European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 8, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes sunday novembers 1987 Weinberger praises Carlucci s stance Washington Al Clary Caspar Weinberger Friday said Tiff is certain his nominated successor. Frank Carlucci won t Compromise on defense issues and that president Cagan won t abandon support for the Star wars anti missile system. Weinberger in two Tel vision inter views and a news conference after announcement of his resignation made a foal plea to Congress not to reduce i Gany defense buildup.  said Money flu Mui of conc of inc main  jul Ali who is Nam i  11 re Are some who have been Wilf ing to Compromise from inc beginning but Frank has certainly not been one of Weinberger said on the lbs fining news Friday. Asked if his departure might Lead to Reagan s making concessions on plan for an anti missile defense system when he negotiates disarmament with the soviets Weinberger said i Don l think so. I think the president regard this As his highest priority and i Al ways  Weinberger 70, will remain in office until Carlucci is confirmed by the sen ale a process thai is expected to be Quick and smooth. Carlucci will be replaced As National Security adviser by army it. Gen. Colin Powell the second ranking Man on inc National Security Council staff. Ginsburg from Page 1 Howard h. Baker jr., the White House chief of Staft about the possibility that Bennett would Call the judge. Baker urge the Secretary to speak directly to the presi Dent who Lold me Secretary to do what you think is right the officials said Marion c. Plakcy a spokesman far Ben Nett said the Secretary had told Ginsburg that smoking marijuana was not right and that the controversy Over his Nomi nation was hurting the  i Ginsburg withdrew now he could dose gracefully the Secretary Lold the judge according to Blakey. But she quoted Ben Nett As saying that it would be much More difficult Tor Ginsburg to withdraw later after the Senate judiciary committee had begun hearings on the nomination. Thus according to administration officials Bennett Lold Ginsburg that it would be Good for him. As Well As for the president if the judge seriously consid ered withdrawing now. The most immediate problem facing Ginsburg was his use of marijuana sever Al times As a College student and a Taw professor. But thai disclosure led to the question whether he had been truthful in completing forms Hal usually require attorneys seeking employment with the Justice department to say whether the have Ever used drugs. The marijuana disclosure followed ethical questions involving Ginsburg s ownership of almost $140,000 Worth of Slock in a Cable television company while he Hea " 1 a government inquiry into the Cable Industry As head of the Justice department s antitrust division. Early Friday Reagan described he judge s use of marijuana As a few exper mentations adding he was not an addict nothing of that  the comment reflected an administration strategy decided upon at a while House meeting thursday night to publicly push ahead with the nomination in the face of the mounting questions. But in private conservations the White in us Brief House acknowledged that the Nomi nation was in serious trouble. On thursday anticipating reports that were about to be broadcast and published inc 41-year-old Federal appeals judge acknowledged that he used marijuana once Asa College student in the 1960s and on a few occasions in the 1970s. He did not give further details. He said such use was a mistake that he regretted. There were some expressions of support from Capitol or a but most of those were carefully hedged with senators saying that while the drug use alone should not suffice to kill the nomination Ginsburg was Al ready vulnerable Tor other reasons the Senate majority Leader Robert c. Byrd told reporters Hal Ginsburg has to give very very serious consideration to asking he president to withdraw his Nomi nation. The West Virginia Democrat said the nominee had embarrassed Reagan and his wife Nancy in View of the Campaign they be carried on against  in a speech on the Senate floor Byrd called the nominee s use of marijuana most unfortunate and not  he said the thing that concerns me is the image a supreme court Justice presents Lothe Young people of this country. This was not just a Youthful indiscretion he did it As a Law professor and in was  sen. Aden Specter r-pa., said the nominee had told him that his last  of marijuana was in 1979. At hat Lime Ginsburg was 33 and had been teaching Al Harvard Law school for four years. Specter a former Philadelphia District attorney said thai while the use of Mari Juana does not preclude confirmation it is a Factor of some importance Hal Hasto be taken into  he said that As a District attorney he had not prosecuted cases of simple Possession of marijuana for personal use Given the other problems facing  Bui he added it s a different Issue As to whether in bean on qualifications for the highest court in the  Specter is a member of the judiciary committee which has tentatively scheduled Ginsburg s confirmation hearings for the week of dec. 7. One of the senators least critical of Ginsburg s behaviour was the chairman of the committee Joseph r. Biden jr., who dropped out of the presidential race i september after disclosures that he had used without attribution the work of others for his own speeches. My lord that s not a reason to disqualify a  the Delaware Democrat said speaking of Ginsburg s use of marijuana. I mean what Are we talking about do weak people were they Ever drunk Biden. 