European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 9, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a a a stateside the stars and stripes tuesday october 9,1990grandmother saves girl from Blades of planter Salina Kan. Apr a woman threw herself Over her 2-year-old granddaughter just As a 1-ton wheat planter rolled Over them and each somehow survived the twisting Blades. A she just Lay Down on her a said the child smother Karrie Sullivan. A i done to think my daughter would be Here today if she had not done  Joan Sullivan 54, of Niles was hospitalized for treatment of broken Bones and bruises. Young Sara escaped the Accident with just a few scrapes. A she saved her life basically a Karrie Sullivan said. A and Joan could have been a lot worse. I just can to believe  the Accident occurred while Sarah a Grandfather James Sullivan was planting wheat on the 800-acre family farm in Niles about 20 Miles East of Salina. Sara dashed Between the tractor and the planting bins it was dragging and her grandmother went after  o Connor denounces Kun flux klan new York a Cardinal John of Connor denounced the Kun flux klan during sunday mass at St. Patrick a Cathedral. A let there be no question that the Catholic Church absolutely a categorically and unconditionally is against membership in the Kun flux klan a the Cardinal who Heads the roman Catholic archdiocese of new York said. A membership in the Kun flux klan is a disgrace to catholicism a he said from the pulpit. He also referred to news reports about the alleged Rise of the group in new  off the Hook after court delays Case Indianapolis a Beatrice b. Thomas crime was to reel in an undersized Bass and not throw it Back. But the courts kept her dangling too Long and now she is off the Hook. Twice the 64-year-old Thomas went to court intending to plead guilty to catching the 9v6-Inch-Long Large Mouth Bass at Eagle Creek Reservoir. She had been caught red handed at the Reservoir in june by a conservation officer with the Indiana department of natural resources. Possessing a Large Mouth Bass under 14 inches Long is a Misdemeanour punishable by up to 60 Days in jail and a $500 Fine. On her first appearance at Marion municipal court officials could not find any record of her Case. When she showed up again the paperwork was still not straightened out and she was asked to return a third time. But Marion county prosecutor Stephen Goldsmith decided he has bigger fish to Fry. A i do not intend to prosecute that woman a he said. A anyone who comes downtown twice to plead guilty deserves a  Alaska s Liberal pot Laws could be gone in a puff Juneau Alaska apr the most Liberal marijuana Law in the country May go up in smoke on election Day. Amid rising nationwide intolerance of drugs alaskan voters who have been Able to legally possess Small amounts of marijuana for 15 years appear ready to Trade in their right to puff a poll showed. Adults in Alaska can possess less than 4 ounces of marijuana legally in their Homes or other private places but an initiative on the nov. 6 ballot would make Possession of pot illegal anywhere. If passed the measure would make Possession a Misdemeanour punishable by up to 90 Days in jail and a $1,000 Fine. The Bill is the latest and most ambitious Effort to erode the gains of the marijuana Reform movement of the 1970s, when 11 states relaxed pot penalties. It has attracted Strong interest and big Money from outside the state. President Bush a drug Czar William Bennett has endorsed the measure and plans to visit Alaska later in the month to Campaign for it. Federal agencies have been involved too. The drug enforcement administration and Fri recently helped sponsor a symposium in Anchorage titled a marijuana myths and  the National organization for the Reform of marijuana Laws has made defeat of the measure a top priority. By late september Normal had contributed nearly $16,000 to Campaign efforts to defeat the measure according to the Alaska Public offices commission. A not defeating this initiative Means that we will be facing trouble in dozens of other states in 1992,�?� Normal director Donald b. Fiedler said in a recent fund raising letter. A we must preserve the status quo in  High times a new York based Magazine that advocates legalizing marijuana is urging readers to travel to Alaska this month to counter Bennett and defeat the measure. The Magazine Calls the initiative a the years gravest Challenge to the marijuana legalization  a a done to risk bringing pot we have the Best up Here a its october Issue advises. A statewide Survey in August showed voters supported the measure by a nearly 2-to-l margin Anchorage pollster Dave Dittman said. Opponents say  gain ground in the next few weeks when their Campaign goes Marie Majewske chairwoman of alaskans for the decriminalization of marijuana led the petition