European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a the stars and stripes monday March 26,1990md. Legislators let abortion Bill die Annapolis my. Apr lawmakers favouring abortion rights decided saturday not to press for a House of delegates vote on abortion legislation killed in committee the night before. Also saturday 98 people were arrested in nearby Pasadena for blocking the Entrance to a suburban abortion clinic Anne Arundel county police said. Abortion rights supporters decided not to Force their legislation to the House floor because of opposition from the democratic leadership said lawmaker Samuel Rosenberg a Baltimore Democrat leading the pro Choice fight. Forcing the legislation out of committee would have been a an extraordinary procedure and it would set a precedent that Many people done to want to set a Rosenberg said. He insisted however that the Bill had the votes to pass the House. The decision w As the final chapter in a 10-Day abortion debate in the Maryland general Assembly that produced a lot of drama but no legislation. The failed Bill was a Compromise that had been approved by the state Senate to end an eight Day filibuster on abortion. The unusual arrangement would have required the lawmakers to pass actually two measures one permitting unrestricted Access to abortions during the Early stages of pregnancy the other restricting abortion to cases of rape incest or dire threat to the Mother. Complicated referendum procedures would have dumped the matter in voters laps in november. Although the abortion clinic demonstration by project Rescue coincided with the close of lawmakers debate in Annapolis group spokeswoman Dee Silverman said the protest had been planned several months ago. The demonstrators were arrested under a new Law signed into effect last july and aimed at such demonstrations. The Law prohibits interference with Entrance or departure from a medical facility. Anti abortion forces Are looking to legislation in Idaho and the . Territory of Guam for a vehicle to Challenge the . Supreme courts landmark 1973 Roe is. Wade decision that legalized abortion. Guam enacted the nations strictest abortion Law but a Federal Judee Tom rarely blocked it after a class a Espo suit Friday. Callon Law in Idaho where the most restricts abortion measure passed by and was approved thursday the debate shined to economics. I a abortion nights interests in California Michigan Wisconsin Rhode a Short a North Carolina have threatened Toboy 0" Idaho potatoes unless gov. Cecil and vetoes the Bill. Andrus opposes Ihu but has not said what he will do. A ooh my lord a said state rep. Steve Antone one of nine potato growers in the legislature who voted for abortion restrictions. A it would be a Tremenda u blow to the state. Polish Leader hails new Era in . Links with his nation Chicago apr during a visit saturday to the City with the largest polish Community outside Warsaw polish prime minister Tadusz Mazowiecki hailed the beginning of a new Era in . Relations with Poland. Mazowiecki told about 800 listeners at the state of Illinois building that polish americans have a great role to play in building a understanding and cooperation Between the United states and Poland. A we have come to America to open up a new chapter in the relationship Between the United states and Poland a Mazowiecki said speaking through an interpreter. Mazowiecki making a three Day visit to Chicago was greeted with traditional polish dances and Tadusz Mazowiecki songs. Many in the crowd waved . And polish flags. A lots of people like us people who emigrated to this country Are trying to help the country any Way we can Quot said Harriet Nowacki a member of the polish Ain Crinan chorus that Sang several songs for Mazowiecki. A we try to show that we arc also polish and we share our feelings with them and we Are patriots of the country even though we live in a foreign  earlier Mazowiecki said at a news conference that Solidarity Leader Lech Walesa a november visit to the United states including a Stop in Chicago was a important and  Mazowiecki a former adviser to Walesa who leads the Solidarity dominated government said he was in Chicago to follow up on promises of economic Aid from the . Government and investment by . Businesses offered during Walesa a visit. A i have not come to the United states to ask for More help a Mazowiecki said. A i have come Here to look into the future and to make sure that you follow up and implement All that you be already  Mazowiecki a visit to Chicago with its estimated 800,000 to 1 million polish americans was seen As a key Stop on his six Day trip to the United states. He arrived from Washington on Friday and was scheduled to leave for new York on sunday. The prime ministers visit included meetings with business and civic leaders aimed at encouraging . Investment in Poland a struggling Economy. Mazowiecki made a plea for investment Friday at a private dinner in the downtown mid America club. Mayor Richard m. Daley sen. Paul Simon Cardinal Joseph Bernardin and executives from Amoco Oil co., Motorola inc. And other corporations were among those who attended. Mazowiecki 62, a former Solidarity editor and political prisoner who in August became the Leader of the first non communist government in Eastern Europe in More than 40 years was honoured saturday morning during a convocation at Depaul University. 