European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Wednesday May 8, 1991 the stars and stripes Page 5lacocca rejects offer to fill Senate Post from wire reports Philadelphia a under pressure to appoint a Strong Democrat to. Replace the late sen. John Heinz the governor of Pennsylvania offered the Post to Lee a. Iacocca a political Independent. But Iacocca who has never held political office and lives in a Detroit suburb turned it Down. An aide to gov. Robert p. Casey of Pennsylvania said monday that the offer had been made and Iacocca chairman and chief executive officer of Chrysler corp., a would have been a Strong advocate for jobs and economic growth in  the aide David m. Stone the governors chief of staff said Casey would soon announce an alternative candidate. William j. Green former mayor of Phila Delphia is reportedly leading the list of candidates. But Stone would say Only that Green now a lobbyist was on the list to succeed Heinz who was killed when the commuter plane in which he was a passenger collided in the air with a helicopter in a Philadelphia suburb last month. The governor s offer was made earlier last week but it was not made Public until monday when Iacocca released a statement in  said that Oisey a Democrat offered him the seven month interim appointment with the understanding that Iacocca would Start campaigning As a Democrat to run in the november special election which would determine who completes the remaining three years of Heinz a Senate term. In declining the offer Iacocca said a after 45 years of hard work Niv family and i Are looking Forward to what l in simply Call a More Normal life a Casey has been criticized for taking More than  to make the appointment. But political analysts say he has had a hard time finding a Strong candidate to run against the Likely Republican contender. Dick this Ryburgh . Attorney general. Who is a former two term governor of Pennsylvania. A who is governor Casey going to offer the Senate to next Bob Hope a said Robert c. Jubelirer. A Republican who is president pro tempore of the state Senate. Iacocca who was born in Allentown does not have to be a resident of the state to accept an interim appointment but he would have had to move to Pennsylvania w Ere he to win an election for a full term. A i am depressed Quot  j. L Umo. , Quot Iacocca has such National prominence 1 Don t think Thornburgh would have dared to run against  a. Anne b. Ansome. Chairman of the Republican state committee said Casey s a a handling of the appointment Quot is embarrassing Pennsylvania.�?�. Quot was it really necessary for governor Casey to Fly to Detroit to recruit a senator Lor Pennsylvania a she asked. Quot now that Lee Iacocca  Casey Down what other big name. Democrats outside our state will he offer our Senate seat to George m Cgovern Walter Mondale Michael Dukakis Jane Fonda Quot new Choice democrats open 1 St convention Arkansas gov. Monday at the opening of the democratic leadership Council convention in Cleveland. Bill Clinton gives the keynote address of it from wire reports Cleveland a the democratic leadership Council a group of self styled centrists opened its first National convention monday vowing to steer the democratic party toward the political mainstream which they claim to be the surest course Back to the White House in 1992. Inspired by the music of a kilted bagpipe band banners state placards and other trappings of a full fledged National political convention the 800 delegates shouted their approval of a the new american choices Resolution. A a a a a a  a Quot a a a Quot it is a sweeping manifesto designed to rupture democratic ties to the interest groups and bureaucracies that have dominated it for half a Century and establish new goals that the Council Hopes will regain Middle class votes. A it combines great National purpose with economic common sense a Virginia sen. Charles Robb a former leadership Council chairman told the convention just before the vote. A the Resolution before you will take Power from Washington and give it to states localities and individuals where needs can be better understood and More efficiently met it recognizes that economic growth succeeds in ways that redistribution simply can�?Tt.i�?T. Among the approaches outlined in the Resolution were a civil rights. Government should a guarantee equal Opportunity not mandate equal outcomes a and develop a a Broad Opportunity Agenda to give americans All the  get  Council convention in Cleveland. The  get  eminent California High court rules against prayers at High school graduations san Francisco apr a divided two members of the majority chief Federal and state courts have Wres in Nrrma court Rulh the it non of is Iii tips Mil relm \ i inc incl a Luc Tivi Star. A Ith it us omm a International affairs. Isolationism is rejected the use of Force when necessary is advocated. A some things arc wort i fighting for a like Liberty Justice and human  a the role of government. The emphasis is on flexibility and individual options. A we want to eliminate unneeded layers of bureaucracy and give citizens More Choice in Public services from child care and care of the. Elderly to Public  Council leaders conceded they face a twofold Challenge in reshaping the party a message. For one they must overcome the resistance of the Long entrenched interest groups who have their own ideas about what the democratic Agenda should be As the party enters the 1992 Campaign.  