drive that got the initiative on the november ballot. Into full swing. There have been repeated efforts to toughen Laws in most of the 11 states that decriminalized marijuana in the �?T70s. Lawmakers in Oregon the first state to decriminalize Possession of Small amounts in 1973, raised the $100 maximum Fine for Possession to $1,000 last year with a $500 minimum. Legislative attempts to restore criminal penalties in Alaska stalled in the democratic controlled House. Frustration Over lawmakers resistance prompted a grass roots Effort to take the Issue to voters. Alaskans for the decriminalization of marijuana gathered More than 40,000 petition signatures a twice the number needed a to get the measure on the ballot. The Issue May also figure in the tight three Way governors race. Democrat Tony Knowles who has admitted smoking marijuana in the Early 1970s, said he favors restoring criminal penalties but opposes sending first time offenders to jail. He faces Republican Arliss Sturgulewski and Walter Hickel of the alaskan Independence party in the general election. Both have endorsed the anti marijuana measure. If the measure passes the change will be largely symbolic. Police say catching adults usog pot in their Homes would be a Low priority. State Law bans Possession of marijuana in Public As Well As cultivation transport and Sale. Possession by juveniles also is illegal. Nevertheless proponents say the measure is needed to Send a Clear message to alaskans youth about the perils of drug  of my. Bans weekday fraternity bashes by the Washington Post the College Park Campus of the University of Maryland prompted by longstanding concerns about alcohol abuse As Well As by recent incidents has told its fraternities and sororities that they can no longer sponsor Beer parties during the week. The new regulations which were adopted Friday and took effect immediately go beyond a controversial alcohol policy enunciated Only last Spring that barred Beer kegs and punch bowls from All fraternity and sorority functions. The new rules still permit weekend Beer parties although with restrictions. A we want to address the abuse of alcohol in our environment a said William l. A a buds Thomas jr., vice president for student affairs at the College Park Campus which Enrols More than 25,000 students. In restricting the serving of alcohol to weekend social functions and in extend ing the University a conduct code to private and off Campus organizations the regulations appear to be among the most stringent at major american colleges and universities. They come at a time of rising National concern about alcohol abuse and amid efforts to sharply improve the academic standing of the College Park Campus. Thomas said sunday that during the first few weeks of the fall semester a Long term understanding on the alcohol Issue Between the administration and the fraternity and sorority groups a seemed to be  while the ban on kegs and punch bowls apparently was respected he said parties were held that were open to All rather than Only members and guests. In addition fraternity and sorority leaders working to Hammer out new alcohol policies were harassed and several Large and poorly managed parties were held Thomas said. Thomas said that he proposed new regulations and that the Interra Vemity Council and the panhellenic association a a the umbrella groups for the greek let Ter organizations a answered by proposing their own measures. The student proposal which he said was More far reaching than the University a own was adopted Friday Thomas said. One feature of the fraternity and sorority proposal permits Beer parties to be held on thursdays by those groups that have Grade Point averages above those of the previous year. In addition in recognition of Homecoming week which was to begin tuesday alcohol May be served during restricted hours at social events held on wednesday and thursday regardless of Grade Point averages. According to Thomas a Rule issued in june that barred kegs and punch bowls from any fraternity or sorority sponsored parties this semester was prompted by University officials belief that the serving of alcohol from such containers Fosters increased consumption. Fraternities and sororities accepted the new regulations publicly but some members grumbled m private. In the past Thomas said greek letter organizations a were expected to exercise a great Deal of self discipline. The new regulations move beyond this position to make the organizations behaviour part of the University a code of conduct in addition to restricting the nights on which the groups May formally sponsor gatherings at which alcohol is served Thomas said the new rules restrict attendance at the gatherings ending so called a a open parties. He said infractions could trigger a Campus judicial process that could Lead to a Range of sanctions