European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - October 8, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 6 b the stars and stripes tuesday october 8,1991 thousands protest abortion in life chains across . By the associated press tens of thousands of anti abortion demonstrators around the country held hands in a life chains that stretched for Miles in some cities. In an announcement timed to coincide with the protests sunday Cardinal John of Connor of new York said the roman Catholic archdiocese would offer medical care to any pregnant woman who seeks it. A her expenses will be paid she will be Given free medical care and free Legal services so. She will not have to live with the guilt of having brought about the death of her own baby a of Connor said. He spoke at a mass designated As a a right to life Celebration in St. Patrick a Cathedral. More than 665,000 people formed a life chains in 350 cities according to the National life Chain a group based in Yuba City Calif. A we have one of the most horrible atrocities in America and people Are sheltered from it a said Dale Morfey a life Chain committee member. Morfey led a protest in fort Smith ark., where More than 4,000 people lined up for seven Miles along the City a main thoroughfare. National organizers said the biggest Chain was in the St. Petersburg fla., area. Steven Wood head of the Florida life Center said 28,000 people showed up for the protest on . 19. The Chain stretched for 29 Miles. No arrests were reported. In some cities abortion rights demonstrators held counter rallies but most involved Only dozens of people. In Boston about 25,000 people participated in a three mile a respect life walk organized by Massachusetts citizens for life to raise Money for women a shelters and centers that advise about abortion alternatives organizers said. They did no to say How much was raised elsewhere in Florida about 20,000 demonstrators lined 19 Miles of two major thoroughfares in Orlando and 10,000 took part in a 16-mile Chain in fort Lauderdale. In Torrance Calif., police estimated the turnout at 10,000 to 15,000 along a 10-mile Chain. Organizers put the figure at 25,000. In san Antonio organizers said up to 9,000 demonstrators formed a 6vi-mile link. Organizers said about 17,000 turned out in Louisville ky., and about 5,000 lined both sides of a four mile stretch of a main Street in Durham . Abrams enters 2 guilty pleas Over cover up in Iran Contra Washington apr former state department official Elliott Abrams pleaded guilty monday to two Misdemeanour counts of withholding information on the Iran Contra scandal from Congress. He also agreed to cooperate with prosecutors. Abrams will be sentenced  15._ the maximum penalty for each charge is one year in jail. A How do you plead a . District judge Aubrey Robinson asked Abrams twice a i plead guilty a Abrams replied each time in a Clear voice. One charge accuses Abrams of not telling the Senate foreign relations committee what he knew about Oliver North use. Cret network to resupply the nicaraguan contras. The second charge contends Abrams covered up his solicitation of $10 million from the country of Abrams Brunei for the contras. Brunei is an Independent sultanate on the North coast of Borneo an Island Southwest of the Philippines. The charges were filed less than three Days before a statute of limitations would have prevented prosecutors from seeking charges on most Federal crimes. Abrams first congressional appearance on Iran Contra was oct. 10,1986. A he is the Only state department official to be charged in the Iran Contra Case. Abrams has told friends in recent Days that he did Noth ing wrong but decided to plead guilty because he could not afford the Legal fee required to defend himself. Abrams has been writing a Book on foreign policy in the Post cold War Era and also is affiliated with the Hudson Institute a conservative research group. The 11 pages of criminal charges say that Abrams met frequently to discuss the contras with North then a National Security Council aide and Alan Fiers who was chief of the Ciao scentral american task Force. Abrams a knew that it. Col. North had been in Contact with people supplying the contras had conversations with people supplying the contras and had asked and encouraged them to Supply the contras a said documents filed with the charges. But when Abrams went before the foreign relations committee on oct. 10, 1986, he said that . Government officials had stayed away from the Contra resupply network. In doing so Abrams a unlawfully withheld material information from the United states Senate committee according to the documents called a criminal information. On the second charge prosecutors said Abrams requested $10 million from the Sultan of Brunei in August 1986. In september 1986, Abrams was told that the Sultan had sent the Money to a Swiss Bank account in the contrast behalf according to court documents. But when Abrams testified on oct. 14,1986, before the House intelligence committee he a unlawfully withheld material information about the request to Brunei. The chairman of the House intelligence committee asked Abrams on that Date whether it was false that thud countries were helping to Supply the contras. A yes it is. False a Abrams told the committee. Fiers pleaded guilty in