European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - July 22, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday july 22, 1986 the stars and stripes Page 6 official language movement growing san Francisco not despite opposition from civil rights groups and ethnic organizations efforts to declare English the official National language appear to be gaining strength in parts of the United states. In California advocates of limiting the use of Span ish and other foreign languages gathered More than a million signatures on a petition mate than enough to put a measure on the nov. 4 ballot that would declare English the state s official language. Hispanic and asian groups said they May spend million of dollars to try to defeat it because they fear it could Lead to similar measures in other states and touch off a new wave of anti immigrant sentiment. In Florida advocates of a similar measure after failing this Spring to persuade state legislators to pass  a Law say mat by Early next year they expect to have enough signatures on a petition to put the ques Tion before the voters. Officers of . English a Washington organization that is spearheading the Campaign nationally say its member Are seeking passage of Laws or voter initiated referendums to declare English the official language of Alabama Idaho Iowa Kansas Maryland Massachusetts Missouri new Hampshire new Jersey Newyork Washington state and Wisconsin As Well As Cali fornia and a Qurida. Six states Georgia Kentucky Indiana Illinois Nebraska and Virginia already have  Laws. Proponents say the new interest in  measures has been prompted by recent High Rales of immigration especially from latin american and asian coun tries. Stanley Diamond chairman of the organization s California drive for a referendum said the Campaign was attracting supporters because of a growing concern that the country is on the Road to being divided Politi Cally along linguistic tines. We have hispanic politicians who have an unstated or hidden Agenda to turn California into a bilingual Bicu Tural slate he said. Communities arc changing very very quickly and i think what has happen Dis that there is a great Deal of frustration about in said Gerda Bicklan executive director of . English which claims 200,000 Mem Bers Lis chairman is former sen. . Hayakawa a California Republican. Nov. Richard d. Lamm of Colorado is one of the country s most outspoken political leaders on the Issue. He told a congressional committee recently that English is the social glue that  the country together and my. Added we should be color Blind but not linguistically  should be a Rainbow but not a cacophony. We should Welcome different people but not adopt different  Bui critics of the movement argue thai most immigrant want to learn English and trial the Wayto limit bilingualism in America is to devote More Energy an Money to helping them  critics say the . English Campaign it a veiled expression of racism. Although the California proposal appears to have Little More than symbolic meaning critics contend that courts May use it to justify ending bilingual education ballots and social services. Four killed in Texas air crash Addison Texas up All four people aboard a Cessna with engine problem died when the plane crashed saturday soon after Takeoff. The right engine of the Cessna 421 had just had one of two magnetos replaced and apparently failed alter Takeoff. The plane crashed into a Field South of the runway about 11 50 . Police said. A Magneto is a device that Powers the spark plugs. Killed were or. David Weaver of University Park he Pilot and twin engine plane s owner a neurosurgeon at presbyterian Hospital a Dallas Bis wife Tam sin Weaver 23, a native of Cornwall England the couple s 8-month-old son Richard and co Pilot Dan Barrett 21, of Dallas. The family was flying to Atlanta in route to a family vacation in Myrtle Beach s.c., police said. An employee at Texas pro air inc., where the plane had been based for the past six week said mechanics had worked on the plane All Day Friday and again saturday morning and said Weaver knew the plane had experienced engine problems before he bought it three months  d had a lot of problems with the engine the employee who asked not to be named told the Dallas morning news. Some people Here said he should have replaced the engine instead of working on it. Federal judge May be ousted Washington a the House is expected this week to recommend ousting a Federal judge who is collecting his s78.700 Alwy while serving a two year prison sentence for income tax evasion. The impeachment vote on Harry a Dai Bome the chief . District judge in Nevada is tentatively set for tuesday. An impeachment Resolution is similar to an indict ment and sends the proceeding to the Senate for Inal. Conviction there would mean removal of Claibore from his lifetime Job. And possibly a ban on Ever hold ing a Federal office. Claiborne contends he is the victim of a government vendetta because of his Many scrapes with Federal prosecutors and agents in his Home state. The House judiciary committee ruled june 26 that Claibore is Guilly of High crimes and mis Demea nors and approved four articles of impeachment. All four