European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 15, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Ruling allows jail wednesday May 15, 199v the stars and stripes Page 55-4 vote deems 48 hours not excessive Washington apr someone arrested by police without a warrant generally can be kept in jail for up. To 48 hours before a court determines whether the arrest is valid a divided supreme court ruled monday. By a 5-4 vote the court said a 48-hour wait for such a hearing is constitutional a the vote of Justice David h. Souter the court s newest member proved the tiebreaker. A some delays Are inevitable a Justice Sandra Day of Connor wrote for the court. A in our View the fourth amendment permits a reasonable postponement while the police Cope with the everyday problems of processing suspects through an Overly burdened criminal Justice  the constitutions fourth amendment bans unreasonable police arrests. A supreme court the four dissenters said that waiting 48 hours is too Long. Such a hearing should be held immediately after an Quot arrested person is booked and never More than 24 hours after the arrest they said Justice Antonin Scalia. Considered the court s most conservative member was its most strident dissenter in this particular Case. A thereafter a Law abiding citizen wrongfully arrested May be compelled to await the Grace of a dickensian bureaucratic machine As it churns its Cycle for up to two Days never once Given the Opportunity to show a judge that there is absolutely no reason to hold him that a mistake has been made a Scalia wrote. Of Connor was joined by chief Justice William h. Rehnquist and justices Byron r. Vav Hite Anthony m. Kennedy and Souter. Scalia was joined in dissent by the courts three most Liberal justices a a Thurgood Marshall marry a. Blackman and John Paul Stevens. \ 1 he outcome almost certainly would have differed if Justice William j. Brennan the courts leading Liberal before he retired last year. And was replaced by Souter had participated. To Date in his Brief tenure. Souter has voted identically with o Connor in Over decision in which he has participated. A in monday s decision of Connor noted that Many states already provide for probable cause hearings soot after a suspect is booked photographed and fingerprinted. She said that such promptness is a laudable Quot but added a the Constitution docs not compel so rigid a sched  a a a a a. A a in other matters the court a ruled 7-2 in a North Carolina Case that some employees May be barred from suing their Bosses for alleged age Bias if the employees previously agreed to submit such claims to binding arbitration. A agreed to consider letting Federal agencies ignore the Impact on endangered species when they support projects in foreign countries. A said it will use an Arizona Case to decide whether a Federal appeals court is using too lenient a Standard for determining which illegal aliens Are eligible for Asylum under the refugee act of 1080. A vet stand the racketeering convictions of Philadelphia crime Boss Nicodemo Scarfo and nine of his associates sweetheart swindler suspect held in Wisconsin Kenosha wis. Apr a Man arrested for bilking a woman he dated May. Be the a sweetheart swindler who left broken hearts and depleted Bank accounts during a Cross country scam that involved up to 200 women authorities say. Investigators say the Man identified As Robert j. Koch 51, used at least 100 aliases and May Burin solved in fraud cases in 28 states from California to Pennsylvania Over the last Koch decade. A the stays Long enough to build up the Confidence of the women wines and dines them talks about a wedding ring and then it comes time to show up and he a gone a said Kenneth Kopesky a Kenosha police detective. A Koch pleaded innocent last week in Kenosha county circuit court to charges of theft and forgery. He is accused of bilking a 48-year-old Kenosha woman out of $10,200 during a 10-Day Romance. Koch had proposed to the woman and the two went shopping for a wedding ring before the woman gave him Money she had drawn from her second mortgage loan authorities say. The woman said Koch appeared sincere and seemed to have a pleasant personality. A the would t Appeal to All women but if it was the personality that appealed to you you would think he was very Friendly and very outgoing a said the woman speaking on condition of anonymity. When Koch was arrested March 29 in this Southeastern Wisconsin town of 77,000 on the shores of Lake Michigan he told police he was from Louisville by. A we thought he was just some Guy that was caught trying to rip somebody off not somebody that was notorious for fraud across the United states a said Detec live Albert Aiello. But shortly after the arrest became Public the department began receiving Calls  police agencies that reported similar schemes. I Hose Calls resulted in arrest warrants being issued for Koch in Arlington a. Columbia to and Kalis Pell Mont. And by Federal authorities in Dallas. An arrest warrant is also pending in Riverside. Calif. 