European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 2, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4the stars and stripes Friday August 2,1991naacp, Al Cio oppose Thomas by the new York times Washington the nation s largest civil rights group and the leaders of organized labor said in coordinated announcements on wednesday that they opposed the nomination of judge Clarence Thomas to the supreme court. A judge Thomas inconsistent views on civil rights policy make him an unpredictable element on an increasingly Radical conservative court a said or. William f. Gibson chairman of the National association for the advancement of coloured people in making the announcement for his organization. A both supporters and opponents of Thomas said the Odds still favored his confirmation by the Senate. However opposition by these two groups Means the Bush administration will face a much tougher fight. Also opponents of Thomas said that wednesday s announcements give them a Chance to reassemble the coalition that four years ago Defeated the nomination of Robert h. Bork to the court. In news conferences Here and in Chir Cago leaders of the civil rights organization and the Al Cio declared their opposition to the Black appellate court judge after meetings of their governing boards. The dual press conferences were More than coincidence. On monday Benjamin l. Hooks executive director of the a act met with the Al Cio executive Council in Chicago and informed them that the leaders of the civil rights group would be meeting wednesday in Washington to consider their position on the Thomas nomination. The Union leaders decided to delay their vote on the nomination until after the a act took its action. The civil rights organization has criticized Thomas in the past Over his opposition to race based affirmative action programs and what the group says was his failure to enforce civil rights Laws while chairman of the equal employment Opportunity commission in the Reagan administration and the Early Days of the Bush administration. In a meeting at a Washington hotel the groups directors voted 50-1 to oppose the nomination of Thomas who currently sits on the . Circuit court of appeals for the District of Columbia. At their wednesday press conference a act leaders revealed for the first time that they had met with Thomas to discuss his views. An official with the group speaking on condition of anonymity said the meeting took place at a Home in Washington on the afternoon of july 19. This official who did not attend the meeting but was briefed on it said Thomas met with Hooks Gibson organization president Hazel Dukes and two staff members. The group put several questions to Thomas soliciting his views on a number of subjects. A the was amenable and charming a the official said. A but he did no to answer any of the hard  Quot two hours after the civil rights groups announcement the 35-member executive Council of the Al Cio meeting in Chicago issued a statement saying it opposed the Thomas nomination. The statement voiced opposition to a a a disgraceful Effort by president Bush to pack the court with conservatives. A spokesman said the vote was unanimous. The unionists said they waited until they received a Telephone Call from a act officials informing them of the civil rights groups decision then voted to also oppose Thomas. Beit Jamin Hooks right head of the a act and or. William f. Gibson chairman of the Board of directors address a Washington news conference wednesday. A was with the nomination of Robert Bork the presidents apparent resolve to make the. Court the preserve of the far right Wing leaves us no other Choice but to oppose judge Thomas a said Lane Kirkland president of the Al Cio. In some ways the decision by the labor organization was More of a Surprise than that by the a act. If was the first time since the Bork controversy that the executive Council had formally decided to oppose a supreme court nominee. In recent years individual organizations within the federation had however opposed the nominations of justices David Souter and Anthony m.  gets 16 years for illegal abortions Anderson ind. A a phys Cion has been sentenced to 16 years in prison for performing abortions on two of his former lovers without the women a consent. One of the women was eight months pregnant. He was sentenced As Well for attempting to perform an unwanted abortion on a third Thakker sex Lover. Or. Pravin Thakkar who promised head never practice Medicine again was convicted june 12 on one count of attempted illegal abortion and two counts each of performing an illegal abortion Battery and criminal recklessness Thakker allegedly performed the two abortions after telling the women he was giving them routine Pelvic exams. Before sentencing wednesday Madison circuit judge Fredrick r. Spencer said he was particularly touched by the testimony of Carmen Singer who said she did no to know whether her baby survived or where it went after it was pulled from her womb one month from full term. �?o1 Don t want any More cases like this a the judge said. A there just Arentt cases like  the judge also ordered Thakkar who claims to be penniless to pay restitution to the three women for their financial losses including lost wages. The court will determine the amount later. Singer and Kathy Collins both of Anderson testified that Thakkar aborted their fetuses without their permission. Both said Thakkar had gotten them pregnant. A a third woman Bonnie Coffey Myers of Indianapolis said she had also dated Thakkar and that he attempted to abort her fetus without her consent. She said she did no to believe Thakkar was the father of her child. The women sat together during most of the sentencing hearing. A i hoped he would get More a Coffey Myers said afterwards. A i suppose this is fair from a technical standpoint but i was visualizing 40 years  Thakkar did no to comment to reporters and did no to testify. But he read a statement to Spencer in which he addressed the three women �?o1 am compelled to Tell you that if your conscience Ever bothers you it is never too late to come out and speak truthfully about the sequence of events As they really  v a Thakkar said in his statement to Spencer that his medical career was Over. His medical License was suspended in february 1989 and the Indiana medical licensing Board is unlikely to reinstate  reported illegal Bocci act in 86, file says by the los Angeles times Washington a the Central intelligence Agency warned Law enforcement officials As Early As 1986 that the Bank of Commerce and credit International had secretly and illegally gained control of first american Bank in Washington. But the government failed to move against Bocci until earlier this year according to information disclosed wednesday. The Ciao a 1986 warning came to Light As sen. John Kerry a mass. Made Public a Small portion of a five Page document that the Agency provided in 198,6 to other government officials among them Law enforcement authorities. According to a . Official familiar with the document it reported All intelligence information about Bocci available at that time. The document appears to reinforce allegations a including some levelled by Kerry himself a that the department of Justice and other . Agencies ignored Early evidence of widespread corruption at Bocci. It also appears to counter charges that the Cia and than Deputy director Roberts Gates now president Bush a nominee As Cia director participated in an alleged cover up. Bocci an International Bank owned largely by the Royal family of Abu Dahabi was seized by Bank regulators in 32 countries earlier this month. That action followed disclosures that it had made numerous a prepaid Loans to insiders. The collapse is believed to constitute the biggest banking scandal in history with losses estimated in excess of $ 10 billion. Acc la a ownership of first american is the subject of simultaneous investigations by the department of Justice and the Federal Reserve Board. Both agencies Are looking into allegations that first american chairman Clark Clifford adviser to Many democratic presidents helped to conceal the ownership of the Bank from Federal officials. Investigators believed that by Cir Sarab and pakistani owners used their secret control of first american to gain political influence and a financial foothold in the United states. C Kerry said there is no evidence on record that any government officials who read the Ciao a 1986 document about Bocci Ever contacted the Federal Reserve Board which had opposed efforts by Bocci to take Over american Banks. A the questions raised by this memo Are obvious and serious a said Kerry chairman of a Senate foreign relations subcommittee that was to hold hearings thursday on the Bocci scandal. A Abc Cir a secret ownership of first american was illegal Quot Kerry said. A yet despite the fact that a number of . Agencies were told about the secret ownership of first american by Bocci apparently no one did anything about it. The question is Why a Kerry did not identify the agencies that received the document in 1986, but a . Official who declined to be identified said Law enforcement agencies were among the original recipients. Kerry indicated that the Cia also gave the same document to Law enforcement officials again before a 1990 plea bargain agreement Between the department of Justice and former Bocci employees charged in Florida with laundering illegal drug Money. According to Federal Reserve Board general counsel j. Virgil Mattingly jr., his Agency did not begin to investigate by Cir a alleged ownership of first american voo1 a Ter my Ney laundering Case came to Light in 1988