European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday october 1987 the stars and stripes Page 5 High court studies minute of silence Washington not in a Case mixing emotionally charged constitutional Issue with mind numbing proce Dural technicalities. Inc supreme court heard arguments tuesday on a new Jer sey Law requiring Public schools to per Mit students a minute of silence at he Start of the school Day. Asserting that Federal District and Appel late courts had Hcan right in finding that the 1982 Law which allows private and quiet contemplation and introspection was a thinly veiled scheme to rein Cal prayer into the schools Norman l can Tor argued for a teacher parents and Stu dents who sued asserting that the Law unconstitutionally established religion. But Rex e. Lee a Washington lawyer who was president Reagan s first solicitor general argued on behalf of two legislators that the Law was clearly constitutional and a Federal judge s decision striking it Down was the state did not defend inc Law. Acc said the Law s Central purpose was the entirely secular one of quieting Down students before Starling the school Day and thai its secondary Pur pose of accommodating students who want to Pray silently was valid. But Well Over Hall of inc hour Long argument and most of the questions from All eight justices entered on the justices Evi Dent doubts about whether the two legislators have the Legal standing to Appeal and whether the court itself has jurisdiction. The two legislators standing is clouded because they originally entered the Case to defend the Law at the leaders of the Senate and general Assembly positions which they lost before filing their supreme court Appeal in March i9b6, and because their successors decided in april 1986 that the legislature did not want to pursue the Appeal. The Case has implications for new Jer sey where the Law has been blocked by court orders since its passage and nationwide. About 25 Stales including new York and Connecticut have adopted Simitar Laws. Acc. Seeking a decision to reinstate the new Jersey Law said the court has Juris diction to decide his Issue of great National moment but acknowledged that the Issue is a close Cantor argued hat the court clearly lacks jurisdiction As did the Reagan administration in a Brief filed As a Friend of the court in april by Charles Fried Lee s successor As solicitor general. A further possibly critical procedural wrinkle was disagreement Over what the consequence would be if inc court find it lacks jurisdiction. Cantor contended that he the lower court rulings should remain intact and the Law interred. Lee raised a novel argument thai the Conse Quence should be to wipe out the Tower court rulings and revive inc Law. Eviction Crew had wrong House court orders family s belongings thrown out Miami a a tearful woman watched in horror As eviction workers who had been Given the wrong address threw her family s belongings including Antiques collected Over 18 years out the doors and win Dows of her Home and onto the Lawn. Commonwealth mortgage co. Of America acknowledged the error tuesday saying the eviction writ Cov ered a House owned by the same family the Baileys. However that House was four Miles away. The address on the foreclosure and the address of i hair residence were mixed up said spokesman Dave Webster from Commonwealth Headquarters in hous ton. I Don t know How that the eviction worker broke Oul windows in inc Bai Ley Home monday and began pushing or throwing Oul bedding toys furniture and Antiques owned by Muriel Bailey her husband and their three children. Mrs. Bailey said she cried at inc rough treatment the victors gave her property and begged them to be gentle. They laughed Al me she said. They said look at All the Good stuff you have and you Don t pay your mortgage mrs. Bailey said she pleaded in vain with police informing them that he order referred to a House in a different subdivision. "1 tried to Tell them they had the wrong address said mrs. Bailey. I said they re breaking up my stuff. One of the officers told me to shut up or he d pu1 me in metro Dade police spokeswoman Lucy fills said officers had routinely called Commonwealth just be fore beginning inc eviction and had been Given the go ahead to serve the eviction notice. But about a half hour later he company called Back and said there had been a mistake she said. The mortgage company offered to move he Baileys furniture Back in but mrs. Bailey protested and a Friend s moving company performed the Job. Commonwealth agreed to fix the damage and guard the Home until the locks were changed. Webster said mrs. Bailey had