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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - September 19, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday september 19,1998ex-aide says ski drive marked by hyperbole Washington a Robert Mcfarland. A for Mer key adviser to president Reagan says the administration engaged in romantic and hyperbolic hyperbole to exaggerate the potential of space based defences. Truly impressive gains have been made in the technologies associated with ballistic missile defense since the late 1960s," Mcfarian wrote in the fall Issue of foreign affairs Magazine. Yet there is no basis for saying that any of these systems will be adaptable u effective weapons systems before the Turnof the Century except for two traditional ground based  Mcfarland Reagan s National Security adviser from 1983-85, said he was among the White House advisers who urged Reagan to outline the Star wars plan formally known As the strategic defense initiative in March 19s3. The president s speech provoked a firestorm of debate he said. Over the next five years that debate has been marked by bitter passionate advocacy and criticism he said. Initially Mcfarian said the debate was polarized by on the one hand the romantic and manipulative hyperbole of the administration and on the other by the flatly dismissive rhetoric of scientists who should have known  much arcane posed he question can defensive technologies provide the Means to defend us against Ballis tic missile attack in answer he said we do not know and cannot know for the next 10 to 15  despite he sometimes misguided political debate writer actor Louis Quinn Suplia actor Louis Quinn Dies of cancer los Angeles a Louis Quinn a Veteran gag writer turned character actor who became known to millions of to viewers As Roscoe the horse player on the hit 1950s and 60s detective show 77 Sunset strip has died at age 73, Quinn died at Cedars Sinai medical Center of lung cancer. He began his writing career in radio after graduation from los Angeles High school turn ing out material for such stars As Orson Welles Paul Whilman and Milton Berle and for such shows As the breakfast  when Berle moved from radio to television Quinn went along and wrote for the Texaco Star theater which featured the comedian. He went on to act As Host of some of his own shows including a program on los Angeles Sta Tion Khz to and radio interview shows Broad cast from Chicago s Crossroads lounge an new York City s Copacabana. He also appeared in such movies As Gypsy the Al Capone Story and the  Suinn gained his widest audience from 1958963 when a played Roscoe the comical horse race handicapper who Hung around a los Angeles detective Agency in "7 7 Sunset  that followed Reagan s Star wars speech in 1983, Mcfarlane said the initiative helped Force the soviet Shack to the negotiating table nudged them toward discussing so percent cuts in strategic arms and May have prompted them into economic re forms. Mcfarland wrote that those of us inthe White House who proposed the strategic defense initiative believe that a Rhone station of our investment Strat egy to emphasize an area of our comparative advantage excellence in High technology could persuade the soviets that we could outstrip an entire generation of soviet military invest-ment.". If we could do so we could remove their Only claim to superpower status and perhaps Lead them to Deal More cons Ruc Lively with our concerns about their Stra Chic rocket forces he said. Mcfarland be soviets commitment to a so per cent reduction in their heavy missile launchers and warheads a possibility they  discuss seriously until after ski was proposed represents a vindication of that strategy Mcfarian wrote. Mcfarian a former Marine corps officer resigned from the National Security Council stall in december 1985 and is now a Counselor at the Center for strategic and International studies in Washington. He pleaded guilty in March to four counts of mis leading Congress about the Iran Contra affair in which the administration sent arms to Iran in Hopes of freeing american hostages in Lebanon. 