European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - January 24, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                . News Page 10 the stars and stripes families barred from suing Over gis accidental deaths by the los Angeles times Washington the supreme court refused tuesday to allow the families of off duty servicemen to sue the government for their accidental deaths even though Federal Law specifically authorizes such lawsuits. The justices turned Down an Appeal from the families of three servicemen who were killed in an Auto Accident after visiting Disneyland in 1981. The three were Riding in a military Van driven by an army sergeant. The Van overturned and burned along supreme court interstate 15 near Barstow Calif. The families filed a claim against the government contending that the military was responsible for the Accident. They based their claim on a 1946 Law in which Congress said that any person May sue the Federal government Lor a a personal injury or death caused by the negligent or a a a wrongful act of any employee of the  the Only exceptions cited in the Law were Lor a combatant activities of the military. ,. During time of War or servicemen injured or killed in a foreign country. \ . District judge j. Spencer Letts of los Angeles ruled that a recreational activities sponsored by the armed forces Are activities incident to  the three had been stationed at Nellis air Force base in Las vegas nev., where the trip to Disneyland was Organ i de. A. A. A a a a a a a. A a a. A because the trip was linked to , Letts dismissed the families claim without a trial in 1988. The . 9th circuit court of appeals upheld that decision in june,.and the families appealed to the Sii preme court. Lawyer Victoria j. De Goff of Berkeley Calif., urged the justices to either scrap the feres doctrine or limit it so that off duty servicemen can file a claim if they Are injured or killed As a result of government negligence. The original feres Case in 1950 concerned a medical malpractice claim. Arthur k. Jefferson had undergone an abdominal operation while in the army but continued to suffer discomfort according to the official supreme court record. Jefferson underwent a second operation in a private Hospital and surgeons discovered a a Towel 30 inches Long by 18 inches wide marked a medical department . Army a in his Abdomen nonetheless the supreme court concluded that allowing such servicemen to sue the government could be a depicting of the Public Treasury a and it Laid Down the feres doctrine to prevent such lawsuits. In other actions the court a refused to allow Princeton University a Only remaining male Only eating club to exclude women. The court has repeatedly refused to accept the notion that the Constitution gives men a right of a Freedom of association that allows them to avoid anti discrimination Laws. A a.  ��"., a. A a gave Federal prosecutors Broad Powers to obtain records if they could be useful in a grand jury investigation. A reversed a death sentence Given to a Florida Man because the state courts did not consider All the mitigating evidence presented on. His  5-4 ruling was notable because new Justice David Souter cast the deciding vote to reverse the death sentence. 7 a v Quot it \ right to life supporters gather on the Steps of the . Supreme court tuesday the 18th anniversary of Roe is. Wade. A Washington a about 25,000 right to life demonstrators exhorted by president Bush a to keep this Issue alive a made their annual March on the supreme court on tuesday to decry the decision 18 years ago that legalized abortion. Bush took time out from monitoring the persian Gulf War to speak by Telephone  gathering assembled on the capital s mall in sub freezing temperatures. A a in a pleased that my voice is part of the growing chorus that simply says choose life a he said. A a in a encouraged by the Progress which has taken place a he added. A attempts by Congress to expand Federal funding for abortion have been Defeated and the supreme court has taken Welcome Steps toward reversing its Roe is. Wade  despite the successes a abortion on demand continues unabated in this country a Bush said. He Reed More work to promote alternatives to abortion including adoption. The March w hich has become an annual ritual in the capital Drew far fewer supporters than last year. Leaders said it was because of concerns about the War and the threat of terrorism. The Missouri delegations cancelled their participation As did Many from Ohio and Pennsylvania. Officer Dan Nichols of the . Capitol police estimated the crowd at 25,000. Similar but smaller rallies were held in Many state capitals. The Utah Senate endorsed strict anti abortion legislation in a move toward a final vote on wednesday. March Leader Nellie Gray said the message this year is. To politicians urging them to stand firm against abortion. In the Wake of the election she said a Many of those w to did Waffle Are not in Congress  Kentucky Fried plans Lite n crispy food o from wire reports new York Kentucky Fried Chicken try ing to de emphasize the a a Fried in its name tuesday disclosed plans to begin Selling a a elite in crispy version of the Chicken made famous by col. Harlan Sanders. The new product a lower in calories fat Sodi a urn and cholesterol a will be available at the fast food chains restaurants throughout the country by the end of this summer. A on average the new skinless Chicken has 39 percent fewer calories 45 percent less fat 44 percent less sodium and 37 percent less cholesterol y than of cd so extra tasty crispy Chicken. It will Cost about 10 cents per piece More than of cd a other Chicken. Search called off key West Fla. A the search has been suspended for a Navy student Pilot whose plane crashed in the Gulf of Mexico officials said tuesday. It. J g Christopher t. Coston of Middletown Ohio is listed As missing and presumed dead the naval air training come in Corpus Christi Texas said. Coston 25, stationed at the naval air station at Meridian miss., disappeared sunday in route to the Carrier Lexington to Complete his qualification  lifted Washington a president Bush has cleared the Way to lift Trade restrictions on Bui Garia by affirming that the Eastern european nation now allows unrestricted emigration. The action waiving a provision of the so called Jackson Vanick amendment is a necessary step before granting Bulgaria the most favored nation status accorded preferred trading partners. Fire station bums Coal Mountain . The Coal Mountain fire station went up in smoke As its Volunteer firefighters stood by helplessly. The volunteers rushed to the firehouse when the Early morning fire was reported but the Blaze had already spread through the building. 1 the 10-member department in the town of 200 in Southern West Virginia lost equipment with an estimated value of More than $200,000. Powerful potato Madison wis. A a genetically engineered potato that secretes its own Poison could help Farmers destroy crop eating beetles without using hazardous pesticides researchers said. Scientists at Monsanto agricultural co. Developed a mutant potato Plant with a Gene from a bacteria Strain. The Gene prompts the Plant to release a Poison that kills Colorado potato beetles which strip potato plants of their leaves Monsanto officials said. The Plant will be tested this year in Wisconsin Fields. Labor Leader Dies san Francisco a san Francisco labor Leader Timothy j. Twomey a one time Seminary student who became a top official with the 950,000-member service employees International Union has died of cancer the Union announced tuesday. He was 60. In a career that spanned 35 years he helped build service employees Union local 250 in san Francisco into one of the largest unions of Hospital workers in the country. Abc picture Cut new York a Abc correspondent Martin Fletcher broke israeli censorship rules during a live broadcast from Tel Aviv tuesday and was temporarily Cut off the air until both he and the network apologized a we reported casualties from the scene without Clearing it with the censor a said David Mill f Ernic news director of foreign news. Fletcher continued to report by Telephone