41 pilots on alcohol abuse list Minneapolis apr at least 41 pilots of passenger aircraft have lost their Minnesota Drivers licenses in the past seven years because of alcohol abuse according to a published report. 01 those who lost licenses 28 were employed by Northwest airlines the Star Tribune reported. The Issue gained widespread attention when three Northwest pilots were arrested earlier this month after a flight from Fargo n.d., to Minneapolis. The pilots were later fired by Northwest and have been charged with flying an Airliner while under the influence of alcohol. The paper made its count using a Federal aviation administration list of More than 2,000 Minnesota based pilots who hold an air transport License the kind required of airline captains and a class 1 medical certificate the highest available. A Pilot must hold a transport License to carry passengers for Money but private pilots also May hold such a License. The Pilot list was checked against department of Public safety records and court files for alcohol related driving violations Over the past seven years. Of 41 pilots with alcohol offences 25 were convicted of Drunken driving or equivalent charges and 15 pleaded guilty to lesser charges which enabled them to avoid reporting their alcohol violations to the Faa the newspaper said. It did no to list the offence of the 41st Pilot. Stateside alcohol reportedly causes 100,000 deaths per year Atlanta apr alcohol is responsible for More than 100,000 deaths annually in the United states stealing 2.7 million years from drinkers lives Federal health officials have reported. But while alcohol is a major health concern Imre research is needed to determine which drinkers Are at How much risk the . Centers for disease control said. Using computer programs researchers projected How often various causes of death Are related to drinking. They then projected the loss of life a and lost years of life a from . Mayor orders plan for rationing of water los Angeles apr mayor Tom Bradley has ordered development of a stringent water rationing plan that could be carried out this summer during a fourth year of drought. Continued dry conditions could result in a 12 percent decline in Southern californians water supplies affecting 13 million customers. Most of the agencies that distribute water for the giant metropolitan water District say they done to have the Power to enforce water conservation  suspect finds he a up a tree without a paddle Madison 111. Apr a suspected burglar really did get out on a limb. That a where police officers and tracking dogs located him perched on a Branch hanging Over Horseshoe Lake. The Man fled after neighbors saw him and an accomplice trying to break into a vacant House authorities said. The accomplice was caught. The other suspect ran into the Woods and climbed the tree when he saw the officers approaching. A the was taunting the dogs and the police a a capt. Jack Fields of the Madison county sheriffs department said. A the limb broke and he fell into the  the Man stayed in about 4 feet of Chilly water for about 90 minutes until officers found a boat and paddled out to him said Deputy Gerry Owens. Both suspects whose identities were not released were taken to the Madison county jail. Inmate population rising faster than jail space Wasl Len Irron am l a. 1 a Washington apr local jails grew More crowded Between 1983 and 1988 As new construction failed to keep Pace with a 54 percent increase in the number of prisoners the Justice department said sunday. The size of housing space for each inmate decreased by 6 percent from 54.3 Square feet in 1983 to 50.9 Square feet in 1988, despite a 43.7 percent increase in total jail space according to a study by the departments Bureau of Justice statistics. A census of the nations 3,316 jails found that on june 30, 1988, there were 341,636 prisoners living in 17.4 million Square feet. Five years earlier 223,272 inmates occupied 12.1 million Square feet of living space. The bureaus study found that 28 percent of the nations jails in 1988 housed More than 40 percent of their inmates in cells that were smaller than the recommended Standard of 60 Square feet. In 1983, Only 23 percent of the jails housed inmates in cells that were smaller than the Standard recommended by the american correctional association. The proportion of jails placing five or More people in a a housing unit increased from 24 percent in 1983 to 28 percent in 1988, the study said. The average occupancy Rose from 2.4 inmates per unit to 2.5 inmates. In 1988, 61 percent of All jail inmates lived in the most crowded facilities. Local jails hired an additional 29,000 guards a a 65 percent increase a during this period reducing the ratio of inmates per guard from 5.0 in 1983 to 4.6 in 1988. Jails in new Jersey were the most cramped a averaging 39.6 Square feet per inmate. The most spacious jails were in North Dakota with an average of 88. Square feet of living space per inmate. Eight other states had jail cells the were smaller than the National average c 50.9 Square feet. They were Virgint 40.4 Tennessee 42.3 California 43. Louisiana 43.1 Georgia 43.9 Texa 44.0 Massachusetts 49.0 and sout Carolina 49.6. Besides those in North Dakota the Lari est living spaces for inmates were in Moi Tana 76.7 Square feet per inmate Wyon ing 76.1 Iowa 75.6 Nevada 70.5 Idalu 69.9 Minnesota 66.8 and Maine 65.5