European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse Inside stripes d Charles Diana end visit Page 2 re air Force defeats army 27-10 sports Page 23 d Greece threatens to close . Bases Page 28 vol 46. No. 205 unofficial publication for monday november 9. 1987 d 8693 a Reagan accepts withdrawal of Ginsburg Over drug Issue Mih i i i i i Miu ankh nov m. Kent Cdv of Washington a Douglas h. Ginsburg. Saying his views on he Law have ctn drowned out in the clamor Over his past marijuana smoking asked president Reagan on saturday to with draw his supreme court nomination. Reagan spending the weekend at inc Retreat praised Ginsburg in a statement and said he will promptly make a third attempt to fill the vacant scat on the High court. Ginsburg turned his Brief withdrawal state mint into an anti drug message and said he Hopes the Young people of this country including my own daughters will Leam from my his departure Only nine Days after he was nominated by Reagan in an elaborate East room ceremony was one of the quickest exits Ever for a supreme court nominee. It followed the stinging s8-42 Senate defeat oct. 2j of Robert h. Bork. Reagan s first Choice to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Lewis Powell. Reagan said in his statement "1 com mended judge Ginsburg for his record and qualifications when i announced his selection and i commend his selflessness and Clear thinking now one judge mentioned As a possible in drug i guns Burfie gives his withdrawal Sli Temerl decrying the use of illegal drugs. New nominee Anthony. Kennedy f the 9th . Circuit court of appeals flew from California to the Washington area saturday according to a spokeswoman at Andrews Ash Kennedy was taken on an air Force Jet from Mcclel Lan Ash neat Sacramento to Andrews in suburban Maryland said capt. Clummer Mon ague. White House spokeswoman Leslie Arsht and Justice department spokes Man Terry Eastland said they were unaware of Kennedy s arrival. On Friday one Day after Ginsburg had admitted using the illegal drug in the 1960s and 19705, inc president had publicly defended his nominee and had said he would not withdraw die nomination. However Reagan s education Secre tary William Bennett telephoned gins Burg Friday night and asked him to take his name out of consideration. Bennett did so after Reagan advised him to do what you think is right a urn Natl aide said several conservative senators had urged Reagan to withdraw the Nomi nation but one Republican member of the Senate judiciary committee. Orrin g Hatch of Utah was highly critical of see Ginsburg an Page 26 Man Gionco a Pou Vuic Gore Babbitt say they smoked marijuana by United press International two democratic presidential candidates sen Al Bert Gore and former Arizona gov. Bruce Babbitt As Well As sen. Claibore Pell disclosed Sal urday they had smoked marijuana. Rep. Newt Gin Grich a a. Said he once tried the drug and k had no effect on him. Their revelations followed inc disclosure by supreme court nominee Douglas Ginsburg that he used marijuana in the 1960s and 1970s. That disclosure led the Federal appeals court judge to withdraw his own nomination saturday. Babbitt in response to reporters questions in Iowa saturday admitted he smoked marijuana several times Back in the late 60s when 1 was a civil rights worker Down South but added so what s the big Deal it beats Miami Beach at a meeting of de Mccratic Candi dates Gore. 39, of Tennessee said he has not used the drug in 15 years but smoked it several times in College and during his army office of manpower and Reserve affairs said that the class i stores will be inc first reve nue generating mrs activity to be considered for Tram of and that All other activities such As a ing alleys courses and no and be studied Indium my and _ . Made up of the i ifs of inc major commands will look at about three o sin activities per Quarter to see if it would be More advantageous to move them to cafes i manpower official said. When an Arti filyis at whether Fly and a absorb thai activity Mlo " its Structure an also will look at the Bene fits that would Rusuli from the move. But the plan if approved by Congress ill not gel into gear until late january Staci to of the 18 major commands . and Force come. Oppose that relm class i project he said. Us eur officials Are concerned because of the possibility that they would have to come up with a Large amount of Severance pay for separating class i employees and they Haven t accrued any Money for that kind of he said. For com has held Back because the commander there is new and in t that familiar with the and forces come opposition apparently took Many it Ople. In Seo cafes on Page 28
