European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 25, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday june 25. 1991. The stars and stripes b Page 5 Ivan Ca for physicians Chicago apr health Secretary Louis w. Sullivan appealed sunday to the nations largest organization of doctors to curb soaring medical costs or risk a virtual popular revolt. A a unless we act now to meet , we could Lind ourselves with a critical mass of our citizens demanding a total government takeover of health care a Sullivan told hundreds of doctors at the opening of the american medical associations annual meeting. I doubt that Many in this room today would Welcome that development a he added in an is minute speech that was interrupted by applause three times. A Sullivan has been an ally of the Ama on issues such As trying to keep tobacco out of the hands of minors but has opposed the organization on such matters As a proposed restructuring of medicare fees that would reduce payments to doctors for Many procedures. In his speech Sullivan said health care accounted for about 12 percent of the Gross National product in 1990. That a a larger percentage than any other country. A was physicians we must recognize that health care is not the Only Public Good a he said. A was americans As Well As physicians we must be concerned that consuming Ever larger portions of Gnu on health care necessarily diverts resources from other Good uses a for example increased wages savings capital investment research and development and human services such As drug rehabilitation Foster care and family  1 Sullivan made Only a passing reference to the aids epidemic a expected to be the dominant topic at the gathering a when he issued a Call for. Increased emphasis on individuals accepting responsibility for their own health. He said such responsibility would include improved diet childhood vaccinations Early prenatal care elimination of illegal drugs and tobacco and curtailment of sexual practices that can spread aids. A a possible restrictions for health care professionals infected with the aids virus Are among the aids related issues expected to be considered by the,300,000-member amass policy making   House also was to discuss whether doctors should undergo regular testing for the aids virus an increasingly volatile Issue with revelations about patients who have contracted the virus front their doctors or dentists. A. Signs $5 million Deal to write memoirs Byrock Cohen the new York times new York a after a hotly contested auction Gen. H. Norman Schwarzkopf has sold the world rights of his planned Book to Bantam books for a sum estimated at More than $5 million. / in a statement sunday Bantam said the general who commanded the coalition forces in the persian Gulf War would begin work on his autobiography immediately after he retires from the army on aug. 31. Tie writer who will work with him has not been chosen. A Marvin Josephson the general a agent said that Competition among publishers for the Book had been intense but that the final Choice was made Between Bantam and random 1 Louse inc. A senior editor at i a dim House said the company had bid $5 million suggesting that Bantam paid More. A random House was very keen and 1 would Sav it was a very close thing a Josephson said. A but in the end. Bantams was the Best Overall Deal a Linda Grey the president and publisher of Bantam declined to. Disclose details of the  is a matter Between Bantam the general his agent and the irs Quot she said. T a a a whether the Schwarzkopf Advance is an actual record for an autobiography is not known. But it is certainly near the top. Random House recently purchased Marion. Brando a autobiography for a huge sum Allred a. Knopf was said to have paid More than $-1 million for Katharine Hepburn a and Simon amp a schuster re health Secretary Louis Yvo. Sullivan addresses the Ama convention in Chicago on sunday. Departing Ama president John c. Tuple r said aids a certainly will be the overriding Public health issues considered by the 438-member House at the five Day gathering. Tobacco will be another key topic said Ama spokeswoman Pat Clark. One Resolution urges the Asso. Citation to. Encourage a major league baseball teams to ban smoking in their ballparks and commends the Oakland athletics for doing so. \ Portelly paid More than $6million to former president Reagan for a two Book contract including his autobiography. Like the Schwarzkopf Book All these were sold for world  said the Book a Complete autobiography would be published in the fall of next year. But Joseph son said that while it was the a desire Hope and  of the author to Complete the Book by then Schwarzkopf had not committed himself contractually to that Date. The agent declined to say what the contractual Date of delivery for the manuscript was. A if the general needs More time he will give it More time Quot