44, said that if at age 41, As judge he was smoking in his Chambers that would be another  he added. Twenty years ago we were to the Middle of a cultural  several senators observed that the marijuana use might have been less dam aging to another nominee or to a Nomi Nee of a president who had not either conducted such an intensive Campaign against drug use or sought to portray his supreme court nominees As Law and order judges. Sen. Patrick j. Leahy d-vi., who serves on the judiciary committee speculated that a disclosure that Justice Lewis f. Powell jr., whose retirement last june created the supreme court vacancy had used marijuana would have had Little Impact. But in the Case of Ginsburg Leahy continued so very Little is known that if anything comes out it creates a big  Leahy said the disclosure will Haven effect even though it should to on Ginsburg s confirmation chances. The senator said that although As a former state prosecutor he look a dim View of drug use he found it awfully hypocritical for people in Congress the administration or the news Media to say How terribly shocked we Are to hear that per sons living in Cambridge in their mid 30 s used  senators in both parties were critical of a White House screening process this year or last when Ginsburg was nominated and confirmed to the . Court of appeals Here. Sen. Larry Prosper r-s.d., speaking on the Senate floor with obvious anger said he was very disturbed Al the while House Clearing  he said that in fairness to those of us who arc in the trenches trying to provide support administration officials should sit Down for half a Day with judge Ginsburg an review his life with  "1 have asked the administration to reassess this nomination and get inc facts out Pressler said. The senator a Grad uate of Harvard Law school said that Fin fact Ginsburg used marijuana while teaching there "1 will have a. Very difficult time supporting this  within the Wafie House too there was recrimination and Finger pointing some directed at the nominee and some at the Justice department. Attorney general Edwin Mcnese Iii was the Engi Neer of Ginsburg s last minute selection Over another Federal judge Anthony m. Kennedy who was favored by inc More pragmatic faction in the administration. One White House official asking not to be quoted by name said in an inter View. Conservatives relied on Justice department assurances that this Guy was one of us and i think some folks May be feeling a Little hoodwinked because the Justice department did t have More in formation before they pushed him Pressler speaking on the Senaie floor said he was concerned by Ginsburg answers to his questions Al a meeting in his office several Days ago before the marijuana disclosure. The senator said he had told the nominee that he wanted to support him ind bad asked whether Here was anything embarrassing Hal Pressler should know about. According to the senator Ginsburg said  in contrast to the grim mood among republicans some Senaie democrats made Little Effort to conceal their amuse ment. Sen. John Glenn of Ohio who usually displays a More serious tide could barely suppress a smile As he stepped into a Senaie elevator. Just say no just say no he said to reporters Ashe door closed. The phrase was a reference to the slogan adopted for her anti drug Campaign by mrs. Reagan who herself issued a statement Friday. Unfortunately the 60s and 70s were a Lime when a lot of people experimented with pot the statement said. Apparently he did and i m sorry about  . Unemployment rises to july August rate of 6% washing flan jobless rate c the first inc real creation of More i cant growth in i a the nation s Civit up to 6 percent of october in 13 monthly despite Ihen 500,000 a ofis and signify  theg overment said Fri the labor Dupai holds showed 415,0" last month than Ingabor Force grew by rate by 0,1 percent to Pool september slowest in nearly Ighel years. Both  civilian Labo Force had drop. Thousands of stud school Afler summer vacations. That urfaly accounted for rage a jct drop from the 6 percent the of july and bit the october Survey was taken in the see week of the month just before the 508-Poimi recorded in the Dow Jones Industrial stocks Index on oct. 19. Survey of House americans at work Ember. But the civilian raising the jobless irate had been the the size of the in september As nil returned Lowas Hal drop  percent Roberts Petra Neumann of we Germany. He was interviewed by Cable news  after Landing then Dis appeared for several hours. A Robert arrived at fort Dix Way Friday morning after taking an air Force Cligh fron Verein main Ablo Dover fab Del. A Neumann remained in Germany Dolif Lynaid. Since she is a German citizen we Couldry her to the United states on military trans Portal he said. She has been put in touch with civilian services agencies in  Robert is being questioned by military int Ellige officials and a decision on is Fate will be made the debriefing. Dow log could not say hum Nethat May take. We be just begun looking jul trips he said. We re keeping All out optic Ripen including the court martial option. A dui Idoft will be made based on an investigation into me circumstance surrounding Roberts actions an pm activities during the past eight  of Rixon Jart Plhal while a court mania is certainly distinct possibility the service could also choose to offer Roberts the  of a chapter 10 discharge which is defined As separation for the Good of the  while not As severe As a bad conduct or Dis Honora ble discharge the chapter 10 separation still carries negative connotations on a former service member record when he or she looks for work in the civilian world Rixon said. That Type of discharge is often Given in lieu of a court martial he said. Dow log said he Hod no information on Roberts allegations of maltreatment and persecution at his Giessen West Germany unit which Roberts claimed drove him to defect. Well probably wll to Check into thai among other . We re interested in tracing nil  erts 22, from san Bernardino calif., Well 3l from Btry a 3rd in 79 h Field arty in Gies sell Farch 2 and was listed As a de Senor one Mont later. Tom Talion now is the 2nd in 32nd Field any on  officials said they had Grante Asylum to a u.3r3emy Soldier and his Gentian girl Friend. The two Wem Ufler identified As Roberts and Neumann. A Roberts reportedly asked Soyini officials to allow him to return to the West after tiring of inc Job he had been Given draining the venom of poisonous snakes in the arid Steppe of the soviet Union s turkmen Republic North of Iran. He also was reportedly concerned about Neumann who is pregnant