july to two counts of withholding information from Congress on the Iran Contra affair. Drugs rampant in Florida prisons paper says Miami up a Florida a prisons Are filled with drugs and alcohol smuggled in by guards and visitors and pose a danger even to residents outside the institutions it was reported sunday. Drugs Are coming in inside hollowed bindings of the Bible slipped into resealed bags of potato chips tucked into dentures and concealed in orifices of the body the Miami Herald said. A the truth is that the jails and prisons of Florida Are corrupt violent drug infested places a said the Rev. Francis a a skip Flynn senior chaplain at the South Florida reception Center. A they present a Clear and present danger to every Man woman and child in the state because they allow inmates to smoke crack shoot heroin and smoke pot throughout the course of their confinement a Flynn said. Clyde Raiford serving a life term for armed robbery told the Herald that from 1986 until 1988 he had six guards bringing drugs into the Martin county correctional institution. Other inmates corroborated his Story along with a guard. Raiford said he was never charged with anything by  shoot they were making Money you know i hey were greedy a he said. Guard Bryan Brusseau said he would drive to various parts of the state picking up drugs. He said he would smuggle them into the prison in his Jockstrap leaving them in a file Cabinet drawer in the recreation room where his fee would be waiting. He said it would sometimes be in the hundreds of dollars. The problem is National in scope. Prison systems in Wisconsin Oregon and Alabama have tried random testing with some Success. A i think that needs to be looked at but testing does no to remove drugs a said new Florida corrections Secretary Harry Singletary. A you still need to imprison the people who Are bringing this crap into the system. In a nearing from a lot of people that this is going on but no one s willing to Tell us Wnok a doing  by Dod to affect 1,500 Boeing workers from wire reports Seattle a the Boeing co. Says Pentagon spending cuts Are forcing the reassignment or Layoff of 1,500 More employees than expected. . King executive vice president of Boeing defense and space group said the aerospace contractor would try to find other jobs for As Many As the employees As possible. A we Are after stable employment a he said. Boeing spokesman Milt Furness said a wide Range of positions would be Cut because of the nuclear reduction announced by president Bush last month. King said Boeing was notified thursday that a Short Range attack missile designed to be launched by the by and b-2 bombers spam ii is being halted. Industry analysts said they expect Little effect on Boeing a Overall performance. Military work is 20 percent of the company a  out pedal train Williams Ariz. A it was Man is. Machine and when it was Over the Engineer of a 1910 locomotive was eating the dust of 51 bicyclists. The cyclists beat grand Canyon railways engine no. 18 on saturday in a 50-mile race from the grand Canyon to Williams. A a it a just unbelievable a said Engineer Charles Harris. A a that Sas fast As in be Ever made that run. I was 11 minutes ahead of schedule and they still beat me by 15  Wiatr Krzystof finished first among the 147 professional cyclists winning the $11,000 Man against machine cycling classic in about two hours. # the riders rapidly descended from the Pine forests near the grand Canyon to the High desert at speeds of More than 40 Mph. But rough track forced the train to slow to 25  recalling 3,700 cars Detroit a Yugo America inc. Is recalling nearly 3,700 1990-. And 1991-Model Yugo go plus subcompact cars to Correct a problem with the electronic fuel injection system. In letters to owners this week Yugo said water contamination could cause the cars to stall. The company will install sealing washers on the injection units. All repairs will be done free of charge. Yugo is based in upper Saddle River  to admit women amp Terre haute ind. The Board of the All male Rose Hulman Institute of technology has decided to end the schools 116-year tradition and admit women beginning in september 1995. Changes must be made on the Campus and in the Legal documents of the Terre haute engineering school before women can be admitted said John Titsworth chairman of the Rose Hul Man Board of managers. And prospective students Are recruited 18 months to two years in Advance. He said a majority of the boards 45 members voted for the change  kills 2 robbers Phoenix a a witness to a liquor store robbery fatally shot the two robbers As they tried to run from the store. Christopher White 34, was justified under state Law in shooting David Leon Hughes 16, and Todd Lynn Johnson 25, said Bill Fitzgerald a spokesman for the Maricopa county attorneys office. Fitzgerald would not comment further on the decision not to charge White. White said he was in a nearby store when he saw Johnson and Hughes enter Randy a liquor Basket on sept. 21. White entered the store with a semiautomatic pistol he said he always carries because he has been robbed twice. White said he fired five or six shots at one Man who was running and pointing a pin while holding Money or checks. White said be shot the second Man As he ran from the rear of the store and pointed a gun at White