were incorporated into a single impeachment Resolution that passed unanimously and now will be considered by the House As a single item. According to a judiciary committee report trial evidence showed that Claibore did not report income ofi18,740in 1979 and $87,911 in 1980. On aug. 10.1984, Claibore was found guilty of tax evasion and sentenced to a two year prison term and fined $ 10,000. Rain brings no Relief to dry Southeast by the associated press there was no respite sunday from the lethal2-week-old heat wave in the Southeast As temperatures rebounded toward 100, and sporadic thunderstorms have done Little to ease the re Gion s drought that has caused crop damage Esti mated at up to $700  sunday sizzled above 100 across much of Georgia including a record 104 at Augusta with humidity easing from Well above 50 percent to Between 30 percent and 40 percent. In Albany a thunderstorm brought rain and winds that reached �6  National weather service said parts of the Southeast could expect some Relief this week but that temperatures would return to 100 by  weather service said that White sporadic storms had replenished water supplies in Mary land Virginia and the District of Columbia that did Little to help Farmers ravaged by the worst Spring drought on record. Manion will be confirmed Dole says Washington Senate majority Leader Bob Dole r-kan., said that he expects the Senate to vote this week on controversial judicial nominee Daniel a. Manion and he predicted the South Bend ind., lawyer will be confirmed to a beat on the Federal appeals court in Chi Cago in an extremely dose vote. We will be successful on the Manion vote Dole said sunday although its close in s very close Dole speaking on lbs to s face the  added i want to make certain everyone i in town in ii one of those Voles where if somebody dream their leg on the Way to the Senate floor i m going to have to have it postpone ment. In s that  Dole who had earlier threatened to Block a Senate vote on the nomination and allow Manion to take office automatically after the 99ui Congress has adjourned said sunday that he no planned to bring the nomination before the Senate later this week. In my View we ought to bring it up and dispose Ofil he said. Manion has been attacked by Senate democrats for having taken extreme positions supporting the right Wing John 0fejy an3 " h Cago Council of lasers which has sri a Birch society and for defying supreme court decisions. Hit appointment has been opposed by the 1,400-member chif Cao i of jul us exit Tia to Mimi a charged hat Manion would not be Able to Deal adequately with the difficult Legal issues that Are routinely presented to the appeals court. The american bar association has rated Manion qualified the lowest of three passing grades. Many attorneys and judge in Indiana and Illinois have rallied to Manion s de sense saying he has behaved profession ally and a the victim of a political Battle. Dole accused Senate democrats of try ing to gain political mileage by fight ing the Manion nomination. It should t be close it ought Lobea wide margin for or. Manion Dole said. But 1 think the stakes Are not or. Manion. The Slakes Are who s going to control the Senate and can the demo crat gel any political mileage out of Tor redoing some Young Man from Indiana because he s a Small town lawyer even though he has a qualified recommendation from the american bar Assoc a  Ivule Wii pm . Lava flows from new fissure on Kilauea Volcano Hawaii up smooth gaseous lava spewed three to six feet into the air from a new fissure on the East Side of Kilauea Volcano renewing the 48th phase of a 3tt-Ycar-old eruption. The activity began sunday morning when a new tear opened on the East rift zone of Kilauea. Tom Wright a a. Geological Survey scientist at the hawaiian Volcano Observatory reported a Low level Fountain. Magma was spilling out and forming some lava Ponds but no Homes or Resi dents were in danger he said. Scientists said saturday the 48lhphase was finished when a nearby fissure ceased its Low level activity. However they decided to consider the new fissure activity sunday As part of that phase. It is unlikely the new 1,200-Yard-Long split in the Volcano s Side will produce the spectacular Fountain of lava As pre Vious phases have Wright said. Kilauea lava fountains have reached 1,000 feet. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. July 22, 1946 a congressional committee investigating the japanese at tack on Peart Harbor absolved the late president Roosevelt and his Cabinet of blame in the attack. 30 years ago foe a. July 22, 1956 president Eisen Hower who fell pain in his Abdomen while attending the hemisphere presi Dent s conference in Panama said his doctors told him slight pain is Normal during convalescence from the operation he underwent six weeks ago. 20 years ago today. July 22, 1966 National guardsmen and police wounded five people in the third night of spreading racial unrest in Cleveland. " to years ago today. July 22, 1976 French police mounted the biggest Riviera manhunt Ever and put up roadblocks on All High ways leading from Nice in efforts to catch six thieves who tunnelled into a Bank vault and escaped with up to $12 million