European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes thursday july 12,1990 Irene Grambow left and Dee Ann Henn show off Mieir Cherry pit spitting expertise in Okemos Mich. The Sisters spitting images a were among competitors at the 17th annual pit spit at the tree Mendons fruit farm. Grambow finished first among the women who competed and Henn placed third. Of the top 10 female finishers eight were from the Grambow family. The victorious members of the family attributed their Success to watching their father who chewed tobacco. Washington apr the Senate today approved a major anti crime Bill that would ban the import or manufacture of some semiautomatic assault weapons and provide capital punishment for Federal offences ranging from assassination to treason. A the Scourge of the crime epidemic is strangling the life of our nation a the american people demand action a sen. Strom Thurmond r-s.c., declared As the Senate approved the a Lection year measure 94-6. The Bill now goes to the House where a different crime package is already on the drawing Board. Before approving the measure the Senate added fresh provisions designed to combat savings and loan fraud. The Bill also would limit death Row appeals with an Eye toward ending delays of a decade or More in carrying out executions. But states would have to provide free lawyers to carry out the appeals other provisions would toughen the nations Money laundering Laws increase Aid for local Law enforcement strengthen Federal investigative agencies expand funding for a Boot Camp Quot prisons and create a approves Tough anti crime Bill a police corps scholarship program for police officers. And the Bill also Calls for penalties for using and dealing in the new drug a Nice Quot and adds steroids to the list of controlled substances. The Bush administration had been Cool to the measure in part because of provisions Banning the import or Domestic manufacture of the semiautomatic assault weapons. The administration prefer Only a limit on the size of ammunition clips. The traditionally influential National Rifle association is also mapping out a fresh Campaign to erase the gun provisions. The package Calls for an additional $162 million for what sen. Patrick Leahy a a to a called a cracking Down on an orgy of fraud and lawbreaking that occurred in the savings and loan  it provides for life terms for a amp a fraud a a Kingpins and rewards of up to $300,000 for a amp a whistle blowers. The House judiciary committee is working on its own version of comprehensive crime legislation. That measure does not contain major firearms provisions but the House panel already has approved a firearms Bill that is awaiting floor action. It could easily be combined with the crime measure congressional aides said. The Era was beaten repeatedly in the Senate As it sought Over the last two months to strip firearms provisions out of the crime Bill. Sponsors credited the nral a defeat to lobbying by police organizations. The Washington based group handgun control inc. Also pushed hard to maintain the curbs on semiautomatic weapons. The Campaign for curbs on semiautomatic assault rifles began after a 1989 Stockton calif., schoolyard massacre by a Man carrying a semiautomatic version of an ak-47 Rifle. Banned for import or Domestic manufacture under the Bill would be Nonno Mitchell and poly technologies automat Kalashnikov including the ak-47 action arms is in it tos tries Uzi and galil Beretta ar-70 ar-15 and car-15 Fabrique National and pc Mac-10 and Mac-11 steer aug intrater Tec-9 and the Street sweeper and the striker. Conservative Leader says he a homosexual Washington apr Marvin Liebman a founder of the Modem conservative movement said wednesday he decided to announce his homosexuality in Hopes that he can counter the homophobia he said is rippling through right Wing politics. Liebman 67, revealed his homosexuality simultaneously in the pages of William f. Buckley a conservative National review and the advocate a los Angeles based Gay Magazine. A the primary Impact 1 wanted to have was on the conservative Community to Alert them to the dangers of homophobia and All that comes with it a Liebman said in an interview today. At the same time he said he Hopes he will be an example to other Gay people still living in hiding. A the main thing 1 want to do within j the Gay Community is to help people come out a to not go through All the crap i did for 60 years a he said. Liebman who Calls Buckley his Best Friend announced that he was homosexual in a letter to Buckley in the july 9 Issue of the National review and in an interview in the july 17 edition of the advocate. _ to Buckley he wrote a the conservative movement has room for lots of different people including  Buckley a who once suggested that Gay people with aids be tattooed on the buttocks a responded that he understands Liebmann Spain but asked if people should a submerge convictions having to do with that which we deem to be Normal and healthy a Liebman director of special projects at the Federal Trade commission spent some 35 years involved in conservative causes. He helped found the Young americans for Freedom and was involved with the american conservative Union the conservative party of new York and the Goldwater and Reagan campaigns. A its official democrats to meet in . In �?T92 Washington apr democratic chairman Ronald Brown on wednesday made it official a new York will Host the party a 1992 National convention. A democrats will nominate the next president of the United states two years from now this week in americans most dynamic City and in one of the worlds greatest cities a new York the big Apple Quot Brown said in announcing the decision. Brown made the announcement at party Headquarters before heading to the big Apple to celebrate the news with mayor David Dinkins and other City officials. New York was Browne a favorite from the outset of the search and word of his Choice leaked monday after the chairman told top aides he had made up his mind. New York officials believe the convention will pump some $100 million into the City a Economy and Landing the event is a Plum for Dinkins who lobbied aggressively for More than a year to convince Brown to bring the party to new York which hosted democratic conventions in 1976 and 1980. Brown grew up in new York and is close to Dinkins making the City his favorite from the outset of the site search. New Orleans was the other finalist. The City a Early pledge to come up with the More than $20 million needed to get Madison Square Garden ready for the event and a pledge by prominent democratic fund raisers in the City to fill the party scoffers went a Long Way in influencing Brown. Brown had said that new Orleans chances were being Hurt by the Louisiana Legislatures passage of Strong anti abortion legislation