European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 of a ., the stabs and stripes saturday february 13,1988 Italy cooperating to fight crime Rome a  Justice officials headed by Altmey general Edwin a Csc Iii and italian officials have agreed to step up cooperation in fighting terrorism drug smug gling Ore Aniie Erim and arms trafficking. Meat and Interior minister amino re Fanfani concluded on thursday the four Day meeting of the ital Ian american working group formed in 1984 to develop joint Law enforcement programs. Fri director William s. Sessions also attended the meetings. The delegations discussed the most recent activities of terrorist groups and reviewed the method adopted for Exchange of information Ana technology designed to establish a common basis for combating this menace Meese was quoted As saying in a statement from the us. Delegation. The statement said the two sides decided to study links Between arms traffickers and terrorism on Naiad crimean drags. They agreed to continue Cross training of Law enforcement agents and help italian magistrates to study court procedures in the United states. A communique issued by the Interior ministry said the officials discussed Italy s prosecution of members of the sicilian mafia and its counterpart in Naples the Camorrah and  exchanged intelligence information on cocaine trafficking Between South America and Europe and examined ways to seize assets derived from drugs an to crack Down on laundering of drug Money the statement said. Meese and Fanfani noted thai a computerized sys tem called Flash would soon to into effect to Exchange intelligence on terrorism. The two sides appointed a group to share information on the latest crime technology including the us of fingerprint and Dan records to identify terrorists the statement said Meese was to meet Pope John Paul ii at the Vatican on Friday. Attack by Iran leaves Tanker powerless in Gulf Manama Bahrain a Iran at tacked a danish supertanker in the per Sian Gulf at Dawn Friday setting it afire and injuring three crewmen Gulf ship Ping executives said. They  the vessel As the 339,000-ton Kate marsk and said the tire was put out by the Crew. The Tanker was. Dead in the water and May have suffered some engine room damage said one source. Salvage tug boats were Rushing to help. The executives could not say whether the onslaught was by gunboat or helicopter. The Kate Maersk is the second vessel attacked by Iran in two Days. On thurs Day the norwegian supertanker Happy Kan was raided in the Southern Gulf by an iranian frigate. The first attack came As Iran marked the ninth anniversary of its islamic Revo Lution with huge parades thursday Andas Iraq reported sending Waves of jets to make devastating raids on economic and Industrial targets in Iran. Kano the Dubai bused agent for the danish supertanker said it was looking Tor helicopters to Airlift the injured to Shore. It said it Best Chance was to Fin done of the foreign warships that Patro Gulf Waters. Quake from Page 1 aftershock live months after the main quake said col Lech seismologist Kate hut Lon. "1 just sat there saying Well Here we go again " news Brief sex Soldier sentenced Tonjue by German cd scr Weinfurt West Germit German court thursday Senu  Sol Dicto life in prison of Jar of a cer West. A former t Jon. 1986bman, a court 11, 25, was found nne Schob Tutti Scho 1980, wrapped in a1 area Southwest of Vest German court rape an official said. Donald Dale guilty of the Murdo berth was found is Green poncho in Schweinfurt official. Scho Bunh wjrt9. Pretrial May covering in the Rah Drew Niton lion when Brill Cost alter receiving Jan Honora ble Disch ajl from the army and ref crying tothe in Itab states fought extradition West Germar on the charges. Ecol had been a private with Bury a in Josh Field arty in Sci Nauru said Rance Wilbur. 31, an office worker at a California youth authority school in Whittier. She sprained a knee diving under a desk for cover a repeat of the injury she suffered in the ocl. I quake a 57-year-old Hacienda Heights Man died at Queen of the Valley Hospital in West Covina after suffering a heart attack at his Home during the quake according Toa Hospital spokeswoman. She said paramedics who brought the Man in attributed his death to the temblor. Five other people were treated at the Hospital for minor  presbyterian inter Community Hospital in Whit Lier at least 20 patients were treated for various injuries including two elderly women who were admitted a spokeswoman said. She said the minor injuries included cuts bruises and sprains. One of those admitted suffered Chest pains. Also admitted was Marjorie Simons 64, who suffered fractured vertebrae. I was taking a dish from the dining room to the Kitchen and the next thing i knew i was on the floor Simons said. I said it s an earthquake i was terrified because i m from Florida and i m not used to  people reported feeling the quake from Points of car part As Fullbrook in san Diego county in inc South to Lancaster in the North a 100-Tnilc stretch. Nofz1ger cause just ii someone it convicted of a felony. But we   but Mckay said we Whir Ftp re justified in bringing inc charges and we la mkt a confirms what we Felt from the beginning a Case to make and we made  White House spokesman Marlin i Liwaj won t have any  the jury s verdict was announce Mearly 90 minutes after the panel began its sent Day of deliberations. Nofziger  the first conviction was announced by reached across the defense table in an attempt Tumkel Bragg s hand when the acquittals were .  