European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 12, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                High court hears work safety Case involving pregnancy Friday october 12,1990 the stars and stripes Page 5 by the new York times Washington a one of the most important sex discrimination cases in recent years came before the supreme court on wednesday As the justices heard arguments on whether employers can legally exclude All Fertile women from jobs involving exposure to substances Likely to harm a developing fetus. The Case brought by the United automobile workers against a manufacturer of Lead batteries based in Milwaukee challenges so called fetal Protection policies that dozens of employers have applied to jobs that expose workers to potentially toxic chemicals. The company Johnson controls inc., complies with existing Federal standards for on the Job exposure to Lead standards that apply to All employees male and female. But Many medical experts View those standards As probably insufficient to protect fetuses from neurological damage. The 7th . Circuit court of appeals in Chicago last year rejected the unions argument that the Johnson controls policy violates the civil rights act of 1964. Title Vii of that Law bars discrimination in employment on the basis of sex. A1978 amendment the pregnancy discrimination act bars discrimination on the basis of pregnancy. Marsha s. Berzon the lawyer arguing for the Union told the justices wednesday that to uphold the company a exclusion policy would be a to Cut the heart out of title Vii and a Sanction a desegregation of the work  she said a Central purpose of the Law was to a prevent practices that relegate women to second class status in employment because they might become  she said that women can decide for themselves whether to have children and can be expected to avoid risks to their fetuses if Given adequate information. But the company has defended its policy by noting that elevated Levels of Lead remain in a workers body for some time after exposure. Stanley s. Jaspan the lawyer for Johnson controls told the court that the policy represented the company a Best Effort to prevent harm to its workers offspring. Jaspan a argument met a sceptical reception from several justices most notably Justice Antonin Scalia who observed at one Point a pregnant women  smoke or drink but the government does no to have Laws that take that judgment away from  Scalia asked Jaspan a How does a court go about determining which level of Protection for a fetus is enough a adding a the workplace is full of  Jaspan replied that a court would have to evaluate each Case on the basis of a sound medical  justices John Paul Stevens and Sandra Day of Connor also appeared unmoved by the company a defense. The Legal Issue in the Case International Union v. Johnson controls no. 891215, is whether the employer can Ever justify a fetal Protection policy within the framework of the civil rights act and if so under what circumstances. Minnesota Farmers Melvin and Bill Brockberg show off Minnie the cow. Minnie Sota cow to join Mickey mouse in Florida Edgerton Minn. Apr min Nie the cow is trading her quiet southwestern Minnesota barnyard for stardom at Walt Disney world All because she was born with markings that resemble a certain famous rodent. It a a she a going to live the luxurious life a said Melvin Brockberg 65, who has owned the cow with his wife Dorothy and son Bill. A i understand Shell be visited by 30,000-plus people a  Minnie is a Holstein whose big Black markings on her otherwise All White left Side resemble Mickey mouse a head and ears. Last month Disney world officials contacted Brockberg about buying Minnie. Brockberg would say Only that the family got a Good Deal. Minnie leaves sunday for the Orlando Fla., amusement Park. A Disney world spokeswoman said she will be among the featured animals at the Parks petting zoo. The markings on Minnie now 4 years old were visible at birth. A that was just one of those things that happens a said Brockberg. A a in be seen thousands of cows and she a the Only one in be seen like  Fla. Suspect convicted of beating grandmother Melbourne Fla. Up a a University of Florida freshman named As a suspect in the serial slaying of five students was convicted wednesday of beating his elderly grandmother. The Brevard county jury of five men and one woman deliberated one hour before finding Edward Lewis Humphrey 19, guilty of Battery on an elderly person. The charge has a maximum sentence of five years in prison. Sentencing is scheduled for nov. 8. Assistant Public defender . Russo argued that the state failed to prove that the grandmother Elna Hlavaty 79, suffered a great bodily  that is the minimum Standard that must be met to support the More serious aggravated Battery charge that had been filed against Humphrey. Hlavaty testified in Humphreys defense wednesday morning saying that her grandson had not attacked her. A i love him with All my heart a Hlavaty said. On tuesday or. Jere Fitts who treated Hlavaty testified that the Black Eye bloody face and facial injuries Hlavaty suffered resulted from at least three or four blows. But Hlavaty said she fell when she and Humphrey both reached for a Light switch. When prosecutors suggested she might be per Juring herself she said a i would do nothing wrong. If i thought head hit me on purpose id put him in  in closing arguments Russo accused prosecutors of trying to a a Hammer Humphrey on the Battery charge because investigators had identified him earlier As a suspect in the serial killings near the University of Florida Campus in Gainesville. Sex rep. Harrison Dies served 5 Wyoming terms a a it a my opinion they weren table to prove the charge and they brought it anyway. In an attempt to keep Edward Humphrey incarcerated As Long As possible a Russo said. The bodies of the five students were discovered in their apartments near the University of Florida Campus aug. 26, 27 and 28. All had been stabbed to death. Some had been mutilated. No one has been charged in the killings. While the family was at a september Bond hearing Florida department of Law enforcement agents swarmed into Hlavaty a Home and spent the Day looking for evidence in the Gainesville killings. They had a search warrant and a Locksmith let them in. Hlavaty said she was later hospitalized for a heart condition aggravated by the stress of the  of time Sheridan Wyo. A former Republican rep. William Henry Harrison a descendant of two presidents and an opponent of excessive Federal Power Here family announced Harrison died monday of heart failure to Fri a Pasadena Hospital in St. Petersburg Fla., his Winter Home. A mfr Sony a vet term congressman campaigned in the Early 1960s by oppose f Kennedy democratic president John politics ran on both sides of his family. Ftp no is a8ran.ds�n of former president j nun Harrison and a great great grandson of sex president William Henry Harrison. His great great great Grandfather Benjamin Harrison signed the declaration of Independence. On his mothers Side Harrison was a grandson of Alvin Saunders Nebraska a territorial governor during the civil War and later a . Senator. Harrison was bom in Terre haute ind., on aug. 10,1896. After earning a Law degree he served in the Indiana legislature. He then moved to Wyoming and eventually won election As a Wyoming lawmaker Here. He was first elected to Congress in 1950. He is survived by his wife Dorothy a daughter and a  the stars and stripes 40 years ago today. Oct. 12, 1950 a Premier Kim in Sung of North Korea rejected a . Surrender demand and ordered his communist forces to fight to the death.30 years ago today. Oct. 12, 1960 a president Eisenhower lauded vice president Richard Nixon As the Best trained Man in the nation to succeed him in the White House and added that the republicans could have chosen no better than Nixon and Henry Cabot Lodge As their presidential and vice presidential candidates.20 years ago today. Or it a 9 Egypt a foreign minister said Israel must agree to cooperate with the United nations in peace talks or Egypt would not renew the 90-Day cease-fire.10 years ago today. Oct. 12,1980 a Iraq launched its Long expected offensive against the refinery town of Abadan Iran claiming its troops and tanks forded a strategic River and captured More than 500 prisoners