European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes saturday july 28,1990 Marshall puzzled by Bush Washington a supreme court Justice Thurgood Marshall says he is mystified by president Bush a Choice to succeed retired Justice William j. Brennan a Man Marshall says a a cannot be  in a rare Public interview Marshall also suggested the appointment of David a Souter to the High court May have been a political move dictated by conservative White House chief of staff John Sununu. Asked Friday if he was offended by Marshall a remarks Souter responded a i  care to  in an interview broadcast thursday on abcs Quot primetime live a Marshall also said he would vote against Bush if he came up for election but Felt constrained not to say too much bad about the president a a it a said that if you can to say something Good about a dead person done to say it a Marshall said of Bush. Quot Well i consider him  Bush said Friday he had not seen the interview. However indicating he was aware of Marshall a comments Bush said Quot i have great respect for the supreme court. I have no comment at All on it. None. I have a very High regard for the separation of Powers and for the supreme court i think people can get along without a comment from me on this  Marshall 82, a staunch Liberal ally of Brennan on the High court has been outspoken in the past about another Republican president Ronald Reagan. In a televised interview in 1987, Marshall said Reagan a civil rights record a ranks at the Bottoms among . Presidents. In the interview conducted wednesday at Marshall a office in the supreme court building the Justice said he expects to be voting in the minority a lot More now that Brennan is leaving. A a there a nobody Here that can persuade the Way Brennan can persuade Marshall said. A Brennan will sit Down and talk to you and show you where you re wrong. Well there a nobody with that Power on the court today i say that Brennan cannot be replaced.�?T. He said the Souter appointment might have been the work of Sununu who As governor of new Hampshire put Souter on that states supreme court. / Marshall said when Souter a appointment was announced on television he turned to his wife and said a have i Ever heard of this Man a he said he then called Brennan s Home to find out whether he knew Souter Marshall said Brennan a wife answered the phone and said Brennan Quot never heard of him  asked by interviewer Sam Donaldson Why he thought Bush picked Souter Marshall replied Quot i done to have the slightest idea. Never heard of him. I just done to understand what he Bush is doing. This last appointment is the epitome of what he a been doing. I think somebody a calling his shots a Souter asked by a reporter whether he had heard of Marshall said a i certainly have heard. I Trust there is no one in the United states who has not heard of Justice  = asked about his feelings toward Bush Marshall said Quot if he came up for election id vote against  asked if he believes Bush is running for re election the Justice said Quot i done to think he s Ever  he added that he is not discouraged by Brennan s retirement. A a it a not going to slow me Down at All a he said. Quot i asked each one of my Law clerks that i hired for this year do you mind writing dissenting opinions a a Brennan announced his retirement july 20. And Bush picked Souter to replace him three Days later. Before then Souter was largely unknown outside of new Hampshire new Heights a Don Helbig 27, of Cincinnati coasted to a personal goal of 10,000 rides on Kings islands red racer Friday. Helbig in the front car with Friend Trish Elzey spent the last 10 Summers Riding the rails to reach his goal. Anti measure Baton Rouge la. Apr gov. Buddy Roemer announced Friday that he has vetoed what would have been the nations toughest state abortion Law a measure thrown together m the final Days of a tumultuous session of the Louisiana legislature. A i vetoed this Bill because it does not meet even the minimum standards set Forth by me Long ago a Roemer said Reading from a statement. Roemer has Long insisted that any anti abortion Bill must contain exceptions for rape and incest. The rape exception in the Bill he vetoed Wasny to Strong enough he said. A leading abortion opponent immediately said he would seek a special session to override the governor. Roemer said that he had supported much of the Bill but that rape a is treated unevenly and  the Bill would have had doctors who perform abortions face sentences of up to 10 years at hard labor and fines of up to $100,000. It was designed to pave the Way for a Case challenging the 197t supreme court decision that legalized abortion. Nancy Myers a spokeswoman for the National right to life committee said Roemer a betrayed the to life majority that elected him. Governor Roemer As abandoned thousands of unborn  she accused him of using a phony excuses to hide