European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - September 30, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Monday. September 30. 1991 the stars and stripes a Pego 5dinkins restates opposition to Home port by the new York times new York a despite new plans to remove tactical nuclear weapons from the Navy s surface ships. Mayor David n. Dinkins has reiterated his opposition to operations at the Cruiser Normandy s Home port on Staten Island until he is assured that no such weapons will be deployed there. A until and unless the . Navy department is Able to Tell us that the ships coming into new York Harbor Are not nuclear capable we will continue to oppose the Staten Island Home port Quot a spokeswoman for Dinkins Anabel fran Ceschini. Said saturday. In a televised address Friday night calling for an major shift in the nation s defense posture. President Bush said tactical nuclear weapons would be removed from surface ships and submarines. Franceshini said Quot when the president goes out and says this it s a Long process before its  although the Pentagon has always refused to disclose what weapons might be carried by ships using the Staten Island port opponents of the port and some military experts have presumed that the Battle group stationed there would carry nuclear w Capone. Asked saturday what Impact the pics Dent s plan would Hac on the Home port a Navy spokesman it. C mar. Gary Shrout. Said a specifically it s far too eath to Tell How this w ill affect Staten  in a memorandum sent saturday to the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff and the secretaries of the army. Navy and air Force defense Secretary Dick Cheney wrote that among other measures to comply with the president s program. Tactical nuclear weapons shall be removed from All surface ships attack submarines and land based naval aircraft  the memo goes on to . A a the chairman of the joint chiefs of staff shall submit to me for approval the orders necessary to accomplish immediately Quot the removal of the weapons. Asked if that would include the Normandy. An Aegis class guided missile Cruiser Shrout Only restated the Navy s position on not disclosing the Type of weaponry on any ship. The port located near the Staten Island ferry terminal at St. George was dedicated m 19s9. And includes a 1.400-foot pier and a Large building for servicing and repairing ships. Jazz trumpeter Miles Davis renowned As Trendsetter Dies Santa Monica Calif. A Miles Davis one of americans finest jazz trumpeters and the most consistent Trendsetter in jazz history died saturday. Davis 65, died of pneumonia respiratory failure and stroke. Or. Jeff Harris said in a statement read by Pat Kirk of St. John s Hospital and health Center where Davis was admitted earlier this month. Davis was the most famous trumpeter in his generation in the line of jazz trumpeters that stretched from Louis Armstrong to dizzy Gillespie to Wynton Marsalis. Fie was the innovator of More distinct styles than any other jazz musician. He pioneered in Cool jazz hard Bop modal playing free form explorations and use of electronics. A you can really say he turned the whole jazz world around a said Leonard Feather a longtime Friend and author of the encyclopedia of jazz. Quot he just had a guiding principle move ahead. Done to do what you were doing yesterday a Feather said. A the played some of the most musical passages Ever played on the trumpet some of the most Beautiful intervals you just done to hear anymore a said trumpeter Clark Terry who took Davis to Jam sessions in St. Louis when Davis was a teen Ager. He was an astounding spotter and Developer of Tal ent. Providing the springboard that brought Many players to prominence. Font Williams was just is when Davis hired him in 1963 Herbie Hancock was 23 when he joined the same year. Davis had the respect and admiration of musicians but every time he changed direction his audience divided Between Loyal and disenchanted listeners. He ignored them. In his 19x9 autobiography. Miles he wrote a to be and stay a great musician you be got to always be open to what a new what a happening at the moment. You have to be Able to absorb it if you re going to continue to grow and communicate your  Davis was a fascinating figure because of his a enigmatic personality seemingly Remote and arrogant. A a a a thin body and striking face. A angry statements about White people though he often hired White musicians. A whispery Raspy voice which came after he yelled at somebody following 1956 surgery to remove polyps on his vocal cords. A a lot of people thought he was a Salty Cool cat Quot Terry said. Quot he was totally a real pussycat. Once you got past that facade of a Don t touch me get away Tyrom Miles Davis acknowledges applause at the North sea jazz festival in the Hague Netherlands in july 1991. Me he was a  Davis was plagued by illness much of his life at various limes battling diabetes pneumonia a stroke and hip joint problems caused by sickle cell anaemia. He broke both legs in an Auto Accident in 1972. He wrote in his autobiography that he overcame heroin addiction in the Early 1950s but continued to use cocaine until i9si. In the stars and stripes 10 years ago sept.30, 1981 a in a 99-Page Booklet the Pentagon released an overview of soviet military Power painting a portrait of unprecedented might that challenges the West on land at sea and in the air and outnumbers America in strategic nuclear missiles. 