European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 26, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                A Navy holding Gulf Maneu vers As Iraq Kuwait dispute simmers Page 2 a women urged not to quit military careers needlessly Page 3 a airmen Pool their stamina to Aid . Hospital Page 9 a soviets beat . Cagers at Goodwill games sports Page 21 the stirs authorized unofficial Public atom  forces Good Moyniha vol. 49, no. 103 thursday july 26, 1990 i a amp oily sunday d 8693 a from wire reports Washington a supreme court nominee David h. Souter worked with White House officials tuesday in preparation for Tough Senate confirmation questions. U declared his blood was Quot circulating a Little bit better As the astonishment of his selection began to Wear off Ahe brushed aside questions about his views on abortion a an Issue senators Are sure to emphasize during the confirmation hearings expected to begin in september. President Bush cautioned the Senate not to accept or reject Souter on the. Basis of any single Issue and predicted a the will be a great Justice Quot later tuesday Bush launched the Public Campaign for his nomination of Souter. In addresses to Republican fund raising events in Philadelphia and new York Bush lavished Praise on Souter. A i am sure they will find him to be Tough but fair a the president said in a new York speech. Quot he a a first rate appellate judge an outstanding Jurist and a great Legal  congressional leaders comments were mostly muted As were remarks from interest groups on the left and right. Souter was still an unknown Quantity. A the does no to have much of a track record Quot Elliot Mincberg of the Liberal people for the american Way said. Quot nobody knows anything about him. In terms of Senate confirmation this is very helpful Quot said Pat Mcguigan of the conservative heritage foundation. A report of Sou terms unfavourable comments about affirmative action emerged in wednesday editions of the Union Leader in. Manchester , in a 1976 speech at commencement exercises of the new England aeronautical Institute and Daniel Webster College Souter criticized Federal guidelines which require an employer to give preference to a see Souter on Back Page arms heavenly connections a an electric storm which hit the Phoenix area is graphically ing. The storm resulted in a tumultuous downpour Over a known in this 6-minute time exposure taken tuesday mom widespread area in the Southwest. See Story on Page 28. Set to begin from St of and wire reports Bonn West Germany a the first Convoy loaded if yith , chemical agents being withdrawn from West Germany will Roll thursday West German officials say. Truck convoys will move the weapons from an army a dept in Gauson to a Railhead at Miessau in  stage of the the acc step operation. The weapons have been stored at the Gauson dip to since 1968. Despite Mot Day a announcement by the West German defense ministry a . Army spokesman could not confirm the Start up Dat i on tuesday. Nevertheless . Sordid and German police arc assuming the Date is Correct said Jim Boyle a Usa eur spokesman at the West German american press information Center at a Altenbach. Quot we re leaping toward thursday. We re planning Jato be ready for operations thursday Boyle said. In Washington the Pentagon cleared the Way monday for the operation to begin. Deputy Secretary of defense Donald Atwood notified Congress that see pullout on Back Page Greece asks for Calm after base Accord Athens Greece apr the government has appealed for Calm after demonstrators demanding the removal of . Military bases from Crete clashed with police in the Island City of Kijania. Government spokesman Vyron polydoras said tuesday that four policemen suffered gunshot wounds and five were injured by rocks and gasoline bombs thrown by demonstrators during disturbances monday. Quot the government can and will see Greece on Back Page jury picked in trial of officer in shipboard rape by j. King Cruces Mediterranean Bureau opening arguments were scheduled to begin wednesday at naval station Rota Spain in the trial of a . Navy officer charged with raping a female officer aboard ship. A jury of five men and one woman was selected tuesday to hear the Case of it. . Robin e. Brown who is charged with raping the officer aboard the ammunition Supply ship Suribachi. Brown 27, pleaded not guilty to the charge monday. Brown is charged with raping the woman aboard the ammo ship after he returned from Shore leave on april 4. The assault allegedly took place in the Early morning hours while the Suribachi currently on a Mediterranean deploy meat was on a port visit to Cartagena Spain. Brown of Sta wins Wyo a is a deck division officer Suribachi. Jury selection tools to Fig better pan of two Days. Four prospective jurors were Elimina Jod two by the judge Amu of on challenges by the prosecution and pkg defense said Navy it. Paul Weishaupt. The six member jury is made up of a Navy Captain three Navy lieutenant commanders one of whom is the jury a Lone female a Marine major and a Navy lieutenant. The 10 prospective jurors were by Jed individually and at length by the prosecutor and defense counsels and the military judge Navy capt. Thomas a. Lawrence. The questions focused on the prospective jurors attitudes toward rape violence and the influence of alcohol upon behaviour Brown s attorneys Navy it. Pamela e. Chartier and Marine capt. . Drescher Are expected to argue that both officers had been on Shore leave with different groups of friends and that the alleged pfc in did not protest Browne a visit to Hertter room. If i Obama guilty Brown who is married faces a he Jumura sentence of life in prison. The trial a May last until next wednesday Quot Weishaupt said