the fact that he does no to care at All for unborn  but Joy Gilmore president of the state chapter of the National organization for women called Roem Ery decision a rational and reasonable and said it a sends a Clear and distinctive message that the Power of the pro Choice majority cannot be  lawmakers put the Bill together july 8, the Day before the session ended by amending anti abortion language onto an unrelated Bill again Flag burning. They did so after failing by three votes to override Roemers veto of an even tougher anti abortion Bill passed earlier in the session. Roemer said he had vetoed the first Bill because it lacked exceptions for rape or incest Ivet Lay. Would require rape victims in order to gain Permis Scep even before announcing Friday Roemer had complained that the new measure Ore announcing his veto of the second Bill Sion for an abortion to report the crime and seek medical treatment to prevent Conception within seven Days of the rape. The Bill a opponents also rioted it did not allow abortions of pregnancies resulting from a simple rape Quot defined in Louisiana Law As sexual Intercourse when a woman is incapable of resisting for instance if she is intoxicated. Roemer repeated Friday that he considers himself an abortion opponent adding a abortion on demand and As a substitute for birth control must be in the name of the unborn sharply  but be said most citizens he talked to around the state agreed with him that a some common sense decent exceptions should be  shortly after the veto was announced rep. Woody Jenkins a Baton Rouge a key abortion opponent said he would ask the legislature to come Back into session next month and would first seek once again to override the original Bill. Jenkins noted that under Louisiana a Constitution if the lawmakers approve a veto session All Bills vetoed by the governor Are automatically eligible for consideration. Under the Law a veto session is held 40 Days after the end of the regular session if a majority of both houses agrees. For a veto to be nullified More than two thirds of each House must approve the override. The measure that was vetoed Friday unlike the measure that Roemer vetoed earlier was passed in both legislative Cham St w my re than the two thirds majorities. Nevertheless opponents of an override have history on their Side no Louisiana governors  been Ove Mdden in this Century. Defense rests in Barry trial mayor declines to testify Washington apr the defense rested in Marion barrys drug and perjury trial Friday keeping Barry Oft the stand rather than give prosecutors a Chance to question him before the jury. A i have advised or. Barry that no matter How we restrict his testimony. He would still be subject to Cross examination a r. Kenneth Mundy one of barrys attorneys told the judge. Mundy said he had told Barry he could have expected to face a fall the questions prosecutors wanted to ask about the numerous allegations of drug use. Prosecutors said they expected to Complete their rebuttal Case by monday and . District court judge Thomas Penfield Jackson said closing arguments would be tuesday or wednesday. Mundy concluded his seven Day defense of the mayor by closely questioning the Fri agent in charge of the sting operation in which Barry was Ariestea after being videotaped smoking crack cocaine. Agent Ronald Stem should have stopped the Jan. 18 operation before Barry actually smoked the drug Mundy argued. A what would you suggest i say to Rasheeda a Stem retorted. Quot a the stings off a throw away the drugs a Stem was referring to sex Model Rasheeda Moore a former Barry Girlfriend who had persuaded the mayor to come to her hotel room. An undercover agent posing As Moore a Friend supplied the crack while Stem monitored the operation. Budget crunch clips wings of flying command Post nor tit tit a to. Offutt fab neb. Apr the United states flying nuclear arms command Post is no longer in the air 24 hours a Day the strategic air come said Friday in a budget cutting move this week that recognizes thawing superpower relations Sac scaled Back flights for the operation known As a looking Glass a that had flown continuously since 1961, officials said. Sac said it modified the looking Glass Mission by putting the air planes on ground Alert and flying them randomly a few times each week. The last of the 24-hour-a-Day flights ended at 2 28 . Cd tuesday Sai it. Col. George Peck a Sac spokesman expects the change to save Abri $ 18 million in the 1991 fiscal year the begins oct. 1, Peck said. About $23 m lion should be saved the following Yea he said. Most of the savings will con from reduced fuel and Maintenon it costs he said. Mission was dubbed a a Looker because it mirrored the Cap Abili of bacs underground commandments it would perform the command and coi tool functions if something happened i the Sac Headquarters at Offitt fab 1 Miles South of Omaha