450 prof Esters arrested outside abortion clinics by the associated press about 450 anti abortion activists were arrested Dur ing demonstrations saturday outside clinics where abortions Are performed in new Jeney and California. The arrests were the latest resulting from operation Rescue a new York based organization that has spawned abortion protests around the nation in recent months. Police in Shrewsbury n.j., arrested about 250 chanting and singing protesters for blocking entrances to a planned parenthood clinic. We picked planned parenthood because they arc the Mcdonald s franchise of the abortion Industry said Chris Slattery a spokesman for by state operation Rescue Nelwoot. Which organized the demonstration in Shrewsbury about 45 Miles Southeast of Newark. The planned parenthood in Shrewsbury is the Only one of eight in new Jersey that performs abortions As Well As provides family planning counselling said Phyl Lis Kinsler executive director of planned parenthood of Monmouth county she said the 15 or so women who had appointment for abortions on saturday were warned of the Demon stration but none rescheduled her appointment. Ironically what has happened is that these people scared away walk ins who May have wanted birth control devices or information she said. At the same Lime the people who wanted the abortions were  showed  the demonstrators were taken to the Shrewsbury fire department where they were arraigned on charges of trespassing and violating a 984 court in Junction that prohibits protests at the clinic. Police estimated that 50 Coumar protesters also demonstrated at the Center which performs abortions twice a week. In san Francisco about 200 people were arrested saturday when they surrounded the pregnancy Consul tation Center police said. We re just trying to prevent abortions said Liz Brouth a spokeswoman for operation Rescue which claims 1,000 members in California. Brouth said 250 members and supporters sur rounded the facility starting at 7 . However police cleared a path to the Back Entrance for employees. Stateside parents protest admission of aids Carrier to school Roxana 111, Dpi Aboul 20 people gathered outside an elementary school to protest the District s plan to enrol a student with the aids virus. Some said they will keep their children out of school if the child ii admitted. Roxana school District superintendent Charles Conner declined to identify the student. Conner announced the District s plans at a school Board meeting. He said that the student probably would begin school during the week of South Dakota general picked to head air guard Washington a air Force Secretary Edward c. Pete Aldridge has selected Brig. Gen. Philip g. Killcy to become director of Theair National guard the Pentagon said. Killey 46, has been adjutant general for South Dakota since March 1987, he will replace Mai. Gen. John b. Conaway. Who recently was elevated to vice chief of the National guard Bureau at the Pentagon. Killey a native of Monmouth iii., was a lighter Pilot who flew 129 combat missions Over North Vietnam. He left the Active air Force in 1969 to become an airline Pilot and joined the South Dakota air National guard in 1970. The one Star general will move from rapid City s.d., to Washington to assume his Newport. Market research firm buys Gallup organization Princeton n j. A the Gallup organization known tar its Polli and surveys has been purchased by a private Market research firm in a merger that probably will not bring major changes to Gallup s work officials said selection research inc. Of Lincoln neb., bought Gallup Foran undisclosed Price officials said. We know that the Gallup name is synonymous with a tremendous amount of integrity " said sri vice president Gale Mailer. It will help us to get a lot More reliable information Alec Gallup and George Gallup or. Will re main co chairmen of the Board of the Gallup organization which conducts polls and Survey for businesses and institutions. Sri with Headquarters in Lincoln is an employee owned company with about 1,000 workers. Transplant surgeon ousted As Leader of heart clinic Minneapolis a a heart and lung transplant surgeon has been ousted from his position As chief of the division of cardiovascular surgery at the University of Minnesota Hospital. Or. Stuart Jamieson was relieved temporarily in Early August during an investigation into As sorted allegations among them a never proven claim that he or one of his assistants left a pair of forceps inside a patient s Chest and did not in form the patient of it. In a Brief news release offering no explanations the Hospital said that after considerable thought and external consultation a decision has now been made not to reinstate or. Jami son to his leadership Post. It said he is continuing As a professor of surgery and a member of the Hospital staff. Taft boyhood Home opens to Public after renovation Cincinnati a the newly renovated boyhood Home of president William h. Taft opened to the Public saturday and the Federal official who oversaw the completion of the 19 year project was delighted. "1m very excited. I feet like we be really done something important said Steven Kesselman National Park service superintendent for the House. It looks great if do say so  the 18-room, three Story House includes five furnished rooms exhibition rooms and work space for Park service staff Taft the Only american to serve As both presi Dent and , chief Justice was bom at the House in1857  
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