European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 24, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page s stateside the stars and stripes wednesday september 24,1986 Arkansas supreme court upholds obscenity Law Little Rock Ark. A an Arkansas Law Banning promotion of obscene material Iscon Lilu Tiona even though it docs not give Bookstore employees the same Protection As theater workers the stale s highest court ruled monday. The Arkansas supreme court upheld the convictions of a Bookstore company and the store s manager. The Case resulted from the May 1984 Purchase by police officers of a Magazine a Book and a  from Asher Book Mart. The store s owner. 4000 Asher inc., and manager William Matthew Clark were charged with pos Sessing and promoting obscene materials. A jury trial ended in a Hung jury but in a second non jury trial Pulaski county circuit court judge John Langston found the defendants guilty. The company was fined s10,000 and Clark $1,000. Dod offers to reinstate admitted lesbian worker san Francisco up the defense department has offered to reinstate a san Francis co woman demoted after she acknowledged she was a lesbian. Lawyer Richard Gayer said he proposal monday in the Case of Jean Kovalich 33, came on the same Day she filed a discrimination suit in . District court. Gayer said Kovalich hid screened Security clearance applicant for 12 years including the past three at the san Francisco Presidio before she was demoted in february and ordered to Transfer to a Tower paying statistical analysis Job in Washington. The lawyer said the demotion followed a Rou Tine Security investigation during which the department Learned she was homosexual. Vandals mar tank noted for alleged Christ image Fostoria Ohio a vandals used paint filled balloons to attack a soybean Oil Lank that last month attracted thousands of people who believed they saw on its Side the image of Christ and a child. Officials at Archer Daniels Midland co. Found shreds of 12 to 14 balloons on the ground and White paint streaks on the tank monday morning. Last month thousands of people jammed the Highway in front of the tank for several nights to get a glimpse of the image. Some prayed at the Side of the Road in Foston a Northwestern Ohio City of 17,000, about 50 Miles South of Toledo. Fight Between Engineer ticket collector delays train Swarthmore a. A a commuter train was delayed for half an hour because of a fight Between the Engineer and a ticket collector that sent both men to a Hospital officials say. Donna Alston spokeswoman for the South Eastern Pennsylvania transportation authority said the two men had a physical confrontation monday morning As the train prepared to leave Swarthmore station where the express to Phila Delphia made an unauthorized Stop and picked up passengers. Compensation available to victims of Bhagwan Salem Ore. Up the state of Oregon is taking applications for compensation from Resi dents victimized by followers of free love guru Bhagwan Shree a Jneese including a mass poisoning at restaurants in 1984. A 15 million fund was created when Rajnee Shet leaders agreed to Settle a civil racketeering lawsuit filed by slate attorney general Dave Frohnmayer in december 1985 against 26 Raj acc Shuc operated corporations and organizations. The state Justice department announced through newspapers advertisements monday that applications for compensation from the fund were available. Frohnmayer appointed re tired Oregon supreme court Justice Edward Howell to administer the fund. Improper testing of Bradley in Stream Crossings denied new York not the fac corp. Monday denied assertions that it has not properly tested the ability at the Bradley infantry fighting vehicle to swim across Rivers and streams. It said it ii examining Legal recourse against a company Engineer who nude the allegations in a lawsuit. The company which manufactures the 22-ltra a Mored personnel Carrier in san Jose calif., said tests and Field Maneu vers proved that the Bradley swims in accordance with . Army requirements. The company s statement was issued in response to an article in the new York times on sunday that quoted weapons experts As saying that the Bradley would risk sinking if it attempted River Crossings in combat the company said the Bradley s ability to swim had been routinely demonstrated in Rivers and training Ponds and that extraordinary safety measures taken during training Are for the Benefit of troops with Little experience. The Engineer who filed the suit Henry Boisvert says that tests he performed at fac along with documents he obtained while employed there provide evidence of false claims by the company and of fault in the vehicle which is meant to carry troops into combat. He was dismissed by fac after i dispute Over reports he wrote about water teds of the Bradley. In its statement the company said the Engineer had inadequate expertise and limited Access to Dau necessary to reach an informed  a spokes Man would not elaborate on what Legal Steps the com Pany might Lake against Boisvert. Documents that Boisvert obtained while at fac however suggest that the company recognized the risks of attempting to Cross deep water in the vehicle. In one document released by Boisvert s attorney a company safely review Board reported water opera Tion in Stream speeds above 2 Mph constitutes a