European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 1, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Tuesday october 1, 1991 the stars and stripes a Page 5new Laws in 6 states begin today gun buyers must wait 3 Days in Florida by the associated press new Laws and tax measures in several states go into effect today. One of those Laws for example makes Florida the first state with a constitutionally mandated three Day waiting period for handgun purchases. Quot a it will probably save a few people in our state maybe a husband who gets into a scrape with his wife and decides a i m going to get a gun a said prosecutor Willie Meggs in Tallahassee. A it s not going to have any Impact at All on Street  the waiting period is among dozens of Florida state Laws that go into effect today. Others include the regulation of statewide Bingo inclusion of sexual orientation in an anti hate crimes Law and an end to the interest rate Cap of 18 percent on credit cards issued by Florida Banks and department stores. In Connecticut an income tax nips at paychecks for the first time. The state s sales tax goes Down from 8 percent to 6 percent but the tax expands to cover everything from turkish Baths and tanning salons to debt counselling and diet services. Connecticut also becomes the fourth state with a Law prohibiting discrimination in housing credit and employment on the basis of sexual orientation. Hawaii Massachusetts and Wisconsin already have such Laws. Pennsylvania s sales tax rate does not change but the b percent Levy extends to such items and services As lobbying pest control Premium Cable television Lon distance Telephone service some household paper goods and soaps delivered food some baked goods and ship supplies. Drivers in Texas Are paying a Nickel More for a gallon of gasoline now totalling 20 cents just one of several tax hikes that take effect. Tires Cost an extra $1 in Tennessee beginning today with the Money going to help finance Mobile shredders that will Chew up used tires before they Are placed in landfills. Tennessee also begins enforcing a Law to keep High school dropouts under age is from driving. License applicants under is will have to present a High school diploma or proof they Are enrolled in school or a general equivalency diploma program. Beginning today. Maryland will revoke the licenses of teen age drinkers caught using fake identification to Purchase  seeking wreck of Columbus flagship archaeologist Daniel Koski Karell in his office. Arlington a. A while the rest of the world is toasting Christopher Columbus next year Daniel Koski Karell plans to uncork an archaeological spectacular by confirming discovery of the Long lost wreckage of Columbus flagship the Santa Maria. Koski Karell 44, a professional archaeologist and underwater explorer believes he spotted the Santa Maria a Coral encrusted timbers while snorkelling in 15 feel of water off Haiti s Northern coast in 1987. This week a private Salvage vessel will steam from Miami toward the Caribbean to begin a systematic search of More than 100 sunken shipwrecks along the haitian coast to determine whether Koski Karell s Hunch is Correct. A to discover and confirm the location of that famous vessel would certainly be one of the greatest accomplishments Ever made in the Field of underwater archaeology a he said at his Home in Arlington. If Koski Karell succeeds his stunning feat seems Likely to overshadow Many of next years International festivities celebrating the 500th anniversary of Columbus discovery of the new world. The explorer landed in the Bahamas on oct. 12, 1492. Later on that epochal first voyage Columbus visited what is now Cuba and claimed the Island of Hispaniola for Spain. Cruising eastward above the Island a now Haiti and the dominican Republic a Columbus set sail from Cap haitian on Christmas eve 1492. With his ship becalmed three Miles offshore Columbus went to bed at Midnight. About an hour later Strong tidal currents shoved the Square rigged wooden vessel onto a Barrier reef. As the tide receded the Santa Maria a seams split. The Crew ripped open the decks to Salvage some cargo before they were forced to abandon ship. Columbus returned to Spain in the smaller Nina leaving some of the Santa Maria s Crew ashore to build a fortified settlement he called Navidad. When Columbus returned the following year he found that indians had killed All the settlers and burned fort Navidad to the ground. The exact location of Columbus lost Colony has been a mystery for five centuries. But with the help of a Baptist medical