European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 25, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 23 the stars and stripes wednesday july 25,1990 by j. King Cruces Mediterranean Boreani a Navy officer charged with raping a female officer aboard an ammunition ship pleaded not guilty monday at his general court martial at naval station Rota Spain. It. , Robin e. Brown 27, entered his plea before capt. Thomas a. Lawrence a military judge on the first Day of the court martial. If found guilty Brown of Rawlins wyo7 faces a maximum sentence of life in prison loss of mini Tony pay and allowances and dismissal from the Navy pleads not guilty to rape the thin bespectacled 6-footer is charged with raping the officer in her  Suribachi after he returned from Shore april 4. The incident allegedly took place the. Early morning hours while the Suribachi a currently on a Mediterranean Dlf Tov ment was on a port Jait def Cartagena a Spain. Is withholding the name of a the Fornale officer plus her rank to protect her privacy. She is serving aboard the ship but is in Rota for the court martial a Navy spokesman said. Brown is being defended by Navy it. Pamela e. Chartier and Marine capt. . Drescher. They Are expected 6 argue that both Offit a of cat been on Shore leave Ettta different groups of Friend am that the female officer did a Btu protest Brown s visit to her . A. The jury selected from a panel of 10 officers two Dot Rhone Are women. Navy it. Paul Weishaupt Saul jury selection continued late monday.  s trial was originally scheduled to take place in Naples Italy on july 2. A a Apt. W. A a _ a a prosecutor and the defense attorneys but Marine cat Gary Sharp the defense attorneys agreed upon a delay to Complete pretrial preparation. The Case is being tried in Rota rather than in Naples where the convening authority is located because the Navy estimates it would Cost $18,000 More to try the. Case in the italian City. The judge prosecutor and one of the defense counsels Are All stationed at Rota. Brown who is under no restraint is also temporarily assigned to the naval station the Suribachi is one of 24 ships that recently began to have women Crew member. The ship has a complement of about 350 personnel of which 11 percent Are female. The 15,500-ton vessel primarily delivers munitions to  from Page 1  where in the West Wing Bush spent some time alone in his office. He wrote six pages of notes summing up the general qualities he wanted in a supreme court Justice scribbling attributes like fairness Ana experience. And Fitzwater said the president wrote Down his feelings and conclusions about Souter a qualities. Bush had met with one other nominee earlier in the Day. White House officials said that was Edith Jones a Federal judge from Texas. At 4 15, Bush summoned the judge Back into the Oval office and offered him the position. At 5 p.m., before most democratic and Republican leaders had even had a Chance to respond to Bush a requests on saturday for suggestions on the nomination Bush was standing at the podium of the White House briefing room with the judge by his Side. As the president made his announcement relishing the news Brief 111e Pilot recovering from injuries in ejection upper Heyford England a amps a a Pilot injured after he eject from an Al 1 in last week lbs Turkey was recuperating monday at the 20th tic fighter Wing Hospital. Capt. Robert Travis a Tel in satisfactory condition. A tron any understanding he has a backache,1�?T said master Jet. Bill Thornton base spokesman. \ j Travis was Fluta to the base from the Hospital at in Ciurlik a Tii amp by aboard a medical evacuation plane Thorp Fyk said. Capt. Richard Baltic the weapons system officer on Boan uhe fighter was expected to return to upper Heyford on monday afternoon. Basak was released shortly after he crash Friday and is Fine Thornton said \ the two Crew Membert were returning to upper hey Ford from a weapons training deployment to Turkey when they Elf led before the Jet crashed. They were to conduct navigation training in route to England. No weapons were on Board when the plane crashed thai Mon said. He said it is Loo Early in the investigation to determine the cause of the crash fact that he had been Able to keep the name and timing secret Souter pronounced sulter stood quietly with his arms crossed. Souter a slight Man wearing a Gray Pinstripe suit and conservative Navy Blue tie looked alternately bemused and solemn As Bush fielded questions about the judges position on abortion. Bush urged his nominee not to comment on specific issues until his Senate confirmation and when it was the judges turn to speak he agreed that he wanted to defer comment until the hearings. Speaking in the accent of his native Massachusetts Souter said a if it were possible for me to express to you the realization that i have of the Honor which the president has just done me i would try Arica would keep you Here As Long tonight As i had to do to get it out. But i could not express that realization Ana in a not going to try to do the  Souter a nomination was recommended by the White House chief of staff John Sununu the former governor of new Hampshire who is a Strong opponent of abortion. Souter was appointed in 1976 to be new Hampshire at Tomey general by Meldrim Thomson who was then governor be was appointed to the new Hampshire state supreme court m 1983 by Sununu by then governor after the president told Souter that be would be his Choice the judge went to Sununu a office. White House officials characterized the relationship Between the two men As Friendly but said they were not close socially. Asked if Sununu had Given him a Reading on the judges views on controversial issues that might come before the court Bush offered a Curt  the president said his views on abortion remain the same and when asked if he would be upset if the court overturned Roe is. Wade he replied a no a standing on the sidelines in a group of officials including attorney general Dick Thornburgh and White House counsel c. Boyden Gray Sununu was asked by reporters if he was responsible for the Choice. He smiled Shook his head and pointed