European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - August 22, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Thursday August 22, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 7smith prosecutors seek judge s removal West Palm Beach Fla. A prosecutors and the woman who alleges William Kennedy Smith raped her said the judge is giving their Side dirty looks and they want her off the Case. In a motion filed tuesday the prosecution said circuit judge Mary Lupo has shown a obvious the prosecutors also said Lupo should step Down now to pre empt any attempt by defense attorneys to seek delays or appeals based on the Friendship Between Lupos family and the family of Ellen Roberts a prosecutor in the Case. _ Lupo a continually expresses her dislike and prejudice against the state and its prosecution through negative facial expressions i.e., scowling glaring and frowning a said the prosecution led by Moira Lasch. The 30-year-old woman who said Smith raped her March 30 at the Kennedy family a Palm Beach estate submitted an affidavit in agreement. She said live to coverage of pretrial hearings has convinced her that the judge can to be fair. A i have observed judge Lupo make negative facial expressions towards Moira Lasch As Well As her tone of voice and general attitude appear different toward is. Lasch As compared to the defense a the Jupiter Fla., woman was no immediate response from Lupo. Prosecutors and Smiths attorneys Are under a gag order and cannot discuss the Case against the 30-year-old Nephew of sen. Edward m. Kennedy a mass. A i done to think its a Good tactical move a said Joe Mincberg an attorney for a Friend of the alleged victim. A i done to believe the judge will disqualify herself a he said he viewed the judges a Stone of voice and demean or As a totally frivolous a but said that the conflict of interest Issue should be properly raised by the defense. Smiths attorneys have not mentioned it. Lupo and Lasch have had tense exchanges at several hearings particularly since the judge granted the defense a postponement of the trial from aug. 5. To Jan. 13. The judge also rejected prosecutors demands that the trial be moved. In court papers the state said Lupos husband Edward Ricci is an old Friend and former Law partner of Gary Roberts the prosecutors husband. It also said Lupos daughter and the prosecutors daughter Are a Best the prosecution said Lupo has resigned from other cases involving Ellen Roberts. Abortion protest chiefs about 130 others held a i 1 a a in a f m a a kill i air Ulm Tan i a i. It v a vhf. A a Tor officers haul away a protester one of about 130 arrested tuesday after they rushed the Gate of a Wichita clinic. Wichita Kan. Up a police arrested about 130 anti abortion demonstrators who rushed the Gate of the women a health care services clinic and Federal marshals served warrants on protest leaders Clef where in Wichita. Gary Mccullough a spokesman for operation Rescue said two of the anti abortion groups leaders the revs. Patrick Mahoney and Keith Tucci were jailed pending court appearances wednesday. . Marshals acting on Bench warrants issued by . District judge Patrick Kelly arrested Mahoney on tuesday As he arrived at the Airport in Wichita. Marshals arrested Tucci As he finished a nationwide radio talk show. Mccullough said arrest warrants were also issued for other operation Rescue leaders including Randall Terry who was at his Home in new York on tuesday but planned to Fly to Wichita on wednesday. A at this Point we be got a judge Kelly who is out of control. He is using the marshals As his own Gestapo a Mccullough said he said that Mahoney appeared in court tuesday afternoon and that Kelly ordered him held until he signed a statement that pledged he would not participate in or support future operation Rescue abortion clinic protests. Earlier tuesday demonstrators rushed a Gate at the abortion clinic As a car drove through it. The Iron Fence in front of the clinic has Wood slats on the sides. Several slats and a Cross Brace were broken where protesters climbed Over on the South Side of the clinic. Police and Deputy marshals met the protesters and a rested them. A number of protesters yelled a Jesus is lord. He is with us a As police put flexible plastic Handcuffs on them. A counter demonstrator yelled a put those cuffs on Nice and car Accident Sparks violence. I a. In new York greyhound s Drivers passenger complaints prompt . New York a several Hundred people clashed with police and looted stores tuesday night in a neighbourhood where a fatal car Accident led to violence Between Blacks and jews that left one Man dead. Police reported about 25 arrests and 30 injuries since the disturbances began. Two patrol cars were torched. On tuesday night youths hurled bottles and rocks at lines of police in riot gear and 15 officers were injured Deputy police commissioner Suzanne tra Zoff said. Two stores were looted and one was set ablaze and three police vehicles were damaged including one set afire Trazoff said. She estimated that 300 to 400 people were involved in the melees. The violence began monday night after a car driven by a hasidic jew went out of control onto a sidewalk and struck two 7-year-old Black cousins Trazoff said. One boy died and the other was critically injured. Washington a the Federal government is investigating greyhounds driving record because of questions and complaints from passengers following a string of accidents experienced by the strike plagued Carrier. Dennis Martini Federal programs manager for the Southwest Region of the Federal Highway administration confirmed tuesday that the investigation was under Way. The investigation is being directed from the Southwest regional office which is in fort Worth Texas be cause greyhounds Headquarters is in Dallas he said. Liz Dunn greyhound spokeswoman in Dallas said that the Cha had asked the company for statistics on accidents during the past several years and that greyhound had complied with the request. Martini said the Cha has authority to make suggestions for corrective action or to take stronger measures including placing a Carrier out of business. Martini said the problems reported have mainly been along the East coast. The sunday times Union in Albany n.y., reported that a dozen accidents have occurred in new York since the strike began. The newspaper said the figure was More than twice the number pour ing the previous five years combined. The new York department of transportation told the times Union that it was monitoring greyhound closely but was not yet convinced that there was a safety problem. 6 injured after being thrown from ride Sedalia to. Apr part of a whirling ride at the Missouri state fair broke off tuesday night hurling six children to the ground a fair spokeswoman said. Two of the youngsters were critically injured. The ride called the Graviton contains a Large spinning wheel. The floor of the ride drops out and centrifugal Force holds the riders against the sides said fair spokeswoman Diane Larkin. A pin sheared off causing one Side panel to rip off the wheel and taking the children with it she said. Fair director Roger Alewel said that the ride was slowing Down when the Acci Dent occurred and that the children fell about 5 feet to the ground. A boy and a girl both 12, were hospitalized in critical condition with head injuries said Phoebe Moore assistant director of nursing at Bothwell regional Hospital in Sudaha. The four other children were hospitalized with serious injuries
