European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 1, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page t the stars and Stripe court rejects Appeal on ear safely Washington a the supreme court Mon Day refused to order the Reagan administration to adopt tougher standards for installing air bags or Nuto Manlic Seal belts in no cars the court without comment rejected an Appeal by new York officials who accused the administration or sacrificing life and limb on the  the court also said it Wilt consider overturning a 1200,000 award won by evangelist Jerry Falwell against Hustler Magazine and its publisher Larry Flynt. Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole adopted a so called passive restraint Rule in 1984 that would phase in use of air bags or automatic scat belts automakers arc required to equip 10 percent of this year s models with either air bags or Seal belts hat automatically wrap around a front Seal occupant. The percentage will increase annually until All new cars arc equipped with the devices during the 1990 Mode Yea that begins in 1989. The department of transportation on March 25 granted car makers an tra four years until 1993, to install air Bagi or other automatic restraints on Bot sides of new cars if they agree to install bags on at least the Driver s Side by 1989, the insurance Industry has estimated that with the Extension 2 million Domestic and foreign cars in the United states will be equipped with Driver Side air bags by the 1990 Model year and 5 million by 1992, up from about 100,000 vehicles in the current Model year. In the Appeal acted on monday new York official said inc 1984 Rule is not nearly strict enough. The court should redirect inc department of transportation s attention to its pre eminent function Protection of life and limb on the roads and away from its excessive Reliance on what the Auto Mobile Industry finds expedient said new York Al Lorincy general Robert Abrams. He added inc department of transportation Esti mated in 1984 thai requiring air bags in All new car would save up to 9,1 in lives and could prevent More than 155,000serious injuries each year. The figures Are somewhat lower for automatic scat belts. Abrams said Dole s regulation will result in thou Sands of additional Highway deaths and tens of thou Sands of serious injuries each year Federal officials rejected stricter rules because of the supreme court Roundup additional Cost and the possibility the Public would not accept them Dole said air bags will Cost 1310 More per car thag manual belts and More than boo to replace. She also said there arc Public fears Over chemo used to make inc air bags inflate and that they a inflate accidentally. J also she said some people might reject inc spa be cause they feel insecure without a scat Bell t the . Circuit court of appeals he in the government s favor Hist september reasoned thai even though these fear unfounded they must nonetheless be t she determined that these concern addressed through real world cd Cria kelp acc rather than by regulatory flail the appeals court also upheld Aranar controversial provision of the administration wig lations linking them to enactment of state Seal a jaws. The provision rescinds the Pui remont for air bags and automatic scat belts Fista Atwith two thirds of the Ling 2-1aid Dole Ere largely to seriously uld Best be i in the mar nation s population pass mandatory scat Belt Laws by april 1.19& that Wasial Randy occurred. But there Are question whether an j of the state Laws meet the criteria established by due those criteria include a minimum $25 penalty for failure to Wear a scat Bell no waivers except for metical reasons and an accompanying Educa Tion Prog non to encourage compliance. The joking provision it so called trapdoor that could a pow car makers to escape the requirement for restraints was not challenged in the Appeal act Gan monday. Be court in 1983 ruled the Reagan administration awfully lifted an earlier requirement for air bags automatic scat Bells. In other action the court agreed to consider broadening Protection for criminal defendants who claim they were trapped into committing a crime. The justices said they will hear an Appeal by Freder ick male cos a former official in Milwaukee for the Small business administration who was convicted of taking Money from a businessman left intact a ruling thai criminal prosecution of Sanctuary movement members who Aid illegal aliens from Centra America docs not violate religious rights. The justices without comment refused to hear an Appeal by two people convicted of such activity in Texas. Refused to free one of the nation s largest account ing firms from a securities fraud lawsuit by investors in Jonn Delorca s ill fated sports car production venture. The justices without comment rejected argument by Arthur Andersen & co. Aimed at lulling the lawsuit. Refused to hear the Appeal of an Oregon Public school teacher suspended because she wore religious clothing in inc classroom after becoming a sikh. White House denies claim by . Party Washington a the while House monday defended its account of president Reagan s meeting with leaders of the British labor party which a labor spokesman said was distorted to help prime minister Margaret Thatcher s re election chances. Presidential spokesman Marlin fill water also said he did not hear the presi Dent address Denis Healy the party s Deputy Leader As or. Ambassador Ashe Alcy said in a television interview in London on sunday. Party Leader Neal Kinlock and Hen Ivy accompanied by British ambassador sir Antony Acland met with Reagan at inc while House on Friday. Shortly after the session Fitzwalter said or. Kinlock raised labor s proposal for unilateral nuclear disarmament and inc need for a buildup in conventional forces. The president made Clear that he had no intention of intervening in Britain s Domestic affairs but he said we disagree with labor s defense  in his television interview a Cal said what does seem to be the can thai some of president Reagan s adv cars thought it would be a Good idea if Tryand Kielp mrs. Thatcher in her Carlion Battle by being unkind to Iho flavor  jewellers re jewelry store owner Al Myers of Hast inns neb cuts a path through a Snow Gem of a Job Drift that almost hides the Entrance to his shop. While dry residents dug out a photo from a weekend Waard Many Hast Ings streets remained impossible. Horoscopes fall on misfortune at n j. School township. No Ai Zincone new is about to enter out about it during the Slu a cols it pin lands regional Little ego har if you re a Pisces and your life you won t Dent Council Anno High school. To won t help a you re a Capricorn or a Sagittarius. Either. In fact it in in i matter what sign you were barn under because officials at the High school have derided horoscopes Don t make fit Tare for ilk1 Public address system. The student Council s decision to read horoscopes to inc school along with other morning announcements was meant to Start each Day with a Little humor. Dullest week officials Ai pin lands said the readings May offend people attending or supporting the school sys tem. School superintendent Clement a. Crea said inc school Board s attorney advised him to Hall the read Ings which began More than a month ago. After the District got Telephone Calls objecting to the practice. People objected to the horoscopes because the were astrology based coca said. The student government s decision to read the Horoscope had nothing to do a ii religious beliefs or babylonian deities he said. I know that was not i hair  horoscopes also were pulled from the school paper. Jane Cincotta a student government representative Lold Board of education members some students were disappointed. She asked if the practice could be protected under academic Freedom rights. We do not have a democracy in the Irue sense of the word because you have to have a sense of order Hicri replied school Board attorney Milton Gelzer. Coca said school Multi vials were trying to do  to we Vhal we can offer that will pro vide comic Relief in the