s wife Bonnie fought Back tears As she left courtroom. Nofziger was convicted of appealing to then presidential Counselor Edwin Meese my for help in getting a$32-inillion, no bid army contract for we Lech corp. A key april 8, 9�2, memo from  now attorney general suggested Hay Antist lop administration official  to persuade the army to give wed  con race.  guilty of illegally lobbying the  for continued production of the air Fla to aircraft for Fairchild Republic corp. And 1 y of pulling civilians on Navy support ships. Upon running was favored by the Marine Engi neers Kummu association which paid Nofziger i firm , the jury  illegal lobby ing charge involving wed Lem cleared Bragg of a charge he aided and abetted thai com on hat charge the defense denied that a May 28, 1985, letter to Moat s Deputy Jankins about we Lech and suggested the signature had a forged by former we Lech lobbyist Stephen Denlinger. Ban from Page 1 if inc decision Rrana ing and affects All the services there  be some serious consideration of an in. Peal 10 the supreme court the attorney said. Justice department spokeswoman Amy Brown said we Are seriously considering an Appeal. We Are reviewing the opinions studying the options trying to decide whether we would seek supreme court review or petition for it rehearing at the court of appeals. The Walkins Rase was decided by a panel of three appeals judges with one dissenting. The 9th circuit covers Alaska aril a California. Hawaii Idaho Nevada. Oregon was Hingul and inc Northern Marianis Wiida in the Western Pacific. X1 a Federal  decision Gener ally Al own Arror the litigants to study the Rutti find decide upon further Legal action said an army Legal official who asked not to be identified. This ruling is nol the final word he said noting thai other courts have upheld the military policy on Homo sex cats. He said one possible action is to obtain a stay which would defer application of the ruling until appeals have been exhausted. No one is Rushing to rewrite the regu Mai Jhc said. There will be no  the department of Justice instr the Justice depart cd to announce its next move in Kins Case by Friday after no recently released  scr ices show that Hui roof homosexuals Are do Schamus of fit year. When service i Kaal their homosexuality themore routinely Given an honorable of charge. The discharge is not consid ered honorable if known homosexual acts or some Type of assault it involved Watkins who slated on enlistment forms in 1967 that he had homosexual tendencies performed in revues As i female Impersonator with the knowledge of his commanding officer and admitted in a1979 Security clearance review that he was homosexual according to inc ruling. Commanders gave Watkins consistently High performance ratings and had no problems with his work. He was Dis charged and barred from re enlist Mcnol in 1982 on the basis of a 1981 regulation directing the discharge of All admitted homosexuals. Jeff Levi executive director of the National Gay and lesbian talk Washington d.c., sexuality have upheld thai policy in the Watkins decision judge Wil Liam Norris said the army Mutl recon Sider Watkins application for re enlist Mcnol without regard to his sexual orientation because cd hat a court at this that homosexuals arc filled to the same Prolee Iott under the hut Ion As other minority groups. Minugh for Gays in the a they no longer have 10 worry thai  May inter Fere with their desire  department policy i to sexuality As one of the grounds Fol dismissal irom the armed  1981 policy Stales homosexuality is in compatible with military service. The presence of such members adversely of Kun the ability of the armed forces to main lain discipline Good order and  past appeals of discharges for Homo or. Concurred Stephen Reinhardt Dis  thai limit the acceptable focus of one s sexual desires to members of the opposite sex like Tan that limit one s Choice of spouse or sexual partner to members of the same race cannot with stand constitutional scrutiny without compelling governmental justification Norris  ruling comes less than two years after a supreme court decision uphold ing a Georgia Nti sodomy Law Psi in wed criminal prosecution for private. The military u not covered by the to Terrie court Rul n on la Georgia lawns Kaikini was never proved to have in flak in Ted Joho a sexual acts. He Wijt Ling in the Georgia decision suggests it Firmie state May penalize Gays solely on the Buis of their expressed sexual orientation