European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 18, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 Kirk the stars and stripes monday june 18,1990 Burn most support amendment poll says by Polly Anderson associated press writer the proposed constitutional amendment to ban Flag burning apparently has Strong support in More than half of the nations state houses legislative leaders say. But veh scepticism in More than a dozen slates and timetables that keep most Legislatures out of session for the rest of the year mean there will be no Rush to ratification even if Congress a 38 of 50 states. This Means that just one House in each a. V yes an Arvend Rosiu this summer. A any time the Kentucky general Assembly has an Opportunity to vote on that Issue it will be like motherhood Apple pie. And it wiil Fly he  said Republican sen. Jack Trevey. That states Iru Norv caucus chairman. But Kentucky has no regular Leeis Latr. E session scheduled until 1992. The supreme court announced its 5-4 decision monday a just three Days before rag Day a that Flag burning is a form of political protest protected under the first amendment the ruling threw out a Law passed by an indignant Congress after a similar High court ruling a y ear ago. Republican congressional leaders immediately vowed to press for a 27th amendment to the Constitution. They Are aiming for 2 vote before july 4. Such a measure would have to pass Congress by a two thirds vote in each House and then be ratified by Legislatures in three quarters of the states a of 13 states would be enough to Block ratification. In some states such As Colorado. Ratification votes must pass by More than a simple majority. After the supreme court decision an associated press Survey of legislative leaders found Strong support for the amendment particularly in the South and Midwest they stressed that the situation could change particular since most votes would take place after the november elections. Among the states where the amendments chances look Good Alabama Arizona. Arkansas. California. Delaware. Florida. Georgia. Idaho Nii Nois. Indiana. Kentucky. Louisiana. Maine. Massachusetts. Mississippi. Missouri. Montana. Nevada. New Hampshire. North Dakota. Ohio. Oklahoma. Oregon Pennsylvania. Rhode Island. South Carolina. South Dakota. Tennessee. Texas. Utah West Virginia and Wyoming. In Many of those states legislators angered by last year s supreme court decision have already passed some Law or Resolution opposing Flag burning in Arkansas a the chances Are better than excellent Quot for a ratification vote state rep. Lloyd George said. A if there were a vote against it. I d be surprised either m the House or in the  states where sceptics could Force a fight include Alaska. Colorado. Hawaii Iowa. Kansas. Maryland. Michigan. Minnesota Nebraska new Mexico North Carolina Vermont Virginia Washington and Wisconsin. In new York the powerful Assembly speaker. Democrat Mel Miller strongly opposes an amendment and is in a position to Block in but Only a handful of states have year round Legislatures by mid june most Legislatures have adjourned for the year or Are near adjournment including most of the states that Are strongly behind the amendment Louisiana s House has already passed a Bill cutting the Sanction against those who Batter Flag buyers to a Token Fine and a Senate committee endorsed that Bill last week. But the legislature adjourns july 9. Illinois legislature adjourns june 30, but gov. James Thompson a Republican said Friday that he would Call a special session to hasten a ratification vote before the november election. And the democratic majority of the Illinois House last week introduced a Resolution aimed at speeding up ratification if the measure clears Congress. Treatment of the stars and stripes has been a particularly emotional Issue in  Ever since a student artists exhibit last year at the Art Institute of Chicago featured a Flag on the floor for people to step on. In Iowa both parties leaders Are forecasting a bruising fight. Senate majority Leader Bill Hutchins said Many of his fellow democrats Are bitter Over what they see As a gop led Effort to inflame passions Over the Flag a it looks to me like the Republican party one More time is trying to make a political Issue out of a symbolic question Quot Hutchins said. A personally. I think there Are some questions whether it would  but in Many states the matter Isnit being treated As a partisan Issue. In Maryland Republican sen. Howard Denis a member of the judicial proceedings committee opposes the amendment because of first amendment concerns. A i did not detect majority sentiment for a constitutional amendment in my committee a he said. Quot rather than having a constitutional amendment what we ought to do with these awful people who Burn the Flag is just turn our backs on them and just exorcise them from polite  the last amendment to the