European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 3, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 6 the stars and stripes thursday october 3, 1991 gov. Pete Wilson Center catches an Orange thrown by protesters at Stanford University As two officers try to deflect it angry protesters jeer Wilson Over veto of Gay rights Bill Stanford Calif. A shouting a shame shame and hurling objects demonstrators angry Over gov. Pete Wilson a veto of a Gay rights Bill drowned out his speech at Stanford University on tuesday. At one Point Wilson caught an Orange that was thrown at him smiled and the w it Back into the audience. Wilson continued to speak while from 200 to 300 protesters moved toward the outdoor lectern. They were kept about 20 feet from the governor by a line of police in riot gear. Police surrounded the governor some batting away Flowers and pamphlets thrown toward the lectern. On sunday Wilson vetoed a Bill that would have outlawed Job discrimination based on sexual orientation saying the measure would unduly Burden employers. The veto sparked a night of violent protest monday As demonstrators in san Francisco and los. Angeles trashed state office buildings torched the California Flag and burned Wilson in effigy. Despite the jeers and whistles Wilson completed his 10-minute speech delivered As part of Stanford a Centen Belleville Mich. Up1 a More than 200 Gay rights activists demonstrated in the parking lot of the new Cracker barrel restaurant to protest the Tennessee based company a policy against hiring homosexuals. The demonstrators also want Cracker barrel to rehire 12 Gays who were fired at some of the company a restaurants in other states. Several anti Gay demonstrators also showed up during the 2 /2-hour protest tuesday. The two groups swapped taunts and jeers but were kept apart by a Austin Texas apr state House speaker Gib Lewis was jailed for about 3v5 hours tuesday after showing up late for a pretrial hearing on Misdemeanour ethics charges against him. Lewis a Democrat from fort Worth called the experience he said he was booked photographed Given prison clothes and handcuffed. �?o1 would not Tell anybody to run for Public office. I think it is absolutely ridiculous what Public officials Are subjected to a he said As he emerged from the Travis county jail. Lewis has been hounded for year by allegations of ethics violations mostly spawned from a county grand jury investigation into ties Between lawmakers and lobbyists. The Only indictments however Are two Misdemeanour charges against Lewis for allegedly accepting an illegal gift and failing to publicly disclose it in state filings. If convicted Lewis faces a maximum of 18 months in jail and $3, xxx in fines. Lewis has denied any wrongdoing and was easily re elected in january to a record sixth term As House speaker. Nial Celebration. His wife Gayle sat nearby. She appeared nervous and held the hand of a woman next to her. Before he was drowned out Wilson told the demonstrators �?o1 will give you some advice this is not the time or the place for fascist protesters held up signs and banners protesting Wilson a veto. One Banner read a they Pete Only wimps Cave in to right Wing homophobes a the protesters walked away after Wilson finished. The governor sat Down and the program continued. About 4,000 people including former Secretary of state George Shultz gathered to listen to Wilson and . Secretary of health and human services Louis Sullivan. Protesters said beforehand that they wanted to demonstrate their displeasure with the veto. A a we re trying to communicate that this is going to Cost him. That this was not the right move and that we Are personally outraged and insulted a said Harrison Brace a 24-year-old graduate student in comparative literature. Squadron of police officers in riot gear. Neither the protest nor the show of Force by police kept customers away from the new restaurant. About 150 people were lined up waiting for the doors to open at 6 30 ., and restaurant manager Frank Choate said business was steady All Day. When the protest officially began at 4 p.m., traffic was still streaming into the parking lot. Many customers waited More than an hour to get a seat Choate said. On tuesday a pretrial hearing was scheduled before state District judge Bob Perkins who had delayed the hearing for months because of the regular legislative session and two special sessions this summer. Lewis said he did not learn until late monday while staying at a ranch about 500 Miles away that Perkins wanted him 4o be at the 9 Hearing. Lewis said he caught an 8 Plane that arrived in Austin about 10 25 Without Lewis at the hearing Perkins heard other cases but by 10 45 He ordered that Lewis two $5,000 Bonds be forfeited and that the speaker be arrested. About 30 minutes later Lewis surrendered to authorities at the jail. After several meetings in private with Lewis attorneys Perkins reinstated the Bonds and set another hearing for wednesday. The speakers attorneys later filed a motion to have Perkins taken off the Case. They say Perkins is seeking election to the Texas court of criminal appeals and is a Friend of Lewis prosecutor Travis county District attorney Ronnie plans Campaign to recruit hero teachers from wire reports new York a . Schools will have to find 1.5 million to 2.5 million new teachers in the last decade of the Century to cover teacher retirements and growing school enrolments a non profit panel said tuesday., David Rockefeller jr., chairman of recruiting new teachers inc., unveiled a new set of Public service television and radio commercials whose theme is a be a teacher be a hero. The ads Are aimed at increasing respect for teaching encouraging More financial support for the profession and interesting people in becoming to two previous series of commercials produced in conjunction with the advertising Council Drew nearly 500,000 responses from potential teachers since they began running in 1988. Of that number nearly 50,000 have become teachers or entered programs to qualify Rockefeller said. A nth a recruitment Effort with an operating budget of $ 1.7 million from donations has obtained $140 million Worth of donated advertising time and space executive director Andrew Calkins storage vandalized West Sacramento Calif. A the warehouse of an organization that supplies shoes to amputees was vandalized by thieves apparently Hunting for something rarely found there a a Matching pair a store official said. The burglars apparently enraged when they find a pair in a Mountain of 50,000 new shoes destroyed desk equipment and stole some office supplies said Georgia Hehr who Heads the non profit group one shoe Crew. Two break ins in the past week caused about $5,000 damage Hehr release plan of d Acme Mich. A the United states and Canada announced a joint plan wednesday to manage releases of toxic chemicals into Lake Superior. William Reilly . Environmental Protection Agency administrator said the plan is a one of the most comprehensive Protection programs in the but the environmental group Greenpeace which is pressing for an end to the discharge of All toxins in the Lake said the plan does no to go far enough. The United states agreed to look for ways to ban All new discharges of nine toxic chemicals resulting from the pulp and paper Industry municipal sewage and other sources. The Canadian government said it will continue its work on new regulations. A essentially this Zero discharge agreement grandfathers in All existing sources a said Jack Weinberg great lakes coordinator for Greenpeace evacuated Portland Ore. A a supermarket was evacuated tuesday and eight employees were hospitalized because of Carbon monoxide fumes authorities said. Several other workers at the Albertsons store were treated after inhaling the Gas fire Bureau spokesman Don Mayer said. A a couple of people just keeled Over and just passed out a said Don Flanagan Ute stores general merchandise manager. The fumes came from a Gas powered steam cleaner used on meat and produce cases. The store was closed for about two hours after the i fumes were discovered. Zoo has geese shot i new York a Canada geese have become i such pests at the Bronx zoo that workers have shot i them destroyed eggs and sterilized some Birds. I a they really usurp nesting areas of other Birds i of a Al Rector William Conway said tuesday. I a a they re quite hard on Small Birds and they some i times carry diseases in the i the zoo has a Sharpshooter who killed 19 geese i last year Conway said. Zoo workers also punched i holes in 144 Goose eggs found in the Park he said. I the zoo is now trying a gentler method of pop i elation control. Seven male geese have been Given i vasectomies banded and released Back into the i flock. Gay rights activists picket eatery Texas House speaker jailed 3v2 hours
