European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 14, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 a a the stars and stripes Friday september 14,1990 a demonstrator shouts from the audience during hearings for supreme court nominee David Souter lower right. Souter asked to reveal his views As confirmation hearings open Washington apr the Senate judiciary committee opened confirmation hearings thursday on supreme court nominee David Souter and the panels chairman appealed to him for a a glimpse into your heart on issues S.C. As privacy and equal rights. Souter sat quietly in the cavernous committee room As sen Joseph Biden d-del., said lawmakers had a a duty to discover his views on a Range of issues that might come before the court. He did not single out abortion. The supreme court has been deeply divided in recent years with 5-4 rulings on Many contentious issues S.C. As abortion and civil rights and conservatives were hoping that Souter if confirmed would help Anchor the court firmly on the  50-year-old nominee was to get his Chance to speak after each of the 14 committee members made opening statements. Despite Calls by Biden and other democrats for Souter to discuss his views republicans said the mandate for the committee was to judge his fitness for the High court. A we Are certainly not Here to find out How you will Rule on various issues before the court a said sen. Alan Simpson a Wyo. Quot judge Souter is not running for political office a complained sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah. A judge Souter i Hope you will stand your ground when you sincerely believe you Are being asked for answers you clearly cannot properly  the session was interrupted briefly when a handful of people in the audience stood and began shouting in protest of the nomination. They were hustled from the room by police. Souter is a former new Hampshire attorney general who was confirmed to Federal appeals court earlier this year. He remains something of a Legal Enigma to the Many conservative and Liberal groups who have scoured his record since his nomination on july 23 to succeed retiring Justice William Brennan. The american bar association has Given Souter its top rating for qualifications. Some groups including the National organization for women have come out against Souter while others have reserved judgment. There has been no outcry from liberals similar to the one that preceded the rejection of Robert Bork a Nomi nation during the Reagan administration however and no predictions that the democratic controlled Senate will defeat the nomination. Souter himself was a Spectator for the first few hours of his confirmation hearings and democrats and republicans sparred Over the nomination. A open for us the window into your mind a Biden told Souter. A and give us a Little bit of a glimpse into your  sen. Edward m. Kennedy d-mass., said he was concerned there is a Little in his record that demonstrates real solicitude for the rights of those who Are weakest and most powerless in our  a the Burden of proof rests with those who support a nomination a he said calling on Souter to make his positions Clear. Sen. Strom Thurmond r-s.c., said the questioning should not include a direct questioning about sensitive issues that May come before the court. Democrat Howard Metzenbaum of Ohio said the White House had sought to reassure the gop right Wing that Souter was their kind of nominee. A does John Sununu know something which we done to he said referring to Bush a chief of staff. A we Are not asking for any commitments As to How you would Rule on any specific Case a Biden said As he gave led the televised hearings into session. A nor Are we trying to pry into your personal views on publicly debated  Biden said that while he was not seeking commitments from Souter he was determined to learn More about his views. A we want to know what principles you would apply a what philosophies you would employ a As you exercise the awesome Power you will hold if you Are confirmed As a Justice of the . Supreme  Biden said this is a moment in history when the courts Long term direction is at stake. A at this fateful moment in our history we have a right to know a and a duty to discover a precisely what you judge David Hackett Souter think about the great constitutional questions of our  these he said include the right to privacy equal rights for women and All races and first amendment protections of speech and  flock to buy tickets for record Jackpot Tallahassee Fla. Apr lottery players a in a getting lost with All the zeroes a lottery Secretary Rebecca Paul said As she changed a promotion sign from $96 million. By 11 . Thursday the Florida lottery had sold five times As Many tickets As its previous record week Paul said. For the fourth Day in a Row the Pace of sales persuaded the lottery department to increase the estimated Jackpot. But Paul said the total would not be increased again before saturday nights drawing. The nations biggest Jackpot was $ 115 million shared by 14 ticket holders in Pennsylvania in april 1989. In Florida a Tampa father and son went to the lottery a Headquarters in Tallahassee and bought 10,000 tickets. A i saved up for it. I figured it would be a Good use a said Anthony Giardino 21, who bought 2,000 tickets. His father who would not speak to reporters bought 8,000. It took nearly seven hours to print them All. A i figured i have a Good Chance of winning a Giardino said. In reality the Odds of winning Are 1 in 14 million. In Orlando office clerk Gary Clark said he did no to see any reason to spend More than twice his weekly allotment for tickets. A this $10 right Here is what a going to get me the big one a he said. A the More everybody spends on this the better because  All be contributing to  by 4 . Wednesday the state was Selling 300 lotto tickets every second lottery department spokesman de George said. By 5 ., 9.5 million tickets had been sold for the Day bringing the weeks total to about 26.2  inmate gets 33,000 votes in race for state treasurer St. Paul Minn. Apr a jail inmate awaiting his second trial on a first degree murder charge was the Choice of 33,004 minnesotans to serve As state treasurer. Leonard j. Richards 48, finished last among the three candidates vying for the democratic Farmer labor party nomination in tuesdays primary. A i have no theory about Why anybody would vote for him a said incumbent Michael Mcgrath who won the nomination with 148,617 votes. Richards who ran for the . House in 1974 and the . Senate in 1978, was convicted in the 1987 shooting and stabbing death of his tax attorney. He was granted a new trial by the Minnesota supreme court because he was not allowed to be his own attorney. That enabled him to file for office since technically it obliterated his Only felony conviction. Richards who is in the Hennepin county jail also has been indicted on murder charges in the 1982 death of his half sister May Wilson. Her Throat was slashed in a crime allegedly motivated by a Large insurance  Combs Woods near murder suspects Home Gainesville Fla. Apr about 200 soldiers and police began thursday to scour 10 Square Miles of dense Woodland where police say a suspect in the slayings of five College students reportedly went on night a reconnaissance  the search began about 8 30 . And was expected to last two Days As investigators combed the land around the apartment of Edward Lewis Humphrey one of eight people police say Are suspects in the stabbing deaths last month. The terrain included swampy wooded areas and a Creek where prison inmates last week cleared away weeds and Brush. A this is just another step in the investigation a said Gainesville police spokeswoman Sadie Darnell. A a we re certainly not going to leave anything unchecked a Alachua county sheriffs office  freshman As a suspect Ous state and local police agencies. Two helicopters and about 10 dog teams were participating Darnell said. Investigators said they hoped whatever is found would either confirm or Rule out Humphrey an 18-year-old uni of Florida fre spokesman it. Spencer Mann said authorities were conducting a an article search Quot with Metal detectors but refused to be More specific. The search party includes 80 people from the naval training Center in Orlando 20 Florida National guardsmen from Lake City and officers from numer neighbors have told investigators that Humphrey enjoyed dressing up in military clothes strapping on a knife and slipping into the Woods around his apartment at night for imaginary reconnaissance Maneu vers. Humphrey remains jailed on charges of beating up his grandmother. Meanwhile the . Justice department approved a $941,639 emergency Grant to help pay for the investigation into the slayings. The Money will come from a special emergency Federal Law enforcement assistance fund. . Attorney general Dick Thornburgh said in a statement wednesday that the a entire nation is appalled by these slayings. It is imperative that the perpetrator or perpetrators of S.C. heinous crimes be swiftly apprehended and held  earlier this week police said the Hunt for the killer had Cost state and local Law enforcement agencies nearly $750,000