Constitution which lowered the voting age to 18, took a Little More than three months from its passage in Congress in March 1971 to its ratification by 38 states. This time with All but a handful of state Legislatures finished for the year or nearly so such speedy action would be impossible. Quot it would be a five year process if it worked a said the Arizona state Senate majority Leader Republican John maw Hinney. A it would not be something that rolled through. We would not push to be the first  cleared of charge has healthy baby Laramie. Wyo.  a a woman who was cleared of child abuse charges that alleged she drank Tco much while pregnant has Given birth to a healthy boy. A doctor said Dane Pfannenstiel had her baby thursday night said or. Katherine Kohler an obstetrician Here. A a he a a Beautiful healthy 7-Pound boy Quot Kohler Sakl a a As far As anyone can identify he seems to have no Proi it the Mother to also doing Wal we Are All very i leased Phannenstiel 29. Was about four months pregnant when she was arrested Jan. 4, two months after another judge ordered her to remain alcohol tree. A test revealed she had a blood alcohol level of just Over 0.1 percent the level at which a person is considered intoxicated under state Law. _ Albany county attorney Caj Rerucha said he filed the child abuse charge to protect Pfannenstiel s unborn child from suffering an ailment such As fetal alcohol syndrome. But judge Robert Den hard dismissed the complaint saying the state did not produce probable cause that her fetus had been injured. The defense never presented witnesses. Phannenstiel s attorney. Mary Elizabeth Galvan said the birth in effect vindicates her client. A if prosecutors had their Way shed have had this baby in  she said. Proud mama a 1ms a Rue Suna Traa Tiger protect Rudy watches Over two of her three cabs at the Phoenix zoo. The 3-Raooth-Oid Sale cabs West of display last week for the first time. The cabs Are Wanned cd top Pimjai and Reagan. Stateside first successful transplant of Small intestine revealed Pittsburgh apr surgeons at a Pittsburgh Hospital said they have performed the first successful transplant of a Small intestine. The patient a Man shot in the Abdomen in october was kept alive on intravenous feedings until undergoing the transplant at presbyterian University Hospital said or. John Fung assistant professor of surgery at the University of Pittsburgh. Quot he is eating but i can to venture to say what will happen in the Long  Fung said. A a he a still in the Hospital because he is still recovering and we Are doing More testing transplant Pioneer or. Thomas Starzl and Fung mentioned the surgery last week in a meeting with the University of Pittsburgh s Board of trustees. The physicians declined to be interviewed following the meeting and Hospital officials refused to disclose any other details. Fung said the operation w As done about two months ago. The patient was not  rules tightened to prevent Calls from minor chernobyl hero clinging to life Seattle up a helicopter Pilot Anatoly Grishchenko. Who helped Seal the reactor at chernobyl after the 1986 soviet Nudera disaster dung to life saturday at the Fred Hutchinson cancer research Center. Quot Hospital spokeswoman Susan Edmonds said Grishchenko failed to improve on saturday and described the soviet heroes condition As Quot life threatening Quot Quot it does no to look Good a Edmonds said. Quot he has not shown any improvement in the last 24 hours plus. That s a sign that his condition May not improve. But there a always still  the 53-year-old Pilot was placed on a Respirator after he developed a fever and had difficulty breathing during the past 2day s. Grishchenko underwent surgery tuesday to remove a fungal infection on his right lung Grishchenko who was exposed to radiation during the chernobyl disaster was admitted to the Seattle medical facility on april 12. He received a Bone marrow transplant for treatment of leukaemia on april 27. The Veteran Pilot who is regarded As a hero in the soviet Union dumped loads of Cement and wet Sand from his helicopter into the burning Nudera reactor to Stem the spread of radiation. Washington apr the Federal communications commission has adopted new rules designed to prevent minors from listening to dial a porn services. The rules say that dial a porn companies must require either credit card payments Access codes or scrambling that they must notify phone companies of the adult service and that the Calls must show up on customers phone Bills. Phone companies where possible must Block Access to the adult services unless an adult customer asks to have Access to such a service. The rules Are designed to comply with a 1989 supreme court ruling that said consenting adults May have Access to indecent but not obscene commercial  messages by Telephone. The High court had thrown out a Law passed by Congress that had banned phone sex messages