European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes couples in uniform see Page 13 d More Bank failures n Midwest Texas Page 5 d William the fridge Perry hottest item in London Page 23 d House Senate fall Short on budget cutting efforts Page 28 the stars and authorized unofficial pulic Tiosh vol.45,no. 106 saturday augusts 1986 9 foil la a of Toto Foucalt is de d 8633 a 2 Rehnquist feeds fuel critics attacks by the los Angeles times Washington covenants barring jew and non whiles from buying or leasing two Homes owned by supreme court Justice William h. Rehnquist intensified charges thursday by democratic foes that he is insensitive to civil rights. As Rehnquist the nominee for chief Justice completed his testimony thursday at the Senate Confirma Tion hearings his Republican defenders countered that critics were creating a red Rehnquist s supporters cited his testimony that he was unaware of the restrictive covenants in his Dee Sand pointed out that they have been unenforceable since a 1948 supreme court decision. Despite the juror Over the disclosure of the Dee restrictions on a summer Home Rehnquist bought in Greensboro vt., in 1974 and a House he sold in Phoe Nix ariz., in 1969, several Senate aides predicted that he will easily gain the Senate judiciary committee s recommendation. Only two to Bur of the panel s 18 members Are Likely to vote against him they said. The hearings were scheduled to wind up Friday with questioning of As Many As 10 witnesses on charges that Rich Nuisl As a county Republican official took part in harassing and intimidating Black and latino voters in Phoenix in the Early 1960s charges that Rehnquist has denied. The restriction on Rehnquist s Vermont Home which lie bought for $65,000, provides that no feet of the herein conveyed property shall be leased or sold to any member of the hebrew the Phoenix property which Rehnquist owned from 1961 until he came to Washington in 1969, included a restriction written in 192s providing that no lot in the subdivision could be sold transferred leased to or inhabited by any person not of the White or caucasian the restriction was to last for 99 years or until the year 2027. Both restrictions were uncovered by Fri agents con duct ing a routine background investigation of the nominee. Rehnquist who said he was amazed to see Rehnquist on Page 28 . Vetoes ban on Aid to contras United nations a the United states on thursday vetoed a Security Council Resolution calling for it to comply with a world court order to Slop aiding nicaraguan rebels the Vole was 11-1 for the Resolution with Thailand Britain and France abstaining. The negative vote of the United Stales one of five permanent members of the Council killed the measure. . Ambassador Vernon Walters said the Resolution painted an inaccurate picture of the True Situa Tion in Central America and would not have contributed to peace in the area. Walters said the court decision included baseless assertions against the United states and ignored very substantial evidence of nicaraguan mis Beha Vior. Sir John Thompson of Britain abstained saying the Resolution gave the impression that the Central Ameri can problem is Between Nicaragua and the United Stales and did not Deal with nicaragua1 failure to live opponent of sanctions cuts Senate debate Short by the Washington Post Washington the congressional drive to impose new economic sanctions against South Afri Ca stumbled thursday Over a Senate Rule that Cut Short action on a sanctions measure being consid ered by the foreign relations committee. The committee was forced to adjourn when a unidentified opponent of sanctions invoked a Rule that prohibits committees to meet for More than two hours after the full Senate is in ses Sion. Late thursday afternoon Republican and democratic leaders discussed a possible solution to the foreign policy deadlock which involves threatened filibusters against unctions legislation by conservative republicans and against Aid to the nicaraguan contras by Liberal the proposed solution both measures would be on the Senate floor next week and subject to votes thus choking off filibuster attempts. The foreign relations committee was schedule to resume work on the sanctions Bill Friday. Mem Bers had demonstrated a Strong consensus for sanctions legislation along lines proposed by chairman Richard g. Lugar a and. The committee rejected two attempts by Senate minority whip Alan Cranston d-calif., to adopt a More sweeping sanctions Bill including the House passed measure that would impose an almost total Trade embargo against South Africa and require the withdrawal of u3. Companies. The committee also decisively turned Back an attempt by sen. Jesse Helms r-n.c., to add a Sec lion that would have congratulated South Afri Ca s while leaders for their efforts to soften apart Heid restrictions on the Black majority. When the meeting was halted the committee was considering an amendment by Sens. Charles Mcc Mathias k-md., and Daniel k. Evans it-wash., that would strengthen the sanctions proposed by Lugar including an immediate ban on imports of South african uranium and Coal and a ban of new . Investments and Loans Lugar described thursday s delay As temporary. In a related development thursday a Senate panel approved president Reagan s request to Send $100million in Aid to the contras. Tie appropriations subcommittee on military construction decided on a voice Vole to add the Aid package to a military construction Bill. Up to regional commitments. Freedom is being suppressed in Nicaragua Thompson said citing the expulsion of roman Catholic clergymen and the closing of a leading newspaper. The Resolution introduced by non aligned members of the is nation Council did not mention the United Stales by name but it called for full compliance with he world court s june 27 ruling against the United Stales in a Case brought by Nicaragua. Source of f i investigated on cruise ship from press Miami the sooty but seaworthy Emerald seas docked at the port of Miami Friday and coast guard investigators reported being unable to pinpoint the source of wednesday s fire that forced 987 passengers to flee. The passengers fled in lifeboats while the ship was anchored in the Bahamas. All Bui 17 people who required medical treatment re boarded the ship after Sev eral hours. The powerful explosion that ripped an engineering storeroom moments after the fire was discovered was apparently a Large Industrial welding oxygen tank Laid capt. Curt Martin the coast guard s chief of the port of Miami the Lank was stored with other combustible materials by the ship7 labor Crew in the 8-foot-by-8 fool storage locker Martin said. Meanwhile some passengers who debarked from the Emerald seas after it docked in Miami thursday challenged the cruise line s report that the evacuation went smoothly. Bernard Chabot president of Eastern cruise line the operator of the 25,000-ton vessel told report ers thursday thai alarm Bells and a Long blast on the ship s Horn alerted passengers to the fire threat and sent them to Lifeboat stations. All but two of the is passengers and the two Crew members hospitalized in Miami for treatment of smoke inhalation and other injuries were released
