European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 2, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes monday april 2,1990 Andrus hit by claims of betrayal Boise Idaho apr abortion foes quickly targeted democratic gov. Cecil Andrus for defeat in his try for an unprecedented fourth term saying he betrayed his own beliefs by vetoing what would have been the nations most restrictive state abortion Law. A this veto will galvanize the pro life majority in Idaho and nationwide a said National right to life president John Willke maintaining Andrus has forfeited any claim to an anti abortion Andrus stand. A we will be heard at the polls a vowed k.eri7 Uhlenkott of Idaho right to life. A this has been a Long hard fight and it is by no Means  Andrus acknowledging the political Cost of his veto said he acted in the Best interests of his state. A he denied being influenced by political considerations and threats of economic retaliation from outsiders. Instead Andrus said he rejected a. _ Andrus Bill that Many Legal experts said had Little Chance of being upheld. A i know that of course there will be some fallout but so be it a Andrus said. A i can to do anything about that. I have to do what i think is  while incurring the Wrath of antiabortion activists Andrus did win Over pro Choice forces who pledged to support him despite his belief that abortion should be allowed Only in cases of rape and incest and to save the women a life. One of the main architects of the vetoed Bill rep. Gai Montgomery conceded that the legislation a could have been improved and  he and other abortion foes promised to refine and reintroduce the Bill in 1991. The Defeated version based on a National right to life committee Model rejected As too restrictive by other states called for outlawing abortion except in cases of non statutory rape reported within seven Days incest if the victim is under 18, severe fetal deformity or a threat to the life or physical health of the woman. The legislature adjourned its 1990 session a half hour before the governors announcement on Friday precluding the possibility of even considering an override of the veto. Kate Michelman president of the National abortion rights action league called the Andrus veto a an outstanding  Andrus insisting that he remains opposed to abortion maintained the majority of idahoans agree with his decision. A new York police officer guards the bodies of 50 people who died in a fire set deliberately last week in a Bronx huh the caskets m a hangar at Kennedy Airport saturday await air transport to Honduras where Many of the victims were from. . Murder trend still up new York not a More peo pie were slain in new York City last year than Ever before and the killings in 1990 will surpass that record if the trend set in the first two months continues police commissioner Lee p. Brown has said. In All 1,905 people were slain in 1989, up half a percentage Point from 1988, also a record breaking year when 1,896 people died Brown said. Killings for the first two months of this year Are up 20 percent from the same period last year Brown said not counting the 87 people killed in an arson fire at a Bronx social club March 25. The statistics also revealed that violent crimes against people Rose while burglary and thefts fell. The exception was car theft which Rose 11.6 percent. Robberies generally considered a barometer of Street violence Rose almost 8 percent a to 93,337 a in 1989, making new York the worst City in the nation for Street robberies. Aggravated assaults stayed about the same As in 1988, with 70,951 in 1989. Rape was the Only violent crime that fell there were 3,254 reported rapes last year Down 4.6 percent from 1988. The release of the 1989 crime statistics came amid a growing sense in 1990 threatens to eclipse record some neighbourhoods that the police cannot curb the tide of violent crimes that have risen every year since 1985, when the crack cocaine epidemic gained momentum in the City. It also comes As the City a budget crisis has forced the police department to stretch its resources while delaying the hiring of new officers. Brown said that the homicides in the City were a a Public health problem that Federal health authorities should study As if it were an epidemic. Saying that the police could not prevent most killings he called on the schools to educate students to solve disputes without violence on the churches to instill moral values and on the medical profession to study possible physiological and psychological causes of violence. Brown blamed crack and the availability of handguns for the steady Rise in killings. He urged Congress to pass Strong Federal anti gun legislation to counter gun trafficking and said the City needs to provide addicts with treatment on demand. He also acknowledged that the police Force with about 25,500 officers is stretched thin. In january mayor David n. Dinkins citing budget difficulties postponed the hiring of 1,848 police recruits. The chairman of the citizens crime commission Thomas Reppetto said the shortage of police officers was making it a difficult to maintain Law and order on the  More than two thirds of the slayings in Northern Manhattan last year stemmed from shootouts among about 30 drug gangs operating there. The Rise in the murder rate was fuelled by a 16 percent increase in killings in the Bronx which had 478 killings last year up from 413 the year before. Brooklyn saw More killings than any other Borough with 679, which is 18 fewer than the previous year. The East new York Section had the most slayings in that Borough with 97. Manhattan saw a slight decline in killings a 461 last year from 471 in 1988. The bloodiest Section was Washington Heights which had 96 killings. There were 266 slayings in Queens about 6 percent less than in 1988. Staten Island had 21 killings Down from 32 the previous year. Army Rushing development of satellite killer Washington apr the army is speeding up development of a weapon to shoot Down enemy satellites but has quietly dropped its goal of building enough of the a hit to kill rockets by the mid-1990s to Knock out All soviet military satellites. The defense department asked Congress to nearly triple the projects budget for the fiscal year starting oct. 1, to $208 million. That would make it one of the fastest growing . Weapons programs at a time when Congress is hailing the end of the cold War As a reason to scale Back defense spending. The army estimates the total Cost of an anti satellite system at Between $2 billion and $2.5 billion a most of that to be spent Over the next five years. The army plans to develop two Means of attacking satellites with kinetic or non explosive warheads fired from 30-foot missiles based on . Territory and with ground based lasers. The army has put the kinetic system on a fast development track. In february it began soliciting bids from Industry to build Between 60 and 75 of the weapons. A contractor is scheduled to be selected in july and full scale development would Start in 1992. The laser program is much further behind. While the work Pace on the kinetic anti satellite or asat weaponry is picking up the size of the eventual system has been scaled Back according to army officials. R Brm men Morgan j Jellett manager Tor asat program said that until last december the army had planned to buy �?�300 of the weapons or double the number of soviet satellites now deployed. However it was decided in december that 60 to 75 weapons would be enough to attack the most crucial soviet space targets he said. Congressional debate on the defense budget so far this year has focused mainly on such big ticket projects As the Tif stealth bomber and the my intercontinental ballistic missile system and on savings from de mobilizing troops. However the asat program is beginning to draw attention. A a in a going to do everything i can to scrub it a sen. Dale bumpers do Ark a member of the Senate appropriation committee said in an interview it does no to make any sense.�?�, bumpers said the soviets .1 anti satellite capability is no threat . Space interests