European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - December 8, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday december 8,1988 the stars and stripes Page 7 High court May decide guard Issue St. Paul Minn. A a Federal Law that stripped governors of their Power id veto National guard training missions dictated by the Federal government is unconstitutional a Federal appeals court ruled tuesday. However another Federal appeals court  ruled just the opposite so the two Rul Ings presumably will have to be considered by Ilic supreme court. A pane of the sch . Circuit Couch of appeals ruled 2-1 tuesday that the so called Montgomery amendment taking away a governor s control Over National guard units is unconstitutional. The amendment was challenged by Minnesota gov. Rudy Crnich who objected to the defense department ordering Minnesota guard units to Central America. Governors of other states also have objected and the Stales of Massachusetts Ohio Colorado Vermont and Maine sup ported Minnesota s lawsuit. However the 1st . Circuit court of appeals in october rejected a similar Chal Lenge to the amendment filed by Massachusetts gov Michael Dukakis. Dukakis said in a statement today s ruling by the sch . Circuit court or appeals is a Victory for common sense the Constitution and the governors of the uni cd  Justice department officials said tues Day s ruling will apply Only to states within the 8lh circuit. The amendment was attached to inc de sense authorization act of 1987 by rep. . Sonny Montgomeryd miss prior to its passage in 1986, stale units could not be sent on Federal training missions with out a governor s consent the sch circuit court concluded thai the Montgomery amendment contravenes the intent of the framers of the . Constitution who they said designed the militia or National guard to serve As Cheek on the potential abuse of military Power by the Federal  government  not demonstrated that the effectiveness of either the National defense or the National guard will be diminished by adherence to the constitutional principle of Basic stale control Over National guard forces absent a Decla ration of War or National exigency the 8th circuit court majority  amendment violates the Plain Lan Guage of the Constitution is at Odds with declarations of the , supreme court and departs from an unbroken pattern of congressional deference to reserved. Slate authority Over the National guard which is embodied in the militia clauses of the Constitution the court said. Crnich was vacationing in Hawaii but his office issued a statement from him from the beginning this  been a slate s rights Issue. The Montgomery amendment went too far in tipping the balance of Power toward the Federal  stewardess honoured Ulrike Strickson n stewardess aboard was presented in a Pentagon ceremony for were aboard the Light. From left they Are Twa full Rel 847 which was hijacked by her actions during the hijacking in which it. A Stuart Dahl chief Felly officer j98s, holds the an american Sailor was shot to death. Jeffrey Ingalls and. Petty officer 2ndarab crr oriols in june distinguished Public service award she with her re three Ujj. Servicemen who class Clinton Suggs. Def Ense rests after one Day in Myerson conspiracy trial new York a defense lawyers at the Bess Myerson conspiracy trial rested their Case tuesday after just one Day in which they presented evidence that the former miss America  at least $7 million in assets. Myerson 64, once the City s cultural affairs commissioner is accused of giving a $ 19.000-a-year City Job to the daughter of supreme court Justice Hor Lens Gabel 75, in 1983 in Exchange for a reduction in he temporary support payments of her Lover Carl Andy Ca passo 43, to his estranged wife. Gabol and Capasso Are co defendants in the trial. _. Prosecutors contended that Myerson named correspondent in the divorce by Capasso s wife Nancy sought to have the payments slashed out of greed. In his opening statement to the jury 10 weeks ago. Assistant . Attorney David Lawrence said Myerson s affair of the heart with Capasso became an affair of the  the gifts and luxuries that or. Ca Pas o previously  Given to his wife and his children were now being lavished on miss  s attorney Frederick Hafetz read numerous financial documents to the jury to show that Myerson  a net Worth of  $7 million during the period of the alleged conspiracy. According to the documents myer son. Once a television celebrity  Money invested in Manhattan real estate partnerships and brokerage accounts. Capasso s lawyer. Jay Goldberg introduced documents that showed his client incurred Legal fees of $480,000 Loback up his Contention that Capasso would t have spent so much on lawyers if his divorce was fixed. Several character witnesses including former mayor Robert Wagner testified Unabel s behalf. Asked about the former judge s reputation by defense lawyer Michael Feld Borg Wagner said it was the finest reputation that anyone could  the trial began oct. 4 and prosecutors took More than 30 Days to present their Case which consisted of 150 exhibits and 34 witnesses including mayor Edward i. Koch. -,".". The three defendants Are charged with conspiracy mail fraud and other bribe related charges. They face maximum penalties of 25 years in prison and $263,0000 in fines if. Convicted on All counts. Myerson additionally faces up to five More years if convicted of obstruction of Justice. -. The trial resumes next monday when lawyers begin their final arguments to the jury which could gel the Case the follow ing week. ,. Gay  of future m Boston a the City Hall of the future May operate 24 hours a Day and allow people shopping at a malt to enter a computer Booth and pay their i Iliin Bill Register to Vole Check on garbage pickup times or pay a parking ticket. The key thing is to make it easier for people to gel information about their government at a place and Lime convenient to them v Kansas City mo., City councilor John a. . We still operate at the convenience of the bureaucracy not Al the convenience of Citi Zens i i two cities and one county arc inking part in a comp ice based Pilot program giving citizens easier Access to local govt can mint officials said this week Al the National league of cities convention. Residents can t yet pay parking tickets or apply for building pc Nils by computer. But in Kansas ply and Hiu Borough county ha., they can receive a wide array of information about government services and operations Charlotte n.c.,  established a Tele phone system in which people calling some cily Hail departments hear record cd messages that direct them to press numbers to select specific information or record a message of their own. The result  been better response time on the part of officials like building inspectors who gel messages from contractors the one Way communications system Between residents and government seems and is impersonal but officials said computer technology is a convenient and efficient method of providing More and belter information in a 9-Lo-s world. Using equipment donated by International business machines inc., the two cities and the county this year went on line with the computer information serv ices. The project was organized by Public technology inc., of Washington the non profit research and development Arm of the National league of cities the Cost of the project was not re leased. Not everyone is willing to accept one Way communication for information said Boyd Cauble executive assistant to the City manager in Charlotte a growing City of 375,000 people with a 1400 million budget and a new professional basketball franchise i see the system available id pay Bills by entering credit card numbers getting permits exchanging information he said. All this  tremendous amount of refinement of the system and a tremendous amount of Public Educa  Kansas cily. Computer kiosks with. A High Resolution color screen that Dis plays information pictures and graphics have been set up in two malls for about a year connected directly to cily Hall