European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 21, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Black lawyer says Souter is sensitive to minorities plight Friday september 21, 1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 Washington apr the Senate judiciary committee wednesday completed its hearings on supreme court nominee David Souter after hearing one of his Black friends vouch for the judges sensitivity to the plight of minorities. A i think he is fundamentally fair lacking in prejudice a said Wesley Williams jr., a Washington attorney whose Friendship with Souter extends Back to their Days As students at Harvard College and Harvard Law school. During his three Days of testimony Souter portrayed his Home state new Hampshire As free from racial discrimination. The statements generated concern from some panel members and criticism from other witnesses. A this is an insensitive Man that you Are foisting upon us a complained Joseph Rauh general counsel to the leadership conference on civil rights. Rauh testified about instances of racism in the state. But Williams said that a David Souter understands. He has lived in the world and seen the trouble in the minority Community. A i think he a prepared to do the right thing a he said. Williams testimony like that of the nominee himself appeared aimed at calming liberals who fear that Souter will swing the courts majority firmly to the right. But while reassuring the liberals the testimony has aroused nagging doubts among conservatives. A the concern is that judge Souter is a Man of empty philosophy. All things to All people Bruce fein a conservative court analyst said tuesday. Howard Phillips chairman of the conservative caucus said wednesday that Souter a lacked moral courage because he did no to declare himself against abortion at the hearing or years earlier when he sat on a Hospital Board that voted to permit abortions at its facility. Souter testified for three Days before the committee finishing monday night. The committee is expected to vote on the nomination by the end of the month. Its chairman Joseph Biden d-del., said the vote on the nomination could be As Early As next week. The panels next regularly scheduled business meeting is sept. 27. The panel spent tuesday hearing from other witnesses with opinions on whether the 51-year-old new Hampshire Jurist should join the nations highest court. Many longtime acquaintances of Souter urged that he be approved. But civil rights groups women a groups and those supporting the right to abortion said they oppose Souter despite his expressions of open mindedness on the 1973 decision in Roe is. Wade that legalized abortion. President Bush has called for overturning that decision but his nominee declined to take a position before the committee despite repeated attempts to get him to do so by senators on both sides of the Issue. Souter also avoided taking stances on other issues and declined to criticize other controversial court decisions of the last few decades. But Souter raised conservatives eyebrows when he voiced support for affirmative action praised retired Liberal Justice William j. Brennan and talked of filling a Legal a a vacuum when other branches of government done to act a the judicial activism that Many conservatives oppose. Sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah a committee member who actively supports sout Eros nomination said some fellow conservatives inside and outside the Senate Are worried. But he said a Only the real far right Wing people Are getting physically  Hatch said Souter was a shrewd witness before a a very difficult group to play  some May be mistaking sout Eros genial personality As being soft on issues he said. A the May be More influential than anybody thinks once he joins the court because of his ability to work with both sides Hatch said. A the just May be the glue that binds on that  despite the concerns Hatch said he doubts that any Senate conservatives would vote against the nominee. Thomas Jipping court watcher at the conservative coalitions for America said some conservatives Are disappointed because Souter apparently has no political Agenda. A conservatives As Well As liberals want others to do their work for them a he said but Souter is a the kind of conservative judge that Means conservatives Are going to Nave to do More  fein said his concern is that a judge Souter is a Man who is complacent with the Legal status quo. He could not think of a single supreme court decision which was wrongly  fein predicted Souter would join the court As the moderate he portrayed himself to be. A the saving Grace a he said is that a the intellectual brainpower on the court is on the conservative Side and eventually May win him Over. Sports fans in Kansas City Monkey around with Kong fort Worth Texas apr a giant inflatable King Kong that disappeared from a Kansas City area car Dealership surfaced in Texas with a note saying the big Gorilla wants to go Home and Root for his favorite football team. Employees of Ktut to in fort Worth found the two Story Kong when they arrived at work tuesday. The fully inflated primate was tied to the base of a microwave Tower with its air Blower plugged into an outside electrical outlet said John Deroche director of sales for the television station. Just How the Gorilla got there and who could have done it has left the stations employees puzzled. The Only clue was a note attached to honouring Black appointees Gen. Colin Powell the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff joins first lady Barbara Bush at a formal reception tuesday in Washington d.c., in Honor of the Bush Black appointees. _ j administration s debt plagued Brothel forced into liquidation Mustang Nev. Apr the Mustang ranch the country a oldest Legal Brothel has closed after filing for bankruptcy liquidation. A trustee says the . Government will try to operate the business until it can be sold. A lawyer for owner Joe Conforte said wednesday that harassment by the internal Revenue service killed a $5 million Deal to sell the bordello a More than 100 bedrooms on a 440-acre ranch a and forced it into liquidation in Federal bankruptcy court. Officials said Conforte owes $13 million in Federal taxes. Conforte has said the debt is no More than $7 million. The bordello 10 Miles East of Reno has been under bankruptcy Protection since 1982. Two attempts to sell the business through Public Stock offerings failed. Assistant bankruptcy trustee Bill Knudson said the bankruptcy court plans to supervise the business an Sands of time a watch the  Knudson said plans to immediately reopen the Brothel were blocked by state health rules which require any prostitute who leaves the premises to be retested for sexually transmitted diseases before returning to work. Those tests can take three Days. Conforte and his wife Sally began operations at the ranch in the late 195us when prostitution was tolerated but illegal in Nevada. The operation was closed in 1960 by local authorities who called it a Public nuisance. In 1971, the Brothel won county approval pioneering a statewide movement to allow prostitution in most counties. Now prostitution is allowed in 11 of Nevada a 17 counties. A prospectus for last years unsuccessful attempts to sell $10 million in Stock listed Gross revenues for the Brothel of $5.6 million in 1986, Down from $5.9 million in 1985. However it listed a 1986 profit of $917,000 compared with a p $848,000 in 1985. Fri a Ike Tiv. 1 jd1 Kong saying he had come to the Dallas fort Worth area to watch a recent baseball series Between the Kansas City royals and the Texas rangers. The note said Kong was disappointed that the royals had Tost the Senes and asked that he be returned to Kansas City so he a can Root the chiefs to a super bowl  the note was signed a thanks  Kong was stolen in june from the roof of John Wallace Dodge in Overland Park Kan. Deroche said Kong appeared to be in Good shape and the station was making plans to return him. A a we be got to get this Monkey off our Back a he said. Of its fifth Avor of Thein the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 21, 1950 a the . General Assembly at the opening meeting session refused to oust nationalist China from the United nations in la communist piping regime.30 years ago today. Sept. 21, 1960 a soviet Premier Nikita s. Khrushchev in the United states for a United nations disarmament session paid a 40-minute visit to Premier Fidel Castro in the cuban leaders hotel Headquarters in new York City.20 years ago today. Sept. 21, 1970 a Syria with soviet built tanks invaded Jordan in support of palestinian rebels an action condemned by Washington As carrying the danger of broadening the conflict.10 years ago today. Sept. 21, 1980 a Iran began mobilizing its army for War against Iraq after the iraqis claimed control of the Shatt Al Arab waterway separating the two countries. Iran said Iraq was in violation of a 1975 treaty giving both nations rights to the waterway