European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - February 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday. February 13,1988 . Opposes ruling on Gays in m/7/fa/y officials predict Appeal after review of Case by William j. Hartman  Huri ii Washington the Mii department Friday strongly disagreed with a Federal appeals court derision outlaw i the barring of Lio Mose urls Artim the military Hul the government failed to a Ifil would Appeal he ruling. We believe inc Case was wrongly de  Justice department spokesman Amy Brown said of wednesday s 2-1 Rul inn by the 9th to a. Circuit court of appeals. Indeed As judge Stephen rein Lurdi noted in his Distant the supreme court has provided Clear guidance on irks question. Kercel can s indicate clearly that the military services have wide latitude to set standards for members of the uni formed services and that homosexuality can he properly considered in the contest of determining fitness for  while the Case has Broad implications for All military services which discharge hundreds of service members each year for homosexuality he government continues to look at it As an isolated instance involving the army and one individual Soldier. Pending final Resolution of this Case the army will continue its current re enlistment regulations Brown said. At he present time we Are reviewing ouf Legal options in this  government officials widely i Eccl the Case to be appealed Liui a decision will nol be reached until the solicitor Central under the Justice department re views the decision. Thai will take several weeks Brown said. An appeals court decision affects the Region Over which the court has jurisdiction. Thus inc ruling if it a lands would affect most of inc Wail can United Stales and Terri Lorisas far away As Guam. But in ruling in favor of set. Perry Watkins discharged from the army in 1981 after 4 year of Active duty service the appeals court threw out an earlier . Dos Lark l court decision that granted the Mil Ilary the right to ban homosexuals from the services. The new ruling docs not Lake effect immediately however. A mandate Mutt now. He issued by the appeals court. At that Point. Brown said. Inc army would be required to follow inc ruling unless the govern men seeks a stay or r delay of inc decision pending further a peal a Likely possibility is to obtain a stay or at least initiate a request for ii stay which would in effect defer applicability of Ilic ruling until the appeals pro Cothas been  said an army Legal offi Cial who asked not to be identified tills ruling ii definitely not inc final  in addition loan Appeal the govern Mcnol could i Midian for a rehearing be fore a larger panel of judges from the 9lll circuit he said. The iceman goeth David Dewill of Kansas City. To has an acc glued look in his eyes As he nukes his Way to Nork an fool thursday full Imine an overnight snowstorm. Bluer cold in the woke of the storm forced Early morning commuters to Deal with temperatures As Low ii degrees below Micro. Bun Ess Burger triggers fracas aboard Airliner los Angeles api a passenger angry Over being served a to unless hamburger landed in jail temporarily after allegedly throwing his plate at an attendant during a flight airline officials said Friday. Mall How Wallis. 4s, of new York City was arrested for investigation of Misdemeanour Hait cry thursday when his american airlines Light arrived Al los Angeles International Airport said police sgt. Joe Arcola. Wallis was placed under Clit in i arrest by flight Atten Dant sue Rock. 43, of los Angeles after she was struck by the plate Arcola said. The suspect was reportedly angry Ghoul inc food served to him and became Varhall abusive la the Mew  Arre Iila said. After using profanities he picked up his plate with a knife and Fork Mill on Viand threw  narrowly missing a passenger nil the 11 ing  n o one was reported injun d ii toward american flight 2 w from new York City ifu1 writ Tinl said. Wallis paid j500 bail. Arreola said Wallis was among 50 a pm on inc dc-10 who had ordered special meals said Steve . A spokesman Lor the Dallas based airline i be had ordered 0 hamburger. For some reason the hamburger did nol have a Bun with in. He became some what unhappy with thai fad. Our people notified inc Lead flight attendant who did obtain a toll from inc first class Section thinking that might placate him it did not Mcgregor said. The supervising attendant reported inc incident to inc Captain who told her to read him thai portion of the Law outlining passenger misconduct Mcgregor said. The passenger became a icily unhappy and began cursing Al inc flight attendant he said so inc Captain contacted los Angeles Inte Maliana Airport and asked that police stand by to make an arrest. Wallis wife was with him and ordered the same thing Mcgregor said. Her hamburger in fact did have a  Congress onal junkets rang up big Bills for . Washington of members of Congress brought Back some diverse souvenirs from their Winter travels at tax payer expense rep Chat Atkins re Luned from Southeast Asia with 16 cambodian refugees an exhausted rep. Meal Smith came Back with an inflamed stomach that hospitalized him for 10 Days Smith an Iowa Democrat says he still in t sure where he caught inc alimentary Bugayong his 23.0ixl-Milc route. It could have been Al Salvador. Or Tahiti. Maybe Australia. New Guinea Taiwan perhaps or possibly South Korea. Your stomach gels  said Smith. Whose delegation included sin House colleagues and six spouses. You change water everywhere you go. Trips arc hard on the  the trips with representatives and senators fanning out to every foreign continent during the december january recess arc also hard on the Public purse. Tic fare Miler on the air Force Jet read hi6,i80 when the Smith party completed its is Days abroad. But this was Well below the 5391,601 in military aircraft costs run up by an 11-Day tour of Southeast Asia by the House select com Mittee on narcotics abuse and control and inc 1369,212 lab to ferry a House merchant Marine and fisheries com Mittee group to Hawaii american Samoa new zealand Australia and Ani arc Ira. Atkins u-mass., flew commercial usually cheaper than a military hop to Southeast Asia where he and officials of private humanitarian organizations visited Thailand Vietnam and Laos to Dis is refugee problems. His travelling party returned Vilh 15 cambodian refugees including h Mem Bers of the family of tons Chiy a 17 year old resident of Atkins District who had been separated from her relatives for nine years. Sen Rudy Boschwitz r-minn., also flew commercial on a similar Mission that included a Slop in Japan for Trade briefings before he arrived in Thailand where he was told by officials Hal in the year ahead some Lio Southeast asian families in his slate can expect to Sec relatives released from refugee Camps. Another commercial traveler sen. John Chafic , had a Ira i Isaac tory Espiri coct with refugees in i humid dle East. Rock throwing youths forced him to cancel a visit to a palestinian Camp in the West Bank of Israel. Smith said his trip was conducted in his Roli As chairman of the appropriations subcommittee that handles stale department spending. He said much of the Lime was up Cal inspecting . Embassies and consulates and discussing plans for new facilities abroad. Tahiti was a refuelling and flight Crew Resi Stop. During the two Days were. Smith said his group met Wilh French colonial and local officials stayed in an older hotel and got around some others on this trip included rep. John a Vars. A and. Bob trailer d Mich. Joseph Early a mss. Harold Volkmer do. George Crockett l Mich. And Hal Rogers Ray. Each member Bui trailer was accompanied by a spouse