European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 4, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Thursday october 4,1990 the stars and stripes a a a Souter confirmed 90-9 Page 5 Washington apr the Senate voted 90-9 tuesday to confirm the nomination of judge David h. Souter to the supreme court. The Only dissenting votes came from liberals who fear he will oppose abortion rights. The new Hampshire Jurist was approved less than 2vi months after being tapped As president Bush a first nominee to the High court. It was too late to put him on the court for the Start of its session this week. All nine voting against Souter were democrats Daniel Akaka of Hawaii Brock Adams of Washington Alan Cranston of California Bill Bradley and Frank Lauten Berg of new Jersey Quentin Burdick of North Dakota Edward m. Kennedy and John Kerry of Massachusetts and Barbara Mikulski of Maryland. Sen. Pete Wilson r-calif., did not vote. Souter 51, will probably participate in the courts rulings Well into the next Century. The supreme court announced that Souter would be sworn in As the first item of business tuesday before the court begins the second week of its session. Souter watched the proceedings from a friends Law office in Concord . A a he a just exactly the kind of person with a Broad background that we need on the supreme court a sen. Orrin Hatch a Utah said As debate on the nomination began. Senate judiciary committee chairman Joseph Biden d-del., said he supported Souter but warned Bush that the path of the next nominee might not be so smooth if the president moves further to the right Wing. Souter becomes the 105th Justice of the supreme court filling the seat vacated last summer by the retirement of Justice William Brennan. In Concord Souter toasted the vote with Champagne and friends and pledged to return the nations Confidence in him. Court spokeswoman Toni House said chief Justice William h. Rehnquist would administer the oath of office in private at 9 a.m., and would administer the oath in a Public ceremony in the courts ornate courtroom 15 minutes later. The first major Case in which he will participate will be a sex Bias dispute that will be argued before the justices wednesday. At Issue is whether employers May exclude All women of child bearing age a perhaps 20 million a from some hazardous jobs. Senate majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine waited until just before the vote to announce his support. A judge Souter reflected a reasoned approach and a sound understanding of the Constitution a he said. Kennedy said he was unwilling to give Souter the Benefit of the doubt. A the Senate is still in the dark about this nomination a Kennedy said. Souter he said has not met the test of a a Good Faith in depth abiding commitment to the Core constitutional values of the kind so obviously at stake at this turning Point in our  ranch hand vets healthy of concludes Chicago a . Air Force veterans who were involved in the spraying of agent Orange and other herbicides during the Vietnam War Are As healthy today As those who weren to exposed to the chemicals air Force researchers have reported. Two studies reported in the oct. 10 journal of the american medical association found that the mortality rates and physical health of veterans of operation ranch hand the unit that was responsible for the spraying were about the same today As those of air Force veterans of other units. A an evaluation of cumulative and All causing mortality revealed no statistically significant differences Between ranch hands and comparison subjects a said air Force col. William h. Wolfe a co author. The air Force compared the physical health of 995 ranch hand veterans to 1,299 other veterans. David Souter walks to a friends Law office tuesday in Concord ., to watch the Senate debate his nomination. . Asthma deaths Rise steadily hit Blacks children worst of All Chicago apr asthma deaths have risen steadily in the United states with the highest rate among Black male children and new York and the Chicago area Are largely responsible for the deadly trend. Asthma afflicts an estimated 9.9 million people in the United states and a affects children Blacks and the poor disproportionately a researchers wrote in this weeks journal of the american medical association. A for example asthma hospitalization rates and mortality Are More than twice As High among Blacks As Whites a they reported. The researchers noted that from 1968 almost through the 1970s, asthma mortality rates declined. But they added a since the late 1970s, there has been an alarming reversal. It seems that rates Are increasing faster among younger children aged 5 to 14 years than among adolescents and Young adults aged 15 to 34  the editorial was written by drs. A. Sonia Buist of the Oregon