European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - May 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 the stars and stripes saturday May 25, 1991spotted owl ruling fells Timber Industry Seattle up a judges decision to prohibit Timber sales on 66,000 acres of . Forest service land in the Pacific Northwest was denounced by a Union Leader Friday As a a one Way ticket to the unemployment line for thousands of workers. . District judge William Dwyer in Seattle ordered thursday that 66,000 acres of Forest service Timber lands a in Washington Oregon and Northern California be placed off limits to logging to protect the Northern spotted owl. The . Fish and wildlife service has declared the owl a threatened species. The Small Birds primary habitat is in old growth Timber Large Trees at least 200 years of age that Are prize by the Timber Industry for their Market value. The  said the ruling is expected to close almost 80 percent of the Timber sales in 17 forests in the three states. Michael Draper of the Portland ore., based Western Council of Industrial criticized dwyers decision. V. A judge dwyers decision. Is a one Way ticket to the unemployment line for thousands of workers a Draper said in a prepared statement. Mark Rey National executive director of the american Forest resource Alliance a Timber Industry lobbying group said the order could mean a loss of jobs for 25,000 workers in Timber related jobs. But the wilderness society a cons err vation group claims the Impact of the ruling will be Small because Timber inventories can carry the Industry for at least is months. In issuing the ruling Dwyer gave the Forest service a March 1992 deadline to come up with plans to protect the owl. The judge criticized the Federal government for a a remarkable series of violations of environmental Law. Dwyer also rejected the Forest Sery ices argument that current policies would protect the owl. The Agency contended that cutting 66,000. Acres of owl habitat during the next 16.months would cause Little or no harm to the owl. But Dwyer determined there was a a substantial risk that logging on those 66,000 acres could threaten the owl. A Joseph Esters runs up the stairs of the supreme court Friday after surrendering two knives to  subdued at supreme court a Cox news service Washington a a hurry of opinions provided Only secondary excitement at the supreme court on thursday. Shortly before the justices took their seats a ragged Man in red socks created havoc. Identified As Joseph Esters 33, with no fixed address he first brandished two knives while confronting police on the Marble Steps to the court. After a half hour standoff he gave up the knives but then rushed into the great Hall near the Chambers of the justices said Toni House a supreme court spokeswoman. A apparently what nobody knew was that the front door was open a she said. Inside the building the Man surprised tourists and court employees As lie raced about with police in hot Pursuit. The Chase went Down stairs and knocked Over a cafeteria cart. The intruder was tackled not far from the press office just minutes before the justices took the Bench to hand Down six rulings. The Mart was handcuffed and carried out of the building his heels protruding through holes in his red socks. House said he had been coming to the supreme court for the past 10 Days and harassing employees. He was told earlier that he would not be allowed Back in the building and had been stopped on the Steps thursday morning when the confrontation began. The Capitol police said Esters was charged with three counts of assaulting a Federal police  controls could Cut crime expert says Washington apr a government firearms expert says strict gun control measures might help fight crime since a new study shows Many career felons remain undeterred by the threat of Long prison sentences. The Survey of 102 career criminals by the Bureau of alcohol tobacco and firearms was unveiled thursday at a House crime subcommittee hearing. Sixteen percent said the Prospect of lengthy prison terms for weapons violations would not keep them from breaking gun Laws. A. A a . Nearly 21 percent of career criminals serving at least 15-year Federal sentences for gun related crimes said they would obtain firearms As soon As they were released the Survey said. Richard Cook head of at a a firearms division told the panel Many simply a Felt that their Job was being a career criminal and to do their Job they needed a firearm to protect themselves to committee crimes that they earned their living at v forty live percent of the criminals responding Hov Ever said they thought stiff sentences were a deterrent. The draft study said 43 of the prisoners reported committing an average of 160 crimes per year or three a week. A Cook told rep Charles e. Schumir d-n.y., the panels chairman that some form of gun control might be useful in preventing at least a Small percentage from obtaining  seems to me we have to prevent those people from getting guns a said sch mgr. A a that s Correct a Cook said. He said that preventing even a Small percentage of career criminals a from obtaining weapons would be a very High priority a Cook did say the at Survey showed a seven Day waiting period for handgun purchases prescribed under the so called Brady Bill recently passed by the House would affect Only 5 percent of career criminals a those vrho got their guns from retail stores. But even that Small group could commit a an enormous amount of crimes for their numbers a Cook said. Insurance end. Assembly guts gun Law Trenton . Up a the new Jersey Assembly voted thursday to water Down the states stringent ban on assault weapons while gun lobbyists openly called for the defeat of any lawmakers who opposed the changes. R gov. Jim Florio who touts the ban As one of the achievements of his bile augured administration said he will probably veto the Bill. A to those who maintain there is some kind of a constitutional right to have an Uzi i say 1 done to buy that and i suspect the courts wont buy that a he said. Wash inc. Ion a legislation patterned alter the Pepper commission s recommendation to provide health insurance Lor All americans was introduced in the House and Senate on thursday. 1 he Hills sponsored by sen. Jay Rockefeller  and rep. Henry Wax Man d-calif., would require businesses to provide Basic health care coverage for workers and their families or pay a fee to help finance a Public plan that would be run by the Federal government. Alter a tic year phase in the program would Cost the Federal government about $24.bjllion a year. The House Bill would cover the Cost with a payroll tax and a surcharge on income tax. The Senate Bill offers several financing options. Rockefeller who is chairman of the Senate finance. Medicare subcommittee headed the bipartisan Pepper commission which was created by Congress in 19ss and renamed in Honor of the late rep. Claude Pepper its first chairman. A this is a do Able enact ahle and affordable plan to bring about Universal Access to Good health care for All americans Quot Rockefeller said. Rockefeller who has said he is considering a. Campaign for the democratic presidential nomination in 1992, is also working with Senate democratic leaders on a health care Reform Bill that is expected to be similar to the Pepper commission proposal. The West Virginia Democrat decline to discuss specifies of the Bills in t works and asked which measure he i furred said a my loyalties lie passion Al with the 33 million americans who t  Waxman criticized the Bush admin rations inaction on the nations Hea care problems and said that a with to legislation we Hope to draw the admin ration into this debate. 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