very hazardous situation. Although there May be tactical reasons Why this risk must be taken the Board cannot concur with routine water operations in these higher Stream  the report said operating the vehicle in currents of 4 Miles per hour provides virtually no safety for  on monday fac sent Legal papers to Boisvert s attorney indicating that the company would seek to have the court Seal any documents held by the Engineer and prohibit All parties from discussing the Case publicly. But. Later in the Day an fac spokesman Wil Liam Highlander said the company had decided it was not necessary to take this Legal step. Boisvert filed his suit sell 9 in Federal District court in san Jose under a Little used statute that allows a private individual to collect monetary damages if he can prove that false claims were made by a govern ment contractor. The Justice department is Eia Miniri the Case which it could take Over if it decides the allegations have Merit. House approves Bill requiring More efficient Home appliances Washington up the House has passed legislation to require More efficient Home appliances a move that could save Consumers billions of dollars and reduce the nation s electrical Power demand. The Bill approved monday on a voice vote and seat to the Senate is a Compromise Between the goals of environmental organizations and the desires of appliance manufacturers who wanted to avoid building different models to meet varying slate Energy efficiency standards. Rep. De Markey d-mass., head of a House Energy conservation subcommittee said the Bill could lower the country s Peak Power demand by some 22,000 megawatts or the output of 22 nuclear Coal Oil or Gas Power plants. Those plants will not have to be built if the legis lation is enacted he said. Markey said Consumers nationwide could save $2s billion in Power costs from the Purchase of More efficient appliances bought Over the next decade and individual household takings could amount to $300 annually. The measure sets specific Energy conservation Stan Dards for 11 types of consumer products refrigerators and freezers room air conditioners Central air conditioners and heat pumps water Heaters dishwashers clothes washers clothes dryers Gas room healers Kitchen ranges and ovens Pool Heaters and electric. Gas and Oil Furnace. Depending upon the appliance the standards would take Eft eco in 1988,1990 or 1992, and would remain in effect from three to 10 years. When specific standards expire the Bill requires the government to write new ones at least As. Stringent As those the Bill includes. Included in the Bill arc requirements that Gas Kitchen stoves that use electricity Tor some feature clock a fan or a Light no longer have Pilot lights after 1990. And after Jan 1, 1988, dishwashers Mutt come with an option to allow drying without heat Washer rinse cycles must have a cold water option and Gas dryers cannot have Pilot lights. The legislation Doe not cover kerosene or electric room healers. The 1978 Energy conservation policy act required the department of Energy to establish such rules but after proposing them in i9bo, the department with Drew them in 1981 and Aid in 1983 there would be no standards. The Lack of standards was challenged in court and the department was told to Start Over again. At the same time states started writing their own Rule. Last december environmentalists and the appliance Industry started negotiations thai led to the legis lation. Refusal to terminate life support a Blessing for recovering woman Baltimore a a woman who regained consciousness after a judge refused her family s request to disconnect her life support system says the experience his Given her a new View of life. What s happened to me has enhanced my opinion that each Day is Worth  said Jacqueline Cole who had Laid her husband before her illness that in the event she became unable to Lead a full life she would want life support systems disconnected. This has been a profound spiritual experience and i see it continuing said her husband Harry Cole pastor of Lochern United presbyterian Church. It s been inspiring to Many people and i m excited about seeing where thai  circuit judge John Carroll Byrnes who refused to approve disconnecting mrs. Cole s life support said it s not up to the family or doctor to determine which life is to be sustained. Judgment can t be made on statements made by victims that if they reach the stage of limited mobility then please terminate life support Byrnes said. Mrs. Cole fell into a coma after suffering a cerebral Haemorrhage on March 29. Following her wishes and with the support of her four children. Cole asked her doctor in May to remove the life support system. Her doctor at Maryland general Hospital refused the request because the stroke had t left in. Goto brain dead. Cole then asked Byrnes id Rule. Byrnes heard Cole s petition May 9, bul denied the request noting Only 41 Day bad passed since Tho woman lost consciousness and citing the Lack of sufficient Legal guidance. Six Days later mrs. Cole opened her eyes. I was shocked her husband said in an interview with the Sun published sunday. I asked her if she was awake and she nodded yes. I asked her to smile and she did. I kissed her and asked her to ictus me bade and  Cole said his wife ii aware of and grateful for the decision he made while she was in the coma