European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 he the  tars and stripes sunday june 9, 1991 to allow Evi sing by the los Angeles times san Francisco a a Federal judge Friday rejected a television stations unprecedented bid to film Exey cautions in California holding that authorities May bar cameras from the Gas chamber As a risk to prison Security. A .77. 7. A. Quot a a a a. A a. But . District judge Robert h. Schnacke ruling in a closely watched test of Media rights struck Down a recently imposed ban on All news personnel at executions. After Long being permitted to attend reporters cannot now suddenly be barred the judge said. Nonetheless the potentially inflammatory Impact of a filmed execution on inmates and the risk of revealing the identities of prison staff at an execution justified the prohibition on cameras he said. A while the press cannot be arbitrarily excluded that does no to mean the Media can to be subject to reasonable limitations a Schnacke announced to a Well filled courtroom. A a officials reasonable concerns must be  reporters in California have been permitted behind prison Walls to attend executions for Well Over a Century along with official witnesses. But neither Cali Fownia nor any other state has authorized news cameras at such proceedings. The Case sparked nationwide debate Over the legality of restrictions on news coverage of executions and the propriety of photographing such an event. The Issue split both opponents and supporters of the death penalty. A Bill to allow televised executions was introduced but voted Down last month in the state Assembly. The Case arose last year after san Francisco Public broadcasting station Kyed was dented permission to film the impending execution at san Quentin state prison of condemned murderer Robert Alton Harris. The station wanted to use the footage in a documentary on the Case. Harris execution was later blocked by a Federal appellate judge and his Case remains before the . 9th circuit court of appeals. If his Appeal fails an execution could take place later this year. Meanwhile the station brought suit seeking the right of Access for cameras. After a non jury trial began prison Warden Daniel b. Vasquez the defendant in the suit barred All news reporters but indicated he would lift that ban if cameras were prohibited a coalition of news organizations joined in the Legal attack on the outright ban. Right to die Case Mark Lawrance left his wife Jan and his father or William Lawrance enter an Indianapolis courtroom prior to a hearing on whether artificial feedings should continue for sue Ann Lawrance 42, who has been in a vegetative state for four years. Her brother and father had earlier won the right to have her feeding tube disconnected but the court granted a disabled advocacy group a one week Extension to dispute the  trims 4 Navy ports . Vintage planes collide on Way to Tenn. Air show from wire reports la Fayette a. A two Vintage military planes headed for an air show in Tennessee collided Over Walker county leaving at least one person dead and a 1954 Jet in charred pieces. Federal aviation administration spokeswoman Kathleen Bergen said an a-26 world War 11 attack plane bumped the Tail of a t-37, a former military training plane Friday afternoon. The collision near the Tennessee state line knocked the Tail off the t-37 and sent it spinning into the ground where it exploded. The a-26 sustained nose damage but landed safely at a. Cartersville Airport about 45 Miles Southeast of la Fayette Airport officials said the three or four passengers survived. One was slightly injured but declined medical assistance. Walker county sheriff a Millard said at least one passenger in the two seat t-37 was killed in the crash. Rescuers searched until Nightfall in the Hopes the second person bailed out. A the Way the debris is and the intense heat a Millard said a i done to think anyone could have survived the actual crash  Bergen said initial Rescue reports indicated the planets top had been a popped a indicating a  7 a 7 a a. A a. "7 f trial delayed again Miami a a judge Friday delayed Manuel. Noriega a trial until sept. 3, acting after the defense pleaded for More time to sift through. Mountains of classified material Noriega a attorneys had asked . District judge William Hoerdler to postpone the scheduled july .22 trial until the end of september. The trial Date is the fifth set since Noriega was arraigned Jan. 4, 1990, following his surrender to. Invading . Troops in Panama. Noriega is facing charges that he accepted $4.6 million in bribes from Colombia s Medellin drug Cartel to turn Panama into a Way station for .-bound cocaine shipments. Noriega is confined at the metropolitan correctional Center outside Miami. A. A a a 77v primary debate set Washington the league of women voters arid Cable news network said Friday they will co sponsor a presidential primary debate the weekend before the new Hampshire primary next  groups said they Hope the forum will bring Early attention to critical issues facing the nation As Well As the candidates competing to address them. President Bush is expecting Little or no primary opposition but there should be enough of a democratic Field by. Next year to hold a debate. The new Hampshire primary is tentatively scheduled for feb. 18, but it May be moved up a week to ensure it is still the first in the nation. Closure list by the Washington Post. Washington a an Independent commission studying plans to close dozens of military Hases voted Friday to spare at least four of the live naval ports that it had listed for review. Another 60 Domestic facilities a 43 proposed by the Pentagon and 17 added for study last week by the panel a remained candidates for closure As the defense base closure and realignment commission completed a second Day of preliminary deliberations in Washington. The commission has until july 1 to make final recommendations to the White House. The seven commissioners headed by former congressman James courier r n.j., caused consternation in the Navy earlier when they announced their intention to consider shutting controversial Home ports under construction in Staten Island . Pascagoula miss. Mobile Ala. Everett Wash. And Ingleside lexus. Defense Secretary Dick Cheney had sought to protect All the ports but the general accounting office concluded that stopping construction would generate More than $501 billion in immediate savings. The commissioners concluded Friday that Everett and Ingleside were needed to accommodate aircraft carriers and closing Mobile and Pascagoula would save Little Money. They decided however the Staten Island port should remain a candidate for . Facilities spared Friday arc Safe from further Prospect of closure this year although the commission is scheduled to meet again in 1993 and 1995 and could reconsider dosing them then. Other facilities saved by fridays voting were. Quot a fort Richardson Alaska and fort drum . A Navy and Marine communication and electronic repair facilities in Barstow and san Diego Calif. Jacksonville and Pensacola Fla. Norfolk and Portsmouth a. And Albany a. A Agana Nas in Guam and great  naval trailing Center in  Gril Tiss fab . Homestead fab Fla. And Mountain Home fab Idaho. Still on the commissions hit list in addition  Pentagon a original list of 43. A a a a fort Mccoy wis. Camp Pickett and fort . Hill a. Fort Indiantown Gap a. Fort Buchanan puerto Rico and fort Hamilton and fort Totten . A the Long Beach naval shipyard  the treasure Island naval station Calif. Meridian Nas miss. Kingsville Nas Texas and san Diego naval training Center and Marine recruit training depot. A Goodfellow fab Texas Plattsburgh fab . And Macdill fab Fla