received notice of the pending eviction at her Home Friday As had her attorney. He said the notice included a phone number she could have called. There Are safeguards to prevent accidents like this from happening said Webster. I Don t know Why she didst use Muriel Bailey sits outside her Miami Home. App Tuno Goode Rizzo Trade barbs in debate Philadelphia a mayor a Wilson Good and sex mayor Frank Rizzo expressed Little brotherly love tuesday night calling each other liars As they clashed in heir Only televised debate before inc nov. 3 election the Only person running for mayor who is a certified liar is Frank Kizzor Goode the democratic incumbent said of his Republican opponent. Rizzo who was a democratic mayor Here for eight Yean in the 1970s, had Simitar things to say about Goode this opponent of mine sure bends the truth. People just won t buy Wilson Goode s fabrications said Rizzo who is making a second comeback try against the Man who Defeated him in the democratic primary in 1983. The pair clashed Over the handling of inc Fata 1985 move confrontation in which 11 people died. Thai May police dropped a bomb on the Row House occupied by members of the Radical group starting a fire that destroyed 61 Homes. At one Point in an apparent reference to move Rizzo said Frank Rizo never killed 11 people. Thai s the men standing about 10 feel apart Al television station Wivi while being questioned by four report ers also Lack d issues of trash disposal. Goode s acceptance of nearly iwo dozen suits from garment Mak ers at a below Martlet Cost and allegations that Rizzo flunked a lie Detector test while mayor. Rizzo s reference to the move siege prompted an emotional reply from Goode. The move incident was a very tragic event in the life of the cily Good said. Something went wrong very wrong and i will carry his scar for the rest of my life. 1 wish 1 could bring those 11 people Back. We have rebuilt that neighbourhood and i have devoted my life to the betterment of inc to Star to forfeit $250,000 Bond Reno nov. A a $250,000 Bond posted by television Star Fred dryer to keep his father in Law John Vaccaro out of prison was ordered forfeited tuesday after Vaccaro was indicted for crimes he Alleg edly committed while free on bail. Dryer Star of abcs Hunter series and a former pro football player had put up property he owns in the los Angeles area As collateral for Vaccaro pending an Appeal of his 1985 conviction for masterminding a Slot machine cheating ring. While on bail Vaccaro was indicted by a los Angeles grand jury on racketeering charges. He is accused of dealing with alleged los an Geles mafia Street Boss Liugi Ciel Fuso. Prosecutors asked inc court to revoke Vaccaro s bail and turn Over Bonds Worth 1350,000 to inc Federal government. Vaccaro originally was released on a 1100,000 Bond but when he was convicted of Slot machine cheating another $250,000 Bond was required while he awaited sentencing. . Magistrate Phyllis Halscy Atkins agreed with the government s argument. Carol Power vice president of Spencer Douglass insurance associates which insured the Vaccaro Bond told the court her company would refuse to write Bonds for Federal crimes if the ruling is upheld. We can t Guaran Lece Good behaviour she said. If the ruling stands a Legal Battle Between Spencer Douglass insurance and dryer about who should pay is probable according to Dale Murphy a lawyer for a bail bonding insurance company. Bail Bonds were originally required to guarantee a defendant s appearance in court. Congress expanded the Law in 1984 to impose other conditions on defendants including drug tests travel restrictions and Good behaviour. Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 8, 1947 in accordance with president tru Man s request thai americans cat less european come soldiers bread rations were to be Cut by one Quarter no meat would be served in the mess Halls one Day a week and commissaries would sell no meat on thurs Days. 30 years ago today. Oct. 8, 1957 As a soviet satellite circled the Earth Western nations were preparing a United nations Resolution calling for International control of Craft in outer space 20 years ago foe a. Oct. A 1967 audio safely critic Ralph Nader claimed that general motors used misleading arid deceptive dims o try to undermine government Confidence in Over the shoulder scat belts a safely device scheduled for 1968 Model cars. 10 years ago today ,. Oct. 8, 1977 a jury reached a guilty verdict after about iwo hours of deliberation in the Case of 15 year old Ronny Zamora whose defense a gait a first dog rec murder charge was based on a claim of Telvi Sion induced insanity
