European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - March 20, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday. March 20,1988 Falwell angers civil rights activists Calls Bill greatest threat to religion Washington a civil liberties and Racli Etosh organizations announced plans Friday for a radio newspaper and Telephone Campaign to combat fundamentalist preacher Jerry Falwell s assault on a major civil rights Bill facing a Senate vote tuesday. Jerry Falwell b a liar and the truth is not in him said the Rev. John h. Due Hanan chairman or people for the american wot the Liberal lobbying group that is organizing the Blitz with the support of major roman Catholic. Jewish and pc instant organizations Falwell chairman of the conservative moral majority organization prompted a deluge of phone cans to senators offices reportedly 80,000 Calls in a Angle hour on thursday with his charge that the Bill is the greatest in real to religious Freedom and traditional moral values Ever passed in a special memorandum to pastors circulated last week Falwell said the Bill which he called the civil rights Sodom and gomorrah Art might Force churches to hire a practising Active homosexual drug addict Wilh aids to be a teacher or youth pastor and allow inc Goy Emmonl to dictate sermons preached from the pulpit. Buchanan a Baptist pastor in Washington and for mar Republican House member from Alabama joined mainline religious leaders Anil civil Rigels organizations at a news conference in denouncing Falwell for spread ing hysteria with scare tactics1 and obvious falsehoods about the Bill. The measure vetoed by president Reagan on wednesday was approved earlier this year by margins of 75-14 in the Senate and 315-98 in the House More than the iwo Laird Mai orites necessary to enact the legislation Over Reagan s objections. The Senate is scheduled id vote tuesday on overriding the president s veto and House action win follow. Approval by both Chambers is required to put a vetoed Bill into Law. Buchanan said that to help Sci Hie record straight i organization will place radio advertisement in  areas Over the weekend and win run newspaper ids in the Washington Post and Usa today on monday. In addition he Aid people for the american Way will spend the weekend phoning its 270,000 members nationwide to urge them to lobby members of con Gress in support of the Bill. The anti fat cil and Campaign also will concentrate on newspapers in Alabama Florida South Carolina and Louisiana Buchanan said. The Bill s foes meanwhile succeeded in persuading at least one senator who had voted for the Bill John w. Warner. R-v., to change his mind. Warner said Friday he had decided in vote in sus Tain Reagan s veto after his Senate office received thousands of Calls from virginians questioning How the Law will be implemented and How ii will Impact their daily  sen. Thad Cochran r-miss., who voted for the Bill said he also would vote to sustain Reagan s veto Pri Marily because of the Bill s unfavourable Impact on  Farmers and some religious group trial the measure May encroach on separation Between Church and  Billy Butterfield Dies North Palm each Fla. A tin rope player Billy Buller Field whose melodic Horn was heard in recordings by some of the biggest names of the swing Era died of Throat cancer Friday his wife said. He was 71.buiicrficld played with Benny Goodman Bob Crosby Artie Shaw and los  joined the Crosby band in 1937, recording their hit Moonlight in ver  three years later he went Wilshaw joining in the recording of stardust Wilh Goodman Butler Field soloed on la Rosita bom in Middletown Ohio Butler Field started out playing the violin Bass and trombone before finding his True passion the trumpet. He studied Medicine in College for two years giving it up to play full Lime. Once a member of the lbs and by studio bands Bullet Field often free lanced Wilh his own group. In1968, he became a charter member of the world s greatest jazz band group of traditional Jaime a reunited m the 1960s. In recent years. Buller Field was often a featured performer at jazz festivals throughout the United slates and Europe. In addition to his wife Dorothy survivors include two sons two daughters and five grandchildren. A memorial service was scheduled for sunday. Mecham charges Ariz Lawman is guilty of mutinous service Phoenix Ariz