1 a other charges May be forthcoming in Michigan Ohio Pennsylvania Nevada and Iowa said Kenosha police it. Dennis Conradt. Other in Quiric about Koch have been made by authorities in Louisiana new Mexico Oregon and Alabama among others police said. Koch takes trial july 15 in Kenosha. He remains in the county jail in lieu of $530,00 1 bail. Conviction on the Wisconsin felony carries a maximum of 20 years in prison and $20,000 in fines. In the stars and stripes 10years ago a May 15, 1981 a atop army Behaviourist said male harassment May be playing a role in the increased stress that women tend to experience in traditionally male jobs such As engineering and military police work because Many men feel Unda by if women can handle a Job that traditionally has been done by men. 20years ago May 15, 1971 a two University of Maryland students who stood off a group of Campus protesters for an hour and a half in a successful Effort to protect the american Flag pulled up to the White House in a pickup truck As guests of president Nixon. 30years ago May 15, 1961 a in Middlesex county jail mass., two men awaiting trial for previous slayings executed a daring noontime jail breakout killing the jail master with a gun that was apparently smuggled to them by a Man posing As a psychiatrist. 40years ago May 15,1951 a Max Conrad flew his Piper pacer plane into new Yorkus la Guardia Airport in a record 23 hours 4 minutes and 31 seconds for spanning the country nonstop in a Light plane. Ozal cancels . Visit to Avert commencement address protest Albany . A turkish president Turgut Ozal has cancelled a trip to the United states averting a threatened protest of his planned commencement address at the state University of new York at Albany Campus officials said monday. Ozal was slated to deliver the keynote address and receive an honorary degree at the University a graduation on May 26. But the turkish embassy has informed Albany state that Ozal will not make the six Day trip to the United states that included his Albany visit. Students faculty and local residents a Many of them with ties to ethnic groups that have longstanding disputes with Turkey a had objected to Ozalis appearance. They said the t turkish government is responsible for human rights abuses against opposition groups and ethnic minorities in Turkey such As the greeks armenians and cypriots. About 100 people staged a protest against Ozalis visit last wednesday outside Albany states administration building and another demonstration was slated for the graduation ceremony. The University a student Council also had asked administration officials to re find go Al a invitation. A spokeswoman at the turkish embassy in Washington said Ozal cancelled his visit because of the kurdish refugee situation and because egyptian president Hosni Mubarak wants to visit Turkey at. The time the trip was scheduled. Greeks and others have protested Ozaly trips before without resulting in a cancellation the turkish spokeswoman said. Turkish officials were aware of the student demonstrations at Albany Satte. A University spokesman Joel Blumenthal said. Zal was scheduled to make stops in Washington and new York in addition to his Albany trip Blumenthal said. University president u. Patrick Swygert had said he would not rescind Ozalis invitation. A a a a but a  said mini Day she believes the demonstrations made Ozal less willing to come to  it his is a great Victory for us a said Sophie Michaelidou a senior and a cypriot. A it shows the students that if we protest and unite we can win. A i Only wish Ozal Hadnot cancelled. I wish University officials had asked him not to come a she  4,600 students will graduate from Albany state this year Blumenthal said. Missouri voters to decide gambling Issue Jefferson City to. A the legislature on monday approved a Bill to let voters decide next year whether Missouri should join neighbouring Iowa and Illinois in allowing riverboat gambling. The Senate passed the measure 1-9-15 after the House approved it 85-69. Voters will decide the ballot question in november 1992. Supporters said Missouri is losing tourist dollars to other states that have approved riverboat casinos. Opponents argued that the Bill would promote gambling. Gov. John Ashcroft opposes gambling but the state Constitution bars governors from vetoing Bills authorizing ballot measures. A similar measure failed in the legislature last year. If approved in a statewide vote Resi dents of individual counties or cities then would decide if they wanted the boats to Stop at their ports. Gamblers would have to be at least 21 years old and would not be allowed to lose More than $500 per excursion. I he boats would be required to resemble the old style paddle wheelers popularized by Mark Twain that cruised the Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in the 19th Century