European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Blazers get burned in Aba finals a Page 21 authorized unofficial publication for the . Armed forces Good morning vol. 49. No. 59 tuesday june 12, 1990 a 25$ daily and sunday d 8693 a High court voids Law that forbids burning of Flag restraining the fans police seek to Calm boisterous English soccer fans during disturbances in Cagliari Sicily on sunday. Large numbers of fans were arriving for the opening match monday Between England and Ireland in world cup soccer Competition in the italian City. See world cup stories on Page 25. Oindexter receives month sentence Washington apr John m. Oindexter was sentenced monday to six months in prison for lying to Congress to Neal details of the Iran Contra affair Hen he was president Reagan a National purity adviser. Poindexter was the first Iran Contra defendant sentenced to prison . District judge Harold h. Greene id the retired Navy Admiral that in is Ozment was necessary to deter other Public officials from lying while conducting governmental business. Greene said that a sentence without incarceration a would be tantamount to a statement that to lie to and to obstruct Congress was of no great  Greene did not impose a Fine and said Poindexter could remain free while he appealed the five felony convictions of making false statements to Congress and obstructing the inquiries of lawmakers into the Iran Contra affair. Washington apr the supreme court on monday struck Down a new Federal Law that outlaws burning the american Flag. A punishing desecration of the Flag dilutes the very Freedom that makes this Emblem so revered a the court said. The courts 5-4 decision in the Flag Case indicated the divisiveness of the emotional Issue. The ruling is certain to touch off a political Battle in Congress to pass a constitutional amendment protecting the Flag from desecration. In a split identical to a ruling last year on the Flag burning Issue the justices said the Flag Protection act of 1989 violates Freedom of expression guaranteed by the first amendment to the Constitution. Writing for the majority Justice William j. Brennan called it a a bed Rock constitutional guarantee. President Bush said he would intensify his efforts to win approval of a constitutional amendment Banning Flag burning. A some of us said ahead of time that the legislative approach would not be upheld. Apparently the court decided that a he said. Speaking to reporters after a Rose Garden ceremony honouring drug free schools Bush said that he would a continue to press for what i strongly believe is in the Public  congressional leaders had said that if the Law was declared invalid they would move quickly for votes in the House and Senate on a constitutional amendment to protect the Flag from burning or desecration. That move is expected to inject the Issue into this Falls congressional and state legislative  upholds sending reserves abroad to train the supreme court monday ruled that the Federal government May order state National guard troops to participate in peacetime training abroad without a governors consent. In the National guard Case that revived a controversy from the 1988 presidential Campaign the justices unanimously upheld a 1986 Federal Law challenged by gov. Rudy per Pich of Minnesota. The Law was challenged previously by gov. Michael Dukakis of Massachusetts the Defeated 1988 democratic presidential candidate who opposed sending National guard troops to train in Central America. A constitutional amendment would require approval by two thirds of the members of the House and Senate and then ratification by 38 state Legislatures. The first amendment never has been altered in 199 years. A we Are aware that desecration of the Flag is deeply offensive to Many Quot Brennan wrote. But quoting from the courts earlier ruling he said a if there is a Bedrock principle underlying the first amendment it is that the government May not prohibit the expression of an idea simply see High court on Back Page checkpoint Charlie to ship out thursday West Berlin apr after serv Job As the Gateway Between East and yest the Small building known As neck Point Charlie will be loaded onto truck this week and taken to an in a wed local on the . Military Aid monday. The subject of lore photographed by Imons and now pushed into Obs Les the t famed Berlin Wall Check torning Taen away thursday germans at the same crossing continue to Check passports and identity cards but even that will end on july 1. The . Military last week announced it would dismantle checkpoint Charlie but it did not announce the exact Date until monday. A a they re going to lift it up and put it on a truck a said . Military spokesman sgt. 1st class Edwin Mccarthy. Final disposition 1 have not  perhaps More than any other land Mccarthy said he could not confirm checkpoint Charlie symbolizes widespread speculation that the Small e old War. One Story Structure would be taken to a the other Side of the Wall East see Charlie on Back Page duty Days dwindle at checkpoint Charlie for soldiers Terence Paul Winn of Britain Denis Gemon of France and Michael Rafferty of Moreno Valley Calif