European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 17, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 1 the stars and stripes tuesday. November 17,1967 supreme court Roundup ruling in agent Orange records Case upheld conviction in Stock scandal affirmed Washington apr the supreme court Mon Ilay refused to withhold from Public disclosure Volu Minous chemical company documents Ghoul agent Orange a herbicide us Spiru i of using cancer among Vietnam veterans. The court also uphold Ini insider trading convict Lions of a former Wai Streel journal reporter and two no her people who profiled from stocks he was writing about. The court without comment let stand an order in Raling Honni Monk from a lawsuit thai led to a ii80 million settlement for alleged victims of agent Orange. The highly Public cd Case was settled before . District judge Jack b. Win slain in new York cily in 1984, when seven chemical companies agreed to set up i s180 million fund Tor the veterans and their families. More than 120,000 people eventually May claim Bene fits. Wins twin then ordered inc chemical company documents unsealed unless the firms could show a need to keep particular papers secret. The companies had a puck that Trade secrets might be revealed hurting them financially. Sci Sicin s ruling was upheld by the 2nd . Cir Cuit court of appeals last june. The appeals court said thai although a Locum Cal by document review of the material will be time con suming any inconvenience for the companies car mainly is outweighed by the enormous Public interest in the agent Orange litigation and the compelling need. To evaluate fully inc Efficacy of settling this Liti  the chemical companies argued hat unseating the documents would violate the terms of the ii80 million v i tic mint agreement. The Vietnam veterans of America said in will As semble a team of experts to begin going through the documents As they arc made available Over the next 60 Days. Mike Cav cock spokesman for inc organization said it is looking Tor any evidence the defense department and he chemical companies had Early knowledge of potentially harmful effects on humans of inc herbicide. The Vietnam veterans of America wants the Veter ans administration to award compensation to veterans suffering illnesses they believe Are due to agent Orange exposure during service. Leaveck said any evidence in the Locum cols could be used to press for that compensation. This is probably the most important aspect of the agent Orange class action settlement Cav cock said. At Best a totally disabled Vietnam Veteran is Only going to get $12,000 out of this distribution which is not a lot. We be always maintained that the bulk of the liability lies with inc Federal government. These documents could very Well give us the kind of evidence we need to assign a proper share of the blame to the Feder Al government he said. In inc insider trading Case the justices voted 8-0 to uphold mail and wire fraud convictions against the former reporter r. Foster Winans and the others. Out the justices split 4-4, in ruling that Federal securities Laws apply to such cases. The evenly divided vote caused by a vacancy on Ilie court Means that no National precedent is established with regard to the securities Law holding. Early Start for Christmas huddling among acres of greenery on a tree farm mar Cli Dale Springs n.c"., Carton Taylor pre pares selected Christmas Trees for shipment to Distri Hutin centers. 1 n other action the court let stand a ruling that the Public hat no right to hear or Sec pc trial statements Given in criminal cases under oath but not in a courtroom. The court without comment refused to hear arguments by Florida newspapers that their reporter have a right either to attend sessions at which the statements called depositions arc Given or to obtain written copies of them. Let stand a ruling that a Trimma def Abse so or May be forced to give the prosecution notes from the pretrial questioning of prosecution witnesses the justices citing the Lack of a substantial Federal question rejected an Appeal by a Chicago lawyer cited for contempt of court Tor refusing to turn Over such notes while representing a client accused of Mur Dix in inc agent Orange Case inc companies agreed to create the settlement fund the Day inc Case was to have gone to trial. The Money is to compensate Vele Raimand their families for up to 25 years agent Orange was sprayed Over Large portion of Southeast Asia during the 1960s by the . Military which hoped to deprive communist insurgents of crops and cover. The suit against the defoliant s manufacturers charged that agent Orange was contaminated with highly toxic dioxin which allegedly caused severe Illi Nesses including cancer among the veterans. The suit also said the herbicide caused miscarriages in the wives of exposed servicemen and birth defects in their children. Rights group Calls Milwaukee nation s most segregated City Milwaukee a Milwaukee is the nation s most segregated major metro Potlan area says a study by a civil rights group and Black leaders say Many of their people feel trapped. Milwaukee is the South Africa of inc .," said Michael Mcgee one of three Thaek Alden non on inc 16-Mcmbcr common Council. If you re not talking about Blacks Milwaukee is a Garcal place to  the Milwaukee Urban league study cited 1980cen sus figures for its conclusion that the City had the High est degree of racial segregation of the 50 . Metro Politan areas with the largest Black populations. According to the study released in weeks ago 97,5 percent of metropolitan Milwaukee s 150,677 Blacks lived within the City limits while the remainder lived in suburbs and neighbouring counties. The metropolitan area s total population is 1.397.000. The authors estimated thai about 60 percent of All Black children in Milwaukee live in or near poverty. Milwaukee also ranked  the Bottom of . Metropolitan areas in terms of Black economic Well being Tho study said. Milwaukee docs have a quod Quality of life to offer said Alderman John Kalwitz president of the common Council. " but much to my personal Dis pleasure the minority Community bears he Brunt of the social problems. If we can t gel together the future does t speak Well for  some Blacks arc so angry about the school system they want to secede. A Bill expected to be introduced in the Wisconsin legislature Early next year would create an Independent predominantly Black school District in the inner City. O Neill to be operated on for rectal cancer Boston a Farmer House speaker Thomas p. Tip o Neill jr., 7-1. Is suffering from Recial cancer and will undergo surgery this week a Hospital official said monday. The cancer was located about five inches below he surface of the skin and would necessitate removal of the lower six inches of o Neill s Bowel said or. Richard e. Wilson chief of oncology at Brigham & women s Hospital. Wilson said surgery would be per formed wednesday and he is very Popli mistic All the cancer can he removed. Me said it was possible o Neill would have 1p undergo chemotherapy after the operation Hui thai was not certain. O Neill who retired in january after 10 Jears As speaker of the House of representatives was Hong treated at Silky memorial for a longstanding prostate  said Fern Stone. Hospital spokeswoman. Reports had circulated this o Neill was suffering from cancer bin his family would not confirm it and am of his sons Thomas p. O Neill Iii. Had said Friday thai news reports thai Hii father Hud cancer were not Correct. O Neill appeared Strong and healthy when he entered inc Boson Hospital spokeswoman Kathleen o Donnell said he was in Good spirits and is resting  sht1 said. He s in Good spirits. He s feeling Fine. He s walking  another son. Christopher r. Kip o Neill a Washington attorney did saturday. O Neill in is in Cape c of with his wife Millie