20 years ago sept. 30, 1971 a French government officials hoped to learn More about peking a thinking on major world problems As a communist chinese delegation arrived for an official visit in France. 30 years ago sept. 30,1961 a Richard Nixon denied allegations by sex California gov. Goodwin j. Knight that a Nixon Friend had offered him any state Job he wanted to stay out of the race for governor. California gov. Edmund g. Brown said if the allegations were True it was the most shocking political scandal in the state s history. 40 years ago sept 30, 1951 . Troops battled fiercely to hold hard won positions All along the korean front after throwing Back Strong communist probing attacks for the third Day and battling the entrenched communist troops on the Crest of a Heartbreak  a per of tul got past that facade of a done to touch me get away Tyrom continued to use cocaine until 19x1. Demonstrators urge Boycott of a Over killing of animals in crash test Dallas up a animal rights a break of  tests Sav ing they have led to i Nova Tun Etc non Milit Loon Einn  in i. Iii 1. I. I i a . I Dallas up a animal rights activists angrily accusing general motors of killing thousands of dogs rabbits and other animals in crash tests protested saturday at the Texas state fair and urged a Boycott of the car maker a products. The members of people for the ethical treatment of animals and the society for Texas animal rights claimed thousands of dogs rabbits pigs ferrets mice rats and primates have been bludgeoned to death in crash tests at the pm Laboratory at Warren Mich. At the protest outside the car makers exhibit at the fair the demonstrators changed Gmys advertising slogan a a the heartbeat of America Quot to Quot the heart break of America. A people want a ear that will accommodate a dog not one that skilled a dog Quot said Dan Matthews of the Washington based Peta. A when Consumers learn that animal cruelty is a built in feature in pm ears we think they la take their business  Peta said it received confirmation from the worlds other top automakers that they have abandoned animal tests or never did them. In a copyright report Friday t he Detroit news said it had obtained Federal records showing that pm has killed about 20,000 animals since 19x1 in tests aimed at improving Auto safety. Pm and Manv scientists defended the tests saving they have led to innovations that have saved lives and reduced injuries. The tests Are necessary to a continue the substantial Progress that has already been made Quot in reducing Auto related injuries pm spokesman Jack Dinan said. But Mathews plea s special projects director disagreed. A in an age when computer models and slate of the Art dummies Are the order of the Day they re still killing innocent animals in the name of science. Its like something out of the dark  Mathews called the tests Quot Wanton Quot and a cruel Quot and said they Are a completely unnecessary Quot scientific research. Striking workers Block Las vegas strip Las vegas apr a sit in by striking hotel employees blocked the Las vegas strip on saturday night to protest stalled contract talks and nearly 100 were arrested police said. Demonstrators sat in the southbound lanes of the Roadway in front of the Frontier hotel for More than an hour. They offered no resistance As police who blocked the strip s northbound lanes escorted them to buses and Paddy wagons. Hundreds of tourists watched from the sidewalk. Ninety eight demonstrators were arrested. Said police it. Ron Fisher. He estimated the number of demonstrators at about 1,5 10. T he Frontier was struck a week ago by workers represented by the culinary Union focal 226, bartenders focal 165, teamsters local 995 and operating engineers local 501. Some 500 members of the four unions have been working for the past two years without a contract. Talks broke Down Over wage increases and benefits. A demonstration at the Frontier hotel sept. 22 resulted in 29 arrests on trespassing charges. The hotel remained open but its management has declined to comment on the strike or its elect on operations. The Frontier is among a handful of the City s three dozen resorts that have not signed a new labor contract since the previous live year pact expired in 19x9. The demonstration was reminiscent of 19,s4, when members of the culinary Union blocked Las vegas streets including the strip almost nightly in a strike that lasted nearly three months. T he culinary Union is the largest labor organization in Nevada representing More than 25,00 1 workers ranging from House Klepeis to Kitchen help