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     European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday june 28, 1990 Louisiana Senate passes restrictive abortion Law the stars and stripes Page 5 Baton Rouge la. Apr the Louisiana Senate hoping to overturn the supreme courts Roe is. Wade decision approved an abortion Bill tuesday that prohibits abortion even in cases of rape and incest. The Bill passed by the House last week would Send doctors who perform abortions to prison for 10 years of hard labor. It would be the toughest state abortion Law in the country. The House will get the Bill again possibly As Early As wednesday to vote on amendments the Senate added to clarify that abortion would be allowed to save the life of the Mother. Then it would head to gov. Buddy Roemer who has promised to veto the Bill in its present form. Tuesdays Senate vote on final passage was 24-15, two votes shy of the two thirds majority needed to override a veto. A we know we have the governors veto and we know we have the votes to sustain it a said Robin Rothrock Leader of a coalition of abortion rights groups. But supporters of the Bill said they can Muster the two thirds vote if needed. A we know who we have to work on a said state rep Woody Jenkins the Bill a author As he studied the Senate Roll Call vote. About 200 abortion opponents packed the Balcony and chairs on either Side of the Senate Chambers during 4 /2 hours of debate. Hundreds of other people crowded around the Entrance to the Chambers in the Capitol Rotunda. A few abortion rights activists in the Senate Ealler were vastly outnumbered. The Bill a supporters broke into thunderous applause and cheers after the vote was announced. Jubilant abortion opponents gathered on the Capitol Steps to congratulate Jenkins while about 70 abortion rights advocates held a March from the Capitol to the governors mansion a Short distance away. They chanted a not the Church not the state women will decide our Fate and a pro life that a a lie you done to care if women  As the debate began state sen. Mike Cross the sponsor of the Bill held up a 3-Inch-Long Pink plastic Model of a fetus. A this is what this Bill is All about today a whether or not these Little boys and girls Are going to have a Chance to live a he said. Roemer has repeatedly said he will veto the Bill if it does not contain the exceptions for rape and incest. Cross and Jenkins said they would fight for a veto override if necessary. Legislative historians say no veto has been overridden since 1921. It takes a two thirds vote m each chamber. Although several states have adopted strict antiabortion Laws in the past year since the supreme court upheld a restrictive Missouri abortion Law none has attempted to outlaw All abortions. Tuesdays debate in Louisiana came one Day after the . Supreme court upheld Minnesota and Ohio Laws requiring minors to get permission from their parents or a judge before having an abortion. Gunmen in upstate new York hit armoured car for $ 11 million Rochester . Apr robbers armed Only with a Shotgun ambushed an armoured car whose Crew had stopped to buy sandwiches tuesday and stole almost $ 11 million in Cash in one of the largest such heists in history. The truck owned by armoured motor service of America was headed to the Federal Reserve Bank Branch in Buffalo when the robbery occurred the Monroe county sheriffs department said. The trucks Driver and guard were bound and gagged but were not injured. A we done to have an exact amount a sheriff Andrew p. Meloni said. A a it a in the neighbourhood of $10.8  he said authorities have no suspects. The Amsa truck left the company a offices in the Rochester suburb of Chili about 7 . Tuesday with a male Driver and a female guard aboard sheriffs department spokesman Tom Ryan said. The employees names have not been released. They stopped at a store nearby and the guard left the truck to buy Coffee and sandwiches Ryan said. While the woman was in the store a Man stuck a Shotgun in the Slot of the armoured car and took control of the vehicle Meloni said. When the woman returned to the car she also was placed under the gunman a control. Ryan said investigators believe at least one other person was involved in the robbery. The employees said they could not give a Good description of the robbers because they were told not to turn around. The employees were ordered to drive to a wooded area in the town of Henrietta about half a mile from the convenience store where they were tied up blindfolded and gagged. The robbers transferred the Money bags weighing at least 1,600 pounds from the armoured car to another vehicle and drove off Ryan said. The Amsa employees were Able to free themselves within 15 minutes drove Back to the company