European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - December 23, 1990, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 a the stars and St pipes sunday december 23,1990 this ducks in Luck John Jones left and buddy Jason Vasquez on a mls Sion of mercy offer Comfort and a piece of bread to a Duck stuck on the ice covering a Pond in Portland Ore. The boys and a group of their friends crawled onto Frozen Caurel Hurst Park Pond to Rescue a dozen ducks that were unable to move. . Washington a the state department announced Friday that it will suspend its $2,8 million military Aid program to Guatemala because of that governments failure to resolve the killing of an american last june. A a a a a a we have concluded that it would not be appropriate to continue a Normal military assistance relationship with Guatemala at this time a the department said. The action stemmed from the death on june 8 of Michael divine 49, originally a resident of Belleville 111. Devinc lived for almost 20 years in Guatemala at the time of his death he was operating a hotel restau rant in the country a Northern Region. ,. State department officials said there has been a pattern of human rights abuses in Guatemala but that the Aid suspension was triggered primarily by the Devine Case with the election of president i Mojo Cerezo in 1986, military Rule ostensibly ended. But analysts said the army has persistently limit cd the presidents Freedom to Man Euver at the National Palace in Guatemala City Cerezo said a the government will make known its position at live appropriate time a. / the guatemalan government in 1977 refused . Aid rather than agree to human rights conditions. Aid was gradually resumed in the mid-1980s, / the state department statement noted that the guatemalan government Quot rarely takes action to thoroughly investigate violators of human rights. It also expressed a deep disappointment with the Lack of commitment of the government of Guatemala to pro acct human  As an example it cited the killing on dec. 2 of14 civilians in the Atilan Region and the wounding of 19 others. Two servicemen were arrested and Are still in custody. Be vines body was found at the Side of a Road his head partly severed and his hands tied behind his Back. A  investigator reportedly has uncovered evidence pointing to involvement by a local guatemalan army unit . Officials said they Are unsure of the motives for Devines killing. They also described the government investigation As being at a standstill Cerezo has acknowledged that Security forces could have been responsible for Devines death. Last month americas watch a private human rights monitoring group issued a of port asserting that Guatemala is in the worst human rights crisis since the military turned Over the government to civilians four years ago. A targeted assassinations of political figures human rights activists journalists students and Trade unionists Are on the Rise a it said a was Are. Murders of individuals apparently selected at random to sow terror a . Teens May get new York apr  still need their parents permission for Field trips but teen agers in the nations largest school system could get condoms next year Simi ply by asking. A schools Chancellor Joseph Fernandez believes its a matter of life or death from aids new York City is Home to about 3 percent of the nations 13 to 21-year-Olds, but it has 20 percent of All aids cases in that age group. A we Are sitting on a time bomb a Fernandez said. U the Board of education approves Fernandez s proposal next month condoms would be available on request As Early As next Spring at 120 schools that enrol 261,000 students. It would be the nations most Liberal Public school aids policy said Robin Lewis spokeswoman for the Center for population options a teen education and advocacy group based in Washington. A Public hearing will he held Jan 16, since october outspoken opponents and supporters lined up at Board meetings to establish Battle lines a Chancellor Fernandez is showing an enormous amount of courage and leadership in tackling this Issue a said Trish Moylan Torrue 11 a education director of the planned parenthood federation of America. A there Are alarmingly High rates of his among adolescents in new York City particularly among african americans and  a his is a retrovirus that infects human t cells and causes aids. A a. A. Opponents such As monsignor John Woolsey a roman Catholic Leader of the 75-member coalition of concerned clergy say doling out condoms at schools would endorse promiscuity. Eleanor Kelly a Mother of three teen agers and past president of the conservative group Parent round table agrees a a contraceptive approach. Sends the wrong message and promotes a false sense of Security thereby encouraging More of our Young people to engage in High risk  a Fernandez said he a sensitive to the moral dilemma but the Issue goes beyond sex. A i done to disregard offhand their Point of View As it being a moral Issue Quot Fernandez said a a in a saying that from my perspective with my chancellors hat on i m looking at some very horrendous and frightening data that deals with kids living or not  the plan Calls for trained volunteers to give away condoms at each Public High school. Counselling or parental permission would not be required Fernandez maintains that would scare kids away. A a. A a statewide can to scramble signal in Central South America / Atlanta apr satellite dish owners in Central and South America no longer will get Cable news network for free Turner broadcasting system inc., in no a owner said it plans to begin scrambling its can feed South of the Border. The company said it will make the switch in january when it begins beaming the Turner network television movie sports and reruns Channel to the Region on a scrambled signal Tbs said it is concerned about a weak copyright Laws in the  Tbs feeds its 24-hour news Channel into about 35,000 hotel rooms and 250,000 Homes in the Region and Sells its signal to about 35 broadcast clients to stations and networks. South american satellite dish owners who want to continue receiving can will have to pay about $1,300 for a receiver and decoder the company said. Tbs has been scrambling its signal in the United a states for five  company said it has no plans to scramble in no a signal to the rest of the world. Fast food Chain to ban smoking in its eateries los Angeles up fast food Chain Carlos or. Will ban smoking in All 426 company owned restaurants on Jan. I making i the first fast food Chain to do so. Carts which operates restaurants in Arizona California Nevada Oregon and Japan said it was making the move because of the benefits of a an improved dining experience and healthier  the restaurants Parent company Carl Karcher enterprises inc. Of Anaheim calif., said it was also encouraging its 142 franchisees to adopt the ban. Carlos which currently divides its restaurants into smoking and non smoking sections said it had been testing the non smoking policy at some 100 restaurants since july including a 55-restaurant Region covering parts of los Angeles and Orange counties in Southern California. A. \ a a the response was generally very positive although there w Ere some complaints from smokers a spokeswoman Patricia Parks  refuses to run court ordered g u it ads Pensacola Fla. Apr a newspaper publisher has refused to accept court ordered advertisements of guilt from people convicted of misdemeanours. A. Kenneth Andrews of the Pensacola news journal said his newspaper the Only daily in town would not run the ads jul Cage William White began ordering last a although we understand judge Whites intent the newspaper As a matter of policy does not wish to become a vehicle for court ordered Public humiliation Andrews said in a prepared statement. White an Escambia county judge ordered about a dozen defendants to buy the ads in cases of soliciting for immoral purposes Drunken driving and shoplifting. Under the Law be can to re sentence the defendants All convicted of misdemeanours. Quot i m hot going to Force people to do something they can to do a White said after he was told of Andrews decision. A a in be asked my Secretary to Call the defendants and Tell them that in a waiving the advertising requirements a a a a a a a for police in Tulsa Issue s Black and White Tulsa okla. Apr Black and White White and Black what a the difference plenty say Tulsa police after learning that half of the 90 new squad ears had the colors reversed. T went out the other Day and looked at one and boy was it ugly a police sgt. Olite Harris said. Tulsa police cars Are Black with White tops doors and trunk lids. Harris said 45 new squad cars which he called a ugly turtles Quot had the colors the other Way a around. A a a. A a a. -. A Riverside Chevrolet won the contract to provide 45 of the 90 new cars that police ordered in july. Harris Saiu the color mix up happened at the factory. The White and Black vehicles Are being sent to a new Jersey Dealership where they will be sold to a police Agency there officials said Harris said Riverside Hopes to deliver the replace ments with the Correct color scheme by feb. 15