European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes tuesday. October 4,1988f.study of employee drug testing expanded a nativity out api the supreme court be agreed to decide whether displays of a nativity  j.  ._.,., sin � a Murati Ivah Lizino the Jeff cd Holiday to decide whether a Railroad May take the tests routinely. The court began its i9s8-1989 term by acting on about 1.000 cases. Before the term ends it is expected to hand Down important decisions on such other issues As civil rights affirmative action and the death penal in monday s drug Lessing Case the justices said the Wilt review a ruling that barred the consolidated rail corp., or Conrail from imposing the tests without permitting collective bargaining Over the Issue. The court announced this year that it would review two other drug testing cases one involving railway workers and the other the . Customs service in the earlier railway Case the justices will decide whether constr Luliona privacy rights of workers Are violated by Federal regulations requiring blood and urine less for those involved in serious Iram Acci dents. The customs service s tests Are conducted for those seeking drug enforcement jobs. Monday s action expands the scope of the court s review by including a Case in which a Pavale company a Alicr than the government is adopting Manda tory drug tests. All three cases will be decided in the court s new Lerm which will conclude by july. In other action monday the court u11uui�3 in � 1hjmj the justices said they will review a ruling that each display violated the constitutionally required separa Tion of Church and slate. Agreed to decide whether states May be sued  by parents seeking to enforce a Law aimed at assuring adequate cd Calion for handicapped Chil Dren. The justices said they will hear an Appeal by Penn supreme court Roundup he he by Sylvania officials ordered to pay a year s private school tuition for a student with a learning disability. Rejected the Appeal of a Pennsylvania couple criminally convicted in their Young sons death for trying to heat him through prayer rather than seeking medical care. 1u agreed to decide whether the Federal government May continue to bar newspapers from carrying advertisements for privately run lotteries and other games of Chance. The justices said they will study a Minnesota news paper association Challenge to a postal Law effectively prohibiting such advertising agreed to decide whether communities May see to protect Young teen agers by barring anyone older than 18 from dance Halls or other establishments Cater ing to minors. The court said it will consider reinstating a Dallas ordinance that licensed certain dance Halls on the condition thai Only people 14 to 18 and their parents or guardians be admitted As patrons. Refused to Force an insurance company to help pay for cleaning up dioxin. A highly toxic chemical disposed of in various Missouri locations in the Early 1970s. The justices without comment Lei stand a ruling the court without comment let land William and that an insurance policy  .��.�.�. ,Linda Barnhart s convictions for manslaughter and in responsible for the pollution did not make Ine sur angering the welfare of a child stemming from the Ance company liable for clean up costs. Etc -r.i. I 1 a i. N � agreed to consider the authority of states to Den unemployment benefits to people who refuse to work on their Sabbath. The court said in will decide whether Illinois official lawfully refused to pay benefits to a Man whose refusal to work was not based on the doctrine of any established religious body. Danger in the welfare of a Chil siemmii19si death of their 2-year-old son Justin. Left intact a j4b.3 million judgment awarded to trans world airlines against a company founded by the late billionaire Howard Hughes. The court Wilhour comment rejected arguments by Summa corp. And William r. Lunnis administrator of the Hughes estate that the award should be thrown ill Ulvi of Luil Ira Ash a f him. Taut it Federal Mies per a on standards eased for cars in Ninmo tart Helph a Nim no univ a Ina Ziefle Automa Washington up the transportation department responding to Picas from Ford motor  general motors corp., monday eased Federal fuel Economy standards for the 1989 and 199d Model years to 26.5 Miles per gallon. The controversial decision certain to raise the ire of environmentalists is intended to enhance . Global competitiveness and protect jobs in the automotive sector of the . Economy the department said. The 1989 and 1990 standards would have been 27.smiles per gallon under a 1975 Law that created corporate average fuel Economy program or cafe to reduce fuel consumption and ease pollution. Under the program automakers have had to meet progressively Lougher fuel Economy averages each year for their car fleets or face stiff fines. But the 1975 Law Grants the transportation depart ment the authority to lower the standards in a Given year if it finds that automakers have made a Good Faith Effort to reach the Standard or if raising the Standard would Hurt the country economically. The Depan Mcnol has used that provision to set the Standard at 26 Miles per gallon since 1986 so in fact the 1989 and 1990 averages while lower than what they would have been under the Law will be one half mile per gallon higher pm and Ford testified at a september hearing thai with the drop in Oil prices Consumers Are demanding larger less fuel efficient cars and thai raising the fuel gasoline Price sin selected elites worldwide in . Dollars per gallon for Lull serve regular based on june 198b, foreign Exchange rate new York unleaded Moscow super unleaded Seoul South Korea Mexico City Cairo Egypt Caracas Chicago Tribune graphic by Tim Williams source run Hoime International Economy Standard would allow japanes automaton to take Over the profitable . Big car Market japanese automakers do not have to worry about meeting the higher fuel average for their fleets Ance they have produced Large numbers of Small higher mileage cars that offset Low mileage cars in calculating the average Ford and pm said. Pm said in probably would have to shut Down Texas Plant thai makes its bigger models and employs 4,000 people if the Standard were raised to 27.5 Miles per gallon in 1989.in announcing the decision. Transportation Secre tary James Burnley attacked the cafe Law and said higher Gas prices not Federal Law have forced Auto makers to build More efficient cars. It is All too obvious that cafe standards cause serious economic distortions in the marketplace Burnley said a Standard of27.5 for Model year 19s9 would have clearly put our Domestic full line manufacturers at a competitive advantage he . Tim Wirth. D-colo., who testified against Low ering the standards Ai the september hearing called the department s decision Short sighted. One third of gases attacking the Earth s Ozone layer and contributing 10 the so called greenhouse effect come from automobiles Wirth said. In takes the United slates a step backward in begin Ning to address major environmental problems facing our Globe he said. League of women voters won t sponsor debate.  j  i in. They had determined the  National chairman Paul Kirk campaigning with Dukakis in Connecticut said a join party debate com Mission could assume sponsorship and hold the second debate either As scheduled or after a Brief  campaigns agreement Calls for each Side s Best efforts to obtain a mutually agreeable sponsor if one of the original sponsors drops  was no certainly that Bush would agree to a new sponsor. The go nominee holds a narrow Lead Over Duka Kis in National Public opinion polls an was the one who insisted on league involvement in the  brushed aside any possibility that Bush might not participate in a second  May try but i Don t think they can he said. They Are committed lotto presidential debates and the Ameri can people Are Well aware of that even i they tried to do an end run around in i Don t think they can gel Oul of  Bush Al Edwards fab in California Sai f the league withdrawal. When reporters asked Bush whether he would Aii end if the joint party commission picked up sponsorship the vice president said i can l answer a hypothetical  the league the traditional sponsor of presidential debates was pushed aside in the Battle for sponsorship of the first presidential debate held sept. 25 in Winston Salem , by a commission created by the two major political Par  Dukakis Campaign tided with the party commission Early in the year but the Bush Campaign left the Issue of sponsorship open until after the gop National convention in  the campaigns negotiated a com Promise in which the two scheduled de Bates were split Between sponsors. The party commission also was awarded the sponsorship of the debate this wednesday in Omaha neb., be tween democratic vice presidential candidate Lloyd Benison and his Republican counterpart Dan Quayle