European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - August 13, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes saturday August 13,1988 last temptation9 released amid juror Universal City Calif. A about 25,000 demonstrators some lug Ging crosses urged mass Boycotts of the last temptation of Christ upon its release Friday and at least one major theater Chain has decided against showing the film. The movie was opening Friday in nine major cities at the height of a nationwide fundamentalist juror sparked by christians who say it is blasphemous in its portrayal of a Jesus Christ tempted to abandon his divinity. An estimated 25,000 protesters jammed the streets around Universal studios thursday adding their voices to a chorus of protest that has stretched from the studio lot to the Halls of con Gress. Newton  general Cine a Heaters decided against showing the movie after company executives screened it this week. The company the nation s fourth largest movie Chain with 1,338 screens in 318 locations offered no explanation for its decision. In Maryland Delaware and North Carolina newsletters and petitions Are being circulated in churches urging their members to persuade Heaters not to Book the movie. The owners of Ore gon s two largest theater chains have said they will not show the film As did the 44-screen Douglas theater co. Chain in Nebraska. And in Boston Cardinal Bernard Law urged his archdiocese s roman catholics to Boycott the film because it is morally offensive and repugnant to Christian  the movie directed by Martin scor sese and distributed by Universal opened to the Public Friday in los an Geles Chicago Washington san fran Cisco Seattle Minneapolis new York Montreal and Toronto. An invitation Only screening thursday in Montreal Drew about 30 peaceful protesters out Side the theater. Last week the studio suddenly advanced the release of the film by six weeks giving its opponents less time to organize threatened Boycotts and per haps taking advantage of the current publicity. Opponents of the film Are enraged by Scorsese s portrayal of Jesus As an am bivalent Savior. In a hallucination while dying on the Cross Christ imag Ines abandoning his divinity to live As an Ordinary Man and fantasizes about sex with Mary Magdalene. Most of the film s antagonists have not seen last temptation and base their enmity on reports from the Small number of clergy who have viewed it. Scorsese has defended his film say ing he wished to create a Story that would provoke people to think about Jesus As a Man confronting temptation. He said the film should be considered Art translated from a novel not an interpretation of the gospels. The film is based on the 1955 novel by greek author Nikos Kazantzakis. Among the participants in thurs Day s demonstration were the Rev. Donald Wildmon executive director of the american family association of Tupelo miss., and Bill Bright presi Dent of the san Bernardino based Cam pus crusade for Christ. Demo led House passes Tough anti apartheid Bill by the los Angeles times Washington the democratic controlled House thursday passed a sweeping anti apartheid Bill that would virtually halt Trade and cancel All . Investments in South Africa. The House took the action knowing the Reagan administration contends the move will undermine current peace talks in Southern Africa. Supporters acknowledged that the legislation which passed the House 244 132 with the support of Only two dozen republicans was far More Radical than news briefs the sanctions that Congress imposed against South Africa two years ago Over president Reagan s veto. In addition to requiring disinvestment and Emba going Trade the legislation would bar the department of the Interior from issuing new Coal Gas or Oil leases to companies that do business with South Africa. It also would outlaw intelligence sharing and military cooperation be tween the United states and the South african government. The sanctions Are unlikely to been acted in their current form however. Not Only has the president pledged to veto the measure but support for sanctions is much weaker among democrats in the Senate. In fact the Senate has no plans to con Sider a separate sanctions Bill before the final adjournment of the 100th Congress in october. But House democrats Hope to Force a Senate vote on the Issue in september by attaching the House passed measure to legislation that is certain to be consid ered in the other chamber. Few issues have divided republicans and democrats in the House As cleanly along party lines As South african sanctions and democrats View the split As one that will help them and their presidential candidate Michael Dukakis in the november election. Polls show a majority of americans support sanctions against South Africa. Thirty one republicans were not even present for the final vote on the Bill be cause Many had already departed for new Orleans. You picked on the one Day when the Republican party was g9ing to be substantially weakened said rep. Robert Walker a a. Iran denies shelling iraqi troop positions Tehran Iran a Iran Friday denied it shelled iraqi military positions and president Ali Khamenei urged his forces to remain vigilant at the front. Also Friday a British Diplomat arrived in Tehran for talks about British and other foreign hostages held by pro iranian groups in Lebanon. Iraq on thursday accused Iran