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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 15, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page the stars and stripes tuesday november 15, 198b Jacques Yves a Ouslan John Glenn . Group honors world s pioneers Washington a former astronaut John Glenn and undersea explorer Jacques Yves Cousteau Are among is recipients of $10,000 Cash and Crystal globes awarded by the National geographic society on its 100th anniversary. Sir Edmund Hillary the first Man to reach the Summit of mount Ever est and Robert d. Ballard the Navy scientist who discovered the sunken remains of the titanic also were among the pioneers selected for society s Centennial awards which will represented thursday. Other winners Bradford Wash hum and Barbara Wash Bairn for cartography and mountaineering. The was Burns spent seven years creating a precise Large scale map of the grand Canyon. Barbara Wash bum was the  to reach the Summit of Moum Mcky Nelcy North America s highest Peak. Frank c. Craighead or. And John j. Craighead biology and ecology. The Craigheads were pioneers in the use of satellites for radio . Harold e Edgerton who devel oped the method of using Strobe lights to freeze action in pictures used in the photography of hummingbirds and other extraordinarily fast creatures and objects.,. Thayer Soule lecturer. Soule has shared his knowledge of the world Andin Peoples with him and lectures since 1s47. Mary d. Leakey and Richard e. Leakey Tor their research into the be ginnings of Mankind. The Leakey from a first breakthrough in 1959, made a series of discoveries uncovering the Bones of ancestors of Modem humans. George f. Bass underwater archaeologist for his work in increasing the understanding of the ancient world through exploration of shipwrecks. Jane Goodall for her pioneering research of chimpanzees in Tanzania the longest continuous Field research Ever conducted on a wild animal. Kenan d. Dallard for a lifetime of work unearthing and restoring the ancient classical greek City of aph Radi Sias in present Turkey. Decision rules out right of husbands to Block abortions Washington a the supreme court refused on monday to five husbands the Legal Power to prevent their wives from having abortions. The justices without comment let stand an Indiana supreme court decision thai said a husband has no right to interfere with his wire s constitutional right to abort her pregnancy. The court also told deposed philippine president Ferdinand Marcos and his wife Imelda thai they must turn Over subpoenaed records to a Federal grand jury. The stale court s ruling in the abortion Case lost july was based on rulings by the nation s highest court Erin Andrew Conn of Elkhart ind., went to court Early last summer in an at tempt to prevent his estranged wife Jennifer torn ending her 6-Weck-old pregnancy. A slate trial judge issued a temporary order barring mrs. Conn from having the abortion but a state appeals court threw out that order. Erin has no right to veto Jennifer s decision. As such decision concerns Only her the appeals court ruled. The Indiana supreme court acting on Conn s Appeal then adopted the appeals court ruling. The state courts said Conn s attempt Tob lock his wife s abortion was prohibited by supreme court rulings dating to 1973, when a landmark decision by the justices legalized abortion. In 1976, the court struck Down a mis Souri Law that had required spousal consent before a woman could obtain an abortion during the first 12 Wikso Fhyr pregnancy. After the slate supreme court ruling. Conn sough emergency help from chief Justice William h. Rehnquist and Justice John Paul is Eycas both denied his re guest and the injunction prohibiting mrs. Conn s abortion was lifted july 22. She subsequently Hod the abortion. The Conns arc in the midst of divorce proceed Ings and Conn s attorney James Bopp of Sii Pix me court Roundup Tern haute said a decree to expected with in Days. In the Appeal acted on monday con said the 1973 and 1976 rulings did not pre clude state courts from taking a husband rights into consideration on a Casc by Casc  the father has fundamental rights an interests in his unborn child which should be judicially considered on the facts of Thi Scase along with the rights and interests of his wife in aborting their child Conn s lawyers argued. The Appeal which d id not directly attack the court s previous abortion decisions said consideration of a husband s objections is justified by the traditional Balanc ing approved by this court where compel  lawyers for mrs. Conn called the Appeal entirely without merit.". Every appellate court to consider the Issue has held thai a Man does no Tow i fright to a court order enjoining a woman from Bie Reisino her abortion right they said. This hasten True in cases where the Man seeking the court order was the Wom an s husband in other cases the court denied the Marcoss emergency re quest that they not be compelled to abide by a grand jury s demand Tor financial and other records related to an investigation of the couple charged with looting their nit lion s Treasury of nor than $ 100 million. A Federal judge in new York where the grand jury is meeting ruled aug. 11 thai the Marcoss must Honor the subpoenas and no longer have immunity As ruler and. First lady Ofa foreign country. The 2nd . Circuit court of appeals upheld the judge s filing oct 19, let stand an appellate ruling that the Federal voting rights act designed Lopre vent racial discrimination applies to stat judicial elections. Random drug testing ordered for . Transp Praff on workers Washington a the Federal government monday ordered a Broad Range of transportation work ers from  to truckers to undergo random drug lest ing. But the testing need not begin for at least a year. ". Transportation Secretary Jim Burnley told a news conference that the. Regulations would cover about 4milmon workers and were intended to take us As far As is practically possible toward ending drug use among workers in jobs where safety is an Issue. The transportation department said without offer ing specifics thai Large companies and transit agencies would have until december 1989 to begin the testing. Smaller ones will have up to two years. Under inc new Rule employers must keep records of testing results and make them available to Federal officials. It was nol Clear How Independent truckers would be expected to comply with thai provision. Unions representing transportation workers have strongly opposed required random testing although the unions have been willing to go along with other tests such As those conducted prior to employment or after  the random testing  is virtually sure to be challenged in the courts but Dot officials have said they Are confident of having the tests upheld be cause of the safety implications. The testing regulations will cover an estimated 2.5.million Over the Road truckers including the tens of thousands of Independent truckers Many of whom work for themselves and drive their own trucks. Critics As Well As some supporters of the testing regulations have questioned whether the rules should even cover truck Drivers because the testing May be virtually impassible to enforce among the Independent Drivers. According to government sources who asked not to be named other workers subject to random tests include More than 500,000 airline workers including $0,000commercial pilots More than 80,000 night attendants and nearly 300,000 aircraft mechanics. Nearly 300,000 Railroad employees including Engi neers and other train operators about 110,000 Urban mass transit workers include in subway and City bus Drivers. Under the regulations workers would be subject to pre employment tests periodic testing whenever a person lakes a physical Post Accident tests tests for reasonable cause and random tests. The drag testing Rule had been expected for months. Burnley s predecessor Elizabeth Dole called for in creased testing for drugs among workers in All modes of transportation in Early 1987. The department has issued proposed regulations for the various modes of transportation during the last year. Congress this year debated legislation that would have required drug testing of millions of transportation work ers but the provision never was approved in pan because of Strong opposition from organized labor. The depart ment has maintained however that it docs not need new regulations to impose the testing requirements. Taps note at Juk funeral still echoing Smi sixth note of api it the in Cut of John f. Pm. Clark coh cd and crap Trtol the song but the note that broke off key stays with hint ,.-- i missed a note under pressure be old. In something you tort like but it s something that can happen to u trumpet phys Rev. Curk. Now and or Fred. -.-iyi.7 at Kou adv in Cal. Club wa9oind Bud a the 21 guns fired then took fall Cue. On the in of note he faltered. I i Vir to the aftermath the Ockun not Gnu i be lore of its own. It was widely belief in that the break was intentional a Ripple of sadness left in the Moi Ikra. " Clark retired Ham the army in 1966 and  at a Conan Unity College  
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