missionary who has lived near Cap haitian for 30 years Koski Karell Hopes to find the ruins of fort Navidad next year. The archaeologist and his partners sea Salvage International inc. Of Orlando fla., will look for evidence Peculiar to the Santa Maria including hand wrought Iron fastenings and a ballast of cobblestones. Bill outlawing Gay discrimination vetoed by California s governor in the stars and stripes Sacramento Calif. Up gov. Pete Wilson vetoed a Bill sunday that would have outlawed Job and housing discrimination against homosexuals saying Protection against a few a mean spirited Gay bashing bigots does no to justify the Burden on employers. The measure championed by liberals and condemned by conservatives ignited one of the years most emotionally charged political debates. Recognizing that his veto would cause a profound disappointment to men and women of Good Faith whose Good will i value a Wilson said he regretted a any false Comfort that May be derived by the tiny minority of mean spirited Gay bashing  the Bill sponsored by assemblyman Terry Friedman a los Angeles Democrat would have amended the state fair employment and housing act to ban discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation a defined As heterosexuality homosexuality or bisexuality. Wilson explained his decision in a four Page letter to Assembly members. In the letter he weighed the need for added employee Protection against the Cost guiltless employers May have to  to defend themselves against lawsuits and bad publicity. A while there is no question that bigots exist and engage in abhorrent utterly repugnant Gay bashing the real test of whether the Bill should become Law is a test of the fairness of the remedy a Wilson a message said. A the test of fairness to be applied to the Bill is whether there is evidence of discrimination so pervasive As to warrant state government imposing so widely a Burden so oppressive to potentially numerous innocent employers Quot it said. Friedman said the veto was a a Cave in to the right Wing extremists and a Victory for bigotry. A i had hoped reason and tolerance would prevail. Unfortunately it was extremism and bigotry that  Republican state sen. John Seymour issued a statement saying he could not support the measure because it a raises More questions than it answers and promotes yet another Hood of litigation and lawsuits that will further stifle Job creation and  mass by polish Cardinal draws Chicago crowd Chicago up a thousands of worshippers jammed a parking lot outside five holy martyrs Church on sunday As polish Cardinal Jozef Glemp celebrated mass commemorating the anniversary of Pope John Paul us 1979 visit. The mass held entirely in polish did not deter the residents of the predominately polish neighbourhood of Chicago a Southwest Side. Glemp will be in Chicago until today As part of a 19-Day, 14-City tour of the United states that began in Washington. The Cardinal spent most of the weekend visiting polish american neighbourhoods and churches in Northern Indiana. He also visited Niles Park Ridge and Chicago in Illinois. Glemp is scheduled to travel to Scranton pa., today. About 4,000 people filled St. Hyacinth Church on saturday night where Glemp and . Cardinal Joseph Bernardin both said mass celebrating Glemp a first visit to Chicago. Glemp had planned a trip to the Midwest two years ago. But the visit was cancelled after he made remarks that Drew accusations of anti semitism. Glemp had criticized jewish activists protesting construction at the carmelite Convent next to Auschwitz the infamous nazi death Camp. 10years ago oct. 1,1981 a the bulk of Iran s military command died in an air crash near Tehran the state run radio reported leaving the country s armed forces leaderless amid a War with Iraq. The plane was bringing the generals Back to Tehran from the front line City of ahvaz.20 years ago oct. 1, 1971 a at an annual meeting of the International monetary fund Treasury Secretary John b. Connally opposed a change in the Price of Gold but said the United states would lift the import surtax if other governments moved to drop Trade barriers. 30years ago oct. 1, 1961 a California gov. Richard Nixon termed Quot false and libellous a former gov. Goodwin j. Knight s charge that a Nixon Friend had offered Knight any state Job he wanted to stay out of the race for governor. 40years ago oct. 1, 1951 a Gen. James a. Van Fleet announced that his 8th army had launched its autumn offensive in Korea. He said the summer offensive had Cost the enemy More than 188,000 casualties