European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 19, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Friday june 19, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 7 mayor s Crock about Beer draws criticism Tell City ind. 5pan Bridge said sgt. Vic Allenow the Highway patrol. Police officers Ami firefighters sort through la pileup on to near Pensacola Fla that killed one woman did injured 25. Fetus a family member Iowa High court rules Des Moines Iowa a a split Iowa supreme court on wednesday said a. Fetus is a family Mem Ber 1 and parents can collect insurance benefits when the fetus is killed. A minor child includes an unborn child the High court said in a 6-3 decision written by chief Justice w. Ward Reynoldson. The decision was narrowly drawn and deals Only with insurance claims for loss of companionship a child would have brought but it s one of the few times the court has dealt with defining when life begins. The court said Joan and Michael Craig of Black Hawk county could collect $25,000 they sought from it insurance co. For loss of the fetus. A minor child including an unborn child is a family member and a covered person within the scope of the policy the court said. Court records said Joan Craig was 6w months preg Nant when the car she was driving was struck dec. 6, 1984, by an uninsured Motorist who ran a red Light. " it agrees the unborn child was viable the court noted. As a direct result of the collision the fetus suffered intrauterine death and was delivered dead on dec. Ii 1984," since the Motorist who struck mrs. Craig s car had no insurance the couple tried to collect under their policy which provided s25,000 in death benefits for each person covered. Their insurance company refused to pay and a lower court upheld that refusal the High court has refused in the past to allow Law suits to be brought pm behalf of fetuses but Reynold son noted the decision dealt with the parents loss of companionship. Clearly if the Craigs unborn child is a person he also was related to the Craigs by blood and resided in their household the court said. We additionally conclude that it is legally irrelevant whether a wrongful death claim was or could have been brought on behalf of the Craigs unborn child the court said. The court said the couple had Good reason to be Lieve the term person in their policy would encompass minor children and therefore their unborn  dissenters argued that the policy is simply a con tract and the term person does t include a fetus. A person1 is a human being who has attained a recognized individual identity by being born alive said Justice Louis Schuttz the Plain meaning of the terms person and family member in the policy Donot include the  but a majority argued that parents can collect dam Ages for loss of companionship when a Young child is killed and the death of a fetus is no different. 3 senators seek ban on All Toshiba imports Washington a three senators called wednesday for a ban on imports of All Toshiba products to punish the japanese company for Selling machinery to the soviets that can be used to make quieter submarines. Sen. Jake Gam a Utah said he planned to introduce the legislation As an Amend ment to a Trade Bill thai could come up in the Senate As Early As next week. Gam who said the machinery Salt Hai caused significant damage to our Security did not have an estimate of the value of products Toshiba exports to the United slates. Nor did he say How Long the ban would be in effect although he said it would be temporary. Joining Gam in the Call for a Toshiba products ban were Sens. John Heini r-pa., and Richard Shelby Daia. Meanwhile a defense department official confirmed that the Pentagon has halted a n w contracts with Toshiba machine co. And a Norway company involved in Selling the submarine Machin Ery so the soviets. Submarines become More difficult to track As they become quieter and both superpowers have been trying to make their subs us quiet As possible. While the United slates is believed 10 be ahead i sub quieting technology. Pentagon officials say the soviets Are closing the Gap. The computer controlled machinery that Toshiba sold to the soviets can reused to make especially quiet propellers on submarines. Sen Paul Sarbanis. D-md., chairman of the Senate banking subcommittee on Imeraj ional finance and monetary1 pol icy said the Sale to the soviets rep resents one of the most egregious diver Sions of Hij a term Foey products to the soviets l  we should Start making an example of Toshiba Gam agreed. A or talking about retribution on a company Shal has caused significant damage to our  at thai Point Stephen Bryan Deputy undersecretary of defense for Trade Secu ply policy who was one of three administration officials testifying before the subcommittee interrupted to say that. The Pentagon acid halted fill new conical with the companies. In Tokyo Toshiba Corn spokesman Yuji Wakayama said i Don t think the improvement of the propellers of soviet submarines is a direct effect of Toshiba machines exports to the soviet