European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 12, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                The St Handisf pipes unofficial i Quilic Tion to Thi . Bamio Fob Cei vol. 46, no. 208 thursday november 12. 1987 1 f 8693 Kennedy is court appointee Washington i api president Reagan announced wednesday lie n appointing cd Cronl  judge an Lurany m. Kennedy to the supreme court. In is  s third bid to fill a High court vacancy and end a politically embarrassing in Isolde Reagan praised Kennedy As a Lough judge who respects the Law As he made the appointment in a nationally televised appearance in the while mouse briefing room. Judge Kennedy is what Many have referred to in recent weeks As a inn  said the presi. Deal. Us the 5 1 year old Jurist stood Al his Side. Administration officials went to Cir Ordinary lengths in Advance of the appointment to make sure Shal Kennedy could pass Muster both Wilh the democratic majority in the Senate and with Republican conservatives. Court Reagan s first attempt to fill the vacancy on the Urt ended in a 5k-42 rejection for appeals court judge Robert h. Bork. Hii second appointee court judge Douglas in Surg. Withdrew even a div his formal nomination papers could be sent Lolly Senate after admitting thai he had so offed Marijinia. In his announcement wednesday. Reagan said the flit has conducted very extensive preliminary incs Lig Lions into Kennedy s background and would com Pleie a full probe. Reagan did t say so. Hut thai Effort is being can Duc cd 19 avoid a duplication of Ginsburg s downfall. F confirmed by the Senate Kennedy would replace retired Justice Lewis f. Powell Reagan had passed Over Kennedy two weeks ago see Kennedy on Page 24 Pilot 10, completes Cross country flight Patrick fab Fla. A a 10 year old Pilot who flew across the coun try in is hours of air time says he dreams of eventually soaring in an f-14 fighter Jet. I m glad thai i made it so far said Erik fiederer smiling widely and Wear ing a yellow to shirt with the word Radi Cal on the Back. Erik made the 2,500-mile trip who his Mother. Air Force col. Nancy fied crr and flight instructor Daryle Crowder. They spent about 90 minutes tuesday night in Miami before making the 180 mile hop to this Central Florida base where he spent the night in vip quarters. The Best moment was when 1 touched Down Here the boy from Santa Maria Calif said after arriving at he base near Cape Catavei Al. We re going to Disney world for two Days before we Start Back for  Erik who had Only three months of flying experience boarded a Cessna at fort Lewis wash., on monday and after a few slops touched Down 3ivi hours later Al Miami International Airport App Holn Erllin fiederer gets a kiss from his Mother Nancy after Landing at Patrick fab Fla the Young Pilot planned to spend 13 hours in inc air bul the flight Lime stretched to 15. He claimed to have Sei records for Speed and distance for his age group fora transcontinental flight. I be fell confident that 1 could do it Erik said but 1 wanted to do this since Chris Marshall did  Chris also 10, of Oceano Calif., he came the youngest aviator to make a transcontinental night last july when he look four Days to Fly coast to coast. Erik who Lurns 11 on nov. 21, took a longer route by flying diagonally across the nation bul he made it in less than half the Lime. "1 wanted to Fly Ever since i was 4," Erik said adding i hat his dream has been to Fly f n tomcat pm since his Mother bought him a Asl Ronal uniform. Crowder who flew co Pilot for the flight through slops in Wyoming. Kansas and Mississippi said Erik is still no Young la gym scared in the air people think flying is hard Chil Dren Don i said Crowder adding thai see flight on Page 24 Roberts ordered held in Navy Brig fort Dix no. A a military magistrate ruled wednesday that an army Oloier who defected to the soviet Union should be detained at the Philadelphia naval Yard Brig for or curly reasons. In a 15-minute hearing magistrate Cape Brenda Pifer said pvt. Wide e. Roberts posed a risk of escape and could have knowledge about sensitive military information Roberts 22, of Riverside Calif has been in army custody since Hii arrest nov. 4 in Europe. Roberts had been at fort Dix from thursday until sunday evening when he was taken to Phila Delphia naval Yard because the army limits confinement Al the fort Dix facility to 72 hours. Confinement at the Brig is stricter than Al fort Dix. Military officials Are considering How to handle Roberts Case. He has been charged Wilh desertion and could face two years of hard labor if convicted by court martial. Army officials have said they arc interviewing Roberts to make sure that he did not discuss sensitive military secrets while he was in he soviet Union. That investigation which began at fort Dix last week was i veg Al the Phila Delphia Brig Roberts Dow Rcd his army Posl at Gic Ssan West Germany in april. He first fled to the soviet embassy in East Germany Willi his Girlfriend Ihen left for the soviet  told authorities he left the army when his superiors complained he was spending Loo much time Wilh his Wesl Ger Man Girlfriend pc Ira Neumann. The woman who is pregnant did not accompany him on his return to the United states. Although Roberts declared he was see Roberts on Page 24 some marines fee command is ouf of Fune by Norman Black a military writer Washington a directive Hal the Navy s Iheme song be played before la Marine corps hymn Al All Marine ceremonies is hitting a sour note with some members of a military Branch that Bills itself As second to none. " Anchor aweigh is a Nice song and All bul bal i the Navy complained a Marine officer tuesday. We Don l need to nuke our own song second fiddle. But like in or not. The Marine corps commandant has decreed Hal inc Navy s anchors aweigh must be played before the Marine corps hymn Al All parades and ceremonies. Gen. Alfred m. Gray the corps new commandant distributed a one Page directive two weeks ego to fld Marine posts announcing the change in musical precedence. His directive was Brief and to the Point. For 212 years. Marines and sailors have served fought and died Side by Side. In virtually every command Loday. Marines continue to serve with their Navy counterpart i. To reflect this brotherhood in arms effective this Date anchors aweigh will be played immediately prior to the Marine corps hymn at All parades and ceremonies the message was dated oct. 28. Bul in inside stripes did t surface publicly until the associated press reported tuesday that the chief of naval operations adm. Carlisle . Troll had authorized Navy Man to carry umbrellas for inc first Lime see Story Page 8. Thai s not the Only thing that s Chan Ging disclosed an official of the . Central come in Tampa Fla., which is headed by a four Star Mann general. Later tuesday it became rather apparent just How slowly Gray s directive had been Willering through the Chain of command. A brass Quintel from the Quantico. Sea marines on Page 24 Christmas Market stripes Magazine d go s Quick action eaves woman. Page 8 d Randy Barmett s car Comer. Page 13 d Bedrosian wins no by Young Page 17