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   European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - January 23, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 28 the stars and stripes monday january 23,1989 abortion from Page 1 Case William l. Webster is. Reproductive health services. Webster is Missouri s attorney general. Asked about possible prosecutions inthe event the High court reverses Roe is. Wade Thornburgh said those decision would have to be made at the state level. But he added i think the key is that there Are certain classes of abortion that would be beyond the class of being legally Able to be carried out and this would Call for  he did not answer directly when asked if he personally favored prosecution of women who illegally obtained abortions saying again that such decisions would be made by states. He defended the administration s Posi Tion on abortion when asked whether Bush had considered polls showing that a major Ity of americans believe a woman should have the right to choose abortion. You want to follow Public opinion where you can but there Are also matters of principle involved and these Are matter that the president feels strongly  the supreme court most recently Reaf firmed Roe is. Wade in 1983, but the cur rent court is viewed As deeply divided on the Issue. Its two most Junior justices an tonin Scalia and Anthony m. Kennedy both conservatives appointed by Reagan have not voted in an abortion decision. Thousands of anti abortion forces pro tested saturday across the country prompting More than 400 arrests and clash with pro Choice activists in Michigan. Anti abortion activists turned out in Ari Zona Texas Louisiana Michigan and California. But in Florida about 200 people gathered to support the Legal right to an abortion. In Arizona about 500 anti abortion pro testers blocked the Entrance of a Phoenix women s clinic which led to 184 arrests including three for assault police said. They were just abusive violent people said or. Brian Finkel medical director of the metro Phoenix women s clinic who was assaulted during the protest. A fight broke out Between a group of anti abortion demonstrators and pro Choice activists outside a Detroit clinic resulting in 55 arrests police said. In California about 200 people were arrested at an anti abortion demonstration that attracted counter demonstrators i front of a family planning clinic in sunny Vale police said. In Florida a crowd of 200 pro Choice activists listened to Folk music and speeches at the state s former Capitol i Tallahassee. Full House at the White House a president Bush is surrounded by the first family in this official White House photo taken saturday. Pictured Are on the Couch from left Lauren Bush Pierce Bush Barbara Bush Jebby Bush president Bush Ellie Lebond Sam Lebond and Margaret Bush children behind the president from left Jenna Barbara Noelle and George Bush and Back Row from left Bill Lebond Doro Bush Lebond Neil Bush Sharon Bush Marshall Bush Columbia Bush Marvin Bush Jeb Bush George Bush and Laura Bush. Later saturday Bush attended a Rock party organized by his son Marvin. Bush from Page 1 of members of the Texas state society. His boots were Black with a map of Texas Bear ing a Lone Star Flag on each of them. I want to show you my boots. I Don t want Ann Richards to think i m not texan said Bush referring to the Texas state treasurer who delivered an address mocking Bush at the democratic nation Al convention last july. Coyly lifting his pants leg Bush said hey listen. Stop whistling at  Sev eral people yelled take pm  among those who led off the show were Percy Sledge singing his classic when a Man loves a woman and Coco Taylor the so called Queen of the Chicago blues. Audience members who paid $35 a seat were mostly Young wearing a Range of outfits from Black tie to Blue jeans and casual clothes. Behind the stage in the Center of the Hall party goers packed the dance floor to twist and Jitterbug to the Navy from Page 1 were operating in a big Lake not in Blue water environment. You can t use Battle group tactics in a confined Are alike the  in the open sea such groups Center on an aircraft Carrier group often spread out Over 100 Miles. Most ships operated individually in the Gulf said the Admiral who is no Deputy chief of staff of readiness and re sources for the . Atlantic Fleet. That and the constant threats from All quart ers also required an emphasis on gather ing collating and disseminating Intelli gence. It came from satellites High flying reconnaissance planes helicopters radar and other sensors aboard ships and patrol boats. Equally important he said we needed some simple things like eyes and ears out there meaning sailors with binoculars. All information was fed into an Intelli gence Center aboard his command ship the la Salle where 14 officers pieced it together and fed the picture Back to the Leet. I had lieutenants doing things that captains usually do Bernsen  of a threat from Small planes and boats against which advanced mis Siles and guns were of Little use Ameri can ships were armed with stinger Shoul Der fired anti aircraft missiles Grenad launchers and machine guns. Soldiers and marines trained sailors to use them. Capt. Don p. Pollard former skipper of the guided missile destroyer Conyngham said submarines were no threat inthe relatively shallow Gulf and thus he had Little need for a sonar operator who listened for them. So i turned a sonar Man into a .50-caliber machine gunner he said. The machine gunner and a Supply clerk armed with an m-16 Rifle and an other Sailor with a fire Hose were stationed on the Bow of the ship to shoot a floating mines or if they got too close to push them away with water from the fire Hose. The amphibious transport ship Tren ton which ordinarily carried Only a few helicopters had eight aboard including four cobra attack copters and 400 marines. The ship was also Home base for Small mine sweepers providing their Crews with fuel food medical care and rest. The mine sweeper and helicopter Crews Learned to work together some thing they had not done before with the chopper Crews scouting ahead to spot mines for the mine sweepers to destroy. It. Michael e. Wells a helicopter Pilot said the heat made it hard to Fly because lighter air made the aircraft Hea vier. That required More Power and consumed More fuel thus they Learned Tolly Shorter hops. Moreover temperatures reaching 130 degrees in the cockpit drained the Energy of the pilots. Helicopters dragging mine sweeping gear through the water kicked up Spray from the Gulf that was saltier than that inthe open sea and warmer about 96 degrees and caked itself on the Roto Blades. Some Blades developed cracks that were not discovered until they re turned to Norfolk. Several captains agreed that com manding officers had More pressure on them in the Gulf than elsewhere. I Twain t conducive to the co spending a lot of time off the Bridge said  m. Nutwell former commanding officer of the Trenton. Capt. William Cobb who commanded the destroyer Coontz said he asked his executive officer to Tell him now s the time if he Ever got so tired that his judgment might be impaired. At one Point after he had been up for 100 hours except for Catnap the executive office looked at him and said now s the  sounds of the 1950s and 1960s. On sunday Bush attended a National worship service where he was recognized As the Symbol of  the solemn interfaith National prayer service was held at the Washington Cathedral. The new president and first lady needed and prayed silently when they entered the Cathedral and then joined vice president Quayle and his wife mar Ilyn in a front Pew. Presiding Over the service was there. John t. Walker the Episcopalian Bishop of Washington. Quayle pledges to uphold Trust Washington a vice presi Dent Dan Quayle in his first full Day on the Job pledged saturday to remember his Small town midwestern roots and to live up to the awesome Trust you have placed in  Quayle spent much of the Day in his new Home the vice president s residence at the naval Observatory in Washington relaxing and polishing the text of his first formal speech As vice president. He delivered it at an evening tribute to democracy at Constitution Hall. Quayle also made plans to conduct his first official acts As vice president Mon Day morning. At the request of president Bush he is to administer oaths of office to the new presidential and vice presidential staffs in the White House s East room said Quayle s press Secretary David Beckwith. Quayle scheduled a mid morning meet ing monday with anti abortion leaders which Beckwith said was being held i conjunction with the anniversary of the supreme court s decision upholding women s abortion rights  
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