Josephson said. A publication Date in the fall of 1992 would mean Schwarzkopf and his co writer would have to Complete the Book in less than a year. Grey said a we expect that the Book will reflect the authors extraordinary Persona straight talking uniquely informed and definitively  a court rules Media can face suits if Promise of confidentiality broken in the stars and stripes Washington apr news organizations can be sued when they break promises and divulge the names of confidential sources the supreme court ruled monday. ,. By a 5-4 vote the court ruled in a Minnesota Case that reporters promises of confidentiality Are a legally enforceable despite the constitutions free press protections. ,. A eth first amendment does Dot con. Fer on the press a constitutional right to disregard promises that would otherwise be enforced under state Law a Justice Byron r. White wrote for the court. White said Minnesota a highest court should re study its ruling that threw out a 5200,000 award against Minnesota a two. Largest newspapers won by a news source whose identity was not kept confidential. White was joined by chief Justice William h. Rehnquist and justices John Paul Stevens Antonin Scalia and Anthony m.  Harry a. , Thurgood Marshall Sandra Day of Connor and David h. Souter dissented. Writing for the four Souter said a the states interest in enforcing a newspapers Promise of confidentiality is insufficient to outweigh the interest in unfettered publication of the information revealed in this  a Public relations specialist Dan Cohen initially won a $700,000. Award against the Minneapolis Star and Tribune and the. St. Paul Pioneer press formerly known As the St. Paul Pioneer press dispatch. A a a Quot a state appeals court knocked Down the award to $200,000, but Cohen a Victory was overturned by the Minnesota supreme court. A the controversy stemmed from a report during the 1982 Minnesota political Campaign that Marlene Johnson a democratic farm a labor candidate for lieutenant governor once had been arrested and charged with shoplifting $6 Worth of sewing material. Cohen who was associated with the Campaign of Wheelock Whitney the Independent Republican candidate for governor provided the information on the condition he not be identified As the source. Reporters for the two newspapers gave that Assurance but their editors ordered Cohen a name be published because they said the Public should be told the information came from someone linked to we Hitney a Campaign. A the same Day he was named As the source in the newspaper articles about Johnson a arrest Cohen was fired from his advertising Agency Job. A Minnesota Law simply requires those making promises to keep them a White wrote monday. Rejecting arguments that the news Media should not be subject to Laws that restrict their right to report t r u t h f u 1 i n of r m a t i o a w h i t e a d d e a i Lle a first amendment does not Grant the press such limitless  news organizations contend the confidentiality of the reporter source relationship is entitled to constitutional Protection but said decisions to breach the confidentiality Are constitutionally protected As Well. The High court in 1972 ruled that the first. Amendments free press Protection does not shield reporters from having to divulge confidential information when subpoenaed. But since that ruling an informal reporters privilege has Quot evolved to shield. Them from having to testify unless attempts to get the information elsewhere Are exhausted. A group of news organizations submitted a Quot Friend of the court Quot Brief supporting the Minnesota newspapers. The Brief argued that confidentiality agreements Between reporters and their news sources Are not legally enforceable because they typically do not involve a a meeting of the  the organizations included the associated Tress the american newspaper publishers association the american society of newspaper editors Gannett company the new York times and the times Mirror co. 10years ago june 25,1981 a american Tennis Star John Mcenroe was fined $1,500 at Wimbledon after calling an official a an incompetent fool Quot allegedly using a four letter word to insult a referee and breaking his Racket. 20years ago june 25, 197.1 a police in Dussel Dorf West Germany found $1.35 million in counterfeit $100 Bills in the apartment of a West Gorman artist. The 21-year-old artist and his wife were arrested. 30years ago june 25, 1961 a the american tractors for Freedom committee ended negotiations with Fidel Castro and denounced the cuban dictator for going Back on his offer to Exchange prisoners for tractors. 40years ago june 25, 1951 a berliners hurled empty Beer bottles into the ring after sugar Ray Robinson,.world middleweight Champion was disqualified a on a foul in the second round of his scheduled 10-round non title bout with Gerhard Hecht at Berlin s Wald Bushne stadium