European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6. The stars and stripes sunday june 30,1991gun-Cbntrolmeasure clears Senate vote from wire reports Washington a in a Victory for gun control advocates the Senate approved a Compromise measure Friday that would create a five Day waiting period for handgun purchases and impose penalties on states that do not implement background checks within 2vi years to screen out felons. The provision for a waiting period was approved after a week of floor debate and Back room jockeying in which the original proposal for a seven Day waiting period was reduced to pick up support for the Bill. The action Friday cleared the Way for a vote on a Complete anti crime package after Congress returns from a fourth of july recess. The 67-32 vote virtually assures that a Bill providing for a waiting period to buy handguns will be passed by Congress. The House has passed a similar measure. The Striate measure received one More vote than is needed to override a presidential veto. Nineteen republicans joined 48 democrats in approving the Compromise crafted Friday by Senate majority Leader George j. Mitchell and the Senate minority Leader Bob Dole. Only eight democrats voted against the measure All of them from largely Rural states. A a Quot a a a v. A a a a Dole said the White House should now seize the a Opportunity to push for the Senate version when negotiations with the House of representatives begin. President Bush has threatened to veto any measure that includes a waiting period unless it is part of the anti crime package he sent to Congress. A White House spokeswoman travelling with Bush in Kennebunkport Maine said the president had not seen the Compromise language on the Bill and would have no comment. Judy Smith the Deputy press Secretary said the White House has been a pleased with the major provisions of the anti crime legislation with the exception of the Senate a rejection of an administration proposal to relax the Rule prohibiting items seized in searches conducted without a warrant to be admitted into evidence in state courts. The Senate a version of the Brady Bill which is named for James s. Brady the former press Secretary who was critically wounded in the assassination attempt on president Reagan is part of a crime package sponsored by democrats that would increase the number of felonies subject to the death penalty and limit prisoners rights to win Federal review of state convictions. Brady and his wife Sarah who is chairwoman of the lobbying group handgun control inc., joined Senate ? a three senators surround the seated James Brady and his wife Sarah following passage of a gun control measure. From left Are Joe Biden d-del., minority Leader Robert Dole r-kan., and majority Leader George Mitchell a Maine. Leaders after the vote to say they were gratified at the margin of Victory. Brady confined to a wheelchair because of the wounds he suffered in the shooting said after the vote a i Hope that every time we pass a Bill in the Congress that we done to have to pay this kind of Price to do it. We should have done this 11 years ago but better late than not at  if the Senate Bill is passed As is expected after lawmakers return to Washington on july 8, it will then be sent to a joint House Senate conference committee to resolve the differences in the two measures. The House version of the Brady Bill which passed 239-186 May 8, Calls for a seven Day waiting period does not require mandatory criminal background checks and lacks Money for states to implement backs a ground checks. Senate leaders said that their version which would allot $40 million to states to help them upgrade their systems was a stronger measure that should satisfy White House objections. If states do not have a system for checking criminal records within five years they could lose half their fed eral Law enforcement funds. Once a state has an up to Date record checking system in place the waiting period requirement would be repealed for that  convicts Federal judge of taking bribe new Orleans a a jury convicted . District judge Robert f. Collins on saturday on All three counts against him finding him guilty of taking More than $16,000 to give a Light sentence to a drug smuggler. Co defendant John Ross a politically connected new Orleans businessman also was found guilty on All three counts of bribery conspiracy and obstruction of Justice. A \. Each could get up to 25 years in prison and $750,000 in fines. Sentencing was scheduled sept. 6. According to the Justice department no Federal judge before now has been convicted of bribery in the 200-year history of the judiciary. Out of court lawyers for Collins 60, and Ross 59, contended they were sin glad out for prosecution because they Are Black. The Contention was not brought up during the trial. Collins the first Black Federal judge in the modern Day deep South and Ross a Black businessman were accused of scheming to split a $100,000bribe in Exchange for a lenient sentence for a drug smuggler. Prosecutors said $16,500 of that was found in Collins office and Wallet. Julian Murray Collins attorney said the judge was too upset to comment on the trial. Murray said Collins would not resign but would not hear cases pending his possible Appeal. A Federal judge can be removed Only through impeachment by Congress. Reagan oks search of Campaign files for documents on Iran held hostages los Angeles apr former president Reagan on Friday requested a search of his 1980 Campaign files for documents that might shed Light on charges that Campaign officials conspired to delay american hostages release from Iran. In a letter mailed Friday Reagan asked Ronald Reagan presidential Library director Ralph Bledsoe to conduct the search with the help of an unnamed senior archivist from the National archives. A a although i firmly believe these charges Are groundless i feel we should do All we can to Clear the air of this unsubstantiated allegation a Reagan said in the letter. Reagan requested that any pertinent documents be made Public when the search is Complete. Reagan asked Bledsoe to look for documents Quot indicating that a anyone Asso dated with my Campaign had contacts with iranians or other foreign representatives in which a delay in the release of the hostages was  Reagan also asked specifically for a search for documents relating to the schedule  travel by his Campaign manager William Casey whom Reagan later named to direct the Cia. Congress is considering a formal investigation of allegations that Campaign officials and Casey in particular dealt with iranians to delay the release of 52 american hostages until after the election in Exchange for the Promise of arms. The charges which surfaced periodically during the 1980s, gained renewed prominence after a recent column in the new York times by former Carter administration official Gary sick and a Book by former iraqis president Abol Hassan Bani  men contend that the Reagan Bush Campaign was fearful the release of the hostages before the election would damage Reagan a bid to unseat democratic president Carter. Eight former hostages have requested a congressional investigation of the charges. The hostages were released within minutes of Reagan taking office of Jan. 20, 1981. The arrangements had Gen made by the Carter administration inane got nations using algerian representatives As intermediaries. In his letter Reagan repeated earlier denials of the allegations. A to think that anyone acting on my behalf would delay the release of the american hostages for one minute is outrageous offensive and would not have been tolerated a Reagan wrote. Suspect Falls victim to 11-year-old boy Chelsea mass. A an 11-year-old boy became suspicious when a Man offered him $10 to Call a taxi. The boy called police instead. Shortly afterwards the Man was arrested for investigation of a Bank robbery. The boy told police he was playing thursday outside a friends House near the Century Bank when the Man offered him Money to quickly Call a taxi said police sgt. Jack Urbaczcwski. The Man told the boy he was a bleeding inside a but the boy was sceptical a a the stranger was smoking a cigarette. The boy walked to his House and called police who later arrested Stephen Byers 46, and charged him in a robbery at Century that had occurred about 20 minutes earlier. Police said Byers was carrying nearly $2,000. Michael r. Fitzgerald director of Branch administration for Century said the boy a took time to Stop think and do the right thing a the boys parents requested his name be withheld