European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - June 26, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes Friday june 26,1987 former no can t sue for Ltd tests Washington api a bitterly divided supreme court thursday shich 1 the  government and its agents from being sued by a former army no who was Given Ltd without his knowledge As part of secret chemical warfare tests. By a 5-4 Vole the coun said Llic Broad immunity from suit enjoyed by the military leaves the Soldier without a remedy. Justice Antonin Scalia writing for the court said permitting the lawsuit to proceed would disrupt the military  he was joined by chief Justice William h. Rehnquist and justices Harry a. Blackmun Lewis f. Powell and Byron k. White. In a Bilter dissent Justice evil Siam 3. Brennan said the government s conduct reminded him of nazi Doc tors who treated humans like Laboratory animals in conducting medical experiments. Brennan was joined by justices Thurgood Marshall and to itt Paul Stevens Justice Sandra Day o Connor in a separate Opin Ion said conduct of the Lypp alleged in this Case is so far beyond the Bounds of human decency that As a matter of Law it simply cannot he considered a part of the military  the Case involves former master sgt. James b. Stan Ley 53, who volunteered in february 1958 to Lake part supreme court Roundup in a program at the army s laboratories on Aberdeen proving ground in Maryland. He was told the purpose was to test Gas masks and other protective clothing against chemical warfare. But the real intent was to observe his unwitting reaction to Ltd the powerful hallucinogenic drug that gained popularity in he 1970s. On four occasions Stanley swallowed drinking water with Ltd. He said the experience nearly ruined his life. Stanley first Lem cd about the Ltd experiments in december 1975. When army officers old him they wanted to do a follow up study of those Given the drug nearly is years earlier. In other decisions As it neared the end of its 1976-77 session the court ruled 5-4, that the . Olympic committee has the Legal authority to bar a homosexual rights group in san Francisco from sponsoring an All civic Competition culled the Gay olympics. Gave Federal Law enforcement officers new Protection from lawsuits when they conduct searches of Homes without a court warrant. The 6-3 ruling in a Minnesota Case said Fri and other Federal agents May nol be sued for conducting unlawful searches if they believed they were not violating anyone s rights. Provided a Victory for women seeking financial sup port from men they say fathered their children ruling that proof of  need nol be Clear and  army buying glasses to protect is eyes san Antonio Texas up the army is purchasing cye Wear Strong enough to protect against shrapnel but lets and even potential laser beam at tacks say official1, at the Academy of health sciences at fort Sam Houston. About 100,o6o of the special sunglasses and eyeglasses formally labelled ballistic laser protective spectacles will be issued to troops in deployable combat units by december Brig. Gen alcids 1-Anoue, commander of the Academy at the san an Tonio army base said tuesday. The army expects All soldiers id be sporting the special cye Wear by a 0, Latouc said. Officials said they did not know the Cost of the new equipment. Forty times stronger than Normal glasses the army cye Wear will come in timed or Clear plastic fitted with Green lenses for Protection from laser beams. The eyeglasses arc Strong enough to with stand 3 ,12-Calibcr Bullet fired from to feel away officials said. Latouc said the laser Protection is important because he soviets May be developing laser weapons the Battlefield of the future is going to have quite a few lasers in the Environ ment. If we re protected they May drop that As a weapon he said. Officials also Hope to prevent peace Lime injuries caused by lasers used As Range finders or target designators. Cap. Frances Mcveigh an Eye car expert Al the Academy said 9 percent of he casualties during the Vic Nam War involved Eye injuries. Just because of aids ads aides May change los Angeles a the new owner of the company thai makes ads hunger suppressants says the popular diet product might gel a new name be cause of aids. Ads was part of a package of products acquired by dip corp., the hair go makers when dip earlier this year Pur chased Rancho Domino Cue based Jeffrey Martin inc. When asked 17 months ago about the product name a Jeffrey Martin inc. Offi Cial said it would not be changed. But with More than 21,000 reported deaths from acquired immune deficiency syndrome the ads Candy like hunger suppressant has become a marketing problem. Obviously with a name like ads Well have to do something said Robert Burglass chairman and chief executive of Dep corp. We Are looking at ail aspects of the problem and that includes the name. Obviously our product docs not give anyone  the Candy Only accounts for 5 percent of the company s sales so the revamping of other products acquired by Den corp. As part of the Jeffrey Marlin Paraje has been put ahead of ads Ftp executives first Are turning heir attention to Lavoris Nihoul Hweih and Topol smoker s toothpaste. Some of fic products acquired by dip including Ayk Are on the blues. Out the debate remains whether it re name a product after millions of dollars were spent Over the years to proinoli1 it. Meanwhile aids is making lift unpleasant for a group of on Eon teachers aides and they say they want a name change Loo. The jokes that Are flying around Are sometimes quid1 offensive and it s not a big Deal  Jou re one of the aides said Byrle dinner office manager of As Toria Middle school and chief negotiator for the Astoria chapter of the Oregon school empty Jucs association. The aides arc asking to be called instructional  John Brown president of the Salem based Union said the change was needed because the word aide would never be the same. It s a bad name now Brown said. It s Tike when 1 was Young to be Gay was to he Happy Hui now it s something different. It s the same kind of  pucker Power two sons of Mississippi show their winning style As they compete in a Watermelon pit spitting contest saturday during the eighth annual Way in Nonh Mississippi picnic in new York. Hodding Carter left former of Kial in the cuter administration and Larry up cakes former press Secretary to president Reagan participated in the festivities which included a Down Monte cooked meal of Catfish Jamb Laya and hush poppies. Bridge bugged by Squishy mess South St. Paul Minn. A millions of mayflies on i hair annual mat ing spree turned an interstate Highway Bridge into a Slippery. Is Joishy mess and a Snow Tow was called in to Clear it. The in Ersilie 411 Bridge Over the Mississippi River in South St. Paul was closed for two hours late tuesday while 2 transportation department slowed and sanded it. An eight car Pii cup and one oilily r Acci Jem occurred before the Bridge was cleaned. It Jum got Slippery i Quisley and Messy Don vitally a department Dis lick said wednesday. The bugs were up to a foot thick and the Crew had to plow them off with one of our regular  the May lies were in a mating swarm said University of Minnesota Extension  Jeffrey Hahn. Mayflies spend most Oihi in lives in to water As nymphs to Iii in a synchro Nous Hatch most of them emerge from the River As adults at one Lime Hulin said the Maie father in Large swarms and the Fem is Fly Minlu the sv.,irm and malt he said. Tie males then land and du1 and the females return to the water Lay their eggs and die. They Are probably attracted by the lights not the Bridee Vlahn said Learlon Herman regional maintenance chief with the transportation depart men is Iid his employees have to plow a Bridge Abdul once a car to remove May Al Jas driving through a swarm of mayflies is dangerous. Merman said. You can t steer and of can t Sec. And of can t me your Windshield Wip a is became it Jurt smears them across the window he Suid