Headquarters and reported the robbery. It was the second multimillion Dollar heist Amsa has suffered in the past 13 months. In May 1989, $2.9 million was stolen from an Amsa truck in East Syracuse. Two men drove a 1-ton truck through an overhead garage door and pistol whipped two guards in that robbery. Meloni would not comment on whether tuesdays robbery could have been an inside Job. A there Are a lot of questions obviously about the manner of the heist a Meloni said. A it appeared to be  the largest reported robbery from a . Armoured car company was in 1982, when $ 11 million was taken from the sentry armoured car courier co. In new York City. A but authorities have since said that much of the missing Money May have been previously embezzled. Trump Banks reach Accord on $65 million bailout plan Sirhan b. Sirhan listens As he is told that his parole has been denied for the 13th time. Parole denied again to killer of Robert Kennedy Soledad Calif. Apr Sirhan b. Sirhan. Who shot then sen. Robert f. Kennedy d-., to death 22 years ago was denied parole tuesday for the 13th time. After a hearing of More than live hours in sol dad prison Sirhan was told his next parole hearing would be in 1992. Commissioner David Brown one of the three Board of prison terms members said parole was denied a because the prisoner committed a political assassination which is unique in american  Brown said another reason for the denial was that the a underlying cause of the offence and the prisoners role in the offence remain unresolved and a longer period of time is needed to resolve this  Brown did not elaborate on that comment and was not available for questions after the hearing. Sirhan now 46, was convicted of gunning Down Kennedy on june 5, 1968, in the pantry of los Angeles ambassador hotel. Kennedy who had just won californians democratic primary died Early the next Day. Sirhan is serving a life term in prison. He was sentenced to death in 1969, but the sentence was reduced to life imprisonment in 1972 after the stale supreme court struck Down the death penalty. The Board had been petitioned to parole Shir Han by about 40 prominent Middle East officials and citizens. They included two Arab members of israelis Knesset the mayor of Bethlehem members of the Arab women a Union and officials of Bir Zeit University. The petition said a we of Israel and Palestine Are concerned that inmate Sirhan Sirhan be Given equal treatment under the Law. It concerns us that. He is repeatedly denied parole while other convicted murderers Many More dangerous than he Are released after serving much less  of Tinie new York apr Donald Trump on tuesday secured urgently needed funds to avoid defaulting on his debts alter Bankers agreed in principle to a Long term $65 million financial Rescue plan. Prolonged wrangling on the bailout culminated in an agreement by seven key Banks to an immediate loan of $20 million to the Cash strapped landlord and real estate Developer. The 30-Day Bridge loan will tide 1 Rump Over while finishing touches Are placed on a Complex bailout and debt restructuring Deal aimed at keeping his real estate and Casino Empire solvent. Trump in a Brief Telephone interview tuesday said he was Happy with the outcome of the negotiations which yielded a new five year $65 million commitment from the Bankers. Payments due on More than $2 billion in outstanding Loans will be spread out Over the five years As part of the pact. A a in a very satisfied a said Trump. He said everybody who was owed Money was paid after the Banks extended the $20 million Bridge loan. Trump earlier this month missed a $43 million Bond payment and was overdue on a $30 million Bank loan. Had payments not been made by Midnight Trump would have been in formal default and the assets backing those debts subject to seizure by  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. June 28, 1950 a president Truman ordered the . Air Force and Navy into action against North Korea and directed the . 7th Fleet to stand guard Over the chinese nationalist Island stronghold of formosa.30 years ago today. June 28, 1960 a the soviet bloc walked out of the 10-nation d disarmament talks in Geneva ignoring a new american plan for a world disarm intent treaty.20 years ago today. June 28, 1970 a Russia and her european allies agreed to discuss a Mutual pullback of troops in Europe with the nato nations. A memorandum issued after a meeting of the Warsaw pact nations said the talks should take place within the framework of an a a Organ to be set up by an All european Security conference.10 years ago today. June 28, 1980 a the House approved $4.8 billion in military funds for fiscal year 1981, including $97 million for the my missile  
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