European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 10, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday. October 10,1987 Clare Boothe Luce 84, Dies of cancer York a Clare Boothe Luce who As writer and ambassador was one of the most influential moot her generation died Earl Friday of cancer in wa$Tli5hcwas 84. Mrs. Luce the widow or a Luce died at Home it was announced by Rob Nandu executive director of the Henry Luce foundation. Mrs. Luce was one of the most influential women other general Ion a novelist playwright Diplomat Edi Tor and politician1 As Well As the wife of Luce founder of time lire inc. She was elected to the Best dressed list As Well As to Congress. Mrs Luce continued to be Active both on the Washington social circuit and in politics into her 80s. She was a consultant la the National Security Cou Najja member of the Washington times advisory i she lived in Hawaii from her in1967 until 1981, when she was up Point to the Intelli gence advisory Board by re Agana no cd Back to Washington. A mrs. Luce was bom in by Ork City on april 10,1903. Her parents sep nor when she was Young and Mother and daughter mint to Paris Tor a year. She late attended in new York. In augusl0k3, she married wealthy new yorker George to Rokaw. They were divorced six Yean later. Her Wolfchild Ann Clare Brokaw was killed in an Law general motors reach tentative pact Detroit a the United Auto worker Union and general motors corp., the nation s largest automaker reached agreement thursday on a tentative contract settlement. A Union statement contained no details of the tentative pact which will be presented monday la the 300-member National pm bargaining Council in Chicago. Afterwards the pact will be submitted to the Union s 150 pm officials had earlier said the pact strongly resembled the contract reached with Ford the negotiators main task had been to fit the Job protecting Ford motor co. Pact which was signed monday to much larger pm. Gem Senate agree i arms package Wash reached agree Nap president Reagan thursday with Senate Leader son a is billion Sac weapon to saudi Arabia after Maverick air a round missiles were eliminated from the pack the inclusion of a Kauai Ericc missiles inthe arms package As on Molly planned had caused deadlock Over the so because of fear that the missiles could pose a trn Uto Israel. Their elimination from the Maebee leaves inthe Deal a dozen Al 5 fighter will be shipped Only As needed to inventory 1300 million in elect rank up grades for planes now in the saudi air feb artillery ammunition carriers and upgrade currently held tanks. Automobile Accident in California in 1944. In 1935. She married Luce who was to become Edi Tor in chief of time life and Fortune magazines. He died in 1967 while on vacation in Arizona. Mrs. Luce converted to roman Catholic the instruction of Bishop Fulton of a if pcs of much publicized Cove Jim Misc revised by Jijon preacher. Of Vogue Magazine in1930 and san a a aging editor of vanity fair a Reg Success came omit Bic Fri 936 with Omen which criticized nor comings. The play which had an Alphran for 6j7 performances. Other plays included abide with me 1937 kiss the boys goodbye 1938margin for error 1939come to the stable q947child of the morning 19si and slam the door softly 1970. Mrs. Luce actively entered politics in the presiden tial Campaign of 1940 when she worked for the elec Tion of Republican candidate Wendell Wilkic. With her election to Congress As a Republican fro Connecticut s Fairfield county in 192, mrs. Luce aimed verbal dans at the democrats especially presi Dent Franklin d. Roosevelt. The Only woman member of the House military affairs visitor to the world Domestic scene she sup cities for Blacks. St Luce returned to the political scene in i9s2 Low Ork for Dwight Eisenhower s nomination and elec Tion. She lost her bid to become . Senator fro Connecticut but was selected As . Ambassador to Italy in Early 1953 becoming the second woman ambassador and the first to a major european capital. She resigned in 1957 after reportedly suffering arse Nic poisoning from paint dust in her bedroom. Two years later Eisenhower nominated her to be ambassador to Brazil. Sen. Wayne Morse an Oregon Democrat criticize her nomination calling her mentally unstable and a " Anderer of Roosevelt. Acc replied in kind my difficulties Mfune Yean tuck and began when senator Morse was Afcin the head by a horse a refer ence to a 1951iwitalwhcn a Mare broke Morse s jaw. She was confirmed Bulah i Urce Days later indicating that Morse s Chi Cist to bled distrust of her Mission. The Luce foundation said a funeral scheduled for tuesday at is. Patrick s Cath can Manhattan Wilh a memorial service scheduled in Washington on wednesday. Bork from Page t leaders in the Lynch mob asked to name them the president replied senator Biden senator Kennedy and Metzenbaum the third sen. Joseph Biden is chairman of the Senate Judic iary committee while Sens. Edward m. Kennedy and Howard Metzenbaum were vigorous critics of Bork during the panel s hearings. All Are members of the democratic party which Hasa majority in both the Senate and House of representatives. Bork s critics have accused i m of taking Loo narrow View of the . Constitution on such issues As pro Lection of civil rights and liberties. They say he changed his position at his confirmation hearings to take a broader View of free speech and equal Protection for women. They also said he has said in the past he would overturn landmark supreme court rulings though say ing Al the hearings he would respect precedent an taking positions thai opponents have labelled anti civil rights anti labor anti consumer and pro big business. Supporters say Bork is an eminently qualified Juris who has fallen victim to unfair attacks by liberals. The supreme court began in fall term Tan wee with eight silting justices and Reagan administration officials Are anxious to restore the High court to full strength before the end of the year. Iran no a War and the United Stales is response _ called for the withdrawal of All it Gulf in the Senate sen. Lowell Weicker a conduced a Resolution thai would invoke the 19 Powers act everybody is Bobbing and ing to avoid the Law. But it s there Aoe should Fonow it he said. The legislators also cons Daif overhauling it wit legislation to Force the to seek congressional permission before sending troops into potential hostilities. At thenh Fernent we Don t believe the facts of incidents bring into play the War pow ers act Weinberger told delegates to an International spokesman for iran1 War information Headquarters was quoted by Irna As saying Iran holds the United states responsible for the lives Oft a said were taken hostage Bulj dirt Weinberger said Lewbin swore injured or kilted in inc Botha night fighting which gunboat opened fire without warn a . Observation helicopter that Weinberger on Normal patrol in the Northern Gulf Huia Tian ended when army attack helicopters strafed three of the iranian boats linking one. The no rescued six iranian crewmen from the gulfs them subsequently died. One of the survivor sphere serious injuries Weinberger said. Thursday s clash came 17 Days after _ attacked the Iron Ajr an iranian vessel that gon said was laying mines in the Gulf. Five iranians were killed in the sept. 21iran claimed the vessel was a merchant ship. 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