European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 2, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Wednesday september 2, 1987 the Star Sand stripes Page 5 Acle to oppose Bork confirmation Reagan nominee accused of Radical views Washington not the american civil liberties Union is dropping ils 51 year old policy against involvement in supreme court confirmation Bailies to join the Effort to defeat the nomination of judge Robert ii. Bork. Norman , president of inc 2so.ooo-member organization told a news conference Here on monday thai urgent concern within the Acle Aboul Hork s Likely Impact on the court had overcome the Organiza Tion s Long standing reluctance to become embroiled in what could be seen As partisan political disputes. Dorsyn who is inc Stokes professor of Law at new York University Law school and was once a Law clerk for Justice John Marshall Harlan said thai the Reagan administration s description of Bork As a mainstream conservative in the tradition of the late Marian was absolutely Bork is not a conservative Dorsen said but a Radical espousing so limited a vision of inc court s role in protecting individual rights that the court would atrophy if his views prevailed. Since i93fi. The Acle has adhered to a policy of not taking a stand on any nomination either to the judiciary or for positions in the executive Branch. It suspended this bylaw in 1971, when its Board voted to oppose 1 re Sidoni Nixon s nomination of William h. A Ahnquist As an associate Justice. There had been growing sentiment for a acc Arnina Tion of the policy in the two months since Reagan announced Bork s nomination and Dorsen convened a Spe Cial meeting of the Board last weekend in new York. He said on monday that the vote was 47-16 in favor of amending the policy for supreme court nominations Only an exception that was due he said to the court s role As the final expositor of the under the new policy the Acle will oppose any supreme court nominee whose record demonstrates a judicial philosophy that would fundamentally jeopardize the supreme court s critical and unique role in protecting civil liberties in the United Dorsyn said thai once inc new policy was approved the vote to oppose the Bork nomination was 61-3. The Acle Board has 80 members one from each of inc 50 state affiliates and 30 elected at Large. Fewer than half the Board members arc lawyers Here arc no judges on the Board. The Board s action is a Boos to the Anli Bork Effort because the Acle has both a Strong grass roots Organiza Tion and a soph Wistica led grasp of congressional politics. At the news conference on monday Ira Glasser the executive director of the Acle said the vote against Bork reflected opposition not so much to his views on particular issues As to h is View of inc role of the supreme court itself. Instead of seeing the court As a defender of the individual liberties prescribed by the Constitution Classir said judge Bork s writings make it Crystal Clear that he thinks the High Cal right in this society is inc right of local majorities to make Law and to impose their morality on inc rest of society in this View Glasser said inc Bill of rights is an intrusion on a democratic Morton h. Halprin the director of the Acle s Washington office said the main thrust of the Anli Bork Effort would be to educate senators and Senate staff Mem bin Aboul Bork s views. Teen aids victim welcomed at new Indiana school Arcadia. Ind. Up teen age aids victim Ryan while whose Condi Tion generated so much fear among parents thai he was banned from a former school was Well received monday at his new High school in cd neral Indiana. He was received very Well with Many of the students coming up in the hallway to shake his hand and Welcome him said Anthony Cook principal Al Hamilton Heights High school. Obviously some students were apprehensive bul there were no Radical displays of any Type. I m just extremely proud of our Community and our student body Tor treating him As such Cook said. Only to of 615 stud cams at the High school did not attend classes monday because of concern about being in school with the 15-year-old freshman Cook said. Two years ago Ryan was the Point of controversy when he enrolled in 8 Middle school near Kokomo and was barred from the classroom because parents and school officials feared his pres ence was a threat to other students. The parents waged a yearlong court Battle but a judge eventually ordered Ryan Back into the classroom to finish seventh Grade at Western Middle school about 40 Miles North of Indianapolis. List year Ryan met less resistance when he attended eighth Grade classes at Western High school also near Kokomo bul in was evident fears among some parents persisted. Since then the Whites have moved Locicero ind., about 20 Miles North of Indianapolis and the family for the most pan has been welcomed by residents and Ryan s new classmates. Ryan while studies paper daring class monday at Hamilton Heights High school. Jill Stewart a Hamilton Heights Stu the deadly disease that invaded his body Dent who lives near Ryan escorted him in december 1984 during treatment for to his first period classes he wants to be treated she said. In the meantime however Rynn s health has deteriorated because of acquired immune deficiency sym rom his Haemophilia. He recently began taking the experimental drug at which helps Sands or time combat some symptoms of aids. His alertness seems to be a Little Bel Ter with the at Ryan s Mother Jeanne said he just seems to be brighter. He s not cold so much and he has t run any fever at Cook met Ryan Al his Mother s car about 7 45 . Monday and escorted him into the school where most of the students already were in the classroom. Mrs. While picked up her son at 11 20 . After he spent the Day studying English math biology and general business. Cook said the Day passed without Inci Dent and he was pleased with the Stu dents reaction. There was some nervous Ness in anticipation of Ryan s first Day at school but " Here has been no Parent fallout yet he said. Ryan will attend classes from 7 45 to 11 20 . Every weekday As Long As his Energy level is such that he can do that Cook said. If he can t he would go Back to Hom bound Tom Rose assistant school superintendent said Ryan s presence spurred Only routine health measures. The health measures we have taken Are just routine automatic. In terms of sanitation and general cleanliness we Are doing nothing unusual Rose said. Ironically Arcadia flo., is the site of the most recent controversy involving students and aids. Three Haemophilia a Brothers with inc aids virus resumed 10 school there under a Federal court order that sparked a student Boycott several bomb scares and threats. The House they lived in was burned. Loss student Pilot lands safely at Oklahoma air Force base Enid okla. A a Slu Donl Pilot who said he was t sure where he was landed safely but unannounced Mon Day Al Vance fab a base spokeswoman said. The Pilot whose identity was not available was on a Soto flight from the Richard Jones or. Airport in Jinks loss Minoll. So Minoll is about 65 Miles Southwest of Jenks while Enid is about 95 Miles North Northwest of Jenks Melisa Koehlor. A Public affaire spokeswoman Al Vance said civilian air Craft usually Are not allowed to land at military installations. Emergency land Ings Are an exception. This Man was lost and he s a student and that s an emergency she said. And he just put the Man was Noi in Contact with Vance air traffic controllers before land ing Koehler said adding that he had no problems Landing. The Man told thai he did not know where he was and he did not know he was Landing at an air Force base she said. In the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 2, 1947 final unofficial election returns in the hungarian parliamentary elections gave communist party candidates a margin of More than 275,000 votes Over their closest opposition 30 years ago today. Sept. 2, 1957 the new York Yankees bought Pilcher Sal Maglie from the Brooklyn dodgers. Maglic would not be available to Pilch in the world series. Baseball regulations forbid any player purchased after sept. I to pitch in the series for his new to am. 20 years ago . 2, 1967 the National Urban league undertook a program to lower the number of military Ren Lis Trienis among Black Vietnam veterans. The league s pub Lic relations director said Blacks re enlist because they feel civilian life offers hem no Opportunity. 0 years ago today. Sept. 2. 1977 Elhel Waters Star of stage and screen whose emotional renditions of Black spirituals brought her National acclaim died apparently of heart failure. She was to
