European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 11, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 11. 19b8 the stars and stripes Page 7 Sailor tried on aids assault count sex Fiancee Brou Afif charges to protect others san Francisco a the former Fin new of a Sailor carrying the aids virus testified monday that she filed on ads Rel Ald Auauli charge against him 10 protect other women he might Date. Jeannine Elmer 38. Said she Learned of Petty officer 2.c. John e. Crawford s test results Only one or to that he might have sex with someone else without Tell ing them about the test. Crawford tested positive in March 1987 for his. Human immunodeficiency virus. The virus that causes acquired immune deficiency syndrome what went through what i m going through Don t want any female to go through Elmer said in the first Day of Crawford s irial. Elmer said that since the encounter in april 1987, she had tested negative i rec limes for his antibodies. Scientists do Noi know if everyone info Clad by the virus eventually will develop the incurable ail ment which destroys the body s ability to fight off disuse. Crawford has said the test result surprised him be cause he does not consider himself to be in any of the High risk groups normally associated with aids he could be stripped of rank Dis honorable Dis charged and sentenced to up to a decade behind bars if found guilty of the charges which include adultery or wrongfully having sexual Intercourse with a married woman not his  Elmer was separated from her third husband when she was dating Crawford the trial at the Navy s treasure Island facility is expected to last three Days. The 27-year-old Sailor denies the charges saying that he wore a condom during sex and that Elmer knew he had tested positive for the his virus. He claims her charges arc based on jealousy. Elmer Icli fled that she confronted Crawford about his test results about a week after she Learned about his condition from a Mutual Friend. Felly officer 2.c. John Crawford with Fiancee Karen Slu Idohl on tremere Island in sin Fancisco buy. I asked him Why did he Lake me to bed with him if he knew she said. He said i m sorry. I Don t know Why " Elmer said thai she told Crawford she loved him and wanted to Lake care of him and that he then pro posed to her. However she said Crawford ended their engagement about two weeks later. Elmer was composed As she testified before the judge Cape . Mollison and the seven member jury. She heatedly denied thai she brought the charge to avenge herself after Crawford Brake off their Brief engagement. Crawford a Magnolia ark., native lives off base with his Fiancee. Karen Skavdahl to whom he has been engaged for six months. La. Cmdr. George Farrar a Navy spokesman at treasure Island said the Case is the first of its kind in the Navy. An army private is charged in another ads a calmed assault ease and hit nun Nanial was set to resume wednesday in fort Hua Chuca Arii. Now lists women demos could choose for up Washington a the National organization for women on monday released a list of prominent democratic women and said the democratic party should consider them for key convention roles As Well As for the vice presidential nomination. Now also urged the democrats to continue official support of the equal rights amendment abortion rights and Gay rights and to add a new platform Plank promoting women candidates. We think it would he a very serious mistake to eliminate All potentially controversial issues from the platform now president Molly Yard said at a news conference a Day before she was scheduled to testify before the party s platform committee. Yard distributed a list of 47 prominent democratic women saying she wants the party to consider them As National convention speakers and offi cers As Well As potential running mates. On the list Are current and former office holders from Congress Down Lociy Council including former new York rep. Geraldine Ferraro who was chosen by Walter f. Mondale As his running male in 1984. Women s groups including now heavily lob bied Mondale to put a woman on die ticket. Others on the list include rep. Pat Ricia Schroeder of Colorado Vermont gov. Madeleine a Kunin rep. Bar Bara Ken Nelly of Connecticut Houston mayor Kathy whom inc. Former san Francisco mayor Dianne fein slain and sen. Barbara Mikulski of Maryland. Asked which vice presidential Nomi nees would be acceptable or unacceptable to now this year former now chief Eleanor Simcal named sen. Sam Nunn As a negative example. Citing the Georgia senator s support for Banning abortion and for an Era Only with amendments she said hit position on women s issues would not be called  we want both panics to consider a woman vice presidential candidate Simcal said. There arc plenty of prospective candidates out there who Are women and we think they should be considered  Simcal and Yard said they arc confident Era abortion and Gay rights As Well As others supporting child care family leave pay equity and a mini mum wage hike Wal remain in the platform. They Don t have the Voles to delete these planks. They re just not there Simcal said. She said there would be a Strong feminist contingent us the Atlanta convention in july. Simcal said she would introduce a new platform Plank requiring equal representation of women candidates in primaries. She noted the democrats Al ready have a Rule requiring equal num Bers of men and women on committees and at conventions. Under her proposal endorsements by democratic organizations would have to be split 50-50 Between male and female candidates. She said she in tends to press it at the Republican convention As Well. Smeal said the current system amounts to incumbent Protection clubs that give people "30 years of Job Security whether they re doing the Job or not., this is just suicide to have a policy that is keeping their decision makers virtually All White  democratic leaders including party chairman Paul Kirk have said they May try to win a Brief platform acc Cpl Able to All democrats that excludes specific mention of controversial topics. Most women would remarry husband poll says new York api eighty eight percent of the mar ried women polled by ladies Home journal said they would walk Down the aide again with the same Man. The poll of 60s women released monday found that Only 7 percent would not remarry their mate. The Orcsi were undecided. The most common reason Given for opposing the idea of remarrying the same Man was that the couple had nothing in common according to the poll which was published in the june Issue. The Magazine said this complaint was most often heard from readers Ages