some delegates concerned about alienating Black voters waged a floor fight against a provision of the civil rights Section of the Resolution that specifically opposed racial quotas As a Way to improve Opportunity . They were Defeated by those who argued that a specific rejection  was the Best Way to keep republicans from using the Issue against democrats. Another problem for the leadership co uni in ideological navigators is to find a Way to match the Gopas Appeal on economic issues without losing the party a identity As democratic with a capital  the solution to that prob pm a new choices democrats say is to Point out that unlike the Republican they Are genuinely committed to the idea of using government to meet legitimate social needs in the stars and stripes san Francisco a a divided state supreme court ruled that prayers at Public High school graduation ceremonies violate separation of Church and state. A. A a. A when a school District opens or closes the graduation ceremony with a prayer it sends a powerful message that it approves of the prayers religious Content a Justice Joyce Kennard wrote monday. The vote was 5-2 to ban the widespread practice of opening graduation ceremonies with a rear Guus invocation and closing them with a Benediction. Two members of the majority chief Justice Malcolm Lucas and Justice Armand arabian described their votes As reluctant and invited the ., supreme court to Rule differently. In a similar pending Case from Rhode Island. In a dissent Justice Edward Panelli said graduation prayers Are a valid a accommodation of religious beliefs comparable to the printing of a in god we Trust on coins. ? since the . Supreme court ruled in 1962 that state mandated classroom prayer is unconstitutional it and other Federal and state courts have wrestled with the involvement of government funded institutions irreligious activities. The 6th . Circuit court of appeals upheld graduation prayers in 1987 the 11th circuit barred religious invocations before High school football games in 1989. . District courts have upheld graduation prayers in Virginia and Pennsylvania and barred them in Iowa and Rhode Island. The 1990 ruling from. Rhode Island is before the nations High court. An. Oregon appeals court in 1986 ruled against such  a 111 Case Miami apr prosecutors acted improperly when they secretly obtained tapes of Manuel Noriega a Jailhouse phone Calls but their actions do not warrant dismissal of the drug charges against him a Federal judge ruled. . District judge William Hoeveler ruled monday that the prosecutors actions did no real damage to the former dictators defense. Prosecutors secretly subpoenaed the tapes from the metropolitan correctional Center where Noriega has been held since shortly after his surrender in january 1990. Inmate Calls Are automatically taped at the jail. A the . Attorneys office hid the subpoenas from Noriega a defense team and had no Legal basis for issuing them the judge wrote. The result was a a Broad dragnet aimed at bringing in anything and everything contained in the recordings a the judge said. Quot this is precisely the kind of unwarranted expedition which the judicial code does not  the written opinion elaborated on a Hoeveler decision from the Bench in january not to dismiss the Case. A member of the Norieg defense team which had sought dismissal of the Case said he was pleased with the ruling on the subpoena Issue. The . Attorneys office did not dispute the ruling. 10 years ago May 8,1981 a the West German government planned talks with restaurant and hotel owners who barred americans soldiers. The government called on its citizens to show More hospitality toward foreign troops in West Germany. 20 years ago May 8, 1971 a in an Effort to Stem the flood of High Grade heroin and other hard narcotics coming into the United states the . Customs Bureau ordered intensified inspection of . Soldiers returning from. Southeast Asia. 30 years ago May 8, 1961 a in the newest collegiate fad five Adams state coi lege students pushed a bed 219 Miles in 28 hours going from Denver to Alamosa Colo. 40 years ago May 8, 1951 a an earthquake rocked the Al salvadoran cities of Chin Ameca and jul culpa. The government estimated that 1,000 people were killed