European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 28, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Brando charges prosecutors with hounding his daughter Santa Monica Calif. Cap Santa Monica Calif. A Marlon Brando burst into tears outside a courthouse wednesday after accusing prosecutors of hounding his ailing daughter to testify at her brother a murder trial. The actors display of emotion came at a Brief news conference following a hearing at which a judge refused to reduce the first degree murder charge against his son Christian. The younger Brando is accused of fatally shooting his half Sisters tahitian Lover Dag Drollet. The portly actor said he was offended by the prosecutions unrelenting efforts to Force his daughter Cheyenne to return from Tahiti As a witness. He noted she recently gave birth to a sop and said she has suffered severe injuries and a nervous breakdown. A Cheyenne has suffered enormously a Brando said. A a she a been beaten physically she a suffered a head injury where her face was smashed and she had to have her face  Brando a comments concerning cheyennes facial injuries refer to a car Accident in which she was severely injured last year. Brando 66, appeared composed until he was asked about cheyennes baby boy born shortly after the May 16 killing. A Tooke is doing Fine a he said of the baby. A a he a healthy and Strong. Cheyenne is doing her Best. At that Point Brando a eyes filled with tears he lowered his head and began crying. He then rushed away. Marlon Brando follows his son Christian into court. At left is another son Miko Superior court judge Robert w. Thomas upheld a municipal court judges ruling that there was sufficient evidence to support Christian Brando a prosecution on a charge of first degree murder. He scheduled a hearing for monday to consider a prosecution request to confession clears a. Man of rape t in a xxx not t a re. To Toi Loganville a. Up a a poorly educated landscaper has served 39 months of a life prison sentence for the 1986 rape burglary of an elderly woman that another Man now says he committed authorities said wednesday. Anthony Echols 26, of Loganville confessed tuesday to a crime for which Willie Frank Williams was convicted in june 1987 in Walton county Superior court police chief Eddy Sharpe said. Authorities said they were working to release Williams from prison. The main evidence at Williams two Day trial was a confession Williams gave police. Sharpe said Williams confessed to a avoid  a the was a weak Type fellow a Sharpe said. A the was not Well educated. He really did no to want to confess but he was  Williams was sentenced to life in prison for rape 20 years for aggravated assault and five years for possessing a firearm during a felony. He also received 20 concurrent years for burglary. Echols was responsible for another break in at the rape victims Home in 1987, a year after the crime that landed Williams in prison. He was convicted of burglary in that Case and served 15 months in jail. Sharpe began suspecting Echols in the 1986 rape after Echols was released from jail and the original rape victim and two other elderly women complained of More Friday september 28, 1990 the stars and stripes a Page 5x rating out now it s no 7 7 los Angeles up the motion picture association of America scrapped the a  wednesday in favor of a �?onc-17 designation for non pornographic adult oriented films. Films rated nc-17 will be off limits to children under 17. The change which had been widely anticipated in some form is designed to differentiate adult oriented films from hard Core porn. Sex films have become synonymous with the x rating under the a Paar a 22-Ycar-old voluntary rating system. A we believe that changing the name to �?~nc-17 a no children under 17 admitted will restore this category to its original design a said Jack Valenti president of the Trade group. To receive the nc-17 rating a movie would have to be copyrighted by the Paa As arc films Given the gig or r rating. Despite the change producers of hard Core porn films can continue to use the x rating for their non copy righted movies. In two lawsuits this year and an ongoing debate film producers had challenged the a Paar a x rating of such recent films As a tie me up tie me Down a and a the Cook the thief his wife amp her  Many theater chains refuse to Book a rated films while Many newspapers and television stations won t accept advertising for such movies. I think that the hard Core producers will hold on to the x rating a they be already made that their eminent Domain a producer Jack Haleyjr. Said. Major studios have not released an a rated film in More than a decade. Filmmakers say that because of the x rating they have been put in the position of either editing their movies to achieve an r rating a meaning restricted and requiring that children under 17 be accompanied by an adult a or hoping that the film would generate interest through word of Mouth and attract audiences de delay the scheduled oct. 9 trial Date while authorities continue their Legal efforts to bring Cheyenne Brando Back to the United states to testify. Christian Brando 32, who is free on $2 million bail accompanied his father and a brother Miko to the courthouse. Burglaries. Sharpe said police brought Echols in for questioning after suspicions led them to dig up an old fingerprint on file with the state crime lab from the original crime scene. A a we re sure glad they kept it a Sharpe said. A we  want to rely on any More  Echols was being held without Bond at the Walton county jail on charges of rape burglary and aggravated assault. Williams who lived with his Brothers on the outskirts of Loganville was arrested at his Home after police obtained a search warrant using results of a crime analysis on unidentified evidence. Authorities Are working on Williams release from the Dodge county correctional Institute in Chester. Spite getting an x rating. Valenti made the announcement in new York along with officials of the National association of theater owners. Shortly after the announcement Universal pictures said that it plans to release Philip Kaufman so Henry amp june on oct. 5 As the first film to carry the nc-17 rating. 3 the film which is about author Henry Millers relationship with his wife june and their affairs with writer Anais Nin had received an x rating from the Paa and was due for a showdown oct. 3 before the groups Appeal  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Sept. 28, 1950 the Sun Over Large areas of Europe turned Blue and British astronomers suggested that the phenomenon might be caused by smoke coming across the Atlantic Ocean from vast Forest fires in canada.30 years ago today. Sept. 28, 1960 president Eisenhower and British prime minister Harold Macmillan agreed to give their full support to . Secretary general Dag Hammarskjold who has been a target of soviet Premier Nikita khrushchev.20 years ago today. I2.8�?T 1970 7i pes1�14 Nixon beginning a five nation tour in Europe said a third world War could be avoided Only if tension Between the United states the soviet Union Western Europe China and Japan is �?odefused.�?�7 0 years ago today. Sept. 28,1980 a a bomb placed in a wastebasket exploded during oktoberfest Cele that Tefft apr Onich kullin8 i2 per ple Anc injuring 144. Police speculated that the person who planted the bomb May have been among the . Student performance flow and not improving Washington a a 20-year summary of the nations educational achievements released wednesday by the education department shows student performance is Low and not improving. Key findings of the report were students can read at a surface level getting the Gist of material but do not read analytically or perform Well on challenging Reading assignments. A few students write Well enough to accomplish the purposes of different writing tasks and most do not communicate effectively. A students grasp of the four Basic arithmetic operations and beginning problem solving is far from Universal in elementary and Junior High school by the time students near High school graduation half cannot handle moderately challenging material. A Only Small proportions of students appear to develop specialized knowledge needed to address science based problems and the pattern for falling behind begins in elementary school. A students demonstrate an uneven understanding of the Constitution and american government and politics their knowledge of the Bill of rights is limited. The study also showed that the performance Gap Between White and minority students has remained Large even though there is some improvement by Black and hispanic students