European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 01, 1989, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 the stars and stripes sunday october 1,1989 cleaning up wreck Crews work to clean up and Salvage the remaining cars of Amtrak s derailed Amtrak Crescent which went off the tracks near called va., on thursday after slamming into a firetruck at a Grade crossing. Two firefighters died and about Iso passengers were injured in the Accident. Don t finance obscene Art agencies told Washington a House and Senate negotiators Are telling Federal arts agencies nol to give any Money to obscene Art but they re backing away from stronger standards proposed by sen. Jesse Helms. Under a Compromise reached Friday the National endowment for the arts and National endowment for the humanities would receive budgets in fiscal 1990 provided they implement new standards in giving  provision is a weakening of a Senate passed measure backed by Helms , that called for ban Ning Federal Aid for Art that is obscene or indecent or that denigrates a religion race ethnic background age group or , Grants would be denied to Art that depicts sadomasochism  individuals engaged in the sex act or the sexual exploitation of children. And borrowing from a supreme court ruling on obscenity the conferees said the artworks denied fund ing would have to be utterly devoid of significant literary artistic scholarly scientific or political value. The agreement cleared the Way for House and sen ate agreement on a Bill to provide about $ 11 billion for Federal land and cultural programs for the next fiscal year which begins  agreement sought to end a controversy Over what Art groups say is close to censorship. Helms and his backers said it is a matter of whether artworks considered by Many to be obviously offensive should be getting taxpayers  Senate by a 65-31 vote Friday urged the negotiators to adopt the toned Down prohibition on Federal  endowments for the arts and humanities would get $250,000 in the Bill to form a commission to study How Grants Are awarded and determine whether Crite Ria Are needed for works to qualify for  had sought a five year ban on funding to the Southeastern Center for contemporary Art i Winston Salem ., and the Institute for contemporary Art at the University of Pennsylvania. The North Carolina Center exhibited a photograph by Andres Serrano depicting a Crucifix in ajar of urine. The Pennsylvania group showed photographs by Rob Ert Mapple Thorpe depicting children in erotic poses and homosexual and sadomasochistic themes. White House rebukes Bennett for Pap remark at conference Washington not William j. Bennett was rebuked Friday by the White House for speaking his mind about what he called the Pap delivered by some of the nation s governors at their education con Ference with president Bush last week. Marlin Fitzwalter the president s press Secretary said John h. Sununu White House chief of staff had spoken to Bennett and told him thanks for your comments. They weren t  Fitzwater added i think he got the  the press Secretary talked to reporters on air Force one As president Bush flew to Charleston s.c., to see the devastation caused by Hurricane Hugo. Bennett who directs National drug control policy was Secretary of education in the Reagan administration. He told reporters wednesday that some of the private meetings at the conference held in Charlottes Villa va., had been marked by  there was Pap Standard democratic Pap he  was Standard Republican Pap. And Mere was stuff that rhymes with Pap on both sides too. Bennett s comments brought criticism from some governors and dismayed White House officials. Bennett declined to comment Friday on the White House  has acknowledged in the past that he has a reputation As an outspoken pain in the neck with a fond Ness for publicity. But officials say Bush and Sununu Are fond of him and respect his intellect. . Bars klan from Road program Raleigh  A the state refused the Kun flux klan permission to join an adopt a Highway cleanup program that would have allowed the organization to Post its name on signs along a stretch of Road running through a Black neighbourhood. State transportation Secretary Jim Harrington said Friday he was denying the request from the Rockmo Ham county chapter of the invisible Empire knights of the Kun flux klan to adopt a Section of . 158, about 100 Miles Northwest of Raleigh. Under the program the state puts up Eye catching Green and White Road signs naming the group or Busi Ness that has pledged to clean the adopted stretch of Road four times a year. The klan asked for a 3.4-Milc stretch of Road through a predominately Black neighbourhood that leads to its rally site. Rocky Chapman a Leader of the klan chapter vowed to fight the decision. He was supported by the slate Branch of the american civil liberties Union. Here we arc trying to do something civic and they slap us in the face. Chapman said. Jim Shields executive director of the North Carolina Branch of the Acle said for government to adopt censorship is to do a klan like thing and literally give the Victory to the  the state has 4,756 Volunteer groups participating in the cleanup program. I be got the same intentions behind me that every one else does it s just the name that s scaring them and it should to Chapman said. We Are trying to help humans in the world White humans. Stateside teen who sold cocaine near White House jailed Washington a a teen Ager who sold crack cocaine across the Street from the White House was ordered jailed without Bond Friday. . Magistrate Patrick Attridge said Keith Jackson 18, has been detained on the grounds that he was a danger to the Community. Jackson was arrested by metropolitan police and drug enforcement administration agents last week at his Home after his five count indict ment for distributing crack cocaine. The magistrate rejected a plea from Jackson s attorney Charles Stow that the High school Stu Dent be released. Jackson is charged with Selling to an under cover agent in september the crack that presi Dent Bush later held up in a televised speech on the nation s drug problem. Boy 8, sets world record by flying across . New York up an 8-Ycar-old boy landed his Small air plane at Laguardia Airport on Friday setting the world record As the Young est Pilot Ever to Fly across the United states. Matthew Mclendon a third grader from dal Las was tired following the five Day 2,700-mile flight that included stops in 13 cities and was planning to head Home in time for school Mon Day. Matthew first became interested in a computer flight simulator and then went along on flights with his father a recreational Pilot. Thai s How he got started said Rick Barber the boy s flight instructor. It s like a huge High tech video game for  the motive behind the boy s coast to coast flight is to beat the Drums for his summer 1990 plan to Fly to Lusaka Zambia to raise Money for starving children in Africa. Matthew took the record from a 9-Ycar-old California boy who flew across the country last year. Matthew won t be 9 until oct. 8. Last july 11-year-old Tony Aliengena of Cali fornia became the youngest Pilot to Circle the Globe. Judge won t give Secord Access to Reagan diaries Washington a a Federal judge said Friday that Richard Secord is not entitled to former president Reagan s diaries for the Iran Contra figure s upcoming criminal trial. Secord filed a request earlier last week for the diaries and a wide array of other material prompting objections from the office of Independent counsel Lawrence Walsh. Associate Independent counsel Reid Cingar ten complained that the request was far too Broad and . District court judge Aubrey Robinson agreed telling Accord s lawyer Tom Green that you have asked for everything under the Kitchen  i ill you he is not getting the Reagan diaries Robinson said of Scoras request. Bush oks initial funds for super Collider project Washington a president Bush on Friday signed a 1990 spending Bill that will launch a $5 billion research project for a supercollider an experimental atom smasher to be built in Texas. The $225 million Down payment on the super Collider was included in a Compromise measure Congress approved to provide $18.6 billion for next year s Federal Energy and water programs. The Energy and water development appropriations act is the first of 13 appropriations Bills to reach Bush s desk for the fiscal year that begins oct. I. Most of the 1990 Money for the superconducting super Collider is for initial construction expenses of what ultimately will be a 53-mile circular underground Tunnel about 25 Miles South of Dallas. The rest is for research and development