to Thornburgh asked if the judges connection with Sununu was meant As an appeasement to the conservative Wing of the Republican party which has been displeased recently with the presidents decision to drop his a do new taxes pledge and some of his foreign policy positions Bush laughed. A a Sununu a got problems with his own credentials a the president said. A i mean he a not going to help on that in the terms Bush and his conservative followers use Souter has described himself As opposed to the use of judicial authority to create Law. He remarked some years ago a the More we allow language to be debased the More free swinging we Are in our interpretation of Legal language the greater risk we run of having the Public perceive our actions As arbitrary and personal not grounded in the constitutional  an unmarried Man a Republican an Episcopalian a hiker and a history Buff the judge lives alone on. His farm in Weare in a House that is said to be cluttered with books. Asked Why Bush had wanted to make the appointment with such Speed Fitzwater said the president had hoped that such Quick action would help focus the debate on Souter so nomination and talents rather than letting the Public debate Stew Over a lot of issues that Are not As Central abortion rights supporters asserted on monday night that they expected the Senate to probe Souter a views on the constitutional right to abortion fully during the confirmation process opponents of abortion responded with cautious optimism to the announcement. They said the addition of another Justice who interprets the Constitution strictly can Only hasten the overturning of the 1973 supreme court decision establishing the right to abortion some conservatives applauded the Souter nomination some liberals reacted with considerable wariness. But the political Battle lines at least for the Early stages of the Souter nomination seemed to be around the question of How far the Senate should probe Souter a views on abortion. It was widely speculated in Washington that Bush was seeking a nominee without a a paper Trail on abortion to avoid having this Issue dominate the debate. Bush said monday night that he had not asked Souter his views because he considered the question  abortion rights supporters disagreed. A i done to think the Public will accept nor should the Senate confirm a nominee who does not openly recognize that the Constitution protects an individual s right to privacy and right to choose a said Kate Mich Elman executive director of the National abortion but mat argument seemed certain to meet resistance on Capitol Hill. Specter a member of the judiciary committee said i do not think it is appropriate to ask a direct question As to How a nominee would Deal with a specific  the National right to life committee said in a statement on monday night that the organization was pleased that Bush considered Souter a Man who would interpret the Constitution and not legislate from the Bench civil rights groups an important part of the coalition that brought Down the nomination of Robert Bork three years ago said monday night they needed More information before rendering a judgment on Souter. A the civil rights Community knows very Little about judge Souter a said Ralph a Neas executive director of the leadership conference on civil rights. A with so much at stake we will carefully examine his record and his judicial  from Page 1 narrowest of margins shortly after Midnight monday following a three Day debate. A simple majority of the 300-member parliament was required for ratification All 151 deputies from the ruling conservative new democratic party voted in favor of the treaty. It was opposed by 144 communist socialist anti environmentalist deputies. Four deputies were absent and one abstained. The treaty allows the United states to continue operating two major military bases on Crete a a naval support facility at Souda Bay and Iraklion air station near the Village of Bournes. Two bases near Athens a a Navy communications station at Nea Makri and hell Nikon a a have been slated for closing by the defense department As a Cost cutting measure. Numerous relay stations throughout Greece will also close. On Crete a coalition of leftist groups opposed to the . Bases staged demonstrations in Khawja that lasted into the night. As Many As 2,500 people took part in the protests according to witnesses and journalists at the scene. Police fired tear Gatto prevent demonstrators from entering a municipal building to de Iver a petition the Public order ministry said. Clashes then broke out and three police officers suffered gunshot wounds the ministry said monday night. Another five officers were injured by gasoline a police official in Khania said eight people were attested during the disturbs bombs and stones hurled by demonstrators the ministry said. A Hospital source said 10 civilians were treated for respiratory problems caused by the tear Gas and another 40 people received treatment for minor injuries Quot do it in laces. Demonstrators set three police vehicles and part of the municipal building in fire with gasoline bombs lighted fires in Central Khania and engaged in repeated skirmishes with police late into the night witnesses said. Police fired into the air they said. The previous treaty expired in december 1988, but it was extended As negotiations continued through several changes of government in Greece. T seventeen rounds of talks under the socialist government of Premier Andreas Papandreou proved fruitless. The talks were put on hold last year when coalition governments held Power. The conservative government elected april 8, and the United states reached agreement in principle on May 30 after two rounds of talks. On monday Papandreou called for a referendum on the defense agreement and warned it could Hurt Greece a relations with nearby countries. A Crete is being turned into a fortress a he said. A it provides the possibility of the United states undertaking air operations out of the nato area against countries of the Middle East and North  Premier Constantine i Tsitakis denied the agreement harmed relations with other countries. \