European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - November 9, 1991, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 4 b the stars and stripes saturday november 9, 1991 advocacy groups ask supreme court for abortion ruling by the Washington Post Washington a abortion rights advocates asked the supreme court on thursday to state clearly whether abortion remains a protected constitutional right setting the stage for a possible ruling on the incendiary Issue before the j 992 election. The groups filed a petition with the court seeking a review of a Federal appeals court ruling that upheld most of Pennsylvania a restrictive abortion Law. They asked the court to use the Opportunity to say whether Roe is. Wade the 1973 ruling establishing abortion As a fundamental constitutional right remains the Law of the land. A this court must now decide whether women a childbearing choices Are worthy of the highest level of constitutional Protection a attorneys for the american civil liberties Union and planned parenthood told the court. A if the answer is yes the Public and this court must ensure that All women can exercise this Liberty free of governmental interference and individual harassment. If the answer is no american women must look elsewhere for  the court does not have to hear the Case although it has generally granted review to abortion Law challenges in the past. It can also choose to Rule on the constitutionality of the Pennsylvania Law without explicitly providing an answer to the Fate of Roe is. Wade. A three judge panel of the 3rd . Circuit court of appeals in Philadelphia upheld provisions of the Law that required women seeking abortions to hear a description of the developing fetus and wait 24 hours before having the procedure. The court struck Down another provision that had required married women to notify their husbands of their intention to have an abortion. The decision to bypass a request that the full appeals court hear the Case suggested that the groups were anxious to have the matter resolved by the High court this term before next years presidential election. Acle attorney Kathryn Kolbert denied such motivation saying that the appeals court ruling meant that a your clients have no rights and that it was necessary a to clarify the issues As quickly As  planned parenthood federation president Faye Wattleton said that even if the court does not Rule before next november a we can expect this to be a political Issue whether the court takes it this year or  but Pennsylvania attorney general Ernest d. Preate or. Called the timing and the substance of the filing a More of a political strategic decision. Than a strictly Legal decision. The politics of it is presidential politics. They want a decision by �?T92. They have a sense that they re better off seeking to have a head on Challenge to Roe around this time than Down the  Preate has announced that the state will ask the court to overturn the part of the appeals court ruling striking Down the spousal notification. How quickly he acts could determine whether the court will hear Oral arguments on the Case this term. House panel oks probe into hostage Campaign link Washington a after hours of partisan squabbling the House rules committee has approved a Resolution authorizing an investigation of whether the 1980 Reagan Bush Campaign interfered with release of americans held hostage in Iran. On an 8-4 party line vote the panel on thursday approved a Resolution to provide funding and authority to investigate whether Campaign operatives conspired with Iran to delay any hostage release until after the election helping Seal then president Jimmy Carters defeat. The democratic controlled panel Defeated Republican attempts to include the Carter administrations actions As part of the probe and to limit the investigation to six months. A comparable Resolution in the Senate faces a Republican filibuster threat if it comes to the floor. Most of the rules committee bickering concerned whether allegations that Reagan Campaign officials were part of a plot Are solid enough to justify going ahead. The Vietnam women a memorial shown Here in a design Model will stand 300 feet from the Vietnam veterans memorial in Washington. Female Vietnam vets to get own memorial by the Washington Post Washington eight years after a a former army nurse conceived the idea a memorial honouring the estimated 10,000 women who served in the Vietnam War received final approval thursday. The Bronze sculpture will show two uniformed women tending a wounded Soldier while a third woman kneels in the distance. It will be dedicated pending a $2 million fund raising Effort on veterans Day in 1993. The memorials design by new Mexico sculptor Glenna Goodacre had already been approved by the National capital memorial commission and the commission on Fine arts. On thursday the final go ahead on the design was Given by the National capital planning commission. A at this moment in a really Happy Quot said Diane Carlson Evans chairperson and founder of the Vietnam women a memorial project. A this is for them my sister veterans. 1 think the country is finally going to realize that women served in  Evans who served As an army nurse in Vietnam in 1968 and 1969, founded the memorial project after attending the dedication of the original Vietnam veterans memorial in 1982. The groups efforts to build a statue near the existing memorial were stalled in 1987, when the commission on Fine arts voted against constructing further memorials in that area. That decision was reversed the next year when Congress passed a joint Resolution supporting the memorial and its proposed location just South of Maya links controversial Black Granite Wall. Although the memorials design concept was approved thursday the planning commission indicated that it would make suggestions for refinements on the actual sculpture within the next  Herman accepts plea bargain pee wee Herman actor Paul Reubens appears in Sarasota courtroom. Sarasota Fla. A pee wee Herman actor Paul Reubens pleaded no contest thursday to indecent exposure charges in a plea bargain that requires him to make an anti drug Public service commercial. Reubens in a dark suit clean shaven with his hair cropped Short had nothing to say As he entered and left the Sarasota county courthouse for the Brief hearing before judge Judy Goldman. He nodded and told the judge he understood the agreement with prosecutors that will leave him with no criminal record if he meets the conditions. 1 a emr. Reubens continues to insist upon his innocence a it was a plea of convenience a said the actors Lead attorney Richard Ger Stein. A it was a fair Resolution for everyone  the judge noting Reubens Quot creative Genius and ability Quot told the actor Quot it is my Hope that by giving something Back to the Community that some restoration of a positive manner will  the 39-year-old Star of televisions pee wee s playhouse and such movies As pee wee s big adventure was arrested at an adult theater july 26 after detectives claimed they saw him masturbate twice in 10 minutes. He was charged with exposure of sexual organs a Misdemeanour that carries a maximum penalty of 60 Days in jail and a $500 Fine. Under the plea Reubens must pay Only a $50 Fine plus $85 court costs. Producing and paying for the nationally distributed anti drug spot would fulfil a 75-hour Community service requirement. Reubens will co write and co produce the  but won t Star in it said defense lawyer Ronald dres Nick. A there May be a character or two from pee wee s playhouse in  As part of the agreement the court retains supervision for six months but that can end if Reubens finishes the video and pays the fees earlier. Despite the plea Reubens attorneys maintained that testimony of the undercover detectives was questionable and that a theater Security camera videotape showed Reubens in the lobby at the time he allegedly was inside exposing himself. A Paul is very pleased by today a outcome Quot spokesman Larry Goldman said speaking from a statement. He called the plea agreement a generous and  Gerstein said he was confident Reubens career will flourish. A this career has certainly been resurrected and he has had dozens of offers of All  Reubens who lives in studio City calif., grew up in Sarasota and was on a visit when he was arrested