of shelling iraqi military positions near the Shatt Al Arab waterway where the persian Gulf War broke out in september 1980. But a spokesman for the War information Headquarters in Tehran denied the charge As false propaganda the official islamic Republic news Agency said. Fire sweeps upper floors of Empire state building new York a a Smoky two alarm fire broke out Friday on the 86th floor of the Empire state building and climbed up a Shaft to the top floor of the 102-Story skyscraper the fire department said. No injuries were reported among building occupants and no one was trapped. There was no general evacuation but people from the smoker upper floors were brought out said department spokesman Efrain Parrilla. Two firefighters were treated at the scene for the effects of heat and smoke in the sultry 93 degree weather said emergency medical service capt. Steven Kuhr. The fire on the 86th floor began around 1 . And its Extension to the 102nd floor was declared under control nearly two hours later. An automatic alarm was set off by a fire in a Utility room on the 86th floor the level of the building s popular observation deck. That Blaze was under control at 1 43 ., he said but five minutes later the Extension to the top floor was discovered Parrilla  to put it out were stymied for a time by Lack of pressure because a  on the 84thfloor was not working properly he said. New Central come chief named by Norman Black a military writer Washington president Reagan has selected army it. Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf to become the next head of the . Central come the military Arm responsible for All american forces in the Middle East the Pentagon said Friday. Assuming Senate confirmation Schwarzkopf would replace Marine Gen. George Crist whose tenure has included More than a year of Tanker escorts by Ameri can warships in the persian Gulf As Well As combat clashes Between . And iranian forces. Crist is to step Down from his command on nov. 23 and retire. Schwarzkopf s selection had been widely rumoured for several weeks Ever since Pentagon sources Dis closed defense Secretary Frank c. Carlucci had re buffed pleas by the Navy to install an Admiral As Crist s successor. Vice adm. Henry c. Mustin the Deputy chief of naval plans policy and operations was the Navy s candidate. Instead the Pentagon announced Friday that he will retire on sept. 1 after More than 33 years of Active service. When the Central come originally was created As the follow on to the rapid deployment Force of the Carter administration Pentagon officials decided the commanding general should rotate Between the Marine corps and army in Case troops had to be sent in. At the time the biggest threat to peace in the Region was considered the soviet Union which was viewed As having designs on the Oil supplies that Are crucial to the West. But then the Iran Iraq War erupted and expanded to the Waters of the persian Gulf and president Reagan decided last year to escort re flagged kuwaiti tankers through the waterway. That prompted the Navy to begin arguing for a naval expert in the top Job. Carlucci finally intervened in the matter deciding even before the recent cease fire agreement Between Iran and Iraq to stick with the original rotation plan. Schwarzkopf 53, now is the army s Deputy chief of staff for operations and plans and the senior army member of the military staff committee to the United nations. He would receive his fourth Star and the rank of general in assuming the new Job. The Pentagon said Reagan has nominated it. Gen. John w. Foss to assume Schwarzkopf s old Post. Foss 55, now is the commanding general of the xviii air borne corps and of fort Bragg . Maj. Gen. Carl w. Stiner 51, commanding general of the 82nd air borne div would replace Foss and be promoted to lieutenant general. Aids from Page 1 counselling at a military Hospital or clinic Taft decided even though the spouse of a reservist is not normally eligible for military health care. The guidelines continue to allow doctors to notify spouses of Active duty personnel. Aids attacks the body s immune system and it ability 19 resist infection. No cure has been found. Most of its victims Are homosexuals intravenous drug users and people receiving tainted blood transfusions although the disease also is spreading through sexual contacts in the general population. The defense department under policy statement first adopted in late 1985, conducts the largest aids screening program in the world. As has been the Case from the Start the latest policy statement continues the practice of prohibiting any recruit applicant from joining the military a College Roth program or attending a military Academy if he or she tests positively for aids. The guidelines state that if a Man or woman already on Active duty tests positively but shows no evidence of clinical illness or other indication of immunologic or neurologic impairment related to the infection then they will be allowed to remain on Active duty the guidelines state. Tests will be required for civilian employees Only if they Are being assigned overseas and the Host country requires a test. According to the Pentagon Egypt is the Only nation that has informed the United states it will require an aids test. Some army officials had urged Taft to require aids screening for All civilian workers regardless of where they work