc still held in Laos. The mystery involves a purported videotape said of be offered to lie . Government a s4.2 million showing americans being held in chains and forced to pan for Gold in Laos. Smith and Mel lire have filed suit in Federal court in North Carolina against president Reagan and other Ollk gals in an Effort to Force the . Government to pursue the prisoner Issue. The com Millic earlier voted to subpoena inc iwo men but did not serve them under the Promise of cooperation. As the hearing began marshals tried to locate Smith Al Washington National Airport where he was thought to be boarding a plane to fac Neville Murf cowslip later said Smith s name was on the list of intended passengers but that he failed to show up for the flight he said marshals would also be asked to so rvs Mclyn Tirc. But Utal he was believed to be out of the country. It appears or. Smith May have had some difficulty with the information that he claimed under oath to possess Murkowski said Murkowski said thai in earlier private testimony Smith had said he was counting on another Man identified by the alias John  to actually provide the Lap. Ubassy has been identified As a Robin Gret son a British National who until recently was had in jail in Singapore on a fraud charge. Jim Moore one of the committee staffers sent to the Airport to find Smith said Smith s not showing u evidence in itself that his evidence is questionable. Trotting out the trolley no it is not really a two legged trolley pm but it is a Tram car from the Lenin Grad uj5.s.r, transit system that is on loan to the City of san Francisco a Man is waiting behind it. The City s transit Eyt tent will use the soviet Tram car this summer As part of us trolley car Fleet. Administration rebuffed in Effort to curtail right to file Federal lawsuits Washington a the supreme court wednesday rejected a Reagan administration bid to curtail the traditional right of labor unions and other groups to file Federal lawsuits for their members. The court by a 5-4 vote revived 3 suit by Lite United automobile workers Union seeking an estimated $100 million in Citra unemployment benefits for73,000 audio workers. In his opinion for the court justic Thurgood Marshall said labor Secretary William Brock has Given us absolutely no reason to doubt the ability of the Law to supreme court Roundup proceed Here on behalf of its aggrieved members and his presentation has fallen far soon of meeting the heavy Burden of persuading us to abandon settled principles of associational  an unusual coalition of major labor business and environmental groups among them the Al Cio the . Chamber of Commerce the american medical association and the a act United in opposing the administration. For at least 30 years the High court has ruled in favor of such group representation of members. I n other action the court ordered a Federal a pets court to consider blocking a libel lawsuit against columnist Jack Anderson and a mag Azine he publishes by a group called the Liberty lobby. By a 6-3 vote the justices said the . Circuit court of appeals Here used the wrong Standard in deciding whether the lawsuit should reach a jury. Retreated for the fourth time in five years from deciding whether prop Eny owners must be compensated when local government s restrict the use of their  a 5-4 vote the justices upheld t ruling against land developers in califor Nia. But the court said it lacked adequate information to decide the key. Set aside most of a $302,000 judgment to a seventh Grade biology teacher suspended Over his caching sex education in a Michigan Community. The court unanimously ordered a new trial Over How much Money in compensatory damages a Jurd Stachura May collect from Memphis mich., school officials. A lower Federal court said he was entitled to $266,750 in compensatory damages. In the labor Case the administration argued that associations might not Al ways be Able to represent the Best inter ass of All members in lawsuits. But Marshall said should an association be deficient in this regard i judgment won against it might Noi pre clude subsequent claims Fay Che association s  in inc Law Case the Union challenged the dismissal of its 1981 lawsuit on behalf of All members denied benefits under the 1974 Trade act a Federal Law providing Money for workers adversely affected by foreign Competition. The Federal program Lupp Kentl state unemployment insurance Benefit a Federal judge ruled in favor of the Union in its suit against the labor depart ment. But a Federal appeals court Here dismissed the Case ruling the Union could not Pur sue the Legal tighten behalf of its member. Wednesday s decision overturned the tid ing reviving the Union Susil Congress oks changes in Daylight saving time from a and staff reports Washington let there be Light Jaeeui the lord. And let there be More of it in the evening and doth the Congress which passed legislation to lengthen Daylight saving time by three weeks. The action came on a voice vote tuesday As the House sent he proposal which has the support of the Reagan administration to the president s desk. Under the plan beginning Neil year people wouldst their docks ahead an hour on the first sunday in april. Under a 1966 Taw Daylight saving Lime has begun on the last sunday in april. No change would be made in the ending Day for Daylight saving Lime the final sunday in october. Supporters of More Daylight time had pushed Lomove the final Day to the first sunday in november but a Compromise was reached to extend it Only three weeks instead of four. Much of the opposition to More Daylight saving time came from Rural lawmakers whose districts and slates straddle the Western edges of Lime zones they complained that the change would Force children an Farmers to begin More of their Days in the dark. Congress has seen the Light and now americans everywhere Wui see More Light said rep. Edward Markcy p-mass., one of the principal House sponsors of the legislation. It s a simple step that improves the Quality of life conserves Energy reduces crime and saves lives on the Highway and n does t Cost a Nickel Mai key said. A four week Extension of Daylight saving time was approved by the House last year. The Senate Cut it to three and lacked the proposal onto the fire prevention and control authorization Bill approved by the House the adaptation of an earlier Start to Daylight Savin time will decrease the five week Gap Between the chanic Over in Europe and the United Stales to a few Days. The rive week Gap had caused problems for schedule sat he american forces network and airline this will make my Job a lot easier said Kim Larsen of the an television traffic department in Frankfurt. During the period that Germany is on Daylight Sav ing time and the United Stales n not the an to schedule is rearranged with the news being affected most she said news programs Are All different he Nii Iney re not live or direct feed. We show sped Newt it s not As  .t7 tily of news decreases a Well the i Oday show usually runs two hours but do Iino the interim period it is Cut to one hour Larsen said. Pan am world airways has adapted to the a Ltd Luve some it is a of cuu to inform passengers of � change in Loi Easice midyear he said this will make to Huff