European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 7, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes monday november 7,19bb children s to Bill limiting ads vetoed Reagan cites conflict with Constitution Washington a president Reagan an saturday car Cisco a pocket veto on legislation that would have limited advertising during children s to show and required stations to provide informative programming for Young sters. Tin president said a a statement thai while he supports efforts to improve the Quality of children s programs this Bill simply cannot be reconciled with the Freedom of expression secured by our  the Hill which passed the Senate on a voice vote in october and tic House by a 328-7b margin  would have rim Pond advertising limits abandoned by the Federal communications com Mission four years ago. The acc had  the marketplace itself could Best Reg ulate commercials. While 1 applaud efforts to increase the amount and Quality of children s television programming the Constitution simply docs not empower the Feder Al government to oversee tic program decisions of broadcasters in the manner prescribed by this Bill Reagan said. Children s to advocates had pressed for passage of the legislation maintain ing that under the acc s philosophy of deregulation advertising during Chil Dren s shows has increased and the Quality of the programs has deteriorated. Peggy Charryn president of the Cam Bridge  action for Chil Dren s television which has pushed for the bit for 20 years said he veto was another example of ideological child abuse in the Reagan administration the ultimate effect of the veto is that we will continue to have a broadcast Industry that spends Alt its Lime figuring How to Benefit from children instead of to to Benefit children she said. The Bill would have limited commercials in children s programming to to i minutes per hour on weekends and 12 minutes per hour on week Days. Stations would have had until 1990 to comply with the advertising limits. It also would have required stations to serve the educational and information needs of children in their Overall programming. The acc would evaluate those efforts in considering whether to renew License of stations. Reagan in his veto message said conditioning License renewals upon the Federal government s determination As to the adequacy of a Licensee s program Ming would violate the firs Amend  would inhibit broadcasters from offering innovative programs that do not fit neatly into regulatory categories and discourage inc creation of programs that might not satisfy the tastes of Agency officials responsible for considering License renewals he said. Reagan also signed a number of other measures that won legislative approval in the waning Days of the doth con Gress. A Taw Banning the Sale of Lawn dans a game that is blamed for Lite deaths of rec children and injuries to thousands of others. The so called sort Bill designed to protect the privacy of video store customers by prohibiting the unauthorized release of information about what tape they real or Purchase. The Bill grew out of last year s hear Ings on the nomination of Robert h. Bork to the supreme court. During the deliberations a weekly newspaper in Washington  obtained and published the video rental records of Bork whose nomination ultimately was rejected by the Senate. A la Banning the shipment of real looking toy guns and of imitation guns unless they have an Orange plug in the barrel. The la was enacted in part be cause of shootings in which imitations were mistaken for real weapons. A Law extending for two years the temporary authority for inspectors Gener Al to give Cash awards to Federal employees whose disclosures of fraud and mis management result in Cost savings to the government. A Law designating certain lands and Waters in  cover i As a National wildlife Refuge. Show and Tell Susan Brandt of Pasadena Calif explains a game she designed called win it the races to sharper image buyer Waller Wati Uribe. Sharper Virna Uthe san Francisco based purveyor of High Lech gadgets invites anybody Hillh a dream to appear on the first wednesday of each month to show off in str creations the company holds the sessions in in a Tompt to find merchandise for us 63 stores. Refer pm Fri agent arrested on charges of child molesting by the los Angeles time new York the Fri announced saturday that a Veteran agent in its new York office who served As director of a suburban soccer program for youngsters in his spare time had been arrested on charges of child molestation. A complaint filed in Federal court in Brooklyn charged Richard a Taus a 10-year Bureau Veteran with transporting a minor in interstate Commerce for the purpose of prostitution threatening a witness and misusing government property. Taus was held without bail pending a hearing on tuesday. According to the complaint Taus 44, had sex with an i 1-year-old boy and another youngster he met at age 9 and tried to adopt two years later. When Fri agents questioned Taus the complaint added he admitted having sexual Contact with at least Fourtot Verboys. The complaint charged that Taus repeatedly threat ened inc first youngster with physical harm if he Dis closed their relationship and told him he would return from jail and kill him if he talked. Taus resigned from the Fri shortly before lie was arrested at 3 . In the Bureau s Manhattan Field office. An Fri spokesman said the investigation was continuing and asked any parents who suspected their children might have had Contact with Taus a resident of fryc part ., to Telephone the Bureau. The arrest followed a seven month invest Taavon begun after a minister reported hat in 1984 a 13-year-pid boy asked a sunday school teacher a number of questions about homosexual conduct. The minister told Fri agents that he interviewed the boy s aunt and Mother and that he knew the boy was spending a great Deal of time with Taus. The complaint charged the Fri agent Spini Large sums of Money on the spy and took him on vacations to Florida including a trip to Disney world. When the boy was interviewed by the Fri in octo Ber he told agents he first met Taus it 1982 when he enrolled in the soccer program he said thai Taus showed him special attention spend ing. A great Deal of time with him and buying him Many  Marine Pilot forced to eject during Landing Montgomery Ala. A a . Marine corps Jet crashed at Maxwell fab on sat urday but the Pilot escaped serious injury by ejecting an official said. The Pilot Cape. Bradley Duvries was the Only person aboard the avs harrier which takes of and lands vertically said base spokeswoman Darla no cows Crl. As he was attempting to land he experienced some difficulties so he ejected she said. The Jet came to a rest off the runway. Devries based at Cherry Point n.c., was treated at air University regional Hospital after the 12 50 . Crash. He was released later saturday. Woman believed to be 1 17 years old Dies Glen Burn in my. A Emma Thom As who was believed by family members to be 117 Yean old died in her sleep at a nursing Home her family said saturday. Family members had been unable to document thai Thomas birthday was aug. 29,1871, which would have made her the world s oldest known person. / the latest edition of the guinness Book of world records lists a 112-year-Oid. Miami woman As the oldest but a ski Kesman said the editors now have documentation of a 113-year old French woman. Thomas was born Emma Broadwater in Anne an incl county my. She was married twice and had 12 children. At her last birthday party Thomas declared i feel Fine and blew out one of the candles on her  is survived by two daughters three sons 17 grandchildren 30 great grandchildren 26 great great grandchildren Anim Hryc Greal great great grandchildren new alien Law causing employer Bias  Study says new York a employers. Fearing penalties under the new Fader a immigration Law Are discriminating. Against Legal aliens and  who appear to be foreigners Accord ing to a study. The study conducted by then a York task Force on 1 my if Ira i Ion affairs confirmed fears expressed by experts who said inc immigration. Re form and control act of 1986 would result in discriminatory behaviour against certain workers. The report which was to be re leased monday found that Many employers were still unfamiliar with pro visions of the new Law and thai some simply refuse to consider Job applicants who look or sound foreign. It is Clear from our. Data that the scope of Icse discriminatory practices is Broad the task Force panel said. The panel estimated that More than 22,000 . Citizens or aliens Autho.  to work were either temporarily denied work or not hired by an employer in the slate. The act offered amnesty to eligible aliens until May 4 of this year and Starling , called for stiff fines and other sanctions against employers who knowingly hire illegal aliens. The task Force based its study on 400 randomly placed Telephone Calls last month to employers in new York. The Federal general accounting of fice which is required by Congress to investigate evidence of employer discrimination concerning the Law is expected to release its own report on