European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 5, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes wednesday August 5.1987 radio to fairness doctrine scrapped Washington a the Federal communications commission tuesday Voled to scrap the fairness doctrine i 38-year-old policy requiring broadcasters la present contrasting views on Loniro venial issues. In a unanimous vote the commis Sion s four tilling members said he Doc Trine is Unev Cowry because of Lite num Ber or radio and television stations serving no country and is unconstitutional because it gives the government editorial control Over broadcasters. Broadcaster have Long opposed the fairness doctrine claiming it violates first amendment rights to free speech. Anticipation of the acc action has fuelled efforts in Congress to enact the Doc Trine which has been a policy of the acc into Law. Congressional efforts to overturn tuesday s action were expected. Acc chairman Dennis Patrick said the action should be cause for Celebration because it extends to broadcasters the same first amendment guarantees of free speech that protect the print Media. The  doctrine chills speech and contravenes the first amendment and the Public interest Patrick said. Supporters of the doctrine say it is needed to ensure that minority View Point Are aired by broadcasters. Andrew j. Schwartzman executive director of Media Access project said today is a bad Day for the first amendment bul the listeners will win in the end. The fairness doctrine has always had the support of Congress and the courts and it will prevail Media Access project describes itself As a Public interest Law firm thai defends the first amendment rights of the Public before inc acc and in the courts. Patrick said hat with 1.300 to Slaton and 10,000 radio stations on the air. The chances of Bias not being countered arc  earlier this year Congress passed a measure making the fairness doctrine a Law bul president Reagan vetoed the Bill in june. Congressional supporters of the doctrine have been unable to gather enough Voles to override the veto. The acc s action came on a lawsuit brought by the Meredith corp., a Broad cast group based in pcs Moines Iowa after the commission found that Mere Dith s Syracuse n.y., television station had violated the doctrine. The commission also issued a report tuesday to Congress analysing alternatives to elimination of the doctrine. The report which was ordered by Congress concluded that none of the alternatives would alleviate All the problems of the fairness doctrine. The Meredith cast was remanded to the commission by a . Appeals court panel which directed the Agency to con Sider Meredith s arguments thai enforce Man. Of the doctrine would deprive the station of its constitutional rights. Judge rules governors can f Stop overseas training of guard units St. Paul Minn. A governors have no constitutional authority to withhold consent for National guard training missions in Central America a Federal judge ruled tuesday. In a strongly worded 14-Page opinion . District judge donate Alsap dismissed with prejudice a Law suit filed by Minnesota and supported by several other Stales. The court concludes thai Congress May exercise plenary authority Over the training of the National guard while inc guard is on Active Federal duly and must share with the states authority Over training of the guard Only when the guard is not employed in the service of the United states " Alsop said. Minnesota s lawsuit had been joined by Arkansas Colorado Delaware Hawaii Kansas Maine Massachusetts Ohio Rhode Island Vermont and Iowa. Louisiana joined the lawsuit bul later withdrew Minnesota attorneys argued that an amendment sponsored by . Rep. , Montgomery d-miss., to a Bill signed into Law by president Reagan on nov. 14 unconstitutionally infringed on the right of states to control their militias. The amendment provides that governors May with hold consent for foreign assignments for their National guard units Only when the units Are needed for local emergencies. Some governors had withheld consent for guard missions to Central America before Congress acted. . Rudy Perpich asked the slate attorney Gener Al s office to file the lawsuit instead of withholding consent for some Minnesota guard missions to Cen trial America in january. Just for kids Bank has Busy first Day Denver a nearly 100 youngsters lined up monday to open accounts Al the nation s first Bank for children the Young americans Bank. As of this moment we be opened 95 accounts Bank president Roger Knight said 20 minutes before closing. They re All very interested All very serious very appreciative and eager to gel started on this part of their education Knight said adding Hal the custom ers ranged in age from 7 to 22. Checking account customers under in have to have checks co signed by their parents with a maximum of j30 per Check for those under 15 years old and si00 for those 15 through 18. The Bank is the brainchild of Denver Cable to mag Nate Bill Daniels who put up $1.5 million. His aim is to Leach children about banking. Experts say the Young americans Bank is geared toward the Type of customer most Banks want to avoid those with Low balances potentially High transaction and Small loan amounts. Some activities Are going to be inherently not Profita ble we realize Hal but we Are going to be profitable said Phil Hogue chairman of the Young americans Bank. Hogue said the Bank will solicit support from corporations asking them to put Large sums of Money in non in Crest bearing certificates of Deposit the Bank which plans to invest heavily in Slu Donl Loans will offer classes on Money and banking. Nose no grief president Reagan wearing Small band Aid on Bis nose grim As if nothing had happened. Us week he breezed through an operation to remove cancerous Tirkot from i now. Doctors Slid there were no complications. Pope s North american visit wow it it will go and Oil whom he will idh1 1. A Jib i 10-11 to tent and in. Reagan. In met bade 2 Colum by. 5 c. Sept 1 1 4. Ten of unto Bupt 1ft Caw Sfa 14. F 8. Frt Palm Stupl 1s-t� Vatn  Kew to part Bruj. Den. Is. In v Wui us Beh Pai t. Me my  i t. San f Ranchi co set 1mb to we me godot gild Boga meat we  jury representatives 9 dil roil set 1 9 ptts 10. Edmonton Cpl 18 i 20 11. It Slepion 5jh 1ft 5nd eskimos health official resigns in protest Over poor planning of papal visit san Antonio Texas a the county s health director has resigned More than a month ahead of schedule because she says hundreds of people could die during the upcoming visit of Pope John Paul ii due to inadequate precautions. Or. Katharine Rathbun director of the san Antonio metropolitan health District of Bexar county told City officials monday thai crowding Lack of water and intense midday heal could prove fatal to some attend ing the papal mass. Catholic officials have said they expect 500.000 peo ple Al a 140-Acrc site sept. In to see the pop celebrate Afi croon mass. Rathbun said the crowd should be limited to 125,000. Temperatures in san Antonio in september usually Are in the 80s. Humidity can be a problem. Unless proper attention is Aid to the need for limiting the sue of the crowd and providing an Ade quate water Supply. I m concerned we May have hundreds of people dying and thousand of casualties she said. The Rev. David Garcia chairman of the papal mass site preparation committee defended it sue and adequacy of inc site. This is not a Rock concert Garcia said. This is nol a fiesta Type event with people going there to Eal drink and dance. This is a religious event a very a Date kind of  Rathbun who had planned to resign sell. Is to move to Denver with her family said she will leave her position Al the end of the week because of Dis agreements with the san Antonio archdiocese Over health related issues. She said preparations for the mass Art inadequate and do nol follow stale requirements. I has simply Gol to the Point where i cannot Ethi Cally acquiesce to their planning. I think it s Loo dangerous she said. Under teas Law organizers of gatherings that last More than 12 Houn must apply for a it be permit which ills certain health and safely standards. The san Antonio archdiocese has not applied for a permit saing the gathering will nol last 12 hours. Productivity soars Washington t hit american businesses More than doubled their productivity gains in the Sec Ond three months of this year incr aging output at a 1.3 percent annual Raic. The labor department said