European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - July 29, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Sunday july 29, 1990 the stars and stripes a a a Page 7barr admits mistake but refuses to apologize Beverly Hills Calif. Apr Roseanne ban admitted Friday that it was a mistake for her to screech the National Anthem to an audience of booing baseball fans but she refused to apologize and denied being rude. The Star of the top rated Abc to comedy Quot Rose Anne Quot said she nearly left the Field in mid song wednesday As fans at san Diego a Jack Murphy stadium bombarded her with Boos. Quot i m sorry i did no to sing so Good. What else do i have to say Quot she said. Quot i figured everybody knew i Wasny to the worlds greatest  Barr said she realized How horrible the reaction was within three or four notes of beginning a the Star spangled Banner Quot Between games of a doubleheader. Quot then even body started booing me and i went into this panic thing a she told a news conference at the Beverly Hilton hotel which included the police ejection or a photographer. A it took All the guts in be got in my life to finish singing a More than 2,000 phone Calls about her Unm Elodious performance had come into the padres switchboard by midday Friday and president Bush joined the chorus of Boos. Barr said she had the Best of intentions. Although she refused to apologize she used the word a a sorry several times. A i m not going to apologize for doing it a she said. Quot because i feel like it was the wrong Choice for All of us to make. But not anybody anticipated that it would be this  she capped her Solo by grabbing her Crotch and spitting a actions she described As a parody of a baseball player not a response to the Boos. Quot i probably should have waited a while before i Roseanne Barr answers questions at news conference. Scratched myself and spit a she said. A but i wanted to get out of  the news conference became As chaotic As her television show when her husband ordered police to eject a tabloid photographer. Quot i want the cameras off right now a bellowed Barros husband Tom Arnold As three policemen arrived. Photographer Kip Rano of american photo Syndicate was led from the news conference after police warned him he would be arrested if he refused to leave. The incident carried live by local television stations and can delayed the news conference for More than 20 minutes. Barr said she had Rano expelled because Quot i m not going to talk to the tabloids. In a suing  she said she planned to file a libel suit against the National enquirer this week. Rano said his firm Sells photos to Quot everyone a including tabloid newspapers. He called the expulsion a publicity stunt by Arnold and Bank. Barr the Paares and Tom Werner Quot Roseanne so executive producer and the owner of the padres a thought it was going to be fun Quot to have the portly comic sing the National Anthem on a night at the stadium honouring working women. A i did it Tor free on my Day off a she said. A i took my kids Down there. Why would i have taken my kids Down there if i did no to think it would be fun Quot Bush joined the ringing chorus of Boos Friday. It was Quot disgraceful Bush said. Quot that a the Way i feel about it and i think a lot of san Diego fans said the same thing Quot Bush said while flying to Kennebunkport Maine for the weekend. Told of Bush a comment Barr replied a a in a sorry i did no to sing so Good. Id like to hear him sing  begins serving 3-Day jail sentence Al Segundo Calif. Apr Zsazsa Gabor checked into the City jail Friday to begin serving a three Day sentence for slapping a Beverly Hills motorcycle police officer. The 72-year-old celebrity dressed in Slacks and a sweatshirt and clutching a a Good Luck Frog a appeared in Good spirits when she checked in at 1 ., said Fern Ruiz a police department records clerk. Quot she seemed to be a very pleasant lady a saidrui2. After a three week highly publicized trial Gabor was convicted on sept. 29 of three misdemeanours arising from her june 14,1989, run in with officer Paul Kramer. Kramer who stopped Gabory a Rolls Royce because its License plates had expired testified that Gabor drove away from him. When he pulled her Over again she swore and slapped his face. The actress who unsuccessfully appealed the 72-hour jail sentence is scheduled to be released monday. Ruiz said Gabor was the Only prisoner at the 17-person jail in this los Angeles suburb when she checked in but that others were expected Friday. The one time hungarian Beauty Queen will stay in an 8-foot by 10-foot, one person cell furnished with a Metal Frame bed a toilet and a sink Ruiz said. A normally those who come in for these weekend stays just sit in their cells and if they want to work we usually have them do something like Wash cars a Ruiz said. Quot in her Case we did no to think that would be appropriate. So Well have her doing the clerical work. That a something she has expressed an interest  Gabor will Dine on to dinners and be allowed to Wear her own clothing like other jail prisoners Ruiz said. Gabor is paying $85 a Day to stay in the City jail of her Choice. Otherwise she would have been assigned As a general population prisoner. Beverly Hills municipal judge Charles Rubin also ordered Gabor to pay nearly $13,000 in fines and restitution and to serve 120 hours of Community service at a Venice shelter for homeless women. In May Rubin found Gabor in violation of probation for failure to Complete the Community service. Era 2 other groups file suit Over new jerseys assault weapons ban Trenton . Apr gun owners on Friday filed a Federal lawsuit against gov Jim Florio Over his statewide ban on military style assault weapons the toughest gun control Law in the nation. The lawsuit seeking a temporary restraining order was filed in . District court by the National Rifle association the coalition of new Jersey sportsmen and the Congress of racial Equality. The groups Hope to obtain a court hearing Date this week said coalition treasurer Ira Mallowe. Florio in May signed a Law that bans the Sale and severely curtails the Possession of a wide Range of semiautomatic weapons in new Jersey. The lawsuit is aimed at two provisions in the Law one restricting Possession of certain magazines the pan of the gun where ammunition is stored and the other Banning air guns and by guns. A the Law specifically prohibits individuals from possessing magazines capable of holding More than 15 rounds of ammunition but it also prohibits disposing of those magazines a said Richard Manning the nral a new Jersey Liaison. Mallowe said gun owners a were made instant felons with no Way to cure the problem.�?�. A you cannot make someone a criminal with no Way of resolving it Quot he said. The lawsuit also said the state ban preempted Federal Law which allows ownership of air guns and by guns. Florio did not have a Chance to review the lawsuit because it was filed after he left Trenton for a meeting of the National governors association in Mobile Ala. Florio spokeswoman Emma Byrne Plant accidentally releases radiation Delta a. Apr a Small amount of radioactive Gas was released Friday from a unit at the peach Bottom atomic Power Plant but there was no danger authorities said. Philadelphia electric co., which operates the nuclear Plant declared an a unusual event Quot a a Low level emergency a at the Plant shortly before 6 . Because of a momentary increase in radiation Levels in an internal Gas filtering system after the Plant was shut Down for a minor problem. The 10-minute Gas release happened As Plant operators were trying to re establish vacuum suction in the units steam condenser according to a Peco announcement. Only a Low level of radiation was released too Low to harm workers or the Public the Utility said. Said she has not had a Chance to discuss the matter with him but predicted the courts would uphold the constitutionality of the Law. A beyond that we re confident that most people would agree that assault weapons should not be for Sale in new Jersey Quot she said. Mallowe said gun enthusiasts would fight the ban All the Way to the . Supreme court. A a it a a bad Law Quot he said. A there was a lot of  twisting done by the governor to get the democrats to line up on  under the state Law current gun owners have one year either to sell their guns out of the state or to turn them Over to police. Collectors can keep their weapons if the guns Are rendered inoperable by the removal of firing pins or bolts. Gun owners can also Register their guns if they join a target shooting club within seven months but Only if the guns Are models sanctioned for use in . Army shooting competitions. Those arrested for illegal Possession of the firearms face three to five years in prison and a Fine of up to $7,5gu. Using an assault weapon in a crime can bring up to 20 years. California is the Only other state to ban assault weapons. Supporters of the new Jersey Bill Call the new Jersey ban tougher because it does not exempt current owners of the weapons. Rocket carrying ski test destroyed by safety officer White Sands missile Range . Apr an Aries rocket carrying a $20 million equipment package for the ski Quot Star wars Quot program was destroyed by a Range safety officer shortly after liftoff because the rocket s guidance system failed authorities said Friday. A this will not significantly affect the program Quot said it. Col. Alan r. Freitag of the strategic defense initiative organization in Washington. A a it a a very unfortunate loss certainly but not an insurmountable calamity a the experimental equipment Cost $20 million and the launch itself Cost $ 1 million he said but the payload was designed to be recoverable so it will be difficult to calculate the toss. The single stage rocket was launched from White Sands missile Range at 11 51  Wednesday Freitag said. A approximately 35 seconds into the Mission flight safety determined that the missile was off course Quot he said and the Range missile flight safety officer decided to abort the launch by cutting off the rockets Booster. A the Booster and the Experiment package fell within the boundaries of White Sands missile Range he said