European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1986, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes saturday october 4,1986 Nosy photographer meets his match an impish horse on j. He Naidine s farm near cameraman just rite him the Equine version of a Lyme Conn knows exactly How id say neigh to a Raspberry. Stateside Congress oks Bill tightening electronic eavesdropping Law Washington a today unless you re a Law enforcement officer with a warrant it s illegal to wire tap a Telephone soon if president Reagan signs a newly approved Bill it will be just As illegal 10 eavesdrop on someone s electro Nic mail video conference Call conversation on a cellular car phone and computer to computer transmission. The legislation approved unanimously by the House on thursday and the Senate on wednesday would modernize the Federal wiretap Law to prefect the privacy of modern High tech communications. The Bill not Only would protect new forms of communications but would establish standards for Law enforcement agencies to obtain Access through warrants to electronic communications and records. Penalties against video pirates such As Captai Midnight a Man who briefly jammed a satellite Tele vision signal to broadcast a protest of Cable signal scrambling would be strengthened the eavesdropping Bill would permit fines of up to 110,000 or actual damages for most violations Al though reduced fines would be in effect for interception of cellular car phone conversations. Leahy and sen. Charles Mcc. Mathias r-md., sponsored the Senate Bill. The House version was sponsored by rep. Robert Kastenmeier a wis. Abroad coalition of civil liberties and business groups has tabbed for inc legislation. Kastenmeier called the Bill landmark legislation that fairly balances the privacy rights of citizens with he legitimate Law enforcement needs of government meanwhile House sponsor of a computer crime Bill said they expected to accept a Senate version approved unanimously wednesday. To would penalize Hose convicted of stealing or maliciously damaging information in computers belong ing to the Federal government financial institutions Wall Federal insurance and securities brokers. The Bill also would apply to those who without authorization Access computers across state lines and who traffic in computer Access passwords. Violation of the password provision could result in a maximum Penally of a year in prison for a first offence and 10 years for a second offence. The lop Fine would be 1100,000.top penalties for violations of other sections would be a five year prison term for a first offence 10 years for a second and 20 years for three or More offences Fine could Range up to $250,000 or twice the value of stolen data if a value could be placed on the information. Ford reveals Price hikes for its 1987 Model cars Detroit up Ford motor co. Announced thursday Iti 1987-Model car prices willbe up an average 2,3 percent from 1986 tevet on a comparably equipped basis. The no. 2 car maker said the Price increase Range from about i percent or 168, on in Ford escort subcompact to just Over 4 percent or 1894, on its Lincoln town car luxury car. Ford spokesman John b. Sieg said the new prices Are similar to tentative announcement made to dealers last month which showed Bate to base increases ranging Between .1.7 percent on the escort Pony subcompact to As much As 14.7 percent on the Standard thunderbird Model. La agrees to reduce sewage flow into Pacific los Angeles not under pressure from the environmental Protection Agency the City of los Angeles agreed thursday to spend an Esti mated 113 billion Over the next 12 Yean w reduce the i Low of City sewage into the Pacific Ocean. The City also agreed to pay a $625,000 Fine Lac largest issued to any municipality under the Federal clean water act. The agreement amends a court enforced de Cree to which the City consented in 1980. The City tailed to meet the deadlines of the original agreement and the revisions set a new timetable for discharges into Santa Monica Bay. If the cily fails to meet the new deadlines it has agreed to pay fines of up to is 0,000 a Day according to an Epa spokesman Terry Wilson. Pm executive picked for Post at Pentagon Washington a president Reagan said thursday he will nominate Robert b. Co Lello to be assistant Secretary of defense for acquisitions and logistics. Since 1982, Costolo has been executive director for purchasing for the general motors corp. In other announcements Reagan said he will nominate Sheila talc the press Secretary to Nancy Reagan from 1981 until 1985. As & member of the Board of director of the corporation for Public broadcasting. Howard a. Schneiderman to be a member of the National science foundation. He is senior vice president for research and development and chief scientist for Monsanto co in St. Louis. Peter c. Myers Deputy Secretary of agriculture to be a member of the Board of directors of the commodity credit corp. Hijacker who fled to Cuba glad to be Back in . New Orleans a a Man who hijacked a jetliner from new Orleans to Cuba in years ago says he is glad to be Back in the United slates even if it Means facing air piracy and kidnapping be suffered and survived a horrendous open ence Raymond Johnson jr., 39, tearfully told the court thursday at a preliminary hearing. Johnson was a Junior at Southern University to Baton Rouge when he hijacked National Ai Liine flight 186 in new Orleans on nov. 4,1968. San franc so Nof laughing at reported aids Oke san Francisco a City officials said thursday they were offended by joking comments Ai Iri buted to president Reagan and Secretary of state George Shultz about sending Moa mar Qadhafi to san Francisco and giving him aids. The comments were included in White House conversation Between Reagan and shull2 about How 10destabilize Qaddafi s government according to a re port in the Washington Post on thursday. According to sources quoted by the Post Reagan made a joke about Qadhafi s proclivity for flamboyant Altire saying Why not invite Qadhafi to san Francis co he likes to dress up so Snulli reportedly rejoined Why Don t we give him aids the newspaper said others at the table laughed. Reagan challenged he accuracy of the Story during an interview with editors and columnists. I Don t want Qadhafi anywhere in the United Stales the president said. And being a californian that s the Las place i d Send Bui san Francisco officials were Quick to react to the those statements Are True by the president and the Secretary of elate 1 find diem incredible i find them offending and 1 demand that both of them apologize not Only to the City of san Francisco but to those people who Are infected with said John Moli Nan president of the City s Board of supervisors. I thought that kind of locker room humor went out with former agriculture Secretary Earl butt wid rep. Barbara Boxer. Sen. Pete Wilson said he was saddened by the comments if they were accurately reported. Supervisor Harry Brill said this kind of statement sits Well with the Reagan response to the aids epidemic. Perhaps we should Send or. Shult to Libya. He Mif thl be More comfortable there with the be Nautly toward human use that the libyan government Anita Stockman a spokeswoman for the state department said we prefer to leave such remark made in Confidence right where they she added that san Francisco s self consciousness about such Ron Titt contributed to the Public s perception of the City Ai Haven for unconventional personalities