health sciences University in Portland and William m. Vollmer of Kaiser Permanente Center for health research in Portland. The asthma study examined data on deaths of 5 to 34-year-Olds from 1968 through 1987 in All states except Hawaii and Alaska plus the District of Columbia. The number of deaths Rose steadily from 1978 through 1987, the most recent year figures were available and the 1987 rate of 4.2 per million population was even higher than the 4.0 1968 level. The highest mortality rate in 1987 was among non White males a 13.5 deaths per million and almost five times higher than the level for Whites of both sexes. When combined new York City and the Chicago area accounted for 21.1 percent of the asthma deaths studied. Researchers could not fully explain the increased death rates. A the suspicions Are that its a combination of Access to medical treatment and a worse environment in Urban areas the researchers said. A related article reviewed hospitalization rates among children and found that such hospitalizations increased 4.5 percent per year. The largest per year increase was 5 percent among children 0 to 4 years old while the smallest increase a 2.9 percent per year a occurred among 5 to 17-year-Olds. Young Black children showed the largest increase in asthma hospitalizations. Among children up to 4 years old Blacks had about 1.8 times the increase of Whites. In 1979, the hospitalization rate a Julaton for. 1987, Whites and 10.16 for Blacks. Or. Frank Speizer of Harvard medical school who was not involved in the studies blamed the increased hospitalizations of Blacks on a the Inadequacy of our health care  . Mayor seeks $1.8 billion for Battle plan against fear new York apr the mayor proposed a $1.8 billion a Battle plan against fear tuesday asserting that his plan to confront Street and subway crime with nearly 8,000 new police officers would make citizens Safe. Program tax and a City mayor David Dinkins said. A we will flood the streets with an  of police officers. Our War against fear will return peace to our communities leaving us with Safe streets in a Safe City a Dykins said in a City Hall speech. The plan follows a summer of bad publicity and criticism about the City a violence. If approved it would put the most officers on the Force in the City a history. Among the More noteworthy cases were drive by shootings in which a number of children were hit by stray bullets the Zodiac gunman who apparently picked his victims by birthrates repeated killings of cab Drivers the killing of a prosecutor near the Bronx courthouse and the fatal stabbing of a tourist who was defending his Mother during a subway mugging. The proposal would need approval from the City Council and the state legislature. In Albany Republican opposition threatened the payroll tax part of the package which would apply to out of town commuters who work in the City As Well As residents. Assembly speaker Mel Miller said he has some doubts about the constitutionality of the proposed surcharge on lottery tickets. If Given the legislative go ahead the plan would not kick in for at least another six months while potential new police officers were trained. And with the police Academy operating at top volume it would take 18 months to get the proposed 7,931 new officers walking a beat or Riding a subway car. Key elements of the Dinkins proposal include 2,950 new jail Beds at riders Island $420 million for educational programs to prevent pupils from dropping out of school and turning to crime the assignment of a policeman to every train at night and a 54 percent increase in the number of police on patrol each Day. The plan would mean More policemen walking beats. Dinkins wants to hire 1,626 civilians to free officers from desk duty to eliminate certain units and to assign other municipal agencies to Deal with emergencies Sands of time in the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 4, 1950 a South korean troops continued to March North behind a retreating North korean  while other nations urged Gen. Douglas Macarthur to take his United nations forces across the 38th parallel and a utterly destroy the North koreans.30 years ago today. Oct. 4, 1960 a a pro draft demonstration of 2,500 French veterans became violent and swelled to a riot of 10,000 As the thrust of the gathering turned from the draft to opposition of president Charles de Gaulle a release of Algeria As a French colony.20 years ago today. Oct. 4,1970 a sgt. David Mitchell the first of a group of american soldiers charged with intent to murder 30 vietnamese civilians in the my Lai massacre prepared to go to trial at it. Hood texas.10 years ago today. Oct. 4, 1980 a Iran reported a major Battle raging in its Oil Rich Khz Stan province despite iraqis claims that its troops were Only fighting defensively